Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Agriculture Ministry has stepped up efforts to control animal disease in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, after an anthrax case was detected in Dadapayu Village, a

Fika Nurul Ulya, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto carried out a cabinet reshuffle last week on Thursday October 1 in which officials from the President Joko "Jokowi"

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Agrarian Justice has condemned the inauguration of Police Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo as Head o

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs is currently updating the national religious education data.

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – A survey by the Segara Research Institute found that 73.8 percent of online motorcycle and taxi drivers in Indonesia joined the gig economy because they could no

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Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The petitioner in the 2024 presidential election dispute, Denny Indrayana, views witness and expert testimony during the Constitutional Court evidentiary

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Two judges from the Constitutional Court, Saldi Isra and Arsul Sani, have been reported to the Constitutional Court Ethics Council (MKMK) by the Gibran 0

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Academician Rocky Gerung clarified that the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres) does not hold a technical position within the government, but rather

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy showed signs of resilience in September, with inflation remaining within the central bank's target range, the trade balance posting a larger surplus in Aug

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy External Coordinator Andrie Yunus is reported to be in reasonably good condition and is continuing to a

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors have uncovered alleged manipulation in a Rp 1.2 trillion rupiah ($72 million) procurement project for electric motorcycles intended to s

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday inaugurated a 26-member Presidential Advisory Council comprising former senior government officials, business leaders, religious figures a

Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Indonesia's five richest women have a combined net worth of about $18.1 billion, or Rp325 trillion, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List.

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto reshuffled his Red and White Cabinet on Thursday, moving several ministers and senior officials to new positions, including Ene

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia is spending hundreds of trillions of rupiah on flagship programs as economists raise concerns over weak job creation, a shrinking middle class an

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated former Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno as Chair of the Presidential A

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The presidential election dispute (PHPU) hearing for Case No.

Aep Sopandi, Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's employers have urged the government and the House of Representatives to review the proposed Labor Protection Bill, warning that overly

Antara, Jakarta – The head of Indonesia's Government Communications Agency (Bakom), Syahganda Nainggolan, is planning to establish a special team to study the impact of algorithms and a

Jakarta – Two new islands have emerged in waters surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau following a major eruption last month that grounded flights for days, the head of Indonesia's volcano mo

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus with the United States continued to widen despite Washington's tariff measures, but economists warn against complacency as furthe

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia will introduce two new economic incentives in 2027, offering 6% mortgage rates to salaried workers earning around Rp 17 million ($947) a month a

Jakarta – An excavator smashed through roofs and walls, leaving piles of rubble where a cluster of "luxury villas" stood inside an Indonesian prison amid allegations that selected inmat

Agencies, Jakarta – The National Police have arrested the captain of the ship that capsized last month in the Java Sea, an incident that killed at least 78 people and triggered a long a

Muhammad Fajar Mutaqien, Jakarta – Indonesia will inject an additional Rp20 trillion ($1.2 billion) into the country's national health insurance system to strengthen the finances of sta

Muhammad Yoppy Adhi Hernawan – In another alarming and unsettling sign of increasing militarisation under Prabowo Subianto's presidency, members of the Indonesian military (Tentara Nasi

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto conducted a significant cabinet reshuffle ahead of the two-year mark of his administration.

On 26 September 2026, Indonesian Marine personnel allegedly apprehended Mr Wilem Wakom, a civil servant (ASN) and resident of Wakom Village, East Aifat District, Maybrat Regency, Papua

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – A new investigation has raised concerns over the welfare of wildlife used in Bali's tourist sector, documenting cases in which animals are allegedly expose

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has nominated the Head of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), Police Commissioner General Suyudi Ario Seto, as the candida

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that the expansion of data centres for AI could trigger water crises in various regions if the government continues to pr

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia (IDX: GIAA) has slipped back into negative equity as higher fuel costs weigh on Indonesia's flag carrier despite stronger revenue and a gover

On 30 September 2026, police officers reportedly arrested Tilius Telenggen, 26, an activist and member of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Makassar branch (see photo on top, sou

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Yogyakarta has experienced Indonesia's longest dry spell this season, reaching 131 consecutive days without rain.

Surabaya – The atmosphere in front of Malang City Hall suddenly fell silent on Thursday evening October 1.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In 2016, following the most devastating land and forest fires in its recorded history the previous year, the Indonesian government set up an agency to rest

Rebecca Ratcliffe – The mother's hands were peeling from walking on the torched ground. Her eight-month-old baby, which clung to her side, was dehydrated and thin.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Every afternoon around 4 p.m., a familiar and friendly jingle echoes through the narrow alleys of Neighborhood Unit (RT) 11/Community Unit (RW) 07 in Ganda

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Cibinong, West Java – Indonesian lawmakers are scheduled to inspect Cibinong Prison on Wednesday following the discovery of 16 buildings near the facility, some con

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has allocated Rp 5 trillion ($278.26 million) for a pilot program offering free education from elementary to senior high school in 2027, as

Ketapang, West Kalimantan – Housework in the morning followed by several hours of firefighting: women in West Kalimantan risk life and limb to battle blazes making their communities sic

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The 2024 presidential election dispute regarding the validity of Gibran Rakabuming Raka's vice-presidential candidacy has moved to the evidentiary stage

Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-screen televisions and expensive cars alleg

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – The rupiah is expected to weaken further against the US dollar on Wednesday as elevated oil prices amid geopolitical tensions and expectations of further U

Agencies, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia's capital topped a global pollution ranking on Wednesday and nearby Singapore came in third, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia blamed

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The death of a civil servant participating in a basic military training under the Defense Ministry's Reserve Component (Komcad) over the weekend has raised fre

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto stated that President Prabowo Subianto has directed the design of an educational model that suppor

Agencies, Jakarta – The National Police charged a train driver Tuesday with allegedly failing to hit the brakes in time to prevent a crash that killed 16 women near Jakarta in April, an

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has named former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Deputy for Procurement and Distribution Secretary Colonel Budi Utomo a