Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Idham Azis has appointed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's former adjutant, Insp. Gen.

Jakarta – The KPK should investigate those who gave orders for the bribe to be paid to a number of Bekasi Regency officials. A permit system without corruption is needed.

Max Melit – "There is no such thing as a buzzer in politics," insisted Dede Budiyarto, former head coordinator of President Joko Widowo campaign's social media, now an external consult

Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesia's tourism market was recorded at US$6 billion (Rp84.6 trillion), according to Goldman Sachs' data.

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – A member of the Jakarta Legislative Council's (DPRD) Commission C from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) faction, Anthony Winza, rebuffed allegations that

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government will expand its tax incentive program to cover more business sectors as part of its efforts to attract investment.

Rachael Diprose, Ken Setiawan and Amalinda Savirani – According to the United Nations, Indonesia currently ranks at 116 on the Gender Inequality Index, but our research suggests that g

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has said he will fire the president director of flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia, Ari Askhara, following

Irma Susanti lives a few metres away from a concrete wall that barely keeps seawater from inundating her slum neighbourhood in the north of the Indonesian capital.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – As many have predicted, Airlangga Hartarto was re-elected as chairman of the Golkar Party by acclamation on Wednesday evening, after main rival Bambang Soesatyo d

Jakarta – Many people in the country doubt whether the administration of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin is capable of resolving cases of past human rights abuse in the coun

Jakarta – Singaporean daily The Straits Times has named Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as its 2019 Asian of the Year for "dexterity and nous in navigating the tricky cross-c

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Friski Riana, Jakarta – The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) leader Sohibul Iman said the Religious Affairs Ministry's policy overseeing Majelis Taklim (Islamic congregation) reminisces

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has criticized a CNN International special report that said the world's demand for palm oil ignited a climate bomb not only in the country but also

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – Lecturer and government critic Rocky Gerung said his criticism belittling President Jokowi's understanding of the Pancasila (five state ideologies) is his right

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a regulation that requires online storefronts to apply for an official business permit from the government, among other things, in a

Jakarta – The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a cassation appeal filed by former Golkar Party secretary-general Idrus Marham, who had been convicted of accepting bribes in April, r

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) completed on Wednesday its investigation into former national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia president director Emirsyah Satar, a s

Jakarta (Antara) – In the inauguration ceremony of the University of Indonesia (UI) rector, Professor Ari Kuncoro, Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Nadiem Makarim expressed his

The Indonesian government is in the process of introducing policies to both purge "radicals" from the public service and government, and to enforce commitment to the state ideology, Pa

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesian top business executives must take significant actions to deal with an anticipated global downturn if they want to emerge as winners, since the cou

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – Forbes Indonesia released its list of the 50 richest Indonesians on Thursday, showing that a large portion of the country's wealth is still controlled by

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has asked the Education and Culture Ministry to teach the history of the country's human rights abuses in school.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Airlangga Hartarto will remain at the helm of Golkar after members of the nation's second-largest party reelected him in a decision that was widely expected gi

Halida Bunga, Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) commissioner Choirul Anam hoped National Police could reveal the acid attack case against Novel Baswedan on Dec

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported 1,306 earthquakes rocked Indonesia throughout November this year, with 1,263 non-damaging ea

Jakarta (Antara) – The Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Nadiem Makarim announced that a team under his command is currently conducting a study to revamp Indonesia's grading syst

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Jakarta's Tax and Levy Agency (BPRD) in conjunction with the Metro Jaya Police commenced an operation to collect tax arrears owed by luxury car owners on Tuesd

Luke Lischin – With the announcement of President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's latest cabinet on 23 October 2019, prospects for liberal government reforms have all but vanished.

Naazneen Karmali – Citizens of the world's fourth most populous nation in May reelected President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to a second term, hoping he can steer the country through the glo

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has recalled how she helped Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by only 4.9 percent this year and further decline to 4.7 percent in 2020 – the slowest pa

Jakarta – In a candid podcast, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo said he liked watching porn and that there was nothing wrong with it.

Jakarta – The Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency (BPTJ) is mulling whether to build an LRT or a cable car system to accommodate visitors to the popular tourist destination of Puncak

Cikarang – The Regional Child Protection Agency (KPAD) in Bekasi, West Java, has recorded that number of men with the sexual deviation of liking same sex relationships or homosexuals i

Indonesia is far from being the most LGBT-friendly country in the world, but homosexuality is not illegal (except in the province of Aceh, which was given special autonomy to enact sha

Indonesia's Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan, one of the most senior figures in President Joko Widodo's cabinet, says he's optimistic that the rup

Rituraj Tiwari, Medan – Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil, is focusing big on exports to countries like India and China to overcome the likely setback it may face fro

Jakarta – The Finance Ministry has twice revised upward the estimated fiscal deficit for this year, first from 1.8 per cent of the gross domestic product to 1.9 per cent and lately up

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Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned about the dangers of "radical" sermons in mosques at gove

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law Bobby Afif Nasution has registered with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to run in the 2020 Meda

Jakarta – The Central Java administration is requiring regents and mayors across the province to ban the consumption of dog meat throughout the region.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appeared to be speaking the language of the youth as he ordered the streamlining of the values of the state ideology, P

Norman Harsono, Banten – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry launched on Monday three new applications for mineral miners in improving government oversight of the industry.

Jakarta – The Tana Toraja Indonesia Ulema Council (MUI) in South Sulawesi has issued a fatwa declaring a local organization led by a man named Paruru Daeng Tau, who claims to be the fi

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government now requires sellers on e-commerce platforms to apply for a business permit to be able to continue operating, one of the government's firs

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Market segment expansion is key for financial technology, or fintech, companies to survive in Indonesia, a practitioner in the sector said on Wednesday.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Anti-Corruption Court convicted former House of Representatives member Bowo Sidik Pangarso for corruption on Wednesday and sentenced him to five years