Basten Gokkon – Indonesia's marine ministry has approved one of Java's largest coal plants to use vast amounts of seawater for cooling, prompting concerns from marine experts over the i

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Approximately 23.85 million Indonesians still live in poverty as of March 2025, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), although data showed that

Jakarta – The scandals over the procurement of the gas station digitalization system at Pertamina and the electronic data capture (EDC) equipment at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) have hig

Antara, Bandung – Two running communities in Bandung are in hot water after handing out free beer during last week's Pocari Sweat Run 2025.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – A trade agreement between Indonesia and the United States set to include provisions on personal data transfers has raised alarms about the potential undermi

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – For many Jakartans, access to clean and affordable water remains elusive, even for those already connected to the piped network operated by the city-owned tap

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The launch of President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cooperatives program, which the government claims is the poor's "tool of struggle", has brought renewed a

Jakarta – Last week, a wedding in Garut regency, West Java, sadly resulted in the deaths of a young girl, a grandmother and a police officer.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Poverty levels in Indonesia declined across nearly all provinces as of March 2025, with the exception of Papua and Maluku, according to the latest National Socioe

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Thursday that 12 American companies have established data centers in Indonesia, amid recent

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that urban areas are seeing increased poverty rates, while rural areas are logging the opposite.

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – Indonesia will prioritize wheat and soybean imports from the United States as part of a reciprocal trade deal tied to Washington's decision to lower tariffs o

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Court in Jakarta sentenced the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto to three years and six months

Antara, Padang, W – Sumatra.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Singapore-based Indonesia Airlines has yet to secure the regulatory permits required to operate flights, delaying its planned soft launch this month, the Transpor

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Wednesday that it would not transfer its citizens' personal data to the US, but what Jakarta was open to giving was commercial data as pa

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia has reported a sharp decline in forest and land fire hotspots in Riau, falling to 116 per day from around 1,300 daily earlier this month, Forestry Min

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recalls his father, Sumitro Djojohadikoesoemo, when hearing the acronym PSI.

Muhammad Farhan, Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The National Police's Food Task Force has seized over 200 tons of rice in a major investigation into rice producers accused of selling low-qua

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to intensify defense cooperation by increasing joint exercises between their land, sea, air and cyber forces, among other m

Ruth Dea Juwita, The Manpower Ministry has logged a 32.1 percent jump in layoffs in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, mainly concentrated in the manufacturin

Fadli, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, the capital of Malaysia's Johor state, repatriated on Monday 232 previously detained migrant workers in coordination wi

Jakarta – The "America First" and "Make America Great Again" slogans of United States President Donald Trump have sparked a ripple effect across major economic powers, evident in the su

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Two of Indonesia's most prominent environmental experts are facing a lawsuit that activists say is part of a wider trend of silencing scientists who testif

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Cybersecurity expert Pratama Persadha from the Communication and Information System Security Research Center (CISSReC) views the White House's official statement

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The newly released logo for Indonesia's 80th Independence Day has drawn comparisons to 'Keroppi,' the well-known frog character created by Japanese company Sa

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has published the latest electronic Wealth Report (E-LHKPN) of Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Rak

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's government and parliament have agreed on a 2026 economic growth target of between 5.2 and 5.8 percent, according to the preliminary 2026 draft stat

Ravando – On June 6, 2025, President Prabowo Subianto invited members of the Indonesian national football team to dinner at his residence in Kertanegara, South Jakarta, to celebrate Ind

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Cases of food poisoning suspected to be caused by consuming meals from the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) continue to occur.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto expressed surprise over criticism of the results of the import tariff negotiations with US President Donald Trump.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto stated that all political parties, whether in government or opposition, need to be open to public criticism.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has released the Wealth Report of State Officials (LHKPN) for President Prabowo Subianto.

Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have arrested 44 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across the region, off

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Kasman Amir grew up in a fishing family in a small coastal village on Kabaena Island in eastern Indonesia.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump cannot contain his excitement as Washington is about to gain easier access to Indonesia's critical minerals following his latest

Antara, Kupang – A total of 140 junior high school students from SMPN 8 Kupang are suspected of food poisoning after consuming meals from the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the country's fiscal deficit for 2025 is now expected to widen to 2.78 percent of GDP, up from the ear

Manggi Habir and Siwage Dharma Negara – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's first several months in office have reflected a shift towards economic policy driven by national security

Jeff Hutton – Haryanto surveys a sandy patch the size of roughly half a soccer field.

Basten Gokkon – Researchers have recently found that sacred waters protected by Indigenous traditions are key to fish conservation in Indonesia, yet they remain largely unrecognized and

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – The military will begin manufacturing medicines for public distribution under a new agreement, officials said on Tuesday, in the latest expansion of the armed

David Lawder and Andrea Shalal, Washington, DC – Indonesia has agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 99 percent of US goods and scrap all non-tariff barriers facing American firms, w

Jakarta – Last week's guilty verdict against former trade minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong raises questions about the extent to which a government official can be incriminated for makin

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry plans to extend the low-cost green car (LCGC) incentive program through 2031 to stimulate sales and boost car ownership, but experts w

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday inaugurated over 2,000 newly commissioned officers of the Indonesian Armed Forces and the National Police, urging th

Mita Hapsari, Jakarta – After attending the United Nations (UN) invitation in New York, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung returned to Indonesia, bringing the results of several collaborati

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States have agreed on a framework to negotiate an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade aimed at strengthening their bilateral economic ties.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has agreed to exempt US companies from local content requirements – the same policy that had prevented tech giant Apple from selling its iPhone 1

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chinese defense attache Xu Sheng said Tuesday that his country's flourishing military cooperation with Indonesia had "set an example" for Beijing's interac