Interim Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono has announced the city's plan to conduct a trial of staggered office hours as part of efforts to alleviate the persistent traffic congestion i

Riri Rahayu, Ghoida Rahmah, Jakarta – Secretary General of the Manpower Ministry Anwar Sanusi said digitalization changes the pattern of occupations.

Max Lane – A small new party is sticking to its ideological guns but will probably not make much of a dent in the established elite's stranglehold on Indonesia's electoral politics.

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Disgraced former customs official Andhi Pramono is alleged to have accepted bribes amounting to at least Rp 28 billion ($1.8 million) during his time in office,

Guteriano Neves – A successful 21 May election in Timor-Leste saw the smooth and peaceful transition of power to a new government led by Xanana Gusmao – new, in the sense of being newly

Matthew Knott – Foreign Minister Penny Wong struck an apologetic tone towards Timor-Leste in comments about Australia's use of hardball tactics to stymie the fledgling nation's efforts

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – The Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) is preparing thousands of doses of livestock vaccinations to curb the spread of anthrax in Gunungki

Servio Maranda, Bangka – The Water and Air Police Directorate (Ditpolairud) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Police foiled attempts to smuggle oil through Tanjung Kalian Port, Muntok Dist

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially opened Papua Street Carnival in Jayapura today, July 7, 2023.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – The Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Ministry's Director General of Law Enforcement Rasio Ridho Sani said the ministry has named a suspect in the illegal expor

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Most of Indonesia's carbon-rich peatlands aren't protected, according to a new study that calls for prioritizing much-needed restoration efforts for these areas

Aron Corbett – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo unveiled an ambitious vision for an expanded economic partnership with Australia during his three-day visit to Sydney this week.

Nabire, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) claims to have shot several Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers in Intan Jaya.

One person has been killed and almost 300 houses destroyed due to the severe weather that has affected Timor-Leste in the past week.

Nicola Smith – Three people have died after an anthrax outbreak in Indonesia that reportedly infected more than 90 people who consumed contaminated meat.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Astana administration to allow for future collaboration on urban

Jakarta – The agreement on the 2023-2025 Action Plan between the State Government of Western Australia and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) on the development and

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is expanding its investigation into the graft-ridden 4G base transceiver station (BTS) project to look into other related crimes and perpet

Wamena, Jubi – The Jayawijaya branch of the Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) is facing a challenge as they have only 150 midwives available to serve the population of 328 villages

Nabila Azzahra, Najla (Translator), Jakarta – Cybersecurity expert Teguh Aprianto revealed that 34 million of Indonesia's passport data has been leaked and sold.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – A government task force has rescued nearly 2,000 victims of human trafficking across the country over the past month, but this could be "the tip of the iceberg", an

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities are probing allegedly illegal shipments of nickel ore to China worth 14.5 trillion rupiah (S$1.3 billion) over 2-and-a-half years fr

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's recent promotion to the upper-middle income rank does not mean that the Southeast Asian country should be complacent especially if it aims to b

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The number of investors in crypto assets has increased by 23 percent to 17.4 million as of May when compared to the same month last year, according to data fr

Roy Triono, Bandar Lampung – At least seven construction workers died after a construction hoist collapsed at a school building in Bandar Lampung, located in the southern tip of Sumatra

An Australian human rights author and poet has accused successive federal governments of "deliberately aiding and abetting" the 1969 annexation of West Papua by Indonesia and enabling t

Amy Heppy, Najla Nur Fauziyah (Translator), Jakarta – A thousand protestors consisting of farmers and workers are reported to demonstrate in front of the Constitutional Court of Indones

Eka Yudha Saputra, M Zulnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) spokesperson Rear Admiral Julius Widjojono stated that his side is offering figures who would become a mediat

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Director General of Foreign Trade at the Trade Ministry, Budi Santoso, emphasized that the export of sea sand is still prohibited albeit Government Regulat

Antara, Jakarta – Director General of Railways of the Transportation Ministry, Mohamad Risal Wasal, stated that the construction project of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train will be

Amelia Rahima Sari (Antara), Jakarta – The World Bank listed Indonesia in the group of upper-middle-income countries again.

Bill Birtles and Hellena Souisa – Philip Mark Mehrtens – a pilot for a charter plane company – was ambushed by rebels after he flew to a remote airstrip to drop off some passengers and

Jakarta – In an effort to release New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens, taken hostage by Papuan separatists, the interim Nduga regent Edison Gwijangge will hold negotiations with the rebel

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has nominated four candidates to fill two key vacant positions at the Financial Services Authority (OJK) to the House

Theressia Silalahi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force on Thursday received the second of five C-130J Super Hercules aircraft the government has purchased from US

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Australian investors are still in a wait-and-see mode before they decide to invest in Indonesia's new capital city Nusantara, according to the economic thi

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Balikpapan – Sinarmas Land Group's property development subsidiary, Grandcity Balikpapan, is set to be awarded a project to construct 1,500 houses for civil servant

News Desk, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has unveiled a plan to build an extensive railway network that would connect Nusantara in East Kalimantan with major cities around the p

Jakarta – The July 1 deadline set up by the Papuan rebels who hold Susi Air pilot Philip Mehrtens has passed and the military operation deployed by the Indonesian Military (TNI) has thu

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has highlighted that human rights issues that do the rounds ahead of elections are never concrete or discu

Celvin Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia is planning to establish a coast guard to bolster maritime border security and effectively combat smuggling and other illicit activities, Chief Sec

David Livingstone – The charismatic leader of the world's third-largest democracy, fourth-largest country by population, and likely fourth-largest economy by 2050, has just visited Aust

Lee Ying Shan – Mining giants Australia and Indonesia have signed a "win-win" EV battery deal, said Sabrin Chowdhury, head of commodities analysis at BMI, a research unit of Fitch Solut

Mongabay Haze Beat – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has warned of potentially dangerous weather conditions accelerating across the archipelago in the coming months, as the nation's me

Yamin Kogoya – An Indonesian court hearing was held at Tipikor Court, Jakarta, last week when suspended Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe was arraigned before a panel of judges on allegation

Jakarta – The 2023 Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games have been cancelled after Bali pulled out as host a month before the event's scheduled start, organisers

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Lawmakers are trying to water down a number of problematic provisions in the 2016 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law that have often been used to cri

Natasya Salim and wires – On a stage in Singapore, Indonesian President Joko Widodo spruiks his planned new $48 billion capital city Nusantara to a room full of global investors.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – New details have emerged in the police investigation into alleged blasphemy at Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, led by controversial figure Panji Gumilan

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The endemic phase is here and Indonesia is welcoming travelers with improved infrastructure as the country aims for economic growth above 5 percent.