This afternoon on Friday October 18, the National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) held a demonstration in front of the Horse Statue monument on Jalan Medan Merdeka Ba

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) under the Ministry of Religious Affairs officially enforced mandatory halal certification starting Friday,

Irfan Ma'ruf, Jakarta – A demonstration by students from a number of different universities who are part of the National Association of Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) ended in chao

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has spoken out regarding the controversial meeting between KPK Deputy Chairman Alexander Marwata (AM) and fo

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed his gratitude to his cabinet members as they gathered for their final luncheon of the current administration at the State Palace on Fr

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has projected Indonesia's economic growth to reach 5.1 percent by the end of 2024, slightly below the 5.2 percent t

Chairul Fikri, Herman, Jakarta – A TikToker known as Dokter Detektif has revealed that thousands of cosmetic products in Indonesia are allegedly mislabelled, raising concerns about misl

Yustinus Paat, Bogor – President-elect Prabowo Subianto outlined five key priorities to prospective ministers, deputy ministers, and agency heads during a briefing at his residence, Pad

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Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a new regulation providing post-term healthcare coverage for state ministers through Presidential Regulation No.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Within a decade of presidency, Indonesia's outgoing leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has led massive infrastructure development as seen in the addition of over

Jakarta – The Indonesian government's initiative to provide motorcycles to the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel assigned to rural communities, known as Babinsa, has sign

Jayanty Nada Shofa & Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Jakarta – It is now much easier to travel from one village to another in Indonesia compared to 10 years ago.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto has plans to grow the country's economy with pitches centred on investor-friendly and tourist-centric po

Edward Aspinall & Fauziah Mayangsari – One of the legacies Joko Widodo leaves Indonesia is a dramatically changed relationship between government and civil society.

Kiki Siregar, Jayapura, Papua – Dozens of military and police personnel lined up neatly, lifting a 1km-long red-white Indonesian national flag above their heads at the border post betwe

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said it would support incoming president Prabowo Subianto, but it was unclear on Thursday whether it woul

Dewi Kurniawati, Sukabumi, West Java – Sixth-grader Shakila Fitriyani, a day laborer's daughter who dreams of becoming a doctor, says she is keener to go to school these days because sh

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) will deploy four F-16 fighter jets to escort foreign dignitaries arriving for the presidential and vice-presidential inauguration of

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Teguh Setyabudi, the Director General of Civil Administration at the Home Affairs Ministry, is set to be installed as the Acting Governor of Jakarta on Frida

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ratified Law Number 61 of 2024, which amends Law Number 39 of 2008 concerning the State Ministry.

Antara, Jakarta – Bali Regional Police Cyber Crime Directorate states that the cybercrime perpetrator in Denpasar purchased 300,000 pieces of personal data from the dark web for Rp25 mi

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture (Kementan) explained the data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) regarding the estimate of national rice production

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indigenous people from Merauke, South Papua, voiced their rejection of the National Strategic Project (PSN) food estate in their region, staging a

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors have launched an investigation into the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, as there are indications of corruption related to the

Antara, Jakarta – The local distributor of Mercedes-Benz has supplied 60 luxury sedans for the upcoming inauguration of Prabowo Subianto as Indonesia's eighth president, scheduled for S

Vinnilya, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has witnessed many major changes over the past 10 years of the outgoing leader Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, but one of the most noticeable ch

Jakarta – The latest Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) survey has revealed an increase in the fear most people feel about talking politics over the 10 years President Joko Wi

Jakarta – Sakti Wahyu Trenggono seems to be following the example of the way President Joko Widodo treated his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decade-long leadership has spurred the massive development of Indonesia's special economic zones

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Jakarta – With just a week left before President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hands over the reins of power, there are several items on his agenda that remain unfinished.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen little progress in its energy transition over the past decade as President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has straddled two diverging boats, trying to i

Jakarta – In July, when asked about democratic backsliding in Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo responded by saying that democracy is alive and well in the country, citing regul

Jakarta – A group of people claiming to be former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan volunteers, under the banner of Pejuang Anies (Anies Warriors), declared their support for Jakarta gove

Jakarta – Government authorities plan to inspect grocery store shelves to check compliance with a law requiring halal labels on food items from Friday, officials said, although some imp

Dili, Timor Leste – Along the waterfront of Timor Leste's capital, buzzing restaurants sell local dishes and Portuguese colonial fare facing turquoise waters where the Indonesian milita

Rifky Pratama Wicaksono and Dewi Abiola Buchita Natakusuma – Indonesia faces the dual challenge of leveraging its demographic dividend while mitigating the risks posed by an aging popul

Jakarta – Chair of the central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Puan Maharani, said that her party strongly supports the government of President-

Arti Ekawati – On October 20, Prabowo Subianto will be inaugurated as Indonesia's president.

Ary Hermawan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will end his presidency on a low note this week as a "reformist" president who turned back the clock on Indonesian democracy.

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – An attack on the editorial office of Papua-based media outlet Jubi on Wednesday using Molotov cocktails set fire to vehicles but resulted in no casualties

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate (BI Rate) at 6 percent, the deposit facility rate at 5.25 percent, and the lending

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military Headquarters or Mabes TNI has stated that they will use a humanist approach in supporting national food security programs in the land of P

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – An alliance of All Indonesia Student Executive Councils (BEM SI) held a protest action at the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Wednesday October 16

Surabaya – A number of people from the Empty Box Movement arrived at the inaugural debate venue for the 2024 election of the Surabaya mayor (Pilkada) at the Dyandra Convention Centre on

Jakarta – Indonesia's incoming leader Prabowo Subianto briefed his would-be ministers on Wednesday on economic and geopolitical issues ahead of his Sunday inauguration, his spokesperson

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Novel Baswedan, a former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator, said he was puzzled by the conduct of the anti-corruption agency's leade

Adlu Raharusun, Jayapura – A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Jujur Bicara or Jubi media editorial office in Jayapura, Papua, on the morning of Wednesday October 16.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The editorial office of Papua-based media Jujur Bicara, popularly known as Jubi, was thrown with Molotov cocktails in the early hours of Wednesday, Octobe