Antara, Jakarta – The budget for Indonesia's 79th Independence Day celebrations in the new capital Nusantara (IKN) on Aug.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has spent approximately Rp 11.2 trillion (around $707 million) to fund Indonesia's future planned capital development so far this year as of

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Vox Point Indonesia supports Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas's proposal to eliminate the Forum for Religious Harmony (FKUB) recommendation

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police have advanced their investigation into a controversial meeting between former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Firli Bahu

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Tuesday that the existing presidential palaces remind him of Dutch colonial rule as the incumbent leader once again tri

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – Professor Subejo of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) argues that Indonesia should prioritize maximizing the potential of its 7.4 million hectares of existing

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – A devastating fire that swept through five sub-districts in the Manggarai area this morning has left hundreds, if not thousands, of residents homeless.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Agricultural expert Dwi Andreas Santosa recently revealed ways on how Indonesia could achieve food security, citing improving farmers' welfare as one o

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Anies Baswedan could face a significant setback in his bid for reelection as Jakarta governor if the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) withdraws its support.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Dozens of hotel Google business accounts across Indonesia were hacked on Sunday, according to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI).

Thomas Rizal, Nusantara – President-elect Prabowo Subianto confirmed on Monday that he has invested in the new national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan as a businessman and sugge

Zikrullah Shubhy, Depok – Members of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) staged a protest at the Depok mayor's office in West Java on Sunday by dumping dozens of sacks f

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia losing its 34-month streak of an expanding manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) has worried President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" defended his decision to build an entirely new capital during a historic cabinet meeting on Monday, saying that the move could spre

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto abruptly announced his resignation on Sunday, prompting the party's leadership board to call an emergency meeting to app

Aisyah Llewellyn – The operator of fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Indonesia has reported steeper losses as pro-Palestinian boycotts continue to hammer businesses in the

Jakarta – Indonesia has joined a chorus of nations condemning a deadly Israeli air strike over the weekend on a school housing displaced Palestinians, with Jakarta calling for the inter

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – The emergence of alleged incidences of child abuse on social media platforms in recent weeks have put a negative spotlight on childcare services and facilities i

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – With over two months still to go until his inauguration in October, president-elect Prabowo Subianto has nonetheless established good rapport with Preside

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo held his first Cabinet meeting in his planned new capital, Nusantara, on Aug 12, as the outgoing leader seeks to reassure investors his US$32

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) is urging the Nabire District Police Chief (Kapolres) to release four KNPB activists who were arrested when they were handing out lea

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has released findings showing that there are still many incidents of tor

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – As many as 84 private universities (PTS) may shut down due to failure to meet accreditation standards, according to the National Accreditation Board for Higher

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia can save up to a whopping Rp 50 trillion (around $3 billion) annually if the country makes use of artificial intelligence or AI to make sure that the fuel su

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Dwi Andreas Santosa, an agricultural expert and Professor at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), revealed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's admini

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) has provided import duties exemptions for crucial equipment used in the development of the Nusantara

Exclusive by foreign affairs reporter Stephen Dziedzic and Fiji reporter Lice Movono – Fiji's prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, says he will "apologise" to fellow Melanesian leaders late

Surabaya – Hundreds of students from the National Association of University Student Executive Bodies (BEM SI) held a protest action in front of the East Java (Jatim) Regional House of R

Norman Harsono – Indonesia has drastically scaled back its Aug.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – As many as 24 Papua's cultural agencies and observers rejected the move to relocate some original Papuan archaeological objects to the National Research a

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – A senior presidential aide denied Monday that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was pulling the strings behind Airlangga Hartarto's recent abrupt resignation as the

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi is not ready to move the capital city from Jakarta to Nusantara Capital City (IKN), North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN called off its 13.3 gigawatts (GW) of steam power plants (PLTU) previously planned in the 2019-2028 Elect

Savero Aristia W, Jakarta – Indonesian businessman Jusuf Hamka, also known as Babah Alun, officially resigned from his Golkar Party membership today.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced a potential bonus of Rp6 billion for each gold medalist at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto announced his resignation as Chair of the Golkar Party.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto unexpectedly announced his resignation as chairman of the Golkar Party on Sunday, citing his decision as a measure to maintain the par

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto announced his resignation as chairman of the Golkar Party on Sunday, emphasizing the party's significant achievements under his leader

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – The leaders of the Golkar Party planned for a meeting on Tuesday to appoint an acting chairman succeeding Airlangga Hartarto who abruptly announced his re

Richaldo Hariandja – A black double-cabin, four-wheel-drive pickup truck stopped in front of a fresh fish store in Kampung Baru, Mangkupadi village, in North Kalimantan, and three Chine

Dili – President Droupadi Murmu announced during her address in Timor-Leste on Saturday that India will soon open an embassy in the country as part of the growing India-Timor-Leste frie

Jakarta – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy supports the removal of a recommendation from the Forum for Religious Harmony (FKUB) in order to establish a house of worship in I

Jakarta – The government just enacted a new rule that makes it easier for women to get safe abortions in cases of rape or medical emergency.

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Vinnilya, Dayat, Jakarta/Balikpapan – Thousands of Jakarta residents gathered eagerly to witness the historic journey of the replica of Indonesia's national flag, w

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Canberra – Australia and Indonesia advanced their electric vehicle (EV) partnership during the first Senior Officials' Meeting under the Electric Vehicle Collabor

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Hasto Wardoyo, said that the abortion provisions for victims of rape and sexual harassment are aime

The spotlight is again on West Papua following the killing of New Zealand pilot Glen Conning.

Jakarta – Tensions between the nation's largest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), and its de facto political vehicle, the National Awakening Party (PKB) have reached

Jakarta – In response to rising religious intolerance in Indonesia, 20 local communities from across the country have launched the #Friendship4Peace campaign through the Campaign #ForAB

Jakarta – If political parties were corporations, it may be time to red-flag their maneuvers ahead of November's regional head elections.