Jakarta – We join the chorus of praise for the government's plan to provide free annual health screenings for all citizens with an eye to reducing the country's disease burden.

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen.

Jakarta – Two people died after a truck loaded with stones lost control as a result of brake failure while negotiating a downhill curve in Banjarsari village, Selorejo district, Blitar

Situbondo, East Java – More than 2,000 Indonesian and Australian troops held joint military drills Wednesday, after the allies signed a new defense agreement pledging closer cooperation

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) proposed processed or canned fish as one of the menu items to support the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) initi

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army came under scrutiny after an attack incident by its members on civilian residents in Desa Selamat, Sibiru-biru, Deli Serdang, North

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and The Tree Map provided satellite image evidence of the widespread deforestation driven by palm oil plantati

Max Walden and Erwin Renaldi – The Indonesian president was in Washington to meet US President Joe Biden, but it was a phone call with president-elect Donald Trump that has made headlin

Vedro Imanuel G, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the poor population in Indonesia has grown in 2024, reaching 25.22 million across the country.

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – The constantly changing curriculum in Indonesia is causing stress and confusion among students, particularly when changes occur too frequently, a child psych

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Nusron Wahid, announced that the ministry is preparing 564,957 hecta

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has formed a task force to monitor and address the involvement of its personnel in online gambling, with approximately 4,000 me

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has collected Rp 1,517.5 trillion ($96 billion) in tax revenue as of Oct.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) has temporarily furloughed 2,500 employees due to a raw material shortage, but they remain on the payroll despit

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, commonly known as Gus Ipul, has set a target to eliminate extreme poverty in Indonesia within the next two years.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The Indonesian Teachers' Association (PGRI) has called for a comprehensive evaluation of the Merdeka Curriculum, as the new government reshapes the educat

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Joe Biden recently told his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto that he wanted to work with Jakarta on energy transition.

Tempo.co, Jakarta – High-intensity rains caused the Batang Sumpur River to overflow, resulting in flash flooding in five "nagari" in Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra, on Monday night, No

Ichsan Ali, Heru Andriyanto, Tangerang – Education expert Darmaningtyas on Tuesday urged the government to discontinue the Merdeka Curriculum introduced by former Education Minister Nad

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – International Law Professor at the University of Indonesia, Hikmahanto Juwana, said the country's joint development with China potentially violates the law.

Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – Indonesia's regional elections, scheduled for 27 November, bear all the signs of a worsening democratic backsliding at the hands of "toxic alliances".

Dwi Bowo Raharjo and Alfian Winanto – Maria Katarina Sumarsih took part in a ceremony placing flowers on a symbolic grave during an action commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Sema

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has secured his American counterpart Joe Biden's support to speed up the feasibility study on the development of a small nuclear

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday reminded new cabinet members of the mandatory public disclosure of their wealth.

Adhi Priamarizki & Muhamad Haripin – In the days following his inauguration on 20 October, President Prabowo Subianto moved quickly to appoint a total of 136 coordinating ministers,

Jakarta – The Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) announced on Monday that it would hold a meeting with the Chinese coast guard in what the agency chief described as a move to strengthen

Jakarta – The Nusantara International Airport in the planned new capital has received International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) registration code WALK and was granted public oper

Jakarta – Former trade minister and suspect in an alleged sugar import corruption case Thomas Lembong sent a handwritten letter from prison to the public on Saturday, saying that his le

Jakarta – The police continue to update the number of victims in a pileup accident that occurred on Monday on the Cipularang toll road in Purwakarta, West Java, involving 17 vehicles.

Agencies, Washington, United States – President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that

Jakarta – Over the weekend, what appears to be a departure from Indonesia's foreign policy regarding the South China Sea has sparked heated debate.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta has formed a team to investigate alleged plagiarism committed by its lecturers after the accusation went viral on social

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia wants the international community to kick Israel out of the UN General Assembly following its endless aggressions in Gaza.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia continues to rely heavily on imported milk, with about 80% of its dairy needs currently met by imports, compared to just 40 percent in 1997.

Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono is ramping up efforts to promote the urban farming concept through the Sustainable Food House Area program.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto tried to convince American business giants that his government would not tolerate corruption while promising foreign investors t

Yvette Tanamal and Deni Ghifari, Jakarta/Washington, DC – President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call with Donald Trump, during a working visit to Washington, DC, saying

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto wants to develop an international airport in northern Bali to boost the local economy.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt rose by 0.14 percent to Rp 8,473.9 trillion ($537.34 billion) as of Sept.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo admits to the difficulty of tracing overseas assets of online gambling dealers.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that from 2022 to mid-2024, extreme weather has caused 100 buildings to collapse in the region.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will implement a ban on the export permit of copper concentrate in January 2025.

Nikson Sinaga – Scores of TNI (Indonesian Military) soldiers from the Medan 2 Artillery Battalion/Kilap Sumagan (Armed-2/KS) attacked residents in the Selamat Village near their headqua

Indra Komara, Jakarta – As many as eight residents were injured and one died in an alleged attack by 33 TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers on Friday November 8 at the Selamat Village in

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – United States president-elect Donald Trump has praised Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in a recent telephone conversation.

Susannah Patton – Last month, a mini fracas broke out about the symbolism of Anthony Albanese citing a royal visit as cause for missing the Indonesian presidential inauguration.

Joseph Rachman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dazed and confused many foreign policy observers with an apparent dramatic shift in Indonesia's South China Sea policy while in

Jakarta – Indonesia has opened a six-month window until May 2025 for certain businesses to receive full loan forgiveness from state banks, a policy that aims to boost loan and economic

Jakarta – Waging a war on online gambling is a step in the right direction as the new government is seeking quick wins in the first 100 days of its mandate.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts wa