Jakarta – Last month, the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority unveiled a plan to offer tax breaks to private companies willing to rehabilitate damaged forests around the planned capi

Jakarta – Despite earlier reports of declining unemployment and resilient growth, Indonesia's economy still took a hit from weaker global demand last year, leading to almost 300,000 wor

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – An aviation expert has urged the government to ensure smooth access to Bali, as the island's key airport, ranked among the worst in the world for punctuality,

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – According to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti), the total number of cryptocurrency investors in Indonesia reached 18.25 mil

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed amendments to the law governing electronic transactions and information.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's recent visit to Cilincing, North Jakarta, surprised residents and caused a frenzy on social media.

Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta. Indonesia's electric motorcycle program fell short of its target.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Former police general Ferdy Sambo, serving a life sentence for orchestrating a subordinate's murder, allegedly never spent a night in his cell at Jakarta's Sal

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A heavy rain spell during Thursday afternoon's rush hour caused floods in various areas in Jakarta, including the upscale residential complex in Kemang.

Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has temporarily closed Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport, the main airport serving East Nusa Tenggara's second-largest city Maumere on Flores Island

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Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number one Anies Baswedan called on the government to take action against state administrators who show partiality for the 2024 presidential e

Antara, Brebes – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated six bridges to replace the existing Callendar Hamilton (CH) bridge across northern Java on Wednesday, January 3.

Jakarta – Indonesia's tourism sector could potentially generate up to $25 billion in additional revenue through the implementation of a visa-free entry policy, A senior official said on

Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) is anticipating car sales to reach 1 million units in 2023, a figure similar to the pre

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo visited on Tuesday a craft center in Jepara, Central Java, and found that many craftsmen still have problems in securing loans for their

Jakarta – The Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has summoned President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son, the leading presidential candidate's running mate, for questioning over an allege

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Top politicians, government officials, and business community members gathered at the funeral ceremony of former senior minister Rizal Ramli on Wednesday to com

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia's rice output in January and February this year is estimated at 2.25 million metric tons, agriculture ministry data showed on Wednesday, a 46.3

Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has embarked on a two-day tour of Banten province, canv

Jakarta – We are less than two months away from the 2024 general election, and political temperatures are clearly rising, if not at boiling point.

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The campaign teams of presidential candidates Prabowo Subianto and Anies Baswedan criticize the upcoming presidential debate organized by the MNC tel

Jakarta – A senior official at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday expressed condolences on the death of former trade minister and fierce government critic Rizal Ramli.

Winda Destiana Putri, Jakarta – The government's outstanding debt has reached Rp 8,041 trillion ($518.8 billion) as of November 2023, yet a Finance Ministry official said on Tuesday tha

Bernardus Wijayaka, Jakarta – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Banten and its vicinity on Wednesday at 07:53 AM.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Morowali – The death toll from a workplace accident at Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, has increased to 20 individ

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Andika Dwi, Jakarta – Indonesia officially declared its independence on August 17, 1945.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Prabowo-Gibran National Campaign Team or TKN planned to report the Central Jakarta Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) to the Ele

Randy Mulyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to choose its next president and vice president in February as it grapples with a declining opposition presence in parliament and seeks contin

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto says he has had enduring friendships with Muslim scholars and clerics since his time in the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar said he supported the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD campaign team's proposal to postpone the distribution of social assistance (Bansos

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – As the world's largest archipelagic nation, defense emerges as a crucial issue in maintaining national sovereignty.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Kupang – Frans Seda Maumere Airport in Sikka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), has been temporarily closed for flights to and from Maumere since Monday due to th

Arnoldus Kristianus, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a monthly inflation rate of 0.41 percent in December 2023, the highest throughout the

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Denpasar – Shri I Gusti Ngurah Arya Wedakarna, a member of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) from Bali, has become embroiled in controversy following a vi

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Six low-ranking Army soldiers have been identified as criminal suspects for assaulting supporters of presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo during a recent rall

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the cumulative foreign tourist visits from January to November 2023 at 10.4 million visits, a 110.86 per

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has predicted it will take 10 more years to complete all of state-owned construction firm Waskita Karya's toll road projects, as policymakers seek

Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo has said that a meeting on Friday between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and village heads at the State Palace might lead to unfair elections if the President h

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka met with thousands of entrepreneurs in Sragen, Central Java, on Monday, and promised, if elected, to introduce an incubator

Jakarta – Indonesia has reduced its 2023 budget deficit significantly to 347.6 trillion rupiah ($22.48 billion), equivalent to 1.65 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) based on una

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The spokesperson of the national team of Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar Billy David claimed that the spike of support from Indonesian fans of K-pop, famously known

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Health Ministry has announced that COVID-19 vaccines would remain free of charge for two vulnerable groups starting from January 1, 2024.

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – A member of the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) campaign team's expert council, Fadhil Hasan, raised concerns about the government's downstr

Rifqy Faiza Rahman – In a sweltering remote village surrounded by oil palm plantations, a conservation forest farmer shares ideas and hopes.

Amelia Rahima, Antara, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi attributed the traffic congestion on the Bali Mandara toll road on Friday evening, Dec.

Antara, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) confirmed that at least 138 fugitives were arrested from January to December 18, 2023.

Jakarta – The Labour Party held a protest action in front of the Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) offices in Central Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon, January 2.

Luke Hunt – John MacDougall, a cultural anthropologist from Princeton University in the United States, who dedicated his life to Indonesia and all things Balinese, died on December 30 a

Antara, Sumedang, West Java – The 4.8-magnitude earthquake in Sumedang district on Sunday evening damaged 248 houses and forced 456 residents to seek refuge elsewhere, acting West Java