Jakarta – A senior official at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday expressed condolences on the death of former trade minister and fierce government critic Rizal Ramli.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Morowali – The death toll from a workplace accident at Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, has increased to 20 individ

Winda Destiana Putri, Jakarta – The government's outstanding debt has reached Rp 8,041 trillion ($518.8 billion) as of November 2023, yet a Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday tha

Meirto Tangkepayung, Jayapura – A tumult erupted in Kampung Karya Bumi Besum, Namblong District, Jayapura Regency, Papua, on Monday, as dozens of residents expressed their anger through

Bernardus Wijayaka, Jakarta – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Banten and its vicinity on Wednesday at 07:53 AM.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – Indonesia officially declared its independence on August 17, 1945.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team or TKN planned to report the Central Jakarta Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to the Ele

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Top politicians, government officials, and business community members gathered at the funeral ceremony of former senior minister Rizal Ramli on Wednesday to com

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Kupang – Frans Seda Maumere Airport in Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), has been temporarily closed for flights to and from Maumere since Monday due to th

Arnoldus Kristianus, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a monthly inflation rate of 0.41 percent in December 2023, the highest throughout the

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Denpasar – Shri I Gusti Ngurah Arya Wedakarna, a member of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) from Bali, has become embroiled in controversy following a vi

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Six low-ranking Army soldiers have been identified as criminal suspects for assaulting supporters of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo during a recent rall

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the cumulative foreign tourist visits from January to November 2023 at 10.4 million visits, a 110.86 per

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has predicted it will take 10 more years to complete all of state-owned construction firm Waskita Karya's toll road projects, as policymakers seek

Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo has said that a meeting on Friday between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and village heads at the State Palace might lead to unfair elections if the President h

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The spokesperson of the national team of Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar Billy David claimed that the spike of support from Indonesian fans of K-pop, famously known

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka met with thousands of entrepreneurs in Sragen, Central Java, on Monday, and promised, if elected, to introduce an incubator

Jakarta – Indonesia has reduced its 2023 budget deficit significantly to 347.6 trillion rupiah ($22.48 billion), equivalent to 1.65 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) based on una

Antara, Sumedang, West Java – The 4.8-magnitude earthquake in Sumedang district on Sunday evening damaged 248 houses and forced 456 residents to seek refuge elsewhere, acting West Java

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has pledged to lower meat prices if he wins the 2024 presidential election.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Health Ministry has announced that COVID-19 vaccines would remain free of charge for two vulnerable groups starting from January 1, 2024.

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – A member of the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) campaign team's expert council, Fadhil Hasan, raised concerns about the government's downstr

Rifqy Faiza Rahman – In a sweltering remote village surrounded by oil palm plantations, a conservation forest farmer shares ideas and hopes.

Amelia Rahima, Antara, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi attributed the traffic congestion on the Bali Mandara toll road on Friday evening, Dec.

Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) confirmed that at least 138 fugitives were arrested from January to December 18, 2023.

Jakarta – The Labour Party held a protest action in front of the Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) offices in Central Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon, January 2.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – As the world's largest archipelagic nation, defense emerges as a crucial issue in maintaining national sovereignty.

Luke Hunt – John MacDougall, a cultural anthropologist from Princeton University in the United States, who dedicated his life to Indonesia and all things Balinese, died on December 30 a

[In this 1999 piece, the late journalist reported from East Timor on how its people were abandoned by the West as they faced genocide at the hands of Indonesia's Suharto.]

Jakarta – More than 140 Rohingya have arrived in North Sumatra over the weekend, state news agency Antara reported on Monday, adding to a surge of arrivals of members of the Myan

Ahmad Syamsudin and Tria Dianti (BenarNews), Jakarta – He is a rock star who performs songs that millions of Indonesians love, and now he aims to be a lawmaker who shapes the nation's f

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – An unexpected rift within the campaign team of presidential hopeful Anies Baswedan has surfaced as two key members publicly clashed over the prospect of forming co

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Surakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conveyed New Year's greetings for 2024 through his Instagram account @jokowi on Monday.

Usman, Karawang – A tragic incident unfolded on Sunday along the Jakarta-Cikampek Toll Road (Japek) in Karawang Regency.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has extended the mandate of a government task force assigned to recover assets totaling hundreds of trillions from debtors who benefited fr

Ward Berenschot – The main contest in Indonesia's upcoming presidential elections involves two candidates – Prabowo Subianto and Ganjar Pranowo – closely tied to the current government.

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Several residents of Jakarta and the vicinity voiced their opinions on the capital city relocation scheduled to be executed in 2024.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Sunday claimed that the state budget has seen quality spending that is "worth every penny" throughout the year.

Ahmad Shoim, Jakarta – The Muslim Clerics and Students National Network (JKSN) has vowed to throw its weight behind the presidential and vice-presidential candidacy of Prabowo Subianto

Ayos Carlos, Bali – The severe traffic jam that paralyzed the Bali Mandara toll road last Friday resulted in numerous travelers having to walk to Ngurah Rai International Airport.

Tempo.co, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pressed for strengthening audits and investigations on smelter facilities in the mining industry as a preventive measure against i

Juliana Harsianti – Online bullying of women and girls in Indonesia skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disturbing trend has continued and even intensified ahead of the F

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission for Child Protection said that throughout 2023 there were 3,547 complaints regarding cases of child rights or violence.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The rupiah closed up by 18 points to trade for 15,399 per US dollar at the close of this year's trade on Friday, December 24, 2023.

Nabiyla Risfa Izzati– Gig platforms have mushroomed in Indonesia in the past decade. But regulations have lagged and it's the workers who pay.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ayos Carlos, Denpasar – Dozens of travelers, both foreign and domestic, left their cars and had to walk to the Ngurah Rai International Airport as traffic congest

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Ministry of Finance has implemented a policy to levy a tax on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as vape, effective from Jan.

Jayapura, Jubi – Thousands gathered to bear the body of former Governor Lukas Enembe from the Sentani Airport to the STAKIN Sentani cemetery grounds on Thursday, December 28, 2023.

Jayapura, Jubi – Acting Governor of Papua Ridwan Rumasukun faced a distressing turn of events while partaking in the solemn duty of escorting the body of former Governor Lukas Enembe.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has four candidates to choose from to fill the commissioner position of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) vacated