Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A massive fire swept through a densely populated neighborhood in West Jakarta on Sunday morning, destroying 316 houses and leaving more than 1,200 residents homel

Agencies, Jakarta – A government agency running President Prabowo Subianto's massive free meals program said on Friday its lack of oversight led to a recent outbreak of food poisoning a

Basten Gokkon – A new study reports that the Bird's Head Seascape off Indonesia's West Papua serves as a vital habitat for juvenile male whale sharks, but lift-net fisheries, tourism bo

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded net foreign capital outflows of Rp 2.71 trillion ($162 million) from its domestic financial markets in the fourth week of September, accordi

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto secured investment commitments worth $23.8 billion during his recent visit to Japan, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya s

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Police arrested Muhammad Fakhrurrozi, an activist known as Paul, who is associated with Kamisan and the Social Movement Institute, on Saturday, September 27,

Antara, Jakarta – Recent earthquakes in Lampung and East Java have resulted in significant property damage.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) is intensifying scrutiny over the recent mass food poisoning cases affecting children consuming the governm

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced that several heads of state contacted him after he delivered a speech at the 80th Session of the United Nation

Surabaya – An activist from the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, Muhammad Fakhrurrozi, known to his friends as Paul, has been arrested by the authorities and is currently being detained

Jakarta – A number of press organisations have strongly criticised the actions of the Presidential Secretariat's Press, Media and Information Bureau (BPMI) for revoking the Palace press

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Press Council has sharply criticized the Presidential Palace for revoking the press credentials of a CNN Indonesia reporter who question

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has announced that factory-produced food items will no longer be included in the government's Free Nutritious Meal

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Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Penitentiary Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, has defended the mass arrests that followed a w

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Nutrition expert Hardinsyah has attributed recent food safety incidents in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to bacterial contamination

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), one of the country's oldest political parties, named Muhammad Mardiono as its definitive chairman for the 2025-2030

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has completed a six-day diplomatic tour to Japan, the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, underscoring Indonesia's rising global

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health expert Tjandra Yoga Aditama highlights the results of laboratory tests related to mass poisoning cases in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesia, provides US$12 million (Rp200.4 billion) in food aid to Gaza residents through the World Food Programme (WFP) in response to the food crisis and sta

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa led officials from the Finance Ministry to monitor the free nutritious meal program (MBG).

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has halted the illegal use of sea space in the form of reclamation for the construction of a jetty or

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Law, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, ensures that the government has never banned t

Jakarta – Forget the "Big Durian"! Jakarta now has a new nickname, albeit a less flattering one: Jakarta Kota Galian (City of Excavation).

Tanjungpinang – A letter signed by a school principle agreeing to keep quiet about food poisoning incidents in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has gone viral on social media.

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono has responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that referenced President Prabowo Subianto's speech du

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has suspended 190 mineral and coal mining business permits (IUP) after companies failed to meet their

Yogyakarta – Hundreds of mothers held a symbolic action by banging cooking utensils as a form of protest against the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program which has

Jakarta – History will remember President Prabowo Subianto as the first Indonesian leader to explicitly declare the country's readiness to open official diplomatic ties with Israel at t

Louis Plottel – In late August and early September 2025, Indonesia saw one of its most intense protests in the country's post-reformasi history.

Antara, Jakarta – The illiteracy rate in Indonesia continues to decline.

Libby Qahtany – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made a number of controversial statements during the general debate session at the United Nations 80th General Assembly in New York

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The drafting and synchronization team for the fourth revision of the State-Owned Enterprises (SOE/BUMN) Law has formally established a prohibition on ministers

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) General Tandyo Budi Revita claims that the food produced in the TNI's free nutritious meal kitchen (MBG)

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Mass food poisoning linked to Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program continues to surface across the country.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) responded after the rupiah's exchange rate fell to Rp16,700 per U.S. dollar.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has come under mounting scrutiny following a string of mass food poisoning cases linked to the Free Nutritiou

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Catering Association (PPJI), Minerva Taran, criticized the government's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, calling its

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A growing number of organizations are urging the Indonesian government to suspend the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program following a surge in student food pois

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Friday he did not instruct state banks to raise their United States dollar deposit rate to 4 percent, and that

The Hague, Netherlands – The Netherlands pledged on Friday to return to Indonesia the remains of "Java Man", the first-ever "Homo Erectus" unearthed by modern scientists in a landmark d

Dayat, Jakarta – Jakarta Police are offering a Rp500,000 ($30) bonus to ride-hailing motorcycle drivers who provide verified reports of street crimes in the capital, aiming to strengthe

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) issued a tearful apology Friday after nearly 6,000 schoolchildren fell ill from food served under the government's f

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The government and parliament have agreed to dissolve the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, a landmark restructuring that shifts control of state assets

Indonesia, West Papua – The World Council of Churches and Franciscans International, together with several partner organisations, convened a side event during the 60th Session of the UN

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's job market is showing signs of strain as more than 10 million people are seeking work each year, indicating the gap between steady headline employment figu

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, responded to the police's seizure of books as evidence from students and activ

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has overturned the acquittals of three major palm oil conglomerates in a high-profile corruption case involving crude palm oil (CPO) export p

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially become the first ASEAN country to strike a bilateral trade pact with Canada as Ottawa looks for ways to offset US tariff impacts.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has reaffirmed Indonesia's sovereign credit rating at BBB+, investment grade with a stable outlook.