Mohammad Said, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a decree prolonging the tenure of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) leaders for an additional year, an aide conf

Hellena Souisa, Riza Salman on Wawonni island, and Sally Brooks – In a bra and shorts, a woman stands on an earthmover and fends off attempts by men around her to cover her upper body.

Linda Novi Trianita, Imam Hamdi, Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi instructed law enforcement agencies to follow up on the findings of the Financial Transaction

Jayapura, Jubi – The President of the Union of Baptist Churches in West Papua, Rev. Ambirek G.

Cassie Freund – Indonesia's shark and ray trade is highly regulated but poorly monitored, opening the door for illegal activity alongside the legal sale and purchase of these fish and t

News Desk, Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka made his first visit to the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan and said he was impressed with the me

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded an 11.4 percent increase in its palm oil export in October 2023, industry association data shows.

Arie Firdaus (BenarNews), Jakarta – Activists have slammed vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD, calling him sexist and misogynistic, after he suggested that the wives of graft convict

Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto has appointed his former wife Siti Hediati Hariyadi, daughter of former president Soeharto, as a party advisor amid his campaign for t

Jakarta – Abdul Gani Kasuba, the North Maluku Governor, was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during an operation at a Jakarta hotel on Monday evening, just 13 day

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has finally issued Presidential Decree (Perpres) No.

Yohanes Maharso, Amelia Rahima, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said the government was considering lifting the ban on the ex

Antara, Riani Sanusi Putri, Bogor – Presidential candidate number one Anies Baswedan believes that Indonesia's path to becoming a developed country does not solely rely on industrializa

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Director General of Information and Public Communication at the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo), Usman Kansong, said the ministry recorded a s

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Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Finance said on Monday that the government will draw new debt totaling Rp648.1 trillion (US$41.8 million) in 2024 to close the deficit of projected sta

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – A judge at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday rejected a plea by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairman Firli Bahuri to halt the ongoing crimina

BTV, Jakarta – A Finance Ministry official revealed on Tuesday that the cumulative state revenue has reached Rp 2,553.2 trillion ($164.8 billion) year-to-date, amounting to 96.8 percent

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian on Tuesday reiterated the government's commitment to uphold the process of electing the governor of Jakarta, opposing a

Ari Sandita Murti, Jakarta – On Sunday December 17, a Zara shop at the Pondok Indah Mall in Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta, was visited by several women concerned about Palestine where t

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The first round of the 2024 election debates organized by the General Elections Commission (KPU) took place on Tuesday, following the latest survey result

Leo Suryadinata – Universitas Gadjah Mada, one of Indonesia's top campuses and alma mater of the current president as well as four of the six candidates vying for the 2024 presidency an

Student Executive Councils (BEM) from a number of campuses in greater Solo (Surakarta) held a protest action in front of the office of Solo mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is Presiden

Jayapura, Jubi – The recent Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Trade Show held from Friday, December 15 to Sunday, December 17, 2023 at the Skouw Wutung border received positive acclaim

Zahra Matarani, Jakarta – Deep in the slums of Jakarta, a transgender community is using fashion to raise awareness about their lives and the environment in this densely populated, poll

Subel Rai Bhandari, Atauro Island, Timor-Leste – Donning a weathered diving mask, Manuel Gamboa comes ashore after four hours in the sea, visibly weary from the early morning catch with

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is once again in hot water for his remarks in defense of his decision to pick President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son Gibran Rakabu

Jakarta – Hundreds of new COVID-19 cases emerged last week in Greater Jakarta as health agencies urged residents to get vaccinated.

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Jakarta – The central government must help the people and government of Aceh deal with the ongoing influx of Rohingya refugees and, if necessary, take over their humanitarian burden.

Yohana Belinda, Manila – In a film industry marked by the rise of over-the-top (OTT) platforms, Indonesian cinema has leaped into the global spotlight.

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The National Police planned to dispatch a total of 129,923 personnel to secure for Christmas and New Year 2024 through the annual operation called Operasi Lili

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – A legal expert Herdiansyah Hamzah called upon the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to investigate the report of the Financial Transaction Reports and A

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Representatives from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) visited Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara or

Antara, Jakarta – Gielbran Muhammad Noor, the chairman of the Gadjah Mada University's (UGM) Student Executive Board (BEM), has been in the public spotlight after criticizing President

Jakarta – The recent presidential poll conducted by Australia's research company, Roy Morgan, presents Ganjar Pranowo as the clear frontrunner for the February 2024 Indonesian president

Henry Kissinger died as the war on Gaza was building to apocalyptic heights.

Nivell Rayda, Lhokseumawe, Indonesia – For two weeks, Mr Mohammad Ershad, his wife and two sons were crammed inside the hull of a wooden fishing boat with 218 others.

Mong Palatino – Indonesia's parliament amended the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE law) on December 5 amid the concerns raised by media and civil society groups that it

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – On the second floor of a house in South Jakarta, a worker is busy applying yellow screen-printing ink on a 6 sq m blue flag as big as two queen-size mattresses

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has postponed the enforcement of a new fisheries policy that drew little support from fishers and widespread criticism from experts an

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Municipally-owned land transportation company Transportasi Jakarta, or TransJakarta, has acquired 100 electric buses throughout this year and plans to buy more

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Service recorded 200 positive cases per day of COVID-19 in the capital city this week.

Antara, Jakarta – China was Indonesia's largest non-oil and gas export destination in November 2023, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

Antara, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) informed on Friday that the third phase of project groundbreakings at the new national capital city Nusantara (IKN) in East

Antara, Jakarta – A total of 328 letters of intent (LoIs) have been submitted by business actors looking to invest in the new capital city Nusantara (IKN), the Nusantara Capital City Au

Antara, Jakarta – The Government of the United Kingdom has decided to participate in developing the Surabaya Regional Railway Line (SRRL), East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa st

Antara, Jakarta – Japan has committed to continue funding for the expansion of the Jakarta mass rapid transit (MRT) east-west line project, whose groundbreaking is slated for August 202

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The Health Ministry's Director of Health Quarantine Surveillance at Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) Achmad Farchanny Tri Adryanto s

Jakarta – Thousands of people held a Defend Palestine action in front of the United States Embassy on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning, December 17.