Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has just adopted a new rule that forces its employees, including ministers, to go on fewer foreign trips in a bid to save state money.

Jakarta – Scores of protesters from the Populist National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI Kerakyatan) held a demonstration in the Horse Statue area of Central Jakarta

Michelle Gabriela, Jakarta – Lim Chai Hock, one of the key figures behind PT Bayan Resources, is included in Forbes' list of the richest people in Indonesia in December 2024, with a wea

Mahmud Ichi, East Halmahera, Indonesia – Halik Fanen and his wife, Fatimun, spent much of the day sifting the couple's inheritance into seven plastic sacks near the east of Indonesia's

Makassar – Students from the Makassar State University (UNM) held a protest action rejecting the Prabowo Subianto administration's plan to increase the value added tax (VAT) rate to 12

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – Some 15,000 workers from PT Sri Rejeki Isman Textile, or Sritex Group, planned to take to the streets in Jakarta to protest the Supreme Court (MA) that reje

Anis Firmansah, Kediri – Police have arrested two men in the East Java town of Kediri after they appeared in a video attacking the vehicle of the local district prosecutor chief, who br

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry is ramping up efforts to streamline state-owned companies through mergers, aiming to reduce their number from 47 to

Jakarta – The government has allocated 9.55 million tons of subsidized fertilizers worth Rp 46.8 trillion (approximately $2.9 billion) to be distributed across the archipelago next year

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto announced a series of programs and incentives aimed at sustaining economic growth, including a Rp 20 trillion

Herman, Vinnilya, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto wished Christians across Indonesia a joyful Christmas, calling the nation to embrace the holiday's spirit of peace, harmony, and h

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo addressed the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) decision to name Hasto Kristiyanto, the Secretary-General of the In

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has requested that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to not stop investigating the bribery case involving PDIP

Ibnu Malikh, Cilegon – Thousands of vehicles formed long queues at the Merak Ferry Terminal in Banten, on the western tip of Java Island, waiting to cross to Bakauheni Port in Lampung,

Jakarta – Jailed former leaders of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) extremist group are being considered for parole, a senior counterterror official said Tuesday, after the network disbanded and m

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) clarified on Tuesday that settling corruption cases through financial payments is not recognized under Indonesia's existing

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya recently denied Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's claims that President Prabowo is currently unwell.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will issue a Letter of Termination of Investigation (SP3) for Awang Faroek Ishak, the former Governor of Eas

Ananda Ridho Sulistya, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is said to want to pardon corruptors as long as they return the money to the state.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Exactly two months into his term as head of state as of December 20, 2024, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has received attention in recent weeks

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) has stated that the shooting of two civilians by para-military police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) officers

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) alleged on Tuesday that political motives were behind the Corruption Eradicati

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesian police have confiscated Rp 2.5 billion ($154,322) in cash during an internal investigation into 18 officers accused of extorting Malaysian attendees

Antara, Jakarta – Renowned artist Yos Suprapto has withdrawn his artwork from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Indonesia (Galnas) following disagreements with the gallery and a

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has been named a corruption suspect by

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – As people's purchasing power weakens, Indonesians will likely hold back on spending this holiday season, according to an analyst.

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies, Banda Aceh – Heri Syahrial thinks his family is here, somewhere under his feet and the crumbling path, amid the roots of the now-towering trees.

Jakarta – High-profile businessman Harvey Moeis, nicknamed Indonesia's "perfect husband" by netizens, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison and a penalty of 210 billion rupiah (US$13 mil

Jakarta – What can Indonesian Christians of all denominations hope for as the most welcome news from the state this Christmas?

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has ramped up its efforts to curb the so-called epidemic of online gambling, which is indulged in by around 8.8 million Indonesians and had an illi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency or BGN said Tuesday that parents would not have to spend a dime for the upcoming nutritious school lunch program, let alone b

Antara, Jakarta – As many as 20 rural banks (BPR) were shut down by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in 2024 after shareholders and management failed to implement effective recove

Lusa – Australia is to invest in the qualification of workers in Timor-Leste and create an infrastructure fund for the country with some of its share of profits from the Greater Sunrise

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has reportedly named Hasto Kristiyanto, Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PD

Sopian Hadi, Bali – The Bali National Narcotics Agency (BNNP Bali) conducted a raid at a villa in the Canggu area, North Kuta, Badung, uncovering a suspected illegal party involving for

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer, or Noel, says there have been at least 80,000 cases of layoffs since the beginning of the year until December

Vinnilya, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah is expected to face continued depreciation into early 2025, according to Dian Ayu Yustina, Head of Macroeconomic and Financial Market Research at

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) General Chairperson Muhammad Isnur has emphasised that granting amnesty or abolition to corruptors

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – A viral video on social media suggested that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walked out of the D-8 Summit in Egypt while Indonesian President Prabo

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The terrorist group Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (East Indonesia Mujahideen), or MIT, has been said to be wiped out following the death of its last fugitiv

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's plan to pardon corruptors who return their wealth from corruption to the country has been flooded with criticism

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) of the Gerindra Party Faction, Heri Gunawan, said that PDIP does not need to play drama by pretending to defend pe

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said that the Iranian government had sent a le

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – Bhima Yudhistira, Executive Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), has disputed the government's assessment of the impact of the upcom

Antara, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Yenny Wahid, the daughter of the late President Abdurrahman Wahid, widely known as Gus Dur, expressed her appreciation for a recent statement by Presi

Jakarta – Floods and landslides triggered by extreme weather have struck various regions across the archipelago in the past week, as millions of people prepare to hit the road and flock

Alloysius Joko Purwanto and Nuki Agya Utama, Jakarta – Indonesia's abundant agricultural resources present a pivotal opportunity to transition from fossil fuels to bioethanol, a cleaner

Jakarta – State-owned railway firm PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) introduced women-only cars on the Greater Jakarta Light Rapid Transit (LRT) on Monday.

Bill Birtles and Mitch Woolnough in Jakarta – Mohamad Rizky's parents don't know how he spends his Friday nights in Jakarta and the 15-year-old doesn't dare tell them.

Jakarta – There are good reasons for (and against) hiking the value added tax (VAT) by one percentage point on Jan.