Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, has issued a fatwa (edict) against vote buying for the upcoming 2024 regional elections, declaring the practice a

Jakarta – Authorities in East Nusa Tenggara will permanently relocate thousands of residents from around a volcano that erupted in recent days, killing nine people after spewing firebal

Jakarta – We have about three weeks to go before Indonesians across the country vote for their governors, regents and mayors in one of the world's biggest single-day elections.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has officially assembled a team of economic advisers known as the National Economic Council (DEN), with his former military colleague Luh

Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Chief Human Development Minister Pratikno announced the key policy priorities set by President Prabowo Subianto for the ministries under his coordinatio

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government does not plan on importing food to fulfill President Prabowo Subianto's campaign promise of feeding all Indonesian school kids free lunc

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia remains positive about expanding at around 5 percent this year despite a slower economic growth in the third quarter of 2024.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – Bright Institute presented the results of its study on the consumption expenditure patterns of the Indonesian population.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – As the rainy season starts in early November, Yogyakarta once again faces a waste emergency as garbage piles up on roadsides, emitting an u

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower held a closed meeting over the past few days.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – The trend of online busking or making money through digital devices in order to get social media users' contributions on the Internet has r

Amelia Devina Putri – The UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary emphasise the important role of the judiciary in balancing the executive and legislative powers, and i

M Ambari, Jakarta, Indonesia – Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, who will remain as Indonesia's fisheries minister in the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto, has unveiled an ambitiou

Hoping that President Prabowo Subianto is serious about protecting human rights as absurd as an owl yearning for the moon (wishing for the impossible).

Muhammad Ridwan – The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) says it regrets efforts to obstruct investigations by the National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas HAM) into past h

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Immigration Minister Agus Andrianto announced plans to require Indonesians applying for travel documents to submit a one-year bank statement, aiming to prevent

Jakarta – Arecent survey by Litbang Kompas, the research and development unit of Kompas newspaper, has found that 56 percent of Jakarta residents have firmly decided which

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has urged regional governments to work to keep the inflation rate stable ahead of the regional elections on Nov. 27.

Tria Dianti – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's upcoming maiden tour to five nations – from east to west and north to south – is a clear sign that Jakarta plans a return to the wo

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – The Indonesian National Police's Special Detachment 88 Counterterrorism (Densus 88) arrested three suspected terrorists at three different locations in Cent

Jakarta – Like a virus, the judicial mafia regenerates quickly.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's government will create new paddies on 500,000 hectares of land in South Kalimantan to help achieve food self-sufficiency in less than 5 y

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy grew at a slower pace of 4.95 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter of 2024, according to the National Statistics Agency (

Antara, Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has officially put ex-minister Basuki Hadimuljono in charge of the body that oversees the development of Indonesia's new capital

Jakarta – Despite the widely vaunted reforms made to the judiciary after the fall of New Order in 1998, profound doubts remain about whether the state is fulfilling its constitutional m

Jakarta – A presidential spokesman described on Monday the gathering between President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a meeting between best friends and sa

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday held a meeting with former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during which the two former generals discussed a plan to set up a state inv

Hadi Sutanto dan Dipo Negoro – President Prabowo Subianto accompanied by Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka inaugurated the ministers and deputy ministers of the new Red and White Ca

Norman Harsono – Indonesia may cancel as much as $550 million of small businesses' bad debt in a bid to boost lending and growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, according to a top

Helen Packer – Academic freedom in Indonesia looks set to continue to decline under the leadership of a new president known for his authoritarian stance, scholars have warned.

Oscar Coleman with wires – Indonesia has begun its first-ever joint naval drills with Russia while simultaneously conducting military exercises with Australian forces.

Jakobus Herin, Maumere – Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency said at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widened on the remote island of Flores.

Ryan Chan – A group of Russian warships continued its deployment in the strategic Indo-Pacific region as it arrived in Indonesia for the first bilateral maritime exercise between the tw

Sri Wahyuni – Gustina Salim Rambe appeared quietly distraught as a court on Indonesia's main western island of Sumatra sentenced her to more than five months in prison for speaking out

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Success stories among their peers and a plethora of user-friendly investing apps are luring ever more young Indonesians into the stock market, but some lear

Antara, Jakarta – The government is weighing the reintroduction of tax incentives for purchasing electric vehicles and houses to support the middle class, Chief Economic Minister Airlan

Jakarta – Two high-ranking members of President Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) have been appointed to lead the state-owned oil company Pertamina following

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Herman, Jakarta – State-owned banks have disbursed Rp 1,088 trillion (approximately $69 billion) worth of the government's microloans, better known by its Indonesian acronym KUR in 2020

Herman, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Minister Erick Thohir revealed on Monday that seven out of 47 state-run companies remain unprofitable.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition which is part of the Try Suharto Civil Society Movement (Gemas) has sent a letter containing a petition to the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR)

Jakarta – In stark contrast to his predecessor's hands-off approach to international relations, President Prabowo Subianto has demonstrated a bold foreign policy approach just two weeks

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto instructed the Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, to review all existing regulations in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Indonesia is conducting a thorough exercise to reform its fuel subsidy scheme, its energy minister said on Nov 4, as the new president looks to rein in subsidies that amounted

Jakarta – Most of Indonesia is predicted to have a normal wet season next year, making it suitable to grow crops, the country's weather agency BMKG said on Monday.

Ary Hermawan – Many have questioned the fate of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo after his presidency ended on 20 October. Will he really quit politics?

Basudiwa Supraja, Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso has denied that the recent ministerial regulation on import relaxations had caused the downfall of Indones

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The implementation of agrarian reform on the Land Management Rights (HPL) of the Land Bank in the Nusantara Capital City, or IKN, has entered the final stage.

Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has arrested Prasetyo Boeditjahjono, the former director general of railways, on charges of corruption related to an inter-provinci

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Former Trade Minister Tom Lembong has been named a suspect in a corruption case involving sugar imports.