BeritaSatu, Jepara – Villagers in the Central Java regency of Jepara have expressed outrage over the reckless disposal and incineration of pharmaceutical waste within residential areas

Lely Arrianie & Didin Nasirudin – New members of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional Representative Council (DPD) were sworn in on October 1 and in a few weeks, Prab

Nabiila Azzahra, Antara, Hammam Izzudin, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara, believes that Prabowo's govern

Mansuetus Darto – On September 12, 2024, I attended a meeting of the Joint Task Force (JTF) between the European Union Commission, the Government of Indonesia, and the Government of Mal

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Deflation for five consecutive months is not the sole indicator of a declining people's purchasing power.

Jakarta – Our prisons are always the location of choice for drug barons to carry out their illegal business.

Jakarta – Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo's approval rating has fallen to its lowest level in 2024 after a move by his allies to change election rules, a poll showed on Oct 4

Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi" Widodo will leave office later this month with a 7-percentage point drop in his approval rating since July, but with his popul

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The draft Presidential Regulation on the Preservation of Religious Harmony no longer requires a written recommendation from the Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB)

Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister is drafting a regulation to guarantee the rights of motorcycle drivers providing on-demand transportation and delivery service

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) for Arts, Culture, and Islamic Civilization, Jeje Zaenudin, has criticized musician Ahmad Dhani for reciting

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Jakarta Transportation Agency (Dishub) will implement a Rp 1 fare for mass transportation modes this Saturday.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Members of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2024-2029 term will no longer be provided with official residences.

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Travel Agents Association (Asita) blames decreased purchasing power as a key reason for the decline in domestic tourist trips, coinciding with five mo

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The number of companies going public through initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2024 has dropped sharply compared to last year, with just 34 IPOs by the end of Septe

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – Indikator Politik Indonesia recorded that 83.4 percent of the public is confident that President-elect Prabowo Subianto will lead Indonesia toward a

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Icha Rastika, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that 354 out of the 580 new members of the House of Representatives (DPR) for the 2024-2029 period are

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Diky Anandya says that the composition of candidate names for the next leadership of the Corr

Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman will mediate a dispute between the Borobudur Crafts and Food Center Association (SKMB) and PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko (T

Bangkok – Producers from Malaysia and Indonesia's palm oil industry to Vietnam's coffee sector on Thursday welcomed a European Union decision to delay implementation of its anti-defores

Jakarta – Smiling faces were all that marked the inauguration of the 580 House of Representatives members for the 2024-2029 term on Tuesday. Forget the Feb.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto hopes that President-Elect Prabowo Subianto will continue the pre-employmen

Antara, Jakarta – A failure to increase tobacco excise tax could undermine efforts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, according to Diah Satyani Saminarsih, CEO of the Center for In

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has clarified that the "No Pork No Lard" label used by restaurants does not guarantee that the products are halal-certified.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A recent survey by Indikator Politik Indonesia reveals that public satisfaction with transportation during Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's 10-year presidency is rated hi

Agung Dharma Putra, Surabaya – Tri Rismaharini, the candidate for East Java Governor from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), ranked second in the 2024 East Java Govern

Vinnilya, Jakarta – Ajib Hamdani, an economic policy analyst at the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), warned that Indonesia faces significant economic challenges, as indicated

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) confiscated hundreds of billions of rupiah in cash during a raid on the offices of CPO companies Palma and Asset Pacific in

Jakarta – Defense equipment firm Pindad is supplying the Indonesian armed forces, popularly known as TNI, with fresh equipment as the latter celebrates its 79th anniversary.

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Sleman – Mount Merapi in Central Java emitted 21 lava flows on early Thursday.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) fell sharply in early trading on Thursday, sliding 0.44 percent to 7,526, despite positive momentum from US markets.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ahmad Muzani, Secretary-General of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), was officially appointed as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly

Jakarta – The political parties should not arbitrarily replace House of Representatives (DPR) candidates who have been elected, yet alone, if this is based on internal decisions or for

M. Rizki Yusrial, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Indonesian aviation landscape has witnessed the emergence of a new airline, Blue Bird Nordic or BBN Airlines Indonesia.

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Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's decision to resume the export of sea sand continues to draw criticism.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The newly inaugurated House of Representatives members will have 13 commissions, two more than the previous term, to accommodate the planned cabinet expansion u

Jakarta – The Defense Ministry on Wednesday handed over domestically made security and defense equipment to all branches of the Indonesian Military (TNI), the Army, Navy and Air Force,

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The public is closely watching the performance of celebrity lawmakers in the newly inaugurated 2024-2029 House of Representatives (DPR), as 25 entertainers, incl

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government of the archipelagic Indonesia has spent Rp 1.3 trillion (around $85.4 million) to build seven of the so-called cross-border posts.

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – It will be up to President-Elect Prabowo Subianto to decide on when the government should begin moving its civil servants to the new capital Nusantara, according to

Jakarta – A reality check on our government's ambition is in order after the World Bank questioned last week the plan to turn the country into a developed economy under the Golden Indon

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has vowed that early warning information for tsunamis and other related disasters will be disseminated within three m

Rights activists and families of victims of human rights abuses committed by former Indonesian president Suharto's regime have slammed a proposed move by the country's parliament to con

Najla Nur Fauziyah, Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Several religious, legal, and environmental organizations filed a judicial review appeal at the Supreme Court, challenging Government R

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia is strengthening its digital defences by establishing a new cyber force, Angkatan Siber, which will become the fourth branch of the military, alongs

Switzerland's federal Supreme Court has approved the seizure of bank accounts linked to the family of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto's tycoon brother as a long-running tax

Maria Monica Wihardja and Putu Sanjiwacika Wibisana – Indonesia's middle class can be a boon for democracy but a bane for the government.

Ary Hermawan – A troll social media account under the name of Fufufafa in Indonesia's oldest chat forum, Kaskus, has sparked speculation about the relationship dynamics between presiden

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Faturahman Sophian, Jakarta – National Batik Day, celebrated annually on October 2, showcases the rich cultural heritage of batik, an iconic Indonesian art form th