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December 10, 2024
Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – There have been at least 116 recorded cases of police brutality in the country this year, including 29 extrajudicial…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has pushed the Health Ministry to include ketamine in the list of…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Bima Arya revealed that 28 ad hoc election officials passed away as of December 8…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Head of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, Bambang Hadimuljono, announced that civil servants will commence…
The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) commemorated International Human Rights Day in Jakarta on Thursday December 10 by holding a People's…
Yudha Almerio, Balikpapan, Indonesia – Abdul Kadir looked out to sea as a gathering of storm clouds darkened the outlook for the day's fishing in…
Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The Papuan People's Front (FRP) and Papuan students hope that with the momentum International Human Rights Day the…
Vitorio Mantalean, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) says that the thousands of troops sent to the land of Papua…
Jakarta – The number of people that did not use their right to vote or golput in the 2024 election of regional heads (Pilkada) was fairly high. In…
Nazarudin Latif and Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – The Indonesian armed forces may resist a landmark court ruling last month that gave the…
Te Aniwaniwa Paterson – The indigenous West Timorese, who live in an Indonesian province, East Nusa Tenggara, share Maori concerns that government…
December 9, 2024
Riza, Sukabumi – A series of natural disasters in Sukabumi, West Java, has displaced 3,064 people and caused 12 deaths, with two still missing,…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto would need Rp 13,528 trillion or approximately $900 billion from foreign and domestic…
BeritaBali.com, Badung – As the rainy season intensifies, Bali's iconic beaches – Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak – have once again been inundated with…
Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Monday that it has recovered approximately Rp 2.4…
Antara, Jakarta – Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto has announced a major reshuffle involving around 300 high-ranking military…
Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – There have been at least 116 recorded cases of police brutality in the country this year, including 29 extrajudicial…
Chontida Auikool – 20 years have passed since the Aceh tsunami, which left deep scars on Indonesia, especially for those directly affected. Aceh…
Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has set a target date of August 17, 2028, for the commencement of government operations in the…
Tria Dianti, Jakarta – The appointments to key government positions of figures linked to past human rights abuses in Indonesia have alarmed rights…
Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina (Persero) is lowering the price of aviation fuel at 19 priority airports…
Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former President Joko Widodo has responded to claims made by the Golkar Party's central board that he has become an…
Jakarta – Former Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung has secured over 50 percent of the vote in the November 27 Jakarta gubernatorial election, the…
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Economist Achmad Nur Hidayat recently said that the government should clearly state what sort of "luxury goods"…
Nur Janti, Jakarta – Indonesian volunteers who were providing medical assistance in a humanitarian mission in a hospital in northern Gaza Strip…
Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The campaign team for Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung has dismissed rival Ridwan Kamil's…
Antara, Ibnu Malikh, Jakarta – Indonesia's provinces are processing the provincial minimum wage (UMP) hike of 6.5 percent for 2025, following a…
As Interim President of the ULMWP, I welcome the release of the judgment of the Permanent People's Tribunal (PPT) on West Papua.
After…
Riandy Laksono – Prabowo has appointed 112 members to his Red and White Cabinet, comprising 48 ministers, 5 ministerial-level officials, and 59…
Ami Afriatni, Jakarta – On the streets of Jakarta and other major Indonesian cities, Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming a familiar sight…
Jakarta – A presidential spokesperson said on Monday that the status of state mosque held by Central Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque would soon be…
Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) vice chairman Arif Maulana urged the House of Representatives' Commission III to seriously…
Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) reported a net foreign capital outflow in the domestic financial market amounting to Rp 5.13 trillion (US$323.4…
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and his administration owe the public an explanation regarding the push and pull of his plan to consolidate…
Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – The government's assurance that a higher value-added tax (VAT) will apply only to luxury goods, and thus spare…
Jakarta – Authorities plan to launch a cloud seeding operation to mitigate flooding in the disaster-hit Sukabumi regency in West Java following a…
Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The wedding industry is feeling the pinch of demographic change as the number of marriages in Indonesia has plummeted…
Widy Wicaksono, Semarang – Semarang police officer Robig Zaenudin has been fired and his status upgraded to that of a criminal suspect for…
Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said that achieving food self-sufficiency is a central strategy for controlling…
December 8, 2024
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Nusron Wahid said that his…
Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The All Nusantara leadership board of the Nduga High School and University Student Association (IPMNI) and the families of…
Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea's capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on the self-…
Reiner Brabar, Sorong – International Human Rights Day will be commemorated on December 10. This year is the 76th anniversary of Human Rights Day…
Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is expected to remain a significant political figure in Indonesia, with many…
December 7, 2024
Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – Fruit seller Budi was seeking better prospects when he signed up for an IT job in Cambodia. But he found himself…
Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The government's plan to implement a 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) in 2025 is feared to reduce automotive…
Antara, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – As former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo distances himself from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Amid growing public resistance to the planned increase in value-added tax (VAT), a close ally of President Prabowo…
Antara, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Affairs Ministry has shut down three Instagram accounts with a combined following of over one…