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A Christian-majority province in Indonesia is struggling to prevent a rabies outbreak from spreading, raising alarm in the neighboring Catholic-majority country of Timor-Leste.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) says the reason given by the General Election Commission (KPU) for cancelling the obligation for 2024 election participant

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Most peatlands in Indonesia that need protection are currently not protected, a new study has found.

Kate Mayberry – When Phillip Mehrtens landed his single-propeller Pilatus plane on the runway in Paro in the highlands of Papua, it was supposed to be a quick turnaround.

President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta on Sunday said some countries see China's development as a threat to the region and the world, adding such a "tunnel vision" is narrow-minded a

Graeme Dobell – Craig Stockings's work on the official history of Australia's role in the bloody birth of Timor-Leste was bedevilled by Canberra's triangular relationship, vexed but vit

Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian doctors and nurses on Monday urged lawmakers to halt discussions on proposed revisions to healthcare laws that they said would dilute protections for me

Jakarta – The spotlight is on the Constitutional Court (MK) as it is deliberating a petition that demands a change in the way people vote in the legislative elections next February.

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Amy Heppy, Jakarta – a number of SOEs and private corporations have officially formed the Electric Mobility Ecosystem Association (AEML), which is aimed to accommodate pioneers of the b

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The environmental watchdog the People's Coalition for Fishery Justice (KIARA) aimed criticism at the government's latest decision to lift the 20-year-old b

Cindy Layan, Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD claimed on Monday that he has received an offer to become a running mate for former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, wh

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The inflation rate in May indicates a weakening trend after the post-Eid holiday period, even reaching the lowest inflation rate since January 2023, the C

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency Asep Kuswanto on Sunday announced that city officials will soon crack down on pollution caused by industrial activiti

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD on Monday announced on his Twitter account that he will help assist a Junior H

Antara, Jakarta – The South Sulawesi's United Women's Movement (GPB) on Sunday evening gathered in front of the Undata General Hospital in Palu in support of the victim of a heinous rap

Jakarta – Hundreds of doctors and nurses on Monday urged lawmakers to halt discussions on proposed revisions to healthcare laws that they said would dilute protections for medical pract

Francois de Maricourt, Jakarta – The climate change policy agenda got another significant boost in December with the European parliament passing legislation that will apply tariffs on i

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A National Mandate Party (PAN) executive said Sunday the party is still making efforts to nominate State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir as a running mat

Agus Raharjo, Jakarta – The General Chairperson of the United Indonesian People's Movement (GRIB) Jakarta Jaya, Rosario de Marshall alias Hercules, has expressed his full support for th

The president of a West Papuan advocacy group has appealed to the militants holding New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage to free him unconditionally and unharmed, describing him as

Singapore – Ukraine's defence minister on Saturday dismissed a plan proposed by his Indonesian counterpart to end the war between Kyiv and Moscow, calling it a "strange" proposal.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held a bilateral meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health is aiming to eliminate rabies in humans due to dog bite in Indonesia by 2030 through continuous mass dog vaccination, the ministry's Communicabl

Pudja Lestari, Jakarta – Golkar Party has set a target to win at least 116 seats in the House of Representatives in the 2024 elections that will grant a ticket for the party's president

Jakarta – The authorities in Bali have issued a card that outlines the dos and don'ts for foreign tourists visiting the Indonesian resort island after several incidents of foreigners di

Jayapura, Jubi – Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) Atnike Nova Sigiro reports that the Timika District Court's trial has shown discrimination against the

Philip Jacobson – A renewable energy project that received millions of dollars in climate financing from the Indonesian government is bulldozing rainforest in the nation's Papua provinc

Ahmad Munawir Siregar and Akhmad Hanan – With electric vehicles increasingly driving the roads, battery manufacturing has become a global industry. Many countries are involved.

Jakarta – It's only natural for an outgoing president to have a preference of successor for the sake of policy continuity, but problems arise if he or she tries to define the course of

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Calls for national unity, inclusive development and a tough stance against identity politics took the spotlight in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's speech to m

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan on Wednesday encouraged Singapore-based investors to invest in infrastructure projects at Indonesia'

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Thursday that he is able to continue his routine as the Central Java governor without being disrupted by his ca

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police criminal investigation unit (Bareskrim) in an official statement on Friday announced that it is starting to look into the report

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – Political analyst Pangi Syarwi Chaniago in a statement on Friday voiced his concerns about President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement who openly declared he

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, gave another signal on Friday that it likely joins the coalition to support Ganjar Pranowo for the 2024 presidential electio

Jakarta – Indonesia's 5th President and chairperson of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Megawati Sukarnoputri, has expressed criticism over the problems in Pa

Robbie Sutton – West Papua has been in an ongoing violent separatist struggle for more than 50 years.

Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) expressed its commitment to combating the risk of foul play during the 2024 elections by upholding professionalism.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is considering applying an international treaty to fight illegal fishing at more ports across the country, to gain better oversight of

Antara, Jakarta – Any decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) on the election system will not disrupt the stages of the 2024 General Elections in any way, according to the General Ele

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has scrapped a complex set of rules prescribing which vaccine brands were to be used at which stages of the COVID-19 vaccination regimen, opti

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to become a battleground for the batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) as a major Chinese company and its local partner gear up to

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Economic think tank INDEF fears that Indonesia might have not carefully planned the imminent ban on unprocessed bauxite ores.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono invited Singaporean investors to not hesitate to invest in the new capital city Nusantar

Jakarta – Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) coastal and marine campaign manager Parid Ridwanuddin says they oppose the government's decision to revive sea sand dredging and i

Jakarta – Reflecting on the values of the state ideology Pancasila, Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy Executive Director Halili Hasan says that they are often defeated by the cas

The Gecko Project – Millions of dollars in green financing intended to help Indonesia reduce its carbon emissions have been invested in a project that is destroying rainforest in Papua.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Having seen sales plummet by more than 30 percent and profits contract by more than 60 percent in 2020, major alcoholic beverage companies in Indonesia are in goo