Daniel A. Fajri, Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The extended family of President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has been in the public limelight.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority head Bambang Susantono and his deputy Dhony Rahajoe took Indonesia by surprise with their sudden resignations.

Jakarta – Former lawmaker and member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Permadi Satrio Wiwoho passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84.

Rizky Ramadhan, Jakarta – State-run oil company Pertamina recorded strong growth in 2023 with net profit rising by 14 percent to reach $4.4 billion from $3.8 billion a year earlier.

The recent slogan "All Eyes on Papua" emerged in response to the viral "All Eyes on Rafah" campaign on Instagram.

Sheena Suparman, Jakarta – Throughout the world, the month of June is now a time to recognize and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has not held any internal discussions regarding the latest proposal to amend the 1945 Constitution, a party executive has said, despite recent st

Teguh Suprayitno, Tebo, Indonesia – Electrified fences set up around farms are an emerging threat to the critically endangered Sumatran elephant, conservationists told Mongabay I

Jakarta – The industry minister did not need to feel threatened when other ministers in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cabinet recently suggested the abolition of a policy that requir

Stefani Wijaya, Samarinda – The East Kalimantan Regional Police are probing a video posted by a foreign national, branding the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) as the capital of corruption

Herman, Yogyakarta – Celebrity Raffi Ahmad has decided to withdraw from a resort and beach club project in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, after facing opposition from residents and environmen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The US has been in talks with President-Elect Prabowo Subianto and his team as inauguration nears, according to an American diplomat.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – An American diplomat said Tuesday that the lack of the trade preference scheme Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) had little impact on Indonesia's eco

Jakarta – In a bid to enhance economic cooperation with various countries and boost exports to maintain the national trade surplus, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto embarked o

Jakarta – The Public Housing Savings program will only burden workers and companies. It is a way for the government to evade its responsibility to provide people's housing.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite fell 0.08 percent on Wednesday to finish the trading day at 6,850.09.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is proposing to increase its budget by Rp117 billion from the total indicative ceiling of Rp1.23 trillion.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Public Housing Savings Management Agency, or BP Tapera, responded to ongoing public concerns that mandatory Tapera savings would be used to finance the developme

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Researchers looking into how Indonesia calculates its greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands and mangroves say they've identified ways for a more accurate

Jakarta – A court in Lampung has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.

Meirto Tangkepayung, Paniai, Papua – A group of Papua rebels fatally shot and burned a pickup truck driver in Paniai Regency on Tuesday, police said.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo admitted that he had met with some leaders of pro-government political parties last month.

Jakarta – The Home Ministry is gearing up to replace interim regional heads, including acting governors, aiming to contest the 2024 regional head elections in a bid to ensure it is fair

Jakarta – In Indonesian history, there has never been a long transitional period for the national leadership.

Leow Wen Xuan, Singapore – South-east Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines ingest the most microplastics among 109 countries, according to a study by Cornell

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – With talks ongoing at the House of Representatives on a controversial revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, a recent suggestion from TNI chief of st

Antara, Bandung – The West Java Police have interrogated 68 witnesses in the 2016 murder case of Vina Dewi Arsita and her boyfriend Muhammad Rizky Rudiana after eight convicts, includin

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto finally met with Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein in person on Monday local time as he flew to Amman for talks on

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, says that he will not hesitate to shut down the social media platform X (formerly T

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) has initiated a trial of a 4-day work per week system.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Deputy of Financing and Investment of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, Agung Wicaksono, claims nine foreign and domestic investors will enter the n

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi spoke about the establishment of a Social Media Council before the Commission I of th

Riza Salman, Kendari, Indonesia – In 2021, as the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Irwan watched online as a flurry of new social media groups dedicated to parrots sprang up a

Jakarta – Question: What do you call giving a lucrative mining concession to a Muslim organization in exchange for political support? Answer: Halal-certified pork barrel.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – After concluding the general election, Indonesia is now preparing another political battle in the simultaneous regional head elections scheduled for Nov.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has refused a request from Syahrul Yasin Limpo to testify for the defense in his corruption trial, with the Presidential Palace saying that the

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has warned Indonesians to not attempt the haj without holding the correct visa, as Saudi authorities turn away thousands of unregis

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been accused of glorifying transactional politics after he passed a law that enables the government to grant mining licences to

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to run clinical trials of several vaccines to fight surging cases of tuberculosis (TB) this year, with concerns the disease might affect economic growth, minis

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The upcoming Indonesian Independence Day ceremony on August 17 will take place in two locations: Jakarta and the new capital, Nusantara (IKN) in Kalimanta

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – Over the last two weeks, social media has been flooded with the humanitarian call embodied in the phrase "All Eyes On Rafah".

Jakarta – Former head of Nusantara Capital City (IKN), Bambang Susantono, who resigned from his job earlier this week, on Wednesday issued a statement pledging that he would continue to

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – An analyst recently said that former Chief Security Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD should reveal what his task force had discovered regarding money launderi

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Ombudsman guarantees that the Public Housing Savings Fund (Tapera) is secure.

Antara, Penajam Paser Utara – The Penajam Paser Utara Regency Government in East Kalimantan Province has officially transferred land assets in Sepaku District to the Nusantara Capital A

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian consumers remained optimistic about the country's economic conditions in May, but they have grown less confident compared to the previous month,

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry recently revealed that they had already paid around Rp32.13 trillion (almost $2 billion) in the so-called "13th-month salary" or bonu

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission expressed serious concern Monday about alleged violations associated with major infrastructure projects, incl

Jakarta – Alleged human rights violations in Papua that were among the commission's nine priority issues throughout 2023 continued to be a priority in 2024, National Commission on Human

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto will celebrate Independence Day in the city of Nusantara in August, in a ceremony during which the outgoing l