Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Ikhsan Abdullah, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), has reiterated the call to boycott products affiliated with Israel as a form

Agencies, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati "continues to carry out her duties in managing state finances," her ministry said in a statement on Friday, amid reports she m

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Communications Minister Budi Arie Setiadi has just dismissed rumors of mass cabinet resignation, saying that all ministers were busy focusing on their jobs

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The development of 20 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across various regions in Indonesia has attracted investments totaling Rp 177.5 trillion ($11.36 billi

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Ethics Council of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered several findings from a series of ethics hearings regarding alleged extortion p

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan commented on Rempang Eco-City conflict during his limited campaign in Batam today, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) politician, Deddy Yevri Hanteru Sitorus, claimed to have heard that five ministers in President

Jakarta – The government and the DPR are retaining the flexible provisions in the revised ITE Law. This is an increasing threat to freedom of expression.

Faris Mokhtar and Cynthia Li – Economists gave top marks to a dark horse candidate in Indonesia's presidential race, favoring former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan to oversee Southeast

On February 14, 2024, Indonesia will hold legislative and presidential elections.

Jakarta – Political party leaders in Surakarta, Central Java, have demanded Surkarta mayor and vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka to resign from his post because of his

Badung, Bali – Tourism operators in Bali have strongly opposed the government's new policy that increases taxes on places of entertainment, which they say will hit businesses such as ni

Jakarta – Indonesia's presidential candidates have pledged to strengthen the government's anti-corruption agency, laying out their plans ahead of the country's Feb 14 election, to count

Jakarta – As Indonesia enters the final stretch of the presidential election campaign season and as voters count down the days to the Feb.

Jakarta – Mining activity at a nickel industrial park linked to mainly Chinese companies has contributed to mass deforestation in Indonesia, a non-governmental group said in a report.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supervisory council began a series of ethics hearings on Wednesday into the conduct of 93 employees accused of solicit

Henderi Gunadi, Jakarta – In the run-up to the presidential election on Feb.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Newly inaugurated Chairman of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) M Fanshurullah Asa has revealed that the monopoly watchdog will prioritize ove

Vinnilya, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval rating remains high, reaching 77 percent, according to the latest survey conducted by Indikator Politik Indonesia (IPI).

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – China's electric vehicle producer Build Your Dreams (BYD) plans to invest $1.3 billion (Rp 20.3 trillion) to build a manufacturing plant in Indonesia wi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A report shows that about 14 percent of the Indonesian listed companies that it had sampled are in distress, with the metal and mining sector struggling th

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has called for the suspension of the controversial tax hike on nightclubs, karaoke houses, and bars due to m

Jakarta – Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has a commanding lead but is stagnating in popularity just a few weeks out from an election in February, an opinion poll sho

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia aims to triple its biomass consumption in power generation to 2.83 million metric tons in 2024, from 991,000 tons consumed last year in an effo

Jakarta – The prosecutors in the criminalization of Fatia and Haris should withdraw their appeal. This is a threat to freedom of expression.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – The Maleh Dadi Segoro or MDS Coalition raised concerns about the social and ecological impacts of the construction of the Semarang-Demak sea toll road, whi

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – A commemoration of 17 years of Kamisan (Thursday) actions was held opposite the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on January 18.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The central bank has allocated funds amounting to Rp 260 trillion ($16.63 billion) ahead of major celebrations, including the 2024 elections, Ramadan, a

Jakarta – A member of the Ganjar Pranowo-Mahfud MD campaign team, Todung Mulya Lubis, said the 2024 presidential election was the least democratic election since the start of the Reform

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said that farmers were the nation's heroes as they played a major role in providing food for the people.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is leading in the pivotal battleground provinces of West and East Java which collectively have more than 67 millio

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Muhaimin Iskandar has pledged to distribute state-owned land to farmers to improve their welfare and productivity if he and his running partner Ani

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has requested presidential candidate and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to maintain religious tolerance in Indonesia.

Indonesia mourns the loss of a revered clerical figure, Abdul Syakur Yasin, from Indramayu District in West Java, who passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

Bill Birtles –- On the rim of an 800-metre volcanic crater, tour guide Junaedi is shielding his face from the sulphur dioxide wafting from below.

Resty Woro Yuniar – A new report accuses a massive China-funded nickel industrial complex in Indonesia's Maluku province of causing "significant" environmental destruction and existenti

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry has assembled a team of experts to help formulate Indonesia's arguments in an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory case that seek

Pat Walsh – 2024 is looming like a democratic nightmare for two of Australia's most important allies. The US may elect Donald Trump.

Lee Sue-Ann, Maria Monica Wihardja – A recent survey shows that younger Indonesian voters, like their older fellow citizens, still hold traditional media and in-person conversations in

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – An Indonesian palm oil company that dropped a lawsuit against a fire expert whose testimony led to its being fined is suing a second time, in what observer

Jayapura, Jubi – Jean Hendrik Rollo, the Head of the Food Security and Agriculture Department in Jayapura City, expressed the need to promote modern agriculture to increase interest, pa

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that at least 458 houses in Pangkalpinang City, Bangka Belitung Province were submerged in floodwaters ranging

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has decided to raise the portion of its state budget for fertilizer subsidy, one of the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo administration's la

Zulkarnaini, Jakarta – A grouping of national figures have expressed concerns about the ongoing election process and say they have observed attempts to use excessive power to achieve fu

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Wednesday that the future capital, Nusantara, will have other places of worship, as the city began construction on a mo

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) convened a crucial meeting on Wednesday evening with all three presidential candidates and their running mates to p

Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister reported that the personal Instagram account belonging to coordinating security affairs minister

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 1 Anies Baswedan promises to transform Sorong in Southwest Papua into an agro-maritime city.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government has prepared incentives for businesses opposing the increase of entertainment tax.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has decided to keep the BI 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (BI7DRR) at 6 percent, as the inflation rate cools down to 2.61 percent, the lowest