Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – With talks ongoing at the House of Representatives on a controversial revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, a recent suggestion from TNI chief of st

Jakarta – In Indonesian history, there has never been a long transitional period for the national leadership.

Leow Wen Xuan, Singapore – South-east Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines ingest the most microplastics among 109 countries, according to a study by Cornell

Riza Salman, Kendari, Indonesia – In 2021, as the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Irwan watched online as a flurry of new social media groups dedicated to parrots sprang up a

Jakarta – A court in Lampung has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.

Jakarta – The Home Ministry is gearing up to replace interim regional heads, including acting governors, aiming to contest the 2024 regional head elections in a bid to ensure it is fair

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo admitted that he had met with some leaders of pro-government political parties last month.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto finally met with Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein in person on Monday local time as he flew to Amman for talks on

Antara, Bandung – The West Java Police have interrogated 68 witnesses in the 2016 murder case of Vina Dewi Arsita and her boyfriend Muhammad Rizky Rudiana after eight convicts, includin

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi spoke about the establishment of a Social Media Council before the Commission I of th

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Deputy of Financing and Investment of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, Agung Wicaksono, claims nine foreign and domestic investors will enter the n

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) has initiated a trial of a 4-day work per week system.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, says that he will not hesitate to shut down the social media platform X (formerly T

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been accused of glorifying transactional politics after he passed a law that enables the government to grant mining licences to

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has refused a request from Syahrul Yasin Limpo to testify for the defense in his corruption trial, with the Presidential Palace saying that the

Jakarta – Former head of Nusantara Capital City (IKN), Bambang Susantono, who resigned from his job earlier this week, on Wednesday issued a statement pledging that he would continue to

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – After concluding the general election, Indonesia is now preparing another political battle in the simultaneous regional head elections scheduled for Nov.

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to run clinical trials of several vaccines to fight surging cases of tuberculosis (TB) this year, with concerns the disease might affect economic growth, minis

Jakarta – Question: What do you call giving a lucrative mining concession to a Muslim organization in exchange for political support? Answer: Halal-certified pork barrel.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry has warned Indonesians to not attempt the haj without holding the correct visa, as Saudi authorities turn away thousands of unregis

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The upcoming Indonesian Independence Day ceremony on August 17 will take place in two locations: Jakarta and the new capital, Nusantara (IKN) in Kalimanta

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – An analyst recently said that former Chief Security Affairs Minister Mohammad Mahfud MD should reveal what his task force had discovered regarding money launderi

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Ombudsman guarantees that the Public Housing Savings Fund (Tapera) is secure.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian consumers remained optimistic about the country's economic conditions in May, but they have grown less confident compared to the previous month,

Antara, Penajam Paser Utara – The Penajam Paser Utara Regency Government in East Kalimantan Province has officially transferred land assets in Sepaku District to the Nusantara Capital A

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Celebrity Robby Purba has issued a public apology for sharing a video that went viral, showing a security guard hitting a dog at Plaza Indonesia mall.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry recently revealed that they had already paid around Rp32.13 trillion (almost $2 billion) in the so-called "13th-month salary" or bonu

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission expressed serious concern Monday about alleged violations associated with major infrastructure projects, incl

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Renowned politician Grace Natalie was appointed as the new commissioner of MIND ID, a consortium of state-run mining companies, during the annual shareholder

Makassar – Protesters from the Greater Gowa branch of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) held a demonstration on Monday June 6 to oppose Government Regulation (PP) Number 21/2024 on

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto will celebrate Independence Day in the city of Nusantara in August, in a ceremony during which the outgoing l

Antara, Mojokerto, East Java – A policewoman in the East Java town of Mojokerto has been named a suspect for burning her police officer husband alive, leading to his death a day later.

Jakarta – A protest action to defend Palestine at the Horse statue in Central Jakarta on Monday June 9 managed to collect as much as 388 million rupiah in donations for Palestine.

Victoria Milko and Dita Alangkara, Damaran Baru, Indonesia – In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in Indonesia's Aceh province, the song of gibbons in the trees mixes with the

Zach Hope, Amilia Rosa and Nick McKenzie – An Indonesian people smuggler who helped transport 39 men on a boat to mainland Australia in February has revealed how he was caught by Austra

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – For many shoppers, the prices are hard to resist.

Kiki Siregar, Cirebon, West Java – Armed with headlamps, pails and thin wooden sticks, Mr Dody Hermawan and his colleagues embark on a mission most nights around the villages of West an

Jakarta – A list of dozens of literary works that the government recommends in all learning levels from elementary to senior high school is a welcome step forward.

Jamaah, Pati – The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Pati City Police is investigating a vigilante incident in Pati, Central Java, which resulted in the death of a car rental owner fro

Yessi Vadilla, Lili Yan Ing –- Think for a second, it can happen to you.

Makassar, Indonesia – A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said June 8.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will grant Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the country's largest Muslim organization, the concession to manage coal mines previously opera

Jakarta – Indonesia's president is rushing to reassure investors and bureaucrats about his US$32 billion (S$43 billion) new capital city in a malaria-prone pocket of Borneo, after the r

Jakarta – A district court in Banten sentenced a poacher to 12 years in prison Wednesday after he was found guilty of killing at least six critically endangered Javan rhinos.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a proposal to accept a South Korean donation of a corvette for its navy, despite concern from its defence committee that the

Jakarta – It is with deep concern and alarm that we mourn the state of our judicial system during this most political of years.

Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has condemned Israel's parliamentary bill seeking to label the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) as a terrorist group.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia's ambassadors to India and Russia say authorities there hope to see Southeast Asia's largest economy join BRICS to give the group of major emerging

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Jakarta – Preparations for Indonesia's 79th Independence Day ceremony, set to take place in the future capital, the National Capital of Nusantara (IKN), on Aug.

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – Ilham Akbar Habibie, the eldest son of Indonesia's third president B.J.