Riang Karunianidi – The government has demolished the remains of the Geudong House (Rumoh Geudong) in Pidie regency, Aceh.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia posted a $3.45 billion trade surplus in June as imports saw a double-digit decline, according to the National Statistics Agency (BPS).

Matt Mills – When the members of all-female Indonesian metal trio Voice of Baceprot finished middle school in their teens, they were at a crossroads.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan has hinted at Turkey's interest in helping Indonesia construct its new capital city Nusantara.

Antara, Jakarta – The Trade Ministry will reimpose export duty on crude palm oil after its reference price surged by nearly 6 percent to $791 per ton for the period of July 16 through 3

Jakarta – Back in March, facing staunch opposition to the Israeli national team's participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Indonesia was expecting to host, President Joko "Jokowi

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Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday (Jul 14) said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) cannot become a proxy for other countries, as United States-Ch

Jakarta – The election year is a time for those vying for power to offer pork barrel policies, which in the Indonesian context today can take shape in contributions to the Village Funds

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Recovery continues apace in Indonesia's tourism industry, with the number of foreign arrivals in the first five months of 2023 increasing 312 percent year-on-y

Nur Janti and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – A recent remark by the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, Bobby Nasution, on police shooting criminals dead has been criticized for potentially lead

Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – Heavy rain that has been pouring down Padang City all night since Thursday night has caused flooding.

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Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – State electricity company, PT PLN, said it has installed 616 electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU) and 1,401 EV battery charging stations (SPBKLU) with t

Jakarta – The results of an Indostrategic survey released on Friday July 14 show that most people disagree with the national capital (IKN) being immediately moved from Jakarta to East K

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have spent Rp 49 billion ($3.3 million) on 1,857 riot guns that can be filled with pepper spray or tear gas to enhance security preparedness

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government obliges exporters of natural resources to keep at least 30 percent of their foreign exchange revenues at local financial institu

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Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Parliament approved the new health law on Tuesday 11 July, despite massive street demonstrations by several health workers in front o

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo may be, as Ben Bland puts it, a man of contradictions. But when it comes to critical minerals, he is a man of his word. At least until now.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has warned that a slowing global economy could hurt Indonesia's budget, as weaker commodity exports take a toll on customs and excise as wel

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has played down the growing number of billboards featuring him and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a potential rival to Ganjar Pr

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – State-run airport operator Angkasa Pura I announced on Thursday that the combined number of air passengers at the 15 airports under its management has reached

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – In a rare occurrence within Indonesia's justice system, the defense team of a suspect involved in a major graft scandal voluntarily returned a

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Maritime Affairs Agency assessed that the piles of garbage covering Muara Angke Mangrove Forest in Penjaringan, North Jakarta originated from neighboring r

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – To safeguard the 2024 General Elections, Indonesia's Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) have prepared a task force to ensure cyber-security during the natio

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Public policy expert from UPN Veteran Jakarta, Achmad Nur Hidayat, assessed that the approval of the Health Bill into a Law is not beneficial for the national hea

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Environment Office has distributed free electronic waste management services to Jakarta residents.

Sunu Dyantoro, Jakarta – Hyundai Motor Group expressed their interest to be involved in the development of Indonesia's new capital city in Kalimantan, better known as the Nusantara Capi

Tatang Guritno and Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The endless delays at the House of Representatives (DPR) in starting discussions on the Draft Law on the Seizure of Criminal Assets is beli

Amelia Rahma Sari, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that Indonesia's level of utilization of new and renewable energy (NRE), which has only reached 0.5 percent of t

Yulida Medistiara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD is asking the public to actively participate in next year's presidential and legisl

Jakarta – State Administrative Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas on Thursday launched 14 public service malls across 10 provinces.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he is preparing to appoint four interim governors from a pool of high-ranking officials for Central Java, West Java, Bali and N

Antara, Jakarta – Regency Government of Bekasi, West Java is planning to prepare public transportation to reach Jatimulya LRT Station after the LRT Jabodebek trial run yesterday.

Jakarta – There are many reasons to disagree with the omnibus bill on health currently being debated in the House of Representatives.

Jakarta – The Indonesian resort haven of Bali will impose a Rp 150,000 (US$10) tax on tourists entering the 'Island of Gods' from next year to preserve its culture, officials said Wedne

Antara, Jakarta – Immigration Director-General of the Law and Human Rights Ministry, Silmy Karim, rebutted reports of the alleged data breach of 34 million Indonesian passports.

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – The ratification of the health bill into law by the House of Representatives (DPR) at the Plenary Meeting on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, was followed by rejection and th

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono confirmed that the provincial government did not issue any permits for the gathering of the ASEAN lesbian, gay, bise

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that the new health law did not mean easy entry for foreign doctors as they still had to meet certain requirement

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is planning to coax an additional 60,000 tonnes of lithium per year from Australia as it strives to build a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) in

Jakarta – Corruption is never a one-person job. It takes at least two people for bribery to occur. Certainly, many more are required to embezzle state funds on a large scale.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed his ministers not to lose focus on establishing the country's downstream industry in light of a recen

Wahyu Setiawan, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition says that the revisions to the Information and Electronic Transaction (ITE) Law are undemocratic.

Jakarta – Rights groups have cancelled a Southeast Asian LGBT event in Indonesia after receiving security threats, the organisers said, the latest sign of increasing pressure on the com

Chris Fitzgerald – Last month, Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced a reparation program for victims of past human-rights abuses.

Tri Meilani, Tegar Nurfitra, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Yudo Margono has expressed support for the Home Affairs Ministry's efforts to strengthen village

Jakarta – An ASEAN Queer Advocacy Week (AAW) meeting of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) activists organised by the ASEAN SOGIE Caucus that was to be held in Jakarta has be

A meeting of Southeast Asian LGBT communities that was supposed to take place in Jakarta from July 17 to 21 has reportedly been canceled by the organizers amid pushback from the public