Indonesia (DPA) – Nyoman Warta laboriously carries seawater in two simple containers to the beach of Kusamba, a coastal village located on the island of Bali, in Indonesia.
As is the tradition, he balances them on a pole that rests heavily across his shoulders, and then pours the contents with deliberate care into the dark sand.
Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Rice planting is set to be a new area of cooperation for Indonesia and China, promising better food security for the Southeast Asian state but also possibly tilting their bilateral ties.
Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is resuming a controversial policy of exporting lobster larvae – the latest chapter in an eight-year saga that began over concerns for wild lobster stocks and led to a fisheries minister being jailed for corruption.
Virdika Rizky Utama – The recent revelation that Indonesia is considering normalising ties with Israel as part of its bid to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has surprised the international community and the Indonesian public.
Wiji Nur Hayat, Jakarta – PT Spays Bata Ltd. (Bata) has been forced to closed down one of its shoe factories in Purwakarta, West Java. The impact of this policy is that as many as 233 employees or workers will be sacked immediately and no longer work for the factory.
Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Head of Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, announced that as of April 2024, the development progress of Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara (IKN), has reached 81 percent.
Wahroni, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan inspected the implementation of Trade Minister Regulation (Permendag) Number 7 of 2024, which regulates imported goods restrictions, at the international arrival area of Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Monday.
Bandung – The academic community from two universities in Bandung – the Aisyiyah University Bandung (Unisa) and the Muhammadiyah University Bandung (UMB) held a defend Palestine action in front of the Sate building in Bandung city, West Java, on the afternoon of Tuesday May 7.
Jakarta – During the 10 years of President Joko Widodo's administration, there are significantly high numbers of repressive actions from the state against the civil society which includes environmental destruction, shrinking space and rights of women, workers, and civilians, and the increasing number of corruption cases.
Surabaya – The Surabaya Muhammadiyah University (UM) academic community held a defend Palestine action on the campus grounds on Tuesday May 7 in which lectures and students were united wearing black clothing and carrying Palestinian flags.
In addition they also brought protesters with the action title "Long Live Palestine, Freedom for Palestine".
Jakarta – The Jakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMJ) academic community held a defend Palestine action at the UMJ Plaza in Jakarta on Tuesday May 7.
Solo – The Muhammadiyah University Surakarta (UMS) in Central Java held a peaceful defend Palestine rally on the grounds of the Siti Walidah Campus 2 main building on Tuesday May 7. The action was joined by thousands of campus residents ranging from the chancellor to lecturers, university employees and students.
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fear among Indonesia's ruling class of losing control of natural resources to Indigenous people is why the country's parliament continues to delay passing a long-awaited bill on Indigenous rights, according to activists.
Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM Kaltim) revealed alleged human rights violations in the Nusantara State Capital (IKN) project during a meeting with several Dutch government officials in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Friday, April 26.
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Bali Prosecutor's Office will question 10 witnesses in the case of KR, the Bendesa Adat of Berawa, who allegedly extorted Rp 100 billion from a businessman in exchange for investment permits. A Bendesa Adat is the highest leader of a traditional village in Bali's customary village structure.
Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – The World Health Organization (WHO) Indonesia conducted a study on the trans fat content in Indonesian foods and found that almost 10 percent of them have trans fat levels surpassing the organization's recommended safe limit.
Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denied rumors of him providing suggestions to President- and Vice President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka regarding the formation of the ministerial cabinet under the succeeding administration.
Jakarta – Pollution from the Ombilin PLTU in Sumatra is a threat to the environment and human health. It is being addressed using a bogus energy transition solution.
Annisa Febiola, Riri Rahayu, Majalah Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan disclosed the latest updates on Tesla's investment plans in Indonesia.
Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Following their defeat in the presidential race, Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate, Mohammad Mahfud MD, announced on Monday their intentions to pursue divergent political trajectories, formalizing the dissolution of their campaign team.
Seoul, South Korea – Indonesia has proposed to cut its share of payments for a joint fighter jet development project with South Korea to about one-third of the originally agreed amount, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday.
Rahmat Riyadi – The next administration has its work cut out for it to ensure true sustainable development by resolutely committing to cutting fossil fuel subsidies for good.
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) and the NasDem Party, two parties that nominated Anies Baswedan in the Feb. 14 presidential election, have decided to join the winning side of Prabowo Subianto.
Jakarta – Things seem to have gone strangely quiet around Indonesia's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), which was launched to much fanfare at the Group of 20 Summit in Bali in November 2022.
