Herman, Jakarta – Reports have surfaced online alleging that customer data from Bank Central Asia (BCA) was leaked following a cyberattack by an individual claiming to be the notorious

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – An expert recently said that Indonesia needed to fix its driving license issuance system following the deadly pileup at the Ciawi tollgate earlier this week.

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that his ministry had to cut Rp 19 trillion (around $1.2 billion) this year after President Prabowo Subianto instruct

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah opened weaker against the US dollar on Thursday morning, pressured by slowing economic growth.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia said Wednesday that it would "strongly reject" any attempts to displace Palestinians as US President Donald Trump announced his plans to take ove

Yovanda Noni, Nusantara – The Nusantara Capital Authority and the Arsari Djojohadikusumo Foundation plan to develop a cluster of islands in the Balikpapan Bay area into a sanctuary for

Muhammad Awaludin, Mataram – State-owned energy company Pertamina revealed on Wednesday that several hotels and upscale restaurants have been using subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (L

Jakarta – In his 100 days on the job, President Prabowo Subianto has shown two contradictory approaches to environmental policy.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician who is also a member of Commission XII of the DPR, Muhammad Haris, stated that the third revision of the Mineral and C

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – SETARA Institute suspects that the removal of Ubedilah Badrun from his position as the Chair of the Sociology Department at Jakarta State University (UNJ) was

Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun – The controversy over the government's refusal to pay civil servant lecturers their overdue performance allowance (tunjangan kinerja, or tukin) – which they are le

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Ishana Mahisa, chairman of the Indonesian Meat Processing Industry Association (Nampa), has criticized the government's decision to transfer 100,000 tons of beef

David Hutt – A rare legal effort to secure rights for atheists and nonbelievers was quashed last month by Indonesia's Constitutional Court, which ruled that a citizen must profess a fai

Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia has ordered property firm PT MNC Land to halt development of a Lido tourism project affiliated with US President Donald Trump o

Ayu Cipta, Tangerang – Several residents of Kohod village, Pakuhaji district, Tangerang regency, Banten, suspected that their village head, Arsin bin Asip, had deceived the public by cl

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM) at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the University of Indonesia (UI) lamented that the

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A worker at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (PT ITSS), identified by the initials EJ, died in a work accident on Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman's Banten office estimates that fishermen suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered

Jakarta – Apileup at the Ciawi tollgate in Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday night has left eight people dead, a Kompas TV journalist at Ciawi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) reporte

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto signaled on Wednesday that he is prepared to reorganize his cabinet after assessing the performance of his ministers durin

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Arifah Fauzi, responded to the rejection by students in the Papua Highlands region who refused

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Private Universities (APTISI) Budi Djatmiko stated that universities need to be prioritized to obtain mining

Jakarta – Law enforcement in the early days of the government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka has not given people much hope.

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Deputy Executive Director of Research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Shafiah F.

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – The Papua People's Council (MRP) says that the people of Central Papua have openly complained about and reject the free nutritious meals (MBG) program launche

Sudarshan Varadhan, Dili – East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developin

Jakarta – Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security no

Jakarta – The government has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series

Jakarta – Religious mass organizations, and now universities, will be allowed to mine, thanks to the revision of the Coal and Mineral Law, which the House of Representatives has tabled

Antara, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has announced the cancellation of the 2025 Ministerial Scholarship program, following a directive to streamline the budgets for ministries and age

Rifki Saebani, Jakarta – The National Police's counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, arrested a man in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Monday for his alleged involvement in terrorism activities

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has just secured a fresh grant worth 14.7 million euros or $15.3 million from France and the European Union (EU) for its energy transition, not l

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 5.03 percent in 2024, slightly below the government's 5.2 percent target and last year's growth of 5.05 percent, according to dat

Deri Dahuri – On Wednesday February 5, thousands of workers who are members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party held a demonstration in front of

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew more than expected last year, the government said Wednesday, as a pick-up in trade, mining and agriculture helped offset ongoing global headwinds.

European Union, Indonesia, West Papua – In 2020, the European Commission launched the European Green Deal, an ambitious policy framework targeting climate neutrality across the European

Antara, Jakarta – Based on President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to each ministry and agency to implement budget savings, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has to cancel the Ministe

Teguh Suprayitno, Tebo, Indonesia – Dewita's voice cracked through tears as she read her personal statement before a court on Dec.

Ratu Durotun Nafisah – In his inaugural speech on 20 October 2024, President Prabowo Subianto stressed that Indonesia's democracy must be 'uniquely Indonesian', rooted in the country's

Jakarta – Indonesia's government will set up a state investment agency to manage holdings in some of the biggest state companies after Parliament passed a Bill on Feb 4 approving the bo

Caleb Fotheringham – The international advocacy group, Human Rights watch, has put out a plea to Indonesia's President to stop human rights abuses in West Papua.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Dadan Hindayana revealed the main reasons why the free nutritious meal program (MBG) run by President Prabowo Subi

Jakarta – The recent death of an Indonesian migrant at the hands of Malaysian authorities underscores the complexities of the Indonesia-Malaysia relationship.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded a multi-decade low inflation rate this January with experts saying the figure recorded this month is rather unusual and could be cause for

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia apologized on Tuesday following the death of a woman reportedly due to exhaustion while waiting in line

Jakarta – Calls are growing for the government to "evaluate" Bali's tourist industry after a string of crimes by foreign perpetrators, including the recent kidnapping and robbery of a U

Kurt Bayer – In February 2023, New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped by armed rebels in Indonesia's volatile Papua region.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia, one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, has signaled it might follow in the footsteps of the U.S.

Meenakshi Ganguly – The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is sending mixed signals about a proposed amnesty to tens of thousands of Papuans convict

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Coalition of Lecturers from Mulawarman University (Unmul) has rejected the plan to grant mining concession permits to universities.