Basudiwa Supraja, Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso has denied that the recent ministerial regulation on import relaxations had caused the downfall of Indones

Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has arrested Prasetyo Boeditjahjono, the former director general of railways, on charges of corruption related to an inter-provinci

Basudiwa Supraja, Antara, Jakarta – The government recently revealed that a portion of the government's energy subsidies had gone to the rich instead of the poor.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto instructed the Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, to review all existing regulations in Indonesia.

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Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The implementation of agrarian reform on the Land Management Rights (HPL) of the Land Bank in the Nusantara Capital City, or IKN, has entered the final stage.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Former Trade Minister Tom Lembong has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving sugar imports.

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – Just one day after President Prabowo Subianto's inauguration, a minister announced plans to resume the transmigration program in eastern Indonesia,

West Papua, Indonesia – On 16 October 2024, in the early hours of the morning, an attack targeted the Jubi editorial office, a prominent media house in Jayapura, Papua, known for its co

Indonesia, West Papua – Human rights defenders documented a further extra-judicial execution in the Ilu District of Puncak Jaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province.

Arie Firdaus, Suralaya, Indonesia – The ground shook beneath Edi Suriana, jolting the 45-year-old Indonesian villager from an afternoon slumber in late August.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition which is part of the Try Suharto Civil Society Movement (Gemas) has sent a letter containing a petition to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police announced on Sunday that 11 officials of the Communication and Digitalization Ministry have been arrested during the recent crackdown on online

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ratified five laws on Indonesia's defense cooperation, each with India, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, and France.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto visited the Papua region of Indonesia on Sunday to oversee the development of a key food programme aimed at creating three million hectares (7.4 mil

Catherine Thorbecke, Tokyo – Even the world's fourth-most populous country, which has more active cell phones than people, seems to be no match for Apple.

Jakarta – The newly established Public Housing and Settlements Ministry has recently launched the groundbreaking of 250 landed houses in Tangerang, Banten, intended for low-income citiz

Antara, Jakarta – Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto has issued a decree for the rotation and promotion of 76 high-ranking officers holding strategic positions within the mil

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto asks ministers and subordinates not to excessively conduct seminars and to refrain from making working visits abroad.

Soppeng, South Sulawesi – A centuries-old tree, the size of a car, collapsed on a cabin, killing at least nine people who were seeking shelter from a rainstorm in Soppeng Regency, South

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – State-owned pharmaceutical company Biofarma has secured a contract valued at Rp 1.4 trillion ($88 million) to supply vaccines to international organizatio

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Police have dismantled another online gambling ring, this time operated by a Chinese national.

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Agencies, Jakarta – The Supreme Court rejected on Friday an appeal by an indigenous tribe in Papua in its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, a decision a rights group said put the tribe a

Jakarta – This year is seen as a critical juncture for sustainability, especially October and November.

Larius Kogoya – According to the chairperson of the Malind and Condodigun Indigenous Peoples Forum in Merauke, Simon Petrus Balagagaze, the atmosphere of terror and intimidation began t

Jakarta – Indonesian worker groups said on Friday (Nov 1) that a Constitutional Court ruling on labour laws should lead to higher minimum wages next year, even though parts of their pet

Rino Fajar Setiawan, Bekasi – At least eight people died and several others are missing after a fire broke out at a cooking oil factory in Bekasi, just east of Jakarta, on Friday mornin

Jakarta – As his state visit to China next week will be his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his introductory meeting in his capacity as president-elect in April,

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Jakarta – The number of foreign visitors to Indonesia reached over 10 million as of September, inching closer to the full-year target of 14 million, according to data released by the go

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to address a spike in layoffs, with Labor Minister Yassierli announcing nearly 60,000 workers affected nat

Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's headline annual inflation rate cooled in line with expectations, but its core inflation rate accelerated to its highest in over

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently shared photos of a dinner with Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil on his personal Instagram account @prabowo.

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Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court granted of a number of points in a legal challenge submitted by labour groups related to the Omnibus Law on Job Cr

Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday (Oct 31) ruled that changes must be made to some labour rules including ordering the establishment of sectoral minimum wages, in r

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – An official under fire for demanding 300 times the budget earmarked for his new ministry.

Andreas Harsono – In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture alleging abuses ins

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Anti-corruption activists visited the South Jakarta Red and White Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Tiara Juwita, Jakarta – The newly inaugurated President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, established the National Economic Council in the Red and White Cabinet.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Controversy has erupted across the country after a high-flying Cabinet minister was awarded a doctoral degree by a top Indonesian university following a short

Antara, Jakarta – Said Iqbal, President of the Labor Party, expressed his relief and gratitude after the Constitutional Court granted a partial judicial review of the Job Creation Law.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blockin

Jakarta – A former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged graft suspect Thomas Lembong, who served as trade minister in 2015-2016, to assist authorities i

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Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted a gathering with leaders from his coalition's political parties at the State Palace on Friday, many of whom also

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government has given the green light for textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman, better known as Sritex.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Russian diplomat recently revealed that Moscow was still keeping its fingers crossed that Indonesia would implement its contract purchase for Su-35 fight

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana aims to attract high-quality tourists to Indonesia by intensifying the promotion of five 'Super Priority Destinat