Jakarta – It would be futile and a waste of resources for the Indonesian government to continue fighting for a wholesale rejection of the European law on deforestation which the Europea

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hosted a meeting with six pro-government party leaders at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday evening as political maneuvers are in

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Businesses are waiting for clarity on the impending European Union deforestation law.

Makassar (Antara) – Police arrested seven students during a demonstration commemorating National Education Day (Hardiknas) in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar on Tuesda

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – President of the All Indonesia Labor Union Confederation (KSPSI) Andi Gani Nena Wea, said that he will immediately form a group of volunteer to support Ganjar P

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – COVID-19 cases continued their upward trend in Jakarta over the past week due to the Arcturus variant.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Pigs on an Indonesian farm that supplied livestock to Singapore were confirmed to have been infected with the African swine fever virus, the Indonesian authori

Jayapura, Jubi – On May Day this year, May 1, 2023, former workers of PT Freeport Indonesia demanded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to keep his promise to resolve disputes related to th

Jakarta – A sense of alarm is in order when Indonesia scores poorly against regional peers in a comparative study on the business environment.

Edi Suhardi, Jakarta – As oil palm plantations can be a significant contributor to rural livelihoods in Indonesia, the government has been capitalizing on this commodity and strengtheni

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – At least two people were injured after a man opened fire at the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) building in Jakarta on Tuesday.

BTV, Jakarta – An employee of the National Research and Innovation Agency, of BRIN, was arrested upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Sunday evening after he

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – During the commemoration of the International Labor Day, or also known as May Day, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, called for every stakeholder to improve

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – A number of labor union confederation leaders are set to meet with PDIP politician Ganjar Pranowo – who was recently announced as the Party's future presidentia

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Union (KSPSI) President Andi Gani Nena Wea believes that there is no reason for labour organisations to hate Indon

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta (Antara) – State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir announced that the government will receive the largest dividends payout in the history of SO

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM), in a press statement on Monday in commemoration of May Day or International Labor Day, urged labor unions

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The expansion of the Tanah Abang Station in Central Jakarta officially began over the weekend with investment for the first phase of the development r

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Heavy rains sent a four-meter flash flood and landslide to Sembahe, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on Sunday afternoon.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – On Sunday, the president of the Indonesian Trade Unions Confederation (KSPSI) Andi Gani Nena Wea said there will be roughly 50,000 labor workers who will t

Indra Arief P, Resinta S, Jakarta – Main Expert at the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Fajar Dwi Wisnu Wardhani affirmed that President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is always heedful of workers

Cafe Pacific – An Australian author and human rights advocate for West Papuan self-determination today sent an open letter to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the federal

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The combination of weak antigraft policies, lack of transparency, revolving-door politics, and the prevalence of politically exposed persons within compani

Bobby Constantine Koloway (Surya.co.id), Surabaya – Thousands of workers from a number of different trade unions in East Java (Jatim) held a protest action in front of the governor's of

Jakarta - May Day protesters have cancelled demonstrations in front of the State Palace and the Constitutional Court (MK) after failing to receive permission from police.

Ja'far Abdul Azis, Kilas Klaten, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of workers in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta took to the streets on Monday May 1 to hold a long-march from the Pal Putih Monu

Antara, Jakarta – Chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Prabowo Subianto and his brother, who is also the Deputy Chairman of Gerindra Hashim Djojohadikusumo, welcome

Ridwan Abdul Malik, Bandung – The Greater Bandung Labour Alliance (ABBR) held a demonstration commemorating International Labour Day or May Day which fell on Monday May 1.

Padang – Protesters from the Labour Party went to the North Sumatra governor's office and the North Sumatra Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Monday May 1 to commemorate Inter

Ali Mustofa, Denpasar – An International Labour Day demonstration in the Balinese provincial capital of Denpasar, which fell on Monday May 1, ended in chaos after a clash between Papuan

Makassar – A demonstration commemorating International Labour Day on May 1 by a group of Papuan students from the Democratic Struggle Alliance has been broken up by police.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on May Day that the government's endeavor to woo investors into the country was to fuel job creation, as recent statist

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian workers from various unions took to the streets in Central Jakarta on Monday to voice opposition to the practice of subcontrac

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The 2023 short film Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy is Indonesia's first short film to enter the official selection of the prestigious Cannes Film F

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is in talks to extend Freeport's permit as long as the mining giant agrees to give an additional 10 percent stake.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Sunday the ruling party needs time to pick a running mate for presiden

Antara, Jakarta – Eid al-Fitr, which fell on April 22, 2023, raised hopes of positive shifts in Indonesia's tourism sector.

Antara, Jayapura, Papua – The Papua Police confirmed that Joni Botak, a wanted armed criminal group (KKB) leader active in Central Papua Province has been killed by a rival group in a q

BTV, Jakarta – Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto visited his Democratic Party counterpart Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono on Saturday night to explore possible collaboration ahead of th

Karuni Rompies and Chris Barrett, Simeulue, Indonesia – The chief of the village where an Australian man embarked on an alleged naked rampage after drinking from a bottle of vodka says

An Australian man is facing more than a year in jail after allegedly spitting in the face of an imam at an Indonesian mosque.

David Robie – As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence activists, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and slan

Xiang Gao and Guy C. Charlton – The drawn-out hostage drama in West Papua over New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens has focused Western attention on this neglected area of the world.

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – The Idul Fitri holiday this year came and went without the massive congestion that usually clogs the country's roads and ferry ports.

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto's third bid for the presidency will likely falter, this time because of Anies Baswedan, whom he helped win the 2017 J

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A new survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting indicated that Ganjar Pranowo regains the lead in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election after the

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – Crude palm oil (CPO) producers will be required to supply more of their output to the domestic market next month, if they want to maintain their export

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies – A young Australian man has been arrested in Indonesia's ultra-conservative Aceh province, accused of an alcohol-fuelled, naked rampage outside a beach

Chris Barrett, Dili – It is election season across much of South-East Asia, but nowhere in these parts will the torch of democracy shine brighter than here in Timor-Leste (also known as

Jakarta – Indonesia will allow miners Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara to continue exporting copper concentrate until next year, despite a ban starting this June, to a