Arlina Arshad, Singapore – A well-regarded Islamic scholar hailed as a "symbol of the new generation" has been elected chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama…

Jakarta – As the holiday season gets closer, the Indonesian government is tightening security to maintain public order and safety. The government…

Firda Cynthia Anggrainy, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction has initiated the…

Craig Harris – West Papua occupies the Indonesian half of New Guinea, the second largest island in the world after Greenland.

Indonesia…

Theo Kelen, Jayapura, Jubi – It is time for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Law to be revived in Indonesia, senior diplomat Makarim…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, known for its moderate ideology, has elected a new chairman.

Sugiharto Purnama, Uyu Liman, Jakarta – The utilization of 30 percent biodiesel (B30) in 2021 helped Indonesia save US$4.54 billion in foreign…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is ranked 26th out of 57 non-state ministries in its own integrity assessment…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has sent a presidential letter to the House of Representatives (DPR) asking the…

A wounded Sumatran tiger has been rescued and is on the mend, Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Ministry reported, after she was believed to…

Jakarta – Indonesia once again reaffirmed its unwavering stance on the Palestine.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry issued the…

Arjuna Pademme, Wamena, Jubi – President of the Evangelical Church of Indonesia (GIDI) Dorman Wandikbo has asked all parties to create a peaceful…

There's no known community spread yet of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Indonesia's Health Ministry said today, as it assures the public…

Anita Permata Dewi, Fadhli R, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged the House of…

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – A civil society group in Indonesia has come under fire from rights activists after it called on Muslim women to…

Jakarta – Indonesia's exports this year could reach between US$225 billion to US$230 billion, the biggest on record for Southeast Asia's largest…

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia, Pandu Riono, believed that Indonesia would not face the third…

Victoria Milko08 – On a dirt path, forked yellow tongue darting from its mouth, a member of the world's largest lizard species lazes on an island…

Vincent Lingga, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan recently decided to increase the capital city's minimum wage by 5.1 percent for 2022,…

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has called on the government to protect local fishing…

Yudhistira Agato, Jakarta – The government has eased up on public mobility restrictions (PPKM) as COVID-19 cases have come under control, but many…

Jakarta – For years, the media and antigraft activists have been writing obituaries for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). In fact, this…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) faction at the Jakarta Regional Legislative Council (DPRD)…

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs is planning to offer religious tour packages to the Prambanan temple complex, which borders…

Owen Howell – Last week Indonesia officially recorded its first cases of the new Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, which has quickly spread into…

A delegation of the Indonesian Constitutional Court was on an official visit to Uzbekistan this week to share experience and establish cooperation…

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have confiscated land and property assets from textile firm Texmaco Group, after the company failed to repay more…

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – A $6bn proposal to turn an Indonesia airport into a regional hub rivalling Singapore and Kuala Lumpur has…

Theo Kelen, Jayapura, Jubi – A total of 476,534 indigenous children in Papua and West Papua provinces do not attend school, says data from the…

Yance Wenda, Jayapura, Jubi – A number of students and family members of Hendrik Lokbere reflected on Sunday night, December 19, 2021, the…

Claire Jiao – Salary increases in Indonesia are on track to rebound to pre-pandemic levels next year as the economy recovers and employers beef up…

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Nearly 180,000 Indonesian police officers will guard churches and public places across the country during Christmas…

Rangga P, Azis Kurmala, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially opened the 34th Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Congress held at the…

Jakarta – With three confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, and given our knowledge about its virality and the struggle of…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Senior economist Faisal Basri in a virtual event on Tuesday said one of the main problems within the State Official circle…

Antonio Sampaio in Oecusse, Timor-Leste – Defrocked American priest Richard Daschbach, 82, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the crimes…

Jakarta – The Women's Rights Sexual Violence Victims Defense Network is urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately designate the…

Bisnis, Jakarta – Entering the second year of the pandemic, the Covid-19 task force has eventually regulated the tariffs of quarantine…

Antara, Jakarta – The latest Charta Politika survey found 40.3 percent out of 1,200 respondents are not aware that the 2024 elections will be a…

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's Non-Tax State Revenue from the mineral and coal sector set a record high this year. As of December 10, the…

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) in a press conference on Tuesday predicts domestic coal production…

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower lamented Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's decision to revise the regulation on 2021 Provincial…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan outlined the objective and rational reasons behind his decision to revise the…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has kicked off the construction of what will be the world's largest green industrial park in Bulungan,…

Russell Searancke – Privately-owned operator Timor Resources said it has made an oil and gas discovery in Timor-Leste with the first of two…

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A court in Timor-Leste has sentenced a defrocked American priest to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing young orphaned…

A court in East Timor has jailed a defrocked American priest for 12 years after he was charged with sexually abusing several orphaned and…

Kizzy Kalsakau and Jason Abel in Port Vila – The interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government…

Jakarta – Indonesia's government will sell 157 trillion rupiah (US$10.94 billion) of bonds to the central bank before the end of 2021 to utilise a…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employer Association (Apindo) chairman Hariyadi B. Sukamdani planned to file a lawsuit against Jakarta…