Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Though people in the area think of it as a haunted house, the building plays a vital role in preserving a part of Indonesian history and culture through its re

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The death sentence handed down to former National Police internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo has resonated strongly with a number of Indonesians as the country rec

Jakarta – The Papua Police said on Wednesday it had sent a team to negotiate the release ofNew Zealand national Phillip Mehrtens, a Susi Air pilot who was being held hostage by an armed

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesian media players are pressing for the long-awaited media sustainability bill to include more responsibilities for big-tech platforms such as transparency

Yerica Lai and Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) has played down the recent meeting between Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto and East Java Governor Khof

Victoria Milko and Sibi Arasu, Samarinda, Indonesia – In Indonesia's region of East Kalimantan, the country's dependence on coal is on full display.

Anne Barker – Independence fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have released videos and photos of a New Zealand pilot they are holding hostage, declaring them proof that he is still al

Saifulbahri Ismail, Jakarta – Indonesian domestic worker Rizki Nur Azkia had been kicked, punched and beaten by her former employers, a couple living in Jakarta.

Jakarta – Separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua province have released photos and videos of a man they say is the pilot from New Zealand they took hostage last week.

Jakarta – Indonesia extended the positive run of international trade to 33 straight months with another surplus of $3.87 billion in January, the Central Statistics Agency of BPS reporte

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta courtroom erupted into chaos on Wednesday after judges delivered a prison sentence of 18 months to Richard Eliezer for shooting policeman Nof

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A recent study has revealed that Indonesians are spending more than half of their digital time on the open internet, be it binge-watching their favorite sh

Jakarta – The Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) has refuted a statement by a North Sulawesi General Elections Commission (KPU) member on the manipulation of factual verification d

Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal has denied involvement in the manipulation of the data of political parties wanting to contest the 2024 elections in Sangihe Island regency,

Tria Dianti – Authorities in Indonesia's Papua will negotiate with separatist rebels to secure the release of a New Zealand pilot the insurgents took hostage last week, police and milit

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman on Tuesday highlighted the finding of problematic electric vehicle battery waste management after it discovered that a number of batt

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Indonesia's corruption perception index score fell four points from 38 in 2021 to 34 the following year in 2022, which effectively drops the country fro

Muhammad Iqbal, South Tangerang – South Tangerang Mayor Benyamin Davnie said the city administration would send a warning letter to Ichsan Medical Center or IMC Bintaro Hospital, Ciputa

Jayapura, Jubi – Three New Zealand diplomats and two staff of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to Timika, the capital of Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province on Monday,

Jayapura, Jubi – Member of the Papua Legislative Council John NR Gobai calls on the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) to be objective in looking at the reports from the indige

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Court on Tuesday convicted the fourth defendant in the murder of policeman Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat and sentenced him to 13 years in priso

Amar Alfikar – "Trans women have the right to worship.

Syafiq Hasyim, Wahyudi Akmaliah – Despite observations that the group has become defunct, the 212 Movement has held a series of gatherings to display their opposition to President Joko

A rebel group in Indonesia's Papua Province who abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens says he is safe.

Jakarta – Former National Police general Ferdy Sambo could not escape the guilty verdict handed down by the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, nor will the police be able to simply

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2022 economic growth is beating most G20 countries, but is still far behind the world's largest oil exporter Saudi Arabia, according to Chief E

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Deputy V of the Presidential Staff Office, Jaleswari Pramodhawardhani, stated that the government has not yet declared a civil emergency in Papua, followi

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed a number of Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU) cases throughout 2022 with a total value of Rp18

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) in responding to the death sentence handed to the defendant of the police murder case trial

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Central Executive Board of the West Papua National Committee (BPP-KNPB) is pushing the government to involve third parties in the effort to free Susi

David Priyasidarta, Bondowoso – Flash floods hit two villages in the Mount Ijen area, Bondowoso Regency, East Java, on Sunday evening, February 12, 2023.

Jakarta – Indonesia and China have agreed to a budget overrun to the tune of US$1.2 billion (S$1.6 billion) for the first high-speed railway project in the Southeast Asian country, an I

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is seeking to have the House of Representatives' approval on the renewables bill by this September, as the Southeast Asian countr

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has again summoned Communications and Information Minister Johnny G.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform says that the plan to establish regional military commands (Kodam) in every province is a step backwards for TNI (Indone

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Close neighbors Indonesia and Timor Leste agreed to speed up their negotiations on the remaining land border disputes, following a meeting between Presiden

Mike Yeo, Melbourne, Australia – The Indonesian Navy's modernization efforts are at risk from budget shortfalls and industrial inexperience, according to experts.

Mike Yeo, Melbourne, Australia – A recent agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea will likely smooth over the occasionally tense relation

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in a discussion on Sunday said the lack of capable antigraft policies also contributes to Indonesia's de

Jakarta (Antara) – The mining and quarrying business sector contributes the largest to the East Kalimantan Province's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2022, reaching 53.24 perc

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expressed hope that the Bill on Protection of Domestic Workers (PPRT Bill) could immediately be passed in

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun what it claims is the selection process to determine its presidential candidate, with talk o

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD has called on the National Police to launch a probe into a road rage incident that has drawn widespre

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo welcomed on Monday Timor-Leste's membership of ASEAN and called for greater cooperation between the two neighboring countries in the future.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chief patron Sandiaga Uno has said that he will discuss with party leader Prabowo Subianto the aspirations of the United Development Party (PPP), followi

Medan, North Sumatra – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who has long been known as a rock fan, over the weekend joined the crowd who gathered at a convention center in Medan, North Sumat

Jakarta – Last week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated in strong terms that he had never tolerated corruption.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Timor Leste Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak agreed on a number of commitments during a meeting at the Bogor Presi

Rakyan Adibrata and Jasminder Singh – The announcement by the Indonesian authorities that Askary Sibghotul Haq, the son of former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader Para Wijayanto, has been i