Jaya Barends, Gebe Island, Indonesia – Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck. Barely a…

Jakarta – Indonesia's car sales in February rose 2.2 per cent year-on-year, the first growth recorded since June 2023, data from the country's car…

Medan – Acourt in North Sumatra sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a…

Jakarta – Indonesia and Vietnam agreed on Monday to upgrade ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership as the Southeast Asian allies' leaders…

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai downplays concerns over the resurgence of militarism and authoritarianism…

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Indonesian Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto reiterated on Monday that active military officers…

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Thomas Trikasih Lembong, also known as Tom Lembong, has objected to the public prosecutor's (JPU) response to his…

Jakarta – With its many exciting subplots, the current investigation by the Attorney General's Office into the oil imports corruption was like a…

Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Capital outflows from Indonesia's equity market accelerated as foreign investors extended their selling spree,…

Jakarta – Indonesia's government on Tuesday introduced in a parliamentary committee a watered-down version of contentious legislation that would…

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Human Rights Minister, Natalius Pigai, responded to findings from The Economist Intelligence Unit (…

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) is urging the Indonesian National Police (Polri) to accelerate both…

Stefano Sulaiman, Jakarta – Waiting to break their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, clerics in the Indonesian town of Majalengka…

Heru Yustanto, Jakarta – The central government has shut down four villas in the Puncak resort area of Bogor, West Java, for violating land use…

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is urging ride-hailing companies such as Gojek and Grab to give their drivers the…

Jakarta – Indonesia is rightfully concerned about the domestic textile industry. The bankruptcy of Central Java-based garment maker PT Sri Rejeki…

Iim Halimatusa'diyah and Panarat Anamwathana – Compared to young people in other Southeast Asian countries, Thai and Indonesian undergraduates are…

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Rajendra Jadhav, Bernadette Christina and Ashley Tang, Kuala Lumpur/Jakarta – Prices…

Responding to the 2-year-and-10-month prison sentence for hate speech against Christianity handed to a trans woman, Ratu Thalisa, in Indonesia's…

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's goal of setting up tens of thousands of village-level cooperatives aims to stabilize…

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) has issued a circular letter addressing budget efficiency for 2025 and the…

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Singapore-based airline Calypte Holding Pte. Ltd., through its subsidiary PT Indonesia Airlines Group (INA), has…

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) assesses that there are imperfections in the Free Nutritious Meal program (MGB) that…

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has drawn attention for inviting a number of domestic tycoons to the State…

The following is a translation of a speech given by Sunarno, the president of the Indonesian Trade Union Congress Alliance (KASBI), at a meeting…

Aep, Bandung – Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil confirmed that his residence was searched by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in…

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is set to launch 50 community schools with a total budget of up to Rp 5 trillion ($…

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – American pop icon Lady Gaga is set to perform in Singapore in May 2025 as part of her world tour promoting her latest…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman found that the content of MinyaKita cooking oil did not match the…

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The National Secretariat of the Indonesia Forum for Budget Transparency (Seknas Fitra) urges Indonesian President…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah urges Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to assert the national strategic…

Yovanda Noni, East Kutai – The sound of coal mining machinery echoes along the Bengalon-Muara Wahau main road in East Kutai Regency, East…

Despite being rained on since mid-day, protesters from various different civil society organisations continued hold an action commemorating…

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Friday that Indra Iskandar, Secretary-…

Rumondang Naibaho, Jakarta – A number of civil society organisations under the Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held a protest action in the…

Jakarta – Indonesia approved local certificates for more than a dozen Apple products on Friday, the Industry Ministry said, moving the tech giant…

Jakarta – We deplore President Prabowo Subianto's recent utterance of ndhasmu as much as the next Javanese guy. The Javanese phrase, literally…

Jakarta – The government has said it is considering designating flood mitigation in Greater Jakarta a national strategic project (PSN) this year,…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a crucial source of funding for Indonesia…

Riza, Sukabumi – Rescuers have recovered the body of one of five people who went missing in a landslide that struck Sukabumi, West Java, on…

Wawan Kurniawan, Tangerang – Two major footwear factories in Tangerang, Banten, which supply global sportswear brands like Nike and Adidas, have…

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Policy Strategist of Cerah Indonesia Foundation, Sartika Nur Shalati, stated that calling nuclear energy renewable is…

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, confirmed that there were no budget cuts for the…

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi – President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday ordered his aides to improve the drainage system and landscape design in Bekasi…

Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – What began as a small fabric shop in Central Java nearly 60 years ago grew into one of Southeast Asia's biggest textile…

Surakarta – Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday morning held a closed-door meeting with the brother of incumbent President Prabowo…

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto gathered Indonesian tycoons, including real estate magnates Sugianto "Aguan" Kusuma and James…

Muhammad Fajar – Can the current president, who seems politically stronger than his predecessor, sustain the big-tent coalition that brought him…

Jakarta – The torrential rains that swept across Greater Jakarta this past week have left in their wake devastating consequences, claiming several…

Divya Kariza, Jakarta – Indonesia wants its domestic coal price benchmark to inform international pricing for thermal coal, but as importers…