Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government on Tuesday have agreed to include 41 draft bills and revisions in the 2025 Priority National Legislation P

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) revealed that the state's financial losses in a corruption case involving the commodity trading system within the tin mining concession are

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is asking Tangerang Municipal Police (Polresta) investigators not to pursues a report against government critic and former State-Owned Enterpri

Jakarta – The Labour Party and the Confederation of the Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) is opposed to the government's plan to raise Value Added Tax (VAT) from 11 to 12 percent in 2025.

Tria Dianti, Jakarta – After holding their breath for nearly eight months, Southeast Asia investors and economists heaved a sigh of relief when Indonesia's "rock star" economist, Sri Mu

Nabiila Azzahra A, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City Authority (OIKN) has revealed that the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) is now attracting about 3,000 to 5,000 visitors daily.

Jakarta – By visiting the United States immediately after China last week, President Prabowo Subianto has made it clear that Indonesia wants to be friends with both and that, despite th

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Presidential Communication Office officially welcomed nearly 50 new recruits on Monday, some of whom will serve as presidential spokespersons speciali

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – The upcoming value-added tax (VAT) hike could take a huge toll on Indonesia's minimum wage earners, economist Achmad Nur Hidayat said in a recent inter

Alfida Rizki Febrianna, Jakarta – An expert recently said there are other ways to grow state revenue, including imposing excise on alcohol as the government is set to increase the value

Jakarta – Elementary and Secondary Education Minister Abdul Mu'ti said the ministry will soon roll out a a new plan that will allow students to be taught on the subjects of artificial i

Lili Yan Ing, Yessi Vadilla, With Donald Trump's return to the White House, we are likely to witness a renewed focus on the "America First" policy, which emphasizes reshoring jobs, redu

Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Tempo Media Group launches Tempo Single Brand, a single digital platform that unites three digital journalistic products of Tempo, namely tempo.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted Indonesia's abundant natural resources as a foundation for national energy security, suggesting that the country could meet its enti

Antara, Denpasar – The Bali Provincial Government has officially banned erotic Joged Bumbung performances, which have often gone viral on social media, due to "sensual elements" in the

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The Presidential Office has acknowledged that frivolous reports have flooded the "Lapor Mas Wapres" complaint service.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The government should reconsider the plan to implement a hike in value-added tax next year because Indonesia currently has the highest VAT in Southeast Asi

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Education activist Henny Supolo Sitepu voiced her opposition to the reintroduction of the national exam as a graduation requirement, as proposed by the Element

Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has encouraged regional heads to enhance the management of final disposal sites (TPA), particularly those with open dumping systems.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani has temporarily frozen all infrastructure budgets for government construction projects, following directives from Presiden

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The government's plan to raise the value-added tax (VAT) to 12 percent will negatively impact exports, reduce household income, and increase unemploymen

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had breakfast on Sunday in Solo with Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi and his running mate, Taj Yasin Maim

Rizky Hidayatullah, Banyuwangi – Police in the East Java regency of Banyuwangi raided a dog shelter on Saturday, arresting two men for further interrogation and uncovering a facility th

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Ridwan Kamil criticized former Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known as Ahok, on Sunday for issuing the highest number of evict

Antara, Jakarta – The Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Ministry plans to propose a revision to Law No.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia, as the world's largest coal exporter, has the potential to play a bigger role in determining global coal prices, the Indonesian Energy, Mineral, and

A West Papuan advocacy group for self-determination for the colonised Melanesians has appealed to the United Kingdom government to cancel its planned reception for new Indonesian Presid

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Jakarta – One possible explanation for the country's persistently low corruption perception index is the failure of highly educated citizens to fulfill their role as guardians of moral

Jakarta – Discussion surrounding the controversial subject of childlessness has resurfaced recently as a Statistics Indonesia (BPS) report shows 8.2 percent of Indonesian women of child

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received the highest honor from the Government of Peru, 'The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru.'

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called on U.S.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Halimah Nasution used to feel as if she had it all.

Matthew Burgess and Grace Sihombing – Indonesia's central bank intervened in currency markets to support the rupiah after it weakened toward the psychological level of 16,000 per dollar

Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan on Thursday praised President Prabowo Subianto, his rival in the February presidential election, on his first international tour as pres

Jakarta – The massive collision on Monday involving several cars at kilometer marker (KM) 92 on the Cipularang Toll Road in West Java is the latest in a long list of fatal accidents tha

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of $2.48 billion in October, according to data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) on Friday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently told Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about how seriously he takes the war against drug crimes and people smu

Arti Ekawati – Newly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Indonesia's new and enlarged Cabinet last month, naming ministers, deputy ministers and heads of various national ag

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta, Chief Human Development and Cultural Affairs Minister Muhaimin Iskandar, commonly known as Cak Imin, labeled online gambling a social disaster during h

Rama Sukarta, Jakarta – The Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association (APPBI) is urging the government to delay the planned increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT) to 12 percent on Ja

Jamaah, Rembang – Rembang Police are investigating a clash between foreign workers from Kapur Rembang Indonesia (KRI), a foreign-owned limestone company, and locals from Blora Regency,

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni has announced plans to reforest 12 million hectares of land in Indonesia that was damaged by massive fires in the 1990s and 2

Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidates still lack a concrete strategy to reduce waste buildup in the capital city, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has said

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is conducting a study on the underground economy, which encompasses tax evasion and other illegal activities.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) expresses deep concern over the continued stagnation of the legal process surroundi

Jakarta – A boycott of several global brands associated with Israel has impacted their sales in Indonesia, but that does not mean the boycott has "worked".

Herman, Jakarta – The government reported that it had busted smuggling operations with transactions totaling Rp 49 billion ($3 million) within just one week alone.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia could be losing up to Rp 1.2 trillion ($75.5 million) monthly due to misdirected electricity subsidies, according to the National Strategy for

David Wilson, Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), since Nov.