Antara, Jakarta – Air quality in Jakarta plummeted to unhealthy levels on Tuesday morning, earning the city the title of being the world's most polluted.

Hariz Baharudin and Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has travelled to East Kalimantan and reassured the public that Indonesia's planned new capital there is on track.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The government has officially extended the relaxation of the retail price ceiling (HET) for rice.

Fathul Rakhman, Wahyu Chandra, Takalar/East Lombok/Jakarta, Indonesia – Mustam Daeng Beta exhaled slowly before he began describing his time as a young fisherman many years ago.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Vinnilya, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported a deflation of 0.03 percent in May 2024, marking the first deflation since August 2023.

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Jakarta – Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono has expressed hope that investors could maintain their high confidence in the projects for the construction of the new cap

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) has a new rector, Jamhari Makruf, who says he is committed to offering world-class education and promoting mo

Sheena Suparman, Jakarta – Jakarta Scholars Symposium (JSS) presented its third event, titled "Innovating for Impact" on Wednesday (29/05).

Jakarta – The National Police have arrested one of Thailand's "most wanted" fugitives who was on the run after escaping custody in Thailand last year, a senior police official said Sund

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – While Indonesians have become more religiously conservative, most of them shunned Islamism in the February general election, as indicated by the failure o

Jakarta – Just a week ago, we celebrated the overturning of a planned tuition fee hike for state universities, an effort led by incensed student bodies and amplified by social media.

Jayapura – The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal (PPT), which was established in 1979 based on the Universal Declaration of People's Rights, and in accordance with United Nations statutes, ha

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said Monday that Israel and its allies had been trying to get Muslim countries to normalize ties.

Rino Fajar, Bekasi – The Criminal Investigation Unit of Bekasi City Police revisited the residence of DS in Ciketing Udik Village, Bantargebang District, Bekasi City on Sunday, followin

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry has acknowledged the protests from workers and employers against the mandatory Housing Savings Program (Tapera).

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government plans to grant a coal mining concession with sizable reserves to the executive board of Indonesia's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul U

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Defense and President-elect Prabowo Subianto and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Economist and Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) Bhima Yudhistira commented on the resignation of the IKN Authority Head Bambang Susanton

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – At least 325 houses were inundated as floods hit Sidenreng Rappang Regency, South Sulawesi on Saturday, June 1 at around 21:00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB).

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President of the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, has declared that his party intends to contest Law No.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka refused to comment on the Supreme Court's decision which alters the age requirement for candidates in the 2024 reg

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – Customary forests that have been a source of livelihood for the Awyu tribe in Boven Digoel regency, South Papua, and the Moi Tribe in Sorong regency, West Papua,

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – Bambang Susantono, the head of the Nusantara Capital Authority Body (OIKN), and his deputy, Dhony Rahajoe, have resigned from their posi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted almost 4.1 million foreign tourists so far in 2024 as of April, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Jakarta – The social media scene in Indonesia in the last few days has been filled with uploads of posters reading "All Eyes on Papua".

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – While the number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia is breaking records, their average spending is lower than last year, according to the Central Stat

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Customs and Excise Directorate has released 95 percent of the more than 26,500 containers of imported goods that were previously detained at Tanjung P

Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku erupted on Sunday, spewing an ash cloud seven kilometres into the sky as authorities warned residents to shelter indoors.

Andrew Probyn – Australia is offering Timor-Leste a multi-billion-dollar lifeline to fast-track the Greater Sunrise offshore gas project, which promises generational wealth for the fled

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesian fans of Korean pop bands are making headlines for all the right reasons, wielding their influence to promote social and green causes in the archipel

Singapore – Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, said on Saturday that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required.

Heru Andriyanto, Singapore – President-elect Prabowo Subianto met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss enhancing bilateral defense cooperation on the sidelines of an e

Antara, Jakarta – Chair of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), Ai Maryati, on Friday, May 31, 2024, informed that Indonesia has been facing a "pornography emergency" in t

Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – The Institute for Public Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) has criticised the plan to give police the authority to conduct wiretaps, which is incl

Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – The proposal to give the authority to the National Police to block content and slow down internet access is considered to violate citizens' ri

Jakarta – The state is yet to receive compensation payments totaling Rp19 trillion from companies that burned forests. A slow implementation of court rulings.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina (Persero), through its subsidiary Pertamina Patra Niaga, has decided not to increase non-subsidized fuel price

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Thousands of pro-Palestinian supporters held a mass demonstration on Saturday in front of the United States Embassy on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Cent

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Riau – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo underscored the importance of Indonesia's foundational ideology, Pancasila, in liberating the nation from foreign dependence.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Smashing barriers is something that all-female hijabi, heavy metal Indonesian band Voice of Baceprot (VoB) does well, and their voices will be heard loud and

Max Lane – On May 19th, one day before the commemoration of Timor Leste's second proclamation of Independence I accepted the Medal of Honour of Timor Leste from President Ramos Horta at

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has just inaugurated the first phase of the Bangkinang-Pangkalan section of the toll road that connects the Riau capital of

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Despite its seven-year streak in not executing any death row inmates, Indonesia last year issued 114 death sentences, a report by Amnesty International has fou

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a regulation permitting religious organizations to manage state-owned mining areas.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto denied Thursday that Indonesia would completely remove its local content rule in manufacturing, sayin

Jakarta – There were many irregularities with the sale of assets relating to corruption in Jiwasraya. The auction winner received special treatment.

Jeremy Hance – A staggering 26 Javan rhinos may have been killed in Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park since 2019, according to local law enforcement.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently developing a nuclear power plant or PLTN in partnership with the United States.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The chairwoman of the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo), Shinta Kamdani, reiterated her objection to the recently introduced public housing savings o