Jakarta – The recent suicide of a Diponegoro University medical resident in Semarang, Central Java, allegedly as the result of bullying, is only the tip of the iceberg, the Health Minis

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani lamented the state of Indonesian democracy and underlined the importance of quality elections, while warning aga

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Jakarta (Agencies) – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has secured a majority at the House of Representatives after the party that backed his rival in the February elections announced it

Jakarta – NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh held a meeting on Thursday night with Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto pledging his full support for the incoming admini

Jakarta – The theme of unity has always been the go-to slogan of the annual celebration of Indonesia's Independence Day.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The government has set a 5.2 percent economic growth target in the 2025 State Budget Draft, marking the beginning of President Prabowo Subianto's administration

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Both former Presidents, Megawati Soekarnoputri and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, did not attend the 2024 State of the Union Address

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo ended his final state of the nation address on Friday with a message dedicated to his successor Prabowo Subianto.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Resource nationalism, which has become an integral economic policy of the outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, was among the key subject matters that d

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – In his final State of the Nation Address at the joint session of the People's Consultative Assembly on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo highlighted key

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) should establish a fourth branch dedicated to combating the growing global threats in cyberspace, People's Consultative Assembly (

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The upcoming national congress of the Golkar Party will decide on a new chairman from among three leading figures, Deputy Chairman Bambang Soesatyo anno

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi released a regulation permitting foreign workers to work in Nusantara Capital City or IKN in North Penajam Paser, East Kaliman

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Jakarta Walhi (Indonesian Forum for Environment) said the development of Nusantara Capital City (IKN) seemed to disregard local communities' aspiratio

Jakarta – The working period of the Peatland and Mangrove Rehabilitation Agency should be extended in order to rehabilitate the severely damaged mangrove forests.

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) delivered his final state address at the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of In

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo kicked off his final State of the Nation address on Friday by thanking the Indonesian people for their support throughout th

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan says the government is studying the possible early retirement of the Suralaya coal-fired p

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Panel Barus, General Treasurer of Pro Jokowi (Projo), dismissed claims by Megawati Soekarnoputri, leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P),

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has designated Rp 525 trillion ($33.45 billion) for subsidies and compensation in the 2025 Draft State Budget (APBN), according

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – A government agency responsible for organizing the prestigious flag-hoisting team announced on Thursday that female Muslim members of the team will be allowed to

Arthur Sullivan – It's not every week that a country gets a new capital city, but that's what is in line for Indonesia in the coming days – in theory at least.

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri says she never intended to stay in power indefinitely and is thinking of retiring from the pa

Winarno Jain, Jakarta – In the 10 years of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's presidency (2014-2024) Indonesian economic growth has been sustainable, resilient and relatively high.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's deficit with its top trading partner China had more than doubled in July, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced Thursday.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The future national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan will soon be open to both local and foreign tourists, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia maintained its positive trade balance for the 51st consecutive month in July since May 2020, although the surplus recorded last month has narrowe

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The research firm Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) recently said that Indonesia's goal of becoming the world's food barn by 2045

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – Tauhid Ahmad, a senior economist at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), questioned Indonesia's ability to achieve food self-sufficiency i

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, was awarded an honorary medal by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi yesterday, Wednesday, August

Taufik Wijaya, Palembang, Indonesia – A law enforcement crackdown against widespread opportunist oil extraction has shuttered at least 95 illegal wells following a spate of deaths in In

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Civil society groups and communities most affected by the effects of climate change are calling on the Indonesian government to include them in the decisio

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is scheduled to deliver before the People's Consultative Assembly on Friday the annual State of the Nation Address as well as the

Jakarta – The East Kalimantan (Kaltim) Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) held an action in front of the Nusantara capital city (IKN) Authority offices in Balikpapan on Thursday August 15

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Padang, Indonesia – One of an estimated 400 of the world's remaining Sumatran tigers was found dead on July 25 after becoming trapped in a wire snare set in Agam district, West Sumatra

Jakarta – The opportunity for Anies Baswedan to contest the Jakarta gubernatorial election is slipping away after the coalition of parties supporting him fell apart.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The National Research and Innovation Agency or BRIN proposed a solution to overcome air pollution by using nuclear technology.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Bondan Andriyanu, the Greenpeace Indonesia Climate and Energy Campaigner, responded to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's claim that the air quality in Nusanta

Iim Halimatusa'diyah – The leadership of Indonesia's second-largest Muslim organisation has decided to accept a government mining licence, just like the largest.

Ahmad Syamsudin, Jakarta – As Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo prepares to exit office in October, his decade-long leadership is coming in for a reckoning.

Bhima Yudhistira – Indonesia's next president, Prabowo Subianto, will be inaugurated in October.

Indonesia may be forced to delay plans to relocate a first batch of civil servants to its beleaguered new capital, potentially casting further doubts on a project that remains behind sc

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect campaigned on a pledge to provide free meals to over 80 million school children, a costly and daunting logistical effort that is poised to lift dai

Anies Baswedan saw an outpouring of support for his reelection bid as Jakarta governor in the 2024 regional head elections, when hundreds of people turned up last week in rallies at the

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has been trying to facilitate a smooth transition of power for his successor Prabowo Subianto by various means, but accommo

Jakarta – Conventional wisdom has it that, while Indonesia may have all sorts of problems, at least the country's macroeconomic fundamentals are in order.

Sylviana Hamdani, Jakarta – Art does not always capture the beauty of our world for the enjoyment of the audience.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Hotels in the East Kalimantan cities of Samarinda and Balikpapan have seen a surge in demand to full capacity ahead of the 79th Independence Day celebrations in N