Jakarta – In October last year the Constitutional Court, or Mahkamah Konstitusi in Indonesian, became a laughingstock, with netizens branding the once-respected judicial institution the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has revealed that most day care facilities in the country are unlicensed, taking cases in Depok, West Java, and Pekanbaru, Ri

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government has introduced a new regional regulation on domestic wastewater management, targeting the 5 percent of the city's population, roughly

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Independent candidate Dharma Pongrekun has officially secured the necessary requirement to enter the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial race.

Yustinus Paat, Antara, Jakarta – Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Daily Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party, confirmed that the Coalition for Advanced Indonesia (KIM) Plus will

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita, Interim Chairman of the Golkar Party, has confirmed that Bahlil Lahadalia will be elected as the new chairman of the party.

Agencies, Sydney, Australia – Australia and Indonesia cemented a landmark new defence pact Tuesday, pledging closer cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region as a new leader prepares to ta

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto will begin his signature free school meal program on Jan.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court (MK) has lowered the threshold for regional head nominations, easing the requirements for political parties.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party is exploring the possibility of appointing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the Chairman of the Advisory Board at the ongoing Golkar Co

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) faction has urged the government to reconsider its macroeconomic assumptions regarding the rupiah's ex

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Russian diplomat talked Tuesday about the possibility of Moscow striking a deal on nuclear power generation with Indonesia, saying Jakarta has to be spec

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may deny that he had a hand in the sudden, recent resignation of Airlangga Hartarto as Golkar Party chair, just as he dismissed suggestions that

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono claimed he had used his own operational funds to hold the first trial of the free nutritious meals program, which is

Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto is in Australia. From there, Subianto, a former army general, will return to Jakarta via Port Moresby.

Nila Ertina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalist (AJI) has condemned the intimidation of journalists covering the 79th Indonesian Independence Day celebrations a

Daniel Hurst – Australia and Indonesia have struck a new security pact that will lead to more joint military exercises and visits, prompting human rights advocates to call for safeguard

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Sebastian Strangio – Australia and Indonesia have agreed to a new defense cooperation agreement that will foster their security cooperation in an increasingly tense and constrained regi

Maulani Mulianingsih, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has urged the government to revoke a regulation allowing the provision of contraceptives to school-age

Nazarudin Latif and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesian civil society activists hailed a Constitutional Court ruling on Tuesday to revise requirements for a political party to nominate a

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Walhi expressed its rejection of the Asian Zero Emission Community (AZEC) program.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued a ruling to abolish the threshold for political parties or coalitions of parties to be able to nominate candidates for local heads i

The government of Timor-Leste announced on Friday that it would be proceeding with a project to expand and modernise President Nicolau Lobato International Airport in Dili.

Indonesia – Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet in a surprising late-term move that analysts say would bolster the incoming administration's agenda by posi

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health is tightening the scheme for health checks for foreign nationals entering Indonesia, including state guests to prevent the spread of monkeypo

Jakarta – The Health Ministry has stated that 88 cases of mpox were detected in the country over the last two years until Independence Day, and that the majority of patients had recover

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has confirmed that its Chairperson, Megawati Soekarnoputri, fully accepts President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's de

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) will reunite with President-Elect Prabowo Subianto after their relationship took a roller-coaster ride in the last elec

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Palestine is seeking to step up bilateral trade with Indonesia, which has been a staunch supporter in its fight against Israeli occupation.

Celvin Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) welcomed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's recent cabinet reshuffle, praising it as a necessary step to ensure a

Deni Ghifari and Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says the green economy and Prabowo Subianto 's flagship free meals program will prop up economic growth next year

Jakarta – During his last State of the Nation Address on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo opted to take the easy way out.

Jakarta (Agencies) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reshuffles his cabinet on Monday just weeks before he steps down in an effort to ease the transition to his successor, Defence Minist

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Two months before leaving office in October, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo replaced on Monday two ministers connected to the Indonesian Democratic Party of St

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto sent shockwaves through Indonesia's political landscape when he abruptly stepped down from his position as the le

Jakarta – The 2025 draft budget is here, and this will be president-elect Prabowo Subianto's first.

Larius Kogoya, Sentani – Leading members of the West Papua Council of Churches (WPCC) consider the installation of banners celebrating the 79th Anniversary of the Republic of Indonesia,

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) continues to seek coalition partners to secure a nomination ticket for Anies Baswedan and Hendrar Prihadi in

Indonesian human rights activists have strongly criticized a move to offer money to families of enforced disappearance victims as a ploy to clean up tainted image of retired army genera

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Supratman Andi Agtas was appointed as the new justice minister on Monday, succeeding Yasonna Laoly, who had held the position for the past decade.

Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman soft launched the use of B50 biodiesel in South Kalimantan on Sunday, harnessing Indonesia's abundance of crude palm oil (CPO).

Arya Fernandes – The shock resignation of Golkar chairman Airlangga Hartanto on 12 August 2024 presents a test case for the grand old party as it scrambles to elect a new leader amid ru

Jakarta – Former Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna H.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's development of the Indonesian Capital Nusantara or IKN in East Kalimantan has attracted haphazard investments, sa

Ilona Esterina, Antara, Jakarta – An economist from the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Didik J.

Denny Armandhanu, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reshuffled his Cabinet on Monday (Aug 19) by replacing two ministers linked with the opposition.

Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia is seeking to blend more palm oil with diesel to cut its use of fossil fuels, with the ambitious target raising the risk of tightening supply of the tropical

Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has urged resident voters to report any unauthorized use of their identity by gubernatorial hopefuls Dharma Pongrekun and Ku

Jakarta – An elderly woman was found dead after being attacked by a python in South Sulawesi, police and local officials said Friday, the third such death in the province in as many mon