Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – According to the Cambridge dictionary, flexing is "a way to exhibit excessive pride in one's achievements or possessions, especially in a manner likely to irri

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia lost its right to host the soccer U-20 World Cup tournament less than two months before kick-off because of a domestic controversy about the par

BTV, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, detained former high-ranking tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo on Monday for allegedly colluding with a tax consultant fi

Wallace Woon, Singapore – Eggs from Indonesia will soon occupy local supermarket shelves after the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) approved the import of eggs from the country to the Republ

Jimly Asshiddiqie – A Constitutional Court judge was dismissed and replaced by order of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the president in highly controversial circumstances last y

Jakarta – The United Nations (UN) has highlighted the trial of human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti who have been indicted on charges of tarnishing the good name of

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – In a meeting room in Bali's upmarket Nusa Dua district last November, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and China's Xi Jinping sat down and

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City on Saturday, April 1, 2023, failed to hold a peaceful protest after it was blocked and attacked by the Patriot Garuda Nus

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura District Court on Friday, March 31, 2023, held another trial against International Spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Viktor Yeimo.

The Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) in Bali City held a rally on April the first, calling on the Indonesian government to hold a referendum for self-determination for the Papuan people.

Jakarta – Indonesia will never be a great soccer nation because our government and politicians say so.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Golkar Party politician Dito Ariotedjo on Monday took his oath as the new sports and youth affairs minister, replacing Zainudin Amali.

The Working Group for the Safety of Papuan Land Journalists was launched on April 1 in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, involving journalist organizations, indigenous people and

Aryo Mahendro, Denpasar – The Bali Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has slammed the attitude of the police for allowing a clash to occur between the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) Bali and the

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture has urged parents to complete their children's basic immunization to create a quality generation.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that all 90 consumer-price-index (IHK) cities posted inflation in March 2023 on an annual basis or year on year (yoy).

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia's footwear export is forecast to drop between 35 and 40 percent from $7.74 billion in 2022 to $4.64 billion this year, according to the Indonesian Fo

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition says that the criminalisation of two human rights defenders – Lokataru Foundation for Human Rights Executive Director Azhar Haris

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti stood trial on Monday on defamation charges brought by Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan who wa

Dhaka – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday expected that Bangladesh and Indonesia would be able to ink a bilateral preferential trade agreement soon.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The public's consistently strong stance against Israel, as evidenced by the recent removal of Indonesia as host of the U-20 FIFA World Cup, was an indication t

BTV, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a meeting with the leaders of political parties grouping in the pro-government coalition on Sunday but Indonesian Democratic Party of

I Dewa Gede Rastana, Denpasar – A clash broke out between the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) Bali committee, which was intending to hold a demonstration articulating the issue of human r

Jakarta – An explosion at a refinery owned by a Pertamina PT unit in western Indonesia injured nine people, the state energy firm said on Sunday, adding to two dozen deaths from two oth

Aisyah Llewellyn – Football-loving Indonesians have been left reeling after their country was stripped of the right to host the under-20 World Cup football tournament by the sport's gov

Jakarta – Public furor over the spat between the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK), the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), and the Finance Ministry after t

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Disgraced tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who two weeks ago was fired amid the ongoing graft investigation against him, has claimed that he kept huge cas

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Public attention is now on Finance Ministry Secretary-General Heru Pambudi after his name was mentioned during a heated House of Representatives hearing earlier th

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – Indonesia is still in an ongoing war with Tuberculosis (TB).

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The National Food Agency (Bapanas) increased the Government Purchase Price (HPP) for grain and rice at the farmers' and mill levels.

Antara, Jakarta – Bogor Deputy Mayor Dedie Abdul Rachim, asked the public to wear masks and keep their distance in public spaces because there are indications of rising COVID-19 cases d

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno estimated that the state may suffer losses reaching Rp3.7 trillion from the cancellation of t

Stanley Widianto – Indonesian property firm PT MNC Land launched on Friday a 1,040 hectare (2,570 acre) tourism complex on Java island, where former U.S.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday met with the Indonesian U-20 squad whose hope to play on the world stage was shattered after the country's dream to host the

Philip Cass – Words matter when telling the story of West Papua's continuing struggle for independence.

Jayapura, Jubi – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) of Papua Province noted that the number of voters in the 2024 General Election in Papua Province would be 700,000.

Merauke, Jubi – The AIDS Commission (KPA) of Merauke Regency in South Papua cannot carry out more intense programs for HIV/AIDS prevention because the budget allocation from the local g

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition, which comprises several human rights watchdogs, responded to the alleged violence and oppression law enforcers enacted against

Jakarta – Investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, on Friday seized safe deposit boxes containing cash and tens of top designer bags from the home of former tax o

Susan Price – A West Papuan university student was charged with treason in Jayapura's District Court on March 28, arising from a November 2022 protest rally that was violently repressed

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Thursday named Rafael Alun Trisambodo as a suspect of gratification after the former Finance Ministry's tax offic

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen.

Jakartans in general don't need to be told that rush hour on the KRL Commuterline is chaotic to say the least, but citizens of the capital have recently felt the need to inform one lawm

Minister of Justice and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly, who oversees matters related to immigration in the country, has something to say about the increasing number of foreign nationals rid

Anita Permata D, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) deemed that National Film Day should encourage the development of ethical

Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia signed an extradition agreement on Friday, with the Southeast Asian country's law minister welcoming a move that he said should strengthen efforts to comb

Michael Taylor, Kuala Lumpur – With the world's largest reserves of nickel, used extensively in making batteries, Indonesia is aiming to become an electric vehicle powerhouse, not least

Nanda Perdana Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has received a report that police violently broke up an action by hundreds of student protesters opposing the

Syakirun Niam, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that a statement by the House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III Chairperson Bambang Wuryanto or Bambang Pacul durin

Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the Under-20 World Cup, Fifa has announced.