Jaka Hendra Baittri, South Pagai, Indonesia – A white coastal beacon stood in place against the surf as gales hurtled across the Indian Ocean here off South Pagai, one of the Mentawai I

Jakarta (VNA) – Italian energy group Eni on October 2 announced a big gas discovery in Indonesia, opening up an opportunity to strengthen its position in the Southeast Asian country, wh

Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – In a highly significant move, Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo, has officially joined the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI)

Mentari D, Azis Kurmala, Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that the government had prepared some incentives and facilities, such as official residence

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) announced on Tuesday that more than 13,000 new members have joined the party since Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of P

Jakarta – Indonesia's carbon exchange launched with considerable fanfare last week.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A coalition of human rights organizations and former attorney general and respected human rights defender Marzuki Darusman, have officially requested that the Nat

Antara, Jakarta – Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) mentioned that the calculation for the Southeast Asia-wide internet speed was unfair.

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 199 hotspots across East Kalimantan. "[We] have observed 199 hotspots from 01:00 a.m.

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Investment and head of the Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia reiterated on Monday that the government has never offered any privileges

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The wildfire at Mount Lawu this afternoon has spread to Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, as confirmed by the Head of Karanganyar Disaster Management Agency

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia claimed that Rempang residents do not reject investment.

Sabrina Asril, Jakarta – A House of Representatives (DPR) plenary meeting on Thursday September 29, 2022, agreed to remove Constitutional Court (MK) justice Aswanto, even though his ten

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia said Tuesday that the World Trade Organization's dysfunctional appellate body had set a challenge in ongoing dispute settlements.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The UK on Monday unveiled a #27.2 million (around $33 million) grant to help turbocharge Indonesia's green growth.

Jakarta – A top court in Indonesia on Monday rejected a petition to review a controversial pro-investment law passed earlier this year that labour and environmental groups have said is

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Malaysia to develop an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Samalaju industrial park, according to t

Jakarta – The financial committee of Indonesia's parliament on Monday approved 28.2 trillion rupiah ($1.82 billion) of capital injection for several state companies by 2024, including f

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's annual inflation rate slowed to 2.28% in September, roughly in line with a market forecast, official data showed on Monday, n

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday inaugurated a $7.3 billion high-speed railway connecting Jakarta with the city of Bandung, a China-backed project that has been marred

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo now has a political party he can call his own after his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep took control of the Indonesian Solida

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated Indonesia's first high-speed train on Monday, marking a significant milestone more than seven years after he presided ove

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's tourism industry is showing signs of recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, as the number of international arrivals in the first e

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's former president Soeharto is included listed among the world's most corrupt state leaders of all time.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – State-owned gas and oil company PT Pertamina increased the price of five non-subsidized fuel brands effective October 1, 2023.

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Antara, Jakarta – A forecaster at the Pekanbaru Station of the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Moh.

Magang Kji, Jakarta – Presidential contender of the Indonesia Onward Coalition, Prabowo Subianto, asserted that Indonesia must achieve self-sufficiency in the food, energy, and water se

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Swaths of tropical peatland that were supposed to have been restored and protected from burning are among the fire-hit areas in Indonesia's ongoing dry sea

Hundreds of workers held a demonstration near the Arjuna Wiwaha or Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Monday October 2 to coincide with a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on a judicial

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court delivered a decisive ruling on Monday, rejecting a motion by labor unions aimed at annulling a government regulation in lieu of the job creation law,

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for economic affairs Airlangga Hartarto, on Friday (September 29), visited Rempang Island, Riau Island Province, to affirm the government's vow t

Ang Qing, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar announced the birth of a critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros on Saturday.

Jakarta – Firefighters are rushing to extinguish forest and land fires across parts of Indonesia, with the scorching weather in the South-east Asian nation worsened by an El Nino

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze that has worsened air quality in parts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur's top environment official has said, a c

Antara, Jakarta – With the dry season reaching its peak and the mercury shooting up, several parts of Indonesia recorded land and forest fires in September, stated Minister of Environme

Hayamuddin – On September 7 residents and security forces clashed on the island of Rempang, Riau province, after local people attempted to stop the authorities from conducting land meas

Siti Nurhaliza, Resinta S, Jakarta – As of September 29, 109 tall buildings in Jakarta, including the City Hall, have installed 125 water mist generators in an effort to combat air poll

Kuala Lumpur (BSS/AFP) – Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze to reach areas of Malaysia where it has worsened air quality, Kuala Lumpur's top environment official has

Malang – Holding buckets of water, Cholifatul Nur sprinkles flowers planted at her young son's grave and wipes clean the stone slab where a scarf of his favourite team is draped a year

Keisyah Aprilia, BenarNews/Palu – A cherry tree stands out among the rows of shabby shelters in Petobo, a village in Central Sulawesi's capital of Palu that was once swallowed by the ea

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – As many as 77 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia might have a chance to serve lighter sentences following some legal reforms in the close neighboring cou

Mumbai, India – Three countries comprised of India, Malaysia, and Indonesia, swore to jointly promote the positive benefits of palm oil to the global community at the Second Sustainable

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Starting this Sunday, the Jakarta government is set to implement elevated parking tariffs for vehicles that have not undergone the mandatory emission

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A senior member of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) confirmed on Saturday that presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto had previously

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to start building a light rail transit system in Bali next year to ease roadway congestion from the airport, a senior minister has said.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan administration in North Sumatra will impose a fine of up to Rp 10 million (US$642) or three months in jail for anyone found littering in the city's ri

Ihsan Reliubun, Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continued its investigation into the alleged corruption case at the Ministry of Agriculture inv

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – Land and forest fires have covered several Indonesian regions with smog over the past few days.

Nivell Rayda, Malang, Indonesia – There was a time in a not-so-distant past when for a few hours every weekend, the city of Malang in Indonesia would appear deserted.