We Indonesians hear the national anthem "Indonesia Raya" (Great Indonesia) a lot as we go about our days.

Akhdi Martin Pratama, Jakarta – Activists from the Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform stormed the Ruby 1 and 2 meeting rooms at the Fairmont Hotel in Jakarta on Saturday

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has pledged to take firm action against civic organizations, locally known as ormas, engaged in extortion and intimidati

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Economist Awalil Rizky from Bright Institute assessed that the Finance Ministry is refusing to acknowledge the weakening dynamics of the national econom

The National Police has named Adj. Sr. Comr.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised the move by the Indonesian Military Law Revisions Working Committee (Panja RUU) and the government to dis

Hidayat Azriel, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – At least three democracy activists stormed into a hotel room in Jakarta on Friday, disrupting a closed-door meeting where lawmakers and govern

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform's (PAN-RB) decision to postpone the start date for the 2024 newly recruited civil servants (CASN) has

Tenggara Strategics – Nearly three weeks have passed since the much-anticipated launch of Danantara, Indonesia's latest and most ambitious investment entity, on Feb. 24, 2025.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Hasto Kristiyanto, secretary-general of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), remained defiant as his corruption trial commenced on Frida

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is working towards increasing research funding for higher education institutions in Indonesia to 1 percent of the country's gross domestic p

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama Central Board (PBNU) chairperson Yahya Cholil Staquf, or Gus Yahya, stated that the proposed Religious Freedom Law would serve as the state's

Raden Putri Alpadillah Ginanjar, Jakarta – The General Crime Investigation Directorate of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Regional Police has revealed new evidence in the case of former Ng

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has collected Rp 26.18 trillion ($1.6 billion) in Value-Added Tax (VAT) from digital transactions over the past five years, with contributions f

Jakarta – The government must act responsibly in the management of bullion banks owned by state companies.

An Indonesian cardinal has called for the release of a transsexual who was jailed for blasphemy after making a joke about Jesus.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto aims to eliminate extreme poverty by 2026 and reduce Indonesia's overall poverty rate from 8.7 percent to 4.5 percent by the end of h

President Prabowo Subianto held a four-hour discussion on Thursday with hundreds of leaders of public and private universities at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

Financing for gas project development from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and their financial institutions, such as the Asia Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank Group (WBG)

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry has resumed several priority infrastructure projects after receiving an approved budget increase from the Finance Ministry.

The government is still studying the financing mechanism for the establishment of 70,000 Red and White Village Cooperatives as envisioned by President Prabowo Subianto, Home Minister Ti

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The budget for the Smart Indonesia Program (PIP), which provides financial aid for education to underprivileged families, has been reduced by nearly Rp4

Muhammad Rifki Saebani, Tasikmalaya – Four villages in Tanjungsari Village, Sukaresik Subdistrict, Tasikmalaya Regency, were flooded following the overflow of the Cikidang and Citanduy

Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has logged approximately 114 reports of human rights violations related to the National Strategic Projects

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The head of the Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation (BKSAP) Mardani Ali Sera said the House of Representatives (DPR) is committed to supporting Pale

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Two high-ranking army officers serving in President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet have decided to resign from the military while retaining their civilian roles, Ar

Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus in February likely narrowed to $2.45 billion, despite a larger increase in exports and a small import growth, a Reuters poll showed on Friday,

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest environmental group, Walhi, has filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General's Office, accusing 47 companies of environmental des

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – After ten years, Indonesia will once again send migrant workers to Saudi Arabia, following President Prabowo Subianto's approval to lift the moratorium.

Heru Yustanto, Bogor – The government has issued suspension notices for a hotel and a golf course in Bogor Regency, alleging that they have been built on restricted forest land, Environ

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has no plans to resign from the Red and White Cabinet, a close confidant of President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday, adding that a cab

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – A group of Indonesian migrant fishermen filed a lawsuit against the American company named Bumble Bee Foods for alleged forced labor and human trafficking on

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is pushing to finalize the revision of Law No.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff (KSAD) General Maruli Simanjuntak dismisses the concerns over the New Order (Orde Baru) resurgence following the TNI Bill discussion

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Pantau Gambut, a non-governmental organization networked across 9 provinces, which focuses on research as well as advocacy and campaigns for the protection and

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The head of House Commission I, Utut Adianto, believes that the TNI Law revision will not bring back the military dual function similar to that of the Ne

Toto Sudiarjo, Sleman, Indonesia – A decade ago, Suyono's neighbors found his antics collecting the goat and quail droppings outside his home verging on the strange.

Wawan Kurniawan, Tangerang – Police have seized 13 tons of Minyakita cooking oil from a packaging facility in Tangerang and arrested the owner on fraud charges, an officer announced on

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government announced Thursday that it had already spent Rp 710.5 billion or approximately $43 million to roll out free meals to millions of Indonesian

Andika Pratama, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has allocated land in 326 regencies to support the establishment of 500 new battalions under the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TN

Dio Suhenda, Andi Hajramurni, and Yulia Savitri, Jakarta/Makassar/Palembang – President Prabowo Subianto's free birthday health screening program has seen low participation nationwide o

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Microsoft is set to launch a cloud region in Indonesia in the second quarter of this year.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A renewed plan by the Indonesian government to turn coal into gas or liquid fuel forms has received mounting backlash from climate experts who say it will be ec

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue tumbled 41.86 percent year-on-year in January to Rp 88.89 trillion ($5.42 billion), as businesses and taxpayers struggled with the rol

Jakarta – Vietnam's VinFast plans to build 100,000 electric vehicle charging stations across Indonesia, Jakarta's investment minister said, as the EV manufacturer pushes into the burgeo

Antara, Balikpapan – A viral video circulating on social media falsely depicts severe flooding in Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara, in Sepaku, East Kalimantan.

Saepul Jaenudin, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Bogor – The government has announced plans to construct 200 boarding schools nationwide to provide free education for students from low-income

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Fishers in the coastal city of Batam lodged a complaint against the Ocarina reclamation project, which damaged the sea where they hinged their livelihood.

Matthew Kish – Workers at two Indonesian factories that make products for Fanatics and Nike have reached a "groundbreaking" deal to address sexual violence in the workplace.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget (APBN) recorded a deficit of Rp 31.2 trillion ($1.9 billion) as of Feb.