Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States have agreed on a framework to negotiate an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade aimed at strengthening their bilateral economic ties.

Manggi Habir and Siwage Dharma Negara – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's first several months in office have reflected a shift towards economic policy driven by national security

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – The military will begin manufacturing medicines for public distribution under a new agreement, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest expansion of the armed

Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have arrested 44 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across the region, off

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry plans to extend the low-cost green car (LCGC) incentive program through 2031 to stimulate sales and boost car ownership, but experts w

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Kasman Amir grew up in a fishing family in a small coastal village on Kabaena Island in eastern Indonesia.

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday inaugurated over 2,000 newly commissioned officers of the Indonesian Armed Forces and the National Police, urging th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has agreed to exempt US companies from local content requirements – the same policy that had prevented tech giant Apple from selling its iPhone 1

Antara, Kupang – A total of 140 junior high school students from SMPN 8 Kupang are suspected of food poisoning after consuming meals from the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.

Basten Gokkon – Researchers have recently found that sacred waters protected by Indigenous traditions are key to fish conservation in Indonesia, yet they remain largely unrecognized and

Mita Hapsari, Jakarta – After attending the United Nations (UN) invitation in New York, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung returned to Indonesia, bringing the results of several collaborati

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump cannot contain his excitement as Washington is about to gain easier access to Indonesia's critical minerals following his latest

Jakarta – Last week's guilty verdict against former trade minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong raises questions about the extent to which a government official can be incriminated for makin

Antara, Jakarta – The Cartenz Peace Task Force arrested a member of the separatist group TPNPB OPM (West Papua National Liberation Army – Free Papua Movement), Male Telenggen, on Saturd

Jeff Hutton – Haryanto surveys a sandy patch the size of roughly half a soccer field.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Network for Gender-Just Policies (JMS) is questioning the allocation and sources of the Victim Assistance Fund for victims of sexual violenc

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's mining sector has solidified its role as a backbone of the national economy, consistently contributing to growth even during periods of global disr

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chinese defense attache Xu Sheng said Tuesday that his country's flourishing military cooperation with Indonesia had "set an example" for Beijing's interac

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the country's fiscal deficit for 2025 is now expected to widen to 2.78 percent of GDP, up from the ear

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The House of Representatives, together with the government and the Regional Representative Council, has approved 10 Draft Laws on the establishment of regencies/cit

David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Washington, DC – Indonesia has agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of US goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, w

Syifa Alifa, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the University of Indonesia Student Council (BEM UI) has responded to President Prabowo Subianto's statement that protesters using the hash

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – A total of 339 Indonesian citizens (WNI) were caught in a simultaneous crackdown on online fraud in 15 provinces in Cambodia since July 14, 2025.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Dewi Kurniawati, Jakarta – Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara plans to sign an US$8 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract with US engi

The latest raid in the waters off Batam in mid-May netted a record 2.1 tonnes of methamphetamine, a synthetic drug also known as meth.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia attracted approximately Rp 950 trillion ($58.4 billion) in investment during the first half of 2025, marking a year-on-year increase from Rp 829.9 tr

Septia Ryanthie, Klaten – President Prabowo Subianto said that many Indonesian children have yet to receive the Free Nutritious Meals (FNM) program.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (Kadin) views the newly struck tariff deal in a positive light, saying that the agreement will not only make trade more

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia has deployed its military to help accelerate the long-delayed Trans Papua Road project, which has faced persistent setbacks due to security threats from

Ary Hermawan – Within Indonesia's largest mass Muslim organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), there is a deepening ideological and generational split over the elites' decision to defend con

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that cardiac health services in Indonesia remain severely limited.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Head of the Downstream Task Force, Bahlil Lahadalia, officially handed over a feasibility study document on downstream projects and national energy resilience t

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, along with the Head of the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM), Taruna Ikrar, signed a me

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is testing whether one of the world's most powerful timber certifiers can deliver justice – or merely a reset – to forest communities harmed by i

Jakarta – The administration has changed seven times since Papua's official integration into the Republic in 1969, but the old stories of poverty, marginalization and human rights abuse

Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is very responsive when it comes to matters concerning the interests of political parties.

Effendi Rusli, Jakarta – Forest and land fires in Riau's Rokan Hulu have burned more than 229 hectares as firefighters struggle to contain the flames due to challenging terrain and limi

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is accelerating the construction of suspension bridges to improve connectivity in remote and geographically challenging areas.

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Akmalal Hamdhi, Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Tuesday that nearly 1,000 civil servants at the Finance Ministry have been laid off as part of the

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Unemployment in Indonesia has become a highlighted topic in a report by the independent Qatari news channel, Al Jazeera.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has named eight new suspects in a corruption case involving loans to textile company Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) and its sub

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The Jakarta Department of Environment urges the public to monitor Jakarta's air quality and understand the necessary precautions based on official data befo

Ana Swanson – The Trump administration provided more details Tuesday of the trade deal it reached with Indonesia, saying that the Indonesian government had agreed to roll back multiple

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Rejection of the newly proposed Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) Bill is ongoing.

Julian Isaac – The Indonesian Military (TNI) is committed to supporting the completion of the Trans-Papua Highway during President Prabowo Subianto's terms in office.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin reveals that Indonesia requires Rp70 trillion to achieve the demand of 70,000 specialist doctors in the next ten years.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Vice Chairman of the House of Representatives' Commission XI, Dolfie Othniel Frederic Palit, raised concerns over the education budget during a working meeting

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil lifting reached 578,000 barrels per day in the first half of 2025, which is about 95.5 percent of this year's target of 605,000 barrels per

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Daikin has begun mass distribution of its first locally manufactured residential air conditioners from its new West Java factory.