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January 2, 2024
Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) confirmed that at least 138 fugitives were arrested from January to December 18, 2023. Out…
Jakarta – The Labour Party held a protest action in front of the Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) offices in Central Jakarta on Tuesday…
Luke Hunt – John MacDougall, a cultural anthropologist from Princeton University in the United States, who dedicated his life to Indonesia and all…
Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – As the world's largest archipelagic nation, defense emerges as a crucial issue in maintaining national sovereignty.…
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has pledged to lower meat prices if he wins the 2024 presidential election.
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January 1, 2024
Ward Berenschot – The main contest in Indonesia's upcoming presidential elections involves two candidates – Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo –…
Jakarta – More than 140 Rohingya have arrived in North Sumatra over the weekend, state news agency Antara reported on Monday, adding to a…
Ahmad Syamsudin and Tria Dianti (BenarNews), Jakarta – He is a rock star who performs songs that millions of Indonesians love, and now he aims to…
BeritaSatu, Jakarta – An unexpected rift within the campaign team of presidential hopeful Anies Baswedan has surfaced as two key members publicly…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Surakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed New Year's greetings for 2024 through his Instagram account @jokowi on…
Usman, Karawang – A tragic incident unfolded on Sunday along the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road (Japek) in Karawang Regency. The Bhineka bus, carrying…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has extended the mandate of a government task force assigned to recover assets totaling hundreds of…
[In this 1999 piece, the late journalist reported from East Timor on how its people were abandoned by the West as they faced genocide at the hands…
Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Several residents of Jakarta and the vicinity voiced their opinions on the capital city relocation scheduled to…
December 31, 2023
Ahmad Shoim, Jakarta – The Muslim Clerics and Students National Network (JKSN) has vowed to throw its weight behind the presidential and vice-…
Ayos Carlos, Bali – The severe traffic jam that paralyzed the Bali Mandara toll road last Friday resulted in numerous travelers having to walk to…
Tempo.co, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pressed for strengthening audits and investigations on smelter facilities in the mining…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Sunday claimed that the state budget has seen quality spending that is "…
December 30, 2023
Jayapura, Jubi – Acting Governor of Papua Ridwan Rumasukun faced a distressing turn of events while partaking in the solemn duty of escorting the…
Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has four candidates to choose from to fill the commissioner position of the…
Jayapura, Jubi – Thousands gathered to bear the body of former Governor Lukas Enembe from the Sentani Airport to the STAKIN Sentani cemetery…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Ministry of Finance has implemented a policy to levy a tax on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ayos Carlos, Denpasar – Dozens of travelers, both foreign and domestic, left their cars and had to walk to the Ngurah Rai…
Nabiyla Risfa Izzati– Gig platforms have mushroomed in Indonesia in the past decade. But regulations have lagged and it's the workers who pay.…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission for Child Protection said that throughout 2023 there were 3,547 complaints regarding…
Juliana Harsianti – Online bullying of women and girls in Indonesia skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disturbing trend has…
Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The rupiah closed up by 18 points to trade for 15,399 per US dollar at the close of this year's trade on Friday…
December 29, 2023
Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – According to local ranger Ajo, no one should have been trekking on Mount Marapi, one of Indonesia's most…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Nusantara Authority, the agency that is in charge of overseeing Indonesia's future capital project, wants the…
Dewi Tan – Living among 13 rivers and flood canals, the residents of Jakarta are no strangers to the presence of water flowing through the city.…
Jakarta – An Indonesian navy vessel in Aceh drove away a boat carrying Rohingya from Myanmar, a military spokesperson said, as growing numbers of…
Jakarta – The East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has arrested Indra Charismiadji, a spokesman for the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar campaign team…
Jakarta – After five years of efforts to become a global hub for electric vehicles (EV), this may be a good time for Indonesia to do some self-…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Once seen as the country's most effective graft fighting institution, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is ending…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Businesses have shown resilience and growth throughout 2023, but for some companies, this year marks their final…
Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a decree on the dismissal of Firli Bahuri from the chairmanship of…
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – North Aceh Regency has been hit by flooding since Sunday, Dec. 24, following high-intensity rain in the upstream…
Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi welcomed the visit of the alliance of village heads associations at the State Palace in…
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The nickel smelter of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industri (GNI) in North Morowali, Southeast Sulawesi, caught fire…
Jakarta – Young people across Indonesia are standing up to fight for their futures amid anxiety about the climate crisis and the environmental…
Jakarta – Civil society activists from a cross-section of organisations suspect that there is a major effort on social media to spread…
Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD has promised that the government will pay the salaries of Quran teachers at pesantren (Islamic…
Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan promised to provide a sufficient supply of subsidized diesel fuel for fishermen and make it easier…
Jakarta – The campaign team for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka says the candidates would…
Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has stated that it was not involved in the torching of shop houses, assaults and vandalism in…
December 28, 2023
Jayapura, Jubi – Papua figure Rev. Benny Giay deeply mourned over the passing of former Governor Lukas Enembe on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. Giay…
Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi, inaugurated the operation of the 4G Base Transceiver Station (BTS) projects…
Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate and Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka said he was not disturbed by the presence of a banner rejecting…
Jakarta – Hundreds of university students in Indonesia's westernmost province stormed a temporary shelter for more than a hundred Rohingya…




