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April 10, 2025

Antara News - April 10, 2025

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

February 21, 2025

Tempo - February 21, 2025

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

February 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 19, 2025

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

February 10, 2025

Straits Times - February 10, 2025

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

February 3, 2025

Tempo - February 3, 2025

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

February 2, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 2, 2025

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

January 14, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 14, 2025

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

December 18, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 18, 2024

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

December 12, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 12, 2024

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

November 14, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 14, 2024

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

October 31, 2024

UCA News - October 31, 2024

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

Indonesia Business Post - October 31, 2024

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

October 13, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 13, 2024

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

October 2, 2024

Jakarta Globe - October 2, 2024

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.

September 30, 2024

Tempo - September 30, 2024

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

September 13, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 13, 2024

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

September 5, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 5, 2024

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

Kompas.com - September 5, 2024

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

August 17, 2024

Jakarta Globe - August 17, 2024

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.

July 30, 2024

South China Morning Post - July 30, 2024

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

July 28, 2024

Tempo - July 28, 2024

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

July 26, 2024

Jakarta Globe - July 26, 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.

July 25, 2024

Jakarta Globe - July 25, 2024

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

June 29, 2024

Reuters - June 29, 2024

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

June 28, 2024

Agence France-Presse - June 28, 2024

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

Channel News Asia - June 28, 2024

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).

June 27, 2024

Jakarta Globe - June 27, 2024

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

June 25, 2024

Jakarta Globe - June 25, 2024

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

June 24, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - June 24, 2024

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

June 22, 2024

Jakarta Globe - June 22, 2024

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

Channel News Asia - June 22, 2024

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

June 21, 2024

Macao News - June 21, 2024

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

Jakarta Globe - June 21, 2024

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

June 14, 2024

Jakarta Globe - June 14, 2024

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

June 4, 2024

Bloomberg News - June 4, 2024

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

June 3, 2024

Jakarta Globe - June 3, 2024

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

May 18, 2024

Jakarta Globe - May 18, 2024

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, and Deputy Trade Minister Jerry Sambuaga visited Jakarta International Conta

May 17, 2024

Reuters - May 17, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia has relaxed import rules for electronic products, footwear and textiles, its chief economic minister said on May 17, in an attempt to quickly process imported items

Jakarta Globe - May 17, 2024

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is making headlines with its recent announcement of considering the introduction of dual citizenship, a move aimed at attracting skilled labor and su

May 14, 2024

Jakarta Post - May 14, 2024

Enggi Holt, Jakarta – Once again, the Indonesian government has trotted out the prospect of changes to the country's citizenship laws as an enticement to the diaspora community to retur

May 8, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - May 8, 2024

Jakarta – Last week, senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan dangled a very enticing carrot in front of a very specific audience at the Microsoft Build: AI Day event, just ahead of the

Jakarta Globe - May 8, 2024

Didik Fibrianto, Blitar – The Blitar Immigration Office in East Java has arrested two Pakistani nationals for forcibly soliciting donations for Palestine from Blitar residents.

May 7, 2024

Jakarta Globe - May 7, 2024

Wahroni, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan inspected the implementation of Trade Minister Regulation (Permendag) Number 7 of 2024, which regulates imported goods restrictions, at

May 1, 2024

Tempo - May 1, 2024

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) has collected Rp69 trillion in revenue as of March, or 21.5 percent of its 2024 target.

Tempo - May 1, 2024

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Foreign media on Tuesday highlighted the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan's statement that the government

April 30, 2024

Tempo Editorial - April 30, 2024

Jakarta – The restrictions on the imports of goods caused problems for many industries. They could become an opportunity for bribery and corruption.

Reuters - April 30, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia may offer dual citizenship to people of Indonesian descent to entice more skilled workers into the country, a senior cabinet minister said on Tuesday.

April 29, 2024

Jakarta Post - April 29, 2024

Ni Komang Erviani, Badung, Bali – Two South Koreans have been deported by immigration authorities after conducting an illegal film shoot in Bali.

Jakarta Globe - April 29, 2024

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance visited the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs Office in Tangerang on Saturday to cond

April 23, 2024

Jakarta Globe - April 23, 2024

Jakarta – Indonesia has implemented the so-called "bridging visa" policy for foreigners