Amy Heppy, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is campaigning for the support of International Maritime Organization (IMO) state members to be re-elected as members of IMO Council Categ

Jakarta – We love it when artists get political, when they believe that the arts such as books, songs and paintings are not just supposed to entertain but also to change the world.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the statements by Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution supporting begal (violent robbers) being shot dead

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police presented on Thursday 12 suspects believed to be members of an illegal organ trade syndicate, accused of preying on at least 122 victims

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hosted NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh at the State Palace on Monday after having shunned the coalition member for months over his

Herman, Jakarta – A halal-certified restaurant Baso A Fung recently destroyed all bowls in its Bali branch after influencer Jovi Adhiguna dipped pork crackers in his meatball soup.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted Rp 678.7 trillion or about $45.2 billion in investment in the first half of 2023, putting the country almost halfway through its ta

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Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The government's ban on the export of certain raw minerals has fueled demand for domestic shipping between mines and processing facilities, creating new opport

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil and gas investment in the first half of the year amounted to US$5.7 billion, just 36.67 percent of this year's $15.54 billion target, according t

Hidayatul Mustafidah Rohmawati Akhmad Hanan – The electricity cable system in Jakarta is estimated to be more than 80,000 kilometres long, which is sufficient to circle the Earth more t

Jakarta – The Supreme Court of Indonesia has ruled that lower courts cannot accept requests to register marriages between people with different religious beliefs.

A notorious animal market once touted as a tourist attraction will stop selling dog and cat meat after a celebrity-backed campaign.

Guntur Sutiyono – A range of measures to build closer economic ties between Australia and Indonesia were unveiled during Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's well publicised visi

Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Culture Agency expressed objection to the extravagant 'wedding' of a pair of Alaskan Malamutes dogs using Javanese tradition

Amelia Rahima Sari, Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – The Oil and Gas Companies Association (Aspermigas) claimed that the government has not yet discussed the plan to ban the export of liquefied

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) is advising the public to be careful about forming hasty opinions ahead of a political year, including over the cont

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Gerindra Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani denied the saying that the meeting between the 1998 activist Budiman Sudjatmiko and the party's chief patron Pr

Jakarta – The 2024 general elections will likely go down in history as Indonesia's first TikTok election, given the rising popularity of the Chinese video-hosting service in the country

Jakarta – Indonesia's upstream oil and gas industry recorded a "significant" 21 percent increase in investment to US$5.7 billion during the first half of 2023, from the $4.7 billion rec

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Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday met with State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir in Jakarta to discuss the government's 2024-

Septia Ryanthie, Solo – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government planned to build a cardiology hospital in Solo, Central Java.

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Scorching hot weather and the absence of clouds will sweep across Greater Jakarta or Jabodetabek again today, July 20, 2023.

Antara, Manado – Mount Karangetang in Siau Tagulandang Biaro or Sitaro Islands, North Sulawesi, is still releasing lava avalanches as of Thursday morning, July 20, 2023.

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Antara, Jakarta – Bulog Public Corporation, Indonesia's logistics bureau, said it secured 750,000 tonnes of Government Food Reserve rice stocks distributed across all Bulog warehouses i

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chinese glass giant Xinyi Group seeks to make an $11 billion investment in the quartz sand downstream industry that lies in Rempang eco-city in Batam, Riau

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A new toll road connecting the capital city of Bengkulu Province, which carries the same name, and Taba Penanjung was inaugurated on Thursday, and Presiden

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is actively pursuing membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as part of its ambition to b

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and her Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, discussed a proposal to settle bilateral transactions with local currencies

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A special staffer of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani for Strategic Communications, Yustinus Prastowo, rebutted the statement that Indonesia is a systemic fail

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) of Jakarta Office recorded that the city's poverty rate in March 2023 stood at 4.44 percent, down 0.09 percent compared to March 20

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M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Bengkulu Regional Association of Islamic Students (HMI) planned to stage a protest when President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Bengkulu today, July 20

Jakarta – The government's efforts to make changes to the existing governance system should have an impact on the people, according to Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has justified a sweeping amnesty for millions of hectares of oil palm plantations established illegally in forest areas, saying t

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says it deplores a statement made by ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) plans to send another subpoena for Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto to be present for questioning as a witness next Monday

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – The government has taken down 11,333 gambling websites in recent crackdowns during the past week alone and issued a warning to social media platforms on Thursda

Jakarta – The government will soon enforce a regulation that requires companies exporting mining, plantation, forestry and fishery products to repatriate their export earnings and keep

Jakarta – The government's goal of reaching its net-zero emission (NZE) target is a challenging one, given how much the country relies on the abundant resources of natural gas and oil.

Hreeloita DS, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that, based on data collected from June 17 to July 17, 2023, it has identified 490 hotsp

Papuan people throughout the territory of West Papua have held huge demonstrations of support for full membership of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in the Melanes

Joshua Walker – A bold development in Prabowo Subianto's 2024 presidential campaign has been his promise that if he wins, he will invite his vanquished election rivals to join his gover

Jayapura, Jubi – On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, three students who participated in a protest at the University of Science and Technology Jayapura (USTJ) on November 10, 2022, were charged w

Jayapura, Jubi – Following a clash that resulted in the shooting of civilians, casualties, and the destruction of numerous buildings in Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua Province, joint pa

Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has asked why the number of sting operations (OTT) conducted by the Corrupt

Pauliasi Mateboto – The Pacific Conference of Churches, Youngsolwara and the free West Papua Campaign have stepped up calls to Melanesian leaders and fellow Pacific island countries to

Jakarta – Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy National Council Chairperson Hendardi says that the reshuffle of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet on Monday July 17 is the worst kind of p