Arientha Primanita, Jakarta – The Majalengka District Court has sentenced Irfan Nur Alam, the son of Majalengka regent Karna Sobahi who also served as an official at the administration

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has fixed next year's allocation of subsidized fuels at 26.87 million kiloliters (kL), up 3 percent f

Jakarta – Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has handled fewer initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2019 as it welcomed 55 newcomers to the bourse, down from 57 firms listing last year.

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – Indonesia's furniture manufacturers are confident to reach the elusive $2 billion export target next year, taking advantage from increasing demand from American

Dili – The body of Timor-Leste's first prime minister, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato has never been found. He was killed by the Indonesian military on 31 December 1978.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Islamist vigilante group the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, has refused to renew permit which already expired in June, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Asip A. Hasani, Blitar, East Java – A group of farmers in Blitar, East Java, have established a member-owned financial institution.

Prashanth Parameswaran – On December 30, in a notable first, Indonesia unveiled a prototype of an indigenous medium-range strike capable drone.

Dr Mark Busse and Sophie Faber – West Papua has been in the media more than usual over the last six months, with stories about indigenous protests against racism and repression, demand

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia has not seen the worst of its wet season, despite intense downpours in several cities over the past few days.

Devina Heriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is closing in on its overall gender gap, according to the 2020 Global Gender Gap Index.

Antara, Bandung – Indonesia's state-owned aerospace company Dirgantara Indonesia introduced on Monday two prototypes of new medium-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Feisty rocker-cum-musician Ahmad Dhani was freed from Cipinang Prison in East Jakarta on Monday after completing a one-year jail term for hate speech.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law Bobby Afif Nasution met with Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto to talk about the former's plan to run in the 2020 Medan may

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – At least five people went missing when a flash flood struck the villages of Pematang and Hatapang in Na IX-X district, North Labuhan Batu regenc

Riska Rahman, Tangerang, Banten – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is optimistic that it will book profit this year despite a change in asset value following the termination of i

Jakarta – Musician and politician Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo walked free from Cipinang Prison in East Jakarta on Monday after serving 11 months behind bars for hate speech.

Evarukdijati and Genta Tenri Mawan, Jayapura, Papua – A joint task force of Papua Police and military launched a manhunt for an armed Papuan group at the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea bor

Antara, Jakarta – Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Minister Johnny G.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has asked members of the public to give the police institution a chance to prove that the two arrests are indeed responsible for the ac

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs has introduced an application-based religious conflict early warning and response system in a bid to track any religious discordance

Koran Tempo, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Jaya Police has named two suspects in the attack on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator, Novel Baswedan.

Taufik Wijaya, Palembang, Indonesia – A spate of recent tiger attacks on farmers in Indonesia's South Sumatra province has renewed calls from experts to protect wildlife habitats from

Sydney – Indonesian seaweed farmers and fishermen have filed a formal claim with the United Nations for $US15 billion ($A21 billion) in compensation from Australia over the environment

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – An endangered giant leatherback turtle was found slaughtered in Sosorgadong district, Central Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra on Monday.

Yulia Savitri, Palembang, South Sumatra – A flash flood triggered by the overflowing Mulak River in Lahat regency, South Sumatra destroyed a bridge connecting two regencies in the prov

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office began on Monday the questionings on witnesses and potential suspects of foul play in troubled life insurer Asuransi Jiwasraya, while

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – One of the two suspects accused of hurling acid into top anti-graft investigator Novel Baswedan called his victim as "traitor" as he was transferred to the Nati

Antara, Jakarta – The Papua Police recorded that, during 2019, there were 23 shooting incidents involving the armed Papuan groups that claimed the lives of 10 members of the Indonesian

Jakarta – A motorcycle taxi driver died after a billboard fell upon him when he stopped for a red light during heavy rain on Saturday on Jl. Daan Mogot in Cengkareng, West Jakarta.

Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana believes that 2019 was the year in which the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was destroyed.

Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan became the target of subtle insinuations by Jakarta Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo after he visited the Cathedral in Central Jakarta for

Jakarta – As mystery continues to surround the case of an acid attack on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan, one of two police officers accused of bein

Jakarta – Bogor Regent Ade Yasin has issued a circular advising residents of Bogor regency in West Java to celebrate New Year's Eve in a modest manner without blowing paper trumpets or

Gora Kunjana, Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises Ministry has denied allegations that SOE Minister Erick Thohir might have benefited from a reckless investment by ail

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia Group saw a decline of 2.1 million passengers year-on-year (yoy) in Q3/2019.

Lily-Rose Davies and Mikael Alden Noegroho – The protests that rocked Indonesia this September have brought to light a history of conflict between university students and law enforceme

Jakarta – The failure of the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain, last week, to define an operational document to execute the Paris Agreement reflects the lo

Hundreds of Muslims in Indonesia held a protest Friday against China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang in front of China's embassy in Jakarta.

Jakarta – The National Police have arrested two active police officers suspected of carrying out the acid attack against Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Basw

Jakarta – The Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration is currently drafting a presidential regulation (Perpres) on the Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) organizational structure an

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The government will submit the job creation and taxation bills to the House of Representatives next month, the Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly

Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – Two active policemen handed themselves in to the police after confessing to their roles in the April 2017 acid attack on top anti-corruption investigator Novel

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia, the country central bank, has collaborated with the customs office to implement an integrated system that will reconcile incoming and outgoing

Beritasatu, Bengkulu – Brake failure and driving negligence were suspected to be the cause of the Sriwijaya bus accident on Monday that killed 35 people in Pagar Alam, South Sumatra, r

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia has been actively communicating with China on Uighur issues to raise concern about freedom of religion among the Muslim-majority ethnic group in China's

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud M.D.

Jakarta – The advocacy team representing Novel Baswedan is urging the police to immediately reveal the intellectual actor behind the acid attack on the Corruption Eradication Commissio

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military or TNI and PT Freeport Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the security of the mining giant in Timika, Papua.