Paul Lashmar, Nicholas Gilby and James Oliver – In early 1965 Ed Wynne, an official from the Foreign Office in London in his late 40s, arrived at…
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October 17, 2021
Jakarta – The police have again come under public scrutiny for committing repressive and violent acts after a police officer threw a student to…
Jakarta – The Covid-19 situation in Indonesia has improved significantly with a steady decline in new cases and deaths over the last…
October 16, 2021
Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – With big puppy eyes, fluffy fur, a seemingly placid demeanour and a size no bigger than a grapefruit, slow lorises have…
Denpasar – A moderately strong earthquake and an aftershock hit Indonesia's resort island of Bali early Saturday, killing at least three people…
Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A district head in South Sumatra was detained by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Saturday, exactly a month…
October 15, 2021
Massita Ayu Cindy and Vivi Fitriyanti – The year 2021 might end up being seen as an important milestone for the development of renewable energy (…
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – Lawmaker of the Papua's Legislative Council's Politics, Law, and Human Rights Commission Laurenzus Kadepa reveals that…
Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa – Bali is welcoming foreign tourists but the only plane that's been sighted lately is perched atop a cliff over…
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A senior apostolic nunciature official has welcomed attempts by Timor-Leste's government to vaccinate a skeptical population…
Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia's September trade surplus was larger than expected as exports surged on the back of…
Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – A recent study showing that the waters of Jakarta Bay contain high levels of paracetamol has sparked concern over the…
Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have made one of their largest raids on illegal online lending operations this year, following up on President Joko "…
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that the country's rice harvest areas continued to decline in the last two years. In…
Jakartans can breathe a sigh of relief now that the city is set to return to the original odd-even traffic rule starting on Monday, which means we…
Yogyakarta – Scores of students and protesters from various civil society groups held a demonstration in front of the Yogyakarta provincial…
Jakarta – Eleven students drowned and 10 others were rescued during a school outing for a river cleanup in Indonesia's West Java Province,…
October 14, 2021
A military officer stationed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport allegedly assisted influencer Rachel Vennya in escaping mandatory COVID-19…
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura – The involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in the food estate program initiated by the government last year was…
Police brutality is all well and good if the cop apologizes afterwards seems to be the most apt interpretation of how authorities in Tangerang…
A'an Suryana – It is unlikely that a string of attacks against Muslim figures in Indonesia was orchestrated. The attacks could have been hyped by…
Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste has officially launched a travel association bringing together all religions to promote religious tourism, a…
Jakarta – The government has cut the quarantine time for foreigners to five days, from eight previously, as it started allowing foreign tourists…
Sultan Anshori, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Denpasar – Indonesia's holiday island of Bali reopened to foreign tourists after 18 months of pandemic…
Every night at 3:00 am, Rina is jolted awake by blaring speakers so loud she has developed an anxiety disorder: she can't sleep, she's too…
Jakarta – Education should follow developments in the world and teachers, as the catalyst of change in the education system, must follow their…
Antara, Jakarta – Mining activities without permits are acts of crime, and the Indonesian Government will continue to crack down on illegal mining…
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency Head Widyastuti said the increase in daily COVID-19 cases in the capital was due to the active case-…
M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Former employee of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Rasamala Aritonang on Thursday said he plans to establish…
M Yusuf Manurung, Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid in a written statement on Wednesday condemns…
Bandung – Hundreds of workers from the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) commemorated the anniversary of the World…
Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) Chairperson Nining Elitos says that Law Number 11/2020 on…
M. Aribowo, Suara North Sumatra – A video showing a police officer hitting a youth until they fall to the side of the road in Deli Serdang, North…
When the Indonesian government announced ambitious plans to ramp up domestic food production as the pandemic set in last June, officials claimed…
October 13, 2021
Theo Kelen, Jayapura – The Jayapura District Court is still waiting for the medical examination result of Victor Yeimo to determine his trial…
Muhammad Waffaa Kharisma – In recent weeks, few issues have triggered as much debate on the future of the Indo-Pacific as the unveiling of the…
Konradus Epa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced it will give compensation to more than 400 victims of terrorist bomb attacks…
Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – A Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician Nasir Djamil in a virtual discussion on Tuesday advised President Joko "Jokowi…
Jayapura – The International Coalition for Papua (ICP) has released its latest report on human rights violations in Papua between July and…
Dyna Rochmyaningsih – Seventeen years ago, botanist Miriam van Heist of Wageningen University and a team of local collaborators set out to explore…
Lenny Tristia Tambun & Novy Lumanauw, Gresik, East Java – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for a giant…
Superman's son is bisexual, and while the rest of us are here for more representation, various organizations and political parties in Indonesia…
Jakarta – The deputy chairperson of the peak Islamic body the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), Anwar Abbas, has asked the government to ban the…
October 12, 2021
Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Upon receiving a report on a missing person named Sem Kobagau, reportedly arrested by four members of the Indonesian…
Mikael Niman, Jakarta – Some of the 57 ousted Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have made an unlikely turn to make a living:…
Hengky Yeimo, Jayapura – The executive director of the Institute for Research, Assessment, and Development of Legal Aid (LP3BH) Manokwari, Yan…
If you want to report a crime to the police, make sure you give an accurate testimony, Indonesia's National Police said, after a man did the exact…
Dina Afrianty – On 23 September, Indonesia's second largest Islam-based political party, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), sparked controversy…
A high school teacher in North Sulawesi province's South Minahasa regency is getting just an administrative sanction for groping the breast of a…
A. Asnawi, Pasuruan, Indonesia – Authorities in Indonesia have managed to put out a wildfire that had been tearing through a national park that's…




