Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's state revenue dropped by 12.4 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2025, reflecting weaker collections from both tax and non-tax s

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Indonesia is trying to be a haven for investors from home and abroad, but the resource-rich country has a ticking time bomb: preman or "thugs".

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta's ride-hailing services remained largely unaffected on Tuesday morning despite a nationwide protest by online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers, many of w

Maulani Mulianingsih, Jakarta – The online motorcycle (ojol) and taxi driver community held a demonstration at the Horse Statue in front of the southwest entrance to the National Monume

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Chairperson of Real Estate Indonesia (REI), Joko Suranto, has expressed interest in investing in the Nusantara Capital City or IKN in East Kalimantan.

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named eight suspects in a bribery case involving the issuance of work permits

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has appointed two new top officials to lead Indonesia's tax and customs agencies amid a sharp decline in state revenue during t

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As Indonesia, one of the world's biggest polluters, plans to retire its fleet of coal-fired power plants to tackle climate change, one critical question is

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia may face another wave of mass layoffs within the next three to six months as global economic challenges, including escalating US-China trade

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Grab Indonesia considers the status of online motorcycle taxi drivers or Ojol cannot be changed to permanent employees because it could have a broad impact.

Indonesia's Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi spoke out about the demands of the online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver association regarding the reduction of the appli

Jakarta – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi is an example of a regional head who uses simplistic logic when implementing public policy.

Jakarta – Torrential rains forced a halt on May 19 to Indonesia's search for 14 missing in its easternmost region of Papua after a landslide killed six workers at a gold mine and injure

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has expressed concern over its minimal role in overseeing the government's free meal initiative, which, despite running for only fou

Jakarta – The Indonesian government's plan to release new history books has sparked concern that some of the country's darkest chapters could be recast to show President Prabowo Subiant

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Despite a vast labor force, local businesses continue to struggle with hiring and retaining top talent.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is currently evaluating the potential for corruption in political financing.

Olena Wibisana, Jakarta – Golkar, one of Indonesia's biggest political parties, is open to accepting former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo into its family, according to chairman Bahlil

Achmad Ghiffary Mannan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto paid an official visit to Thailand on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Jakarta – Responding to calls for him to contest a second term nearly eight months into his presidency, Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has said he will defend his position only if

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) is currently conducting a massive operation to eradicate thuggery.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Indonesia's Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration, Taufik Madjid, mentioned that ther

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) strongly condemns a Facebook group allegedly containing incestuous or 'incest' content.

Jakarta – Indonesia raised the alert level of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki to the highest after it erupted eight times over the weekend, its volcanology agency has said.

Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – Hundreds of thousands of ride-hailing drivers across Indonesia are set to stage a nationwide protest on Tuesday, May 20, demanding better pay, fairer working co

Associated Press, Bangkok – Indonesia and Thailand agreed Monday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) is set to hold a mass demonstration on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, bringing together online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has suspended three of its members following allegations of intimidation and extortion against a Chinese

Calvin Yang, Sukabumi, Indonesia – Indonesian youth Icha Nur Septiani sent out more than 2,000 resumes before she finally landed a job as a customer service expert at a major ride-haili

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police, through the Anti-Thug Operation, which has been carried out since May 9, 2025, has revealed 669 cases of thugg

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has pushed back against early calls for a second presidential term, saying he will only seek reelection in 2029 if he believes his first

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday said law enforcement officers have faced threats while investigating corruption cases, but vowed his administration would no

Six workers in West Papua are dead after a landslide at a gold mine.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) along with online motorcycle (ojol) drivers, online taxis, and couriers will conduct a demonstration on Tuesday,

James Balowski – Tens of thousands of workers, students and civil society groups took to the streets across Indonesia on May 1 to commemorate International Labour Day.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the Coalition Government are detached from the values that Fijians hold dear, said the NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji (NGOCHR).

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Head of the Presidential Communication Office, Hasan Nasbi, has stated that the government prioritizes a humanistic approach in addressing the ongoing con

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta - The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has identified several irregularities in the implementation of the pancawaluya character education progr

Antara, Jakarta - The Chairperson of the Cilegon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), MS, and two others have been named suspects by the Banten Regional Police's General Crimes Dir

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta - The Indonesian government is preparing a revision of the Cybersecurity and Resilience (RUU KKS) that will include penalties for platforms that fail to adequat

Jakarta – It seems as though the Indonesian soccer landscape, at both the domestic and international level, is destined to continue providing bad news after bad news.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has voiced its support for the proposal to grant general practitioners the authority to perform cesarean sections or

Duncan Graham – Ancient Javanese mythology, often inherited from India and adapted to fit local culture, is rich with striking characters in the wayang kulit shadow puppet theatre.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Indonesian Navy seized a ship carrying nearly two tons of methamphetamine and cocaine worth US$425 million in the waters of Riau Island this week, and arrested a

Radhiyya Indra and Maretha Uli, Jakarta – A government project to rewrite parts of Indonesia's history has prompted concern that it might discourage scientific discourse and close off a

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) has stated that it carried out a retaliatory attack against the Indonesian Mi

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday threw a festive reception to welcome Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese back to the State Palace in Jakarta, mar

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is slated to raise its export levy on crude palm oil from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of the reference price starting May 17 to fund a biodiesel pro

Antara, Jayapura – Two Indonesian police officers were fatally shot by suspected separatist rebels while riding motorcycles in Papua's Puncak Jaya Regency, authorities said on Friday.

Jakarta – Police need to lighten up and have a better sense of humor in their work, particularly in monitoring social media platforms.