Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government on Tuesday have agreed to include 41 draft bills and revisions in the 2025 Priority National Legislation P

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The proposed increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent in 2025, which has faced widespread criticism, remains a topic of discussion and has not y

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and other labor unions will organize a national strike involving 5 million workers across Indonesia

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Amid plans to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 11 percent to 12 percent, raising concerns among many Indonesians, the House of Representatives (DPR

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Presidential Communication Office officially welcomed nearly 50 new recruits on Monday, some of whom will serve as presidential spokespersons speciali

Jakarta – By visiting the United States immediately after China last week, President Prabowo Subianto has made it clear that Indonesia wants to be friends with both and that, despite th

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – The upcoming value-added tax (VAT) hike could take a huge toll on Indonesia's minimum wage earners, economist Achmad Nur Hidayat said in a recent inter

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – An expert recently said there are other ways to grow state revenue, including imposing excise on alcohol as the government is set to increase the value

Lili Yan Ing, Yessi Vadilla, With Donald Trump's return to the White House, we are likely to witness a renewed focus on the "America First" policy, which emphasizes reshoring jobs, redu

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Education activist Henny Supolo Sitepu voiced her opposition to the reintroduction of the national exam as a graduation requirement, as proposed by the Element

Jakarta – Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti said the ministry will soon roll out a a new plan that will allow students to be taught on the subjects of artificial i

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Tempo Media Group launches Tempo Single Brand, a single digital platform that unites three digital journalistic products of Tempo, namely tempo.

Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has encouraged regional heads to enhance the management of final disposal sites (TPA), particularly those with open dumping systems.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted Indonesia's abundant natural resources as a foundation for national energy security, suggesting that the country could meet its enti

Antara, Denpasar – The Bali Provincial Government has officially banned erotic Joged Bumbung performances, which have often gone viral on social media, due to "sensual elements" in the

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Presidential Office has acknowledged that frivolous reports have flooded the "Lapor Mas Wapres" complaint service.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The government should reconsider the plan to implement a hike in value-added tax next year because Indonesia currently has the highest VAT in Southeast Asi

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has temporarily frozen all infrastructure budgets for government construction projects, following directives from Presiden

Rizky Hidayatullah, Banyuwangi – Police in the East Java regency of Banyuwangi raided a dog shelter on Saturday, arresting two men for further interrogation and uncovering a facility th

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had breakfast on Sunday in Solo with Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi and his running mate, Taj Yasin Maim

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Ridwan Kamil criticized former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, on Sunday for issuing the highest number of evict

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The government's plan to raise the value-added tax (VAT) to 12 percent will negatively impact exports, reduce household income, and increase unemploymen

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A West Papuan advocacy group for self-determination for the colonised Melanesians has appealed to the United Kingdom government to cancel its planned reception for new Indonesian Presid

Jakarta – Discussion surrounding the controversial subject of childlessness has resurfaced recently as a Statistics Indonesia (BPS) report shows 8.2 percent of Indonesian women of child

Jakarta – One possible explanation for the country's persistently low corruption perception index is the failure of highly educated citizens to fulfill their role as guardians of moral

Antara, Jakarta – The Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Ministry plans to propose a revision to Law No.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia, as the world's largest coal exporter, has the potential to play a bigger role in determining global coal prices, the Indonesian Energy, Mineral, and

Arti Ekawati – Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Indonesia's new and enlarged Cabinet last month, naming ministers, deputy ministers and heads of various national ag

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of $2.48 billion in October, according to data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on Friday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about how seriously he takes the war against drug crimes and people smu

Jakarta – The massive collision on Monday involving several cars at kilometer marker (KM) 92 on the Cipularang Toll Road in West Java is the latest in a long list of fatal accidents tha

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan on Thursday praised President Prabowo Subianto, his rival in the February presidential election, on his first international tour as pres

Matthew Burgess and Grace Sihombing – Indonesia's central bank intervened in currency markets to support the rupiah after it weakened toward the psychological level of 16,000 per dollar

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received the highest honor from the Government of Peru, 'The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru.'

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called on U.S.

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – The Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) is urging the government to delay the planned increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) to 12 percent on Ja

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Halimah Nasution used to feel as if she had it all.

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta, Chief Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Muhaimin Iskandar, commonly known as Cak Imin, labeled online gambling a social disaster during h

Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidates still lack a concrete strategy to reduce waste buildup in the capital city, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has said

Jamaah, Rembang – Rembang Police are investigating a clash between foreign workers from Kapur Rembang Indonesia (KRI), a foreign-owned limestone company, and locals from Blora Regency,

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has announced plans to reforest 12 million hectares of land in Indonesia that was damaged by massive fires in the 1990s and 2

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Headquarters of the Indonesian National Army (TNI) claimed that they will continue to escort the investigation process of the case of soldiers attack

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) stated that Indonesia is currently facing a child pornography emergency, in addition to the ongoing onli

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has strongly condemned the attack by scores of TNI (Indonesian) soldiers from the Medan 2 Art

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy is projected to reach a gross merchandise value (GMV) of $90 billion (Rp 1,422 trillion) this year, marking a 13 percent i

David Wilson, Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), since Nov.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia could be losing up to Rp 1.2 trillion ($75.5 million) monthly due to misdirected electricity subsidies, according to the National Strategy for

Herman, Jakarta – The government reported that it had busted smuggling operations with transactions totaling Rp 49 billion ($3 million) within just one week alone.

Jakarta – A boycott of several global brands associated with Israel has impacted their sales in Indonesia, but that does not mean the boycott has "worked".