Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah opened weaker against the US dollar on Thursday morning, pressured by slowing economic growth.

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that his ministry had to cut Rp 19 trillion (around $1.2 billion) this year after President Prabowo Subianto instruct

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – An expert recently said that Indonesia needed to fix its driving license issuance system following the deadly pileup at the Ciawi tollgate earlier this week.

Herman, Jakarta – Reports have surfaced online alleging that customer data from Bank Central Asia (BCA) was leaked following a cyberattack by an individual claiming to be the notorious

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association (HKI) has reported potential losses totaling trillions of rupiah, driven by canceled investments and businesses pulling o

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Investment Minister Rosan Roeslani remains upbeat about attracting hundreds of billions of dollars worth of investments throughout this year despite having

Jakarta – Five police officers across the country have taken their own lives since the start of the year, raising the alarm about inadequate mental health support within the National Po

Fajar Fitrianto – Indonesia's reform of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) marks a bold step toward modernization – or so it is claimed.

Jakarta – The Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry is working to ensure that this year's Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) program for university students will be unaffected by Pr

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized cars, cash and other evidence during a raid on Tuesday at the South Jakarta residence of Pancasila Youth (PP) chairman J

Yovanda Noni, Nusantara – The Nusantara Capital Authority and the Arsari Djojohadikusumo Foundation plan to develop a cluster of islands in the Balikpapan Bay area into a sanctuary for

Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf, known as Gus Yahya, has affirmed the readiness of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization to support President Prabowo Subi

Jakarta – Overloaded and oversized trucks continue to operate on Indonesia's highways and toll roads, increasing the risk of accidents and causing economic and environmental damage.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Carrying their signature black-and-white flags and chanting slogans for an Islamic caliphate, thousands of supporters of a banned, ultra-conservative Mu

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is banking on a raft of populist measures in his first months in office to energize consumers in Southeast Asia's

Maria Monica Wihardja and Arianto Patunru – President Prabowo's universal free school lunch programme is well-intentioned, but it would be more effective if done in coordination with ot

Rabul Sawal, Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – Hernemus Takuling's life in this coastal village has changed ever since construction began on the Weda Bay Industrial Park, which borders Lelilef

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is targeting protected forest areas as part of its plan to convert 20 million hectares (50 million acres) of forest into "food an

Jayapura – In order to manage the armed conflict that has plagued the Indonesian region of West Papua for decades, the Indonesian government, led by the new President Prabowo Subianto,

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A worker at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (PT ITSS), identified by the initials EJ, died in a work accident on Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025.

Muhammad Awaludin, Mataram – State-owned energy company Pertamina revealed on Wednesday that several hotels and upscale restaurants have been using subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (L

Jakarta – In his 100 days on the job, President Prabowo Subianto has shown two contradictory approaches to environmental policy.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician who is also a member of Commission XII of the DPR, Muhammad Haris, stated that the third revision of the Mineral and C

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – SETARA Institute suspects that the removal of Ubedilah Badrun from his position as the Chair of the Sociology Department at Jakarta State University (UNJ) was

Ayu Cipta, Tangerang – Several residents of Kohod village, Pakuhaji district, Tangerang regency, Banten, suspected that their village head, Arsin bin Asip, had deceived the public by cl

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Ishana Mahisa, chairman of the Indonesian Meat Processing Industry Association (Nampa), has criticized the government's decision to transfer 100,000 tons of beef

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia said Wednesday that it would "strongly reject" any attempts to displace Palestinians as US President Donald Trump announced his plans to take ove

Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun – The controversy over the government's refusal to pay civil servant lecturers their overdue performance allowance (tunjangan kinerja, or tukin) – which they are le

David Hutt – A rare legal effort to secure rights for atheists and nonbelievers was quashed last month by Indonesia's Constitutional Court, which ruled that a citizen must profess a fai

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM) at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the University of Indonesia (UI) lamented that the

Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia has ordered property firm PT MNC Land to halt development of a Lido tourism project affiliated with US President Donald Trump o

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Deputy Executive Director of Research at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Shafiah F.

European Union, Indonesia, West Papua – In 2020, the European Commission launched the European Green Deal, an ambitious policy framework targeting climate neutrality across the European

Antara, Jakarta – Based on President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to each ministry and agency to implement budget savings, the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu) has to cancel the Ministe

Deri Dahuri – On Wednesday February 5, thousands of workers who are members of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party held a demonstration in front of

Jakarta – Law enforcement in the early days of the government of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka has not given people much hope.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Private Universities (APTISI) Budi Djatmiko stated that universities need to be prioritized to obtain mining

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, Arifah Fauzi, responded to the rejection by students in the Papua Highlands region who refused

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto signaled on Wednesday that he is prepared to reorganize his cabinet after assessing the performance of his ministers durin

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – The Papua People's Council (MRP) says that the people of Central Papua have openly complained about and reject the free nutritious meals (MBG) program launche

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 5.03 percent in 2024, slightly below the government's 5.2 percent target and last year's growth of 5.05 percent, according to dat

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has just secured a fresh grant worth 14.7 million euros or $15.3 million from France and the European Union (EU) for its energy transition, not l

Sudarshan Varadhan, Dili – East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developin

Rifki Saebani, Jakarta – The National Police's counter-terrorism unit, Densus 88, arrested a man in Tasikmalaya, West Java, on Monday for his alleged involvement in terrorism activities

Antara, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has announced the cancellation of the 2025 Ministerial Scholarship program, following a directive to streamline the budgets for ministries and age

Jakarta – Religious mass organizations, and now universities, will be allowed to mine, thanks to the revision of the Coal and Mineral Law, which the House of Representatives has tabled

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman's Banten office estimates that fishermen suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered

Jakarta – Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security no

Jakarta – The government has handed over to French authorities a man on death row for drug offences who will start his return to his home country late on Tuesday, the latest in a series

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew more than expected last year, the government said Wednesday, as a pick-up in trade, mining and agriculture helped offset ongoing global headwinds.