Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The leadership of the House of Representatives has vowed to kickstart its deliberation on the long-awaited domestic worker protection bill in the current sitting s

Stefanno Sulaiman, Sukaraja – As plans by Indonesia's president to build a new $32 billion capital city on Borneo island slowly start to take shape, the once sleepy settlement of Sukara

Bali, Indonesia – Russians have poured into Bali in droves since the invasion of Ukraine.

The death toll from a landslide on a remote Indonesian island rose to 50 with four people still missing on the last day of the search, an official said Wednesday.

Guardian staff and agencies – Early every morning in a city in Indonesia's far east, sleepy teenagers can be seen trudging through the streets on their way to school.

The West Jakarta Police says it has arrested an influencer known for his humorous content, who allegedly defrauded a complainant to the tune of IDR1.3 billion (US$84,646).

Jayapura, Jubi – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid said the armed conflict in Papua between the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and Indonesia

Jayapura, Jubi – As of Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the Yahukimo Police has yet to name EG (23) suspect in the shooting of a Trigana Air plane despite him having been detained for four days

Jayapura, Jubi – As of Monday, March 13, 2023, the Yahukimo Police has detained one person suspected of being involved in the shooting of a Trigana Air plane type B 373-500 when landing

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Illegal clothing imports reached 300,000 tons worth $2.1 billion every year, including about 30 percent of used clothing valued at around $631 million, accordi

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – Floods hit Jakarta today, March 15. Affected areas expanded to 18 neighborhood units (RT) and one road as of 9 a.m.

Hilaire Bule – A five-man delegation from West Papua arrived are in Port Vila as part of a visit to lobby for West Papua to become full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).

Yamin Kogoya – The West Papua National Liberation Army, armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), known by the acronym TPNPB, released a video on February 15, showing hostage, Captai

Harlyne Joku, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea, after a decade's delay, has ratified an agreement governing its 760-kilometer (472-mile) border with powerful neighbor I

BTV, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Wednesday ordered stern measures against the import of used clothing that according to him did serious damage to the already struggling domestic

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The younger brother of Communication and IT Minister Johnny Gerald Plate has returned Rp 534 million ($35,000) in cash he allegedly took from a government agen

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – An executive of the National Awakening Party, or PKB, dismissed reports of the possible pairing of Ganjar Pranowo and Prabowo Subianto for the 2024 presidenti

Manokwari, Jubi – Residents of Kwoor District in Tambrauw Regency, West Papua Province have blocked illegal gold mining sites in three villages in Kwoor.

Jakarta – Africa has a huge potential of becoming a destination for Indonesia's manufacturing exports, according to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry or Kadin.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – A senior Indonesian official says the country's sea lanes should not be used by Australian nuclear-propelled submarines because "AU

James Guild – Indonesia's planned new capital city Nusantara has been in the news lately after a flurry of reports that the government is still struggling to attract investors, and as a

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament will ensure there is no vacuum of power in the country despite a controversial court ruling to delay the 2024 presidential and general elections, its de

Pari Island (Indonesia) – Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for

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Jakarta – A video showing one of Deep Purple's road crew coming on stage to stop Indonesia's dangdut legend Rhoma Irama from performing the British band's biggest hit "Smoke On The Wate

Jakarta – Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Monday (Mar 13) warned political parties against using places of worship and education as campaign venues for the 2024 elections.

Hipolitus Wangge – It has been over a month since an armed group abducted Phillip Merthens, a New Zealand-born pilot, on February 7, 2023, in Indonesia's Nduga, West Papua.

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – Fr Chrisanctus Paschalis Saturnus, a priest from the Diocese of Pangkal Pinang, on Galang Island, has allegedly been involved in human trafficking.

Muhammad Ahalla Tsauro and Firmanda Taufiq – In November last year, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and United Arab Emirates President Mohamed bin Zayed inaugurated the Sheikh Zayed Gran

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded Rp 131.8 trillion, or about $8.6 billion, in budget surplus as of end-February 2023, according to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A high-ranking customs official visited the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, in Jakarta on Tuesday to renew his wealth reports after a luxury house a

Jakarta – A number of labour and farmer organisations are threatening to hold a mass strike if Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 replacing the Omnibus Law on J

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Center For Research on Ethics Economy and Democracy (CREED) executive director Yoseph Billie Dosiwoda in a statement on Monday expressed support for the Fi

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA) Secretary General Dewi Kartika on Tuesday stated that Government Regulation (PP) No 12/2023 which had just been ratified

Hanifah Dwijayanti, Jakarta – Financial Services Authority (OJK) assessed that the trend of illegal online lending is rising ahead of Eid al-Fitr.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) claimed 252.17 million people, or 90.79 percent of the total population, are covered by

Muhammad Farrel Fauzan, Jakarta – The Labor Party joining forces with a myriad of organizations such as the Federation of Indonesian Metal Worker Unions (FSPMI) will gather at the House

Jayapura – Indigenous leader, Hendrikus 'Franky' Woro, today filed an environmental and land rights lawsuit challenging the plan by a Malaysian-owned palm oil company to clear tens of t

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – A survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) in January 2023 noted that not all supporters of President Joko "Jokowi" Wi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Despite having Retno Marsudi as the Foreign Affairs Minister, women are still underrepresented in Indonesia's ambassadorship positions, according to a form

Ahmad Fikri, Jakarta – Potential danger comes from new movements of the lava dome on top of Mount Merapi, the Geological Agency said.

Jayapura, Jubi – Commander of 172/Praja Wira Yakthi Military Resort Command Brig. Gen.

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency predicted that COVID-19 cases would increase in the next one to two weeks.

Antara, Jakarta – Bali Governor Wayan Koster asked the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to cancel the Visa on Arrival (VoA) policy for Russian and Ukrainian citizens in Bali.

Jakarta – Royke Tumilaar, the president director of the state-owned bank BNI, recently called for Indonesian youths to become entrepreneurs.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Thrift shopping, the practice of buying used items, has become a bane for Indonesia's textile industry, as imports of used clothing rise dramatically.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Rice, one of the most tightly regulated commodities in the country, increased in price throughout 2022, which has industry experts asking whether the protective

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The campaign to keep President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in power beyond his term, which ends in October 2024, continues, this time going through the court, ma

Anindito Ariwandono, Bandung – Do Indonesians these days know, or read, any erotic fiction by local writers?

Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater.