Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs issued new guidelines that slightly lower the volume of mosque loudspeakers, but the country's major Islamic party has loudly criticized the re

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Bureau Head Yayan Yuhanah said the city administration has not yet decided to challenge the decree of the State Administrative Court (PTUN) re

Wasisto Raharjo Jati – The Indonesian House of Representatives' new capital city bill passed in mid-January 2022.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) and The Reserve Bank of Australia have agreed to renew the Bilateral Local Currency Swap Arrangement or BCSA.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday officially inaugurated two state agency leaders with former Cabinet Secretary Andi Widjajanto appointed as head of th

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the level status of the public activity restrictions (PPKM) in

Tamara Thiessen – The steamy, jungle-covered tropical island of Borneo was once considered one of the remotest, wildest places on earth.

Sebastian Strangio – The prime minister of the Netherlands has apologized to Indonesia for the "excessive violence" employed by the Dutch empire during the reconquest of its former Dutc

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has addressed religious minority complaints about noisy mosque loudspeakers by issuing new guidelines which regulate their use in nearly

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – State power company PLN booked Rp25.13 trillion in revenue in January 2022, a 12.38 percent (yoy) increase.

Antara, Jakarta – Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows Indonesia is at the 17th place for the highest number of cases of Covid-19 by country, as quoted by the National Di

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Tempeh producers in the Depok region that are joined under the Paguyuban Dadi Rukun Tempe association announced a strike and will stop production due t

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Anti-corruption Community (MAKI) coordinator Boyamin Saiman on Monday plans to submit an examination request to the Attorney General's Offic

Arrijal Rachman, Jakarta – Pollster Indikator Politik Indonesia announced its recent online survey on the public's approval for the leadership of President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, into

Jakarta – At least eight young students died after a fire broke out at an Islamic boarding school in Karawang, West Java, on Monday.

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The government will pay back hospitals an additional Rp 25 trillion ($1.7 billion) for allocating beds for Covid-19 patients last year, Health Minister Budi

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The government claimed on Monday that at least five provinces including the national capital of Jakarta have seemingly passed the peak of their latest Covid

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Chairperson Firli Bahuri has become the focus of public attention again after giving an award to his wife, Ardina Safitri,

Jakarta – One of the victims of gross human rights violations during the 1965 tragedy, Bedjo Untung, says he appreciates that the Dutch government has apologised to Indonesia for violen

A. Kurniawan Ulung, Yogyakarta – Rully Mallay has made name for herself as Yogyakarta's premiere transgender activist.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – For days, Dede has not been feeling well. Her throat felt dry and sore, her coughing incessant and her muscles ached.

Editorial board, Jakarta – The Bandung District Court sentenced ustad (Islamic preacher) Herry Wirawan to life on Feb.

Febriana Firdaus in Obi Island and Tom Levitt – A Guardian investigation into nickel mining and the electric vehicle industry has found evidence that a source of drinking water c

Mike Corder – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Thursday apologised to Indonesia after a study found that the Netherlands' army used "extreme violence" on civilians during Indonesia's

Natasya Salim and Erwin Renaldi – Indonesia's Tourism Ministry is cracking down on hotel quarantine scams allegedly perpetrated by organised groups, dubbed "quarantine mafia", against f

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – A government spokesman for the COVID-19 Handling Task Force, Wiku Adisasmito, explained why Omicron cases in Indonesia continued to surge up to 200 percen

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana on Friday commented on the latest hymn of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) which wa

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday virtually monitored the vaccinations held in a number of regions along with regional leaders.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The government will need an "out of the box" strategy that can significantly boost new investments after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo set a target of Rp 1,2

Jakarta – Perhaps for the first time in the history of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the antigraft body has arrested a corruption suspect who was later also accused of co

Jakarta – The Jakarta Corruption Court sentenced on Thursday senior Golkar Party politician and former House of Representatives deputy speaker Azis Syamsuddin to three-and-a-half-years

Jan Hennop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands – The Netherlands prime minister apologised to Indonesia on Thursday after a study found that the Dutch army used "systematic and extreme violence

The recovery of Bali's tourism industry will always be hindered by those seeking to exploit travel restrictions, the province's governor said, as authorities promise to get tough on wha

Greg Poulgrain – National security advisor Kissinger and President Nixon described their visit to Chairman Mao Zedong in February 1972 – fifty years ago this month – as 'turning a page

Andi Firdaus, Resinta S, Jakarta – Several areas in Java and Bali have started to record a decline in the number of cases of COVID-19 in contrast to the peak of the Delta wave in July-A

The Deli Serdang District Court in North Sumatra yesterday reconciled a husband and wife involved in a domestic abuse case through termination of persecution or restorative justice.

Jakarta – The Institute for Public Research and Advocacy (Elsam) is urging the state to apologies over past mass gross human rights violations.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has opened itself up to litigation by unilaterally revoking hundreds of permits for logging concessions, plantations and mines, a

Denpasar, Indonesia – Bali began a tentative re-opening to foreign tourists on Wednesday with the first international passenger flight to the Indonesian holiday island in nearly two yea

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – A major historical review has found that the Dutch military engaged in "systematic and widespread use of extreme violence" during Indonesia's 1945-1949 stru

Zubi M, Rahmad Nasution, Jakarta – Indonesia reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections with 64,718 cases recorded as of 12 noon on Wednesday, according to data relea

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Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers on Thursday called on the government to raise the domestic sales requirement for coal miners to 30per cent on the expectation that energy demand in Southe

Eleonora PEW – Academics from a number of campuses have declared their opposition to the construction of an andesite rock quarry at Wadas Village.

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesia reported a record number of new coronavirus cases on Tuesday (Feb 15) as the Omicron variant spreads across the country.

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Jakarta – The Yogyakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) says that in addition to the @Wadas_Melawan (@Wadas_Resists) Twitter account, eight other Twitter accounts belonging to

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Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – There were debates over the Islamic funeral procedures after trans woman Dorce Gamalama passed away while being treated for Covid-19 at the age of 58 but relati

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) officially passed the Sports Bill replacing Law Number 3/2005 concerning National Sports System on Tuesday.