Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – Prosecutors have filed an appeal against Kabanjahe District Court's life sentences for two murderers and a 20-year jail term for a third man convicted in the

Stania Puspawardhani, Jakarta – Mr Andri Prihatin has been patiently unloading sacks of rice and bottled water in the past week at a neighbourhood grocery store in Jakarta, leaving behi

Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) urges stringent action by the government related to the rape case involving a 31-year-old re

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III, Hasbiallah Ilyas, approves the Indonesian government's decision to maintain the

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Economist Khudori of the Indonesian Political Economy Association (AEPI) said the interpretation of President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to remove import quot

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The number of travelers for the annual Eid al-Fitr homecoming, or mudik, in 2025 dropped by 4.69 percent compared to the previous year, according to data r

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Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has addressed concerns regarding the proposed evacuation of one thousand refugees from Gaza to Indonesia, emphasizing that this i

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has strongly criticized the ongoing discussion regarding the potential conferment of the t

Ricki Putra Harahap, Antalya, Turkiye – President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed Indonesia's neutral stance on the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, stating that both

Jakarta – The new police regulation restricting the movement of accredited foreign journalists in Indonesia comes after a series of incidents between the police and journalists in gener

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index slumped nearly 4 percent this week, marking its steepest decline in years, as investors digested fre

The Indonesian Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) strongly condemns the digital attack in the form of distributed denial of service (DDoS) against the Tempo news porta

Jakarta – Indonesia has often displayed hypocrisy.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has stated that President Prabowo Subianto's sympathy towards the families of corruptors is misplaced.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – An analyst recently warned about the dire consequences of easing local content policy just to get the US to revise its reciprocal tariffs.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently said that it was about time for Indonesia and Turkiye to get rid of trade barriers as the two countries are trying to s

Salman Mardira, Cirebon – A total of 1,126 employees who were laid off by footwear company Yihong Novatex Indonesia in Cirebon, West Java, may potentially be rehired, a Manpower Ministr

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Hariyadi B.S.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia is on track to achieve a rice surplus of up to 12 million tons this year, bolstering its ambition to become a major player in the global rice export

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesian furniture and handicraft exporters are bracing for potential disruptions as the United States considers imposing a steep 32 percent tariff on import

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto should not risk playing with fire when managing state-owned banks.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has released findings on the acts of repression that took place during the protests against the Indonesian Nation

Gatra Priyandita and Christian Guntur Lebang – The Indonesian military has a new role in cybersecurity but, worryingly, no clear doctrine on what to do with it nor safeguards against hu

Fadhilah Fitri Primandari – Waves of mass protests have swept across Indonesia over the past two months.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) recorded that hundreds of people fell victim to violence and were arrested by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Indonesian Police (

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association (IISIA) on Friday warned of a possible influx of Chinese steel products into the domestic market, as China s

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Jakarta chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Jakarta) and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) condemned the distributed den

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Member of House Commission VI, Rieke Diah Pitaloka, warned President Prabowo Subianto of a potential wave of layoffs prompted by Trump's reciprocal tariffs.

Jakarta – National strategic projects (PSN) that it is claimed will accelerate development have in fact repeatedly harmed local people.

Dwi Bowo Raharjo, Alfian Winanto – Activists from the Victim's Solidarity Network for Justice (JSKK) took part in the 857th Kamisan action opposite from the Merdeka Palace in Central Ja

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has reported that 83 individuals sustained injuries and 161 were arrested during demonstrations against the proposed rev

Junaidi Hanafiah, Rahmi Carolina, Vinolia, Rokan Hulu/Padang/Central Aceh, Indonesia – In separate incidents in early March, officials across three Indonesian provinces rescued a critic

Agencies, Jakarta – France could eye future investments in Indonesia in the country's energy, tech, AI (artificial intelligence) and transport sectors, said French trade minister Lauren

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Tempo news website has been hit by a massive cyber attack following the publication of a report on online gambling since Sunday, April 6, 2025.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has urged President Prabowo Subianto to abolish the death penalty in the revision of Law Number 35 of 2009 co

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – The National Police on Thursday confirmed receiving a report of an alleged data breach at Bank DKI, a regional bank owned and operated by the Jakart

Jakarta – Governments around the world are grappling with how to react to steep tariffs slapped by the United States on almost all imports.

Chandni Vatvani, Jakarta/Bogor, Indonesia – Indonesia's ambitious free nutritious meal programme has faced several hiccups since it was launched three months ago.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Aufaa Luqmana Re A, a 20-year-old citizen, filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract against former President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, and former Vice Presiden

On Thursday April 10 the Civil Society Movement to Bring Suharto to Justice (GEMAS), which is made up of families of victims of gross human rights violations, a network of civil society

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has pledged to pursue deregulation, or the simplification of existing rules, in the fiscal sector to shield Indonesia from "global econo

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – With the Islamic month of Ramadan now over, a familiar sight has returned to the streets of daytime Jakarta: street vendors serving up chicken porridge, an

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – The rupiah exchange rate surpassed Rp17,000 per US dollar after Eid Al-Fitr 2025.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have identified the courier for the delivery of a pig's head without its ears to Tempo.

Kuala Lumpur – Planned United States tariffs could reduce Indonesia's potential growth by 0.3 to 0.5 percentage points, but a 90-day pause in implementing the levies allows time to disc

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The spokesperson of the Authority of the Capital City of Nusantara (IKN) Troy Pantouw mentioned that the development of the new capital city is still ongoing.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesian Press Council Chairperson Ninik Rahayu believes that President Prabowo Subianto's interview with seven journalists from seven different media

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Convicted graft felon Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra has been dragged back into the spotlight after anti-corruption investigators questioned him over an allege