Johannes Nugroho – The orange truck crammed with 75 Rohingya survivors of a capsized boat was told to hurry along by Indonesian police in Beureugang, West Aceh, as dozens of angry villa

Doddy Morris – It has been 60 years since Indonesia has refused humanitarian agencies and international media access to enter West Papua.

The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has declared its solidarity with civil society groups and student protesters demonstrating against the torture of a Papuan man, Defianus Kogo

Amelia Rahima Sari, Sultan Abdurahman and Adinda Jasmine Prasetyo, Jakarta – Constitutional Judge Arief Hidayat stated that the panel adjudicating the dispute over the results of the ge

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The incidence of Singapore flu in Indonesia, as of March 2024, stands at a staggering 5,461 cases, according to the Health Ministry.

Jakarta – Indonesia is evaluating regulations designed to curb imports of more than 3,000 products, a senior trade ministry official said on Friday, following industry concerns the rule

Jakarta – Every year, the Idul Fitri tradition of mudik (exodus) causes a great deal of excitement for more than 230 million Muslims in the country.

Antara – According to reports from the Mount Semeru observation post officer, Liswanto, the mountain, which stands at 3,676 meters above sea level, erupted twice on Saturday, at 05:11 a

Jakarta – The crucial House of Representatives plenary session on Thursday was nearly devoid of yells and interruptions.

Jakarta – Anies and Ganjar, along with their campaign teams, are asking the Constitutional Court to annul the victory of Prabowo and Gibran.

Hendrik Yaputra and Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – Chairman of the Ombudsman, Muhammad Najih, admitted on Thursday that he was not aware of the issue of merging the Ombudsman with the Corrupt

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Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Constitutional Court (MK) Judge Arief Hidayat highlighted President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's partisanship in the 2024 presidential election during the heari

Jakarta – The four model houses for people affected by the Rempang Eco-City development project are entering their final stage.BP Batam's spokesperson Ariastuty Sirait said that the con

Andrea Hosana & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Four ministers from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cabinet attended the hearing for the dispute over the results of the 2024 presidential

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Jakarta – Indonesia will leave enough fiscal room in the 2025 budget for incoming president Prabowo Subianto's multi-billion free school meal programme, while ensuring the country's tra

An Indonesian court has jailed an activist for a social media post criticizing illegal shrimp farming at a protected national park under a sweeping law criticized by advocacy groups.

Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia – Late last year, Balinese woman Nih Lu Putu Rustini got the shock of her life when she tried to withdraw cash from an ATM to complete a renovation project a

Jayapura – Peaceful demonstrations by the Meepago people in Nabire, the capital of Central Papua province, on the morning of Friday April 5, were forcibly broken up by officers from the

Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta – Four Indonesian Cabinet members testified Friday that no rules were violated in the distribution of government aid during the recent election

Boyko Nikolov – At present, Indonesia is grappling with a multitude of other defense deals, such as Scorpene, Rafale, Black Hawk, and PPA Korvette, among others.

Adi Renaldi – In a small village on Indonesia's Sumatra island that stares at the vastness of the Indian Ocean, tsunamis may come at any given moment.

Jakarta – Demonstrators from the People's Challenge Coalition held a protest action in front of the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon, April 5, against the determinati

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the Constitutional Court seems very confident that President Joko "Jokowi" Wido

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is planning to keep the tin mining sector on close watch using a digital app following a major graft case involving businessman Harvey Moeis

Antara, Jakarta – Air Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono was sworn in as the new chief of staff of the Indonesian Air Force on Friday, succeeding Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, who is se

Medikantyo Adhikresna & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati vehemently rejected allegations that the government's distribution of social aid was covertly

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto shared snapshots of his warm conversations with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the State Palace in Jakarta on Friday.

Faris Mokhtar – Indonesia's move to get more goods produced onshore is already starting to backfire, with companies warning that supplies of products including Apple Inc.'s MacBook Pro

Ahmad Syamsudin, Dili, Timor-Leste – At Timor-Leste's museum of memory, Hugo Fernandes supervises exhibits chronicling resistance and oppression during the Indonesian occupation – an er

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – Head of the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) of Central Java, Nur Kholiq, claimed that his side did not find any election violations related to P

Joya Patiha, a 43-year-old Indonesian transgender woman, first started to notice that changing weather patterns in the mountain-ringed city of Bandung were affecting her income as a sex

Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto will be prudent in fiscal management and uphold laws that limit public debt and annual b

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Asia News Network) – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his meeting with President-elect and Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto on Thursday (April 4

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has found samples of takjil (light snack to break fast in Ramadan) sold in several markets in Jakarta containing harmful substances

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has officially shifted focus to the regional elections in November.

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Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia supports Palestine's bid to become a full member of the United Nations and has lobbied other countries to vote in favor of the membership, the Foreig

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has disclosed that 14,072 state officials have yet to submit their wealth reports (LHKPN), despite the deadl

Wahyu Candra, Jakarta – Due to following Google Maps directions, a ride-hailing taxi driver's car plunged into the Cibarengkok River in Mampir Village, Cileungsi District, Bogor Regency

Antara, Jakarta – Authorities in West Java closed the newly-built Bocimi toll road on Wednesday evening after a section of it collapsed following heavy rains.

Antara, Jakarta – Heavy rains and the overflowing of several rivers prompted flooding in parts of Jakarta yesterday.

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The group Anti-Militarism and Human Rights Care People's Solidarity in the Land of Papua held a free speech forum at Remu traffic lights intersection in Sorong C

Antara, Meulaboh, Aceh – An Indonesian ulema has appealed to the people of Aceh to remain wise and uphold human values in responding to Rohingya refugees' presence in the province.

Jeremy Mulholland – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is commonly portrayed as a person from humble beginnings who emerged as a furniture-maker and self-made businessman, before entering p

Jakarta – A civil society coalition named the Jakarta Concerned Council Coalition is asking the government to revoke the recently enacted Jakarta Special Region (DKJ) Law.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – An Indonesian court has sentenced environmental activist Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan to seven months in prison for his online criticism of illegal shrimp f

Jakarta – Civil society activist organisations have condemned the guilty verdict handed down by the Jepara District Court in Central Java on Thursday April 4 against Karimunjawa environ

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will retain the speakership of the House of Representatives based on internal rules that award the position