Denny Armandhanu, Izzah Aqilah Norman, Jakarta – Papua province's Youtefa Bay, known for its azure waters and lush mangrove forests, has seen infrastructure development that has helped

Damien Kingsbury – There appeared to be a moment of clarity in 2023 when the government of Timor-Leste recognised that it was facing a looming financial disaster and started to make pre

Kate Lamb – Days after he was sworn in as Indonesia's eighth president, retired general Prabowo Subianto, kicked off his tenure with a militaristic boot camp in the hills of Java.

Jakarta – Culture Minister Fadli Zon has appointed Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the younger brother of President Prabowo Subianto, as the chairman of the Museums and Cultural Heritage Truste

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – A recent survey by Indikator Politik Indonesia shows seven key ministers from the Red and White Cabinet who performed best in the first 100 days of Presid

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) plans to introduce insects and worms into its free nutritious meal program (MBG) as an alternative protein so

Cas Kuat, Jakarta – The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has officially ended its search operation for victims of a landslide in Pekalongan Regency, Central Java, which occu

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Nusantara, East Kalimantan – The government will soon open the bidding process for the construction of legislature and court buildings in Nusantara, Indonesia's fut

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Ruang Setara Project founder Aulia Hakim criticized the DPR's decision to approve the Legislative Body's (Baleg) proposal on the revision of the Law on Minerals a

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A middle-ranking Jakarta police officer is under internal investigation for allegedly extorting two suspects involved in the April 2024 deaths of two teenage g

Agencies, Jakarta/Mumbai, India – Indonesia and India signed a wide range of agreements on Saturday covering culture, health, maritime, security and digital sectors.

Agencies, New Delhi, India – President Prabowo Subianto looked on as guest of honour at India's annual military and cultural parade in New Delhi held to mark the country's 76th Republic

Jakarta – Jakarta governor-elect Pramono Anung plans to implement a free breakfast program for students across the city, his transition team has said, adding that school canteen vendors

Novie Fauziah, Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesia on Sunday accused Malaysia of excessive use of force following the fatal shooting of a migrant worker and the injury of four others by

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor-elect Pramono Anung stated that Jakarta is one of the cities with high levels of air pollution.

Hendro Situmorang, South Tangerang – The value of cryptocurrency trading in Indonesia surged by an astonishing 335.9 percent year-on-year in 2024, reaching Rp 650.61 trillion ($40.2 bil

Agencies, Jakarta – Authorities on Friday paused search efforts because of bad weather as the death toll from a landslide in Pekalongan, Central Java rose to at least 25 people, said a

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia said one of the dominant human rights violations during the 100 days of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka administrat

Jakarta – Public perceptions of the Constitutional Court have started to improve, a recent survey has suggested, after it previously declined due to its controversial ruling on the requ

Jakarta – The ceasefire in Gaza, as precarious as it may seem, presents a rare opportunity for Indonesia to play a bigger role in the search for a lasting peaceful solution to the Israe

Rezya Agnesica Helena Sihaloho – Papua, often referred to as the "paradise on earth" within Indonesia, is a land of immense natural wealth and cultural diversity.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The head of the Defense Ministry's Information Office, Brig. Gen.

Muhammad Almer Sidqi – The Centre of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has evaluated President Prabowo Subianto's performance in the first 100 days of his administration by surveying 95

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Center for Economics and Law Studies (Celios) has raised concerns about the potential for budget leakage up to trillions of rupiah in the Free Nutritio

Irsyan Hasyim, Erwin Prima, Jakarta – The Ministry of Environment said it could not intervene in the verdict of a judge of the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) which rejected a

Aisyah Llewellyn, Jakarta – For many Indonesians, last year's disbandment of the militant group behind the 2002 Bali bombings may have come as a relief, but one convict incarcerated for

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Business players in Batam City have complained about the recent increase in gas prices.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Student Executive Board of the University of Indonesia (BEM UI) has rejected the proposal of permission for universities to manage mining, as outlined in

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has received a report regarding allegations of corruption in the issuance of the right to build certificate (HGB) a

Aep Sopandi, Bandung – The West Java Education Department on Friday criticized a high school in Cianjur Regency for conducting pregnancy tests among its students, saying that the progra

A House of Representatives' proposal to grant universities mineral and coal mining concessions seeks to make the institutions complicit in environmentally and socially harmful mining pr

Jakarta – It has been revealed that a number of sea areas in Indonesia are recorded has having right to build (HGB) permits and land ownership certificates (SHM) after the polemic over

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Illegal deforestation has reportedly surged to record levels in a wildlife reserve at the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra Island that's known as the "o

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that bribery and gratification practices remain prevalent in ministries/institutions and regional gov

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Center for Economics and Law Studies (Celios) considers the miscoordination regarding the 12 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) increase at the end of 2024

Syakirun Ni'am, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) believes that the planned revisions to the Mineral and Coal Mining Law (UU Minerba) are a major gateway fo

Dwiyanti Kusumaningrum – A bizarre 6.5-km bamboo fence that has appeared in waters off the coast of Tangerang, Banten, has made national headlines across Indonesia in the last few weeks

Jakarta on Friday said Frenchman Serge Atlaoui, held on death row in Indonesia for nearly two decades, is to be returned to his home country.

Jakarta – Where does America First leave the rest of the world, including Indonesia?

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The competition watchdog has fined Google Rp 202.5 billion (US$12.4 million) for engaging in monopolistic and unfair business practices related to its payment

Victoria Wanata, Jakarta – Indonesia pitched domestic renewable and green energy investments to businesses and foreign representatives at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting r

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's target of 8 percent economic growth this year seems like a futile endeavor.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has confirmed that the school zoning system will not be eliminated from the New Student Admissions (PPDB) process under Presid

Fajar Fitrianto, Jakarta – Donald Trump took the stage for his second inauguration on Monday, marking the start of a renewed era of "America First" policies.

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – The feud between Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Satryo Sumantri Brodjonegoro and his staff has been resolved amicably, a senior

Jakarta – The sprawling sea fence of unexplained origin in Tangerang, Banten, that has impeded fisherfolk's access to the sea has sparked a fierce debate about the issue of unlicensed l

Jakarta – The government has set up a new task force to scale up efforts to improve forest management and curb illegal oil palm plantations and illegal mines within forest areas.

Riski Maulana, Cianjur, West Java – A high school in the West Java town of Cianjur has sparked controversy by requiring its female students to take pregnancy tests in an effort to "prot

Roy Triono, West Lampung – A villager was found dead in a plantation near a national park in West Lampung Regency, Sumatra, on Tuesday, in what authorities suspect was a tiger attack.

Olena Wibisana, Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta City Government has reimposed a local regulation designating the Malioboro tourist area as a smoke-free zone.