Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received the Grand-croix de la Lgion d'honneur, the highest honor from France, at Sapta Marga Field, Akmil Magelang (Mag

Agencies, Jakarta – France and Indonesia have signed a preliminary defence pact that could lead to new orders of French military equipment including Rafale fighter jets and Scorpene sub

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Yovanda Noni, East Kalimantan – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka made a two-day working visit to Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara (IKN), on May 28 and 29, hi

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia is moving closer to providing free basic education for all students, including those enrolled in private schools, following a landmark Constitutional

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Bara Muhammad Setiadi, a researcher from the Center for Economic and Law Studies (Celios), stated that online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers must put in e

Ananda Ridho Sulistya, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital Technology (Komdigi) has confirmed the blocking of the

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia has criticized the recently introduced Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) 2025-2034 shared by the government.

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) have appointed Major General Edwin Adrian Sumantha as the new commander of the Presidential Security Force (Paspampres), repl

Police in Timor-Leste have re-arrested a former Philippine Congress member accused of masterminding the killing of a sitting governor and nine others back home in March 2023.

Max Lane – From two different May Day events in Jakarta, divergent approaches in negotiating workers' aims and rights in Indonesia can be discerned.

Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – Sitting deep in east Indonesia's lush jungle, Bokum, one of the country's last isolated hunter-gatherers, has a simple message for the nickel miners threateni

Donny Iqbal – Indonesia's highest court has overturned the acquittal of an accused translator who facilitated transactions in the international trade of poached rhino horns.

Jakarta – The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) has reported that Mount Semeru, situated on the border of Lumajang and Malang districts in East Java, erupt

Agencies, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday said he would be willing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel if it recognised a Palestinian state, as he held talks

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Tensions have risen between flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and its pilots over disputes regarding the new leadership's hiring policy.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – CEO of sovereign wealth fund Danantara, Rosan Roeslani, and CIO Pandu Sjahrir firmly deny reports that American investor Ray Dalio has withdrawn from

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor warns that students who smoke at school or in public places could lose their Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) Plus financial aid.

Agung Dharma Putra, Surabaya – The Indonesian government has made it mandatory for all landowners to convert their paper-based land certificates into a digital format, as part of a swee

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) investigation into the management of oil imports by Pertamina increasingly confirms the fact that it involves many people and careful plann

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Thousands of job seekers crowded the Bekasi Pasti Kerja 2025 Job Fair, organized by the Bekasi District Manpower Office at President University's Jababeka

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Puan Maharani, asked Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie to c

Budhy Nurgianto, Halmahera – Dozens of blood samples from workers at the Weda Bay Nickel Industrial Park, and the residents around the nickel industrial area located in Weda, Central Ha

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi, West Java – More than 25,000 job seekers crowded the President University Convention Center on Tuesday for a large job fair organized by the Bekasi Regency Gov

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) has accused the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) of using unmanned aeri

Antara, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Yassierli announced on Wednesday the issuance of a new circular prohibiting all forms of discrimination in the job recruitment process.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meal program could balloon to hundreds of trillions of rupiah and put significant pressure on the state budget,

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Despite Indonesia's commitment to a cleaner energy future, efforts to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy remain slow and largely symbolic, an

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Indonesian Mother's Voice Movement has submitted a formal letter to Jakarta Metro Police Chief Inspector General Karyoto, urging the immediate release

Fachri Hamzah, Padang – Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted on Tuesday morning, May 27, 2025, at 8:22 AM WIB.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has granted a judicial review filed by the Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI), which demanded that both public and priv

Hanifah Salsabila, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Police raided a gay sex party at a hotel in the Setiabudi area of South Jakarta on Sunday May 25.

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police has designated 56 members of mass organizations (ormas) as suspects who were caught in the Operation to Eradicate Jaya in 2025 from May 9-2

Pito Agustin Rudiana, Yogyakarta – Confusion arose over reports of an escalator being installed at Borobudur Temple to accommodate the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and Indo

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Labor Party and the Coalition of Labor Unions (KSP-PB) have reported a surge in mass layoffs in Indonesia, with 70,000 workers dismissed since t

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, stated that European countries still use electricity generated from fossil energy such as

Jakarta – Perhaps President Prabowo Subianto is making use of Winston Churchill's popular quote: history is written by the victors.

Han Revanda, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry approved an import license for 21,074 tons of onions to state-owned trading company PT Perusahaan Perdagangan Indonesia (PPI), part of food hol

Ricky Juliansyah, Depok – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi confirmed that he will continue the military-style education for troubled youths, despite the pleas by the Indonesian Child Pro

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has launched an investigation into alleged corruption in the Education Ministry's Rp 10 trillion ($615 million) Chro

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating a suspected extortion scheme at the Ministry of Manpower involving the approval of foreign

Indonesia plans to purchase 42 second-hand J-10 fighter aircraft from China and could also proceed with procurement of Russian Su-35 fighters, marking a dramatic shift in the country's

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – The government is finalizing a new wage subsidy program that will provide Rp 150,000 ($9.23) per month to workers earning less than Rp 3.5 mill

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Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is launching a series of economic stimulus programs to coincide with the June-July 2025 school holiday period, aiming to support economic g

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia has the opportunity to wrap up a long-delayed free trade deal with the European Union after the bloc officially placed Indonesia in its "standard-ri

Jakarta – For the majority of people in Indonesia, street hustlers, known as preman, are an integral part of their lives.

Benedicte Jeannerod and Meenakshi Ganguly – French President Emmanuel Macron will soon meet in Jakarta as well as in the Borobudur temple, Central Java, with Indonesia's President Prabo

Timor-Leste is one step closer to achieving full membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a new announcement putting its accession as soon as October if require

Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Rahayu Oktaviani revered the work of Canadian primatologist Birute Galdikas while a student in the mid-2000s, aspiring to join her hero in protecting the Bornean

Kuala Lumpur – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Timor-Leste counterpart Xanana Gusmao in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, within the framework of his official visit to Mala