Bogor – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday the abrupt decision to repeal the visa-free entry policy has been preceded by careful considerations.

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has just turned 62, and he got a surprise when visiting the Parung traditional market in Bogor on Wednesday morning.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday asserted that smelters are a stepping stone and future foundation to elevate Indonesia as a developed nation.

Ahmad Fikri, Bandung – The consolidated earnings logged by state-owned pharmaceutical holding firm Bio Farma nosedived to Rp21.54 trillion in 2022, which is a 50.4 percent drop compared

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has been elected as a member of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), representing the East Asia and Pacific region,

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto on Tuesday called for accountability after multiple criminal reports were filed to the police on an alle

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – The health bill being discussed by the House of Representatives is partly at recovering foreign exchange losses as many Indonesians have opted to get medical tre

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police have issued a regulation obliging driver's license applicants to complete the course in government-approved driving schools, a senior offic

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – The government considers reducing the number of state-owned construction firms from currently seven to avoid overlapping businesses, an official has said.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government expressed confidence on Tuesday that will meet the target for the debt relief program despite a slow start in the first half of the year.

Antara, Denpasar, Bali – A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was found dead on Air Kuning Beach in Jembrana, Bali, due to being entangled in trawler nets, according to Bali's Denpasar Coast

Jakarta – The National Police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said Tuesday, as the government cracks down

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that reports of violence against women have increased since the enactment of the Law

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has released an annual report (Catahu) covering the last 21 years, beginning in 2001.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found alleged illegal levy practices at the KPK's detention center.

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.

Merauke, Jubi – Komarudin Watubun, a member of the House of Representatives' Commission II, expressed that the recruitment of Indigenous Papuans for government positions in the new prov

Jayapura, Jubi – Workers from PT Tandan Sawita Papua in Keerom Regency, East Arso District, have filed complaints with the Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) after being laid off.

Nadirsyah Hosen – The most important feature of democracy is the right of citizens to choose the people who exercise government power through electoral processes.

Jakarta – When it comes to industry regulations, the government has a tendency for abrupt and poorly communicated changes, but it is also known for quickly undoing those changes in resp

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government says it is ready to fight back should any countries pursue legal action against its bauxite export ban enforced earlier this month.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to pass the health bill into law despite opposition from organizations such as the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI).

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that the trend of disaster events in Aceh has begun to shift from floods to land and forest fires.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Press Council chairperson Ninik Rahayu hopes that the press will not be used as buzzers for one of the political parties in the 2024 general election.

Ricki Harahap, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party, of PKB, insisted on Monday that Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar must become a candidate for president or vice president in the 2024 ele

Indonesia has temporarily halted its visa-free policy for 159 countries. Of those, travelers from 92 countries can still obtain a Visa on Arrival (VOA) before entering the country.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) is being urged to ensure that the General Elections Commission (KPU) reinstate the requirement for candidates to su

Yamin Kogoya – Next month, on July 10, six months will have passed since Papua's Governor Lukas Enembe was "kidnapped" and flown to Jakarta for charges over alleged one million rupiah (

Jakarta – Japanese Emperor Naruhito met President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday during his first state trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.Naruhito and Empress Masako

Sudibyo Wiradji, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo launched at an event on Thursday the final phase of the 2025-2045 National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN), drafted by the M

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia has ordered 13 long-range military radars from Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts across its immense archipelago, the French manufacturer and st

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Coalition for Change, a political alliance between the Democratic Party, the NasDem Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), is turning heads as

Jakarta – We cannot overstate the severity of the allegations by whistleblower group Indoleaks that the government may have illegally used spyware to snoop on its own citizens.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Businesses have expressed worry that Indonesia's fight to soften the European Union's stance on deforestation may affect negotiations on the comprehensive econ

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has agreed to import 1 million tonnes of rice from India in a move that it says is necessary to ensure a sufficient supply of the staple food amid

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The government has revoked the licenses of nearly two dozen universities engaged in fraud over the past week, adding to the hundreds it has shut down in recent

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is currently drafting the derivative regulations on the personal data protection law, and the document is expected to lay out the details of

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) director Bhima Yudhistira gave his opinion on the government's policy on restricting the purchase of subsid

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Presidential Secretariate's spokesperson Bey Machmudin on Monday revealed that the meeting between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Defense Minister

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Antara, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has secured the rights to operate the Menzel Ledjmet Nord (MLN) oil and gas block in Algeria for the next 35 years following

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo arrived at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta on Monday morning to give his deposition in

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia on Monday morning Jakarta time officially launched its Satria-1 satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida.

Tokyo – Used F-15 fighter jet engines are being considered for export to Indonesia, according to several government sources.

BeritaSatu, Denpasar – Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno indicated on Sunday that there will be no repeat of his pairing with Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia officially complies with the international code for the protection of tourists formulated by the United Nations of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as an e

Bill Birtles and Ari Wu in Jakarta – On a balmy evening down a quiet street in the bustling capital of Indonesia, a teenage boy was ordered by a man to do push-ups.

Nivell Rayda, Cianjur, Indonesia – They are seen as wasteful trash by many, but for some residents of a small city in the Indonesian province of West Java, empty plastic bottles are vie

Jayapura, Jubi – According to the leader of the Cartenz Peace Operation, Sr. Comr.

Fajar Widhiyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports fell by 6 percent in the first five months of the year when compared to the same period last year more because of a decline in commodity