Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asserted on Monday that he never sought a third presidential term, describing the rumors as part of a smear campaign agains

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas have walked back comments they made several weeks ago suggesting that the government might par

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesian carmakers are expecting a minimal impact from the planned value-added tax (VAT) increase to 12 percent which is set to take effect in January 2025,

Medan – Dozens of students from the North Sumatra Student Alliance held a demonstration at the North Sumatra (Sumut) Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building on Monday December

Jakarta – Indonesia has proven its economic resilience this year, with expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5 percent, according to the World Bank, International Monetary Fun

Jakarta – The Honor Council (MKD) of the House of Representatives (DPR) plans to summon Rieke Diah Pitaloka, serving at DPR's Commission VI, over her opposition to the 12 percent value-

Linda Yulisman, Garut (West Java) – A decades-old social forestry scheme where local communities tend to state land mostly for the purpose of conservation has become a key part of the g

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto urged Monday Indonesian judges to stop being too soft on graft convicts, alluding that the business tycoon Harvey Moeis deserves

Fika Nurul Ulya, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has stated that Indonesia needs to increase palm oil plantations without fear of being accused of endangering fore

Jakarta – Several catering businesses in Kediri, East Java fell victim to a fraud scheme, in which they were promised to be the suppliers for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto took a jab at his critics during a keynote speech at the National Development Planning Forum (Musrenbangnas) on Monday while re

Roy Triono, Tanggamus, Lampung – A wild elephant rampage in Gunung Doh village, Bandar Negeri Semuong district, Tanggamus, Lampung Province, left an elderly woman dead and her husband i

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesia's Center for Education Standards and Policy (PSKP) revealed that male students are vulnerable to becoming victims of sexual violence.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Saturday that his government had zero intention to make Indonesians suffer, while asking people to give more time for his r

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently clarified what he meant by pardoning people engaged in graft, saying that all he wanted was for the criminals to return

Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Indonesia – Indonesia's decision to pursue membership in BRICS, a bloc of emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, signals that

Jack Moore and Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – France has sent Indonesia an official request for the transfer of a French death row inmate who has spent nearly 20 years in prison, an Indone

Wahyu Prakoso, Esposin, Solo – Students who are members of the Greater Solo Student Executive Council (BEM) Alliance and civil society activists held a demonstration in the Gladak area

Jakarta – If we allow President Prabowo Subianto to get his way in reforming the regional electoral law, we will be betraying the spirit of the political reforms which turned Indonesia

Antara, Majalengka – The Indonesian National Police's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, arrested five suspects in West Java on Friday, believed to be part of a terrorist network.

Anis Firmansah, Kediri – A group claiming to be involved in President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program for children and pregnant mothers has defrauded doz

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has voiced support for the government's decision to raise the value-added tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent, des

Jakarta – Anything can happen if it is forced.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah weakened sharply against the US dollar at Friday's close, depreciating by 0.28 percent to Rp 16,235 per dollar, amid mounting external p

Antara, Jakarta – The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan reported that floods have submerged three subdistricts in the past two d

Abdul Manan, Antara, Jakarta – The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Pamekasan Regency Government, East Java, recorded at least 22 units of buildings in houses, kitchens and

Jakarta – In the Batanghari River, corruption and abuses of authority have directly led to environmental destruction.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Antara, Jakarta – The type of foods given to the schoolchildren in the upcoming free meal program will vary depending on the region.

Pranoto Susilo, Tegal – A massive fire broke out at the main port in Tegal, Central Java, early on Friday, destroying at least 11 vessels anchored in the dockyard.

Edo Rusyanto, Jakarta – Several foreign investors from China, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates have expressed their readiness to invest in the construction of 6 million houses, offic

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – A Jakarta court on Friday sentenced business tycoon Budi Said to 15 years in prison and imposed a massive financial penalty after he was found guilty of f

Jakarta – When early in his administration around three months ago President Prabowo Subianto made a pledge to crack down on corruption, the decision to name secretary-general of the In

Tenggara Strategic, Jakarta – The establishment of Daya Anagata Nusantara (Danantara) as both a superholding agency for Indonesia's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and an investment mana

Fika Nurul Ulya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) Political Studies Centre (Puskapol) Director Hurriyah believes there is a hidden agenda by the political elite who

Alfitria Nefi P, Juli Hantoro, Jakarta – The Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) found that 43.9 percent of teachers became actors of violence against students in schools.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to clear rainforests half the size of Switzerland for sugarcane plantations isn't just an agricultural gamble, experts warn – it's a poten

Hariz Baharudin, Singapore – The anti-corruption agency's decision to name Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto as a graft suspect has spa

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta High Court has upheld the corruption conviction of Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh and added his jail time by another t

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry predicts layoffs in the textile industry could rise sharply, with job cuts potentially increasing from 80,000 in 2024 to 280,000 workers

Gaza – Israeli troops forced the evacuation of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza and many patients, some of them on foot, arrived at another hospital miles away in Gaza City, the

Jakarta – The Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry is reevaluating a ministerial regulation issued by the previous administration regarding incentives for lecturers, includ

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured a Japanese loan worth 23.1 billion yen or approximately $146.7 million from Japan to repair disaster management facilities damaged by

Prisma Ardianto, Nusantara, East Kalimantan – The future national capital, Nusantara, has attracted 112,000 visitors since September, largely due to the adoption of the city tour app kn

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia stands out as a bright spot in the global transition to electric mobility, with strong growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales in 2024, even as

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – It is best for the government to focus on having a tax evasion crackdown rather than raising the value-added tax (VAT), according to an analyst.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has just adopted a new rule that forces its employees, including ministers, to go on fewer foreign trips in a bid to save state money.

Wijayanti Putri, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka recently said he had nothing to do with the corruption charges against Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) S

Dani Aswara, Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Immigration and Corrections Agus Andrianto said his ministry noted that Christmas remissions and sentence reductions given to a total of 15,97

Dayat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Former chief legal affairs minister Mohammad Mahfud MD on Thursday voiced strong opposition to the government's idea of pardoning corruption convicts a

Jakarta – Hasto Kristiyanto, the secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), made his first public statement on Thursday after being named a corruption sus