Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is facing fresh calls to evaluate the public health and socioeconomic impacts of the country's widespread use of coal-fired power plants as it mov

Jakarta – The active participation of Indonesia in supporting South Africa's lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has won accolades both at home and overse

Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday continued his tour of the Central Java region where he inaugurated seven new roads connecting a number of small cities in Yogyakar

Jakarta (Agencies) – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs and vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD on Wednesday said that he would tender his resignation to

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has said that controlling volatile food prices, including rice, chilies and onions, is one of the government's main focuses to curb infl

Ian Wilson, Singapore – When, during Indonesia's first presidential debate on Dec 12 last year, candidate Anies Baswedan remarked that people had lost faith in Indonesia's democratic pr

Jakarta – Bank Mandiri announced on Wednesday that it had achieved a record-high net profit of Rp 55.1 trillion ($3.5 billion) in 2023, reflecting robust growth of 33.7 percent year-on-

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Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's freedom-of-information clearinghouse has ordered state-owned electricity utility PLN to disclose emissions data for some of the

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Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police's Traffic Corps (Korlantas) has implemented "ZZ" as the new identifier for VIP license plates exclusively designated for high-ranking state

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained another suspect in the alleged corruption scandal at the Manpower Ministry.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 3 Ganjar Pranowo claimed that he received reports from regional heads regarding intervention to not support him in the upcoming pr

Clara Maria Tjandra Dewi H., Jakarta – PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KAI Commuter) apologized for the disruption to Commuter Line services this morning due to flooding on the upstream a

Yohanes Maharso, Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Suharso Monoarfa, Minister of National Development Planning/Head of Bappenas, denied the notion that investors are hesitant to invest in Nusant

Johannes Nugroho – The arrest of an Indonesian social media celebrity for her alleged involvement in an adult film ring has again sparked debate over the Muslim-majority country's stric

Jakarta – When we reflect, in the years ahead, on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decade in power, we may recall it as a Big Bang for the country's infrastructure – with all of that co

Jack Moore – Joko Widodo has led Indonesia for a nearly a decade pledging to do things differently, but he stands accused of manoeuvring to build his own political dynasty in next month

Officials in Indonesia's tourism hotspot of Bali are on the hunt for a British influencer after she took a swipe at the island's "unbearable" traffic and called the famous Kuta beach "a

Aisyah Llewellyn – Families and friends of those who died in a deadly bomb attack in Bali in Indonesia that killed 202 people and injured another 200 have expressed shock and anger afte

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Singkawang, a city in West Kalimantan, has once again been named Indonesia's most tolerant city for the third consecutive time by the human rights group

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) assessed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has failed to contribute to strengthening the anti-corruption agenda.

Su-Lin Tan, Singapore – The Australian government has pledged A$35 million (US$23 million) towards supporting East Timor's policing services and another A$4 million (US$2.6 million) in

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The increased distribution of subsidized fertilizer has done little to improve agricultural production in the country, industry players and experts say, noting

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto will not bring back the tax amnesty program and instead aims to enhance the tax ratio as a means to increase sta

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – West Sumatra and West Java have joined Bali in implementing an entertainment tax of less than 40 percent for establishments like nightclubs, karaoke spots

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Jakarta – The Four Finger Salute (Salam 4 Jari) movement or campaign initiated by Indonesian Green Party president John Muhammad has gone viral on social media platforms X (Twitter) and

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A German diplomat said Tuesday that his country was keeping a close eye on Indonesia's capital relocation amidst the government's attempts to convince fore

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani is planning to introduce a student loan program funded by the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), modeled afte

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – A recent poll by the Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) of Denny JA indicated that 80.8 percent of respondents are satisfied with the performance of Presiden

Jakarta – Sholeh, the owner of a meatball soup shop in the Magelang district of Bandongan, said he did not expect to see President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subi

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – IKN Authority head Bambang Susantono said the Nusantara capital city (IKN) will be built differently than other Indonesian metropolitans.

Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has responded to Indonesia's latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) score which was recently released by Transparency Intern

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – A judge in Jakarta ruled for former vice justice minister Edward Omar Sharief Hiariej on Tuesday and ordered the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) t

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – Institute for Economic and Social Research – Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI) has recently released Indonesia'

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's nickel miners are bracing for a price slump in 2024, as the global glut is expected to continue growing while demand growth has declined.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Magelang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo shared a meal with his potential successor, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, at a restaurant in Magelang on Monday.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – North Maluku's Halmahera Study Forum of Foshal, The Indonesian Forum for Environment, Trend Asia, and the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation revealed a pletho

Aisyah Amira Wakang, Jakarta – Former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Yudi Purnomo Harahap expressed his concern about the decline in the National Integrity

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has lamented the fact that North Maluku, one of the country's richest provinces, still lives in poverty and faces teacher shortages and p

Jakarta – In just two weeks, voters will head to the polls for one of the world's largest single-day elections.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo claims he is within his legal rights in taking sides and taking part in campaigns in the coming general election, literally

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – GoTo CEO Patrick Walujo has dismissed allegations that the government's recent curbing of TikTok's operations in Indonesia was a collusive act intended to com

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) neutrality pledge for the upcoming presidential election has come under scrutiny following reports

Michelle Gabriela Momole, Jakarta – Economist Thomas Trikasih Lembong, popularly known as Tom Lembong, highlighted the second-term curse of President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's administrat

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Magelang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accompanied by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, officially inaugurated the main building of the Military Academy (Akmi

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Jakarta City Administration has doubled the Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax (PBBKB) from 5 percent to 10 percent, but according to an expert, the increase i

Jakarta – Thousands of lawyers from the Indonesian Advocate Alliance recently declared their support for the presidential candidate pairing of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Rak

Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Prabowo Subianto discussed the upcoming 2024 presidential election with Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo, as well as members of the Bishops' Conference of Indone