Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has once again displayed his penchant for military figures filling strategic posts within his government with…
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February 13, 2025
Keith Anthony Fabro – Authorities in Indonesia have made yet another major seizure of smuggled songbirds, highlighting the persistent pressure…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Over 4,000 Indonesians are among the millions of foreigners who have received final deportation orders in the US…
Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Public Works (PU) Ministry has furloughed thousands of contract workers and suspended multiple infrastructure projects…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Copper and gold mining company Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has delivered its first batch of gold bars to state-owned gold…
Jakarta – The administration of Prabowo Subianto is busy promoting carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology as a way of mitigating climate…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Unlike Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) and the Public Broadcasting Institution (LPP) TVRI which had terminated…
Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Chair of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hidayana said the budget for the free nutritious meal (MBG) program…
Indonesia, West Papua – Komnas HAM has condemned the use of public facilities such as schools, district offices, and churches as security posts by…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesians are facing the death penalty overseas and many of whom are on close neighbor Malaysia's…
Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – A Jakarta judge on Thursday rejected a pre-trial petition filed by Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary-general of…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has reappointed Prabowo Subianto as chairman by acclamation during an…
Melinda Martinus – As Indonesia forges ahead with plans to become an advanced economy, an honest reckoning needs to occur, to ensure that it does…
Indonesia, West Papua – On 29 January 2025, a student named Herlis Pakaimu died after reportedly being tortured and shot by military members in…
West Papua – On 26 January 2025, human rights activist Mrs. Tineke Rumkabu attended a worship service at the GIDI Church outpost in Biak, Papua,…
February 12, 2025
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Denpasar – WWF-Indonesia is strengthening its collaboration with the Indonesian government and the palm oil industry to…
Zhulfakar, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police are expanding their efforts to ease the city's worsening traffic congestion, particularly during rush…
Jaja Suteja, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has dismissed concerns that the construction of Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, will…
Jakarta – Thousands of Christians in Papua recently set a national record for having the largest number of people to handwrite the entirety of the…
Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has launched an investigation into a mass mortality event that affected thousands of fish at…
Agencies, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks Wednesday, signing a series of agreements to boost…
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto should take resolute action against the National Police (Polri) following a number of criminal actions and…
Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has involved 67 ministries, institutions, and regional governments from 34…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir urges private banks to participate in financing the public…
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Professor at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science at IPB University, Yonvitner, has raised several points…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Defense stated that the appointment of Deddy Corbuzier as a special staff to the Minister of Defense…
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The government has cut the General Election Commission's (KPU) budget by 27.53 percent, primarily targeting election…
Spoorthy Raman – Charmed by the picturesque beaches and enchanting temple complexes, millions of tourists flock each year to the tiny Indonesian…
Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Deputy Chairperson of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission II, Aria Bima, hopes that President Prabowo…
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's budget cuts policy also significantly affects Indonesia's Ombudsman. The budget cut will disrupt the…
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index, or CPI, has improved to 37, boosting its ranking to 99 out of 180…
Jakarta – The inauguration of Deddy Corbuzier to the Defence Ministry as a special staff member for social and public communications adds to the…
Taufik Kelana, Banda Aceh – Newly inaugurated Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf vowed on Wednesday to repeal restrictions on the purchase of subsidized…
John West – The murder of six of Indonesia's most senior army leaders on 1 October 1965 by elements of the country's communist party became a…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A diplomat representing major rice supplier Vietnam recently responded to Indonesia's plan to stop the import of its…
February 11, 2025
Jakarta – The substantial cuts in the budgets of ministries and state institutions are the result of the government's poor financial planning. The…
Jakarta – Indonesia's appointment of an army general to run the national food procurement company has raised concerns about the expansion of…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government's decision to halve the budget allocated for the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency or…
Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The government says it is not interested in replacing the United States dollar as the primary currency for international…
Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto doubled down on a push to slash spending and reallocate funds to his…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) assessed that the naming of Isa Rachmatarwata, Director General…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Industry/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has spoken out about allegations that…
Jakarta – Indonesia's tax office is allowing taxpayers to use its old online system while it tries to fix a new system launched this…
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – There were 1,889 natural disasters in Indonesia throughout 2024 as of December 4th. Natural disasters dominated by hydro-…
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – PT PLN (Persero) recorded a surge in the development of electric vehicle infrastructure throughout 2024. In its efforts to…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Think-tank Celios recently said that Rp 50.7 trillion ($3.1 billion) worth of state spending meant for the free meal…
The polemic about writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer has only wasted energy. Now is the time to respect him in a place that is fitting.
The family…
Jakarta – Transparency International Indonesia (TII) says that the three point increase in Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score…
Shofwan Hidayat – One feature of Prabowo's leadership is his unwavering confidence. It is evident in nearly every speech he delivers: "I am…
Antara, Jakarta – Prolonged rainfall caused floods to inundate three districts in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). Acting Regent of West…