A.N. Basil, Thailand – The Indonesian Ministry of Finance announced on Thursday that it has optimized tax incentives for businesses under the…

Indonesia's state-owned enterprises minister said Thursday he will fire and seek the prosecution of the head of the national airline after he was…

Indonesia may have some of the harshest drug laws in the world, but new data showed that millions still consume illegal narcotics in the country…

Muhsidin, Rahmad Nasution, Biak, Papua – The Papuan provincial government has ordered all district and city administrations to ban sales of…

Jakarta – On Thursday December 5 the South Jakarta District Court accepted material evidence during a pretrial suit challenging treason charges…

Stanley Widianto, Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – An Indonesian anti-corruption investigator, who was partially blinded in an acid attack in…

Jakarta – Local residents have found another dead sea turtle washed up on a beach near Baai Island Port in the city of Bengkulu, on Thursday,…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The Garuda Indonesia Cabin Crew Union (Ikagi) has thanked State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir for…

Jakarta – The outbreak of hepatitis A affecting hundreds of residents of Depok in West Java may have spread to other areas, according to the…

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, South Tangerang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has thrown his weight behind State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Erick…

Jakarta – The Jakarta Tax and Levy Agency (BPRD) and the Jakarta Police are conducting joint raids on the homes of luxury car owners as part of…

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis has appointed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's former adjutant, Insp. Gen.…

Jakarta – The KPK should investigate those who gave orders for the bribe to be paid to a number of Bekasi Regency officials. A permit system…

Max Melit – "There is no such thing as a buzzer in politics," insisted Dede Budiyarto, former head coordinator of President Joko Widowo campaign'…

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's tourism market was recorded at US$6 billion (Rp84.6 trillion), according to Goldman Sachs' data. As quoted by…

The list of political prisoners in Indonesia's West Papua and Papua provinces is growing higher, as at least 110 people were arrested for raising…

Triyan Pangastuti, Jakarta – Indonesian consumers were more optimistic last month, showing positive expectations of higher future income, job…

Jakarta – Indonesia and Japan have agreed on a local currency settlement deal that will allow both countries to use the rupiah and the yen to…

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia announced Friday the country's foreign reserves were down slightly to $126.6 billion in November from $126.7…

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – A member of the Jakarta Legislative Council's (DPRD) Commission C from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) faction,…

Irma Susanti lives a few metres away from a concrete wall that barely keeps seawater from inundating her slum neighbourhood in the north of the…

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has said he will fire the president director of flag-carrier…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Waterpauw has confirmed that two police officers are under investigation for…

Dozens of West Papuans have been named as treason suspects for attempts to raise the outlawed Morning Star flag.

Indonesian police arrested…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government will expand its tax incentive program to cover more business sectors as part of its efforts to…

An Indonesian man who fainted as he was being whipped for pre-marital sex Thursday was revived to receive the rest of his punishment before being…

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a cassation appeal filed by former Golkar Party secretary-general Idrus Marham, who had been…

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) completed on Wednesday its investigation into former national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a regulation that requires online storefronts to apply for an official business permit from…

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has criticized a CNN International special report that said the world's demand for palm oil ignited a climate…

Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Senior economist Mari Elka Pangestu has said that new ministers in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's Cabinet should…

Jakarta – Singaporean daily The Straits Times has named Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as its 2019 Asian of the Year for "dexterity…

Jakarta – Many people in the country doubt whether the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin is capable of resolving cases…

Beritasatu, Jakarta – As many have predicted, Airlangga Hartarto was re-elected as chairman of the Golkar Party by acclamation on Wednesday…

Rachael Diprose, Ken Setiawan and Amalinda Savirani – According to the United Nations, Indonesia currently ranks at 116 on the Gender Inequality…

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – Lecturer and government critic Rocky Gerung said his criticism belittling President Jokowi's understanding of…

Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leader Sohibul Iman said the Religious Affairs Ministry's policy…

Jakarta (Antara) – In the inauguration ceremony of the University of Indonesia (UI) rector, Professor Ari Kuncoro, Education and Cultural Affairs…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Forbes Indonesia released its list of the 50 richest Indonesians on Thursday, showing that a large portion of the…

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has asked the Education and Culture Ministry to teach the history of the country's…

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto will remain at the helm of Golkar after members of the nation's second-largest party reelected him in…

The Indonesian government is in the process of introducing policies to both purge "radicals" from the public service and government, and to…

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Four students were taken to Abepura Police station while attending Mass at Gembala Baik Catholic Church, Abepura on…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesian top business executives must take significant actions to deal with an anticipated global downturn if they…

Naazneen Karmali – Citizens of the world's fourth most populous nation in May reelected President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to a second term, hoping…

Heru Andriyanto, Robertus Wardi, Jakarta – Golkar top executives were all smiles as the party kicked off its national congress on Tuesday night,…

Luke Lischin – With the announcement of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's latest cabinet on 23 October 2019, prospects for liberal government…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Jakarta's Tax and Levy Agency (BPRD) in conjunction with the Metro Jaya Police commenced an operation to…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Nadiem Makarim announced that a team under his command is currently…

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported 1,306 earthquakes rocked Indonesia…