Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pledged that authorities will investigate allegations of misappropriation involving the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG

Azifah Astrina – On March 20, 2025, Indonesia's parliament passed a quiet but far-reaching revision to its military law.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As much of the world shutters coal power plants and shelves new proposals, Indonesia is bucking the trend – adding the third-highest volume of coal capacit

Java/Lombok Islands, Indonesia – The districts of Brebes, Lombok Timur and Serang may be geographically distant, but they share a common struggle: The silence surrounding gender-based v

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has appointed Indonesia's 7th President, Joko Widodo or Jokowi, to attend Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 5.75 percent, along with the Deposit Facility rate at 5 percent and the Lending

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has urged the government to stand firm on halal certification requirements fo

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – The Riau branch of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has criticized the local transmigration program initiated by Transmigration Minister Iftit

Jakarta – When it comes to implementing the free nutritious meal program, President Prabowo Subianto gives the impression of being consistent with the saying he quoted in a speech in Ma

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Siti Hediati Hariyadi, better known as Titiek Soeharto, has welcomed a renewed proposal to grant her late father, Indonesia's second president Soeharto, the tit

Hendrawan Kariman, Pekanbaru – The presence of the Transmigration Minister (Mentrans) Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanegara in Rempang Island on April 18 is an indication that the construction o

Marchio Gorbiano and Sara Hussein, Jakarta and Bangkok – Keen to end its reliance on rice imports, Indonesia wants to plant vast tracts of the crop, along with sugar cane for biofuel, i

Deden Abdul Aziz (Kontributor), Cianjur – The Health Office of Cianjur Regency in West Java has declared an extraordinary occurrence (KLB) following an alleged mass food poisoning invol

Agencies, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto mourned the death of Pope Francis on Monday, saying the world had lost a "role model".

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Fathul Nugroho, deputy chairman of the Indonesian Association of Energy, Mineral, and Coal Suppliers (Aspebindo), considers LG Energy Solution's (LGES) decision

Deden Abdul Aziz (Kontributor), Cianjur – Dozens of students from the PGRI Junior High School in Cianjur were treated at the Sayang Cianjur Regional General Hospital due to suffering fr

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has raised concerns over the circulation of nine children's snack products found to contain pork-derived (por

Lili Retnosari and Ayesha Tantriana, Jakarta – Recent data from the World Population Review shows that Indonesia ranks fifth among countries with the highest smoking rates in the world.

Fia Hamid-Walker – In January 2025, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled in favour of Indonesia's legal challenge to the European Union's (EU) restrictions on palm oil, which Indone

Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – As China and the United States vie for influence in South-east Asia amid tariff tensions, Indonesia – the region's largest economy and a key maritime power – ha

Jakarta – The judiciary is, unfortunately, no stranger to misconduct and corruption due to its fair share of power.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Health Ministry admits the monitoring system in the Indonesian healthcare facilities is easily exploited by medical workers to commit violations, including

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has altered the reimbursement scheme in the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) into upfront payments.

Dili – Catholic-majority Timor Leste will observe a week of mourning to honour Pope Francis after his death on Monday aged 88, President Jose Ramos-Horta said, hailing the pontiff's "ve

Ahmad Syarif Syechbubakr – On Sunday, 6 April 2025, the Governor of Bengkulu rushed to the airport after receiving a sudden report that the presidential aircraft would be landing at Fat

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's efforts to ensure its commodity exports are free of deforestation are ramping up as the European Union Deforestation Regulation, or EUDR, nears

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition condemns the Indonesian military's (TNI) entry into campuses.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia is intensifying efforts to diversify its export markets following the United States' implementation of reciprocal tariff policies targeting several o

Linda Lestari, Jakarta – University Gadjah Mada (UGM) historian Agus Suwignyo stated that Soeharto indeed meets the criteria and requirements to be named a national hero.

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta/Jepara – From bustling city stations to traditional markets and prisons, women across Indonesia came together on Monday to commemorate Kartini Day – a national

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's State Secretary Minister and Presidential Spokesperson, Prasetyo Hadi, stated that the government does not object to the proposal of the nationa

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian government officially disbanded the infrastructure task force of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, mentioned that Indonesia is set to utilize nuclear power plants by 2030, as laid out in the Powe

Septia Ryanthie, Solo – Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has refuted claims of a "twin sun" leadership after several ministers and deputy ministers from President Prabo

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Head of Information Services of the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) Brigadier General Wahyu Yudhayana responded to a number of incidents involving the prese

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported Monday that Indonesia's trade surplus with the US had grown amid the ongoing negotiations on Washington's tari

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Migrant Worker Protection, Abdul Kadir Karding, announced that remittances, or cross-border money transfers, from Indonesian migran

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The police once again dispersed a camp protest across the Pancasila Gate of the Parliament (DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Jakarta – Every great idea begins with a spark in someone's mind. Under duress, it is an expression of resilience to escape one's misfortune.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Ragowo Hediprasetyo Djojohadikusumo, better known as Didit Hediprasetyo and the only son of President Prabowo Subianto, sits on the board of a foundation

Hendri Dunan, Bengkulu – Former Bengkulu Governor Rohidin Mersyah pleaded guilty on Monday as he appeared before a court to deliver his preliminary defense in a graft case related to al

Jakarta – One characteristic of policies from the Prabowo Subianto administration is that they have grandeur but are hollow.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – The United States has raised concerns over Indonesia's Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), citing it as a trade barrier due to the perceived exclu

Agencies, Beijing – China's foreign minister said on Monday that China and Indonesia should oppose "any form" of unilateralism and trade protectionism at a press conference on Monday.

Antara, Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering naming former president Soeharto a national hero, a move that has sparked public debate due to his controversial legacy

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Dayat, Putu Ayu Pratama Sugiyo, Jakarta – Indonesia joined the global Catholic community in mourning the death of Pope Francis, who passed away Monday morning in Ro

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) assesses the action of Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman in reporting an agricultural observer

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Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Head of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority Basuki Hadimuljono confirmed that the development of the new capital city in East Kalimantan is still ongoi

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto claims that the plan to increase import of food from the United States will not