Jakarta –- The workers' security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and the state-owned housing firm Perum Perumnas recently inked a memorandum of understanding.

Makassar – Police have broken up a demonstration by students commemorating National Education Day (Hardiknas) in front of the Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN) and Muhammadiyah Un

Ichsan Ali, Thomas Rizal, Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – On the occasion of the 65th National Education Day (Hardiknas) on May 2, Deputy II of the Presidential Chief of Staff, Abetn

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, promotes Indonesia's Special Economic Zones to British investors, assuring them of certainty in doing business

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Head for Financing and Investment at the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Agung Wicaksono stated that several companies from Malaysia and Germany had expressed inte

Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given some comments on Indonesia's economy as the country is undergoing a government transition from President Joko Widodo to Preside

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has launched an early diplomacy offensive to lay out his foreign policy direction for the next five years after he takes over the country's to

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has set a target for the sales of battery-based electric cars to reach 50,000 units in 2024.

Australia says it "unreservedly recognises Indonesia's territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Papua provinces" in response to a letter accusing it of betrayal, but it also "cond

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a monthly inflation rate of 0.25 percent in April 2024, driven by rising transportation costs as millions of

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a total of 3,031,756 foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2024.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is not expected to implement significant changes in the cabinet structure, as his primary focus is on maintaining policy contin

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) reported a significant surge in cryptocurrency transactions in Indonesia in March 2024.

Meirto Tangkepayung, Intan Jaya, Papua – The Papua Police have initiated the deployment of reinforcements to Intan Jaya regency in response to escalated attacks by rebel groups targetin

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Health Ministry, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on Monday a new fund

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has repudiated a claim made by Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep, his youngest son, that the outgoing executive will a

Jakarta – Indonesia has rolled out spyware tools sourced from Israel, the European Union and Malaysia, raising concerns about privacy and freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty I

Antara, Jakarta – Acting Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Syafrizal Zakaria Ali, stated that five smelters involved in the tin corruption case had laid off 1,000 of their worker

Jakarta – Robert Priantono Bonosusatya is close to the illegal mining in the Timah mining permit area in Bangka Belitung.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Principal Expert Researcher at the Center for Public Health and Nutrition Research at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Ristrini said that Indo

Jakarta – The commemoration of the National Education Day (Hardiknas) this year was marked by a number of demonstrations by students and social organisations (ormas) in different parts

Antara, Jakarta – Several experts appeared in a public discussion held in Jakarta, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, as input for president-elect Prabowo Subianto in forming his cabinet.

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Thursday that the rise in temperature affecting some cities in Indonesia was not part of a heat wave currentl

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – A peaceful demonstration by Papuan students in the Balinese provincial capital of Denpasar on Wednesday May 1 to commemorate the day Papua was annexed into th

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced that the government will move forward with a plan to enable the export of solar power to Singapore.

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Indonesian furniture exporters are setting their sights on capturing 1 percent of the market share, following a significant decline in exports last year.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – An office building of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) in Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, has been demarcated by the Corruption Eradication Commissio

A West Papuan resistance leader has condemned the United Nations role in allowing Indonesia to "integrate" the Melanesian Pacific region in what is claimed to be an "egregious act of in

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – To commemorate International Labor Day, also known as May Day, thousands of workers from various unions took to Jakarta streets, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selata

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A number of workers and online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol) commemorated International Labour Day in front of the United States Embassy on Jalan Medan Me

Adi Warsono, Bekasi – Some 15,000 workers from Bekasi planned to stage a May Day rally to commemorate International Labor Day on May 1 in front of the Jakarta Palace and the Constitutio

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The government is set to unveil two food warehouses with a capacity of approximately 100 tons each later this year, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Aep Sopandi, Bandung – The state-owned defense company Pindad has recently reported sales of Rp 7.98 trillion ($490.5 million) for the fiscal year 2023, marking a significant increase f

Inggita Notosusanto, Jakarta Indonesia – UN Women Indonesia marked the annual United Nations 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign 2023 by inviting young people to

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – A small party that recently failed in its election debut to win a seat in the House of Representatives has expressed strong objection to the possible incl

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Wahroni, Jakarta – Thousands of workers rallied in Jakarta to mark International Workers' Day (May Day).

Ichsan Ali, Herman, Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and President-elect Prabowo Subianto extended their greetings to workers on International Workers' Day o

Jakarta – On the occasion of International Workers' Day on May 1, the Indonesian government launched the Pancasila Industrial Relations Implementation Guide to encourage industrial rela

Makassar – A protest action commemorating International Labour Day or May Day in Makassar, the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, became heated when police tried to seize a mask and

Dedy Priatmojo, Bali – Commemorating International Labour Day, which falls every May 1, hundreds of protesters from the Balinese People's Struggle Alliance held a peaceful action in fro

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) believes that the 10 years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has had a negative impact on workers' welfare.

Jakarta – Commemorations of May Day or International Labour Day have taken place in a number of parts of Jakarta, although the main location for the protests centred on the Horse Statue

Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB), the All Indonesia Papuan Central Highlands Indonesian Student Association (AMPTPI), the Papua Indonesia High School and University S

Defara, Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto hoped that all workers would see remarkable progress and attain greater prosperity.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The potential inclusion of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) in the broad coalition supporting Prabowo Subianto remains a contentious issue, but the president-

Jayapura – Eight civil society organisations from the Papuan People's Front (FRP) held a peaceful demonstration on Jalan Gunung Fanindi in Manokwari, West Papua province, on Wednesday t

Dimas Kuswantoro, Jakarta – The People's Anti-Oppression Front or Bara Api, which is an alliances of various civil society groups in Surabaya, East Java, held a demonstration in front o

Icha Rastika, Jakarta – National police chief (Kapolri) General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has appointed Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Union (KSPSI) President Andi Gani Nena Wea

Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal praised national police chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (Kapolri) and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo during a May Day Fiesta event at the M

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