Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – When Indonesian cooking oil prices started climbing in November, authorities faced pressure to contain the cost of the household necessity made from palm

Medan, North Sumatra – Twelve women working in an illegal gold mine in North Sumatra province were killed when a cliff collapsed and triggered a landslide that buried them, police said.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A court in Jakarta has rejected a lawsuit by a remote island community against a gold-mining operation that overlaps onto their villages, in a ruling deeme

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Friday (April 29) he had turned down a request for arms from Ukraine's leader and urged him and his Russian counterpart to

Kremlin, Twitter, Jakarta – The Russian Presidential Office on its website confirmed that a telephone conversation between President Vladimir Putin and Indonesian President Joko Widodo,

Christopher Knaus and Ben Doherty – Staring at the camera, Anto's face, wide-eyed and child-like, invites a simple question.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Covid-19 task force announced on Thursday, April 28, 2022, that the daily growth of confirmed coronavirus cases was 412 with most of them comin

David Fogarty, Singapore – Indonesia's fifth-straight annual decline in primary forest loss in 2021 shows government and business policies are working, experts from the World Resources

Jakarta – Starting 00:00 a.m. today, Indonesia has stopped all palm oil and its derivatives exports to drive cooking oil prices to below $1 at local markets.

Jakarta – Shares of some of Indonesia's leading palm oil plantation companies and the rupiah currency dropped on Thursday after the government shocked markets by making last-minute chan

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A local court on Tuesday opened the trial of a Quran teacher from Depok, West Java, who was indicted for child molestation involving 10 female students, all minor

Maria Monica Wihardja and Siwage Dharma Negara – Indonesia's food policy management has received a potential boost as it has set up a new National Food Agency (NFA), but vast challenges

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – A survey conducted on April 14-19, 2022, by pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia showed that public satisfaction with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo conti

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Bogor District Head Ade Munawaroh Yasin was arrested late Tuesday by the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, the same agency that ended the term of her

David Firnando Silalahi, Jakarta – The latest IPCC report recommends that we need to cut greenhouse gasses emission hard and fast as the Earth continues to warm causing more frequent an

News Desk, Jakarta – Despite the country' improving COVID-19 situation, only 15.9 percent of the population intend to go on mudik (exodus) to celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometo

Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil companies were bracing on Wednesday for the impact of a government ban on exports of refined palm olein, with the new rules aimed at taming soaring prices

A'an Suryana – In late March, the mayor of a city within the greater Jakarta area publicly opposed a recent circular issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which regulates the vol

Joao da Cruz Cardoso – Following Timor-Leste's presidential run-off election on 19 April, Jose Ramos-Horta has been confirmed as the country's next president in a landslide victory over

Linda Rae Bennett and Setiyani Marta Dewi – Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin announced on 20 April that his ministry was adding the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to t

Rafqa Touma and agencies – Three endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in traps on Indonesia's Sumatra island.

Firhandika Ade Santury – Indonesia is beginning a new chapter in its democracy.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for the Economic Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has met Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday to discuss the possibility

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo is again leading the list of potential presidential nominees for the 2024 election in another poll whose results were annou

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Pollster Charta Politika in one of its recent surveys discovered that public confidence towards President Joko Widodo or Jokowi continues to decline in 20

Antara, Jakarta – Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine can be used as a booster following the Supreme Court's decision on the halal vaccines that the government can use for the immunization progr

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – The Agriculture Ministry said on Monday that crude palm oil shipments would be excluded from a planned palm oil export ban, according to a copy of an off

Denpasar, Bali – A Canadian actor and self-proclaimed wellness guru is facing deportation from Bali after a video of him dancing naked at a sacred mountain went viral.

Jakarta – Indonesia raised the alert status for the offspring of the infamous Krakatau volcano to its second highest level on Monday, a day after it erupted and spewed a towering ash cl

Jakarta – Indonesia is prepared to widen its ban on exports of refined palm olein if it faces domestic shortages of derivatives used in the production of cooking oil, according to detai

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – A survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) shows that the majority of respondents have experienced difficulties purchasing

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – A survey conducted by Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) shows that the majority of respondents have experienced difficulties purchasing

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Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – The plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the government and House of Representatives (DPR) in relation to the enactment of Law No.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) deputy speaker Hidayat Nur Wahid reacted to a rumor – which was first made public by PDIP Party politician Masint

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia, the world's biggest producer of crude palm oil, has ordered a ban on the export of the commodity starting April 28 to address an ongoing shortag

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's abrupt decision last Friday to ban the export of cooking oil and its ingredients as of from April 28 is inimical to the business climate and w

The case of an Indonesian university dean who was found not guilty of sexually assaulting a student in eastern Sumatra has come at a crucial time following the passage of a new sexual v

Antara, Jakarta – The government has made COVID-19 vaccine booster shots mandatory for Eid homecoming travelers, a spokesperson has said.

Jakarta – Human rights activist Haris Azhar has scolded Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and Coordinating Economics Minister Airlangga H

Jakarta – The sudden emergence of the Indonesian Student Party (Partai Mahasiswa Indonesia, PMI) has elicited a variety of responses.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The number of Covid-19 positive cases in Indonesia was added to 522 people on Saturday, April 23.

Antara, Jakarta – The Minister of Home Affairs issued a circular on Covid-19 cases prevention during the 2022 Eid gathering.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi failed to meet the students during the mass protest held on Thursday.

Hreeloita D S, Mecca Yumna, Jakarta – The National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) pointed out that the state had experienced a decline in the economic situation while the

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A rights group has welcomed an Indonesian Supreme Court ruling to uphold a decree on preventing and dealing with sexual abuse in higher education institutions.

Andi Firdaus, Suharto, Jakarta – The government needs to create at least three million jobs per year to prepare for the demographic bonus, Coordinating Minister for Human Development an

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Johnny G.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – University students are planning to stage more protests until they can meet with the president.