Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Indonesia is experiencing a weakening consumer confidence in the third quarter but now fewer people think the…

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, decided on Thursday to keep its benchmark interest rate at 5 percent, ending a…

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to maintain the seven-day reverse repo rate on Thursday at 5 percent after it cut the key…

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said her first month working in Indonesia's new cabinet has been "wonderful,"…

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Head of the National Police Headquarters' public information officer, Grand Commissioner Asep Adi Saputra commented on…

Carlos Roy Fajarta, Jakarta – Kereta Commuter Indonesia, or KCI, the operator of the Greater Jakarta Commuter Line train, has registered an…

The Health Ministry and the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry are working together to promote medical tourism in Indonesia, and they believe…

Markus Junianto Sihaloho, Jakarta – National Police Chief General Idham Azis spoke at length about how his officers had done everything they…

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has asserted the government's commitment to not…

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has begun a program to standardize and train Islamic preachers to ensure that they promote moderate…

Viriya Singgih and Karlis Salna – Indonesia's government is prepared to widen the budget deficit further to counter a potential deeper…

Dozens of motorcycle taxi drivers in the West Sumatra capital of Padang stormed a hospital in the city yesterday in order to obtain the body of a…

Last week, several Indonesian and international environmental groups released a shocking report that found high levels of dioxin and other…

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The government is mulling over a new approach to deal with illegal fishing boats caught in Indonesian waters.…

Ika Ningtyas, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Chairman, Ahmad Taufan Damanik, said that there are not…

Istiqomatul Hayati, Jakarta – A group that consists of 40 tobacco farmers, whom most have shifted away from tobacco-plantation, urged the…

Jakarta (Antara) – Democratic Party executive Agus "AHY" Harimurti Yudhoyono argues that the concept of direct election is a given…

Maire Leadbeater – Since August 17, Indonesia's national day, West Papua has been in the grip of an unparalleled uprising. Conflict has been…

New research finds that large filter feeders in the waters of Indonesia could be ingesting dozens to hundreds of microplastic particles every…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Darwan Ali, an Indonesian politician at the center of a palm oil licensing scandal and charged in a separate…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – The carcass of an elephant with its tusks and trunk cut off has been found decomposing in the concession area of PT…

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Cigarette corporations launched at the Health Ministry's announcement to increase the mandatory health warning labels…

Police in West Jakarta on Saturday arrested a man who allegedly threw acid on nine women – most of them junior high school students – on three…

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Subaidah (40) is one of the settlers in an area in Sunter, North Jakarta, that was evicted from her home. She claims…

Jakarta – The handover of the investigation dossiers and the six suspects charged with raising the Morning Star independence flag to the Central…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The group of suspected terrorists allegedly behind the recent suicide bombing in Medan, North Sumatra, planned on…

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wants the new Indonesian capital city to become the most iconic in the world by making use of Balikpapan…

Jakarta – High-ranking figures from the Berkarya Party, including two children of former president Soeharto, are to attend a meeting with leaders…

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – The political divide in the country with the world's largest Muslim population appears to go deeper than the bitter…

Eva Safitri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud Md says that cases of human rights (HAM) violations…

Eva Safitri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud Md says that Veronica Koman has gone back on her…

Robert O'Neill, Peter Edwards and David Horner – Media reports that officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are impeding the…

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has discharged all the ministry's Echelon I officials in a…

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government has indicated that the 2019 fiscal deficit could hit its worst-case estimate as it plans to keep…

Nedi Putra AW, Malang – The commemoration of the International Day for Tolerance in Malang, East Java, saw Buddhist temple Vihara Dharma Mitra…

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – Concerns over contaminated fish have arisen among residents of Jayapura, Papua following a broadcast message about fish…

Jakarta – Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia, or pesantren, have an image problem. They are often derided as "terrorist schools," where young…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Nadiem Makarim voiced commitment to "liberate" the country's education…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) responds to the sneering comments made by the Home Affairs…

Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Six activists who were detained after a rally demanding a referendum on self-determination for Indonesia's Papua region…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) announced that it has commenced the standardization program for religious…

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) rejected the implementation of indirect Regional Head Election (…

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) opined Sukmawati Soekarnoputri had offended the feelings of the Muslim community for…

Jakarta – The North Jakarta administration recently evicted illegal settlements on Jl. Sunter Agung Perkasa VIII in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta…

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VII Deputy, Marwan Dasopang said he rejects the initial birth of Draft Bill on…

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry will freeze regional government accounts that have been channeling rural development funds to bogus…

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – A middle-ranking police officer has been demoted by the order of the National Police Chief Idham Azis, who…

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has demoted senior officials in his ministry and moved them to various posts in state-…

Jakarta – Indonesia reported a near flat income in January-October compared with the corresponding period a year earlier on Monday, as revenues…

Update: Tasikmalaya Police say they have arrested the alleged semen flinger at his home on Monday afternoon. The man has been taken in for…