Jakarta – The government has many reasons to make it difficult, but not impossible, for foreigners to work in the country.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Central Board of Women of the Nation, an organization under the National Awakening Party or PKB, criticized the statement made by the Minister of Cul

Catholic-majority Timor-Leste has reversed its initial decision to abstain in a vote on a United Nations resolution concerning the protection of civilians in Gaza and voted in favor of

Victoria Gill – Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted water

Max Lane – It was good to see the Teater Kecil so packed. Standing room only, so at least 400 people and a couple of hundred more outside.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered shocking details in its ongoing investigation into alleged embezzlement of Papua's gubernatori

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Indonesian officials and activists have pushed back against recent remarks by Culture Minister Fadli Zon suggesting the mass rapes dur

Antara, Banjarbaru, S – Kalimantan.

Duncan Graham – P&I readers don't need to be told that Defence Minister Richard Marles is floundering when trying to make security links with Indonesia seem as though they've "never

Elisa Valenta, Jakarta – The World Bank has approved two major investment packages worth a combined US$2.1 billion to support job creation, economic growth, and the expansion of clean e

Antara, Jakarta – President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has set a target to build one million units of affordable vertical housing in the first year of his presidency.

Julianus Palermo, Surabaya, E – Java.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The government defended its plan to introduce smaller subsidized housing units in urban areas, following public backlash over proposals for homes as small as 14 s

Shinta Maharani, Yogyakarta – Ita Fatia Nadia, an advocate for the victims of mass rape against Chinese women during the May 1998 riots, began receiving a series of threats shortly afte

Surabaya – Police have again arrested two people suspected of being involved in a gay network on social media. They are being charged under the anti-pornography law.

Taufiq Syarifudin, Jakarta – A group of people held a Defend Palestine solidarity action on Car Free Day (CFD) in Central Jakarta on Sunday June 15 in which they called for Palestinian

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has reminded the public that the state has officially acknowledged the mass rapes that occ

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially removed import quotas on live cattle in a bid to secure long-term supplies of beef and dairy, the government announced over the weekend.

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's (BI) Consumer Survey for May 2025 shows that the Job Availability Index has fallen into the pessimistic zone, reaching a level of 95.7.

Ananda Ridho Sulistya, Jakarta – Structural poverty is one of the forms of poverty that exists in Indonesia.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's recent statement, which opened the possibility of reducing the budgets of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Ind

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Mining activities in the regency of Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, have garnered attention due to environmental damage.

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Corrections of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights sent 100 high-risk drug convicts to the Super Maximum Security Penitentiary on Nusaka

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung reaffirmed on Sunday his administration's commitment to continue the construction of a giant seawall along the northern coa

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government has announced a waiver of late payment penalties for Motor Vehicle Tax (PKB) and Motor Vehicle Ownership Transfer Fees (B

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia Clearing House (ICH) has been officially registered by Bank Indonesia (BI) as a Clearing House for Foreign Exchange and Money Market Derivatives (PUV

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Alliance has urged Minister of Culture Fadli Zon to apologize for his brisk dismissal of the legitimacy of the 1998 mass rape tragedy i

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Barzan Holdings, the strategic investment arm of Qatar's Defense Ministry, considers Indonesia as a big market for arms producers.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian House Speaker Puan Maharani speaks up about the recent wave of layoffs in Bali, urging the central government to take anticipatory measures in t

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has once again drawn sharp criticism for his statement dismissing the 1998 mass rapes as mere rumors.

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Iil Askar Mondza, Banda Aceh – Former Chairperson of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Otto Nur Abdullah, asserted that Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian's decisi

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Sepaku, East Kalimantan – Indonesia is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) and coding as elective subjects in 59,000 elementary, junior high, and senior high s

Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police (Polda) Cyber Directorate has arrested four people suspected of being involved in a same sex network or gay group on social media.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's desire to build a giant sea wall on the north coast of Java could end in disaster.

Indonesia, West Papua – In recent months, Indonesia has witnessed an alarming resurgence of military influence in civilian affairs, raising serious concerns about democratic regression

Indonesia, West Papua – The humanitarian crisis in West Papua has reached a critical stage.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A stormy saga over nickel mining in one of the most biodiverse marine regions in the world appears to be far from over, even after the Indonesian governmen

Firda Janati, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the statement by Minister of Culture Fadli Zon that there were no rapes du

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received a phone call from United States President Donald Trump on Thursday night, June 12, 2025.

Antara, Jakarta – The air quality in Jakarta fell into the "unhealthy" category on Friday.

Erfan Maruf, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing a new method for calculating the national poverty line in response to recent adjustments made by the World

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially agreed to export clean electricity to Singapore, primarily sourced from solar power, marking a significant step forward in regional re

Rabul Sawal, Central Halmahera – Stesya Tania dashes back and forth between the shop she attends and her bedroom where she checks on her perpetually ill daughter, Putri.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Talks between Indonesia and the United States remain in limbo just days ahead of a deadline both parties set for reaching a trade deal to avert punishing US impo

Jakarta – Both mining and tourism are vital for Indonesia's economic development as each brings a lot of foreign exchange to the country.

Jonathan Tehusijarana – The Prabowo Subianto government's plan to make wholesale changes to Indonesia's national historiography feels like it was inevitable.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia considers Minister of Culture Fadli Zon's dismissal of the mass rape tragedy during the May 1998 riots as a mere rumor to

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Silica sand mining continues to operate in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, exporting up to 1 million tons of silica sand to China.

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The Indonesian government isn't expected to blindly adopt the World Bank's updated poverty threshold, said Aviliani, Deputy Chair for Macroeconomic and Mi