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August 16, 2023

Jakarta Globe - August 16, 2023

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo claimed on Wednesday that Indonesia is recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic stronger than most countries…

Fulcrum - August 16, 2023

Ian Wilson – By the end of 2023, there will be 271 interim regional heads who are appointed rather than elected, constituting over half of the…

Fulcrum - August 16, 2023

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – While his party has come up with a shortlist of potential running mates, the decision as to who will run with Central Java…

August 15, 2023

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – An impending ban on quartz sand or silica sand exports could jump-start rooftop solar panel manufacturing in Indonesia,…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The government has temporarily halted all nickel mining operations in the Mandiodo Block in Southeast Sulawesi, Energy and…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The government is set to expand the rollout of the rotavirus vaccine to prevent diarrheal diseases in infants…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The domestic food and beverage industry is considering raising the prices of a number of products this year to make up…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Facing a newly formed alliance of four pro-government parties supporting Gerindra Party patron Prabowo Subianto for the…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has been easing regulations on home ownership since 2021, aiming to attract more foreigners to buy…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Front Row, Jakarta – The fourth event of Media Matters took place on Friday to commemorate The Jakarta Post's 40th anniversary,…

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2023

Front Row, Jakarta – As part of The Jakarta Post's 40th anniversary celebrations, the English-language daily is holding a series of…

Benar News - August 15, 2023

Ahmad Syamsudin, Tangerang, Banten – As Indonesia's annual international auto show got underway last week, visitors were greeted by a relatively…

The Diplomat - August 15, 2023

Sebastian Strangio – Indonesian domestic workers and activists advocating for their rights began a hunger strike yesterday to protest against the…

Vietnam Plus - August 15, 2023

Jakarta (VNA) – The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry of Indonesia is working hard to convert conventional motorbikes into electric…

Tabloid Jubi - August 15, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – On Friday, August. 11, 2023, the Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force, in collaboration with the Yahukimo Police, arrested three…

Jakarta Globe - August 15, 2023

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Prosecutors on Tuesday recommended a prison term of 12 years for Mario Dandy, who stands accused of committing…

UCA News - August 15, 2023

At least 20 people were injured when police used batons, water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who joined rallies in Indonesia'…

The Star - August 15, 2023

Jakarta – The government says residents of Puncak regency, Central Papua, have returned to their normal activities following the distribution of…

Suara Papua - August 15, 2023

Agus Pabika, Sentani – One person was arrested and scores of others beaten black and blue by a joint unit of police and military when they…

Suara Papua - August 15, 2023

Jayapura – After a peaceful action in Sentani was forcibly broken up by police on the morning of August 15, demonstrators from the Jayapura West…

Tempo - August 15, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairperson Firli Bahuri said that the Deputy for Coordination and…

Jakarta Globe - August 15, 2023

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The National Police disclosed on Tuesday that a suspected militant arrested in a recent operation in Bekasi had been…

Jakarta Globe - August 15, 2023

Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign debt registered at $396.3 billion during the second quarter of the year, marking a marginal…

August 14, 2023

Reuters - August 14, 2023

Jakarta – The government will force drivers to undergo emission tests and consider ordering half of its civil servants to work from home,…

Tabloid Jubi - August 14, 2023

Timika, Jubi – Yuniet Murib, the head of the Puncak Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), has confirmed that her office has successfully distributed…

Jakarta Post - August 14, 2023

Jakarta – As part of Indonesia's 78th Indonesian Independence Day celebrations, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo presented on Monday honorary awards…

Jakarta Post - August 14, 2023

Jakarta – Human rights group Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) has praised the Supreme Court's decision to reduce the death sentence for…

Tabloid Jubi - August 14, 2023

Timika, Jubi – Since 1972, PT Freeport Indonesia's mining operations in Mimika, Central Papua have transformed mountains into giant ravines,…

Jakarta Post Editorial - August 14, 2023

Jakarta – The siege of police headquarters in Medan, North Sumatra by some 40 military soldiers last week shows not only the continuing sibling…

Tabloid Jubi - August 14, 2023

Sentani, Jubi – The one-hectare sago forest on the outskirts of Sereh Village in Sentani District, Jayapura Regency, has turned it into a sought-…

Jakarta Post - August 14, 2023

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court is asking what the urgency is for it to lower the minimum age for president and vice…

Jakarta Globe - August 14, 2023

Mohammad Said, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hinted on Monday at the potential reinstatement of the work-from-home policy for business…

Tempo - August 14, 2023

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi bestowed honorary medals to First Lady Iriana Jokowi and 17 other figures at…

Tempo - August 14, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – The government of Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta, has declared a state of emergency due to the worsening drought as 14 out of…

Tempo - August 14, 2023

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Sutanto Soehodho, a professor of transportation at the University of Indonesia (UI), responded to President Joko…

Tempo - August 14, 2023

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) denied reports that Jakarta has the world's worst air…

Tempo - August 14, 2023

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Investment or Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, paid a…

Mongabay - August 14, 2023

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Recent statements by top Indonesian officials have climate activists questioning the country's commitment to…

CNN Indonesia - August 14, 2023

Jakarta – As many as 30 people from the Domestic Workers Alliance (PRT Alliance) began a hunger strike in front of the House of Representatives (…

Jakarta Globe - August 14, 2023

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – A man formerly employed at an online lending platform has been apprehended for reportedly selling the personal data of…

Jakarta Globe - August 14, 2023

Pudja Lestari, Jakarta – Indonesia will need to exercise patience for another 18 months to ascertain whether global electric car giant Tesla Inc.…

Jakarta Globe - August 14, 2023

Bernadus Wijayaka, Jakarta – The National Police's counter-terrorism squad seized 18 firearms of various types and a substantial quantity of…

August 13, 2023

Agence France-Presse - August 13, 2023

Washington – The Miss Universe Organisation has cut ties with its Indonesia franchise, it announced, days after allegations of sexual harassment,…

Jakarta Globe - August 13, 2023

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – In a significant development leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the…

Jakarta Globe - August 13, 2023

Chandra Kurnia, Cirebon. Thousands of students and volunteers from diverse community groups enthusiastically united to address the issue of waste…

Jakarta Post - August 13, 2023

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Golkar Party, the second largest party in the House of Representatives, and the smaller pro-government National Mandate…

Australia West Papua Association (Sydney) Statement - August 13, 2023

Again, West Papuan National Committee (KNPB) activists were arrested simply because they were handing out flyers calling on West Papuans to…

Straits Times - August 13, 2023

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Nearly every Indonesian political party has failed to reserve for women candidates at least 30 per cent of the contested…

Straits Times - August 13, 2023

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Mr Prabowo Subianto has received the backing of nearly half of the nine political parties in Parliament, putting…

Asia Pacific Report - August 13, 2023

An Australian West Papuan solidarity group has condemned the reported arrest of 21 activists protesting in Jayapura over a "tragic day in history…