Larius Kogoya, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee or KNPB firmly rejects the revival of the transmigration program in Papua.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Halimah Nasution used to feel as if she had it all.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called on U.S.

Indonesia, West Papua – The Indonesian military continues to intensify its operations in West Papua, leading lately to increased displacement of indigenous communities and severe human

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received the highest honor from the Government of Peru, 'The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru.'

Arti Ekawati – Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Indonesia's new and enlarged Cabinet last month, naming ministers, deputy ministers and heads of various national ag

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about how seriously he takes the war against drug crimes and people smu

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of $2.48 billion in October, according to data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on Friday.

Jakarta – The massive collision on Monday involving several cars at kilometer marker (KM) 92 on the Cipularang Toll Road in West Java is the latest in a long list of fatal accidents tha

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan on Thursday praised President Prabowo Subianto, his rival in the February presidential election, on his first international tour as pres

Matthew Burgess and Grace Sihombing – Indonesia's central bank intervened in currency markets to support the rupiah after it weakened toward the psychological level of 16,000 per dollar

Lusa – The president Timor-Leste said on Tuesday that National Youth Day, which marks the Santa Cruz massacre, is not only about "remembering", but also about strengthening the "freedom

Lusa – The President of Timor-Leste said on Thursday that the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP), which is taking place in Azerbaijan, is u

Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidates still lack a concrete strategy to reduce waste buildup in the capital city, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has said

Yulianus Magai, Jayapura – Hundreds of Papuans took to the streets of Jayapura city on Friday November 15 to oppose the government's plan to revive the transmigration program to Papua.

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – The Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) is urging the government to delay the planned increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) to 12 percent on Ja

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has announced plans to reforest 12 million hectares of land in Indonesia that was damaged by massive fires in the 1990s and 2

Jamaah, Rembang – Rembang Police are investigating a clash between foreign workers from Kapur Rembang Indonesia (KRI), a foreign-owned limestone company, and locals from Blora Regency,

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta, Chief Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Muhaimin Iskandar, commonly known as Cak Imin, labeled online gambling a social disaster during h

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has strongly condemned the attack by scores of TNI (Indonesian) soldiers from the Medan 2 Art

Natalia Santi – Amnesty International Indonesia has emphasised that it is the state's responsibility to resolve the human rights violations that took place in the Semanggi I tragedy in

Antara, Jakarta – National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced on Thursday that 181 terror suspects have been arrested during preemptive operations over the past two years.

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati confirmed on Thursday that the new value-added tax (VAT) rate of 12 percent will be implemented on January 1, in li

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) expresses deep concern over the continued stagnation of the legal process surroundi

An exiled West Papuan leader has called on supporters globally to show their support by raising the Morning Star flag – banned by Indonesia – on December 1.

Jakarta – A boycott of several global brands associated with Israel has impacted their sales in Indonesia, but that does not mean the boycott has "worked".

Herman, Jakarta – The government reported that it had busted smuggling operations with transactions totaling Rp 49 billion ($3 million) within just one week alone.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia could be losing up to Rp 1.2 trillion ($75.5 million) monthly due to misdirected electricity subsidies, according to the National Strategy for

David Wilson, Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), since Nov.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) stated that Indonesia is currently facing a child pornography emergency, in addition to the ongoing onli

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Headquarters of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) claimed that they will continue to escort the investigation process of the case of soldiers attack

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has issued a ruling in Case Number 126/PUU-XXII/2024 which challenged Article 54D paragraph 3 of Law Number 10 of 2016 concernin

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation stated that the discontinuation of the autonomous rail transit (ART) project or autonomous train without tracks in the Nusa

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Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is conducting a study on the underground economy, which encompasses tax evasion and other illegal activities.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy is projected to reach a gross merchandise value (GMV) of $90 billion (Rp 1,422 trillion) this year, marking a 13 percent i

Agencies, Denpasar – Several international airlines cancelled flights to and from Bali on Wednesday, after further eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki that has spewed ash clouds as hi

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – The constantly changing curriculum in Indonesia is causing stress and confusion among students, particularly when changes occur too frequently, a child psych

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Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and The Tree Map provided satellite image evidence of the widespread deforestation driven by palm oil plantati

Situbondo, East Java – More than 2,000 Indonesian and Australian troops held joint military drills Wednesday, after the allies signed a new defense agreement pledging closer cooperation

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has collected Rp 1,517.5 trillion ($96 billion) in tax revenue as of Oct.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) has temporarily furloughed 2,500 employees due to a raw material shortage, but they remain on the payroll despit

Max Walden and Erwin Renaldi – The Indonesian president was in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden, but it was a phone call with president-elect Donald Trump that has made headlin

Stephen Wright – Indonesia's plan to convert more than two million hectares of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term damage to the environment, create

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the poor population in Indonesia has grown in 2024, reaching 25.22 million across the country.

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – In the Boyolali region of Central Java, a protest by Indonesian milk producers against the massive importation of the raw material has exploded, and the cont

Adhi Priamarizki & Muhamad Haripin – In the days following his inauguration on 20 October, President Prabowo Subianto moved quickly to appoint a total of 136 coordinating ministers,

Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – Indonesia's regional elections, scheduled for 27 November, bear all the signs of a worsening democratic backsliding at the hands of "toxic alliances".

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army came under scrutiny after an attack incident by its members on civilian residents in Desa Selamat, Sibiru-biru, Deli Serdang, North