Chris Barrett, Singapore – It's fair to say age is all the rage as election season kicks off in Indonesia.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia is reeling from the spike in rice prices that hit a record high in October, with food stalls and households forced to serve smaller rice portions on

Gabriel Honrada – France is offering its latest Scorpene submarines to Indonesia, a big ticket deal that if done would mark a milestone in Jakarta's naval modernization program and rese

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – There are concerns that the 2024 presidential election will not run fairly or equally if President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son and Solo Mayor

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia has placed new import duties on four types of products, with levies reaching some 40% of the product's value in certain cases.

The Bali administration has issued a state of emergency set to span the next two weeks, responding to the mounting drought crisis in the region.

Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa, Bali –- With a fire burning stubbornly at Bali's giant Suwung landfill for the past week, spewing putrid smoke into the sky above the Island of the Gods,

Moritz Schmoll and Geoffrey Swenson – Amid Southeast Asia's democratic backsliding, Timor-Leste's success is impressive. In May, the country elected a new parliament.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian fisheries ministry is considering once again allowing exports of lobster larvae, a controversial policy that landed the former minister in jail f

Jayapura, Jubi – The Cartenz Peace Task Force evacuated 25 gold miners who survived an attack by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya in Kalai I, Serada

The International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held a major meeting in the UK Parliament yesterday (October 18th 2023), calling for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights t

Jakarta – Our government spends a significant chunk of state revenue on a single purpose: to make energy appear cheap for consumers and enterprises. But that comes at a cost.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment/Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has reported that the investment realization for the period from January to Sept

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – In a recent TV interview, Mohammad Mahfud shared that he received offers to become a running mate in the 2024 presidential election, both from the coalition o

Arnoldus Kristianus, Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The rupiah exchange rate has dropped to its lowest point since the Covid-19 pandemic, driven by global economic uncertainties and t

Jakarta – Protesters from the All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) have begun to pack into the Horse Statue area in Central Jakarta to hold a demonstration marking nine year

Hans Nicholas Jong, Balikpapan, Indonesia – The deforestation rate has surged in a key habitat for critically endangered orangutans in Indonesian Borneo, with an area of forest 40 times

Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) have given a red report card on the human rights situation in th

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday found former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe guilty of corruption and sentenced him to eight years in prison.

Niniek Karmini – Indonesia's ruling party on Wednesday named the nation's top security minister as the running mate to the party's presidential candidate in next year's election in Sout

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The National Food Agency (Bapanas) responded to the maladministration findings from the Ombudsman regarding garlic imports.

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Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr – There are no official statistics on the cost of presidential campaigns in Indonesia.

Julia Lau – Indonesia is likely to support the Palestinian people and redouble its commitment and calls for a two-state solution in light of the ongoing Israeli-Gaza violence.

Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia unexpectedly raised interest rates on Thursday to arrest the rupiah's decline amid U.S.

Jakarta – Election fever in Indonesia kicked into high gear as the first two pairs of candidates for the country's top posts submitted their applications on Thursday, amid a carnival-li

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo wasted no time in registering themselves and their vice-presidential picks with the country'

Michael Taylor (Reuters), Buleleng, Indonesia – Deep inside his tribe's sacred rainforest on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, Indigenous guide Putu Willy Suputra looks on in disbe

Jakarta – The Jakarta Transportation Agency has clarified that the removal of bicycle lane dividers is not part of a plan to remove the lanes permanently.

Jakarta – A day before the registration window opens for 2024 presidential election candidates, two of three expected tickets have been announced.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – During a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asked for support in developing renewable energy in

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – In an effort to encourage domestic production, the Agriculture Ministry plans to reduce garlic imports next year by roughly 40 percent.

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo officially registered his candidacy with the General Election Commission (KPU) on Thursday, accompanied

Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo, a former governor of Central Java, registered officially on Thursday as a candidate for next year's presidential election.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Commercial operations for the high-speed rail (HSR) service between Jakarta and Bandung kicked off on Tuesday with a launch ceremony that coincided with Jokowi's

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has claimed responsibility for the attack on a mine in Yahukimo Regency's Seradala District on Monday, October 16, 2023.

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta - The Indonesian Trade Ministry's Director General for Foreign Trade, Budi Susanto, responded to data on imports of goods from Israel despite the fact

Fransiskus W, Kenzu, Manokwari, West Papua – The Indonesian Military and National Police (TNI-Polri) seek to strengthen security in West Papua and Southwest Papua during the 2024 Genera

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri on Wednesday named Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Ma

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – State-owned energy company PT Pertamina has quietly received a state capital injection (PMN) of Rp 3.37 trillion (US$40.47 billion), based on a presidenti

Jakarta – Of the few state institutions intended to embody the goals of the Reform movement, the Constitutional Court was once considered the most resilient.

Arti Ekawati – Corruption continues to blight Indonesia as President Jokowi nears the end of his second term.

Jakarta – Senior minister Mohammad Mahfud MD, who was on Wednesday announced as the running mate for presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo in the upcoming February election, wasted no t

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD was officially announced as the running mate for presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo on Wednesday, just four months

Deni Ghifari, Beijing – Thirty-one private companies and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from Indonesia signed agreements totaling US$13.7 billion with Chinese firms on Monday at the Ind

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia or KAI would compensate passengers who experience delayed departures due to the Argo Semeru and

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported the highest daily temperature in Indonesia from 7 a.m. on October 16 to 7 a.m.

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Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) announced that there is a decline in hotspots observed in six priority provinces during the second week o

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir has sought to obtain proof of his lack of a criminal record with the National Police, an indication that he may co