Amy Chew, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – As Indonesia races to become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle (EV) batteries on the back of its vast…

Indonesia, home to the largest tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia and over 17,500 islands, is a country packed with biodiversity and endangered…

Jayapura, Jubi – Jayapura will once again host the sixth edition of the Papua Film Festival (FFP VI), scheduled to take place from August 7-9,…

Lucentezza Napitupulu and Smita Tanaya, Jakarta – The world depends on the ocean to meet increasing demands for food, income, energy and minerals…

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesia will stand firm on its bans on mineral ore exports in order to boost its downstream industry, despite the…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have continued to advocate for staggered working hours to alleviate Jakarta's perennial traffic woes, even after…

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government inaugurated Jababeka Movieland, a special zone designated for the film and television industry, in…

Leiden – The Netherlands and Indonesia on Monday hailed the return of hundreds of cultural artifacts taken – sometimes by force – during colonial…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina recently unveiled its plan to build a resort area as well as a…

A Chinese naval hospital ship is to call at Timor-Leste as part of a humanitarian mission in the Pacific.

Named Peace Ark, the…

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati commented on Indonesia's reclaimed upper-…

Edward Gilbert Munthe, Medan – The Medan Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has slammed a statement by Medan mayor and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's…

Wildan Noviansah, Jakarta – Information about a meeting of all-ASEAN Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activists in Jakarta this month…

M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – News portal Tempo.co won KASAD Award 2023 for Gender Mainstreaming and Combating Radicalism categories.…

Church leaders have criticized Indonesian President Joko Widodo after he claimed conditions in Papua are '99 percent safe' despite the Christian-…

Julia Lau – Despite earlier misgivings about his overly domestic focus, President Joko Widodo's recent trip to Australia underscores how he has…

Valdya Baraputri – Two men are carrying torches and homemade arrows as they slip into the ocean at night on an Indonesian island.

They are…

Papua New Guinea and Indonesia say the economic and social ties between them are closer than ever.

Indonesian president Joko Widodo visited…

M. Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Chairman of Central Initiative and Senior Researcher of Imparsial, Al Araf, criticized President Joko "Jokowi"…

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The passage of the omnibus health bill into law appears set to take place this month, notwithstanding a recent…

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Senior minister Mahfud MD will be visiting some European countries to reach out to political exiles who were left stateless…

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Nearly a quarter of Jakarta's 10.5 million residents owe money to online lending platforms, due in large part to ease…

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – With the country's youth between 18 and 40 years old making up the majority of eligible voters for the 2024 elections,…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The 2023 Trade Expo Indonesia, commonly shortened as TEI, is seeking to post transactions worth more than $15.83…

Agus Mawan, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia – Karolus Kolong, a 62-year-old villager on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, has spent nearly two decades…

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has selected Agusman and Hasan Fawzi to fill two key posts as commissioners at the…

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A motion filed by Supreme Court Secretary Hasbi Hasan challenging the decision by the Corruption Eradication Commission…

Jakarta – The Papuan regional police say they never said that the armed criminal group (KKB) led by Egianus Kogoya had asked for a 5 billion…

Jakarta – The government will conduct a trial run of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) commuter train in Greater Jakarta starting from Wednesday, with…

Syakirun Niam, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) is convinced that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will not apprehend former…

Nasori, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves have experienced a slight decrease of $1.8 billion, reaching $137.5 billion in…

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The regional government has set an emergency status following the flood and landslide that hit Lumajang Regency,…

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – For the past few years, Kartinah has lived with the constant roar of construction work at Padalarang station, one of four…

Basten Gokkon, Sarjan Lahay, Gorontalo, Indonesia – Marine and fisheries activists in Indonesia are ramping up their calls for the revocation of a…

Jakarta – The leader of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) or KKB (armed criminal group), Egianus Kogoya, has denied asking for 5…

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif revealed that PT Pertamina and Shell Upstream…

Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives are currently stepping up the talks on the civil servant bill.

The 2014/5 Law and…

Jakarta – The numbers are in: Young voters will dominate the 2024 ballots.

Around 114 million Indonesians eligible to vote next year are…

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said that various efforts are still being carried out by the government to release Susi…

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Indonesians are in favor of an early shutdown of coal-fired power plants to achieve the country's target for the…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura High Court has found Viktor Yeimo guilty of treason, according to their recent appeal decision. Yeimo, the…

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – In hopes of bolstering Indonesia's ties with Papua New Guinea, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday embarked on a…

Jakarta – Indonesia has regained its status as an upper-middle income country in the latest assessment of the World Bank. Is it time to open the…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan Prosecutor's Office in North Sumatra has put businessman Mujianto on its wanted list for fleeing after the…

Ryan Neelam – During Indonesian President Joko Widodo's visit to Australia this week, all eyes have been on government efforts to improve economic…

Guteriano Neves – A successful 21 May election in Timor-Leste saw the smooth and peaceful transition of power to a new government led by Xanana…

Matthew Knott – Foreign Minister Penny Wong struck an apologetic tone towards Timor-Leste in comments about Australia's use of hardball tactics to…

Interim Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono has announced the city's plan to conduct a trial of staggered office hours as part of efforts to…

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Arriving in Papua on Wednesday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo quickly centered his attention on economic and…

Jakarta – The data of more than 34 million Indonesian passport holders at the Immigration Directorate General have been reportedly breached by…