Jakarta – The government and House of Representatives have settled on the fee hike for Indonesians performing the haj this year.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Market Traders Association or Ikappi recorded that prices of several basic commodities increased ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, incl

Deasy Simandjuntak, Aswin Lin – A fatal incident last month involving a Chinese-owned mining company raises the spectre of political opportunists exploiting anti-Chinese sentiments in t

Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities should immediately release Robison Saul, a fisherman and activist on Sangihe Island in North Sulawesi province, and quash his politically motivated

Vincent Fabian Thomas, Jakarta – The construction of a hydropower plant in Batang Toru district in South Tapanuli has caused global controversy for years as it is built in the habitat o

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia has unveiled a host of tax breaks to attract companies and people to move to its new capital Nusantara in the heart of Borneo.

Chris Barrett – In the second week of January, Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed deep regret for the country's dark history of human rights violations, chief among them one of

Filipe Pacheco and Fathiya Dahrul – PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy ended flat in its Jakarta trading debut after a 9.06 trillion rupiah ($596 million) initial public offering, Indonesia

Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD has called on police investigators to prosecute the assault case involving the son of a rich tax official

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan District Court in North Sumatra sentenced a YouTuber to one year in prison on Thursday for blasphemy against Islam.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has officially removed Rafael Alun Trisambodo, an extremely rich tax official and father of an assault suspect, from his position pend

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the ministry opened a complaint channel dubbed Whistleblowing System (WISE).

Antara, Jakarta – Heavy rain showering Jakarta since the early hours of today led to flooding in four neighborhood units or RT up to a height of 30 centimeters, the Regional Disaster Mi

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's ethics council is to start questioning all nine members of the bench on Monday in connection with irregularities in the court's decision

Jakarta – Out of the blue, the government recently announced a plan to form new regional military commands (Kodam) in each of the country's 37 provinces, citing the need to strengthen t

Rangga Pandu A J, Resinta S, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on all governors across Indonesia to encourage public spending in a bid to drive national economi

The Indonesian Air Force (IDAF) has taken delivery of its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

Claire Jiao and Norman Harsono – Indonesians should save less money and spend more on shopping, concerts and sporting events so that consumption can drive stronger economic growth, Pres

Jakarta – Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) political analyst Philips J.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Author Isna Marifa published her debut work titled Mountains More Ancient in 2020. It is a fictional tale with a real historical backdrop.

Chris Gunness, London – For the past four months, Indonesia's Constitutional Court has been considering a petition to allow cases according to the principle of universal jurisdiction, b

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently building the brand new state capital of Nusantara from scratch, and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is confident that the government

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Acting Governor of Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono encouraged residents to use Transjakarta buses in a bid to ease traffic jams in the capital whose congestion rank

Tunggul Wirajuda, Jakarta – Leading Australian expert on Indonesia Max Lane recounts late Indonesian literary giant Pramoedya Ananta Toer's role in inspiring the downfall of former pres

A man who was arrested for assault has come under even more public scrutiny after people learned that he has been living large as the son of a tax official.

Shut up and just squeeze on board, Jakarta commuters.

Jakarta – Indonesia on Wednesday launched the first phase of mandatory carbon trading for coal power plants, part of efforts by Southeast Asia's biggest economy to boost renewable energ

Ankur Banerjee and Patturaja Murugaboopathy, Singapore – A sudden surge of foreign interest in Indonesian bonds may be reaching a peak, as investors see local interest rates holding ste

Brurce Muhammad Mecca – Despite the country's good progress in addressing climate change, two recent surveys have shown many Indonesians do not understand climate change or its causes.

Norman Harsono and Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia is unveiling a slew of tax breaks to lure companies and people to move to its new capital in the heart of Borneo.

Yogyakarta (Asia News Network) – Malaysia and Indonesia will review the cost of hiring domestic Indonesian workers at a more reasonable rate, said Malaysian Minister of Human Resources

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Race teams have begun to arrive at Lake Toba in North Sumatra for the upcoming F1 PowerBoat Championship slated to be held over the weekend.

Kenji Kanasugi, Jakarta – The view from the top of the mountain was impressive and thought-provoking.

Apriadi Gunawan and Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – A Sumatran elephant has died of malnutrition and malabsorption during treatment due to a dental infection at the Aek Nauli Elephant Conservat

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Deputy State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Kartika Wirjoatmodjo announced an agreement had been reached between Indonesia and China regarding the amou

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The plan voiced by Jakarta provincial government to purchase 21 electric vehicles or EVs for the city officials in 2023 has drawn controversy.

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Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) of Central Java revealed its audit results that Wings Group, one of the country's leading fast-moving cons

Pribadi Wicaksono (Contributor), Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Regional Office of the Religious Affairs Ministry (Kanwil Kemenag) assessed that the waiting time for the hajj pilgrimage in

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia still has 68 unexplored oil and gas basins across the archipelago, and the resource-rich country wants to ramp up its exploration, according to E

Jakarta (Agencies) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially nominated Bank Indonesia governor Perry Warjiyo for a second five-year term in the post, a senior lawmaker at the Hous

After daybreak, the village of Labota begins to shudder with the roar of motorbikes.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Samsung is zeroing in on Indonesia's smartphone market, of which OPPO still commands the biggest share, with its foldable devices capturing more consumers in the

Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court's decision to hand down a relatively lenient sentence to justice collaborator Second Agent Richard Eliezer last week marked a breakthrough in

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government plans to introduce incentives on electric vehicle (EV) purchases in March in a bid to boost EV adoption, while helping the country to reduce consu

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Ministry's acting director general of domestic trade, Kasan, said the oil palm domestic obligation market (DMO) realization had only r

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) chairperson M Afif Hasbullah revealed a number of findings of hoarding of bulk cooking oil in simple

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey organised by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) in January shows that the United Indonesia Party (Partai Perindo)

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – The Bali administration has set a target of collecting Rp 31.5 billion (US$2.07 million) in tourist donations this year.

Tria Sutrisna, Jakarta – Human rights activists Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti are ready to face trial on charges of defamation against Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs an