Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has expanded the range of foreign currencies allowed for the placement of export earnings from natural resource commodities, permitting expo

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has criticized the directive to shoot suspected street robbers, or locally known begal, on the spot.

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Jakarta authorities are stepping up efforts to curb rising street crime after a wave of violent robberies and mugging cases in the Indonesian capital spar

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate General in Istanbul, Darianto Harsono, stated that nine Indonesian citizens detained by the Israeli military suffered physical

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – All Indonesian citizens who were held captive by Israel while participating in the Gaza humanitarian mission Global Sumud Flotilla 2.0 have been released.

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's plantation industry pushed back on Thursday after President Prabowo Subianto announced a policy requiring natural

Delfi Neski, Effendi Rusli, Padang/Pekanbaru – A massive blackout swept across Sumatra island on Friday evening after a major disruption in the regional power transmission system, leavi

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has urged investors and stakeholders to remain calm and trust its policy direction, particularly regarding the establishment o

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amid turbulent economic conditions, President Prabowo Subianto hosted a number of former state officials from the era of 5th President Susilo Bambang Yu

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia's Student Executive Body (BEM UI) sent a condolence flower wreath to the State Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia may have large natural gas reserves, but replacing imported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with compressed natural gas (CNG) for millions of house

Hearts of Palestine (HOPE), which is made up of several civil society organisations, groups and individuals, strongly condemns the actions of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in interce

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Secretary General of Gerindra Party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, stated that President Prabowo Subianto genuinely appreciates the Indonesian Democratic Part

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday that Indonesia has significantly increased judicial salaries, including compensation fo

Zane Goebel, Sonia Roitman and Udiana Dewi (The Conversation) – Indonesia plans to build a "Giant Sea Wall" more than 500 kilometers long to defend Java's north coast from rising sea le

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the Israeli military's arrest of Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) 2.0 volunteers violates

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia announces remote work extension for civil servants.

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Education stakeholders have welcomed the government's plan to introduce English lessons at an earlier stage of schooling, calling it a positive step toward str

Bambang Ismoyo, Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Indonesia's electronics trade is coming under growing pressure as the rupiah weakens toward Rp 18,000 per US dollar, driving up prices and sharply

Twenty-eight years after reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – Indonesia is showing increasingly serious signs of democratic decline.

Brigitta Belia Permata Sari, Jakarta – A Kamisan (Thursday) action coinciding with the 28th anniversary of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – touched on a num

President Prabowo Subianto's intent to include the Red-and-White Village Cooperatives in the development of a large-scale solar power plants (PLTS) project could lead to future problems

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious 2027 economic growth target of 5.8% to 6.5% remains achievable despite mounti

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta's air quality on Thursday morning fell into the unhealthy category, ranking first among cities with the worst air quality in the world.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Associated Press, Jakarta – Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) plunged more than 3% on Thursday as investors dumped commodity-linked shares after President Prabowo Subian

Padang, Indonesia – Nine people were killed on May 14 in Indonesia's West Sumatra province after heavy rain triggered the collapse of a 30-meter (100-foot) cliff at an illegal gold mine

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said the government projects the country's economy to grow between 5.8 percent and 6.5 percent in 2027, supported by economic str

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Israeli forces have abducted all 9 Indonesians who were aboard the Gaza-bound aid ships as of Wednesday at 7.13 a.m Jakarta time, according to the Foreign

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has trimmed the budget for its flagship Free Meal Program (MBG) by an estimated Rp 67 trillion ($3.77 billion) as President Prabowo Subianto pus

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia is gaining greater respect on the global stage, claiming that foreign leaders now view the country as an importan

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesians should not be overly impressed by countries that achieved prosperity by exploiting the wealth of oth

Jakarta – Indonesia has largely kept fuel prices at pump stations affordable despite a roughly 50 per cent surge in global oil prices since the Iran war, swelling the country's already

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to accelerating national industrialization, including plans to expand

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia's Student Executive Body (BEM UI) staged a symbolic demonstration at Tugu Makara on the Depok Campus on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia is targeting Rp 63.5 trillion ($3.6 billion) in tourism investment across 13 priority destinations in 2026, but officials say investment flows

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia will maintain its 2026 state budget macroeconomic assumptions despite the rupiah weakening to around Rp 17,700 per US dollar, Finance Minister Pu

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto today, Wednesday, May 20, during the plenary session of the House of Representatives, cited the "deep state," or the unauthorize

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will use advanced technology to search for the hidden assets of corruptors in bunkers.

Simon Butt & Tim Lindsey – The corruption trial underway in Jakarta of Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia's former Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and co-founder of G

M Ghafur Fadillah, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks extended their decline on Wednesday as investors reacted to a mix of domestic pressures, including B

Jakarta – Ride-hailing company Grab Indonesia said it will discontinue its "Akses Hemat" subscription program for motorcycle taxi driver-partners, citing the need for better adjustments

Syahrul Yunizar – Amnesty International's latest report has revealed findings related to a coordinated disinformation campaign.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia unexpectedly delivered a larger-than-anticipated interest rate hike on Wednesday, raising its benchmark BI Rate by 50 basis points to 5.25%

Herman, Jakarta – Ride-hailing company GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO) said on Tuesday it fully supports the Indonesian government's new regulation requiring ride-hailing platforms to alloc

Antara, Jakarta – The rupiah weakened at the close of trading on Tuesday, falling 38 points or 0.22 percent to Rp17,706 per US dollar, from Rp17,668 earlier.

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Halmahera, Indonesia – New research examining Indonesia's vast nickel-processing regions has documented rising rates of ill health and workplace harm linked to a key industry supplying

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt rose to $434 billion in the first quarter of 2026, increasing 0.5% from the previous quarter and 0.8% year-on-year.

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering legal measures to seek the release of nine Indonesian citizens reportedly detained by Israeli forces while participating in the humanit

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Lawyers from the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), including Andrie Yunus, have reported a panel of judges from Military Court II-08 Jakarta who are handli