Jakarta – Last week, the government announced a plan to extend statutory paternity leave in a draft implementing regulation for the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) Law, recently passed to b

Andika Dwi (Kyiv Independent), Jakarta – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a phone call with Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto on March 18, after the former general c

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Farm-to-fork traceability has become an increasingly urgent, and often required, component of global supply chains, with a growing number of commodities no

Jakarta (VNA) – The number of dengue cases in Indonesia doubled in March compared to the corresponding period in 2023, said the Health Ministry.

Indonesia has revoked three controversial laws on defamation which are often been used against dissenters and rights activists in the Muslim-majority nation.

Rachel Chan, Singapore – A set of agreements between Singapore and Indonesia – dealing with air space management, defence and extradition – entered into force on Thursday (Mar 21), sign

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's current ruling party, the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), scored a historic hat-trick in the country's latest legislative election,

Henry Storey – Australia's undercooked economic relationship with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was naturally a focal point of discussion during the ASEAN – Australia Speci

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno confirmed on Friday that he won't leave the Muslim-based United Development Party (PPP), which failed to secure a seat in the House o

Heru Andriyanto, Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto visited National Democratic Party (Nasdem) Chairman Surya Paloh on Friday to extend respect and offe

Yustinus Paat & Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto extended an invitation to the National Democratic (Nasdem) Party to join his coalition.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The leaders of Saudi Arabia have sent their best wishes to president-elect Prabowo Subianto who will begin governing the Muslim-majority Indonesia this Oct

Wahroni, Tangerang – Flooding struck the Sedyatmo Toll Road leading to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten on Friday, causing significant traffic congestion in the

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The Indonesia Coal Mining Association (APBI) expresses concern over the government's ambitious coal production target exceeding 900 million tons in 2024, fearing it

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Cakra Nagara, director of building construction, and directorate general of creative works at the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), admitted tha

Advist Khoirunikmah (Antara), Jakarta – The Indonesian police headquarters uncovered a case of alleged human trafficking by sending students to Germany for internships through the Ferei

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif announced that the government officially extended the work agreement with PT Val

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Demak – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi stated that the Demak flooding was not only triggered by extreme rainfall but also by the degradation of upstream areas due to

Suci Sekarwati, Jakarta – Hassan Mohtashami, UNFPA Indonesia Representative, hopes that teenage pregnancy and child marriage in Indonesia will become a priority concern of the governmen

Stefani Wijaya and Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Following the tragic death of a child due to an accident while chasing the popular "telolet" horn from a Sinar Dempo bus at the Merak F

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto said the upcoming 2024 regional head elections this year are prone to conflict.

The chairperson of the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI), Sunarno, has conveyed the importance of trade unions and labor movements in leading the struggle in a period of

Danur Lambang Pristiandaru – Environmental activist Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan is facing 10 months in prison after being indicted under the Information and Electronic Transaction

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he is the first world leader to congratulate president-elect Prabowo Subianto after the official results by the

Losing Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has filed a legal case at the constitutional court to challenge the outcome of last month's election, won overwhelmingly by defen

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Elected vice president Gibran Rakabuming Raka claimed Thursday that he had received congratulatory messages from many executives of the Indonesian Democratic Par

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the running mate of president-elect Prabowo Subianto, revealed on Thursday that multiple political parties outside of his coalition had e

Jakarta – Chairman of the NasDem Party Surya Paloh has responded positively to the election result announced by the General Election Commission (KPU) on Wednesday and congratulated pres

Jakarta – Outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has dismissed speculation that he is planning to take over the Golkar Party in a bid to exert political influence once he is out of off

Jakarta – Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMI) vice president director Bob Azam has asked the government to formulate an impact mitigation scheme ahead of the planned value-added

Agencies, Beijing – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday congratulated Prabowo Subianto on his victory in the presidential election, Beijing's state news agency Xinhua said.

Agencies, Jakarta – Losing presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has asked the Constitutional Court to order an election re-run that exclude President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son from th

Stanley Widianto and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto pledged on Wednesday to be a president for all Indonesians after official results showed him sweeping last month's ele

Jakarta – Thanks to the quick count method conducted by independent pollsters, only hours after the Feb.

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Andriadi Perdana Putra, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially opened the Kapuas I Bridge in Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, on Thursday.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – Chairman of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem), Surya Paloh, has yet to decide whether his party will align with the new government led by Prabowo Su

Ayos Carlos and Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Lion Air's founder, Rusdi Kirana, responded to the Business Competition Supervisory Commission's (KPPU) warning about the surge in airl

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The conspicuous absence of Gibran Rakabuming Raka during Prabowo Subianto's victory speech, following the announcement of the presidential election results by

Jakarta – Nowadays no nation is free from the threat of climate change. Unpredictable weather, typhoons, floods and inundations happen sporadically around the world.

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies – Indonesia's election commission has confirmed Prabowo Subianto as the nation's next president, formalising the resounding victory heralded last month in u

Hamish McDonald – For decades the outside world tried to understand Soeharto, the little-known Indonesian army general who emerged from Jakarta's shadowy putsch attempt of 30 September

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Transformative technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) must be used to enhance global democracy rather than be weaponized for manipulation and disinform

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Defense minister and presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto attended the Mandiri Investment Forum 2024 as keynote speaker last week, a role that wou

Jakarta – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a bigger role in the overall economy in Indonesia than they do in any other ASEAN country, according to the International Mone

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed on Tuesday that state spending on social assistance has surged by 135.1 percent during the first two month

Jakarta – A private secretary to First Lady Iriana has announced his candidacy for mayor of Bogor, West Java, to fill the seat vacated by incumbent Bima Arya Sugiarto, who is not eligib

Antara, Jakarta – Chief Security Minister Hadi Tjahjanto has assured the security of voter data stored in the election vote recap system (Sirekap), despite the server being located over

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is now closer to booking another deal with China related to a photovoltaic (PV) glass project in North Kalimantan.