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November 2, 2022
The excessive and indiscriminate use of tear gas by police was the main cause of a deadly crush at a football stadium in East Java last month that…
Sulthan Haidar Dziban – The agricultural sector is one of the most important and most strategic sectors for the survival of a country, without…
Jonh Roy Purba, Jayapura – The Morning Star independence flag and the flag of the pro-independence West Papua National Committee (KNPB) was flown…
David Robie – A tragic day of mourning. Thousands thronged the West Papuan funeral cortege today and tonight as the banned Morning Star led the…
November 1, 2022
Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) said on Monday it had revoked licences for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – A new study has found that some cities in Indonesia are among the places that "climate shifts" have occurred the most…
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Indonesia is betting big on mangrove restoration in its contribution to global climate change mitigation, but experts…
Low cost carrier Lion Air has filed a defamation complaint against a comedy collective over a skit that took aim at the airline's safety record.…
Ima Dini Shafira, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – Member of the West Java Golkar and DPD, Ace Hasan Syadzily, said his party still consistently…
Jayapura, Jubi – Rahmat Paisei, 14, one of the three children allegedly persecuted by the Indonesian Military (TNI) members has not been able to…
Victor Mambor and Nazarudin Latif, Jayapura, Indonesia and Jakarta – Filep Karma, a prominent Papuan pro-independence activist and longtime former…
Jakarta – Indonesia Stock Exchange, or IDX, the country's sole securities bourse, has been working toward developing a carbon exchange system to…
Heru Andriyanto, Serang – The Drug and Food Supervisory Agency, or BPOM, on Monday made a shocking revelation that a pharmaceutical company based…
Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia takes baby steps toward the country's net-zero emissions goal by introducing three schemes to retire coal-fired…
Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid is urging the government to investigate the cause of Filep Karma's death…
Brigitta Belia Permata Sari, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD says that not all human rights…
Ady Anugrahadi, Jakarta – Police have again summoned Lokataru Foundation Director Haris Azhar and Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of…
Amri Amrullah, Jakarta – The Denny JA Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) has released its latest survey on "Political Parties and the Growth of Pro…
October 31, 2022
Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police are investigating three pharmaceutical companies for allegations that they have supplied syrup…
Jayapura, Jubi – Jhon Paisei said that his son, Rahmat Paisei (14) and his two friends, Bastian Bate (13) and Laurents Kaung (11) were tortured…
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, the matriarch of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), is facing a dilemma…
Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The US$13.9 billion worth of purchase by the Indonesian Defense Ministry of the F-15 Eagle heavyweight fighters from the…
Jakarta – The rampant cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) among children were "most likely" caused by the use of contaminated syrup medicines…
Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry showed a sign regarding the hike in workers' minimum wage (UMP) in 2023 which will be announced at the…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia would need 17 million technologically literate workers, or workers who are able to use and manage technology, stated…
October 30, 2022
Arpan Rachman – After a temporary pause due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia is continuing its long-term plan of moving its capital from…
Antara, Jakarta – As many as 3 people have been killed and one person has been reported missing following the recent flood in South…
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – The deaths of more than 150 children in Indonesia have sparked concern among parents over the safety of drugs sold in one…
October 29, 2022
Investor Daily, Jakarta – State-run telecommunication company Telkom (TLKM) recorded a net profit of Rp 16.58 trillion ($1 billion)…
Jakarta – Once in the history of modern Indonesia, young men and women in their late teens and early 20s expressed their quest to change the…
Ni Rhismawati, Uyu Liman, Denpasar, Bali – The Denpasar city government along with the military and police have cleaned the mangrove forest area…
BTV/Ifan Ahmad, Makassar – South Sulawesi on Saturday began the trial of running a Trans Sulawesi passenger train across seven railway stations in…
Hisnudita Hagiworo – Volunteers from the Dompet Dhuafa Foundation together with GreenFaith, the "Aisyiyah" Environment and Disaster Relief…
October 28, 2022
Jakarta President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated former prosecutor Johanis Tanak as the new deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication…
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo, East Java – Heavy rains and strong winds that hit on Monday and Tuesday have left hundreds of homes damaged in…
Jakarta – We champion the Indonesian Ombudsman's demand for accountability from the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) and the Health Ministry…
Dio Suhenda and Nur Janti, Jakarta – Married couples of mixed Indonesian and non-Indonesian citizenship have welcomed the government's "second…
Hannah Sampson – Indonesia is the latest country to dangle a lure for foreigners seeking to live abroad – but you had better check your bank…
Defara Dhanya Paramitha (Bisnis), Jakarta – The official recommendation issued by the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs which green…
Reza Agustian, Jakarta – Protesters from the All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) Alliance came to the Arjuna Wijaya or Horse Statue…
Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has extended its contract to supply gas to Singapore for five years from the…
Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police are investigating two pharmaceutical companies to assess possible criminal charges against the use…
Jakarta – The husband and the teacher of Siti Erlina, who was caught brandishing a gun at the gate of the State Palace, have been named terrorism…
Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Head of the epidemiology and immunization surveillance unit at the Jakarta Health Agency, Ngabila Salama, said 44…
Jakarta – Scores of workers held a protest action in front of the Health Ministry offices in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Friday October 28. They…
October 27, 2022
Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The possible legal punishment for unmarried couples who check in at hotels which are said to be overseen by the…
Vento Saudale, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has bought more antidotes to treat children with acute kidney injury (AKI) allegedly because of…
Antara, Jakarta – Gerindra Party on Wednesday responded to a survey that ranks Ganjar Pranowo above its Party chairperson and multiple past…
BTV, Jakarta – Second Patrolman Richard Eliezer, who stands trial for charges of murdering fellow officer Brigadier Nofriansyah Yosua…




