Juliana Harsianti – Online bullying of women and girls in Indonesia skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this disturbing trend has continued and even intensified ahead of the F

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission for Child Protection said that throughout 2023 there were 3,547 complaints regarding cases of child rights or violence.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The rupiah closed up by 18 points to trade for 15,399 per US dollar at the close of this year's trade on Friday, December 24, 2023.

Nabiyla Risfa Izzati– Gig platforms have mushroomed in Indonesia in the past decade. But regulations have lagged and it's the workers who pay.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ayos Carlos, Denpasar – Dozens of travelers, both foreign and domestic, left their cars and had to walk to the Ngurah Rai International Airport as traffic congest

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Ministry of Finance has implemented a policy to levy a tax on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as vape, effective from Jan.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – According to local ranger Ajo, no one should have been trekking on Mount Marapi, one of Indonesia's most famous volcanoes located in West Sumatra, o

Dewi Tan – Living among 13 rivers and flood canals, the residents of Jakarta are no strangers to the presence of water flowing through the city.

Jakarta – The East Jakarta Prosecutor's Office has arrested Indra Charismiadji, a spokesman for the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar campaign team, for alleged tax embezzlement and mone

Jakarta – After five years of efforts to become a global hub for electric vehicles (EV), this may be a good time for Indonesia to do some self-reflection.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Once seen as the country's most effective graft fighting institution, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is ending 2023 with a significant public confide

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Businesses have shown resilience and growth throughout 2023, but for some companies, this year marks their final chapter.

Nabiel Gibran El Rizani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has signed a decree on the dismissal of Firli Bahuri from the chairmanship of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KP

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi welcomed the visit of the alliance of village heads associations at the State Palace in Jakarta on Friday, Dec. 29.

Jakarta – Young people across Indonesia are standing up to fight for their futures amid anxiety about the climate crisis and the environmental destruction that will threaten their lives

Jakarta – The campaign team for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka says the candidates would consider taxing small and medium enterprise

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan promised to provide a sufficient supply of subsidized diesel fuel for fishermen and make it easier for them to obtain licenses during a c

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD has promised that the government will pay the salaries of Quran teachers at pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) if he wins the 2024 elec

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Nusantara Authority, the agency that is in charge of overseeing Indonesia's future capital project, wants the state-owned aerospace company Dirgantara

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The nickel smelter of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industri (GNI) in North Morowali, Southeast Sulawesi, caught fire again on Thursday, Dec. 28.

Jakarta – Vice presidential candidate and Surakarta mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka said he was not disturbed by the presence of a banner rejecting him with the message "#SoloBukanGibran"

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The head of the labor union of IMIP Hendri said that the compensation given to the victims of the smelter fire is not an adequate remedy for the situation.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta's General Elections Supervisory Agency or Bawaslu cancels its summon for vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Raka on his all

Antara, Jakarta – The head of the language and literature development center at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud) Abdul Khak responded to the is

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Joniansyah Hardjono, Jakarta – The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's Class I Immigration Office rejected 1,169 foreign nationals from entering Indonesia throughout 2023.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Analysts have criticized new guidelines for the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) as ineffective and toothless because of their nonbinding nature, and en

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia, like most other countries, has committed to cutting carbon emissions by relying less on coal and more on renewable sources of energy, but the past yea

Jakarta – Our heartfelt condolences go to the families of the 19 workers who were killed on Sunday, in an explosion at the nickel smelter of PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo has suggested expanding tobacco downstream research to open opportunities for other uses of the plant besides cigarettes

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir said Indonesia had improved in Islamic economy, ranking third globally in the 2023 State of the Global Islamic Economy (SG

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Since its inception in 2017, the Jakarta-based Sustainable District Association, or LTKL, has brought together district governments and other stakeholders

Ade Suherman, Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin advised his potential successors on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the prescribed boundaries of the vice-presiden

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police announced on Thursday that they have brought criminal charges against 11 individuals accused of performing in pornographic videos after a mo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's industrial confidence index has slightly dropped in December 2023, although most businesses remain positive that they will grow in the coming m

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has said it would be better to use the development funding earmarked to build the country's new capital Nusantara in Kalimantan to repair

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Foreign Affairs Ministry has denied vice presidential candidate Mahfud MD's recent claims that some diplomats only secured their spot simply because of

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto attended on Tuesday an event to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Aceh tsunami disaster with former president Susilo Bambang Yudh

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo is proposing a program called "1 Keluarga Miskin 1 Sarjana" (one undergraduate for one poor family) that will provide more opportunities

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Strong consumption has helped Indonesia achieve relatively good economic performance this year despite having to face the beginning of the end of the commodity b

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Presidential candidates spent the majority of their fourth week of the campaign window trying to solidify support in their respective stronghold provinces, while

Jakarta – The head of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka campaign team for young women voters (Pink Fanta), Suci Suaib Saenong, has said the candidate pair will seek to resolve

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government expects an uptrend in underground mining to take hold in the country as surface mineral reserves continue to decline.

Jakarta – A senior minister and close confidant of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that the incumbent is keen to have his eventual successor link up with key international partn

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – Firli Bahuri, the suspended chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), was found guilty on Wednesday of violating ethics by engaging with a

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – A recent survey published on Wednesday indicates Prabowo Subianto as the clear frontrunner in the upcoming February 14 presidential election, with Ganjar

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will continue its Palestinian advocacy as it will soon start its term at the United Nations Human Rights Council, according to Foreign Affairs Mi

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto pledged on Wednesday to follow in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's footsteps by reconciling with political advers

Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian workers protested on Wednesday (Dec 27) against conditions at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant where an explosion killed at least 18 people and

Bahodopi – The Association of Organisations (Poros) of Mourning Workers held a peaceful demonstration in front of the PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) offices in Fatufia Vil