Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has highlighted longstanding tax incentives and other policies that seek to lighten the burden on exporters that keep their earnings in country, a

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's highest court has upheld a $61 million fine against an oil palm company over massive fires on its plantation that razed an area seven times the

Jakarta – It is the year of more heat and less rain, more wildfires and less water. Welcome to a scorching dry season!

Jakarta – Indonesia has bought 12 new drones from Turkish Aerospace worth $300 million, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of purchases aimed at modernising th

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Sibolga District Court in North Sumatra has acquitted Siska Telaumbanua of stabbing her then boyfriend in February.

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has assured that it will not impose a supply cap on subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), stating that the supply

Antara, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia, or BPS, released the Development of the July 2023 Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, August 1.

Amelia Rahima Sari and Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Traditional Market Traders Association (Ikappi) reported that the price of chicken eggs remains high and even reaches

Yitno Suprapto, Sarolangun, Indonesia – On a night in early July, Solikin was awake chasing elephants past sunrise.

Sydney – Indonesia has paused live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after lumpy skin disease was detected in a small number of cattle some time after arrival, the Australi

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Asep Guntur Rahayu, the investigation chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has filed a resignation following a recent raid that led to two hig

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – A Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey in July shows that the majority of respondents do not agree with extending village heads' term

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto's position as the chairman of the Golkar Party is currently treading precarious ground due to what is considered to be his lack of part

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has not yet signed the planned presidential regulation on media sustainability, and it will only take effect later this year once he does, but i

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia's healthcare reforms are set to attract foreign doctors to practise in the country, but patients say they will continue seeking treatment abroad unle

Banyumas – Eight people trapped in an illegal gold mine on the Indonesian island of Java are feared dead, a local rescue official said Sunday, as search efforts entered a fifth day with

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on Thursday detected 74 hotspots of wildfires in several areas of East Kalimantan province amid the ongoing

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, confirmed on Saturday that it has handed over the graft case against two high-ranking military officers assigned

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo and potential rival Prabowo Subianto were seen attending an event in Jakarta on Saturday, both coincidentally wearing checker

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) has strongly criticised the position taken by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which has apologised to the TNI (Indonesian

Jakarta – Three Bali immigration officers have been arrested for their alleged role in an illegal organ trafficking syndicate that brought dozens of victims to Cambodia to sell their ki

Jakarta – Marriage between people of different faiths has become more difficult, if not impossible, following a Supreme Court circular letter telling district courts to stop giving legi

Jakarta – It comes as no surprise that the recent Group of 20 major economies meeting on clean energy in India could not agree on phasing out fossil fuel use.

Radhiyya Indra, Manila – The controversy surrounding British band The 1975 has prompted criticism and concern in both Malaysia and Indonesia regarding the front man's stunt, claiming th

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Following a meeting with the Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Ministry, TikTok Indonesia says it has no intention to roll out its Project S

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has rejected a suggestion that his administration is behind a plot to oust Airlangga Hartarto as Golkar Party chairman and replace him with a po

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra Police have arrested 119 people who were allegedly involved in a series of violent thefts.

Xu Wei, Chengdu – President Xi Jinping highlighted on Thursday China's readiness to deepen strategic cooperation with Indonesia to set an example for developing countries in sharing a c

Nina A.

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Puan Maharani, the chairperson of the central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), revealed that her party would announce the runni

Antara, Jakarta – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita will evaluate the electric motorcycle incentive regulation following the public's low interest in purchasing the electric

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Several environmental groups prepare for the upcoming Plastic-free March 2023 on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly attended Civilizational Perspectives on Human Dignity conference organized by the International Center for

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – The trash piles crisis in Yogyakarta shows no sign of ceasing.

A. Muh.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, admitted on Friday that its investigators breached the criminal procedure code when arresting National Search and Re

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jakarta – Amnesty International Executive Director Usman Hamid says that they once made a journal about the July 27, 1996 attack on the Indonesian Democratic Party

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The police-led human trafficking task force has already saved thousands of victims in almost two months since its establishment, according to an officer.

Venkat Gunasellan – Planning a vacation on the Island of Gods soon? Then it is worth knowing the new law enforcement that's happening in Bali.

Jeremy Hance – Margaret Kinnaird has worked in conservation for decades, from North America to Africa.

Aristo Setiawan, Jakarta – Former People's Democratic Party (PRD) activists that have now joined the People's Democratic Forum (Forum Rakyat Demokratik, FRD) are demanding justice for t

Jakarta – Former People's Democratic Party (PRD) leader Lilik Hastuti says that the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has committed a huge insult by belittling the issue of hu

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy Google Asia Pacific, Michaela Browning, commented on Indonesia's plan to pass the Publisher Rights Presiden

Antara, Jakarta – Metro Jaya Police Department have received a report on the harassment toward a national TV journalist covering a discussion held by Golkar Youth Generation (GMPG) in P

Tania Li and Pujo Semedi – Palm oil is found in half the products sold in supermarkets and in biofuels.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Search and rescue crews were on Thursday desperately attempting to save eight miners trapped as far as 60 metres underground in Ind

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar – Billionaire Elon Musk's Twitter rebranded 'X' has been reportedly blocked in Indonesia because of the country's laws on online pornography and gambling.

Jakarta – Contract-based government employees who meet a set of requirements can regularly get salary increases as long as they meet the criteria, according to a 2023 ministerial regula

Pro-government media outlets in Indonesia have accused an activist priest of turning local villagers against a state-sponsored geothermal project in Christian-majority Flores Island, wh

Phiengphathai (Nyai) Maniphone and Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc, Singapore – Indonesia may not be an aging society yet, but the country is expected to age at a faster pace due to the declining fe