Joe Rachman – "Do you all want to see me dance?" He called to the crowd, which roared back its approval.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated nine roads in Bolaang Mongondow Regency, North Sulawesi on Friday, February 23, 2024.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an internal investigation into alleged misappropriation of official travel funds worth Rp 550 million

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia called on Israel to withdraw its forces from Palestinian territories during a recent public hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The head of the General Elections Commission or KPU Hasyim Asy'ari denied that the recent election was the worst post-Soeharto regime.

Yogyakarta – Dozens of people from the social group People's Alliance Against Fraud held a demonstration to protest alleged fraud in the 2024 elections in front of the Presidential Pala

Andry Triyanto Tjitra and Sultan Abdurrahman (Antara), Jakarta – Presidential candidate number three Ganjar Pranowo responded to rumors that his running mate, Mahfud MD, opposed his cal

Willy Medi Christian Nababan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has found alleged election violations related to all electoral participants, especially the presidential and vice pre

Jakarta – Chaos broke out during a demonstration in front of the General Elections Commission (KPU) office in Central Jakarta on Friday February 23 with protesters arguing and scuffling

Andi Jatmiko and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia held high-level talks in Jakarta on Friday as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a

Sella Rizky, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) will organize a redo election at 686 polling stations across the country on Saturday – the deadline for voters to cast their

Muhammad Fakhruddin & Heru Andriyanto, Surabaya – Chaos erupted at Assalam Purimas Mosque in the East Java capital on Thursday evening during a religious event, as a group of indivi

Jakarta – Digital communication technology could have been a boon for the media industry.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – After being inaugurated by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Hadi Tjahjanto, the recently appointed Chief Security Minister, highlighted his key objectives

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – A study by digital research firm Populix reveals that 65 percent of Muslim respondents support the Indonesian Ulema Council's (MUI) call to boycott prod

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently revealed that China would make a major petrochemical investment in North Kalimantan, arguing that Beijing'

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Tech giant Meta announced on Thursday that it will not be obligated to pay for news content shared on its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsA

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan is confident that Indonesia will not miss its investment target this year although some of the major inve

Muhammad Rizky Fajarullah, Makassar – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated the Centralized Domestic Wastewater Management System (SPAL-DT) in Losari, Makassar, South Su

Jakarta – The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has warned of potential flooding in Kalimantan, especially in the new capital city Nusantara area, in the middle of March th

Jakarta – West Java was struck by a tornado of a scale previously unrecorded in the country that injured at least 33 people and damaged buildings, government officials said.

Nearly 94 officials died of fatigue and thousands fell ill during the world's biggest single-day polls in Indonesia, sparking calls for changes to norms to ease the burden on people on

Johannes Nugroho – Prabowo Subianto's projected victory in Indonesia's recent presidential election is considered polarising among some sections of the country's ethnic Chinese minority

New vehicle sales in Indonesia plunged by 26% to 69,619 units in January 2024 from 94,087 units a year earlier, according to member wholesale data compiled by local automotive industry

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's efforts to tackle illegal fishing in its vast waters have had the unintended consequence of driving an increase in maritime piracy,

Yohanes Sulaiman – On February 14, 2024, Indonesia held its presidential, national legislative, and regional legislative elections on the same day.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) is on alert to anticipate the rise in rice prices from early 2024 leading up to Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, which falls between March

Jakarta – The Indonesian banking sector remains attractive to foreign investors, according to Dian Ediana Rae, the Banking Supervisory Executive Head at the Financial Services Authority

Jakarta – Jokowi has yet to propose a replacement for Firli Bahuri as KPK Chair. This is proof that the government does not care about wiping out corruption.

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) has blocked approximately 4.8 million negative content spread across the web and social media platfo

Kukuh S. Wibowo, Surabaya – Dandhy Dwi Laksono, the producer and director of Dirty Vote, stated that the success of a movie depends on the interpretation.

Defara Dhanya, Michelle Gabriela and Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Capital market observer William Hartanto expressed concern that the allegations of fraud in the 2024 elections could potent

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) asked presidential and vice presidential candidates and political parties to exercise patience and a

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The Indonesia Mining Association (IMA) recently denied claims that China benefited the most from Indonesia's decision to push for the domestic processing o

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has issued state bonds amounting to Rp 107.6 trillion ($6.9 billion) to fund the state budget as of January 31.

Triyono, West Lampung – A villager was discovered dead in a plantation in Lampung province early on Thursday with police suspecting a Sumatran tiger attack as the cause of his death.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Makassar.

Jakarta – Sungai Watch's audit on the rivers in Bali and Banyuwangi recently raised criticisms from the Indonesian Waste Management Foundation (Yaksindo), arguing that the non-governmen

Ichsan Ali & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, the eldest son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), was inaugurated as the new Minister of Agrarian

Jakarta – Chairman of the Democratic Party advisory council Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has given his permission for his son and party chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono to serve in t

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to keep the benchmark interest rate at 6 percent during the Board of Governors Meeting on Feb.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – As President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's ramped up the rice social assistance program for 22 million poor households in January ahead of the general election,

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo promoted on Wednesday one of his loyalists, Hadi Tjahjanto, to a senior post in the cabinet and also welcomed opposition Democratic

Jakarta – Short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule that bans in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday, after it took control of the country's biggest e-

Hong Kong, China – HSBC said Wednesday it achieved "record profit" in 2023 as pre-tax profits soared by nearly 80 percent, with the banking giant also announcing further share buybacks.

Jakarta – The Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement published earlier this week that it congratulated Indonesia on its successful Feb.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Tuesday that he took harsh criticism from the media in his stride and he respected the media's opposition to some of his political moves

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr recently congratulated Prabowo Subianto on his presidential victory in the latest count, saying that he is looking

Annisa Febiola and Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – An economist from the Center of Reform on Economic (CORE) Yusuf Rendy Manilet responded to presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's pla

Nabiha Zain, Jakarta – PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, along with its subsidiary Telkomsat, has successfully launched the Merah Putih 2 Satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Mi