Jakarta – Police found the remnants of 50 tanks suspected to be used for hoarding fuel in a used oil warehouse that exploded in Bandar Lampung, Lampung province, on Tuesday.

Alfina Sekar, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is probing alleged corruption in a 2020 interior design procurement for the official residences of House of Represent

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Kickstarting its month-long presidency at the Conference on Disarmament (CD), the Indonesian delegation has urged the permanent members of the United Nations S

Alfi Dinilhaq, Tangerang – Students at a state junior high school in Tangerang enjoyed a free lunch on Thursday during the trial of the nationwide free meal program initiated by Prabowo

Jaja Suteja, Jakarta – The former Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, has clarified that his placement of billboards reading "OTW [on the way] Jakarta" is not an indication of his inte

Antara, Jakarta – Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the Director-General of Information Applications at the Communication and Informatics Ministry, has revealed that representatives from soci

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) is currently investigating the recent surge in rice prices and the scarcity of rice stocks in tr

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Public Works and Housing or PUPR Ministry completed 42 dams from 2015 to 2023 out of 61 dam projects targeted by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi as par

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated the PT Kaltim Ammonium Nitrat (KAN) factory in Bontang City, East Kalimantan today, February 29.

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The Indonesian survey agency Indikator Politik Indonesia reported a 2 percent decline in the level of public satisfaction rate with President Joko Widodo or Jo

Jakarta – The 807th Kamisan (Thursday) action, which was held in front of the Merdeka Palace on Thursday February 29, also touched on the issue of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo giving

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – In a landmark decision on Thursday, the Constitutional Court ruled against the appointment of executives from any political party to the position of the attorne

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police said Thursday they have brought criminal charges against seven election officials who are alleged to have tampered with voters' data when o

Antara, Jakarta – The Balikpapan Station of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 39 hotspots spread across East Kalimantan.

Rizki Dewi Ayu, Antara, Jakarta – The World Bank warned Indonesia to be careful about the budget deficit threshold if the free lunch program initiated by Prabowo-Gibran is implemented.

Jakarta – Golkar Party Deputy Chairperson Melchias Markus Mekeng says he supports Indonesia's second president Suharto being made a national hero.

Daisuke Kawakami, Tokyo – Chinese ships continue to appear in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the Natuna Islands in the northern part of the country in the South China

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The World Bank has advised that the upcoming president's free lunch program should carefully consider the health of the 2025 State Budget.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo awarded a special promotion to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto as an Honorary Army General during the leadership meeting of the In

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Electric vehicle manufacturer VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas (VKTR) officially started the construction of Indonesia's first completely knock-down (CKD) electric co

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Unlike Germany and the US, it is very unlikely for Indonesia to slip into a recession, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday.

Sella Rizky, Jakarta – Former Agriculture Minister, Syahrul Yasin Limpo (SYL) is accused of extortion and receiving gratifications totaling Rp 44.5 billion ($3.2 million) on his opening

Jakarta – Social security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan recently handed compensation money to the families of 44 poll workers who died during their course of duty.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas announced on Friday a plan to expand marriage registration services at local religious affairs offices (KUAs) to ac

Jakarta – The Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) has issued a fatwa urging the House of Representatives to fast-track legislation to mitigate the ongoing climate crisis.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government had increased this year's rice import quota by 1.6 million tonnes to bolster the nation's reserves, the National Food Agency (Bapanas) announce

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The campaign team of the projected presidential election winner, Prabowo Subianto, provided a sneak peek into his potential cabinet composition, signaling an in

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Government projections point to a sharp increase in the budget deficit this year amid massive spending on social aid and subsidies.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka ran an electoral campaign that focused heavily on a single issue, and so it is only fair that now, as preliminary results point to

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – As the electoral dust settles and Prabowo Subianto looks certain to win the presidency, the focus has now shifted to the intricate process of coalition-bu

Dewi Kurniawati and Heru Asprihanto, Jakarta – In the afternoon sun, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidized rice, their arms poking thr

Jakarta – Landslides hit a section of road connecting Luwu regency and Palopo city in South Sulawesi on Monday, trapping at least 23 people with five victims found dead.

Harry Hadley – Since 2016 Selamat Datang has fostered safe environments for LGBTQIA+ Indonesians to meet in Sydney as well as providing them visibility through its entries in the Sydney

Pranjal Pandey – As preliminary results hint at Prabowo Subianto's victory in Indonesia's presidential race, political tension rises with Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan seeking an in

Rebecca Ratcliffe, Bangkok – Human rights experts have condemned a decision by Indonesia's outgoing president to award the rank of honorary four-star general to his presumed successor,

Jakarta – The Indonesian government should better enforce a revised state school uniform regulation to protect girls and women from being required to wear the hijab, Human Rights Watch

Jakarta – The moment Prabowo Subianto was dismissed from the Indonesian Armed Forces (then called ABRI) has again been in the public spotlight after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo award

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Wednesday awarded the country's defence minister and presumptive president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, the honorary rank of four-st

Jakarta – Scores of civil society organisations have expressed their opposition to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to award Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto with an honorary

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – Economists are urging the government to pay more attention to the middle class, not just the poor, to prevent social unrest.

Jakarta – A Prabowo-Gibran campaign team member recently revealed that Erick Thohir and Bahlil Lahadalia, among others, would likely return to the next cabinet.

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Nusantara, East Kalimantan – Democratic Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono confirmed on Wednesday that he no longer opposes the ongoing construction of the new

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A recent poll by Indikator Politik Indonesia found that nearly 60 percent of respondents believe that there was no government interference in the Feb.

Harlyne Joku, Port Moresby – Indonesia and Papua New Guinea will boost defense cooperation, officials from the two countries said Tuesday, including border patrols in a region where ind

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Environment and Forestry collaborated with Indonesian SINTAS Foundation to conduct a population survey of the Javan leopard (Phantera pardus melas) on

Melynda Dwi Puspita and Daniel A Fajri, Antara, Jakarta – Minister for Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan RB) Abdullah Azwar Anas postponed the schedule for transferr

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi denied reports that the honorary title of TNI General given to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was a political transaction.

Jakarta – Jokowi appoints Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning. He is sowing the seeds of influence in the next administration.

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