Fransiska Nangoy, Wilda Asmarini, Jakarta – Miners have welcomed proposed changes to Indonesian mining rules under a new law aimed at boosting investment, though critics are concerned

Esther Samboh and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that foreign investment rules – namely the priority investment list – may be

Jakarta – Amid the contentious public debate surrounding the recently submitted omnibus bill on job creation, nongovernmental organization Indonesia Halal Watch has raised concerns abo

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a US$864 million trade deficit in January on the back of plummeting oil and gas exports, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monda

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – The government hopes to boost the country's "doing business" ranking to 53rd place on the World Bank's list this year in a bid to attract more investment

Jakarta – A new survey from Indo Barometer shows that the majority of respondents perceive former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama as the most successful recent leader in

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Telecommunication service provider PT Indosat has taken a further step to improve its financial state through the layoff of almost 700 employees in recent days.

Jakarta – Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (KASBI) chairwoman Nining Elitos called an unscheduled protest, which was held at the union's secretariat, an "act of terror" aga

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Twenty-one new species have been added to the list of bird species endemic to Indonesia as of the beginning of 2020, bringing the country's total to 1,794 bird spe

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has reiterated the importance of praying amid the country's ongoing battle against China'

Prostitution veiled as contract weddings in the hilly resort town of Puncak has long been an open secret in the area, and a recent police bust shows that the practice is alive and well

As of this morning, there is zero confirmed coronavirus infection on Indonesian soil, which has raised questions over whether the country is ill-equipped to detect the disease or if In

James Massola, Jakarta – Indonesian Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto has said Indonesians should keep praying to God to ensure the country remains free of Covid-19 and defended hi

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Publicly listed state lender Bank Tabungan Negara's (BTN) profits plummeted by more than 90 percent last year as nonperforming loans and costs of funds rose ami

Jakarta – A recent survey conducted by Jakarta-based pollster Indo Barometer has found Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to be among the most well-known members of President Joko "Joko

Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin's underwhelming approval rating during his first 100 days in office compared unfavorably to his predecessor's, according to a recent survey by Jaka

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Beritasatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday the government will provide a stimulus package for the Indonesian tourism industry to keep the

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – 2020 is expected to be a good year for the Indonesian property market after the government loosened up the loan-to-value ratio on residential propertie

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's approval rating has surged early in his second term, with the majority of voters satisfied with the performance of his top ministers, a sur

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Felicia Siregar was only 2 years old when her father, Golfrid Siregar, an outspoken Indonesian environmental activist, died in suspicious circumstances la

Jakarta (Reuters) – Indonesia's nuclear authorities said on Monday (Feb 17) they would investigate the radioactive contamination of a patch of land in a housing complex outside Jakarta

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports to several key trading partners, most notably China, dropped significantly to trigger a deficit in January, a poor start to President Joko Widodo'

Jeffrey Hutton, Jakarta – Last week, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo introduced legislation in parliament that would overhaul the country's infamously inflexible labour laws that inv

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A new book titled "Habibie & Soeharto" attempts to uncover the real story of the relationship between the two late former Indonesian presidents who fell out w

Hamish Hastie – The Perth-to-Lombok flight introduced in June last year has contributed to a 40 per cent jump in hotel occupancy rates in the burgeoning south of the island.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pomolango, said that many analysis reports made by the Financial Transaction Reports and Ana

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – When Mr Richard Ratuwalu moved to a housing complex in an eastern suburb of Jakarta in 2016, the 40-year-old banker thought he had hit the jackpot.

Marcel Thee – Dino Michael has spent a lot of time looking up at the stars in the night sky, ruminating on the possibilities of life out there.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have indicted former youth and sports minister Imam Nahrawi for accepting Rp 11.5 billion (US$840,280) in bribes and an ad

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) has asked residents of the Batan Indah housing complex in South Tangerang, Banten, to remain calm after findi

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Indosat Ooredoo, one of Indonesia's major telecommunications providers, has laid off nearly 700 employees as part of a change in its business strategy "to

Asip Hasani, Kediri – Hanindhito Himawan Pramana, the son of Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, confirmed his intention to take part in Kediri regency election in East Java, adding to th

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (KASBI) chairwoman Nining Elitos opined that drafts of the omnibus law on job creation neglected women's reprodu

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Anti-child marriage campaigns should employ religious messaging and narratives to deliver their message in a deeply religious country like Indonesia, a woman l

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry plans to develop Benoa Harbor, through state-owned port operator PT Pelindo III, into the archipelago's hub po

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The police in Medan, North Sumatra, have arrested a man for allegedly ripping a page from the Quran after stealing it from Al-Mahsum Mosque in t

James Massola, Jakarta – For the last month, the world has watched as COVID-19 has taken hold in China and then travelled around the world.

Shotaro Tani and Ismi Damayanti, Jakarta – Indonesia is proposing to make it easier for startups to hire foreign talent, lending a hand from the government to a sector that it sees as

Dyna Rochmyaningsih – After living and working in Indonesia for about 15 years, French landscape ecologist David Gaveau suddenly left the country on 28 January.

Antara, Beritasatu, Jakarta – An expected drop in the number of Chinese tourists due to coronavirus concerns may cost Indonesia $2.8 billion this year, an official said on Thursday.

Karen McVeigh and Emma Graham-Harrison – A Harvard academic has defended research suggesting a possible underreporting of coronavirus cases in Indonesia, following fierce criticism fro

A woman in Klaten Regency, East Java was arrested on suspicion of neonaticide, motivated in large part by difficult circumstances in her household.

Belseran Christ, Maluku – Ten villagers have died from diarrhea between Jan.

Jakarta – Indonesia has officially halted imports of live animals from China as the Trade Ministry issued a regulation stipulating the temporary ban, another in a series of government

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Representatives of the Association of Indonesian Churches, or PGI, met Indonesia's chief security minister Mahfud M.D.

Karlis Salna and Arys Aditya – Indonesia moved a step closer to passing a series of sweeping reforms that will effectively strengthen President Joko Widodo's control over economic poli

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Alvara Research Center founder and CEO, Hasanuddin Ali, said law enforcement and corruption eradication add to the seven aspects in President Jokowi and

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has for the first time prioritized passing new legislation on renewable energy, and activists have seized the opportunity to call for a

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is planning to sue five companies, and possibly up to 16, over the fires that burned on their concessions last year.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Oil palm farmers have called on the government to take concrete actions to implement policies designed to create a sustainable palm oil industry and deliver s