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Antara, Jakarta – Bulog Public Corporation, Indonesia's logistics bureau, said it secured 750,000 tonnes of Government Food Reserve rice stocks distributed across all Bulog warehouses i

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chinese glass giant Xinyi Group seeks to make an $11 billion investment in the quartz sand downstream industry that lies in Rempang eco-city in Batam, Riau

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A new toll road connecting the capital city of Bengkulu Province, which carries the same name, and Taba Penanjung was inaugurated on Thursday, and Presiden

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is actively pursuing membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as part of its ambition to b

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and her Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, discussed a proposal to settle bilateral transactions with local currencies

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A special staffer of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani for Strategic Communications, Yustinus Prastowo, rebutted the statement that Indonesia is a systemic fail

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) of Jakarta Office recorded that the city's poverty rate in March 2023 stood at 4.44 percent, down 0.09 percent compared to March 20

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M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Bengkulu Regional Association of Islamic Students (HMI) planned to stage a protest when President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited Bengkulu today, July 20

Jakarta – The government's efforts to make changes to the existing governance system should have an impact on the people, according to Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has justified a sweeping amnesty for millions of hectares of oil palm plantations established illegally in forest areas, saying t

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says it deplores a statement made by ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) plans to send another subpoena for Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto to be present for questioning as a witness next Monday

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – The government has taken down 11,333 gambling websites in recent crackdowns during the past week alone and issued a warning to social media platforms on Thursda

Jakarta – The government will soon enforce a regulation that requires companies exporting mining, plantation, forestry and fishery products to repatriate their export earnings and keep

Jakarta – The government's goal of reaching its net-zero emission (NZE) target is a challenging one, given how much the country relies on the abundant resources of natural gas and oil.

Hreeloita DS, Nabil Ihsan, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that, based on data collected from June 17 to July 17, 2023, it has identified 490 hotsp

Papuan people throughout the territory of West Papua have held huge demonstrations of support for full membership of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) in the Melanes

Joshua Walker – A bold development in Prabowo Subianto's 2024 presidential campaign has been his promise that if he wins, he will invite his vanquished election rivals to join his gover

Jayapura, Jubi – On Tuesday, July 18, 2023, three students who participated in a protest at the University of Science and Technology Jayapura (USTJ) on November 10, 2022, were charged w

Jayapura, Jubi – Following a clash that resulted in the shooting of civilians, casualties, and the destruction of numerous buildings in Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua Province, joint pa

Arief Ikhsanudin, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has asked why the number of sting operations (OTT) conducted by the Corrupt

Pauliasi Mateboto – The Pacific Conference of Churches, Youngsolwara and the free West Papua Campaign have stepped up calls to Melanesian leaders and fellow Pacific island countries to

Jakarta – Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy National Council Chairperson Hendardi says that the reshuffle of the Indonesia Onward Cabinet on Monday July 17 is the worst kind of p

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Singapore is looking to other ASEAN countries as alternatives to importing "green electrons", its term for electricity produced from renewable energy, a

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The government has yet to determine its stance on Bali's US$10 foreign tourist tax with the Tourism Ministry saying it is still reviewing the policy and seekin

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The European Union is rallying businesses to take countermeasures against Indonesia's nickel ore export ban, after Jakarta appealed a World Trade Organization ru

Jakarta – The six-day 9th Prambanan Jazz Festival recently ended on a high note.

Antara, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced that the country's poverty rate was at 9.36 percent as of March 2023, down from September 2022's 9.57 percent.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) named Windu Aji Susanto, the owner of PT Kara Nusantara Investama, as a suspect in the illegal nickel mining case on Tue

Max Lane – How does an outgoing president secure his political future without the usual party mechanism?

Natalie B. Compton – Niluh Djelantik has been on vacation abroad, but the Balinese influencer is still getting texts from frustrated friends, family and fans back at home.

Catholic officials and rights activists have called for a thorough investigation into the shooting and subsequent rioting in conflict-ridden, Christian-majority Papua region that left t

Yamin Kogoya – Suspended Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, who is detained in Indonesia on corruption charges, was supposed to go on trial yesterday but this did not go ahead as he is gravel

Adi Warsono, Bekasi – Police shot and arrested three robbers armed with sharp weapons, known as begal, at their hiding place, South Tambun, Bekasi Regency, on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – Recently, Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation announced plans to extend the high-speed railway linking Jakarta and Bandung.

Anita Roberts & Kizzy Kalsakau – The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Leaders Summit proposed to be held from July 17 to 21 is postponed to another date, which is yet to be confirme

Jakarta – Monday's Cabinet reshuffle is unprecedented for President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who typically chooses Wednesdays for the unveiling of strategic decisions.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The Singaporean government says it fully supports Indonesia's plan to move the capital city to East Kalimantan, but actual investments will still depend on the

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed on Tuesday that he was informed by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) about the alleged smu

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on Tuesday attributed Indonesia's poor trade logistics performance as revealed by a World Bank report to

M Rosseno Aji – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan stated that the dropping number of the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) anti-gr

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) mentioned two figures worthy to be endorsed for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Bali – Indonesian Immigration Director General Silmy Karim confirmed that the Golden Visa policy will be launched this July 2023.

Adi Warsono, Bekasi – The Bekasi Regency Government banned the operation of night entertainment venues ahead of the Islamic New Year 1445 Hijri that falls on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – NasDem Party chairperson Surya Paloh met with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the Jakarta State Palace on Monday afternoon, July 17, 2023.

Jakarta – The Anti-Corruption Court in Central Jakarta on Tuesday rejected the preliminary defense statement by former Communication and Informatics Minister Johnny Plate and ordered th

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises or SOE Minister Erick Thohir and media company PT Tempo Inti Media Tbk agreed to settle the dispute over Tempo's podcast 'Boc

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian officials say the country's deforestation rate continued to decline for the third year running, hitting a historical low in 2021-2022.