Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo

Statement: In the past three years, there are no forest and land fire [across the country].

Fact:…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Monday recorded a US$10.95 million investment commitment from…

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have named Papua administration regional secretary Hery Dosinaen a suspect in a case of alleged…

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry's Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti) has issued four regulations that treat crypto assets as commodities…

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan expects that active TNI (Indonesian military) and Polri (National…

Jakarta – The administration of Bogor in West Java has significantly reduced plastic waste through a policy banning plastic bags at…

Jakarta – The North Jakarta Police fired six officers on Tuesday who abused drugs and were absent from work.

"They have been…

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – In two lukewarm rounds of the presidential debate, both the incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his challenger Prabowo…

Joy Muchtar, Bali – Tirta Investama, the company that produces Indonesia's oldest and most popular bottled water product Aqua, has just launched…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The chairman of the Democratic Party Jansean Sitindaon has revealed that a quarrel had occured between the Jokowi and…

Tondano – District police officers have "secured" protesters from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) who were…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) has expressed disappointment with Indonesia's presidential candidates for failing…

Jakarta (Antara) – Both incumbent presidential candidate Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Prabowo Subianto failed to talk about the root cause of natural…

Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) Executive Director Djayadi Hanan deemed Sunday's second…

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – An explosion outside a south Jakarta stadium complex has sent hundreds of people watching a…

Ben Bland – With the slick presenters, questions pulled out of a fishbowl, and baritone voice-overs, the casual viewer might have thought this…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A Malaysian disability NGO has responded to a viral video posted by a wheelchaired man who was prohibited from…

James Massola, Jakarta – The second Indonesian presidential debate was so boring it increased the chances of people not voting in the election on…

Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his signature infrastructure spending on Sunday in the second televised debate…

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – The new Yogyakarta International Airport (NYIA), located in a coastal area of Kulon Progo regency, will start…

Jakarta – Amid concerns about pervasive smoking among minors in the country, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has set the stage…

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Last December, East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor was criticized for dismissing offhand the possibility…

Jakarta – Unlicensed mining of bauxite continues on the islands of Angkut, Dendang and Bukit Batu in Bintan, Riau Islands, despite a government…

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has responded to the recent expulsion of 14 elementary school students with HIV/AIDS…

Jakarta – The Rooftop Solar Power Users Forum (PPLSA) has called on the government to revoke a ministerial regulation that has discouraged PLN…

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy has soared over the past five years, but the government's restrictions on investment and…

Jakarta – The Taxation Directorate General saw a significant increase in tax disputes in 2018 following a government tax amnesty held from July…

Ivany Atina Arbi, Bengkulu – Islamic group Muhammadiyah is planning to mobilize its members to campaign for wasatiyyah (religious moderation) in…

Asni Ovier, Jakarta – Even though the second presidential election debate on Sunday (17/02) was widely considered to be uneventful, one question…

Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his sole challenger, Prabowo Subianto, both put forward policies based on…

Jakarta – Presidential challenger Prabowo Subianto may have missed an opportunity to give incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo a run for his money on…

Chen Toisuta, Ambon – Scores of student from the Student Struggle Centre for National Liberation (Pembebasan) and the Papuan Student Alliance (…

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has launched a petition opposing the revival of the TNI's (Indonesian military) dual socio-political…

Jakarta – Democratic Party chairman Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will not participate in any campaign events ahead of the 2019 general election as he…

Jakarta – Sunday evening's second presidential debate was a slightly livelier affair, which saw the two candidates trading blows on land reform…

Rabul Sawal – Scores of students from the 2019 (Bourgeois) Election Boycott Committee (Komite Boikot Pemilu (Borjuis) 2019), held a protest…

Jakarta (Antara) – Ace Hasan Syadzily, a spokesman for the Joko Widodo (Jokowi)-Ma'ruf Amin National Campaign Team, stressed that the incumbent…

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's steel industry would need an additional 15 thousand workers to reach its production target of 10 million tons by…

Sidoarjo (Antara) – Indonesian Vice Presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno expressed deepest sympathies to prominent musician Ahmad Dhani by…

Marguerite Afra Sapiie and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jakarta – The second election debate is a few days away and the teams of both incumbent Joko "…

Jakarta – An emergency team at Supadio International Airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, hauled a Lion Air plane back onto the runway on…

Jakarta – Online marketplace behemoth Bukalapak experienced a steep ratings drop on the Apple and Google app stores over the weekend in the…

Annabel Bowles, Jakarta – Like many Indonesians, Australians have aired their concerns over the rise of political Islamism. Experts have pointed…

Erwin Renaldi and Farid Ibrahim – Gayatri, who only wants to be referred to by her first name, considers herself a "normal" practising Muslim…

Ainur Rohmah, Jakarta – Fake news and hate speech are inundating Indonesia on and offline with the country's general election just two months…

Jakarta (Antara) – The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution reiterated that the decline in Indonesia's exports was due to…

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's export value recorded on January 2019 had experienced a decrease compared to last year. The condition…

Pichayada Promchertchoo, Jakarta – Anyone who's visited Jakarta will know just how horrific its traffic congestion can be, with a simple journey…

Jakarta – The presidential campaign of incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has reported Indopos to the Press Council for allegedly spreading…

Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has admitted to jumping the gun when it announced on Wednesday that social media platform…