Jakarta – The Banda Aceh Public Order Agency and Wilayatul Hisbah (Satpol PP WH), or "sharia police", plans to intensify monitoring during of Ramadan to prevent violations of Islamic la

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Despite little chance of lowering benchmark interest rates amid a strengthening United States dollar and highs cost of bond issuance, the Indonesian government is

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Indonesia's textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) will cease all factory operations in Central Java on Saturday, following a bankruptcy

Antara, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Karen Agustiawan, former CEO of state-run oil company Pertamina, and extended her prison sentence from nine years to 13 yea

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Chairperson of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan announced a promising prediction that 100,000 jobs are expected to be created in the te

Antara, Sukoharjo – The employees of PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk or Sritex will stop working starting March 1, 2025, confirmed Head of the Department of Industry and Labor of Sukoharjo Rege

Herman, Jakarta – Several Muslim groups in Indonesia have started observing the fasting month of Ramadan earlier than the official government announcement.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Magelang – Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Central Board, Puan Maharani, commented on the absence of nine regional heads from Bali a

Danial Donald, Kota Tinggi – Timor-Leste is confident that it has made significant progress and is on the right track to fulfil the roadmap outlined for its full membership in ASEAN.

Antara, Jakarta – A number of Chinese investors are eyeing to relocate their factories to the Kendal Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Central Java, according to Deputy Industry Minister F

Jakarta – The protracted bankruptcy proceedings of Sri Rejeki Isman, or Sritex, a company with 50,000 employees, are the result of government interference.

Jakarta – Indonesian democracy faced yet another tough challenge last week.

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Several activists who are part of the Civil Society Coalition Against Corruption have reported alleged corruption related to the organization of the regio

Jakarta – Growing public distrust of the newly formed sovereign wealth fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), has sparked online discussions on switching banks and cash withdrawals,

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is reducing the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on economy-class domestic flights to ease travel costs ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

Jakarta – New sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia will focus on large-scale projects generating good returns as it prioritises sectors championed by the government to increase eco

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Members of the public and traders under the Indonesian People's Care Movement (Gempari) are set to hold a protest today against the alleged garlic import mafia.

Ni Made Sukmasari, Jakarta – Chief Economist of Permata Bank Josua Pardede assesses nominating former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Supervisory Board of Danantara Investment Mana

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Coordinator of the Indonesian Higher Education, Science, and Technology Lecturers Alliance (Adaksi), Anggun Gunawan, stated that his group is prepare

Banda Aceh – Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islam

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), is considering stepping in as a standby buyer for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) lookin

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Corruption in the energy sector continues to be the main obstacle in the transition to renewable energy.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia must protect its textile industry from an influx of Chinese exports while continuing to attract investment and create jobs, National Economic Co

Syafiq Hasyim – Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation missed out on the most significant ministerial portfolio – religious affairs – despite supporting presidential candidate Prabowo.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has hit back at recent "Dark Indonesia" protests in the country, depicting a bright future as he expressed confidence that t

Trissia Wijaya – The idea of creating a 'superholding' of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) – promoted during his presidential campaign by Prabowo Subianto – is now becoming a reality.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Villages and Underdeveloped Regions, Yandri Susanto, has partnered with Minister of Trade Budi Santoso to enhance the export potential

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Central Java Regional Police stated that the alleged intimidation case involving the Sukatani band is currently being handled by the Professional and Sec

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI) president, Said Iqbal, said workers are planning to stage a protest in Jakarta tomorrow to express disappointmen

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The IDX Composite (IHSG) remained below the 6,600 mark, closing today's trading session with a 2.23 percent dip to 6,458.3.

Taufik Kelana, Banda Aceh – Two men were publicly caned in Banda Aceh, Aceh Province on Thursday after being convicted of engaging in same-sex relations under the province's strict Isla

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Cartenz Peace Operation is pursuing six inmates who escaped from the Class IIB Wamena Penitentiary on Tuesday, February 25, 2025.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Dozens of Rempang residents protested the Rempang Eco City national strategic project in front of the Riau Islands police headquarters in Batam on Thursday,

Sopian Hadi, Denpasar – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster has admitted to a tense atmosphere within the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) following the recent corruption-relate

Agus Rahmat, Banda Aceh – A gay couple who were caught in a boarding house by local residents were sentenced to caning at the Sari Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh

Jakarta – Without a radical breakthrough, there is no way the government will achieve its targets of reducing household waste by 30 percent and of processing waste by 70 percent by 2025

Andreas Harsono – In Indonesia, Islamist groups have long misused the country's blasphemy law as a political weapon to target perceived critics of Islam, discriminate against religious

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesians living in Berlin, Germany, are set to stage a protest at Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, March 1, 2025, in solidarity with the 'Dark Indonesia' (Ind

Arjuno Welirang – Hundreds of professors, academics, students and civil society activists gathered at the University of Indonesia (UI) Salemba campus in Jakarta on Thursday February 27

Linda Lestari, Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) announced the recall of 91 illegal cosmetic and skincare brands containing hazardous ingredients, as quoted from A

Luh De Suriyani, Denpasar, Indonesia – Conservation foundations on the Indonesian island of Bali raised concerns in February over the volume of live sea turtles seized from traffickers

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – A top executive of Danantara has denied reports claiming that the newly established sovereign wealth fund enjoys complete legal immunity from prosecution.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia confirmed on Thursday that he has signed a regulation requiring all export coal sales to adopt the govern

Jakarta – The unexpected alignment of the United States with Russia during a recent vote on a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine war underscores a profound shift in the global ord

Church officials in Timor-Leste have joined those opposing a new law that allows the government to recruit foreign nationals to serve as public prosecutors and judges in the Catholic-ma

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund, Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara), will assume management of all 47 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) by the end of March, mar

Sukma Kanthi Nurani, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto attended the closing ceremony of the VI Congress of the Democratic Party, which took place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Jakarta,

Novan, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has told the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold a revote in Papua after disqualifying deputy governor candidate Yermias Bisai.

James Pearson – Local geologists working for Estrella Resources have picked up a rich deposit of transported alluvial manganese at the company's Soru prospect, with early observations s

Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Rano Karno said the city administration would soon resolve the issue of overdue payments for low-cost rental apartments (rusunawa), which stood at Rp 9