Sandro Gatra – An issue that has been very prominent in the public's attention of late has been the lion's roar by former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner Agus Rahar

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indigenous people in Indonesia's easternmost South Papua province have lambasted a court's decision to reject their lawsuit that seeks to overturn an envir

Ricky Juliansyah, Depok – Depok Deputy Mayor Imam Budi Hartono said the city administration has implemented Universal Health Coverage (UHC) since Dec. 1.

Mohammad Said, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Thursday accepted the resignation of Vice Justice Minister Edward Omar Sharief who is now under investigation by the Corruption Eradica

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is banning employees from enjoying its free flight facility this holiday season.

Ihsan Reliubun Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman Hasyim Asyari confirmed that there will be five election debates for presidential and vice presid

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Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) international spokesperson Victor Yeimo is asking the Indonesian government to stop the criminalisation of human rights a

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has laughed upon hearing that environmental activists walked out on him on December 1 when he was giving a speech at the COP28 Climate Conferenc

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the alleged police intimidation of artist Butet Kartaredjasa brings back memories of the New Order (Or

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The Anies Baswedan-Cak Imin campaign team's spokesperson Billy David assessed that the new bill on Jakarta's special status, or DKJ Bill, which allows the president

Sultan Abdurrahman, Daniel A. Fajri, Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – National Police Chief Gen. Sigit Prabowo spoke about Rohingya refugees who are currently in Aceh.

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan promised on Tuesday, Dec. 5, to increase the hajj quota by 20,000-30,000 if he wins the 2024 election.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The Ministry of Communication and Information said that the government had finalized the draft of the derivative rules for the Law on Personal Data Pr

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) member from the PDIP faction, Masinton Pasaribu, criticized the bill on the special status of Jakarta (DKJ bill), which sti

Raden Putri, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – Forbes, an American business magazine, regularly publishes a list of the world's richest people on its Real-Time Billionaires ranking site.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military is not ready for any modern warfare scenario due to an aging arsenal and a lack of measured armament plans, a defense expert said

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi"' Widodo inaugurated Wednesday the largest hospital in the eastern part of Indonesia that cost hundreds of billions of rupiahs to bu

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency has reported an unspecified number of suspected Mycoplasma pneumoniae cases among children, only days after the Health Ministry called f

With the policymakers having wrapped up their deliberations on the second revision to the Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law without meaningful public consultation, we wil

Nabire, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in various regions marked the 62nd anniversary of Papua's struggle for independence that was started on December 1, 1961.

Krisiandi, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia says that the Indonesian government will violate human rights if it repatriates Rohingya refugees to their country of origin, Myanma

Singapore – Despite slowing exports and a dip in the benchmark stock index, the collective net worth of tycoons on the 2023 Forbes list of Indonesia's 50 Richest rose 40% to a record US

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has asked the General Elections Commission (KPU) to include the issue of human rights in the upcoming presidential and vi

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The gagging of democratic space that continues to occur in Indonesia shows the failure of claims that Indonesia is a democratic country.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Many Hong Kong businesses of different sectors are seeking to expand to Indonesia, thus showing that the upcoming election has little effect on investors'

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has given the green light for a collaboration between ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok,

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The National Food Agency's (Bapanas) director of food availability, Budi Waryanto, confirmed that Indonesia is ranked 63rd out of 113 countries in ter

Jakarta – A total of 331,000 millennials and Gen Zs in Indonesia find themselves trapped in non-performing online loans amounting to Rp 675.14 billion ($43.55 million).

Kuala Lumpur – Timor-Leste is looking forward for further training of its officials at Malaysia's Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR), for knowledge exchange and capacit

Batu Palano – Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found more bodies among the climbers caught by a surprise eruption two days ago, raising the nu

Hans Nicholas Jong, Malinau, Indonesia – Indonesia's newly revised energy transition plan includes a more stringent limit on carbon emissions, an increase in the share of renewable ener

Marianne Hanson – Indonesia's parliament last month agreed to ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Trissia Wijaya – The Indonesia-China relationship has attained new dimensions over the past few years.

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a revision to its internet law, softening articles that critics said have been used to stifle government opposition.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Growth of third-party funds in the banking sector has slowed further, continuing a trend that began early this year.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Vice Justice Minister Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej has taken legal action to contest the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s recent decision to name him as a s

Jakarta – The Ministry of Public Works and People's Housing (PUPR) revealed that four new cities prioritized by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo could serve as the main driver of Indonesi

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Coordinator of Prevention and Public Participation Division of the Jakarta General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Burhanuddin urged the runnin

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) is still investigating alleged campaign violations committed by vice presidential candidate Gibran Raka

Wamena, Jubi – Members of the Papuan People's Alliance in Sorong City, Southwest Papua, organized a rally on December 1, 2023, commemorating the Papuan people's political rights declara

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Human rights activist Usman Hamid together with the music group The Blackstones have released a song titled "Where", which tells the story of the pro-democracy a

Jakarta – The House of Representatives confirmed the appointment of seven new Supreme Court justices during a plenary session led by Speaker Puan Maharani on Tuesday.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) independence score has plummeted since the enactment of Law Number 19/2019 which resulted in the agenc

One hundred motorcycles have reportedly been abandoned in the parking zone of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport for years, authorities say, and they are urging the owners to

Denty Piawai Nastitie, Jakarta – Criticism from civil society groups has accompanied agreement by the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify revisions to the Information and Electroni

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Frontrunner Prabowo Subianto of Gerindra Party kicked off his presidential campaign over the weekend in his stronghold of West Java, days after his two rivals hit

Nino Viartasiwi & Antje Missbach – Every year when the monsoon season in Bangladesh ends, risky journeys of Rohingya refugees take off en route to Malaysia.

Muhamad Haripin & Adhi Priamarizki – On 22 November, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated General Agus Subiyanto as the new chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Tentara Nasio

Dessy Sagita, Marchio Gorbiano – Sania sits in front of her home in Indonesia, less than a kilometer from Southeast Asia's biggest coal complex, where chimneys pump dark gray smoke and