Rebecca Root – After decades of debate, the Indonesian government announced a finalised version of its new criminal code at the end of 2022.

Max Lane – President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of certain human rights violations in Indonesia took many by surprise.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – An Indonesian police general who ordered the killing of his bodyguard has been sentenced to death after a panel of judges rejected

Jayapura, Jubi – Flash floods hit the Mile Point 74 concentrate processing plant of PT Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province on Saturday, Fe

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Two sun bears were injured after being trapped on sling wire traps in Mount Leuser National Park.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia's tech players big and small have not been spared from the global trend of layoffs in the sector. Here are some retrenchments in the past year:

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Antara, Jakarta – The domestic workers' protection bill (PPRT bill) seeks to provide legal certainty to several parties, especially domestic workers and employers, according to the Nati

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has warned that establishing additional regional military commands (Kodam) in the five

Jakarta – Copper and gold mining company Freeport Indonesia said on Sunday torrential rains have triggered a mudslide that swept through some parts of its mine in Tembagapura, Mimika Re

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Zsazya Senorita, Jakarta – Indonesia has more crypto users than the total number of individual investors at the Indonesia Stock Exchange or IDX, but the country is still lacking a safe

Lily McCure, Jakarta – The decline of Indonesian language education in Australian institutions is raising concerns about the potential impact on future relations between the neighboring

Yogyakarta, Jubi – At least 700 residents fled to four different locations after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Jayapura City on Thursday, February 9, 2023.

Jayapura, Jubi – Director of Jayapura's Dok 2 Regional General Hospital Anton Mote said about 300 inpatients were evacuated from the hospital after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook Jaya

Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto made the announcement after holding talks in Canberra.

Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm.

Tunggul Wirajuda, Jakarta – The clattering of lato-lato (clackers) has become unstoppable with the toy now a hit with millions of Indonesians, from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to sch

Jakarta – Indonesia has long been considered to be on the periphery of the Muslim world, which has for centuries been represented by Arabic-speaking Gulf countries.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Support for Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's eldest son, to follow in his father's footsteps is growing, with the Golkar Pa

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Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin on Thursday asserted that the second booster vaccination for adults is still free of charge nationwide.

Yogi Ernes, Jakarta – Non-active Papua governor Lukas Enembe has spoken out about the issue of Free Papua Organisation (OPM) figure Benny Wenda coming to his defense and allegations tha

Naufal Ridhwan, Jakarta – A spokesperson for one of Indonesia's most notorious separatist groups known as the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) Free Papua Movement (OPM), Sebb

Camellia Webb-Gannon – "Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is – no one ever had anything bad to say about him", says a colleague of the New Zealand pilot taken hostage this w

Nirmala Maulana Achmad, Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Dudung Abdurachman says that every province in Indonesia will have a regional military command (Kodam) headquarters.

Jakarta – Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia broke ground on a 37.5 trillion rupiah ($2.48 billion) ferronickel smelter Sulawesi island on Friday, an Indonesian senior minister said.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif on Friday announced that the government will enact an export ban on gold, which will be done gradually.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif said that Indonesia's oil reserve is expected to only last between 9 to 10 years.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Director of the Indonesian Bureau of Logistics (Buloag) Budi Waseso, admitted that he had received reports concerning rice smuggling to Timor Leste.

Dirk Tomsa – On 11 January 2023, the Indonesian president made international headlines when he acknowledged that several cases of gross human rights violations had occurred in Indonesia

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Environment and Forestry Ministry in a press statement on Thursday said they are committed to fighting environmental crimes after they still find i

When Amanda Wamblolo was young, she never had any difficulties finding food.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Slow growth in gross fixed capital formation (GFCF), or investment, points to problems in the real sector, analysts say, though they disagree on how big an issue

Anita Permata, Raka Adji, Jakarta – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga stated that cases of online gender-based violence were rising in line with the in

Jayapura, Jubi – The Damal Student Association in Beoga District, Puncak Regency, Central Papua Province, has asked the local government to pay attention to the needs of the community r

Len Garae – Former Vanuatu Prime Minister (PM) Joe Natuman says allowing Indonesia (by former Prime Minister Mr.

Maire Leadbeater – Sadly, however, it has taken the devastating hostage ordeal of New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens to focus our attention on this hidden conflict in our region.

Lydia Lewis – A researcher at Human Rights Watch in Jakarta is calling for the immediate release of the hostages including a New Zealand pilot being held by a rebel group in Indonesia's

Jakarta – The government is drafting a regulation allowing media outlets to receive payments from digital platforms or aggregators that carry their content, the Press Council said on Th

Jakarta – As representatives from media companies, politicians and government officials including President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo gather in Medan, North Sumatra, on Thursday to celebrate

Oliver Dixon, Jakarta – Poland is seeking to attract more Indonesian students to boost bilateral relationships while offering a cultural exchange, according to Polish Ambassador to Indo

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in commemoration of the 2023 National Press Day in North Sumatra acknowledged that his presidential status is the result of his

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) gathered data from 2018-2022 calculating the humanitarian and financial losses caused by hydrometeorologi

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on Wednesday revealed that the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry

Emily Dugan – A British recruitment agency that brought Indonesian farmworkers to the UK who had debts of thousands of pounds to foreign brokers has lost its licence as a seasonal worke

Jakarta (Agencies) – At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Papua and crumpled a waterfront restaurant, officials said.

Henry Jom – In a show of friendship, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reaffirmed the country's enduring relationship with Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, during a v

Pudja Lestari & Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday set a target for the presidential regulation on publishers' rights to be rolled out in a mo