Antara, Jakarta – The prevalence of smoking among 10-18-year-olds in Indonesia has decreased to 7.4 percent in 2023, according to the Indonesian Health Survey (SKI) 2023, down from 9.1

JAKARTA – Authorities have announced plans to develop an early warning system for flash floods and lahars in the vicinity of West Sumatra's Mount Marapi, after disasters this month clai

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has moved one step closer to revising four laws governing the police, the Indonesian Military (TNI), immigration and the presidential c

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia and other members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have intensified their diplomacy to promote a two-state solution in the Middle Eas

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The fourth amendment to the 2003 Constitutional Court Law is about to be added to the growing list of bills that, despite much public backlash, are to be

Jakarta – The Indonesian public and the international community would agree that poor law enforcement has notably slowed the country's journey to become a robust democracy, and the late

Jakarta – The price of garlic continues to soar as a result of a shortage of supplies. This is further evidence of the problems caused by the import quota system.

Amanda Puspita Sari, Jakarta – Private-sector and self-employed workers in Indonesia, including foreigners, will now have to contribute 3 per cent of their salaries to the country's Pub

Ami Afriatni and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – A proposal by the governor of Jakarta to build an artificial island to help dispose of the city's 8,000 tons of daily trash is being criticized

Jakarta – Indonesia will start reviewing a wide range of economic policies as it seeks to become the first Southeast Asian member of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developme

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) hopes Indonesia will not rush to secure a full membership into the rich country club.

Denpasar – Journalists and journalist organisations in a number of regions, including in Surabaya and Bali, have continued to speak out against revisions to the Broadcasting Law that th

Ibnu Malikh, Serang – Hundreds of vehicles belonging to the Banten provincial government, worth Rp 25.5 billion ($1.6 million), have been unaccounted for, according to a recent finding

Jakarta – On Tuesday May 28 the House of Representatives (DPR) officially approved a draft law on the third amendment to Law Number 3/2002 on the National Police (Polri) as an initiativ

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office confirmed on Wednesday that a member of the police's counterterrorism squad, Detachment 88, has been arrested for allegedly spyin

Gufron Gozali and Muhammad Rayhan Faqih Syahfa – After numerous breakthrough contracts with various military equipment suppliers to strengthen up its armaments, Indonesia is currently e

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – A lecturer at the University of Indonesia (UI) Environmental Studies Mochamad Adhiraga Pratama said Jakarta's 2023 environmental management performance report s

Muhammad Aulia, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plans an appeal against the recent acquittal of Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh which dealt th

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin revealed that the alleged corruption case involving tin commodity trading licenses at state-owned tin miner Timah between

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for global financiers to cut ties with Adaro, one of Indonesia's biggest coal companies, as the miner shows no sign of moving away from

Michelle Anindya, Denpasar – Hours after the polls closed in Indonesia's massive election this year, several polling staff took to social media to complain that a new app they were usin

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Member of the Ombudsman Indonesia, Yeka Hendra Fatika, revealed that the potential loss from oil palm maladministration complaints from 2021 to now is worth Rp

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani explained that the State Budget (APBN) in April 2024 experienced a surplus worth Rp75.7 trillion or equal to 0.33 percent of t

Martha Warta Silaban, Jakarta – Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) Doni P.

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Flooding occurred in Taliabu Island Regency, North Maluku Province, following heavy rains on May 16 at 02:00 local time.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has spent Rp 4.8 trillion or approximately $298.3 million in the construction of Indonesia's new capital Nusantara as of April 30, according

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo acknowledged the public's concerns regarding the 3 percent salary deduction for the Housing Savings Fund (Tapera) contributions.

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – In his inaugural address, the Chairman of Gerakan Pemuda (GP) Ansor, Addin Jauharuddin, issued a strong statement pledging to defend President Joko "Jokowi"

Nida Sahara, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) revealed that the total value of assets in Sharia-based financial businesses stood at approximately Rp 2,500 trillion ($155

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta. Agoes Projosasmito, 68, has made his way into the top five of Indonesia's richest individuals, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires List.

Antara, Jakarta – Hanny Nilasari, the General Secretary of the Indonesian Association of Dermatologists and Venereologists (Perdoski), highlighted the high demand for skincare products

Jakarta – Indonesia's antitrust agency said Monday it was probing local units of e-commerce giants Shopee and Lazada for potential breaches of anticompetition rules.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) has criticised the government's plan to require workers aged 20 years and over to participate in the Public Housing Saving

Indonesian police have rejected accusations of a political cover-up over the murder of a couple following the arrest of the suspected mastermind who was on the run for eight years.

Jakarta – It is fallacy that Indonesia could reap some windfall from the escalating United States-China trade war.

Jakarta – A number of journalists and media activists calling themselves the "Coalition of Journalists, Student Press and Pro-Democracy Organisations Rejecting the Broadcasting Bill" he

A 26-year-old Indonesian man was shocked to discover just 12 days into his marriage that his wife, whom he had been dating for over a year, was actually a man attempting to scam him out

Brandon Michael Sideleau – What's the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It's quite straightforward.

Amy Sood – Stevanus was 16 at the time, and like many Indonesian youngsters, loved playing football and listening to music with his friends.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has defended its move to deploy members of the military police to guard the headquarters of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) and provide secur

Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku spewed a six-kilometre cloud of ash into the sky on Monday in the latest of nearly 100 eruptions since early this year.

Jakarta – Democracy cannot function properly without a credible opposition, and the last decade has offered a clear example of what happens when a presidential administration remains la

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The House of Representatives plans to accelerate the law-making process of several controversial bills during the lame-duck period before its term ends on

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Following a string of tragic accidents involving chartered tour buses, the government screened the road-readiness of buses over the Waisak extended holiday in an

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Publicly listed telco firm Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison will launch a large language model (LLM) for the Indonesian language called Garuda in July, according to the

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told his ministers on Monday to stop coming up with new apps in a bid to cut the bureaucratic red tape and put the brakes on

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – A leopard and a black panther were spotted roaming Mount Gede Pangrango National Park (TNGGP) in Cianjur, West Java, as captured by surveillance cameras

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, known as Zulhas, has announced a nationwide investigation into suspected fraud in the filling of 3-kilogram LPG gas canister

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – A political communication observer from Esa Unggul University, M.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that he had met with the attorney general and the National Police chief to get clarification of reports that a top prosec