Carolyn Cowan – Protected areas are intended to protect the species and habitats they contain.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Deputy Chair of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Alexander Marwata, files a judicial review application against two arcticles of KPK Law to Indonesia'

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Bali – Eddy Martono, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI/IPOA), said there has been a According to Eddy's records, as of August 2024, the national

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia reported Thursday that the country's foreign exchange reserves had gone up to $151.2 billion as of end-October.

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – The Indonesian automotive industry is facing significant challenges as rising car prices and stagnant household incomes strain consumer purchasing power, lea

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Ilham Oktafian, Rizal Ramli, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesian police have ramped up their crackdown on online gambling following President Prabowo Subianto's dir

Tri Listiyarini, Bali – The Indonesian palm oil industry welcomes the European Union's decision to postpone its deforestation regulation by a year, now set for enforcement on Dec.

Singapore – The Jakarta Post won two prizes for feature articles at the Asian Media Awards, organized by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) on Wednesday night in

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump for his sweeping victory in the United States presidential election on Wednesday, hoping for a closer partnership in the

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has raised concerns about the potential negative impact on Indonesia, particularly in the real

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Director General of Housing of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Iwan Suprijanto, claimed that foreign investors have signaled interest in President Prabo

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – The decision of the Constitutional Court (MK) to approve the judicial review of the Job Creation Law resulted in the Government Regulation Number 51 of 2023 reg

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Novel Baswedan, highlighted the ongoing public discourse surrounding the alleged gratific

Sharisya Kusuma Rahmanda, Jakarta – Indonesia is known for its abundance of natural resources, especially in the agricultural sector.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto did not give specific instructions regarding the Nov.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has signed a decree establishing a specialized intelligence unit under the direct authority of the finance minister.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police announced on Thursday the confiscation of Rp 73.7 billion ($4.7 million) in cash, 16 cars, 11 luxury watches, and various other valuable ite

Jakarta – Indonesia ranks 77th out of 127 countries with a Global Hunger Index (GHI) score of 16.9 percent, and 7.2 percent of Indonesia's population faces undernourishment, the finding

Nabila Ramadhanty – Hundreds of workers from the Indonesian Metal Trade Workers Federation (FSPMI) and the Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Unions (KSPSI) inundated the Minis

Jakarta – We have about three weeks to go before Indonesians across the country vote for their governors, regents and mayors in one of the world's biggest single-day elections.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, confirmed that Government Regulation (PP) No.

Hilman Palaon – The iPhone 16 has been banned from sale in Indonesia. For a rapidly growing, tech-savvy nation, this is a setback for Apple.

Jakarta – Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second largest Muslim organization, has issued a fatwa (edict) against vote buying for the upcoming 2024 regional elections, declaring the practice a

Jakarta – Authorities in East Nusa Tenggara will permanently relocate thousands of residents from around a volcano that erupted in recent days, killing nine people after spewing firebal

Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has officially assembled a team of economic advisers known as the National Economic Council (DEN), with his former military colleague Luh

Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Chief Human Development Minister Pratikno announced the key policy priorities set by President Prabowo Subianto for the ministries under his coordinatio

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government does not plan on importing food to fulfill President Prabowo Subianto's campaign promise of feeding all Indonesian school kids free lunc

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia remains positive about expanding at around 5 percent this year despite a slower economic growth in the third quarter of 2024.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – Bright Institute presented the results of its study on the consumption expenditure patterns of the Indonesian population.

M Ambari, Jakarta, Indonesia – Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, who will remain as Indonesia's fisheries minister in the administration of new President Prabowo Subianto, has unveiled an ambitiou

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – As the rainy season starts in early November, Yogyakarta once again faces a waste emergency as garbage piles up on roadsides, emitting an u

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower held a closed meeting over the past few days.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – The trend of online busking or making money through digital devices in order to get social media users' contributions on the Internet has r

Amelia Devina Putri – The UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary emphasise the important role of the judiciary in balancing the executive and legislative powers, and i

Muhammad Ridwan – The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) says it regrets efforts to obstruct investigations by the National Human Rights Commission's (Komnas HAM) into past h

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday held a meeting with former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, during which the two former generals discussed a plan to set up a state inv

Jakarta – A presidential spokesman described on Monday the gathering between President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as a meeting between best friends and sa

Jakarta – Despite the widely vaunted reforms made to the judiciary after the fall of New Order in 1998, profound doubts remain about whether the state is fulfilling its constitutional m

Antara, Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has officially put ex-minister Basuki Hadimuljono in charge of the body that oversees the development of Indonesia's new capital

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy grew at a slower pace of 4.95 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the third quarter of 2024, according to the National Statistics Agency (

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's government will create new paddies on 500,000 hectares of land in South Kalimantan to help achieve food self-sufficiency in less than 5 y

Jakarta – Like a virus, the judicial mafia regenerates quickly.

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – The Indonesian National Police's Special Detachment 88 Counterterrorism (Densus 88) arrested three suspected terrorists at three different locations in Cent

Tria Dianti – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's upcoming maiden tour to five nations – from east to west and north to south – is a clear sign that Jakarta plans a return to the wo

Jakarta – Home Minister Tito Karnavian has urged regional governments to work to keep the inflation rate stable ahead of the regional elections on Nov. 27.

Norman Harsono – Indonesia may cancel as much as $550 million of small businesses' bad debt in a bid to boost lending and growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy, according to a top

Jakarta – Arecent survey by Litbang Kompas, the research and development unit of Kompas newspaper, has found that 56 percent of Jakarta residents have firmly decided which

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Immigration Minister Agus Andrianto announced plans to require Indonesians applying for travel documents to submit a one-year bank statement, aiming to prevent

Hoping that President Prabowo Subianto is serious about protecting human rights as absurd as an owl yearning for the moon (wishing for the impossible).

Helen Packer – Academic freedom in Indonesia looks set to continue to decline under the leadership of a new president known for his authoritarian stance, scholars have warned.