Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate, known as the BI Rate, unchanged at 6 percent, in line with analysts' projections.

Abdullah Faqih – On 3 January 2024, the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), the state agency authorised to oversee broadcast television content in Indonesia, issued a warning to I

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto raised alarm among the public, in particular civil society, when he described democracy as "very, very" tiring, messy and costly.

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The neutrality of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in the 2024 presidential election has been highlighted by the UN Human Rights Committee.

Jakarta – Solikah, a housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.

Jakarta – Jokowi has ambitions to take control of the Golkar Party. It is his new way to stay relevant to those in power.

Arif Perkasa, Jakarta – Indonesia ranks 109th out of 181 countries in DHL's latest global connectivity report.

Antara, Jakarta – From 2023 to 2024, the investment in smelters in Indonesia is projected to amount to $11.6 billion (Rp 182.3 trillion) for the development of 16 smelters.

Antara, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry is urging ride-hailing and logistics courier companies to provide Eid bonuses (THR) to their workers in 2024.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Defense Minister and Gerindra Party Chairman, Prabowo Subianto, is on the verge of being announced as the victor of the 2024 Presidential Election.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia wants to keep foreign investors to be its top source of investments again this year.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has revealed that certain countries are making attempts to thwart Indonesia's industrialization efforts.

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Police admitted on Monday that they faced challenges in unraveling the circumstances surrounding the deaths of a couple and their two teenage children who jum

Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) reported Minister of Investment and head of the Investment Coordinating Agency (BKPM), Bahlil Lahadalia, to the Corruption Eradication Comm

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has announced areas permitted for sea sand mining, inviting businesses to apply for licenses to conduct the activi

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The government's attitude toward the country's human rights issues remains avoidant and contradictory to reality, activists said on Monday, after last week's I

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Several environmental NGOs have noted that agrarian conflicts have become more frequent in the era of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo (2014-2024) c

Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Jakarta – The Faculty of Philosophy of Yogyakarta's Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is currently investigating a student's confession of committing sexual

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Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Kudus Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) reported that seven people died during the floods that have swept the region since Thursday, March

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Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Climate change and global warming are predicted to have a severe impact on Kalimantan.

Jakarta – Thousands of people have fled their homes in Demak and Kudus as floods devastated the two regencies in Central Java over the weekend, killing at least five.

Jakarta – Indonesian hospital ship KRI Dr.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir said Tuesday his office is in the process of merging seven state-run infrastructure companies into three enterpr

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Defense minister and presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto went to the new capital Nusantara on Monday – just a few days before the official election resul

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital of Jakarta is in need of long-term plans that might require 20 years of implementation for it to emerge as a world-class business metropolis, state

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of Indonesia has disclosed that micro and small-scale businesses in Jakarta are encountering challenges in

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – High-intensity rains that lashed Central Java on March 16 caused six dams to burst, flooding several districts in Demak.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is currently probing a report from the Finance Ministry concerning alleged corruption involving the Indonesian Export Financ

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Arief Prasetyo Adi, the Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas), defended his decision to raise the maximum retail price (HET) of premium rice to ensur

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Representatives' Legislative Body and the government has agreed to change the rules for the Jakarta Gubernatorial election.

Max Lane – A popular documentary about ten exiles has had an extraordinary run in Indonesia, not least because it sings a different tune from the official historical narrative about the

Saifulbahri Ismail, Jakarta – Indonesia's presidential election may be over, but demonstrations against the unofficial results continue.

Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry aims to attract 1.5 million tourists from China this year, around double last year's figure.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Most political parties automatically extend the term of their chairman if they have performed well in a general election.

Jakarta – Indonesians will have to pay more for most goods they buy in 2025 once the government increases value-added tax (VAT) to 12 percent in 2025, from the current 11 percent.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is racing to finish its tiered vote tabulation of last month's general election after sluggish progress in several province

Jakarta – Two Indonesian nationals working for a South Korea-Indonesia fighter jet program in Seoul have been ordered not to leave the country as authorities investigate a suspected lea

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate number 2 Gibran Rakabuming Raka ensures that his father, President Joko Widodo or Jokowi, will not interfere in Prabowo-Gibran's c

Antara, Jakarta – Chairperson of the House Budget Committee Said Abdullah has urged the government to ensure that its social assistance programs can reduce people's economic pressure as

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Minister of Trade Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas) stated that he is still reviewing the evaluation or revision of Minister of Trade Regulation Number 36 of 2023

Sarjan Lahay, South Kulawi, Indonesia – In a forested valley in the interior of Sulawesi Island, Elisabet Heta gathers up a clutch of farming tools used by the Moa Indigenous people and

Thomas Rizal, Bandung – Comedian Alfiansyah Bustami, popularly known as Komeng, was confirmed Monday as one of four elected senators from West Java, securing a remarkable 5.4 million vo

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani met Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin at the Attorney General's Office, South Jakarta on Monday, March 18, 2024.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The government is in the process of developing a scheme to provide soft loans for university students from low-income and middle-income families who do

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The electric vehicle (EV) battery plant, which lies in the West Javan regency of Karawang, will begin commercial production this April, according to Invest

Jakarta – A number of civil society groups have criticised the move by the government which is planning to allow active Indonesian military (TNI) and police (Polri) officers to fill sta

Jakarta – A number of groups that make up the civil society coalition consider the Indonesian government through its delegation provided contradictory information on the state of Indone