A year later, in November 2023, Jakarta published its Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) for the JETP, and not much seems to have happened since.
Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has made further progress toward joining the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) after the country received its own accession road map to joining the club, but analysts warn there will be a price to pay despite the benefits.
Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The idea of establishing a presidential club by President-elect Prabowo Subianto is seen as a positive step in facilitating regular discussions among former Indonesian presidents on strategic national issues.
Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Dentists are at the forefront of Indonesia's effort to turn Bali into a global hub for health travel, with a growing number of patients from Australia and elsewhere visiting the island for affordable dental treatment.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will soon host the World Water Forum, and the Southeast Asian country is seeking to take the opportunity to look for foreign investors to fund its strategic water-related projects worth totaling up to $9.6 billion.
Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh faced allegations of bribery and money laundering during the opening of his second corruption trial on Monday, following his acquittal of corruption charges last August.
Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – In less than six months, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka will be sworn in as the country's new president and vice president.
Jakarta – The South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that the suspected reason for the flash flood and landslide disaster in Luwu regency is because the forest cover on Mount Latimojong has declined significantly.
Walhi suspects that this has been triggered by the massive gold mining activates in the Latimojong region.
M. Iqbal, Jakarta – In a video posted on social media, a Catholic student was allegedly abused by a suspected leader of a neighborhood association (RT). The video said that the alleged incident occurred in the area of Babakan Village, Setu District, South Tangerang City.
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Based on the latest data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) via the National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas), Indonesia's unemployment number decreased by 9.89 percent in February 2024 compared to the same period last year.
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto could facilitate reconciliation between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, now that the intense rivalries of the recent elections have subsided, an aide of the president-elect suggested on Sunday.
Natasya Salim – Throughout Indonesia's almost eight decades of independence its presidents have always had partners by their side – until now.
For the first time, the country of 270 million will not have a first lady (or gentleman) once presiden?t-elect?? Prabowo Subianto takes office in October.
Ronny Adolof Buol – An Indonesian volunteer returns from a dangerous rescue mission to a remote island where a volcano recently unleashed huge eruptions, cradling an abandoned, emaciated dog covered in burn blisters.
Jakarta (Antara) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has responded positively to the idea of the Presidential Club, which is a meeting between President-elect Prabowo Subianto and former presidents to discuss national issues. Jokowi supports the plan.
A flood and a landslide have hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people, according to officials.
The landslide hit Luwu regency in South Sulawesi on Friday just after 1am local time, Abdul Muhari, spokesperson of Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB), said in a statement.
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Indonesian stock market reached the Rp 12 trillion ($740.6 billion) milestone this week, with inflation remaining within Bank Indonesia's target.
Tagulandang, North Sulawesi (Agencies) – Antelmus Paulus, 67, is in despair after the eruption on Tuesday of Ruang volcano rendered his home on Tagulandang island uninhabitable and prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people.
Jakarta – If you were in Jakarta or elsewhere in the country in the past few weeks, it might have felt something like how Islam describes Judgement Day: as if the scorching sun were a mere hand's breadth from your head.
Jakarta – The government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said on Friday.
Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) may nominate a candidate other than Anies Baswedan for the Jakarta gubernatorial election. This comes after Baswedan expressed his desire for a hiatus from politics following his loss in the presidential election.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently gave Indonesia the roadmap that lays out the process that Jakarta has to go through before it can join the rich country club.
Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Despite major implications from the continued strengthening of the US dollar, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Friday that the Indonesian economy expanded by over 5 percent in the first quarter of the year.
Official data on first-quarter economic growth from the Central Statistics Agency has yet to be released.
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has reported that inflation in April remained well within the central bank's target range, indicating the success of consistent monetary policy and close collaboration in inflation control between BI and both central and regional governments.
Made Supriatma – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has dismissed a slew of lawsuits related to the country's elections in February. The ensuing calm only masks the intense horse-trading that is occurring behind the scenes.
jakarta – Less than half of inbound tourists to Indonesia's resort island of Bali have paid a new tourist tax of 150,000 rupiah (S$12.60) imposed since Feb 14, its tourism agency said.
Experts have attributed the lack of compliance with the new levy to insufficient checks and coordination among the authorities.
Will Dunham, Jakarta – In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in South Aceh regency, Aceh. What Rakus did three days later really caught the attention of scientists.
Jakarta – When Prabowo Subianto takes office as Indonesia's eighth president in October, it may be worth restating this was made possible because of the free and fair democratic elections in February and that this would not have been possible without the free press playing its part.