Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Nadiem Makarim has announced four educational policy programs dubbed "Merdeka Belajar" or freedom of learning.

Jakarta (Antara) – Twitter Indonesia has opened up about the brand-new policy that stipulates a fine starting Rp100 billion against Electronic System Providers (PSE) displaying pornogr

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suggested the President and the House of Representatives (DPR) draft regulations restricting ex-graft convicts from

Jakarta – Indonesia remains in the group of countries with high human development index despite no gain in ranking, according to a report by the United Nations Development Programme, o

Dyna Rochmyaningsih – How much did Indonesia burn this year?

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Jakarta – A series of new digital infrastructure projects are strengthening Indonesia's information and communications technology (ICT) sector as the country prioritizes the digital ec

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed National Police chief Gen.

Jakarta – Financial technology (fintech) users need to step up their game in ensuring they own safety to protect their data while the government has yet to finalize the much-awaited pe

Jakarta – Occasionally you may overhear people gossiping about someone else and they use the term julid, or you come across the word ambyar when you are scrolling through your Twitter

Jakarta – The Secretary General of the Nusantara Traditional Community Alliance (AMAN) Rukka Sombolinggi says that traditional communities are desperately waiting for the ratification

Putu Ayu Palupi – Scores of students in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held a protest action at the Pal Putih Monument on December 10 to commemorate International Human Rights Day

Maikel Jefriando, Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank is working to further relax lending rules and may further trim interest rates after this year's four rate cuts, as it continues to

Jakarta – Indonesia is aiming to start making lithium batteries for use in electric vehicles in 2023, alongside plants that are already slated to produce chemicals used in the batterie

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Office of the Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister estimates that US$137 billion worth of investment are in the pipeline for infrastructu

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – Dozens of people wearing black clothes from rights group Amnesty International Indonesia marched to the State Secretary office in Central Jakarta on Tuesday to

Friski Riana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo assured that new findings in Novel Baswedan's acid attack investigation will be announced by the Indonesian National Police (Polr

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia's human development index has moved up to high category for the first time ever after being stuck on the medium category for the last twenty years.

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has issued a report on the handling of human rights (HAM) issues in 2019 in Indonesia.

Farih Maulana Sidik, Jakarta – Students from a number of different campuses held a demonstration in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta to commemorate International Human Righ

Fadli, Batam – Rian Ernest, a rising politician and former staffer for Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, announced his candidacy for the Batam mayoral election in 2020.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Education plays a pivotal role in creating a more inclusive society for Indonesian women aiming to ensure gender equality, which is often associated with

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – A rift seems to have formed between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, indicated by the president's absence during

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – Commission A of the Jakarta city legislative council and the office of National and Political Unity (Kesbangpol) agreed to increase the budget for political pa

Friski Riana, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo revealed his reasons for not setting a deadline for National Police Chief Gen. Idham Azis to solve the Novel Baswedan case.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that he wants the government's microcredit program (KUR) to be channeled to more productive sectors so that th

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, appears to be taking side with Pertamina Chief Commissioner Basuki "Ahok"

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – A number of university students members of the Indonesian Students Executive Boards' Alliance (BEM SI) planned to stage a demonstration in front of Me

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – A legal expert at Trisakti University, Abdul Fickar Hadjar, considered the death penalty for graft convicts inappropriate.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Commenting on the World Anti-corruption Day, senior investigator of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Novel Baswedan opined efforts to combat corruption w

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprises Ministry is looking to streamline operations, with the objective of slashing bureaucratic red tape and restructurin

Police in Malang regency, East Java on Friday arrested a 38-year-old vocational school (SMK) teacher who has been accused of molesting 18 of his students.

Solomon Islands and Indonesia have moved to strengthen ties through increased trade and investment opportunities.

Ian Lloyd Neubauer, Jogjakarta and Denpasar, Indonesia – Every year in Indonesia, at least one million dogs are brutally butchered for human consumption, according to various charities

Karlis Salna – Indonesia has entered "a new norm" of historically low inflation, according to a senior central bank official, possibly portending an era of lower interest rates.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has named former Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara as the new president director of state-owned utility compan

Jakarta – East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has laid the first stone for the Munir Human Rights Museum in Batu, East Java, marking the start of construction of a museum dedic

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – A mother in Jeneponto regency, South Sulawesi, has posted about her child's rape case on social media as the police have not yet brought the

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Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Authorities have arrested five suspected poachers and traders targeting Sumatran tigers, confiscating four fetuses of the endangered species and tiger skin d

A woman behind one of the biggest sexual harassment scandals in Indonesia in the past year has retracted her accusations against the alleged culprit and apologized, according to the la

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto ensured there will be no charge for online trade or e-commerce operators registering their businesses.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday his administration is open to the possibility of imposing the death sentence against graft convicts.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia may face challenging credit conditions in the next two years due to slow GDP growth, according to an outlook on the national economy released by cred

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The West Java administration has launched a mobile application that will enable local residents to engage in a two-way communication with administration

Jakarta – In a bid to provide better public transportation services, state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and city-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta hav

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he was observing the performance of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under the new leader before deciding

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the government was ready to propose a revision of the corruption law to include death penalty for corruptors so long