Jakarta – Once again, the selection of members of the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is like trying to clean a filthy house with a dirty broom.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung has pledged to transform Jakarta into a "city of joy" with global influence, should he win the upcoming election on Novemb

Antara, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan paid tribute to the late renowned economist Faisal Basri on Thursday, visiting his home in South Jakarta to honor his

Jakarta – The Indonesian government provided military aid comprising assault rifles, handguns and ammunition totaling US$500,000 to Cambodia during a handover ceremony on Aug.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – At its conclusion on Tuesday, the Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) 2024 had seen the signing of 32 new business partnerships, according to the Foreign Ministry, inclu

Jakarta – Pope Francis praised Indonesians on Wednesday for their large families and suggested that people in other countries are choosing to have pets rather than bring up children.

Victor Mambor and Tria Dianti in Jayapura and Jakarta – Hundreds of indigenous Papuans staged protests on Wednesday to highlight ongoing violence and displacement in the conflict-torn P

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia's new capital city Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN), which is about 15 per cent completed, has released a smartphone application that will ultimately allow

Michael Rose and Ivo Mateus Goncalves da Cruz Fernandes – Next week, Timor-Leste will welcome Pope Francis, its first papal visit in 35 years.

Rita Padawangi – A group of around 20 youths went to the foot of the altar after the Pope's mass, unfurling banners of protests.

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Dyna Rochmyaningsih, Lubok Pusaka, Indonesia – Jaharuddin, 50, sits deep in thought in his living room in Lubok Pusaka village, in Indonesia's Aceh province, smoking a cigarette and sta

Donny Iqbal, Nopri Ismi, Palembang/Pandeglang, Indonesia – Authorities in Indonesia are investigating possible links between a recent bust of rhino horns for sale and a killing spree of

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A controversial zinc-and-lead mine being developed on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has hit a roadblock after the country's Supreme Court ordered the re

Indigenous Christians in Papua province took to the streets on Sept.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 24 August 2024, a 17-year-old Papuan named Justa Kobak was reportedly beaten by members of the Mobile Police Brigade Corps (Brimob) during a night patrol in t

A National Strategic Project (PSN) in Bintuni Bay (Teluk Bintuni Regency), Papua Barat Province, has sparked concerns about the potential violation of indigenous land rights.

Liam Pritchett – A planned five million-acre sugarcane megaproject in Indonesia's Papua province could threaten its uniquely biodiverse rainforest and the Indigenous Papuans who depend

Jakarta (Agencies) – Only rockstars and presidents can usually fill the Gelora Bung Karno stadium, but on Thursday it was octogenarian Pope Francis who drew more than 80,000 fans to a C

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Immigration Office has deported British nationals Benjamin James Lovell and Benjamin Thomas Sloan for participating in a demonstration by

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – The trial of alleged corruption at state-owned tin miner Timah resumed Thursday, with witness Ichwan Azwardi detailing how illegal mining within Timah's ar

Fitri Ramadhani, Jayapura – Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia is expected to bring a fresh breeze to the land of Papua.

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – Two British nationals, Benjamin James Lovell and Benjamin Thomas Sloan, were deported from Indonesia on Wednesday September 5 for violating

Jakarta – The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) is urging the government of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to immediately take responsibility for and solve the assassination

Maria Baru, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) General Chairperson Agus Kossay was released from the Class IIA Abepura Penitentiary (Lapas) in Jayapura city, Papua, on Tues

Ato 'Lekinawa' da Costa – A Timorese scholar, Josh Trindade, currently pursuing a PhD at the Indigenous Knowledge Institute, Australia has issued a public demand for Pope Francis to apo

Bella Evanglista, Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Pope Francis, the leader of the global Catholic Church, arrived at Merdeka Palace on Wednesday morning to meet with President Joko "Jo

Nanda Perdana Putra, Jakarta – A protest action was held by a number of people across from the Vatican Embassy in ??South Jakarta shortly before Pope Francis returned from the Merdeka P

Alex Arifianto – On 28 July 2024 Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Islamic organisation, officially announced that it would accept an offer of mining concessions from President J

Indonesian police have dismantled a baby trafficking ring in Depok, West Java, making eight arrests in a case that saw newborns being bought from parents via Facebook, before being reso

Georgina Giannopoulos – Despite consistent national efforts to close the gender gap in the Indonesian education system, pervasive patriarchal views – especially in more conservative reg

Medan – A former regent in North Sumatra, who had been a corruption suspect since last month, was arrested after being nominated for reelection by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Str

Duncan Graham – The paperwork signing late last month by Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto in Magelang (Central Java) is being paraded as a

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Banda Aceh Police are investigating a grenade explosion in front of the house of Aceh gubernatorial candidate Bustami Hamzah in Syiah Kuala district, Banda

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Nine out of 76 candidates in the running to become Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) members for the 2024-2029 period are politicians from political parties in t

Jakarta – Politics is the art of the possible, yet in the Jakarta gubernatorial election, political parties in both the ruling coalition and the opposition camps think it impossible to

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – A plan by India, the world's top buyer of vegetable oils, to increase its import tax on the commodity could hamper the growth of Indonesia's palm oil exports.

Feiral Rizky Batubara, Jakarta – The government launched an extensive program in 2007 to replace kerosene with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as the primary cooking fuel in homes.

According to information published by Indonesia Defense on September 3, 2024, Indonesia's Defense Minister and newly elected President, Prabowo Subianto, is preparing to enhance the cou

Ali Mirin – Members of the Indonesian mobile police (Brimob) fatally shot Tobias Silak, a 24-year-old Papuan employed by the local election supervisory agency (Bawaslu) and seriously in

Jakarta – Authorities have been ramping up mitigation measures against the spread of mpox after three suspected cases were reportedly found in Jakarta, with one case being closely monit

Antara, Jakarta – High living costs, traffic congestion, and parenting trauma are key contributors to mental health disorders in Jakarta, according to Samanta Elsener, a psychologist an

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for manufacturing in Indonesia dropped to 48.9 in August 2024, down from 49.3 in July, indicating the second cons

Antara, Jakarta – Investment Minister and Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Rosan Roeslani, announced that Indonesia's investment realization for the first half of 2024

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Ahmad Fathanah Haris, attorney for the CNN Indonesia Workers' Solidarity (SPCI), explained that employees faced layoffs after addressing the unilateral w

Jakarta – The police continue to resort to brutality to silence demonstrators. This is a violation of human rights.

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – Indonesian Investment Minister or Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Rosan Roeslani revealed the reason behind Tesla's decision not to invest in

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi is encouraging more Indonesians to embrace electric vehicles (EVs) in their lives as the country wishes to boos

Winda Nelfira, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia hopes that Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia on September 3-7 can be used as a momentum to urge the Indonesian government to reso

Andreas Harsono – Pope Francis is in Indonesia as part of a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region.