Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The death sentence handed down to former National Police internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo has resonated strongly with a…
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February 15, 2023
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesian media players are pressing for the long-awaited media sustainability bill to include more responsibilities for…
Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta courtroom erupted into chaos on Wednesday after judges delivered a prison sentence of 18 months to…
Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal has denied involvement in the manipulation of the data of political parties wanting to contest the…
Tria Dianti – Authorities in Indonesia's Papua will negotiate with separatist rebels to secure the release of a New Zealand pilot the insurgents…
Jakarta – Indonesia extended the positive run of international trade to 33 straight months with another surplus of $3.87 billion in January, the…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A recent study has revealed that Indonesians are spending more than half of their digital time on the open internet…
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman on Tuesday highlighted the finding of problematic electric vehicle battery waste management…
Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Indonesia's corruption perception index score fell four points from 38 in 2021 to 34 the following year in 2022,…
Muhammad Iqbal, South Tangerang – South Tangerang Mayor Benyamin Davnie said the city administration would send a warning letter to Ichsan Medical…
February 14, 2023
Jayapura, Jubi – Member of the Papua Legislative Council John NR Gobai calls on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) to be objective in…
Jayapura, Jubi – Three New Zealand diplomats and two staff of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to Timika, the capital of Mimika…
Amar Alfikar – "Trans women have the right to worship. We are God's creations and have the right to religious freedom, just like anybody else."…
Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Court on Tuesday convicted the fourth defendant in the murder of policeman Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat…
Syafiq Hasyim, Wahyudi Akmaliah – Despite observations that the group has become defunct, the 212 Movement has held a series of gatherings to…
A rebel group in Indonesia's Papua Province who abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens says he is safe. The New Zealander, who…
Jakarta – Former National Police general Ferdy Sambo could not escape the guilty verdict handed down by the South Jakarta District Court on Monday…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2022 economic growth is beating most G20 countries, but is still far behind the world's largest oil…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Deputy V of the Presidential Staff Office, Jaleswari Pramodhawardhani, stated that the government has not yet…
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed a number of Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU) cases…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) in responding to the death sentence handed to the…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Central Executive Board of the West Papua National Committee (BPP-KNPB) is pushing the government…
David Priyasidarta, Bondowoso – Flash floods hit two villages in the Mount Ijen area, Bondowoso Regency, East Java, on Sunday evening, February 12…
Jakarta – Indonesia and China have agreed to a budget overrun to the tune of US$1.2 billion (S$1.6 billion) for the first high-speed railway…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is seeking to have the House of Representatives' approval on the renewables bill by this…
February 13, 2023
Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has again summoned Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate for…
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform says that the plan to establish regional military commands (Kodam) in every…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Close neighbors Indonesia and Timor Leste agreed to speed up their negotiations on the remaining land border…
Mike Yeo, Melbourne, Australia – The Indonesian Navy's modernization efforts are at risk from budget shortfalls and industrial inexperience,…
Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in a discussion on Sunday said the lack of capable antigraft…
Jakarta (Antara) – The mining and quarrying business sector contributes the largest to the East Kalimantan Province's Gross Regional Domestic…
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Timor Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak agreed on a number of…
Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expressed hope that the Bill on Protection of Domestic Workers (…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun what it claims is the selection process to determine…
Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD has called on the National Police to launch a probe into a…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed on Monday Timor-Leste's membership of ASEAN and called for greater cooperation between the two…
Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chief patron Sandiaga Uno has said that he will discuss with party leader Prabowo Subianto the aspirations of the…
Medan, North Sumatra – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who has long been known as a rock fan, over the weekend joined the crowd who gathered at a…
Jakarta – Last week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated in strong terms that he had never tolerated corruption.
It was a strange yet…
Rakyan Adibrata and Jasminder Singh – The announcement by the Indonesian authorities that Askary Sibghotul Haq, the son of former Jemaah Islamiyah…
Rebecca Root – After decades of debate, the Indonesian government announced a finalised version of its new criminal code at the end of 2022.…
Max Lane – President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of certain human rights violations in Indonesia took many by surprise. It may prove to…
Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – An Indonesian police general who ordered the killing of his bodyguard has been sentenced to…
Jayapura, Jubi – Flash floods hit the Mile Point 74 concentrate processing plant of PT Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency…
Mike Yeo, Melbourne, Australia – A recent agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea will likely…
February 12, 2023
Jakarta – Copper and gold mining company Freeport Indonesia said on Sunday torrential rains have triggered a mudslide that swept through some…
Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia's tech players big and small have not been spared from the global trend of layoffs in the sector. Here are…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Youth-led environmental group the Antheia Project says that Styrofoam is yet another dangerous waste that has not…
Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Two sun bears were injured after being trapped on sling wire traps in Mount Leuser National Park. One of the bears had to…




