Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka are scheduled to attend the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Congress, which w

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia will eliminate import tariffs on nearly all US-origin goods as part of its latest trade agreement with the United States, but certain products such a

Resty Woro Yuniar – President Prabowo Subianto's decision to assign Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka responsibility for Papua has fuelled speculation that he is being politically s

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Following two consecutive accidents involving foreign hikers on Mount Rinjani's Pelawangan route towards Lake Segara Anak, Coordinating Minister of Politic

Kerry Smith - July 6 marked 27 years since the Biak Massacre in 1998, when Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua.

Spoorthy Raman – With its long, pendulous nose, characteristic pot belly and large size, the odd-looking, leaf-eating proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) may not feature on the list of

Hariz Baharudin, Singapore – The trade deal announced on July 15 lowering US tariffs on Indonesian goods is seen by some as a diplomatic win for President Prabowo Subianto, though other

Jakarta – While the world is racing to mobilize the green economy, Indonesia is heading in the opposite direction.

Indonesia, West Papua – On the night of 12 July 2025, joint security forces consisting of Navy's Marine Corps, Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), and the local police raided the secretaria

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's freshly announced major energy purchase with the US can backfire on its government spending and oil trade deficit, according to an analyst.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The President Director of Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), Arief Setiawan Handoko, stated that the import of Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) is not urgent.

Jakarta – It is not an exaggeration to call the political agreement on the long-sought free trade pact between Indonesia and the European Union on Sunday a diplomatic victory for Presid

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Health Ministry has warned of a sharp rise in the number of smokers, including among children, as the country struggles to curb smok

Fahri Ali, Depok – For Dwi, Wednesday morning began like any other.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia will soon allow foreign hospitals to open branches and invest directly in the country, in a move aimed at improving healthcare quality and reducing the need

Sora Park, Caroline Fisher and Lilik Mardjianto (University of Canberra) – Indonesians are increasingly losing trust in the news with more than 60 percent reporting they do not trust or

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman stated that Indonesia will import wheat from the United States as a result of the reciprocal trade tariff reduction agr

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy State Secretary Minister Juri Ardiantoro has responded to protests regarding the special treatment given to President Prabowo Subianto's cat, Bobby Ker

Abdi Ryanda Shakti, Jakarta – Amnesty International Executive Director Usman Hamid has highlighted an alleged digital attack against democracy activist Neni Nur Hayati after she critici

Indonesia, West Papua – A new documentary reveals the devastating impact of Indonesia's National Strategic Project (PSN) in Merauke, Papua Selatan Province, exposing how large-scale agr

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday announced the detention of four suspects in an alleged bribery and extortion scheme involving foreign wo

Paul Gregoire – The 5 July 2025 inauguration of the West Papuan Legislative Council in West Papua's Jayapura City "marked the rebirth of the West Papuan state", remarked United Liberati

Jakarta – For the public prosecutors, the four-month trial of Thomas Trikasih Lembong, or Tom Lembong, seems to be an irrelevance.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced Wednesday that Indonesia's latest trade agreement with the US marked a new era of mutual benefit as Washington slashed

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Three former officials and a consultant at Indonesia's Education Ministry have been named suspects in a corruption case over a Chromebook procurement proj

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus with the United States will likely shrink under a new trade deal that cuts tariffs on Indonesian goods while eliminating duties on Am

Antara, Jakarta – The Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) of the Republic of Indonesia, Commissioner General Marthinus Hukom, has forbidden his members from arresting drug users

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman said Indonesians suffer losses amounting to Rp99.35 trillion due to adulterated rice circulating in the markets.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto defends the deal reached with U.S. President Donald Trump to lower the import tariffs from 32 percent to 19 percent.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The government's plan to raise online motorcycle taxi (ojol) fares by 8 to 15 percent is drawing concerns from driver groups and ride-hailing companies, who warn

Yohannes Tohap, Jakarta – More than 6 million Jakarta residents have been affected by acute respiratory infections linked to worsening air pollution in the capital, according to Environ

Islamabad – Indonesia's Defence Minister Lt Gen (retired) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin expressed his country's desire to boost defence ties and explore possible collaboration in defence producti

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Indonesia's 80th Independence Day celebration will take place in Jakarta this year, not at the new presidential palace in the future capital city of N

Jakarta – The tragic sinking of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya in the Bali Strait earlier this month, with at least 18 confirmed deaths and 17 people still missing, is a brutal reminder that

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia on Wednesday cut key interest rates for the third time this year and left the door open for more as it looks to boost growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen several airports on Java Island temporarily cease domestic operations after years of subdued performance, which experts attribute to poor

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile industry has welcomed the United States' decision to lower additional import tariffs on Indonesian textile products from a planned 32 percent

Jakarta – Indonesia said on Wednesday it had reached a trade deal with the United States after an "extraordinary struggle" in negotiations which resulted in a reduction of proposed US t

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Human rights group Amnesty International Indonesia has documented what it calls a "massive" wave of attacks on human rights defenders in the first half of 2025

Jakarta – Rescuers found alive on Tuesday 11 people missing at sea who had survived a boat capsize in bad weather by swimming for at least six hours to the nearest island, officials sai

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar said Indonesia has become the largest contributor to the mortality rate of Hajj pilgrims during the 2025 Haj

Sora Park, Caroline Fisher and Lilik Mardjianto, 360info/Canberra – Indonesians are increasingly losing trust in the news with more than 60 percent reporting they do not trust or feel a

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health policy observer and Director of the Postgraduate Program at YARSI University, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, welcomed the Indonesian government's decision to per

Antara, Mentawai, West Sumatra – Ten people are missing after a boat carrying local councilors and government employees capsized in the Sipora Strait, off the Mentawai Islands in West S

Ilham Oktafian, Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Calls are growing for a full and transparent investigation into the mysterious death of a 39-year-old Indonesian diplomat, Arya Daru Pangayunan,

Usman Hamid – The recent move by Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) to sign a wiretapping pact with four local major telecommunications operators has put around 350 million cel

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Jakarta – Corruption and political dynasties are two sides of the same coin. Bobby Nasution, son-in-law of former president Joko Widodo, is the latest example of this.

Jakarta – The fact that the name of incumbent Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto, a political heavyweight with vast connections, was mentioned as one of potential

Musmaulana – The North Maluku Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has condemned the actions and methods used by intelligence officers suspected of being from the North Maluku R