Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Confederation of All-Indonesian Trade Unions (KSBSI) welcomes the 6.5 percent increase in the Provincial Minimum Wage next year.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has allocated a budget of Rp 10,000 ($0.63) per portion per day for his flagship program providing free nutritious meals to schoolc

Iim Halimatusa'diyah, Aptiani Nur Jannah, Grace Rachmanda – COP29, the multilateral decision-making forum on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan, has just concluded, yet the Prabowo gove

Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has revealed that the new fuel subsidy scheme would involve a combination of subsidized goods and direct cash transfer (

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono met with his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha this week in a bilateral meeting in Italy, where they discussed plans for peace amid

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election recorded the lowest voter turnout in the city's history of direct elections, with abstention levels soaring to unpreced

Abdul Alim Muhamad Zamzami, Sragen, Central Java – The body of 16-year-old Gamma Rizkynata Oktafansy was exhumed on Friday by the Central Java Police as part of an investigation into al

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – Major General Ariyo Windutomo was sworn in on Friday as the chief of the Presidential Secretariat, joining the growing number of active and retired

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Press Council has ruled that Tempo magazine's cover and main coverage on online gambling, published in its November 18-24, 2024, edition, adheres

Vendro Immanuel G, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Association of Online Ojek Drivers Garda Indonesia, Igun Wicaksono, condemns the statement of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ba

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – Hundreds of people staged a protest in front of the Central Java Regional Police Headquarters gate on Thursday evening, November 28, 2024.

Antara, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now authorized to probe corruption cases within the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) as long as the anti-corruption agency

Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The recent Jakarta Regional Elections saw a high number of voters abstaining.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Ministry of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) has recently proposed a plan to collaborate with the Ministry of Immigration and Deportation

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – Member of Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) RI Nasir Djamil considers the proposal to place the Indonesian National Police or Polri under a min

Jakarta – Public Housing and Settlements Minister Maruarar "Ara" Sirait plans to coordinate with state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) to develop a program for orga

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – As global economic pressures intensify, Bank Indonesia (BI) has projected that Indonesia's economy will remain resilient despite challenges arising from g

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Retired police general Ahmad Luthfi, backed by former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, is set to win the 2024 Central Java gubernatorial election, securing nearl

Arya Fernandes, Yoes C Kenawas, Muhammad Ahalla Tsauro and Titi Anggraini – As the dust settles on the electoral contestations, we ask experts for their initial assessments of different

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is likely to delay the planned increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent, which was initially scheduled to take effect on Janu

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – Housing Minister Maruarar "Ara" Sirait has promised a reward of Rp 8 billion ($500,000) for information leading to the capture of Harun Masiku, a fugitive wa

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's crypto transactions has reached Rp 475.13 trillion (around $29.9 billion) so far this year as of October, according to the Commodity Futures Tradi

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Indonesia will stop importing salt for consumption starting next year, in line with Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt reached Rp 8,560.36 trillion ($$539.4 billion) by the end of October 2024, according to data from the Finance Ministry, as out

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan said this year's Jakarta gubernatorial election is "unique" because not all candidates could vote in the capital city, i

Jakarta – At 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, three hours after the polls closed, voters could already get a sense of the regional election outcome.

Agencies, Jakarta – Candidates backed by President Prabowo Subianto look set to secure victories in key regional elections, with the exception of Jakarta, which analysts said should mak

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, said that online ojek or online motorcycle taxis are not the target for fuel subsidy.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has announced a salary increase for teachers in 2025.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Association for Elections and Democracy, Perludem, has uncovered serious allegations of widespread money politics during the campaign and quiet period of

Jakarta – The agreement between Prabowo and Xi Jinping to jointly manage the region of overlapping claims disadvantages Indonesia.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Megawati Sukarnoputri, General Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), has sharply criticized the conduct of the 2024 regional elect

Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Jakarta) has reported that 51 neighborhood units (RT) across the city are submerged in floodwaters today, November 28.

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – The pros and cons of implementing 12 percent VAT by January 1, 2025, were responded to by the Chair of the National Economic Council (DEN) Luhut Binsar Pandjait

Eduard Gismatullin, Audrey Wan, and Prima Wirayani – Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 10% from its year's high, entering a technical correction brought on by slowing economic grow

Jakarta – Rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra, killing at least 27, an offi

Jakarta – Kamisan (Thursday) action protesters in Semarang held a #JusticeForGamma rally on the grounds of the Central Java (Jateng) Regional Police Headquarters in Mugatsari Village, S

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced on Thursday a 100 percent increase in the basic salaries of state teachers, along with a Rp 2 million ($126) monthly allowance for part-ti

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Chair of the National Economic Council Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has responded to the public outcry over the planned implementation of a 12% Value Added Tax (VAT)

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – AUS$100 million investment bid from Apple Inc. has failed to convince the government to revoke a ban on sales of the new iPhone 16 in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Two motorists died in a multi-vehicle accident in Slipi, West Jakarta, on Tuesday morning at around 7 a.m., adding to a long list of such fatal pileups in the country in the p

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo warned of possible chaos after the vote-counting process for the regional head elections on Wednesday.

Negar Mohtashami Khojasteh – For over two decades, domestic workers in Indonesia, the vast majority of them women, have been advocating for their rights to no avail.

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) called on candidates and campaign teams to avoid vote-buying practices, commonly known as "dawn raids," ahead of t

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto called for unity as he cast his vote in the 2024 Regional Elections on Wednesday at polling station 008 in Bojong Koneng,

Rizka Ardina Nugraheni, Solo – Joko "Jokowi" Widodo urged elected regional leaders in the 2024 Regional Head Election to maintain a positive and respectful atmosphere after the announce

Ihsan Syahreza, Panji Satrio, Medan – Heavy rains and floods have severely impacted the 2024 Regional Elections in North Sumatra on Wednesday.

Jakarta – Indonesians vote on Wednesday to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election, in which President Prabowo Subianto seeks to consolidate his party

Jakarta – Last week, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Harry Suhartono and Haslinda Amin – Indonesia's largest taxi operator expects an upcoming BYD Co. plant will bring electric vehicle prices down as it seeks to expand its fleet.