Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) central executive board has recommended Rahayu "Sara" Saraswati…
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July 7, 2020
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Activists have called on the Indonesian authorities to probe the finances of the Korindo Group, a privately owned…
Oliver Crawford – The Indonesian Marxist and anti-colonial revolutionary Tan Malaka (1894-1949) exists in two forms, real and fictional.
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Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – An investigative report has revealed the political links between Indonesia's fisheries minister and a slew of companies…
Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta (Bisnis) – Following the controversy surrounding the decision to open the lobster seeds export, Fisheries and Maritime…
Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim) announced the arrest of "ADC" which…
Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said the government has started to consider the…
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia (IDX: GIAA) CEO Irfan Setiaputra reported that at least 300 employees have taken early…
Sania Mashabi, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Asfinawati has revealed several indicators that show the Indonesian…
Denpasar – The Bali City Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) visited at the Bali Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) offices in the Balinese provincial capital…
Jakarta – Jakarta began to trial its first electric buses on the city's busiest route between City Hall and the Blok M business center on Monday…
July 6, 2020
Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Lion Air Group, Indonesia's largest airline group by fleet size, has decided to slash 8.9 percent of its…
Yunindita Prasidya, Jakarta – The government has collected more than Rp 40 trillion (US$2.82 billion) in dividends from five major state-owned…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The surge in coronavirus infections in Indonesia continued on Monday with 1,209 new cases, taking the country's total…
Jakarta – Banyuwangi regency in East Java has begun to reopen tourist destinations under "new normal" policies to alleviate the economic impact…
Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesian households have seen abnormal electricity bills for the third consecutive month, likely a result of the…
Riska Rahman and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Transferring the Financial Services Authority's (OJK) supervision over banking back to Bank…
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's nontariff barriers on food imports may limit the accessibility and affordability of nutritious…
Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – State Secretary Pratikno has downplayed the possibility of a Cabinet reshuffle, saying that President Joko "Jokowi"…
Harry Suhartono and Arys Aditya – Bali, Indonesia's most-popular holiday destination, will welcome back visitors from the end of this month even…
James Massola – Indonesia will become the third coronavirus epicentre in Asia after China and India, according to one of the country's top…
A disturbing new development to Tokopedia's massive user data leak has been reported, with a cyber security firm finding evidence that 91 million…
A 14-year-old rape victim in Lampung province became the victim of another alleged sexual assault at the hands of an official who was supposed to…
Ever wonder why, in many parts of Jakarta, the "new normal" feels just like the old normal? A survey of Jakartans' attitudes towards COVID-19 may…
Sultan Anshori, Karangasem – Bali conducted mass prayers on Sunday as the Indonesian resort island prepares to reopen to tourists shut out due to…
Adam Prireza, Jakarta – A joint survey by the Social Resilience Lab Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and crowdsourcing platform Lapor…
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia are battling with challenges ranging from an unstable internet…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Dangdut King Rhoma Irama hits the wrong note when singing on stage in front of hundreds of people amid the Covid-19…
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) reported an increasing number of passengers on Monday,…
Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – The government brought forward the rice-planting season this year to ensure sufficient supply, and it now…
Today marks 22 years since the Biak Massacre when the Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua.
On the 2…
Jakarta – The Women's Anti-Violence Alliance Movement (Gerak Perempuan) opposes the removal of the Draft Law on the Elimination of Sexual…
Yogyakarta – Dozens of people from various different Islamic groups, which make up the Jogja United Alliance, held a Crush the Indonesian…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Milder weather is expected to bring about a less severe forest fire season across Indonesia this year compared to…
Police were said to have used a water cannon on activists during a peaceful rally held by the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Denpasar earlier…
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry is dialing back on its previous claim about developing an "antivirus necklace" that…
Denpasar – The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) held another demonstration on Monday July 7 at around 10 am. Like earlier actions, the rally was…
July 5, 2020
Kate Thresher – A decade in the making, the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) comes into force today.…
Lia Timson – When a boatload of people arrived unannounced on an idyllic beach at the eastern tip of Timor-Leste, one Australian watched what…
Marcel Thee – Seven passionate record collectors are helping to preserve long-forgotten Indonesian music of the 20th century with their archival…
Erwin Renaldi – While more than one million Australians travel to Indonesia annually, a recent poll shows this hasn't necessarily enhanced people…
Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has touted online courses as the default mode of learning for many university…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia reported 82 deaths from coronavirus-related diseases on Sunday, the highest single-day fatalities since the…
Beritasatu, Jakarta – Counter-terror squad Detachment 88 arrested three suspected militants in Central Java in connection to last month's attack…
Tri Indah Oktavianti and Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry plans to release a eucalyptus-based "antivirus necklace" that…
The following is a translation of a press release by 17 West Papuan organisations that have launched a Papuan People's Petition (Petisi Rakyat…
Jakarta – Participants at Sunday's "Crush Communism Rally" in Jakarta from organisations such as the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), the 212…
Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Australian resident Joel Backwell, 39, experienced what most Indonesian students go through when he studied art…
July 4, 2020
Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Indonesian government plan to develop a huge farm on Borneo island would likely…
Hengky Ola Sura, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara – Award winning author, Felix K. Nesi, was detained by the Insana Police in Timor Tengah Utara regency…




