Jakarta – Indonesia has seen a marked decrease in the number of forest and land fires this year compared to 2023, according to an official from…
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October 14, 2024
Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman emphasized the great potential of the millennial generation to…
Rahman Yaacob – In two weeks, Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto will officially take over the presidency. In leading the vast…
Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – A total of 35 ministerial candidates have been summoned to meet with President-elect Prabowo Subianto at his…
Jakarta – In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud…
Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with several potential ministerial candidates at his South Jakarta…
Eleisha Foon – The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release,…
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Depok – Outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor, Prabowo Subianto, attended a major National…
Djibril Muhammad, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Democratic (Nasdem) Party has decided to not propose some of its members as President-…
October 13, 2024
Petir Garda Bhwana, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) praised the final result of the construction of the State Palace in the Nusantara…
Muzakir Nurdin, Central Aceh – The immigration office in Central Aceh in Indonesia's western province of Aceh deported three French nationals on…
Lily Kristanto – Dimas and Bella had plans to earn some money and travel Australia when they arrived for their working holiday.
They left…
October 12, 2024
Jakarta – A miracle almost happened once again as Indonesia pursues its long-held dream of reaching the soccer World Cup for the first time. This…
Sahrudin Nurdin, North Maluku – North Maluku gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos has been confirmed dead following a speedboat fire…
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Icha Rastika, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) suspects that the new policy of providing a housing allowances to…
Wijayanti Putri, Solo – As his term comes to an end next week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo chose to spend his weekend reflecting on his…
Johnson Raela, Hellena Souisa and Sean Mantesso – Three years ago, Lamberti Faan was sleeping in her village when armed men woke her.
It was…
October 11, 2024
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, the Daily Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, addressed rumors regarding the…
Indonesia, West Papua – The Permanent People's Tribunal (PPT) Judgement on State and Environmental Violence in West Papua was presented on 1st…
Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal says that workers are demanding an annual minimum wage increase of…
Maula M Pelu, Ambon – A number of civil society organisations held a peaceful action at the Leimena traffic circle in Poka Village, Ambon City, on…
Kurniawan Fadilah, Jakarta – The Labour Party has officially declared its support for the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono (RIDO) electoral ticket in the…
Jakarta – Before President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ascended to the highest office in 2014 there was a widespread expectation that he would move…
Najla Nur Fauziyah, Jakarta – The transition of power from President Jokowi and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin to President-elect Prabowo Subianto and…
Najla Nur Fauziyah, Jakarta – Tauhid Ahmad, an economist from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), said the waning of…
Jakarta – In this nation, poor people are often victims of disasters, while at the same time being blamed for causing them. The tragedy that…
Ifan Ahmad, Gowa, South Sulawesi – In an ambitious effort to achieve food self-sufficiency within three years, Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman…
Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Hundreds of indigenous people from various different regions gathered in front of the House of Representatives (DPR)…
Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has denied allegations of interfering in the formation of the cabinet for…
Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta – Bambang Susantono, the former head of the Nusantara Capital (IKN) Authority, estimated that Jakarta will likely…
October 10, 2024
Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially banned the Chinese trading app Temu, citing its potential disruptions…
Edo Rusyanto, Jakarta – Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo, Chairman of the Housing Task Force for President-elect Prabowo Subianto, announced that the…
Abdul Muslim, Jakarta – Internet coverage across Indonesia, an archipelagic nation with over 17,000 islands, has reached 97 percent, extending…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto recently revealed that his incoming government would not adopt the trickle-down…
Tria Dianti – Nearly a quarter century since Indonesia's transition to democracy, the national police, once an instrument of authoritarianism,…
Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such…
Ririe Ranggasari, Jakarta – Indonesian coastal communities staged a protest in front of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP)…
Petir Garda Bhwana, Jakarta – The extent of palm oil plantations encroaching and even taking over forests has drastically increased since 2019. As…
Jakarta – Companies in the Bakrie Group seemed to be putting into practice an ironic saying on social media: debtors are more aggressive than…
Dayat, Jakarta – After being granted parole, Jessica Kumala Wongso filed an appeal concerning the Supreme Court's decision in her premeditated…
Adelia Anjani Putri, Jakarta – Ketchup is a condiment. Kecap (sweet soy sauce) is a condiment. But sambal? Sambal is a way of life, at least for…
Jakarta – The Sarimukti Landfill in West Java, which serves the Greater Bandung area, will face overcapacity by the end of the year, the…
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen little to no progress in shifting the focus of development away from Java over the past decade,…
Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has committed a foreign policy blunder with his decision to stay away from this week's series of ASEAN…
Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto has defended his plan to expand government agencies, saying it is needed for a strong…
Jakarta – Parliamentary watchdog Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) researcher Lucius Karus considers it strange…
Jakarta – The newly launched iPhone 16 from tech giant Apple could be banned from the Indonesian market, sparking debate among the country's…
Jonathan Tehusijarana – On 5 October 2024, the Indonesian National Military (TNI) celebrated its 79th anniversary with great fanfare at the…
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam, Indonesia – A major Chinese solar panel manufacturing development on an Indonesian island saw renewed clashes in…
Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia's Java Island are leading the fight against the government's decision to…