Nasori, Jakarta – South Korean automotive giant Hyundai Motor Company has announced a $1.55 billion investment plan to develop electric vehicles…
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November 26, 2019
Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – State-owned arms manufacturer Pindad has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Africa's defense contractor…
Hans Arnold Kapisa, Jakarta – Papua Regional Police Chief Insp. General Paulus Waterpauw revealed that authorities found indications…
Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to hand over a revised labour law Bill to Parliament by early January as it seeks to boost employment…
Lospalos, Timor Leste – Mario Da Cruz could only watch in horror as a small army of crocodiles killed a child on a Timor Leste beach – another…
Alfian R, Rahmad Nasution, Jayapura, Papua – Commander of the 172/PWY Regional Military Command, Colonel J Binsar P Sianipar, urged all the…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has never suggested increasing the maximum number of presidential terms through a constitutional…
Jakarta – Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Indonesia, Esam A. Abid Althagafi, has said Saudi authorities are currently in negotiation with their…
Galuh Putri Riyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) lamented the local government's response to the recent issue on…
Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan has spoken up the reasons for the hotel construction as part of the revitalization project…
Budiarti Utami Putri, Bogor – Communication and Informatics Ministry (Kominfo) planned to strengthen the authority of the Indonesian Broadcasting…
Ayu Retnaningtyas, Jakarta – State energy company Pertamina is seeking to triple its crude oil import from the United States next year, taking…
Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian government should work harder to prevent environmental pollution and destruction instead of…
Jakarta – The North Jakarta Police force is preparing a special program for its overweight officers to help them lose weight so they can be…
Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Members of Indonesia's Regional Representative Council and researchers say the government should prioritize a "cultural…
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General will focus on expanding Indonesia's tax base next year in order to meet a…
November 25, 2019
Jakarta (Antara) – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto called on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states to…
Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim called on all Indonesian teachers to make minor changes as efforts to…
Jakarta (Antara) – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission II plans to question the government on its reasons for issuing the…
Aristyo Rizka Darmawan – In the past five years, local media have been awash with images of Susi Pudjiastuti, the former fisheries minister,…
Jakarta – Starting Monday, people who rent electric scooters and ride them on roads and bicycle lanes outside the area designated for…
Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina inaugurated on Monday former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as its…
Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has asked teachers to inform students about the country's "dark" history relating to the long-defunct…
Jakarta – Indonesia is among the top five most improved countries in terms of prosperity in the world, with an exceptional ranking in social…
Usman Hamid – More and more people are falling victim to Indonesia's Information Law, which is notorious for being used to criminalise political…
David Fickling – If you see a flowering of "palm-oil free" labels on supermarket shelves next year, then thank Indonesian drivers, President…
Jakarta had one of the highest number of cases related to religious intolerance in Indonesia in recent years, according to a new study,…
Eko Wahyudi & Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – State gas and oil company Pertamina held a general shareholders' meeting (RUPS) at State-…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Depok – The University of Indonesia's student executive body is holding the UI ArtX 2019 exhibition on campus…
Jakarta – After President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo made headlines last week for appointing seven millennial-generation people to his team of aides,…
Jakarta – After taking a stroll around the Gamcheon cultural village in the South Korean port city of Busan, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says…
November 24, 2019
Budiarti Utami Putri and Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The head of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence's (Kontras) monitoring…
Bangun Santoso – The secretary of the Islamic-based United Development Party (PPP) faction in the House of Representatives, Achmad Baidowi or…
Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Executive Board Deputy Chairperson Sufmi Dasco Ahmad has clarified that a speech delivered…
Muhammad Ridwan – The Setara Institute for Democracy has released the results of research ranking the level of religious intolerance in…
Jakarta (Antara) – The state ideology Pancasila is non-negotiable for Indonesia so that the entire nation must have a common spirit of opposing…
Antara, Jakarta – At least 200 houses were ravaged by fire in a village on Sebuku Island, South Kalimantan Province, early on Sunday, leaving…
Muhammad Ridwan – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has asked for the discriminative requirements in the selection…
Richard Javad Heydarian – When Joko Widodo, affectionately known as "Jokowi", pulled off a shocking victory in Jakarta's 2012 gubernatorial race…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said he has been assigned by the president to lead a comprehensive campaign against the…
Michael Koziol – Newspapers, it is often said, represent a first draft of history. They are necessarily fast, loose and often incomplete. But…
Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The institutions mandated to issue halal certification have assured the public that there is no regulation…
Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan met on Friday with around 1,000 poor capital dwellers following controversial evictions in North…
November 23, 2019
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has climbed four places to rank 41st in the world talent ranking based on a survey by Swiss-based IMD…
Jakarta – Brouhaha surrounding the controversial policy of a Tous Les Jours store to reject requests for Christmas greetings to reportedly obtain…
Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – A speech by Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim, which is slated to be read on National Teacher's Day on…
Several Indonesian ministries are banning pregnant, disabled or LGBTIQ+ job hunters in favour of what one called "normal" applicants, the…
Arlina Arshad – When Indonesian Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan asked President Joko Widodo recently about…
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, has made a comeback to public office,…
Hafiz Noer – Last month, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was inaugurated as Indonesia's seventh president for his second and final term. After a wide 55.5%…




