Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government of the archipelagic Indonesia has spent Rp 1.3 trillion (around $85.4 million) to build seven of the so-called cross-border posts.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The public is closely watching the performance of celebrity lawmakers in the newly inaugurated 2024-2029 House of Representatives (DPR), as 25 entertainers, incl

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – It will be up to President-Elect Prabowo Subianto to decide on when the government should begin moving its civil servants to the new capital Nusantara, according to

Jakarta – A reality check on our government's ambition is in order after the World Bank questioned last week the plan to turn the country into a developed economy under the Golden Indon

Ary Hermawan – A troll social media account under the name of Fufufafa in Indonesia's oldest chat forum, Kaskus, has sparked speculation about the relationship dynamics between presiden

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has vowed that early warning information for tsunamis and other related disasters will be disseminated within three m

Rights activists and families of victims of human rights abuses committed by former Indonesian president Suharto's regime have slammed a proposed move by the country's parliament to con

Najla Nur Fauziyah, Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Several religious, legal, and environmental organizations filed a judicial review appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging Government R

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia is strengthening its digital defences by establishing a new cyber force, Angkatan Siber, which will become the fourth branch of the military, alongs

Stephen Wright, Bangkok, Thailand – Indonesia's military is taking a leading role in plans to convert more than 2 million hectares of wetlands and savannah into rice farms and sugarcane

Switzerland's federal Supreme Court has approved the seizure of bank accounts linked to the family of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto's tycoon brother as a long-running tax

Maria Monica Wihardja and Putu Sanjiwacika Wibisana – Indonesia's middle class can be a boon for democracy but a bane for the government.

Jakarta – Although it took 19 months, the release of hostage Phillip Mark Mehrtens is an important lesson for the new administration regarding how to respond to the conflict in Papua.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported a deflation of 0.12 percent in September 2024, marking the fifth monthly deflation this year.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is considering a ban on the Chinese online marketplace, Temu, which facilitates direct transactions between Chinese producers

Jakarta – Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) General Agus Subiyanto on Wednesday inaugurated five infantry battalions (Yonif) to support the government's food resil

Ali Achmad, Batu, East Java – Twelve individuals involved in a sex party at a villa in Batu City were arrested by the East Java Police.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted more than 9 million foreign travelers as of August this year, but these figures were still below the pre-Covid levels.

Jakarta – The past few weeks, if not months, have not been a proud time for our teenagers, the generation that will carry the torch to achieve the country's vision of a Golden Indonesia

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that Indonesia experienced a monthly deflation of 0.12 percent in September 2024.

Ridho Bramulya Ikhsan (BINUS University in Jakarta) – Consumers including millennials choose carefully, increasingly aware of deceptive environmental claims by businesses.

Dani Aswara, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – Indonesian Islamist cleric Rizieq Syihab, commonly known as Habib Rizieq, filed a lawsuit alleging unlawful acts against President Joko "Jokowi" Wi

Mai Nguyen, Siyi Liu, Fransiska Nangoy and Pratima Desai – Top nickel producer China's Tsingshan has cut ferronickel production in Indonesia due to persistent shortages of ore caused by

Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah – President-elect Prabowo Subianto will likely appoint a military figure to head the Defence Ministry when he steps into office in October 2024.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian textile manufacturers are still struggling against floods of imported goods, according to the Industry Ministry.

Jakarta – Perhaps playing word games has become President Joko Widodo's specialty.

Antara, Jakarta – The head of Indonesia's General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), Rahmat Bagja, said voters are allowed to campaign for empty ballot boxes in regions with single

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) passed 225 drafts into laws during its 2019-2024 term, a significant increase compared to the 91 laws passed by the 2014-2019

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Jamaludin Malik, a newly elected member of the House of Representatives (DPR) from the Golkar Party, arrived in an Ultraman superhero costume ahead of the swear

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A total of 580 members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and 152 members of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) for the 2024-2029 period will be swor

Oyuk Ivani S, Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower recorded that as of October 1, 2024, as many as 52,993 workers have been laid off.

Alfitria Nefi P, Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Guntur Romli, a politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), opposed the idea of awarding former President Suharto the

Yolanda Agne, Jakarta – A number of parties have protested the proposal to award the title of national hero on the second President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, which was anno

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) has questioned 11 officers regarding the disruption of a diaspora discussion in Kemang on Saturday.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo received on Tuesday a short list of 10 candidates to serve as leaders of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

Jakarta – The rivalry between North Sumatra gubernatorial candidates Bobby Nasution and Edy Rahmayadi is intensifying ahead of the 2024 regional head elections.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – More than half of the 580 elected House of Representatives members are newcomers who will be part of a parliament where seven of eight incumbent parties ha

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Jakarta governor candidate Pramono Anung recently promised that he would let civil servants to take the MRT and LRT public transport services for free shou

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto, who will soon start leading the country next month, has set an ambitious goal of building 2 million houses in Indon

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Former President Megawati Soekarnoputri and President-elect Prabowo Subianto planned for a meeting before the latter is inaugurated as the next president.

Ilham Oktafian, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested five individuals in connection with Saturday's raid on a political discussion and have named at least two of

Joniansyah, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim has defended the recent amendment to immigration regulations that permits officers to carry firearms, ci

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan revealed Monday more details of his recent visit to New York, which included an impromptu meeting with US President

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will retain Puan Maharani as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the next five years, a party ex

Jakarta – With less than a month before leaving office, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was on a roll in the past week visiting multiple sites, where milestones of some downstream projec

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – All eyes are still on Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who became embroiled in a controversy over his use of a privat

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Human rights organizations have denounced the disbanding of multiple public discussions and peaceful protests by "unknown" individuals over the past week, an

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office arrested five people for alleged corruption in the fraudulent procurement of facilities at Kualanamu International Airport

Duncan Graham – There'll soon be a new leader next door – ageing hardliner Prabowo Subianto.

Estrella Resources has revealed high-grade manganese in Timor-Leste just days after nailing down new exploration licenses at its Samalari prospect in the nation's Baucau Municipality.