Jakarta – "Eighty percent of success is showing up," a saying often wrongly attributed to American filmmaker Woody Allen, perfectly captures the paradox of the recent rise of Indonesia'

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The central banks of Indonesia and Malaysia renewed their Local Currency Bilateral Swap Arrangement on Friday, enabling both nations to exchange their res

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is planning to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria next week in Kembangan district, West Jakarta, in an effort t

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – A recent decision made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to lift a decades-old ban on sea sand exports has raised concerns that it may jeopardiz

Kiki Safitri, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Research and Partnership Institute Executive Director Laode M Syarif says that over the decade of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration (20

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Following a 20-year ban, the government has officially lifted the restriction on exports of sea sand, prompting protests from some quarters, including a f

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra on Wednesday sentenced inactive Labuhanbatu regent Erik Adtrada Ritonga to six years in prison for accepting Rp 1.7

Jakarta – The Indonesian government will improve supervision of its commodities sector after the US Department of Labor said there was forced labour in the country's nickel industry, a

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is set to introduce a free medical check-up programme, targeting 55 million Indonesians starting from 2025.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil proposes an initiative at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST), a colossal repository of th

Jakarta – A "King of Java" theatrical action held by a civil society alliance in Jakarta was marred by chaos after a number of unknown individuals blocked them in the Jalan Jenderal Sud

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The government is set to launch INA Digital, a unified application aimed at simplifying public access to government services, State Apparatus and Bureaucratic

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government aims to boost wind energy capacity by 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, tapping into the country's vast wind power potential, the Energy and Mineral

Yustinus Paat, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – A new survey from Poltracking Indonesia indicates that the race for Jakarta's gubernatorial seat is heating up, with Ridwan Kamil and his ru

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the residence of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar in South Jakarta on Sept

Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – A landslide at an illegal gold mine in West Sumatra has killed at least 15 people and buried dozens of others in the abandoned pit with rescue workers strugg

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries said the Directorate General of Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the provincial go

Mahfudzulloh Al Murtadho, Jakarta – The Head of the Coastal and Marine Resource Research Center at Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, said sea sand export has long bee

Jakarta – The hand of the government is apparent in Kadin's internal conflict between Arsjad Rasjid and Anindya Bakrie. This has no effect on the public.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Extreme weather damaged many buildings in Magetan Regency, East Java, on Wednesday evening, September 25, 2024.

Caleb Fotheringham – West Papua advocates are concerned Indonesia will launch a military assault in Nduga province, putting thousands of innocent lives at risk, now that New Zealand pil

Jakarta – Presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi said on Thursday that once in office president-elect Prabowo Subianto was expected to do away with the impromptu press briefings with jou

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Two elected lawmakers from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will not be inaugurated next month after an internal investigation found them gui

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas has appointed Insp. Gen.

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to pass on his final opportunity to speak directly to an annual gathering of world leaders at the Un

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia believes that the People's Consultative Assembly's (MPR) decision to remove the name of the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia Suharto

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As the Indonesian island of Lombok prepares to host the latest leg of the marquee MotoGP racing series this weekend, former residents of what's now the Man

Riandy Laksono – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has set an ambitious target of achieving 8% economic growth during his first term.

Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) leadership is advocating for the recognition of former Indonesian presidents Soeharto and Abdurrahman Wahid as national heroes.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's inauguration as the eighth president of Indonesia is scheduled to take place on Oct.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Amid speculation that Indonesia is becoming an inward-looking country, a recent report found that the country has been growing its international power and infl

Antara, Bandung – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer AION is set to begin local assembly of its models in Indonesia starting in early 2025.

Yustinus Paat, Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he did not want to meddle with his successor Prabowo Subianto's cabinet makeup, including his pl

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Indonesia's U-20 national football team coach Indra Sjafri sees nothing wrong with many foreign-born players representing the country at the senior level.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decade-long leadership has resulted in an increase in villagers' income, a senior government official said.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Defense Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto warned of the rising possibility of World War III if nations fail to exercise restraint amid escalating gl

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Sedimentologist and former Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI), Andang Bachtiar, has addressed the ongoing controversy sur

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The President Director of PT PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, said the state-owned electricity company is ready to support PT Freeport Indonesia with electrical supplies.

M Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Agriculture Observer at the Indonesia Association for Political Economy (AEPI), Khudori, responded to the IKN Authority's plan for modern agriculture in Nusan

Chandra Kurnia, Ichsan Ali, Cirebon – Approximately 18,000 students participate in a five-day trial of free nutritious meals program in Cirebon, West Java, on Wednesday.

Syakirun Ni'am, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Former Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti and Lokataru Foundation founder Haris Azhar

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The smooth transition of power from the outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to President-elect Prabowo Subianto is expected to positively impact In

Vitorio Mantalean, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – On September 24, 1999, thousands of students and ordinary people rallied at various locations in Jakarta, including around the Salemba Univer

Antara, Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, East Kalimantan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated three projects in Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara: the Australian Independent

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially become a part of the world's anti-nuclear pact after Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi presented the country's ratified docum

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Jakarta Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has urged the three pairs of candidates for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election to avoid repeating the neg

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The World Bank has thrown cold water on Indonesia's dream of becoming a high-income economy by 2045 and outlined some of the challenges middle-income countrie

Jakarta – Wednesday marks the start of the campaign season for the single-day regional head elections slated for Nov. 27 nationwide.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is currently embroiled in a leadership dispute, with two figures – Anindya Novan Bakrie and Arsjad

Max Lane – Art has power to inspire activism and challenge political taboos. In Indonesia, a recent exhibition highlighted this dynamic.