Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police have issued a regulation obliging driver's license applicants to complete the course in government-approved driving schools, a senior offic

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – The government considers reducing the number of state-owned construction firms from currently seven to avoid overlapping businesses, an official has said.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government expressed confidence on Tuesday that will meet the target for the debt relief program despite a slow start in the first half of the year.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that reports of violence against women have increased since the enactment of the Law

Nadirsyah Hosen – The most important feature of democracy is the right of citizens to choose the people who exercise government power through electoral processes.

Jakarta – The National Police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said Tuesday, as the government cracks down

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has released an annual report (Catahu) covering the last 21 years, beginning in 2001.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government says it is ready to fight back should any countries pursue legal action against its bauxite export ban enforced earlier this month.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) found alleged illegal levy practices at the KPK's detention center.

Antara, Denpasar, Bali – A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) was found dead on Air Kuning Beach in Jembrana, Bali, due to being entangled in trawler nets, according to Bali's Denpasar Coast

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Press Council chairperson Ninik Rahayu hopes that the press will not be used as buzzers for one of the political parties in the 2024 general election.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives is set to pass the health bill into law despite opposition from organizations such as the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI).

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has agreed to import 1 million tonnes of rice from India in a move that it says is necessary to ensure a sufficient supply of the staple food amid

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The government has revoked the licenses of nearly two dozen universities engaged in fraud over the past week, adding to the hundreds it has shut down in recent

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Businesses have expressed worry that Indonesia's fight to soften the European Union's stance on deforestation may affect negotiations on the comprehensive econ

Antara, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has secured the rights to operate the Menzel Ledjmet Nord (MLN) oil and gas block in Algeria for the next 35 years following

Jakarta – We cannot overstate the severity of the allegations by whistleblower group Indoleaks that the government may have illegally used spyware to snoop on its own citizens.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Coalition for Change, a political alliance between the Democratic Party, the NasDem Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), is turning heads as

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia has ordered 13 long-range military radars from Thales to boost airspace surveillance efforts across its immense archipelago, the French manufacturer and st

Sudibyo Wiradji, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo launched at an event on Thursday the final phase of the 2025-2045 National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN), drafted by the M

Jakarta – Japanese Emperor Naruhito met President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday during his first state trip since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.Naruhito and Empress Masako

Indonesia has temporarily halted its visa-free policy for 159 countries. Of those, travelers from 92 countries can still obtain a Visa on Arrival (VOA) before entering the country.

Tokyo – Used F-15 fighter jet engines are being considered for export to Indonesia, according to several government sources.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia on Monday morning Jakarta time officially launched its Satria-1 satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo arrived at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta on Monday morning to give his deposition in

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M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Presidential Secretariate's spokesperson Bey Machmudin on Monday revealed that the meeting between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Defense Minister

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) director Bhima Yudhistira gave his opinion on the government's policy on restricting the purchase of subsid

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) is being urged to ensure that the General Elections Commission (KPU) reinstate the requirement for candidates to su

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is currently drafting the derivative regulations on the personal data protection law, and the document is expected to lay out the details of

Ricki Harahap, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party, of PKB, insisted on Monday that Chairman Muhaimin Iskandar must become a candidate for president or vice president in the 2024 ele

Nivell Rayda, Cianjur, Indonesia – They are seen as wasteful trash by many, but for some residents of a small city in the Indonesian province of West Java, empty plastic bottles are vie

Bill Birtles and Ari Wu in Jakarta – On a balmy evening down a quiet street in the bustling capital of Indonesia, a teenage boy was ordered by a man to do push-ups.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia officially complies with the international code for the protection of tourists formulated by the United Nations of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as an e

BeritaSatu, Denpasar – Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno indicated on Sunday that there will be no repeat of his pairing with Prabowo Subianto in the 2024 presidential election.

Fajar Widhiyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports fell by 6 percent in the first five months of the year when compared to the same period last year more because of a decline in commodity

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – Mining Advocacy Coordinator of non-governmental organization Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) Melky Nahar claimed that there are alleged environmental violations acr

Antara, Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo summoned Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar to the State Palace to discuss about the poor air qual

Ayos Carlos, Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train conducted another test on Friday in which the speed was increased to 300 kilometers per hour under heavy rain.

Jakarta – Indonesia survived yet another test of its hard-won democracy yesterday, when the Constitutional Court almost unanimously rejected a motion that would have essentially revived

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has named three palm oil companies as suspects in a corruption investigation, alleging misconduct in obtaining export permits at a time when ship

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – A steep rise in exports notwithstanding, Indonesia's trade balance was nearly wiped out in May because of a steeper increase in imports.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – From dawn, 53-year-old Muhtar had been sweeping the side of the road in Rawa Belong, West Jakarta.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's younger son and social media celebrity Kaesang Pangarep has been widely seen as gearing up to join a mayoral race nex

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia witnessed a 19.2 percent decline in its palm oil exports in April compared to what the country exported the previous month, according to industry

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The National Police's Human Trafficking Task Force in tandem with the North Kalimantan Regional Police and the Nunukan Resort Police arrested 12 people susp

Recha Tiara Dermawan, Jakarta – Jakarta is named the most polluted city in the world based on the data of Swiss air quality technology company IQ Air at 10:14 Jakarta time, June 14, 202

Theresia Sufa, Cianjur, West Java – Officials from the Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park Center and the Raptor Conservation Society have spotted a 10-day-old Javan hawk-eagle in Geger

Herman, Jakarta – New vehicle sales in Indonesia rose significantly in May after the sluggish performance in April when purchases declined amid the Ramadan holidays.

Andri Prasetiyo and Nabilla Gunawan – The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) between Indonesia and its major trading partners is at risk of stifling Indonesia's coal phase-out pr