Bambang Juanda – Lately, the public has once again been presented with economic figures from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) that have triggered various reactions, from awe and confusion to

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Jakarta police released 156 high school students detained during Monday's unrest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, while another 155

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers across Indonesia will stage nationwide protests on Thursday, just days after a similar demonstration in Jakarta descended into rio

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal program faces controversy after allegations that food trays imported from China were coated with pork oil, forbidden in the Mu

Agung Dharma, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin will visit Sumenep, East Java, on Thursday morning following a measles outbreak that has killed 17 people

Dandi Bajuddin, Jakarta – The chair of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), Hariyanto Suwarno, believes that climate crisis is the primary driver of many Indonesians seeking to

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday inaugurated the National Neuroscience Institute (INN) at the newly established Mahar Mardjono National Brain Center

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will end tax incentives for imported battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in completely built-up (CBU) form by the end of 2025.

David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The regent of North Timor Tengah (TTU) in East Nusa Tenggara accused Jakarta of ignoring repeated warnings about potential unrest in a dispute

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government plans to cut local content requirement scores for goods made through contract manufacturers, a move business groups say will dent investment an

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has called on Islamic nations to unite and "use all their power and available resources" to stop Israel from fully occupying the Gaza Strip and entre

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The recent death of a toddler in West Java has raised concerns over the prevalence of worm infection and its relationship to childhood stunting in Indonesia, w

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto used his first state of the nation address on Aug.

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will conduct an investigation following unconfirmed reports that food trays used in President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious mea

David Wilson, Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa Tenggara – A tense standoff erupted at the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on Monday morning in Inbate village, Bikomi Nilulat district, North T

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has once again mentioned "foreign stooges" while speaking at an event to train teachers and school principals at the Jakarta

Jakarta – Since the inaugural direct regional head elections in 2005, nobody has managed to rob your right to choose your governors, mayors and regents.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Japan and the United States have exchanged a commitment to bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region, as both countries are among those participating in a

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry has ordered regional leaders to roll back steep hikes in land and building taxes (PBB) after protests over the issue turned violent i

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad on Tuesday defended the controversial Rp 50 million ($3,000) monthly housing allowance for lawma

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Dayang Donna Walfiaries Tania (DDW), Chair of the East Kalimantan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the

Ilham Oktafian, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a new Hajj and Umrah Ministry, elevating the country's existing pilgrimage a

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Canada and Russia are some of the countries that have expressed interest in developing nuclear power plants in Indonesia, according to Energy Ministe

Bambang Ismoyo, Lausanne – Sovereign fund Danantara recently sent some directors of its state-owned enterprises or SOEs to a leadership program in Switzerland.

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex escalated into chaos on Monday, as demonstrators rejected a proposed increase in lawmakers' allowa

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Virdika Rizky Utama, Executive Director of PARA Syndicate, suspects that President Prabowo Subianto's decision to bestow honorary awards on his cabinet member

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has criticized President Prabowo Subianto for awarding Indonesia's second-highest civilia

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Jakarta – There are signs that relations between the Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are not good.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry records growing investment realization outside of Java island during the first semester of 2025, with the min

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry has recorded over Rp942.9 trillion in investment realization during the first half of 2025, or 49.5 percent o

Muhammad Firman, David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – An Indonesian villager was injured on Monday after Timor-Leste border patrol officers opened fire during an altercation in a

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named 28 suspects in a large-scale rice adulteration case, following a months-long investigation into fraudulent practices in the country's food

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Jakarta – The United States has agreed in principle to exempt Indonesian exports of cocoa, palm oil and rubber from President Donald Trump

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have urged all students not to participate in rallies with the intention of observing.

Dani Aswara – The Indonesian Photojournalists Association (PFI Jakarta) has strongly condemned the act of violence experienced by Antara photojournalist, Bayu Pratama S., while c

Jakarta – The courage to resist shown by the people of Pati, Central Java, could spread quickly and widely like a virus.

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) has apologized to Bayu Pratama, a photo journalist from the National News Agency Antara, who was ass

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) estimates that 370 individuals who participated in the August 25 demonstration in front of the Parliament building in Ce

Dani Aswara – Director of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Jakarta, Fadhil Alfathan, stated that their team was not allowed to accompany hundreds of demonstration participants who were arr

Intan Wahyuningtyas, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has continued his drive to form new government agencies.

Eka Yudha Saputra – The President of the Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, has affirmed that his party and the coalition of labor unions w

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has formed a new government body, the Mineral Industry Agency.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia officially has ex-minister and non-affiliated politician Indroyono Soesilo as its envoy to the United States, finally ending a years-long wait.

Sukarjito, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Several elements of society staged a protest in front of the parliament compound in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an asset-tracing investigation into a senior official at the Manpower Ministry accused of masterminding

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in front of the People's Representative Council (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, Au

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) has revealed a significant increase in the 2025 salary and allowance budget for members of the Hous

Fahri Ali, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI), the country's oldest higher education institution, recently apologized for inviting a pro-Israel scholar to a discussion, admittin

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and several labor unions have confirmed they will not take part in the protest scheduled at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on