Francis Chan – President Joko Widodo's social media post calling for public views on his plan to relocate Indonesia's capital away from Java island drew more than 25,000 comments on Fa

Jakarta (Bloomberg) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo's pledge to focus on human resources in his second term is set to benefit companies providing education, health care and entertai

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – The controversial redevelopment of the Sari Club Bali bombing site into a five-storey restaurant is on hold again, with proponents of a Peace P

Jakarta – Smoke from flares and fireworks marked the end of the commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day 2019 at the Arjuna Wijaya or Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Wed

The commemoration of Labour Day or May Day in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta was centred at the Zero Kilometre point in front of the Central Post Office.

Ristu Hanafi, Sleman – The commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta was marred by the torching of a police post located at the inters

Ryan Dwiky And Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – Spokesman for the Prabowo Subianto – Sandiaga Uno campaign team (BPN) addressed the video of the salute Jokowi received from his campaign team man

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Portal CupoNation Indonesia recently analyzed the fiber optics internet speeds among a number of Southeast Asia countries including Indonesia, which perfo

Yustinus Paath & Aries Sudiono, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission, or KPU, is preparing to pay up to $3.5 million in compensation to families of more than 300 election off

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Indonesia's Foreign Affairs Ministry has summoned Vietnam's ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang to explain an incident involving an Indonesian Navy war sh

Jakarta – Passengers will be allowed to eat and drink inside MRT trains during Ramadan when breaking their fast, an official has said.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has officially opened the Jakbook book market at Kenari Market in Salemba, Central Jakarta, in a bid to provide affordable books.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Police will deploy 26,500 personnel to secure May Day protests in Jakarta on Wednesday, in which some 40,000 people are expected to take part.

Jakarta – Traffic congestion will continue to plague the streets of Jakarta even if it is no longer the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said in response

Max Walden and Erwin Renaldi – Indonesian environmentalists are calling on Australia to tighten its regulation and enforcement of waste exports to foreign countries, claiming it is eff

Vento Saudale & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has removed the head judge at the Cibinong District Court in West Java and slapped disciplinary punishment on three othe

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Twelve days ago, Prabowo Subianto declared victory in Indonesia's presidential election despite the results of every single credible pollsters' quick count results pointing to the oppo

Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that he will move the capital of south-east Asia's largest economy away from the crowded main island of Java, d

Ika Krismantari, Hizkia Yosias Polimpung, Reinhard Karger and Tim Schwartz – Technology is reshaping our lives in ways that we have never imagined before.

Jakarta – Slow tax revenue growth of 1.8 percent in the first quarter of this year, a major decline from the 9.9 percent growth posted in the same period in 2018, could result in an in

Jakarta – Senior economist Faisal Basri of the University of Indonesia has said that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo must eliminate "vested interests" in the government that had been pu

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The plastic and plastic recycle industries in Bogor have lodged a judicial review at the Supreme Court (MA) on the Bogor mayor's ban on plastic bags in th

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) opined the One Belt and One Road or the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the Chinese government

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) voiced their concern over the case that saw a woman sexually violated over a train run b

Aisha Shaidra and Chitra Paramaesti, Jakarta – A number of rejections loomed over the release of Garin Nugroho's latest film entitled Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku, released internationally as

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) economist Piter Abdullah Redjadalam argues the revised Government Regulation (PP) No.

Prabowo Subianto and his supporters have been making unsubstantiated claims that there was massive and systemic fraud involved in the April 17th election as justification for the candi

Jakarta – In the lead up to the commemoration of International Labour Day or May Day on May 1, the Palm Oil Workers Coalition (KBS) has again called on the government and companies to

Hakim Ghani, Garut – The regent of Garut in West Java, Rudy Gunawan, has banned cinemas in his regency from screening the film "Memories of My Body" (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku) by director

Raja Adil Siregar, Palembang – the Palembang municipal government in South Sumatra has banned cinemas from screening the film "Memories of My Body" (Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku) because it i

Jakarta – South Jakartans are working hard to clear mud from their neighborhood after Friday's floods.

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made a decision to relocate the Indonesian capital outside Java Island and told his ministers to come up with detailed plans

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – At least 29 people have died in flash floods and landslides that hit the province of Bengkulu over the weekend, while 13 remain missing, according to the la

Jakarta – Residents of Depok in West Java are urging the city administration to widen the waterways in the Sukmajaya and Cimanggis subdistricts after streets there were submerged under

Kharishar Kahfi and Marguerite Afra Sapiie, Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators were raiding the office of Trade Minister Enggartiasto "Enggar" Lukita on Mo

Surabaya (Bangsaonline.com) – As many as 20 women from various communities joined the women's parade or 2019 Blitar Women's March in the East Java city of Blitar where they held a long

Ten days after Indonesia held the world's biggest single-day elections, more than 270 election staff have died, mostly of fatigue-related illnesses, an official says.

Amanda Siddharta, Jakarta, Indonesia – Adhe Jengker marched among 4,000 others at the Women's March in Jakarta Saturday.

Jakarta – A severe rainstorm in Bengkulu over the weekend has caused floods and landslides across the region, claiming the lives of at least 10 people.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Over the past few years, the conflict between humans and elephants on the island of Sumatra has become inevitable as they both try to defend the land they c

Jakarta (Antara) – Environmental activists highlighted the existence of eight coal mining companies operating in the Bukit Daun Protection Forest buffer zone which is the upstream wate

Jakarta (Antara) – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan accompanied by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and legendary Singer Titik Puspa, launche

Sasmito Madrim, Jakarta – Jakarta Women's March chief executive Fahmia Badib says that around 50 groups and communities took part in the annual parade in Jakarta on Saturday April 27.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – North Sumatra governor Edy Rahmayadi threatened to resign on the first anniversary of his leadership, which will be in four months, if residents of the provinc

Jakarta – The Palm Oil Workers Coalition (KBS) has criticised the government for not involving workers in efforts to resolve the crude palm oil (CPO) dispute between Indonesia and the

Barry Desker – Earlier predictions of a double-digit landslide victory for incumbent President Joko Widodo ('Jokowi') and his vice-presidential nominee Ma'ruf Amin in Indonesia's presi

Manda Firmansyah – The 2019 Jakarta Women's March, which was held on Saturday April 27, began at the Sari Pan Pasific Hotel in Central Jakarta and ended with a rally at the Aspiration

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia was set to highlight environmental issues and the significance of palm oil for the country's development during the second Belt and Road Forum for Inter

Denisa Tristianty, Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian women, who took part in the 2019 Women's March in Jakarta, began the action by gathering at the Sari Pan Pasific Hotel on Jl.