Parluhutan Situmorang, Jakarta – The government's development project for Nusantara, Indonesia's new capital, has started to grant contracts to listed state-owned builders to boost thei

Jakarta – Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has been named a corruption suspect for allegedly taking bribes, an attorney for the governor said on Tuesday.

Mikael Niman, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legislative Council on Tuesday proposed three candidates to replace Governor Anies Baswedan whose term expires on October 16.

Jakarta – During a recent visit to Mimika, Papua, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, with much pride, launched the use of fifth generation (5G) technology for mining giant PT Freeport Indo

Norman Harsono and Faris Mokhtar – Data operators could face up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of 5 billion rupiah ($337,000) for leaking or misusing private information, acco

Jakarta – Indonesia's exports were seen slowing in August as prices of some of its top commodities declined, but its trade surplus was expected to hold up at around $4 billion, a Reu

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has been reported to parliament's Ethics Council (MKD) over her failure to read the room.

Jayapura, Jubi – Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition for Law Enforcement and Human Rights in Papua Gustaf R Kawer, who is the legal representative of the families of four Nduga v

Jayapura, Jubi – Coordinator of the Civil Society Coalition for the Enforcement of Law and Human Rights in Papua Emanuel Gobay said there were at least five different crimes committed b

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is considering joining India and China in buying Russian oil to offset increasing pressure of rising energy costs, the Financial Times re

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) on September 6-9 showed that the majority of the pubic (93 percen

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander General Andika Perkasa has called for a thorough evaluation of its entire aircraft fleet following the crash involving one

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja and Linda Yulisman – Indonesia's decision to raise fuel prices is a prudent one that will ease its growing fiscal burden, but the daily street protests against the

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Australia's submarine plans may be subject to greater safeguards and transparency after Indonesia's bid for stricter regulations on

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has dishonorably discharged and jailed two sergeants over gay sex, which, as we've well established by now, goes against the military's morality and crimin

Wamena, Jubi – The action of 11 students who took down the signboard "Governor Office of Mountainous Papua Province" in front of the Wamena Education Agency, Jayawijaya, on Wednesday, S

Daniel Ahmad, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's absence from the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has been confirmed by Foreign Affairs Ministry's multilateral cooperatio

Mutya Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Commissioner Komarudin on Monday announced that there will be 6,100 joint police and military personnel mobilized to gu

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in a social media post published on September 12 revealed his intentions

Dewi Nurita, Imam Hamdi (Koran Tempo), Jakarta – Jokowi's stance on the presidential term extension was considered to be indecisive.

Imam Hamdi (Koran Tempo), Jakarta – A number of Joko Widodo volunteer groups have different stands regarding the idea of an extended presidential term.

Imam Hamdi (Koran Tempo), Jakarta – The talks of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's third term have ignited again.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – National Development Planning Minister Suharso Monoarfa met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday to discuss the internal rift at

Jakarta – The Jakarta II-08 Military Tribunal has handed down prison sentences and dismissed two TNI (Indonesian military) sergeants in separate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (

Jakarta – About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck islands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage, the country's dis

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Zainal Ridho, 41, owns a car rental company in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.

Jaja Suteja, Jakarta – The Indonesian Football Association, or PSSI, has dropped a plan to debut the newly-built Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) in the upcoming match against Curaca

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is calling for a sound policy to restrict the sales of fossil fuel vehicles and accelerate electrification i

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed a presidential regulation on a flight information region (FIR) agreement Indonesia signed with Singapore in late January

Katharina Reny Lestari – The denial of building permit to a Protestant church in Cilegon city in Indonesia's westernmost province of Banten goes against the spirit of religious moderati

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The office of President Joko Widodo confirmed on Saturday that there are no presidential documents that have been leaked to the public, dismissing wild s

Herman, Jakarta – State-run oil company Pertamina has been trialing restrictions in the sale of subsidized fuel products at its outlets in the past few days while awaiting a government

Timika, Indonesia – A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a coastal region of Papua in eastern Indonesia on Saturday morning and was followed by two weaker aftershocks minutes later,

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Jaya Police mobilized 8,350 personnel to secure mass demonstrations against the hike in fuel prices in three areas of the capital today, September 9, 202

Sebastian Strangio – Hundreds of students rallied in Indonesia's capital and other cities for the fourth straight day yesterday to protest the sharp increases in fuel prices stemming fr

As Indonesia's capital Jakarta grapples with overflowing plastic waste and pollution pours into the sea, one burgeoning business is trying to turn rubbish into revenue.

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – State-owned gas and oil company Pertamina planned to limit the distribution of subsidized fuel, Pertalite.

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The convoluted case involving a former police general's alleged murder of his aide threatens to up-end the Indonesian public's trust in their law enforcement agenc

Jayapura, Jubi – First deputy of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) Yoel Mulait asked the central government to immediately establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) and a H

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Lalola Ester assessed that the Law on Corrections which was enacted on August 3, 2022, played a role in the parol

Jayapura, Jubi – A number of student organizations in Jayapura City built a coalition to encourage law enforcement in the persecution case allegedly done by Indonesian Military (TNI) so

Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) is urging the government to divert funds for the construction of the new capital city (IKN) in East Kalimantan to pay for fuel (BBM) subsid

Jakarta – The Labour Movement with the People (Gebrak) along with a number of other social organisations, including students, will hold a mass demonstration against the recent fuel (BBM

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday expressed his condolences over the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has again called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to immediately stop using a militaristic security approach in dealing

Syakirun Niam, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has suggested that the scores of corruption convicts who are now breathing fresh air after being released on parole this month

A group of rights activists and organizations has petitioned Indonesia's Constitutional Court to amend a law to allow the prosecution of the Myanmar junta for gross human rights violat

Dessy Sagita and Agnes Anya, Jakarta – In a city known for its monstrous traffic, "zombies" are rising up in a scary bid to get more people to use public transport.

Editorial board, Jakarta – This is not the first, and most likely not the last, time that we write an editorial about Munir Said Thalib, his tragic death and how the state has, again an

Achmad Ibrahim and Edna Tarigan, Jakarta, Indonesia – Hundreds of students rallied in Indonesia's capital on Thursday to protest sharp increases in fuel prices by the government.