Jakarta – Portfolio investment is on the rise in Indonesia and the country's capital market can help indicate the national economic growth, according to a recent forum.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stated that he would prioritize subsidies for the purchase of electric motorcycles over cars.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Rising Women's Alliance urges the House of Representatives or DPR, particularly its speaker Puan Maharani, to immediately pass the Bill on Domestic Workers

Antara, Jakarta – The World Water Council has praised the Indonesian government for its efforts to construct dams on a massive scale to address water resource management problems as wel

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says that the Indonesian automobile industry has experienced significant growth, and as a consequence, traffic has become

Jakarta – Indonesia extended the positive run of international trade to 33 straight months with another surplus of $3.87 billion in January, the Central Statistics Agency of BPS reporte

Saifulbahri Ismail, Jakarta – Indonesian domestic worker Rizki Nur Azkia had been kicked, punched and beaten by her former employers, a couple living in Jakarta.

Victoria Milko and Sibi Arasu, Samarinda, Indonesia – In Indonesia's region of East Kalimantan, the country's dependence on coal is on full display.

Yerica Lai and Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) has played down the recent meeting between Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto and East Java Governor Khof

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Though people in the area think of it as a haunted house, the building plays a vital role in preserving a part of Indonesian history and culture through its re

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The government has decided to increase the portion of domestic market obligation (DMO) of crude palm oil (CPO), the raw material of cooking oil, and slow

Jakarta – The government is putting on a brave face as its time frame for the establishment of a new capital city, to be called Nusantara, looks increasingly challenged by realities on

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The death sentence handed down to former National Police internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo has resonated strongly with a number of Indonesians as the country rec

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesian media players are pressing for the long-awaited media sustainability bill to include more responsibilities for big-tech platforms such as transparency

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta courtroom erupted into chaos on Wednesday after judges delivered a prison sentence of 18 months to Richard Eliezer for shooting policeman Nof

Muhammad Iqbal, South Tangerang – South Tangerang Mayor Benyamin Davnie said the city administration would send a warning letter to Ichsan Medical Center or IMC Bintaro Hospital, Ciputa

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Indonesia's corruption perception index score fell four points from 38 in 2021 to 34 the following year in 2022, which effectively drops the country fro

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman on Tuesday highlighted the finding of problematic electric vehicle battery waste management after it discovered that a number of batt

Jakarta – Labour Party President Said Iqbal has denied involvement in the manipulation of the data of political parties wanting to contest the 2024 elections in Sangihe Island regency,

Jakarta – The Indonesian People's Wave Party (Gelora) has refuted a statement by a North Sulawesi General Elections Commission (KPU) member on the manipulation of factual verification d

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A recent study has revealed that Indonesians are spending more than half of their digital time on the open internet, be it binge-watching their favorite sh

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is seeking to have the House of Representatives' approval on the renewables bill by this September, as the Southeast Asian countr

Amar Alfikar – "Trans women have the right to worship.

Syafiq Hasyim, Wahyudi Akmaliah – Despite observations that the group has become defunct, the 212 Movement has held a series of gatherings to display their opposition to President Joko

Jakarta – Former National Police general Ferdy Sambo could not escape the guilty verdict handed down by the South Jakarta District Court on Monday, nor will the police be able to simply

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's 2022 economic growth is beating most G20 countries, but is still far behind the world's largest oil exporter Saudi Arabia, according to Chief E

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) revealed a number of Money Laundering Crimes (TPPU) cases throughout 2022 with a total value of Rp18

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) in responding to the death sentence handed to the defendant of the police murder case trial

David Priyasidarta, Bondowoso – Flash floods hit two villages in the Mount Ijen area, Bondowoso Regency, East Java, on Sunday evening, February 12, 2023.

Jakarta – Indonesia and China have agreed to a budget overrun to the tune of US$1.2 billion (S$1.6 billion) for the first high-speed railway project in the Southeast Asian country, an I

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The South Jakarta Court on Tuesday convicted the fourth defendant in the murder of policeman Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat and sentenced him to 13 years in priso

Mike Yeo, Melbourne, Australia – The Indonesian Navy's modernization efforts are at risk from budget shortfalls and industrial inexperience, according to experts.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has again summoned Communications and Information Minister Johnny G.

Mike Yeo, Melbourne, Australia – A recent agreement between Indonesia and Vietnam over maritime boundaries in the South China Sea will likely smooth over the occasionally tense relation

Jakarta – Last week, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo reiterated in strong terms that he had never tolerated corruption.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform says that the plan to establish regional military commands (Kodam) in every province is a step backwards for TNI (Indone

Jakarta (Antara) – The mining and quarrying business sector contributes the largest to the East Kalimantan Province's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) in 2022, reaching 53.24 perc

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – An Indonesian police general who ordered the killing of his bodyguard has been sentenced to death after a panel of judges rejected

Max Lane – President Joko Widodo's recent acknowledgement of certain human rights violations in Indonesia took many by surprise.

Rebecca Root – After decades of debate, the Indonesian government announced a finalised version of its new criminal code at the end of 2022.

Rakyan Adibrata and Jasminder Singh – The announcement by the Indonesian authorities that Askary Sibghotul Haq, the son of former Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leader Para Wijayanto, has been i

Tika Ayu, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana in a discussion on Sunday said the lack of capable antigraft policies also contributes to Indonesia's de

Jakarta – Gerindra Party deputy chief patron Sandiaga Uno has said that he will discuss with party leader Prabowo Subianto the aspirations of the United Development Party (PPP), followi

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Security and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD has called on the National Police to launch a probe into a road rage incident that has drawn widespre

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun what it claims is the selection process to determine its presidential candidate, with talk o

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) expressed hope that the Bill on Protection of Domestic Workers (PPRT Bill) could immediately be passed in

Medan, North Sumatra – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who has long been known as a rock fan, over the weekend joined the crowd who gathered at a convention center in Medan, North Sumat

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Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia's tech players big and small have not been spared from the global trend of layoffs in the sector. Here are some retrenchments in the past year: