Jakarta – Police are intensifying security patrols in Yalimo regency, Papua Highlands, following the shooting of two civilians last week, as they…
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January 13, 2025
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto plans to hold another military-style retreat for all the regional heads who were elected into office in the…
Jakarta – Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid has appointed model and celebrity Raline Shah as an official at the ministry, serving…
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – After enduring a prolonged dry season due to El Nino, a large part of Indonesia endured hydrometeorological…
January 12, 2025
Angelina Tiara Puspitalova, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto proposed expanding oil palm plantations to increase palm oil exports.…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Shinta Kamdani discussed the impact of increasing the…
Muhammad Iqbal Ikromi, Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – Several members of the Yogyakarta Metropolitan Police are alleged to have tortured a…
Didik Fibrianto, Batu – The East Java government has launched a large-scale vaccination campaign following the infection of 11,317 cows by foot…
Andika Pratama, Palembang – Prosecutors have arrested Deliar Marzoeki, head of the South Sumatra Manpower and Transmigration Department, and his…
Jakarta – Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted on Saturday, spewing hot lava and releasing a column of smoke and ash four kilometers, an official…
Padang, W Sumatra – Manpower Minister Yassierli emphasized that the first half of 2025 is crucial for determining Indonesia's success in realizing…
January 11, 2025
Jakarta – In 1996 Tommy Suharto, the youngest, son of Indonesia's dictator, set out to build the Timor, a national car. The plan was to import…
Catherine Thorbecke, Tokyo – Indonesia isn't taking a step back from its hardball approach to Apple. The showdown has turned into quite a…
Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Provincial Health Office recorded 214 cases of acute respiratory infection, or ISPA, caused by human metapneumovirus (…
Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court received on Friday a pretrial motion from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-…
Geneva, Switzerland – World Trade Organization experts on Friday largely upheld European Union restrictions on use of palm oil in biofuels…
Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the Bogor Presidential Palace on…
Bogor, West Java – Japan will give Indonesia two high-speed patrol boats, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Saturday, as Tokyo seeks to boost…
Niniek Karmini and Achmad Ibrahim, Bogor, Indonesia – Japan and Indonesia pledged on Saturday to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit…
January 10, 2025
Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry is targeting to send one thousand da'i (Islamic preachers) to underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T…
The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) is reminding Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and President Prabowo Subianto about the Forestry…
Antara, Jakarta – Starting January 1, 2025, Indonesian workers enrolled in the pension program managed by state insurer BPJS Ketenagakerjaan will…
M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Defense welcomed a military visit from China on Friday, January 10, 2025, aimed to boost…
Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to introduce an excise tax on sugary packaged beverages starting July 2025, aiming to curb excessive…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Southeast Asia's largest economy Indonesia has included a "fairer international trade" as part of its foreign policy…
Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – After the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, Indonesia should repatriate nearly 400 citizens…
We continue to reflect on Jimmy Carter's foreign policy with history professor Brad Simpson. Despite presiding over an administration that stood…
Spoorthy Raman – Among New Guinea's rainforest inhabitants is a group of birds called pitohuis, chatty songbirds that stand out for their loud,…
Riri Rahayu, Agung Sedayu, Jakarta – Agrarian and Spatial Planning Minister/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Nusron Wahid said there are…
Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Sweden is interested in investing in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) development in East Kalimantan, the head of the IKN…
Karunia Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan or Zulhas has revealed that the current Rp71 trillion budget allocated for…
Antara, Jakarta – Farmers participating in the government's inter-island migration program can earn around Rp 20 million per family per month,…
Yustinus Paat, Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, the leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),…
Macquarie Group has warned that potential cuts in nickel production from Indonesian mines could result in the loss of more than a third of global…
Rendy Tisna, Banjarmasin, Indonesia – In October 2023 in the Indigenous Dayak village of Bangkal, Indonesian police fired on farmers demonstrating…
Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia will expand its existing defence partnerships and step up its handling of strategic issues impacting its sovereignty…
D. Nicky Fahrizal and Winda Safitri, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's decision last week to abolish the presidential threshold is both a…
Jakarta – Jakarta is welcoming its new leaders after the local office of the General Elections Commission (KPU) confirmed on Thursday the victory…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia's founding father Sukarno, expressed her gratitude to President Prabowo…
Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday congratulated the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on its…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto intends to bring an end to the long-drawn-out Russia-Ukraine war, according to Foreign…
Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has picked Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to lead the task force dedicated to expediting…
Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Samarinda – The East Kalimantan government has turned a former mining area in the provincial capital Samarinda into…
January 9, 2025
Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has scheduled an interrogation for Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama,…
Leonard A.L. Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Facing increasing competition from China and India, Indonesian industry leaders are urging the government to…
Prisma Ardianto, Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially raised the retirement age for workers to 59 years starting…
Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government has welcomed Apple Inc.'s US$1 billion commitment to build a manufacturing facility in Batam Island, but…
Hin Pisei, Phnom Penh – Senior diplomats from Cambodia and Indonesia have expressed optimism about the bilateral trade cooperation between the two…
Yustinus Paat, Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU Jakarta) officially named Pramono Anung and Rano Karno as…
Indonesia, West Papua – Human Rights Monitor's latest investigation reveals evidence of widespread and systematic attacks against indigenous…