The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held two separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors to Indonesia, following a controversial speech he delive

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo is not only the presidential nominee of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), but he is also President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's pers

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday claimed Indonesia and Malaysia have reached a deal in establishing maritime boundaries after 18 years of deadlo

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) on Thursday revealed that it had discovered a multitude of transactions linked to human traffickin

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Antara, Jakarta – The Papua Police Chief Sr.

The Indonesian government has decided to ease rules for building houses of worship, including churches, by initiating changes to a 17-year-old decree, considered a major barrier to such

Sadaf Hasan, Indonesia – Papua Officials claim that separatists in Papua, an Indonesian province where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February, have been using government aid

Jakarta – A defendant in a case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar P

Jakarta – Human rights activist Haris Azhar says that that he was not looking to create a problem with Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) is considering recruiting Kaesang Pangarep, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son, and nominating him

Investor.id, Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina recorded a net profit of $3.81 billion last year, equivalent to Rp 56.6 trillion, the highest in the company's history.

Timika, Jubi – On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Timika City District Court conducted a hearing to read the verdicts of four civilians accused of murdering and mutilating four Nduga residen

James Callery – An unmarried couple have been publicly whipped 21 times each for breaking Sharia law in Indonesia's Aceh district after they were caught making out in a parked car.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – When two police officers involved in the Kanjuruhan Stadium crush walked free from a Surabaya courtroom two months ago, Indonesians were outraged.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's Ukraine peace plan suggestion at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the weekend hung over a meeting with Australia's visiting Deput

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – When reading Government Regulation No.

David Fogarty and Cheryl Tan, Singapore – Indonesia could reach net-zero emissions by 2055, five years ahead of the government's target of 2060, if it receives financial and technology

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest palm oil producers, are in negotiations with their European Union (EU) counterparts, hoping the bloc will refrain

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – Demand for domestic soybean seeds remains high to this day but has not been matched by sufficient soybean seed production, which was an issue that arose dur

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday announced that Supreme Court (MA) secretary Hasbi Hasan and his intermediary Dadan Tri Yudianto received

Emanuel Dile Bataona, Lembata – The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT) has received some 600 complaints from domestic workers (PRT) who suffered violence at the h

Jakarta – The chairperson of Indonesia's peak Islamic body the Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI), Utang Ranuwijaya, says that Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs Joi

The National Network for Domestic Workers Advocacy (Jala PRT) is threatening to hold a hunger strike in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building if the House does not start

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Academic Freedom (TAKA) launched a lawsuit against Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar with the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gave Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo advice about running the 2024 presidential election during a national meeting of the Indones

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he would hold a meeting with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to seek clarification about some of the key points the latter delivered at t

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – Jakarta Environment Agency Head Asep Kuswanto stated that based on a study, motorized vehicle exhausts contributed 67 percent of air pollution in the city.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The government is looking for options to integrate the function of two state-owned airport operators Angkasa Pura I (AP I) and Angkasa Pura II (AP II) for bett

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on Tuesday said that the world should put their words into action on carbon emission reduction, among oth

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri on Tuesday denied putting pressure on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo although she had said on many occasions that the president is al

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has issued a warning against the danger of rabies infection in humans, which has killed nearly a dozen people this year amid an uptick in the numbe

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Inflation has dropped to the lowest level in 12 months and is now back within Bank Indonesia's (BI) target range, yet a swift reduction of interest rates is not e

Jakarta – When announcing the government's plan to launch a golden visa program, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said the policy would be a "game changer" in the effo

Surabaya, East Java – Thousands of Hindu worshippers scaled an active East Java volcano on Monday to toss livestock, food and other offerings into its smoking crater in a centuries-old

Jakarta – For nearly two decades, marine scientist Syafyudin Yusuf has worked with former poachers to rehabilitate coral reefs destroyed by their use of dynamite for fishing.

Antara, Jakarta – The number of foreign tourist arrivals to Bali from January to April 2023 nearly reach the number before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The Minister for National Development Planning/Head of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa on Monday claimed that the cons

Tempo.Co, Ninis Chairunissa, Jakarta – Indonesia managed to grab the Top Muslim Friendly Destination of The Year 2023 in the Mastercard Crescent Rating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI)

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Pandjaitan in a written statement on Monday evening claims Singapore has expressed hope to

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has been conferred the Distinguished Service Order by the Singapore government.

Antara, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry's Hajj pilgrimage organizing committee (PPIH) has appealed to Hajj pilgrims to not take too many selfies in front of the Kaaba.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia and Germany have agreed to improve their defense collaboration, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto informed after receiving a visit from German Defense Minist

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Five representatives of health professional organizations held a hearing with the House of Representatives (DPR) regarding the demand for rejection of the deliberati

Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal says that so far there are no presidential candidates who oppose the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Ciptaker).

Wasisto Raharjo Jati – The two sons of Indonesian President Joko Widodo are said to be plotting their political futures, as their father is set to go into retirement after the president

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Environmental activists and marine experts have criticized the Indonesian government's decision to lift a 20-year-old ban on exporting sea sand, saying the poli

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Prosecutors on Tuesday indicted Mario Dandy, the son of disgraced tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo, with pre-planned aggravated assault on a teenager in a case

The leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) is reiterating his call to West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB) militants to release the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehr

The self-styled provisional government of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua "with the people" of the Melanesian region have declared political support for full West Papuan me

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Six weeks after being arrested for running amok in deeply conservative Aceh, Australian tradesman Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones has been r