Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has confirmed that it has stopped preliminary investigations for 36 cases, raising skepticism over the performance

Belseran Christ, Maluku – The Eastern Seram Police have released four locals as of Thursday but continued to detain 22 others from Sabuai village, Siwalat district, Eastern Seram regen

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's largest private lender by market value, is blaming the bank's contraction in automotive loans last year on the rise of ride

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – A picture recently posted on the Instagram account of a student body at the Jakarta State University's (UNJ) engineering school has raised not only eyebrows

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The NasDem Party has confirmed its plan to nominate President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law, Bobby Afif Nasution, as its candidate for the 2020 Medan mayor

Dedek Hendry, Bengkulu – A female Sumatran tiger has been found dead in a wire trap in a forest within Seluma regency, Bengkulu, in yet another incident that has drawn attention to the

Budi Sutrisno and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – At least six students were killed and dozens others went missing after a flash flood reportedly swept away more than 250 students who w

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – According to Jakarta-based Regional Autonomy Watch, or KPPOD, the omnibus bill on job creation should be revised to take in more local government interests, e

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military will begin recruiting citizen soldiers next month to build the long-awaited military reserve force that will eventually have 25,000 member

RUU Ketahanan Keluarga (Family Resilience Bill) is fast becoming one of the most unpopular proposed legislations in Indonesia, as it contains numerous articles that could threaten civi

Imagine that instead of keeping germs out, the face mask you're wearing exposes you to a plethora of diseases due to the unhygienic way it was packaged.

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – The oldest known figurative paintings in the world, located near a cement mine in Indonesia, are under threat from industry, scientists have warned.

Jakarta – The Defense Ministry has set a target to recruit a total of 25,000 young people for the military reserve component program.

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – Last week the government submitted the controversial omnibus bill on job creation to the House of Representatives, aiming for a conclusion in deliberation with

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The government has encouraged more partnerships with the private sector to reduce plastic waste, arguing that a recent presidential decree mandating such colla

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – An elementary school student in Papua province was killed and another injured after being shot during a clash between the Indonesian military and rebels that also

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Jakarta – A number of civil society groups which reject the Draft Omnibus Law on Job Creation (RUU Ciptaker) have been intimidated by people from different groups.

Tim van Emmerik – Dubbed the world's second-largest marine polluter, Indonesia has ambitious targets to reduce plastic waste by 70% by 2025.

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's biggest private lender by market value, has lowered its loan growth target for this year, arguing that the coronavirus outb

Budi Sutrisno and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Amid questions surrounding his suggestion that the country's rich people should marry the poor to break the chain of poverty, Coordi

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – A controversial bill on family resilience includes a provision of six months of paid maternity leave for female workers, but only for those working in g

Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim said he dreamed of making Indonesian a commonly used language in Southeast Asia.

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – With Indonesia scoring low in health and hygiene by international tourism standards, the government is focusing on the quality of public toilets and sanit

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri has said politicians should not "force" their children to join the 2024 gene

Krithika Varagur – The idyllic holiday island of Bali has been hit by the ripple effect of the coronavirus crisis, with tourism plummeting and suggestions it "does not have the capacit

Deaf students are joining mainstream universities in greater numbers in Indonesia since a regulation was passed on accommodating special needs in higher education.

One of Indonesia's top ministers has come up with what he undoubtedly thinks is a quick-fix solution to the country's poverty problem: cross-income levels marriage.

Jakarta – The central bank decided to cut its benchmark rate on Thursday in the wake of a global coronavirus outbreak it believed would trigger a short-term slowdown in the economy in

Antara, Jakarta – The Public Works and Housing Ministry will complete construction on eight major water dams in 2020 as part of the National Strategic Program.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reinstated his belief that investment – and particularly domestic investment – is the key to strengthen national economic growth in

Jakarta – The Central Java administration is currently assisting 127 former terror convicts in a community reintegration program, head of the Central Java National and Political Unity

Hengky Ola Sura, Maumere – Around 120 pigs on farms across North Central Timor regency in East Nusa Tenggara have died suddenly of unknown causes, with the number likely to rise as off

Asip Hasani, Kediri – When Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung visited Lirboyo pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in Kediri, East Java, last week, he joked about advising President Joko "

Riska Rahman and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has criticized what he claims is the lackluster management of potential foreign investments amounting to R

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Indonesia has applauded the government for planning to impose a levy on plastic products, describing it as an important me

Riska Rahman and Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has shot down allegations of him having the power to override laws thanks to an omnibus bill on job creation, s

Asip Hasani, Blitar, East Java – Clashes between supporters of Arema Malang and Persebaya Surabaya soccer teams in Blitar, East Java, on Tuesday caused a total of Rp 250 million (US$18

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – A controversial bill on family resilience recently proposed by members of the House of Representatives is expected to cause controversy as it contains a n

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said investment is the key to accelerating economic growth amid a slowing global economy.

Norman Harsono and Riska Rahman, Jakarta – ThorCon International Pte Ltd has been pushing to build an experimental nuclear power plant in Indonesia over the past five years, but with u

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on regional administrations to fully cater to investors' needs in starting businesses to boost investment, which plays

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has called for the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) to conduct investigative audits on state-owned insurers to assess their investment ma

Patrick O'Connor – After just a year-and-a-half in office, East Timor's coalition government has collapsed.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Wedding vows usually include a promise of everlasting love, but a bill on "family resilience" proposed by the House of Representatives goes a step furth

Jakarta – A draft bill on family resilience proposed by members of the House of Representatives defines sadomasochism as a form of sexual deviance that its practitioners must undergo s

Jakarta – Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy has suggested the country's rich people should marry those from low-income families, arguing that such cr

John McBeth – Indonesian Economic Coordinating Minister and Golkar Party chairman Airlangga Hartarto likes to put an historic spin on the 1,028-page Job Creation Omnibus Bill tabled la

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – A senior Indonesian minister has caused an uproar in saying that the country's rich must marry the poor to help reduce poverty.

Aceh – Units from the Aceh Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) and the Wilayatul Hisbah Islamic police (WH) conducted checks on female drivers wearing tight clothing and men wearing short