Jakarta – Indonesia has relaxed import rules for electronic products, footwear and textiles, its chief economic minister said on May 17, in an attempt to quickly process imported items

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stands resolute against the legalization of money politics, reaffirming its stance amidst a controversial pr

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Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia believes the government's commitment to reducing global warming is far from the 2015 Paris Agreement, which contains a collaborative

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Tjitjik Sri Tjahjandarie, Secretary of the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, said that higher education is tertiary education

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Delta Djakarta (DLTA), the producer of Anker beer, has seen a decline in performance throughout 2023.

Jakarta – West Sumatra authorities have declared a state of emergency in the province following flash floods and lahars over the weekend that killed dozens of people and destroyed hundr

Jakarta – House of Representatives Commission X overseeing education and research will summon representatives of the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry and set up a wo

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is making headlines with its recent announcement of considering the introduction of dual citizenship, a move aimed at attracting skilled labor and su

Irfandi, Makassar – A woman was interrogated after a video emerged showing her slapping an officer, police said Friday.

Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto recently attended the inauguration ceremony for his deputy Mohamad Rudy Salahuddin who had just become the acting governor for Goron

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Former East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa claimed on Friday that she has received endorsement from four political parties to seek reelection in

Jakarta – Press freedom is facing a new challenge.

Jakarta – Students from the Trisakti University held a demonstration in the vicinity of the parliamentary complex in Central Jakarta on Friday May 17.

Jakarta – Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said on

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Journalist organisations and netizens in Indonesia have slammed proposed changes to the country's broadcasting law, saying this could stifle press freedom and

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's call to reduce imports in government procurement has effectively increased the use of domestic products.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized a luxurious house allegedly linked to a money laundering case involving former Agriculture Minister, Sya

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, who will begin leading Indonesia this October, recently revealed his leadership style, saying that he will be himself.

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto said accusations that he would "clamp down on democracy" in Indonesia were untrue.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has raised concerns about the government's decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto recently said that he was confident in achieving 8 percent economic growth within the first two or three years of his pres

Jakarta – Indonesian journalist organisations have voiced concerns over stifled press freedom and threats to investigative journalism following proposed changes to the country's broadca

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – On the first stopover of his nearly week-long Middle East tour, defence Minister Prabowo Subianto met United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed

Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives endorsed this week a plan to revise the Constitutional Court Law for a fourth time, which, in no uncertain terms, exposes the c

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has defended outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's export restrictions on key raw materials to promote the development of downstream indus

Johannes Nugroho – A tragic bus crash in Indonesia that killed 11 people including several students has put the spotlight on the country's chronic road safety problems and intensified c

Bangkok – Indonesia expects investments in its oil and gas sector to rise 29 per cent in 2024, the chairman of regulator SKK Migas told Reuters, as it races to ramp up drilling a

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto recently revealed he had no plans of raising the 3 percent budget deficit cap to accommodate his flagship policy of feedin

Kasparman Piliang and Niniek Karmini, Tanah Datar, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have seeded clouds, trying to prevent further rain and flash floods after deluges that hit Sumatra

Adinda Jasmine Prasetyo, Jakarta – Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin said the Broadcasting Law must be designed to face the challenges of jour

Suci Sekarwati, Jakarta – Far from their homeland, dozens of Palestinians in Indonesia commemorated Nakba Day at the Palestinian Embassy office in Central Jakarta on May 15, 2024.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has criticised acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono's proposal to create a special island for waste disposal.

Jakarta (Agencies) – Authorities on Thursday raised the alert status of a volcano in eastern part of the country to the highest level after it spewed ash and smoke five kilometres into

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – PDIP politician Chico Hakim responded to a statement by his party colleague, Hugua, who asked the KPU to legalize money politics.

Larasati Dyah Utami – The Palestinian people commemorated the 76th anniversary of Al-Nakba on Wednesday May 15.

Jakarta – President elect Prabowo Subianto gave a blunt answer when asked about concerns that democracy in Indonesia would weaken under his leadership when he was attending the Qatar Ec

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Mohammad Nasih, the chancellor of Airlangga University, recently blamed the soaring tuition fees on the lack of investment in the higher education sect

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have significantly impacted the Indonesian stock market (IDX), causing the Jakarta Composite Index to decli

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil prefers to seek reelection in the province rather than contest the gubernatorial election in Jakarta, a Golkar Par

Ahmad Shoim, Surabaya – The Surabaya City Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman identified as YY, from Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra, along with six accomplices.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has been witnessing a positive trade balance for four years in a row, with India being the biggest contributor to the surplus in April, according

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Hugua, a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) faction in the House of Representatives Commission II, calls for the legalization of money

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Jakarta will likely continue to drive Indonesia's economy despite the capital relocation to Nusantara, according to analyst Josua Pardede.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Preliminary data from Bank Indonesia (BI) point to just a slight rise in retail sales last month even as consumer confidence jumped by a respectable margin.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – While deindustrialization in Indonesia remains a matter of debate, the recent closure of shoe manufacturer PT Sepatu Bata's only factory in the country ha

Jakarta – A public opinion survey conducted by Indikator Politik Indonesia has found that an overwhelming majority of respondents were satisfied with the National Police in managing

Riyad Dafhi Rizki, Kambiayin, Indonesia – Eka Karlina repeats a mantra to her Dayak Pitap ancestors as she runs her fingers through the soil, combing the field in Kambiayin village for

Jakarta – Indonesia is set to pass revisions to constitutional court rules, ushering changes that legal experts said could threaten the independence of the judiciary in the world's thir

Grace Sihombing and Faris Mokhtar – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is setting his sights on becoming the world's fastest-growing economy early in his term, with more aggre