Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has revealed that there were 45…
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December 6, 2024
Jakarta – Situ, as small lakes in the western part of Java are known, are part of the freshwater ecosystem, but often escape attention. These…
Jakarta – Femicide, or the killing of a woman or girl by a man, typically because of her gender, and other incidents of gender-based violence…
Indonesia, West Papua – On 15 November 2024, thousands of Papuans went to the streets after the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) called for…
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto already has a plan to help Jakartans breathe cleaner air, according to his senior…
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The government is now trying to find the middle ground following huge backlash to the 12-percent value added tax (…
December 5, 2024
M. Raihan Muzzaki, Martha Warta Silaban, Surabaya – The Minister of Industry, Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, stated that the Domestic Component Level…
Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar said on Wednesday that no school is allowed to reject students with…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The business deals that President Prabowo Subianto had secured from his first-ever foreign trip had totaled $21.36…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The planned increase in Indonesia's value-added tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent could reduce the…
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is designing various incentives and stimulus measures to support the industrial sector in dealing with…
Zulfakriza Z. – 20 years have passed since the Aceh tsunami, which left deep scars on Indonesia, especially for those directly affected. Aceh was…
Jakarta – The Aceh Transition Committee (KPA) raised the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) flag during a ceremony that drew hundreds of attendees to…
Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono acted calmly on Monday when House of Representatives Commission I legislators overseeing defense and foreign…
Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The foremost global conference on climate change resulted in a commitment from developed nations to fund climate change…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Teachers' associations remain skeptical about President Prabowo's recent announcement to significantly increase the…
Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – The government will proceed with plans to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12…
Asher Ellis – Indonesia's recent scuffle with Apple over iPhone 16 sales offers a revealing window into the Prabowo administration's emerging…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Pramono Anung has won the Jakarta gubernatorial election by above 50 percent, eliminating the prospect of a…
Intan Setiawanty, Clara Maria Tjandra Dewi, Jakarta – Press Council will summon journalists who are suspected of being involved in police report…
Devy Ernis, Antara, Jakarta – Ahmad Zuhdi Muhdlor, chairman of the Tanfidziyah of the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Board (PWNU) of the Special Region…
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Recent statements made by the Batam Development Authority or BP Batam during a hearing with the House of…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – All political parties in the House of Representatives confirmed on Thursday the appointment of five commissioners for the…
December 4, 2024
Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto underscored the importance of prosperity for the people during a speech at the 112th…
Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – The government's plan to increase the Value-Added Tax (VAT) from 11 percent to 12 percent in January is expected…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A consumer protection association recently proposed sugary drink excise as a sweet alternative to the controversial…
Bella Evanglista, Kupang – President Prabowo Subianto called on government officials to reduce business trips and ceremonial events…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Thousands of houses were inundated by floods after heavy and prolonged rain poured over the Lebak Regency, Banten, on…
Ezra Toara - December 1, 2024 is a date deeply significant to all West Papuans, marking 63 years since the Morning Star Flag was first raised for…
Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will continue investigating a case implicating acting Pekanbaru mayor Risnandar Mahiwa by…
Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry has asked for an additional budget allocation of Rp 14.8 trillion (US$87 million) next year to pay for…
December 3, 2024
Yolanda Agne, Jakarta – The proposed notion to place the National Police (Polri) under the Ministry of Home Affairs has invited a series of…
Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has affirmed that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has the authority to investigate corruption cases…
Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's aspirations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (…
Heru Andriyanto, Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – Retail associations on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider its plan to increase the value-…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The ethics council of the House of Representatives has scheduled separate hearings on Tuesday with three lawmakers…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – As the January 2025 deadline for the value-added tax (VAT) increase from 11% to 12% looms, uncertainty persists…
M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – The Jakarta Environmental Office said the compliance rate towards vehicle emissions tests remained below 30 percent in…
Sorong – The Papua Student Alliance (AMP), the Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) and the All-Surabaya Papua High School and…
Dina Afrianty and Filipus Yudiandito – One of President Prabowo Subianto's bold moves after taking office on 20 October 2024 was granting human…
Lusa – In Timor-Leste, a bus dubbed the 'Demokrasia – bis' is serving as an information sharing centre, driving around the country to hear the…
Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisal Nurofiq has urged regional administrations to address the problem of illegal final disposal sites (TPA…
Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Acting Pekanbaru Mayor Risnandar Mahiwa was arrested during a raid by the Corruption Eradication…
Jakarta – There should be a wider gap between the general elections and regional head elections, and this can be considered when revising Law No.…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A proposal by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to transfer the National Police under the authority of…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A senior minister recently said that the government was still testing whether it was possible to feed students across the…
Jakarta – Migrant Workers Protection Minister Abdul Kadir Karding says there is strong demand for Indonesian migrant workers in several countries…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – All seven senior ministers under President Prabowo Subianto have asked for a much bigger budget for next year, totaling…
Jakarta – The North Jakarta city administration has relocated 43 families living under the Ir. Wiyoto Wiyono toll road in the Jembatan Tiga area…
Jakarta – In response to broad public opposition, a number of officials have suggested pushing back a long-planned value added tax (VAT) hike…