Julia Lau, Made Supriatma – Indonesians are closer to directly electing their next president.

Jayapura, Jubi – Following the rejection of the Awyu Indigenous People's lawsuit against the Papua Province Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) by the State Adm

Kelvin Anthony – The Melanesian Spearhead Group has appointed Fiji and Papua New Guinea prime ministers Sitiveni Rabuka and James Marape as special envoys to Indonesia to "address the W

Mentari Dwi G, Resinta Sulistiyandari, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo denied claims that elections in Indonesia were easy to intervene or there was intervention from other p

Jayapura, Jubi – According to Ridwan Herdika, the Papua Representative of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), individuals accused of committing human rights crimes in Pap

Faris Mokhtar – An Indonesian presidential contender is facing a growing backlash over his decision to choose President Joko Widodo's son as his running mate with the latest opinion pol

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Heightened tensions from the Israel-Hamas conflict and the upcoming contentious presidential election in Indonesia have created a volatile environment that co

Jakarta – A judicial panel dismissed Indonesia's top judge on Tuesday after finding him guilty of an ethics violation over his role in a ruling that allowed President Joko Widodo's son

Donny Iqbal, Sumedang, Indonesia – Udit Surdiat only became a boat driver after he lost the rights to his farmland.

Evarukdijati, Rahmad Nasution, Jayapura, Papua – Chief of the Papua Police, Police Inspector General Mathius Fakhiri, has urged the Egianus Kogoya-led armed group to release New Zealand

Nur Janti and Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's ethics council ordered the removal of Chief Justice Anwar Usman from his leadership post on Tuesday and barred him from we

Jakarta – There is perhaps no man more appropriate to lead the ethics probe into Constitutional Court chief justice Anwar Usman than Jimly Ashshiddiqie, the first person to lead the jud

Jakarta – Former head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Air Marshal Henri Alfiandi, admitted to receiving money from companies participating in the agency's goods and

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Constitutional Court Judge Anwar Usman on Wednesday alleged a conspiracy to tarnish his reputation after he was removed from his position as chief justice in th

Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta on Wednesday arrived in Manila for an official visit meant to boost the bilateral relations between the two nations.

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Co-operatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Teten Masduki, has again urged social network platform Instagram to take down accounts selling impor

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Ethics Council of the Constitutional Court or MKMK did not only dismiss Anwar Usman from his position as Chief Justice because of a conflict of interest

Verda Nano Setiawan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has spoken out on the government's policy direction related to workers wages in the country.

Jakarta – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy is urging Anwar Usman to resign from his position as a Constitutional Court (MK) judge after being proven to have committed a seri

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Deputy chairman of the national campaign team for the Prabowo-Gibran presidential pair, Utje Gustaaf Patty, said the recent decision by the Constitutional Cour

Jakarta – A resilient economy has led to a reduction in the unemployment rate despite weakening domestic and overseas demand this year.

Wamena, Jubi – In three districts within Yahukimo Regency, Mountainous Papua, hundreds of residents have been grappling with hunger since August due to crop failures.

James Kon – Timor-Leste President Dr Jose Ramos-Horta conveyed his gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifu

Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the purpose of the Indonesia Hospital in Gaza was to "fully" serve Palestinians in response to an accusation by the Israeli m

Virdika Rizky Utama – Democracy thrives on a clear distinction between military, policing, and civilian roles.

Jayapura, Jubi – Benhur Wally, the chairperson of the Jayapura chapter of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) expressed concerns about the shrinking space for the

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called for unity and a more constructive "battle of ideas" as the February 2024 presidential election heats up.

Jakarta (VNA) – Chairman of the Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association (IISIA) Purwono Widodo on November 7 said that the Southeast Asian country's steel demand surges in 2023 d

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo led an opinion poll on Monday for the first time since election season formally got underwa

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Firli Bahuri is facing a second round of police questioning as investigators say they have gathered more evidence r

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia announced Tuesday that the country's foreign exchange reserves stood at $133.1 billion as of the end of Oct., down from $134.9 billion in th

Devy Ernis, Jakarta – Expert Council of the Indonesian Teachers Union Federation (FSGI) Retno Lisyarti urged all schools in Indonesia to form a team on prevention and management against

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A palm oil company in Indonesia has finally started paying off a $23 million fine for burning an important Sumatran orangutan habitat more than a decade ag

Fadlan Syam and Niniek Karmini (AP), Jakarta, Indonesia – The chief justice of Indonesia's top court was dismissed from the post after an ethics council found him guilty Tuesday of maki

Maxwell Lane – On November 5, nearly 2 million people packed the central Freedom Square in Jakarta, Indonesia to express solidarity with Palestine.

Jayapura, Jubi – In Papua, the Press Freedom Index is quite low, with a rating of 64.01, lower than West Papua's index which is 68.22, says Hans Bisay, the chairman of the Indonesian Jo

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court will try a motion challenging its recent decision which amended the age limit of presidential and vice presidential candidates and open

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo revealed Tuesday how he planned on navigating the growing US-China rivalry if he wins the upcoming election.

Jakarta – More than 500 students from the East Java Muhammadiyah Student Association (IMM) held a Defend Palestine action on Tuesday November 7 in which they descended on United States

Max Lane – The lack of real political difference among the various contenders for the top political job in Indonesia has paved the way for the culture of political dynasties to strength

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His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on

Mei Leandha, Karo – The people of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, planned to build a 75-meter-high statue of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in Liang Melas Datas.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy logged solid growth in the third quarter, although it slowed more than expected to its weakest in two years as export

Riri Rahayu, Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government planned to send the second batch of humanitarian aid worth Rp31.9 billion or US$2 million to Palestine next week through the Ind

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – More than two million people attended the pro-Palestine rally in Monas (the National Monument), Central Jakarta, on Sunday, November 5, 2023, organized by the

Jakarta – Heavy rain over the weekend led to flooding in some parts of Depok, West Java, as piles of garbage blocked the city's waterways.

Jakarta – A weaker rupiah may impose a burden on the state budget since it will increase the amount of fuel subsidies that the government has to pay to secure domestic fuel supplies, an

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is consolidating power around himself ahead of the 2024 elections by nominating his confidante, newly installed Army Chief

Jakarta – Emerging economies can rest easy, at least for now, after the Federal Reserve decided at its Nov.