Jakarta – Two people died after a truck loaded with stones lost control as a result of brake failure while negotiating a downhill curve in Banjarsari village, Selorejo district, Blitar

Tempo.co, Jakarta – High-intensity rains caused the Batang Sumpur River to overflow, resulting in flash flooding in five "nagari" in Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra, on Monday night, No

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has formed a task force to monitor and address the involvement of its personnel in online gambling, with approximately 4,000 me

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday reminded new cabinet members of the mandatory public disclosure of their wealth.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, commonly known as Gus Ipul, has set a target to eliminate extreme poverty in Indonesia within the next two years.

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

Jakarta – We join the chorus of praise for the government's plan to provide free annual health screenings for all citizens with an eye to reducing the country's disease burden.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI) has called for a comprehensive evaluation of the Merdeka Curriculum, as the new government reshapes the educat

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Joe Biden recently told his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto that he wanted to work with Jakarta on energy transition.

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

Ichsan Ali, Heru Andriyanto, Tangerang – Education expert Darmaningtyas on Tuesday urged the government to discontinue the Merdeka Curriculum introduced by former Education Minister Nad

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – International Law Professor at the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana, said the country's joint development with China potentially violates the law.

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has secured his American counterpart Joe Biden's support to speed up the feasibility study on the development of a small nuclear

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto tried to convince American business giants that his government would not tolerate corruption while promising foreign investors t

Yvette Tanamal and Deni Ghifari, Jakarta/Washington, DC – President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call with Donald Trump, during a working visit to Washington, DC, saying

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – On Monday November 11 the Papua Council of Churches (PCC) and Papuan indigenous priests held a press conference in Jayapura city, Papua, to address the current si

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that from 2022 to mid-2024, extreme weather has caused 100 buildings to collapse in the region.

Andreas Harsono – If you visit Indonesia's National Library – home to 7.7 million physical books – and do a search with the keywords "West Papua", "Irian Jaya" or even simply "Papua", y

Jakarta – The Nusantara International Airport in the planned new capital has received International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) registration code WALK and was granted public oper

Jakarta – Former trade minister and suspect in an alleged sugar import corruption case Thomas Lembong sent a handwritten letter from prison to the public on Saturday, saying that his le

Jakarta – The police continue to update the number of victims in a pileup accident that occurred on Monday on the Cipularang toll road in Purwakarta, West Java, involving 17 vehicles.

Agencies, Washington, United States – President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that

Jakarta – Over the weekend, what appears to be a departure from Indonesia's foreign policy regarding the South China Sea has sparked heated debate.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta has formed a team to investigate alleged plagiarism committed by its lecturers after the accusation went viral on social

Jakarta – The Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) announced on Monday that it would hold a meeting with the Chinese coast guard in what the agency chief described as a move to strengthen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia wants the international community to kick Israel out of the UN General Assembly following its endless aggressions in Gaza.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia continues to rely heavily on imported milk, with about 80% of its dairy needs currently met by imports, compared to just 40 percent in 1997.

Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono is ramping up efforts to promote the urban farming concept through the Sustainable Food House Area program.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will implement a ban on the export permit of copper concentrate in January 2025.

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto wants to develop an international airport in northern Bali to boost the local economy.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt rose by 0.14 percent to Rp 8,473.9 trillion ($537.34 billion) as of Sept.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo admits to the difficulty of tracing overseas assets of online gambling dealers.

Joseph Rachman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dazed and confused many foreign policy observers with an apparent dramatic shift in Indonesia's South China Sea policy while in

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central Java is investigating a short video clip that appears to show President Prabowo Subianto endorsing the Ah

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister's circular on slashing the budget for official trips has begun to affect the hotel industry.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Former minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi revealed that a suspect in the online gambling case at the Ministry of Com

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A total of 152 Rohingya refugees finally returned to South Aceh after being rejected in Banda Aceh.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force (Satgas Ops Damai Cartenz) is hunting Aske Mabel, a former police officer suspected of joining the Free Papua Moveme

Alexander M. Hynd and Max Broad – On October 20, Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as the eighth President of Indonesia.

Church leaders in conflict-stricken Papua have urged the Indonesian government to stop the transmigration and new rice field programs that will destroy indigenous lands.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency or BNPB noted that the number of refugees as a result of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki reached 11,445 p

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – The government is mulling having Indonesian school children in selected elementary and middle schools learn coding and artificial intelligence (AI).

Jakarta – Waging a war on online gambling is a step in the right direction as the new government is seeking quick wins in the first 100 days of its mandate.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The fast-food chain KFC Indonesia has reported ballooning financial losses of Rp 557.08 billion for the third quarter of 2024, leading to the closure of dozens

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesian businesses are concerned that restrictive trade policies from United States president-elect Donald Trump will incentivize Chinese producers to divert

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ended his state visit to China on Sunday and left directly for the United States as his administration seeks to maintain balanced ties

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts wa

Agencies, Jakarta – Russian and Indonesian ships practiced freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during the first joint naval exercises between the two count

Agencies, Jakarta – Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) arrived on Sunday with their warship docking at Banyuwangi in East Java for a joint military exercise, which will invol