Jakarta – The ongoing search for brave new leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is a make-or-break moment for the formerly powerful institution.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – In a push for better governance of the mining industry, the government has expanded the Mineral and Coal Information System (Simbara) to now cover nickel

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – The sky was clear and the ocean calm when The Jakarta Post visited North Jakarta's fishing village of Cilincing last week.

Muhammad Aulia, Ali Achmad, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is considering an investigation into the acquittal of Gregorius Ronald Tannur by the Surabaya District

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The government is aiming for a 10-percent reduction in domestic airfare by October before a new cabinet is installed.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto recently traveled to Ankara for defense discussions with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Tuesday warned people to be vigilant of potential forest fires during the dry season in Sumatra, but the agency al

Yustinus Patris Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, has historically been the incubator for the National Awakening Party

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) and Banco Central de Timor Leste (BCTL) or the Central Bank of Timor Leste have officially agreed to boost coo

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Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consumer Protection Foundation (YLKI) is urging the government to delay the mandate for all vehicles to have third-party liability insur

Rezka Dwi Fathana, Jakarta – In Indonesia, age significantly dictates opportunities and limitations. Job openings for entry-level positions often have a maximum age limit of 25 years.

Pradana Boy Zulian – Allowing Salafi elements to join Muhammadiyah has proven a double-edged sword for Indonesia's second-largest mass Muslim organisation.

The president of Timor-Leste is in Beijing on the first state visit to China by any Timorese leader, Xinhua reports.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesia's newly launched golden visa scheme is designed to lure wealthy investors, but analysts warned that it could also attract cross-border money laundering and

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – South Korea has surpassed the US and Japan to become the third-largest foreign direct investor in Indonesia as two Seoul-based companies kickstarted the archipel

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The operator of Whoosh, the Jakarta-Bandung high speed rail (HSR) service, is looking for passengers it suspects are responsible for stealing "high-tech" cushi

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, the Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has vowed to confront National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The upcoming mandatory vehicle insurance is set to face challenges ahead, according to the Indonesian General Insurance Association (AAUI).

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – Ari Dwipayana, Coordinator of the President's Special Staff, has dismissed speculation about a cabinet reshuffle or new ministerial appointments during Presi

Jakarta – Jokowi was initially considered a good person and a man of the people. But he broke the hopes of those who voted for him.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The All-Indonesian Student Executive Body or BEM SI will stage a protest against the revision of the Military (TNI) and Police Law in Jakarta today, July 30.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ratified Government Regulation (PP) Number 28 of 2024 on July 26, implementing the Health Law or Law No. 17 of 2023.

Antara, Jakarta – According to the 2023 National Health Survey (SKI), two percent of Indonesians aged over 15 are facing mental health problems, with depression, anxiety, and schizophre

Jakarta – Students from the Populist All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI Kerakyatan) brought a pocong (a shrouded corpse or ghost) to an action protesting revisions to the I

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – National Development Planning Minister and head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, confirmed that the budget for

Algi Muhamad Gifari, Jakarta – The government recently vowed not to import milk for the upcoming free school meal program.

Junaidi Hanafiah, Central Aceh, Indonesia – Mak Besan dropped a clutch of cayenne peppers picked from a neighbor's land in Karang Ampar village into a white canvas bag, her head protect

Jakarta – Coal firms in major CO2 emitter Indonesia are overlooking planet-warming methane emissions, obscuring the full environmental impact of their operations, according to a report

Agencies, Nusantara, East Kalimantan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo spent his first night in the eagle-shaped palace of the country's proposed new capital Nusantara ahead of official

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, National Police chief Gen.

Jakarta – Ahead of the October succession, the political establishment has been busy setting up the balance of power under the new administration by revising key laws.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – In a strategic move to ensure a seamless transition of power, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has appointed three new deputy ministers closely linked to hi

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The sudden dismissal of hundreds of nonpermanent teachers in Jakarta in mid-July, the beginning of this academic year, came as a bolt from the blue for Imam, not hi

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan says the government has decided to designate the Batang Integrated Industrial Zone (KITB

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has selected names for the two palaces being constructed in the future national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan, a clos

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is defending its decision to allow religious groups to manage mining areas, saying that these organizations are very much capable of doing t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Monday that it already passed the halfway mark of its investment target as the archipelagic country collected Rp 829.9 trillion (almost

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – A Vietnamese company has expressed interest in investing in dairy farms in Indonesia, aiming to produce around 2 million tons of milk annually, Agriculture Mi

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Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Investment Minister/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has acknowledged that local communities near mining operations have

Ahmad Syamsudin and Muhibar Sobary Ardan, Nusantara, Indonesia – Outgoing Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday said he spent a restless first night at the presidential pa

Nugroho Adi Sasongko – The Indonesian government's policy to ban raw nickel ore exports from January 2020 was a game changer, driving significant investments in downstream processing in

Syakirun Ni'am, Icha Rastika, Jakarta – A Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey has revealed that 61.3 percent of respondents say they are dissatisfied with the

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Agung Dharma Putra, Ahmad Shoim, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III has called on the Supreme Court and Judicial Commission to invest

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Yovanda Noni, Penajam Paser Utara – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi reported that the rolling stock for the Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) has arrived in B

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The issue of national food security has become increasingly concerning, with skyrocketing food price inflation amid overall low inflation and a rising amo

Michelle Gabriela, Jakarta – 28 years ago, riots broke out in Jakarta that became known as the Kudatuli incident or the July 27, 1996 riots.

Jack Moore – Sofyan Sabi's sea-dwelling community has fished beneath the waves off the Indonesian coast for centuries, but climate change and overfishing have forced him and many of his

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has officially launched the Golden Visa Indonesia last Thursday, July 25, 2024.