Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar has died, his lawyer Boyamin Saiman confirmed on Saturday.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – A recent social media analysis by Drone Emprit shows that public sentiment toward the proposal to name former Indonesian president Soeharto a National Hero

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The National Workers Union Confederation (KSPN) reports that as many as 126,160 workers from its union members have suffered from layoffs from 2023 to October

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The lawyer of Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman distributed a press release on November 7, 2025, which was published by several online media organi

Antara, Jakarta/Belem, Brazil – Indonesia is aiming for at least Rp16 trillion (roughly $980 million) in carbon market transactions during the United Nations COP30 climate summit in Bel

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The majority of Indonesians say they are satisfied with the first year of President Prabowo Subianto's administration, according to a new survey by Indikator Poli

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Indonesia's flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk (GIAA) announced that the planned capital injection from the state-owned Investment Management Agency of Daya A

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – Authorities in West Java have pledged to inspect and reinforce substandard school building quality across the province after two schools collapsed in separate c

Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – Indonesia has pledged to recognize the rights of Indigenous and customary communities to 1.4 million hectares, about 3.5 million acres, of forests by

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Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says the government still needs to make fundamental changes to ensure indigenous communities and vulnerable groups benefit fairly from clim

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Investment Management Agency Danantara Indonesia is preparing an investment of Rp20 trillion to establish chicken farms to support the food needs of the F

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – A publicly traded company operating the coffee chain Starbucks, PT MAP Boga Adiperkasa Tbk.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Coal-reliant Indonesia recently endorsed nuclear power in front of world leaders who were gathering in Brazil ahead of the closely watched COP30 talks.

Jakarta – Car sales fell, cement sales declined and jobless claims rose – but the robust third-quarter economic growth announced by Indonesia's statistics agency on Nov 5 painted a diff

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves climbed to $149.9 billion at the end of October, up $1.2 billion from the previous month, Bank Indonesia (BI) report

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko on Friday over alleged bribery linked to job rotations and promotions within

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially established a commission meant to reform the police force on Friday, about two months after the country saw mass

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing a draft law to redenominate the rupiah – a long-discussed plan to trim zeros from the currency – with the legislation targeted for comple

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's state asset fund Danantara faces significant financial risks and must exercise caution as it considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, as

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Ministry of Social Affairs proposed naming Soeharto as a national hero, a suggestion that has since been accepted by the Palace.

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Jakarta – The law has proven unable to protect small islands from the increasingly aggressive expansion of mining.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto continues to come out with risky policies that endanger the Indonesian economy.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) of the Sukoharjo Police Department found that the imported green grapes intended for participants of the Free Nu

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Former Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo has been named a suspect by Jakarta Metropolitan Police for alleged defamation and spreading false information, accu

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesian diaspora in Australia, as part of the Melbourne Bergerak movement, held a Kamisan action (Aksi Kamisan) at the State Library of Victoria on Thursda

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Alliance of Civil Society Movement for Holding Soeharto Accountable (Gemas) will hold a protest at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture office in Jakarta

Erick Tanjung, Fakhri Fuadi – The Civil Society Movement to Bring Suharto to Justice (GEMAS) held a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Culture offices in Central Jakarta on Thurs

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has prepared an economic stimulus package worth more than Rp 50 trillion ($3 billion) to spur activity in the final quarter of 2025,

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Rangga Samudra, Jakarta – Indonesia is debating whether to grant former president Soeharto the title of national hero, as senior officials and political figure

Jakarta – Protesters from a number of labour union federations affiliated with the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI) complained about mass layoffs (PHK) during an audienc

Christ Belseran, Kendari, Medan and Melbourne – Waves of solidarity actions for Tempo and press freedom in Indonesia resounded from various quarters, from Kendari to Medan and Me

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia and Russia are exploring new avenues of cooperation in the maritime and shipbuilding sectors, following a bilateral consultation that identified six k

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Ethics Council (MKD) has officially cleared two celebrity-legislators and suspended three others in a controversy that triggered

Guillaume Daudin and Marin Lefevre, Paris – A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP

Eko Widianto, Jakarta – The Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservations (Ecoton) researchers tested the quality of water from 12 different points in Malang, Indonesia, on Wednesday

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Local apparel manufacturers are suffering from a surge of secondhand clothing and cheap new fashion imports from China, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) M

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Support for Tempo flows amidst a civil lawsuit filed by Indonesian Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights has finally taken action regarding alleged human rights violations that occurred in the Sihaporas customary area in

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the importance of supporting foreign investment, highlighting the benefits it brings to Indonesia's economy and society.

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the Student Family of Gadjah Mada University (BEM KM UGM) strongly condemns the lawsuit filed by the Indonesian Minister of Agriculture

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, stressed that no hospital shall refuse patients, including indigenous people of the Baduy tribe,

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto praised the strong work ethic and resilience of the South Korean people during the inauguration of Lotte Chemical Indonesi

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Human Development Index (HDI) rose to 75.90 in 2025 from 75.02 a year earlier, according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), signalin

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Several demonstrators staged a protest at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture on Thursday, November 6, 2025, opposing the conferral of the national hero tit

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has announced plans to establish new poultry and broiler farms in regions where food prices, particularly eggs and chick

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – National economic growth remained above the 5 percent mark in the third quarter, thanks to strong growth in exports.

Jakarta – Minister of Culture Fadli Zon has stated that the 2nd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto, has never been proven to have been involved in the massacre of people ac

Jakarta – Every time a general election is held, tens of millions of votes are nullified due to the parliamentary threshold requirement for parties to get into the House of Representati