Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is urging the government to regulate social media use for children, following the example of neighboring countries like Australia.

Claire Jiao – Indonesia claimed victory after Apple Inc.

Thomas Rizal, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's recent remarks about his plan to pardon corruption convicts were intended to shift the focus toward asset recovery

Didik Fibrianto, Malang – The Indonesian government plans to halt imports of certain food commodities starting next year to bolster self-sufficiency programs, a senior minister announce

Iwan Kurniawan, Jakarta – The National Gallery of Indonesia called off a solo exhibition of senior artist Yos Suprapto minutes before opening on Thursday evening, December 19, 2024.

Oyuk Ivani S, Erwin Prima, Jakarta – Chairman of the Indonesian Fiber and Filament Yarn Producers Association (Apsyfi) Redma Gita Wirawasta, said over the past two years, as many as 60

Jakarta – Investigators from the newly formed National Police Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas) has questioned former communications and information minister Budi Arie Setiadi amid

Agung Sandy Lesmana, Fakhri Fuadi Muflih – A solo painting exhibition by artist Yos Suprapto at the National Gallery (Galnas) in Jakarta has been cancelled.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Gajah Mada University (UGM) Anti-Corruption Study Centre (Pukat) researcher Zaenur Rohman says that efforts to eradicate corruption require strengthening

Jakarta – Past Indonesian leaders have rarely used the presidential prerogative of giving amnesty, one of many powers that come with the job, but not President Prabowo Subianto.

Usman Hamid and Ary Hermawan – If what transpired in 2024 is any indication of what to come, we can safely say that 2025 will not be a democratic spring for Indonesia.

Jakarta – Operatives from the National Police's Counterterrorism Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88) and the Central Sulawesi Police's Mobile Brigade (Brimob) apprehended three terrorist

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to introduce an excise tax on sweet beverages (MBDK), projected to generate Rp 6.25 trillion ($385.24 million) in revenue, according to the Institute f

Agung Dharma Putra, Jakarta – National Nutrition Agency (Bapanas) Head Dadan Hindayana announced that the government's Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) will begin on Jan.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Russia is still waiting for Indonesia to revise the existing regulations before they can proceed with the plan to partner on nuclear power generation, acco

Swastika Swasikananda, Jakarta – As of November 2024, 272,164 Indonesian migrant workers have been deployed abroad, nearly matching the 274,000 recorded in 2023, according to the Indone

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Deputy Chairman of the Gerindra Party, Habiburokhman, clarified President Prabowo Subianto's recent statement about forgiving corruptors if they return stolen s

Jakarta – The Chairman of the Indonesia Memanggil 57+ Institute (IM57+), Lakso Anindito, criticized President Prabowo Subianto's plan to pardon corrupt individuals who return the procee

Jakarta – Questions should be asked about the ambition of Prabowo Subianto's administration to start building a nuclear power plant (PLTN) next year.

Jakarta – Megawati Soekarnoputri, chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), has called on all members and functionaries to increase vigilance against external e

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – In recent United Nations biodiversity conferences, global leaders have championed Indigenous peoples as critical partners in achieving conservation goals.

Lies Marcoes, Jakarta – The world is working hard to halt femicide, or the murder of women based on prejudice against their bodies, sexuality or social/gender roles that are seen as not

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A ransomware scare has, once again, rung alarm bells surrounding the state of Indonesia's digital security, which analysts warn has seen little improvement despit

Irfandi, Muhammad Asyharuddin Arbab, Gowa, South Sulawesi – South Sulawesi Police have uncovered a counterfeit money syndicate operating within the campus of Alauddin State Islamic Univ

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has reported rapid growth in payments using the Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS), while transactions made with debit cards h

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have deployed at least 820 combined personnel to secure a protest against the 12-percent VAT hike at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Thousands of residents were reported to be affected by the tidal flooding disaster in Indramayu Regency, West Java.

Jakarta – A total of 99,098 people have signed a petition addressed to Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to cancel the 12 percent increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) on the change.org

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has welcomed the Indonesian government's decision to repatriate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, a Filipina woman who had been s

Singgih Wiryono, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has expressed concern over the formation of the National Defence Council (DPN) which is considered not to be in lin

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has criticized Indonesia's imposition of value-added tax (VAT) on oil and gas e

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has firmly rejected mining giant Freeport Indonesia's request to export copper concentrates, cit

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Flash floods sweep South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, on Wednesday afternoon, December 18, 2024, injuring ten people.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has distributed Rp 133.7 trillion ($8.25 billion) in banknotes to meet the anticipated spike in cash withdrawals during the year-end holida

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coconut Processing Industry Association (HIPKI) is urging the government to implement the coconut downstream policy to tackle the shor

Cairo, Egypt – President Prabowo Subianto has said he might pardon people who engaged in graft if they return what they stole, underlining his commitment to tackle corruption.

Putra Muskita, Jakarta – When reports started to come out about Indonesia's shrinking middle class, I read them with great interest. Because this is about me.

Jakarta – The Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sugiono would not attend the informal ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Bangkok on Friday, as he would be a

Jakarta – National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has inaugurated a new directorate responsible for handling crimes against women and children as well as human trafficking.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The coconut processing industry is facing a crisis due to a surge in coconut exports, which has led to a shortage of domestic raw materials.

Jakarta – The government denied Thursday media reports that they were planning to cut the threshold for the final income tax for Indonesia's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Senior Economist and Executive Director of the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia, Mohammad Faisal, warned the government of potential food

Herman, Jakarta – Ausino Exim Pty Ltd has announced a recall of several Indomie instant noodle variants in Australia due to undeclared allergens on their packaging.

Antara, Jakarta – Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), the country's largest state-run bank by assets, assured customers that their data and funds remain secure and that normal transactions con

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Chinese automaker BYD's (Build Your Dream) new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Subang, West Java, is expected to be completed ahead of schedule and

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Foreign tourists have voiced their intention to boycott the annual Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP), Indonesia's largest electronic music festival, foll

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The police have denied allegations made by foreign tourists, who claimed they were forced to undergo urine tests and extorted during the 2024 Djakarta Warehous

Agencies, Manila – A Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia's death row tearfully reunited with family members Wednesday after arriving in Manila, where she now awaits a hoped-

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs expects inflation to rise by 0.3 percent in 2025 following the implementation of a 12 percent Value-Added T

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Germany has agreed to forgive Indonesia's debt worth 75 million euros or around $78 million in return for the Southeast Asian country to invest in its publ