Jakarta – Ride-hailing app taxi drivers have threatened to take to the street if their proposed fare of Rp 3,000 (21 US cents) per kilometer is rejected by the government, which plans

Jakarta – During the first election debate back in January, vice presidential candidate Ma'ruf Amin became an object of online mockery for his poor performance.

Riyan Novitra (Contributor), Pekanbaru – The Terra and Aqua Satellite detected a 100 percent increase of Indonesian wildfire hotspots indicating land and forest fire in several areas o

Khairul Imam Ghozali, Jakarta – IBB Astra UD Trucks Regional Head Hendro Priyo Purnomo revealed that more than 50 percent of trucks across Indonesia are operating illegally, he believe

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said the lack of access to clean water supply is still a basic problem for North Jakarta residents.

Cindy Silviana, Jamie Freed and Tim Hepher, Jakarta/Singapore/Paris – The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was

Christian Lee, Jakarta – The campaign team of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his running mate, cleric Ma'ruf Amin, is redirecting its effort to door-to-door campaigns to inform the

Jakarta – The high-profile, 35,000-megawatt (MW) electricity program had produced 3,009 MW by Jan.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The death toll from the deadly flash flooding that hit Jayapura, Papua, on Sunday has risen to 89, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) announ

Agus Bebeng, Bandung – Commemorating the Global Day of Solidarity with Venezuela, a group of protesters from the Solidarity Committee for Venezuela (KSV) held a protest action in West

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The government is preparing to take its latest dispute with the European Union on crude palm oil (CPO) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a bid to

Vela Andapita, Jakarta – Through the eyes of the haves, the kampungs of the city might be unpleasant to look at.

Victor Mambor and Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jayapura and Jakarta – Residents fled their homes as heavy rain and flooding continued on Tuesday in Jayapura, Papua, inundating more villages a

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) says its investigators have confiscated Rp 180 million (US$12,667) and $30,000 from the office of Religious Affairs Minister Lukma

Robert Isidorus, Jakarta – The flash flood in Sentani, Papua, which has killed at least 100 people since Saturday (16/03) has been years in the making, experts said, with Papua's uniqu

The investigation into explosive allegations of corruption inside Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs that led to Friday's shocking arrest of United Development Party (PPP) Chair

Sian Cain, Jakarta – With a great heave, a young man pushes the ancient, three-wheeled rickshaw down a ramp and it splutters to a start.

Johni Korwa – The prospect of Indonesians abstaining from voting (golput), out of disillusionment with Jokowi or weariness of the options on offer, has been a widely-debated topic in t

Jakarta – The arrest last Friday (March 15) of the chairman of United Development Party (PPP), M.

Paulina Quintao – An exploratory research report on local market facilities conducted by the Australian Government's Program To'os Ba Moris Diak (Farming for Prosperity) and by UN Wome

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – The government has lowered this year's revenue target for the tourist industry from US$20 billion to US$17.6 billion.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is aiming for 77.5 percent voter turnout during the upcoming general election.

Jakarta – The new regulation on the export of palm crude oil (CPO) and its derivative products has taken effect and is part of the government's plan to simplify the export procedures o

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Voter lists have become the latest battleground in the run-up to elections in the world's third-largest democracy, with claims of infiltration by Chinese and Russi

Indonesia's third debate on March 17, exactly a month before the presidential election in April showcased vice-presidential candidates Ma'ruf Amin, a senior Islamic cleric chosen by in

Ahmad Fauzan, Bandung – Scores of youth activists from the Solidarity Committee for Venezuela (KSV) held a protest action in the West Java provincial capital of Bandung on Monday March

Jakarta – Pertamina Tanker Truck Employees Union (SP-AMT) internal media team coordinator Chori explained that their aim in bringing the fuel tanker trucks to the State Palace in Jakar

Conspiracy theories and hoax stories have dogged Indonesian President Joko Widodo since his first presidential campaign in 2014, including allegations that the former Jakarta governor

Two Pertamina fuel tankers were hijacked in North Jakarta this morning by protesters who have now parked them in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta and threatened to set them

Jakarta – An earthquake triggered a landslide that hit a popular waterfall on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, offici

Australia-based anthropologist Yamin Kogoya said there is too much emphasise on ramming the Indonesian state ideology down Papuans' throats.

To mark International Women's Day on 8 March, up to a thousand people marched through Central Jakarta. They demanded the government act on violence and harassment of women.

Raini Hamdi – As it turns out, it isn't just Traveloka and Tiket.com that are allegedly being arm-twisted by Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air to stop selling AirAsia Indonesia's tickets,

The search is continuing in Indonesia's Papua Province for people missing after major floods at the weekend.

Jakarta – Even as Jakarta residents are excited about the new MRT and enrolling to take part in a trial run, the mass rapid transit operator, PT MRT Jakarta, has been publishing the ru

Jakarta – A seven-hour torrential downpour caused the flood, which has forced 4,728 residents to evacuate to six different emergency shelters.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Torrential rains that have hit Yogyakarta over the past few days have resulted in flooding and landslides in several locations, taking the lives of at le

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Suherdjoko, Semarang – Torrential rain on Saturday and Sunday left four districts in Purworejo, Central Java inundated on Monday, forcing about 1,500 people to flee their homes.

Jakarta – Following a one-week search, the police arrested on Sunday a legislative candidate from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), identified as AH, for allegedly molesting his daug

Jakarta – The Indonesian General Insurance Association (AAUI) is reporting that the ratio of health insurance premiums to the premiums for other insurance products declined to only 2.3

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartanto has said Indonesia exported cigarettes worth US$931.6 million last year, up 2.98 percent from $904.7 million in 2017.

Jakarta – Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto is optimistic the exports of footwear products will increase to US$6.5 billion this year and reach $10 billion in the next four years.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – Amid tough global market challenges, the country's palm oil producers have to start expanding in the domestic market in order to boost absorption and st

Telly Natalia and Muhamad Al Azhari & Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The third presidential debate ahead of next month's election, broadcast live on Sunday night, held a few surprises, as

Jakarta – Residents living near the Burangkeng disposal site in the regency of Bekasi in West Java have unblocked access for the authorities to enter the area after being promised comp

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) explained flash floods in Sentani, Jayapura were triggered by extreme downpours and forest damage.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Bogor – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi welcomed a number officials of the Betawi Brotherhood Forum or FBR (Forum Betawi Rempug) at Bogor Palace, West Java, today

At least 50 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province.

Chairil Abdini, Jakarta – China's ambitious investment scheme in Africa and Eurasia, includes Indonesia.