Stefani Wijaya, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Social media activist Ade Armando was punched and kicked after he joined a protest involving hundreds of…
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April 11, 2022
Large groups of students have protested in Indonesia over high cooking-oil prices and a potential extension of President Joko Widodo's stay in…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Students Executive Boards' Alliance (BEM SI) was determined to stage a mass rally before the…
Hamdan Cholifudin Ismail, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police Chief Inspector Fadil Imran said 6,826 joint personnel were deployed to secure the…
Hamdan Cholifudin Ismail, Jakarta – Hundreds of people under the Forum of Indonesian Retired Fighters (FPPI) arrived at the Arjuna Wiwaha statue…
Jaja Suteja, Yustinus PAAT, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Students took to the streets in several cities across the country on Monday to protest…
Iwan Ariawan (360info), Melbourne, Australia – Indonesia is home to more than a quarter of million people, spread across an archipelago made up of…
Jakarta – Indonesia's biggest tech firm soared in early Jakarta trade Monday following an initial public offering that closed last week.
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Jakarta – The Golkar Party leadership issued a statement on Monday supporting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to go ahead with the 2024…
Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Gold and copper mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is set to raise US$3 billion from the issuance of US dollar-…
Sebastian Strangio – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has flatly denied suggestions that his administration is attempting to extend his term and…
April 10, 2022
Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) says that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement asking his ministers to not talk about…
Sydney Allen – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) at a Cabinet meeting on April 5, where he told his aides to stop suggesting he runs for a…
April 9, 2022
The Vanuatu Government through the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marc Ati, has expressed utter dismay at the announcement by the Director General…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has agreed on the bill on the establishment of three new provinces in Indonesia's…
Jakarta – The government has begun transferring cash to around 20.7 million families around Indonesia, weeks ahead of the Islamic holiday of Idul…
Jakarta – Holidaymakers who want a trouble-free Idul Fitri journey will need a COVID-19 booster shot. Why? Because starting from April 5,…
Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) has called on Protestants to help reduce child stunting in a country…
Masrur Jamaluddin and Brad Lendon, Jakarta, Indonesia – The Indonesian and United States militaries are expanding their annual bilateral exercises…
April 8, 2022
Jakarta – State-owned energy firm Pertamina said on Thursday it had signed a joint study agreement with Japan's Mitsui & Co Ltd for…
Jakarta – The Humanitarian Coalition for Papua says that the unilateral creation of three new provinces in Papua by the central government is like…
Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – Dividing Indonesia's Papua region further could complicate efforts for a peaceful solution to the separatist…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – A number of political parties reportedly started setting their eyes on Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka for the 2024…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – A number of politicians of the National Mandate Party (PAN) collectively stated that Party chairman Zulkifli Hasan no…
April 7, 2022
Herman, Jakarta – The digital economy could potentially become the new engine of growth due to the massive spread of digital technologies that…
Siktus Harson, Jakarta – Tensions between an Indonesian minister and rights activists over claims his mining business is stoking conflict in Papua…
Jakarta – A student protest against the postponement of the legislative and presidential elections in 2024 and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo…
Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – Indonesia will have three new provinces. Thus, later, Indonesia will have 37 provinces. The planned addition of…
Gafar Abdullah, Sumenep, Indonesia – A coal barge that ran aground in the sea off the Indonesian island of Java remains stuck there, having…
Jakarta – The government has declared May 2 and 3 national Idul Fitri holidays, alongside mandatory collective leave on April 29 and May 4 to 6,…
Krittayawan Boonto, Tjandra Yoga Aditama and Meirinda Sebayang, Jakarta – In the past two years, there has not been a day going by without us…
Arieta Vakasukawaqa – The Melanesian Spearhead Group's acceptance of funds from the Indonesian National Police for the formulation of its regional…
An official within the Jembrana administration who was demoted back in 2015 over sexual harassment was promoted to a higher position yesterday…
Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has sought to rein in speculation that he intends to stay in office…
Tata Mustasya – On 18 March, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police named human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti suspects in a…
April 6, 2022
Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank, or ADB, has projected Indonesia's economy to expand by 5.0 percent in 2022 and 5.2 percent in 2023 on the…
Evi Eliyanah and Nurenzia Yannuar – Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world. Almost 90% of its population, around 236.5 million…
Johannes Nugroho – A video clip dating from 2019 featuring Indonesia's former president Megawati Sukarnoputri has caused a stir on Indonesian…
Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – The Yogyakarta government in tandem with the regional police mobilized a neighborhood watch program…
Seems like Indonesia's coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy had gotten too excited about announcing the return…
Annisa Firdausi, Jakarta – The Pekanbaru Legal Aid Institute (LBH) which had legally represented the victim of an alleged sexual harassment by…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday announced there are 15,649 state officials who have…
Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Indonesian government in a press statement assured that the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) will…
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – In a plenary cabinet session aired live by the Presidential Secretariat office in Youtube on Wednesday, President…
Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Report and Analysis Center (PPATK) has frozen 345 accounts allegedly related to illegal investment schemes…
Jakarta – The East Jakarta District court on Wednesday sentenced a senior member of an outlawed hardline Islamist group to three years in prison…
Fauzi, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR RI) working committee on the harmonization of Papua Province Bill has proposed…
April 5, 2022
Putu Indah S, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – The forced marriage article within the sexual violence prevention bill (RUU TPKS) must specifically include…
Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – Representative of the volunteers for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's 2014 and 2019 elections rebuffed joining the…
Suryadi, Pekanbaru, Indonesia – Upon his inauguration as governor of Riau in early 2019, Syamsuar promised to "protect the dignity of Indonesia"…




