Antara, Semarang – Pemalang Regent Mukti Agung Wibowo was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison on Monday after he was found guilty of taking more than Rp 5 billion ($340,000) in bribes from

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reports many countries are not making progress quickly enough to eradicate child marriage practices in the coming deca

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Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – With the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) settling on Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as its presidential candidate, the other

Anindito Ariwandono, Bandung – Hong Kong's luminous heritage has been facing an imminent crisis for the past couple of years.

Police have taken a bus driver in for questioning after his unattended vehicle plunged down a ravine in Guci, Tegal, Central Java on Sunday, killing one on board.

Teguh Suprayitno, Jambi, Indonesia – The lunchtime rush is well underway as customers file into a lively Padang-style restaurant here in the city of Jambi on Indonesia's Sumatra Island.

A female employee in Bekasi, West Java has reported her male boss to the police after he allegedly required her to sleep with him in exchange for a contract extension.

Jakarta – Remembering the virtues of press freedom remains as relevant today as when the United Nations General Assembly declared in 1993 to mark May 3 as World Press Freedom Day.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economy Airlangga Hartarto has again highlighted Indonesia's target to become a developed country by 2045.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is claimed to be growing at a faster rate compared to developed countries by logging a 5.03 percent economic growth during the first qu

M Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police has called for road users in the capital city to avoid passing the Arjuna Wiwaha Horse Statue in Central Jakarta, beside the National Monume

Police in Indonesia's Catholic-majority Flores Island summoned two Catholic villagers and two local activists and accused them of sedition over a planned protest during the upcoming sum

Jakarta – Thousand of healthcare workers comprising doctors, nurses and midwives demonstrated in Jakarta on Monday May 8 against the Draft Healthcare Law (RUU Kesehatan).

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Saturday criticized President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo for getting involved in politics too deeply ahead of the elections in a

Jakarta – A hypothetical presidential race between Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto shows that they are statistically tied, according to a new

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The Indonesian Health Ministry welcomes the revocation of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) status for Covid-19 by the World

Jakarta – In a visit to Sumatra's southernmost province Lampung on Friday, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo pledged that the central government could take over the work of improving road

Investor.id, Jakarta – The Indonesian Retailer Association, or Aprindo, mulls suing the government if the promised subsidies aimed at keeping cooking oil price low aren't paid.

Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said Friday he has given up ambition for reelection and will give way to a younger successor.

Wasisto Raharjo Jati – The recent nomination of Ganjar Pranowo, the governor of Central Java, as a presidential candidate by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has attr

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stated that he would depart for Lampung today, May 5, following videos showing damaged roads in the region made rounds on socia

Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa – From his small cell inside the Simeulue police station in north-west Indonesia, Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones expressed his deep remorse.

Indonesia is in the midst of another possible major pornography scandal, this time involving a woman wearing a niqab (face veil).

Anita Permata D, Fadhli Ruhman, Jakarta – Women journalists are vulnerable to gender-based violence in carrying out their journalistic duties, a Member of the National Commission on Vio

Antara, Jakarta – Cambodia has reportedly issued an apology to Indonesia over the upside-down Indonesian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2023 SEA Games at Morodok Techo National Sta

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – The Bogor administration in West Java reported a total of 2,001 children are at risk of stunted growth in the municipality, which shares borders with J

Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth kept pace in the first quarter of the year, official data showed Friday, ahead of an expected slowdown that analysts said would be triggered by lag

Jakarta – The recent dismissal of a middle-ranking officer with the North Sumatra Police is a repeat of the scandal surrounding a taxman now being investigated for alleged graft.

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Theresia Silalahi, Bali – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster confirmed on Friday that Israel will not take part in the World Beach Games organized by the Association of National Olympic Commi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The police will deploy 2,627 personnels to guard the upcoming 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, which will have Southeast Asian leaders

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry condemned the practice of 'staycation' as a requirement for workers to have their work contracts extended at companies in Cikarang, B

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed disagreement that Gerindra Party's chief patron Prabowo Subianto be paired with his son Gibran Rakabuming Raka in the

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Philippines' law enforcement authorities, in collaboration with the diplomatic missions in Manila, have recently rescued thousands of human trafficking

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to apologise to the victims and survivors of pas

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Agency (Disdukcapil) Head Budi Awaluddin stated that city officials would repatriate newcomers who have no house

Jakarta – The latest survey by the Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) shows that presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is ahead of his competitors in the second round of the 2024 presi

Faiz Zaki, M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with six chairpersons of political parties at the State Palace on Tuesday, May 2.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) observed that the government is still arrogant in terms of resolving past gross human right

Fadli, Batam – The coastal area of Kampung Melayu Nongsa in Batam, Riau Islands, has been contaminated by oil spills that authorities have said was from a tanker that caught fire in Mal

Muh Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – Future presidential candidate from Gerindra Party Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday claimed there are people who poke fun at his candidacy in the upcoming 2024

Sean Mowbray – Across the Indonesian island of Java, suitable habitat for Javan leopards shrunk by more than 1,300 square kilometers, or 500 square miles, between 2000 and 2020.

BTV, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo confirmed on Thursday that the National Democratic Party, or Nasdem, is no longer part of the pro-government coalition which now comprises

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jakarta – Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) Deputy Chairperson Fadli Zon has given an explanation in response to an issue that is often used to "attack" G

Jakarta – Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance Confederation (KASBI) General Chairperson Nining Elitos has emphasised that her organisation will not take part in openly supporting a

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – Head of the Cipinang State Detention Center Ali Sukarno denied the statement conveyed by actor Tio Pakusadewo on Kuya TV's Youtube Channel that there were mobile dr

BTV, Jakarta – A man who fired an airsoft gun at the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) building in Jakarta on Tuesday and died after a physical altercation with a security guard had mental

Sujith Pai, Bengaluru – Indonesian annual economic growth likely slowed to its weakest in more than a year in January-March and shrank on a quarterly basis as lower commodity prices hit

Maxensius Sambodo – Indonesia has great potential for renewable energy. In terms of installed capacity of geothermal plants, it is second only to the United States.