Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has announced that the government will take strict action against the circulation of illegal cigarettes, which has affec

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono revealed that losses from the smuggling of lobster seeds by Vietnam amounted to Rp

Jakarta – Indonesia has made digital declarations mandatory for all international travelers beginning September 1, 2025, through the government's new All Indonesia app.

David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The regent of North Timor Tengah (TTU) in East Nusa Tenggara accused Jakarta of ignoring repeated warnings about potential unrest in a dispute

David Wilson, Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa Tenggara – A tense standoff erupted at the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on Monday morning in Inbate village, Bikomi Nilulat district, North T

Muhammad Firman, David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – An Indonesian villager was injured on Monday after Timor-Leste border patrol officers opened fire during an altercation in a

Kornelis Kaha, Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono, Kupang – An Indonesian citizen from North Central Timor District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), was shot near the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on

The Timorese government announced the launch of formal negotiations with neighbouring Indonesia to delimit the maritime border between the two countries, reports Lusa.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Finance Ministry recently destroyed shipments of smuggled used clothes in several regions of Indonesia.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian immigration officials are investigating two Israeli nationals, reportedly former members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), for allegedly managing a series

Wahroni, Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Immigration officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport are now equipped with body cameras in a bid to enhance accountability, transparency, and pro

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Immigration and Correction has canceled the launch of the new red and white Indonesian passport design, which was initially scheduled f

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has introduced new import rules granting duty-free allowances for personal goods worth up to $500, up to $2,500 for special Hajj

Deborah Dan-Awoh – Indonesia, has relaxed its multiple-entry visa policies to permit longer uninterrupted stays.

Jakarta – The Indonesian National Border Management Agency (BNPP) has officially opened a new cross-border route connecting the Napan Border Crossing Post (PLBN) in Indonesia's East Nus

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Minister of Immigration and Corrections, Agus Andrianto, said thousands of foreigners committed administrative violations on immigration throughout 2024.

Antara, Jakarta – Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto has dismissed 71 immigration officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (SHIA) for extorting Chinese national

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – A complaint from the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia over extortion cases at the main Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has led to the removal of 30 immigratio

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Minister of Transmigration, Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman, said that the transmigration program during the administration of President Prabowo Subianto will be tr

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Immigration and Corrections Ministry has removed many immigration officials from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport following extortion complaints file

Antara, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) reported a revenue of Rp 300.2 trillion ($18.44 billion) from customs and excise in 2024, growing 4.9 percent year

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The Golden Visa scheme introduced this year has not brought as much investment into the country as hoped, according to the year-end report from the Director

Antara, Bali – The Ngurah Rai Airport Immigration Office in Bali's Badung Regency has established a cyber unit to enhance surveillance of foreign nationals (WNA) potentially violating i

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

Gusty da Costa – An indigenous human rights activist has asked Jakarta to reconsider the transmigration program in Papua region as bringing in non-Papuans to the country's easternmost r

Catholic leaders have warned against the transmigration program of new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in conflict-stricken Papua, saying bringing in non-Papuans to the easternmos

Muzakir Nurdin, Central Aceh – The immigration office in Central Aceh in Indonesia's western province of Aceh deported three French nationals on Saturday for allegedly participating in

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government of the archipelagic Indonesia has spent Rp 1.3 trillion (around $85.4 million) to build seven of the so-called cross-border posts.

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 – Bali has deported 378 foreigners throughout the third quarter of 2024 as of September 9, government data showed.

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – Two British nationals, Benjamin James Lovell and Benjamin Thomas Sloan, were deported from Indonesia on Wednesday September 5 for violating

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta Immigration Office has deported British nationals Benjamin James Lovell and Benjamin Thomas Sloan for participating in a demonstration by

Antara, Jakarta – The Law and Human Rights Ministry, through the Directorate General of Immigration, unveiled a new passport design in celebration of Indonesia's 79th Independence Day.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesia's newly launched golden visa scheme is designed to lure wealthy investors, but analysts warned that it could also attract cross-border money laundering and

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has officially launched the Golden Visa Indonesia last Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, better known as Kadin, has warmly welcomed the freshly launched investor magnet "golden visa" program.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has officially launched the golden visa program that would make the country a "second home" for foreign investors.

Jakarta =- Indonesia is preparing to impose safeguard duties of 100% to 200% on imports ranging from footwear to ceramics, reviving a plan to protect domestic industries, according to i

Singapore – Singapore passport holders will soon be able to travel to Timor-Leste without a visa under a new agreement, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Thursday (Jun 27).

Jakarta – Police have arrested more than 100 Taiwanese at a villa in Bali over alleged cyber fraud, authorities said Friday.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Hundreds of foreign nationals were arrested by immigration officials for misusing their residence permits and suspected cybercrimes.

Wahroni, Tangerang – Immigration services at Soekarno-Hatta Airport have returned to normal, with no disruptions reported in passenger clearance or the functioning of automated gates, o

Jakarta – The initiative to offer members of the Indonesian diaspora a lifelong visa and other facilities normally given only to citizens shows that the government is starting to embrac

Antara, Jakarta – In response to long queues caused by immigration service disruptions due to a nationwide outage at the National Data Center (PDN) server since Thursday, 100 additional

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – She was born in Padang and grew up in Jakarta, but Ms Dewi Brewer, 53, has lived about half her life abroad, spending two decades in Singapore before moving to t

Timor-Leste will now issue entry visas at seven embassies in order to "simplify" the process and improve border control.

Antara, Jakarta – Passport services have resumed at two Immigration Offices in South Sumatra after being temporarily halted on Thursday due to a nationwide outage at the National Data C

Wahroni, Tangerang – The monthly number of foreigners being deported from Indonesia has increased by 94 percent so far this year compared to last year's figures, a senior official said

Norman Harsono – Indonesia plans to give its diaspora similar rights as its citizens as part of efforts to bring back overseas talent.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Customs and Excise Directorate has released 95 percent of the more than 26,500 containers of imported goods that were previously detained at Tanjung P