Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The gagging of democratic space that continues to occur in Indonesia shows the failure of claims that Indonesia is a democratic country.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Many Hong Kong businesses of different sectors are seeking to expand to Indonesia, thus showing that the upcoming election has little effect on investors'

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has given the green light for a collaboration between ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok,

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The National Food Agency's (Bapanas) director of food availability, Budi Waryanto, confirmed that Indonesia is ranked 63rd out of 113 countries in ter

Jakarta – A total of 331,000 millennials and Gen Zs in Indonesia find themselves trapped in non-performing online loans amounting to Rp 675.14 billion ($43.55 million).

Kuala Lumpur – Timor-Leste is looking forward for further training of its officials at Malaysia's Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), for knowledge exchange and capacit

Batu Palano – Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the nu

Hans Nicholas Jong, Malinau, Indonesia – Indonesia's newly revised energy transition plan includes a more stringent limit on carbon emissions, an increase in the share of renewable ener

Marianne Hanson – Indonesia's parliament last month agreed to ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Trissia Wijaya – The Indonesia-China relationship has attained new dimensions over the past few years.

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a revision to its internet law, softening articles that critics said have been used to stifle government opposition.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Growth of third-party funds in the banking sector has slowed further, continuing a trend that began early this year.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Vice Justice Minister Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej has taken legal action to contest the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s recent decision to name him as a s

Jakarta – The Ministry of Public Works and People's Housing (PUPR) revealed that four new cities prioritized by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could serve as the main driver of Indonesi

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Coordinator of Prevention and Public Participation Division of the Jakarta General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Burhanuddin urged the runnin

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) is still investigating alleged campaign violations committed by vice presidential candidate Gibran Raka

Wamena, Jubi – Members of the Papuan People's Alliance in Sorong City, Southwest Papua, organized a rally on December 1, 2023, commemorating the Papuan people's political rights declara

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Human rights activist Usman Hamid together with the music group The Blackstones have released a song titled "Where", which tells the story of the pro-democracy a

Jakarta – The House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of seven new Supreme Court justices during a plenary session led by Speaker Puan Maharani on Tuesday.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) independence score has plummeted since the enactment of Law Number 19/2019 which resulted in the agenc

One hundred motorcycles have reportedly been abandoned in the parking zone of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport for years, authorities say, and they are urging the owners to

Denty Piawai Nastitie, Jakarta – Criticism from civil society groups has accompanied agreement by the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify revisions to the Information and Electroni

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Frontrunner Prabowo Subianto of Gerindra Party kicked off his presidential campaign over the weekend in his stronghold of West Java, days after his two rivals hit

Nino Viartasiwi & Antje Missbach – Every year when the monsoon season in Bangladesh ends, risky journeys of Rohingya refugees take off en route to Malaysia.

Muhamad Haripin & Adhi Priamarizki – On 22 November, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated General Agus Subiyanto as the new chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasio

Dessy Sagita, Marchio Gorbiano – Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometer from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark gray smoke and

Apriadi Gunawan, Humbang Hasundutan, North Sumatra – Search and rescue efforts continued on Monday for 10 people who went missing after a flash flood hit Simangalumpe village in Humbang

Jakarta – At least 11 hikers were found dead and three others were rescued by search teams that worked through the night to find people missing after the eruption of a volcano in West S

Religious protesters and police clashed outside the Coldplay concert at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on 16 November.

Parker Novak, Sydney, Australia – When Timor-Leste regained its independence in 2002, its future looked grim.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Public trust in the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) may have hit a record low after the Jakarta police named the antigraft body's chairman Firli B

Jakarta – Further inspiring various nations around the world, the biography "Jokowi Mewujudkan Mimpi Indonesia" (Jokowi Fulfills Indonesia's Dream) by Darmawan Prasodjo has been publish

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call for more support from rich countries for their developing counterparts in tackling the climate crisis has left environmentalists unimpres

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Deflecting speculation that the General Elections Commission (KPU) is looking to scrap the upcoming rounds of vice presidential debates, the poll body has assured

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Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo denied allegations on Monday that he requested the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to cease the investigation into

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is trying to ramp up its infrastructure development to make the archipelagic country more attractive to global investors.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – It can't be helped for Indonesia to ask foreign investors to fund the collosal project of relocating the capital from Jakarta to Nusantara in East Kalimant

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has declined to respond to the discourse in the House of Representatives (DPR) on the issue of launching an interpellation motion

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Busyro Muqoddas says that the government under President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's leadersh

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) politician Gilbert Simanjuntak expressed his doubts that the General Elections Sup

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency's head of epidemiology and immunization surveillance department, Ngabila Salama, called on residents to be cautious of catching

Pat Walsh – While Australia switches off to take its long summer break and is largely indifferent to what's happening next door, Indonesia is seized by election fever.

Antara, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) is targeting to secure private investment of Rp10 trillion for the third phase of groundbreaking activities in East Kaliman

Dubai – Indonesia and the Asian Development Bank have agreed a provisional deal with the owners of the Cirebon-1 coal-fired power plant to shutter it almost seven years earlier than pla

Jayapura, Jubi – The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called for a peaceful commemoration of Papua's 62nd independence anniversary on December 1, 2023.

Jakarta – One person died and 11 were missing after flash floods hit near Lake Toba in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, the country's disasters agency BNPB said, with scores of peopl

Antara, Jakarta – Investors from Russia and the United States (US) have expressed interest in the development of the new capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, the Nusant

Ikhsan Abdul Hakim, Jakarta – Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratikno says he does not remember whether there was a meeting between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former Co

Jakarta – Doni Monardo, the former head of the Covid-19 Task Force established three years ago, passed away while undergoing treatment at a Jakarta hospital on Sunday afternoon at the a