Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Residents of Rempang Island once again experienced acts of intimidation and violence on Wednesday afternoon, September 18, 2024.

Greg Earl – There is a somewhat careworn characterisation of modern Indonesia as a country that keeps on changing in order to remain the same, with the rider that the more it changes th

Chandra Asmara – Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto won sweeping new powers to create new ministries and restructure existing ones, giving him more room to both pursue his agen

Indonesia, West Papua – As of September 2024, more than 79,867 people in West Papua remain internally displaced as a result of armed conflict between Indonesian security forces and the

Hammam Izzuddin, Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The West Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that the 4.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Bandung Regency, Garut, and sur

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Democratic Party recently said that they would not intervene with President-Elect Prabowo Subianto's cabinet makeup process, saying that it would be up to t

A'an Suryana and Norshahril Saat – Negative reactions in Aceh to the ritual of rain shamanism do not mask the contradiction of parts of the Islamic community tolerating 'Islamic shamani

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – General Chair of the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, has called upon President-elect Prabowo Subianto to review the Job Creation Law (UU Cipta Kerja), or Omnibus Law.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has issued a strong appeal to Harun Masiku, a fugitive wanted in connection with a bribery case in

Amendments may increase political patronage and decrease efficiency, observers say.

Tria Dianti and Victor Mambor in Jakarta and Jayapura, Indonesia – An international human rights watchdog has detailed what it calls entrenched racism and systemic discrimination agains

Badung, Bali – Virgin Australia Airlines has become the first international airline to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced by Indonesia's state-run oil company Pertamina.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ridwan Kamil is on track to win the Jakarta gubernatorial election, with support reaching 51.8 percent, according to a new poll by the Indonesian Survey Institu

Antara, Jakarta – Former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) visited President-elect Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Thursday to reiterate his full support and share his experience

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomed a freshly adopted UN General Assembly resolution that demanded Israel to end its "unlawful presence" in Palestinian territories.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati on Thursday directed the tax directorate to launch an internal investigation following reports of a data breach aff

Jakarta – Most people would be reluctant to have their salaries cut to feed into a state-sponsored program, especially at a time when everyone is concerned about weakening purchasing po

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 6 percent, following a review of inflation forecasts and the strengthening r

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Wednesday that he had decided to not rush with the signing of the presidential decree on the new capital, even saying that ther

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Riri Rahayu, Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo denied that his government has reinstated sea sand exports.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo criticized the lengthy and complex permit process for geothermal power projects in Indonesia, warning that such delays are hindering

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Pramono Anung has unveiled plans to revive a waterway transport system as part of his campaign platform if elected Governor of Jakarta.

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Djayadi Hanan, the executive director at pollster Lembaga Survei Indonesia (LSI), recently said that the public deserves an explanation on why President-Elect Prabo

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Labor Party will declare its support for the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka's government, as confirmed by party leader Said Iqbal.

Jakarta – Alibaba, one of GoTo's largest investors has confirmed its intention to remain a long-term shareholder of the Indonesian tech company, addressing market fears about overhang i

Jakarta – A new clause relating to network sharing between state electricity company PLN and private electricity producers, also known as power wheeling, in the New and Renewable Energy

Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal has declared the Labour Party's support for the incoming administration of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and vice president-elect Gibran R

Jakarta – Intimidation and violence against the people of Rempang Island in the Riau Islands is still occurring.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Having nominated a rival candidate in the last presidential election, the National Awakening Party (PKB) won't ask a reward in the form of cabinet representatio

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, which together control the world's palm oil supplies, have set up a joint task force in response to the European Union deforesta

Kurniawan Fadilah, Jakarta – President elect Prabowo Subianto has expressed his commitment to fight for justice for workers and invited all parties to unite.

A rebel group in Indonesia's conflict-hit West Papua has proposed terms for the release of a New Zealand pilot held hostage for a year and seven months while appealing to all parties to

Nineteen-year-old Alfa Hisage was arrested on August 30, 2019, for joining a student-led protest against anti-Papuan racism in Jayapura, a city in the Indonesian territory of West Papua

Riri Rahayu, Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – People residing in the Nusantara Capital City or IKN area in Penajam Paser Utara (PPU), East Kalimantan, are set to stage a demonstration to

Jordyn Beazley – Rebels in Indonesia's West Papua region have proposed terms for the release of the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens a year and seven months after he was detained.

Binoy Kampmark – Like eager lice on a ripe scalp, tourists have become a much-reviled feature of various economies.

Arif Ferdianto, Jakarta – The government has officially reopened the sea sand export tap after a 20-year moratorium.

Laurens Ikinia, Jakarta – The Land of Papua is widely known as a land full of milk and honey.

Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah – In response to the recent hacking of TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency data in June 2024, the TNI commander, General Agus Subiyanto, declared that he would e

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son and Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep went to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Ja

Jakarta – An armed rebel group in the easternmost region of Papua released a proposal on Tuesday to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who they kidnapped more than a year ago.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto plans to announce his cabinet on the day of his inauguration as the next president next month, a senior politician of his Gerindra Party said.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – A rushed law revision might allow Prabowo Subianto to build a big-tent coalition government after he is inaugurated on Oct.

Jakarta – When it comes to the size of the government, or the cabinet, the adage "small is beautiful" should still hold.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto was in Vietnam on an official visit from Friday to Saturday in what appears to be a continuation of his A

Jakarta – Indonesia reported a trade surplus of $2.9 billion for August, marking the 52nd consecutive month of surplus, up from the $2.04 billion surplus in July, the Central Statistics

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The government will raise the tax on private house construction from 2.2 percent to 2.4 percent starting next year, a Finance Ministry advisor announced

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The United Kingdom agreed to help Indonesia embrace sustainable development in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday.

Rezwan – On February 14, 2024, the Indonesian general elections took place, marked by a high voter turnout.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Tangerang – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently met with two of the world's wealthiest families in Bali to discuss plans for establishing f