Jakarta – Indonesia's population reached 282.48 million in the first half of this year, an increase of 1.75 million from 280.73 million in the second half of 2023, according to the Mini

Teguh Suprayitno, Muaro Jambi, Indonesia – Mbok Hawo picked a clutch of galangal, lemongrass and turmeric as the gaggle of schoolkids assembled by an array of potted plants, arranged in

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jakarta and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have urged the police to thoroughly investigate

On 17 July 2024, officers from the Nabire Resort Police Unit detained Mr Zakeyos Dendegau, 26, at Karang Tumaritis Market in the Nabire Regency, Papua Tangah Province.

Josa Lukman, Jakarta – The Embassy of India in Jakarta formally relaunched the Indian Chamber of Commerce (IndCham) in Indonesia in a formal ceremony on Aug.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has established a task force to expedite investment in the new capital city of Nusantara or IKN project.

Alfian Kartono and Niniek Karmini, Jayapura, Indonesia – Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia's restive Papua region on Mond

Manokwari, West Papua – Public organisation Papua Peace Network (JDP) condemned the armed criminal group that killed New Zealander pilot Glen Malcolm Conning in Mimika District, Central

Jakarta – Chairman of the youth-oriented Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep, the 29-year-old son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, said on Monday that he could

Jakarta – A group of consumers filed a lawsuit against Communications and Information Minister Budi Arie Setiadi with the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) for his perceived fai

Jakarta (Agencies) – The body of a New Zealand helicopter pilot shot dead by rebels in Papua has been retrieved, the joint task force of police and soldiers leading the search said Tues

Jakarta – Separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Monday killed a helicopter pilot from New Zealand after he landed his aircraft in a remote area, authorities sa

Jakarta – Who is taking care of the elderly? Under the prevailing Indonesian cultural concept of extended family, it is a no brainer that their children and grandchildren are.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is looking to partner with Chinese state-owned oil and gas company Sinopec to set up enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects in several depleting oil

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – In preparation for the country's simultaneous regional elections in November, political parties have been forming large alliances and jointly nominating candid

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin denied Tuesday that taxes were what had caused drug prices to soar, and blamed the expensive medicines on the huge

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin clarified that the provision of contraceptives for school-aged children and adolescents aims to reduce maternal mortality rates

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Jakarta police have addressed the controversy surrounding a transgender beauty pageant held recently at a hotel in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, after it garne

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry is set to trial a new urban transport system called the Autonomous Rail Transit (ART) in the future national capital, Nusant

Antara, Jakarta – The Health Ministry clarified that the provision of contraceptives for adolescents, as stated in a new government regulation, only applies to those who are married and

Antara, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has revoked the business licenses of 14 banks in Indonesia since early 2024 due to financial collapse.

Zul Akhyar, Banda Aceh – The Ulama Consultative Assembly (MPU) in Indonesia's northern-most province of Aceh has strongly condemned the Miss Beauty Star Indonesia 2024 transgender beaut

Aceh – The Aceh Ulama Consultative Assembly (MPU) has rejected Government Regulation (PP) Number 28/2024 on Health, one of the points being that it regulates the provision of contracept

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Two elite officials from the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) have met with activists and family members of victims of the abduction of pro-demo

Makassar – Dozens of students were arrested after holding a demonstration in front of the Alauddin Makassar Islamic State University (UIN) campus in South Sulawesi (Sulsel).

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has publicly dismissed speculation about a strained relationship wi

Yustinus Patris Paat, Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers Luqman Hakim and Abdul Fikri Faqih have voiced strong concerns about a new government regulation providing cont

Aninda Dewayanti, Muhammad Fajar – Environmental activism remains a cottage industry for the youth who champion Earth's cause in Indonesia.

Amy Chew – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto will face a challenging economic landscape when he takes office in October, marked by slowing growth and heightened geopolitical

Ahmad Shoim, Surabaya – Robert Simangunsong, former chair of the National Democrat (Nasdem) Party Surabaya Regional Leadership Council, has been found guilty of falsifying a Master of L

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The rivalry between National Awakening Party (PKB) chairman Muhaimin Iskandar and the ruling Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) brothers Yahya Cholil Staquf and Yaqut C

Jakarta – The clock is ticking for Indonesia and the European Union to conclude their Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) if both parties wish to finalize it before Pres

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesian manufacturers have turned pessimistic about growth prospects on the back of weakening demand, supply chain snarls and rising costs, prompting finge

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The coalition of political parties that successfully nominated Prabowo Subianto for president has endorsed former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil for the

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Former vice president Jusuf Kalla paid his last respects to Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh at his funeral in Doha, Qatar, on Friday and called for an en

Antara, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority is planning to transform local wisdom in East Kalimantan into a tourist village and living museum, mirroring the success of

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Diamanty Meiliana, Jakarta – Two senior officials from president elect Prabowo Subianto's Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), Executive Director Sufmi Dasc

Budhy Nurgianto, Jakarta – The Presidential Palace has denied allegations that President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's daughter, Kahiyang Ayu, and her husband, Bobby Nasution, hold mining per

Victor Mambor and Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jayapura and Jakarta – Rebels in Indonesia's Papua are suspected of killing a New Zealand pilot after he landed a helicopter in a remote part of t

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB, reported that prolonged rain caused flooding in Dekai District, Yakuhimo Regency, PapuaPegunungan.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy grew 5.05 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government does not intend to change its plan of setting aside Rp 71 trillion (around $4.4 billion) next year to accommodate President-Elect Prabowo Su

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, recently said that it is very unlikely his party

Antara, Jakarta – The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry prepared a budget of Rp90 billion (US$5.5 million) to compensate people whose land parcels are affected by the deve

Karunia Putri, Annisa Firdausi I Haris Setyawan, Jakarta – The issue of buying and selling islands has again become a topic of discussion among the Indonesian people.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Leadership Board (DPW) of the People's Justice and Prosperity Party (Prima) held a regional conference at the Sunter Sports Centre in North Jakarta on Sun

A 45-year-old man in Indonesia allegedly killed his 60-year-old neighbour after he was hurt and became annoyed by the latter's persistence in asking him why he was not married.

Jakarta – People under the banner of the Alliance of Indonesian Defenders of Palestine (ARI-BP) organized a peaceful demonstration in front of the Embassy of the United States in Centra

Jakarta – A separatist group in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua has agreed to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens from more than a year in captivity since kidnapping him, ac

Jakarta – Indonesia has never given up on its dream of hosting the Olympic Games.