Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – More than 5.64 million people have been victims of natural disasters in various regions in Indonesia throughout this year…
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December 23, 2024
Jakarta – Floods and landslides triggered by extreme weather have struck various regions across the archipelago in the past week, as millions of…
Vinnilya, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah is expected to face continued depreciation into early 2025, according to Dian Ayu Yustina, Head of…
December 22, 2024
Dili – Timor-Leste and China agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various aspects during meetings held between Timorese leaders and a…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The increase in value-added tax (VAT) from 11 percent to 12 percent, effective next month, was initiated by the…
Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Chair of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Muhammad Isnur said that the conflict on Rempang Island was not…
Jakarta – Civil society organizations have condemned the assault committed by an unidentified group on environmental activist Sulfianto Alias in…
Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Thousands of former members and sympathizers of the militant group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) gathered in Solo, Central Java,…
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Icha Rastika, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid regrets the postponement of Yos…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Galang Police Chief Inspector Alex Yasral explained the chronology of the clash between residents of Sembulang Hulu…
December 21, 2024
Jakarta – South Koreans are apparently some of the harshest people in the world when it comes to their presidents.
Last week, lawmakers…
Claire Jiao – Indonesia claimed victory after Apple Inc. offered to increase its investment in the country to $1 billion to get President Prabowo…
Thomas Rizal, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's recent remarks about his plan to pardon corruption convicts were intended to…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is urging the government to regulate social media use for children, following the example of…
Salman Mardira, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Chief Legal Affairs Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra has confirmed that the government plans to pardon…
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will deploy around 4,200 officers to secure the city during the upcoming Christmas and New Year's holidays,…
Antara, Jakarta – The National Police's Internal Affairs (IA) Division has detained 18 officers accused of extorting foreign attendees at the 2024…
Norma Susanti R.M., The Conversation – The devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami remains etched in the memories of many, especially…
Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Antara, Solo – Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), one of Indonesia's largest textile companies, has furloughed 3,000…
December 20, 2024
Usman Hamid and Ary Hermawan – If what transpired in 2024 is any indication of what to come, we can safely say that 2025 will not be a democratic…
Jakarta – Investigators from the newly formed National Police Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas) has questioned former communications and…
Jakarta – Past Indonesian leaders have rarely used the presidential prerogative of giving amnesty, one of many powers that come with the job, but…
Didik Fibrianto, Malang – The Indonesian government plans to halt imports of certain food commodities starting next year to bolster self-…
Hans Arnold Kapisa (Contributor), Jakarta – Environmental activist Sulfianto Alias, the director of the non-government organisation (NGO) Panah…
Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Gajah Mada University (UGM) Anti-Corruption Study Centre (Pukat) researcher Zaenur Rohman says that efforts to…
Jakarta – Operatives from the National Police's Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) and the Central Sulawesi Police's Mobile…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to introduce an excise tax on sweet beverages (MBDK), projected to generate Rp 6.25 trillion ($385.24 million)…
Indonesia, West Papua – A shooting incident involving the Indonesian military (TNI) occurred in Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua (Papua tengah)…
Iwan Kurniawan, Jakarta – The National Gallery of Indonesia called off a solo exhibition of senior artist Yos Suprapto minutes before opening on…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In recent United Nations biodiversity conferences, global leaders have championed Indigenous peoples as critical…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, clarified President Prabowo Subianto's recent statement about…
Jakarta – Questions should be asked about the ambition of Prabowo Subianto's administration to start building a nuclear power plant (PLTN) next…
Agung Dharma Putra, Jakarta – National Nutrition Agency (Bapanas) Head Dadan Hindayana announced that the government's Free Nutritious Meal…
Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has called on all members and functionaries…
Lies Marcoes, Jakarta – The world is working hard to halt femicide, or the murder of women based on prejudice against their bodies, sexuality or…
Agung Sandy Lesmana, Fakhri Fuadi Muflih – A solo painting exhibition by artist Yos Suprapto at the National Gallery (Galnas) in Jakarta has been…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A ransomware scare has, once again, rung alarm bells surrounding the state of Indonesia's digital security, which analysts…
Swastika Swasikananda, Jakarta – As of November 2024, 272,164 Indonesian migrant workers have been deployed abroad, nearly matching the 274,000…
Oyuk Ivani S, Erwin Prima, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers Association (Apsyfi) Redma Gita Wirawasta, said…
Jakarta – The Chairman of the Indonesia Memanggil 57+ Institute (IM57+), Lakso Anindito, criticized President Prabowo Subianto's plan to pardon…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Russia is still waiting for Indonesia to revise the existing regulations before they can proceed with the plan to…
December 19, 2024
Jakarta – The government denied Thursday media reports that they were planning to cut the threshold for the final income tax for Indonesia's micro…
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coconut Processing Industry Association (HIPKI) is urging the government to implement the…
Cairo, Egypt – President Prabowo Subianto has said he might pardon people who engaged in graft if they return what they stole, underlining his…
Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has inaugurated a new directorate responsible for handling crimes against women and…
Jakarta – A total of 99,098 people have signed a petition addressed to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to cancel the 12 percent increase in…
Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sugiono would not attend the informal ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting…
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Thousands of residents were reported to be affected by the tidal flooding disaster in Indramayu Regency…
Singgih Wiryono, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has expressed concern over the formation of the National Defence Council (…
Putra Muskita, Jakarta – When reports started to come out about Indonesia's shrinking middle class, I read them with great interest. Because this…