Jakarta – Central Java has recorded the most layoffs of any province this year, with 14,767 as of Sept. 26, according to the Manpower Ministry.

Joniansyah, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim has defended the recent amendment to immigration regulations that permits officers to carry firearms, ci

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has named Romy Soekarno a member of the House of Representatives for the 2024-2029 term after two elected members from the Indonesian De

Ilham Rian Pratama, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition commemorated five years since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo "killed off" the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during an

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia believes that there was an element of omission on the part of the security forces in the recent attacks by unidentified groups on the Homeland

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Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Bogor – The head of the Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, stated that material suc

Jayanty Nada Shofa, New York – Indonesia finds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement of "seeking peace" incredibly ironic and hard to believe, according to Foreig

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Presidium of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Society (CALS), Bivitri Susanti, assessed that the People's Consultative

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will run for a non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council which the country has considered as being passive towards Israel's war atrocit

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The police have arrested some perpetrators of the forced disruption of a diaspora discussion entitled National Diaspora Solidarity Meeting with Nation

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) regrets the forced disruption and attack on participants of the diaspora discussion organized by

Firda Janati, Akhdi Martin Pratama, Jakarta – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy believes that the closure of of a discussion forum in Kemang, South Jakarta, which was attende

Herman, Antara, Jakarta – The leadership dispute within the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is nearing resolution following a meeting between Arsjad Rasjid, the chai

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was awarded the Golden Shark brevet by the Indonesian Navy during a ceremony aboard the Republic of Indonesia Ship (KRI) d

Aqil Hamzah and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Magetan/Boyolali, Indonesia – A gentle laugh accompanies almost every single sentence uttered by Mr Imtihan Syafi'i, the principal of an Indonesia

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) must soon decide whether it is joining the incoming government of Prabowo Subianto, whose inauguration

Jakarta – While we welcome the recent agreement of the Netherlands to repatriate hundreds of Indonesian artifacts taken during the 300 years of the Dutch colonial era, we are calling on

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The small cities and villages of archipelagic Indonesia are also enjoying the economic benefits from the massive air transport infrastructure developme

Jakarta – The Indonesian government will improve supervision of its commodities sector after the US Department of Labor said there was forced labour in the country's nickel industry, a

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – A University of Indonesia (UI) economics professor has proposed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo be honored with the title of "Father of Indonesian

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Elected lawmaker Tia Rahmania has filed a lawsuit against the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) following her dismissal from the party and the ann

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will likely lose billions of American dollars in exports if it cannot close the overdue deal with the European Union, according to the country's

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The central banks of Indonesia and Malaysia renewed their Local Currency Bilateral Swap Arrangement on Friday, enabling both nations to exchange their res

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is planning to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria next week in Kembangan district, West Jakarta, in an effort t

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – A recent decision made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to lift a decades-old ban on sea sand exports has raised concerns that it may jeopardiz

Jakarta – "Eighty percent of success is showing up," a saying often wrongly attributed to American filmmaker Woody Allen, perfectly captures the paradox of the recent rise of Indonesia'

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Following a 20-year ban, the government has officially lifted the restriction on exports of sea sand, prompting protests from some quarters, including a f

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra on Wednesday sentenced inactive Labuhanbatu regent Erik Adtrada Ritonga to six years in prison for accepting Rp 1.7

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is set to introduce a free medical check-up programme, targeting 55 million Indonesians starting from 2025.

Tempo.Co, Kemlu.Go.Id, Jakarta – During the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Indonesian F

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Extreme weather damaged many buildings in Magetan Regency, East Java, on Wednesday evening, September 25, 2024.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil proposes an initiative at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST), a colossal repository of th

Jakarta – The hand of the government is apparent in Kadin's internal conflict between Arsjad Rasjid and Anindya Bakrie. This has no effect on the public.

Mahfudzulloh Al Murtadho, Jakarta – The Head of the Coastal and Marine Resource Research Center at Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, said sea sand export has long bee

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries said the Directorate General of Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the provincial go

Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – A landslide at an illegal gold mine in West Sumatra has killed at least 15 people and buried dozens of others in the abandoned pit with rescue workers strugg

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the residence of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar in South Jakarta on Sept

Yustinus Paat, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – A new survey from Poltracking Indonesia indicates that the race for Jakarta's gubernatorial seat is heating up, with Ridwan Kamil and his ru

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government aims to boost wind energy capacity by 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, tapping into the country's vast wind power potential, the Energy and Mineral

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The government is set to launch INA Digital, a unified application aimed at simplifying public access to government services, State Apparatus and Bureaucratic

Kiki Safitri, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Research and Partnership Institute Executive Director Laode M Syarif says that over the decade of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration (20

Jakarta – A "King of Java" theatrical action held by a civil society alliance in Jakarta was marred by chaos after a number of unknown individuals blocked them in the Jalan Jenderal Sud

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Amid speculation that Indonesia is becoming an inward-looking country, a recent report found that the country has been growing its international power and infl

Caleb Fotheringham – West Papua advocates are concerned Indonesia will launch a military assault in Nduga province, putting thousands of innocent lives at risk, now that New Zealand pil

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Two elected lawmakers from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will not be inaugurated next month after an internal investigation found them gui

Riandy Laksono – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has set an ambitious target of achieving 8% economic growth during his first term.

Jakarta – The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) leadership is advocating for the recognition of former Indonesian presidents Soeharto and Abdurrahman Wahid as national heroes.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's inauguration as the eighth president of Indonesia is scheduled to take place on Oct.

Jakarta – Presidential spokesperson Hasan Nasbi said on Thursday that once in office president-elect Prabowo Subianto was expected to do away with the impromptu press briefings with jou