Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Surabaya municipal administration has rescheduled waste disposal operations at the Benowo landfill to prevent the bad smell of garbage from disturbing the

Jakarta – We proudly join Indonesians all over the country and across the globe, raising our metal horns for celebrated music outfit Voice of Baceprot, who last week marked a milestone

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – The son of President-elect Prabowo Subianto played a key role in designing the kit for the Indonesian Olympic team.

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – MNC Land (KPIG), owned by conglomerate Hary Tanoesoedibjo, will launch Trump International Golf Club-Lido, Trump Residences Lido, and Hyatt Regency Lido

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo expressed his disappointment on Monday as Indonesian money flowed out of the country when Singapore became Taylor Swift's ex

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – An Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) official announced on Sunday that the US mixed martial arts show Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is haram and urge

Jakarta – Indonesia's soccer association apologized Friday after fans directed racist comments at Guinea's players online following a 1-0 playoff defeat that ended the Southeast Asian n

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Anti-Mafia Task Force (Satgas) for Football is investigating allegations of match-fixing in the Indonesian Liga 1 match between Bhayangkara FC and Persik Ked

Randy Fauzi Febriansyah, Jakarta – The BWF Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2024 badminton tournament will not be held at the Indonesia Arena.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Three Indonesian badminton players have been banned for life, and five others have been suspended for varying periods, after being found guilty of match-fixin

Jakarta – Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto has ordered all nightclubs, karaoke bars and massage parlors in the West Java city to close during the month of Ramadan as a sign of respect for

Antara, Jakarta – In anticipation of the holy month of Ramadan, Jakarta's Tourism and Creative Economy Agency will temporarily close several nightlife venues and massage services.

Antara, Jakarta – Police officers claimed that they were compelled to fire tear gas in a bid to control the situation during a clash with supporters following the Indonesian League 2 fo

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration granted a new type of visa to Coldplay, who is set to hold a concert at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan

Randy Fauzi Febriansyah, Jakarta – The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) chairman Erick Thohir confirmed that his side will cancel its bid to host the 2034 World Cup.

Malang Corruption Watch – 1 October 2022 was the last day for Margaretha, a 17-year-old victim of Kanjuruhan football stadium disaster in Malang, East Java.

Malang – Holding buckets of water, Cholifatul Nur sprinkles flowers planted at her young son's grave and wipes clean the stone slab where a scarf of his favourite team is draped a year

Nivell Rayda, Malang, Indonesia – There was a time in a not-so-distant past when for a few hours every weekend, the city of Malang in Indonesia would appear deserted.

Aisyah Llewellyn – Two weeks ago, this column discussed the Indonesian Supreme Court's decision to slash the sentences of four convicted murderers, including two police officers, after

The families of some of the 135 people who died in Indonesia's Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster say they are still looking for justice after an appeals court overturned a ruling that freed t

Malang – Indonesia's Supreme Court has overturned the acquittal of two policemen accused of negligence that led to one of the deadliest stadium disasters in football history, jailing th

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – As Greater Jakarta struggles to curb its perennial air pollution, the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has called for a swift solution to combat the risk tha

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated Indonesia's largest indoor stadium on Monday, just three weeks before the opening of the FIBA Basket

Jakarta – Back in March, facing staunch opposition to the Israeli national team's participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Indonesia was expecting to host, President Joko "Jokowi

Jakarta – The 2023 Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games have been cancelled after Bali pulled out as host a month before the event's scheduled start, organisers

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – When two police officers involved in the Kanjuruhan Stadium crush walked free from a Surabaya courtroom two months ago, Indonesians were outraged.

Antara, Jakarta – Cambodia has reportedly issued an apology to Indonesia over the upside-down Indonesian flag at the opening ceremony of the 2023 SEA Games at Morodok Techo National Sta

Theresia Silalahi, Bali – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster confirmed on Friday that Israel will not take part in the World Beach Games organized by the Association of National Olympic Commi

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – A public survey conducted after Indonesia lost the right to host the U-20 FIFA World Cup due to opposition to Israel's participation by some political

Tunggul Wirajuda, Jakarta – Indonesia's licensed vendor for FIFA U-20 World Cup merchandise is scrambling to sell off its wares after the country lost its license to host the tournament

Ni Komang Erviani, Jakarta – Bali Governor Wayan Koster has clarified his repeated refusal to allow Israeli participation following his statement on Friday regarding the World Beach Gam

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Despite many hoping that the country could have another crack at hosting an international soccer tournament following FIFA's cancelation of the Under-20 World Cup

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta. Dream Theater has invited avid rock fan President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to attend their upcoming concert in Jakarta.

Liam Gammon – If you enjoy watching opposing teams fight each other to a scoreless draw, soccer's the sport for you.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – World football governing body FIFA handed an administrative sanction to Indonesia after the country was stripped of the right to host the U-20 World Cup just

Jakarta – Development fund allocated for Indonesia's soccer association is being frozen by FIFA after the country was stripped as hosts of this year's Under-20 World Cup, soccer's gover

Dave Smith, Bali, Indonesia – A Hindu island floating in the middle of the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, Bali is famed for its religious and cultural tolerance – an attr

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia lost its right to host the soccer U-20 World Cup tournament less than two months before kick-off because of a domestic controversy about the par

Jakarta – Indonesia will never be a great soccer nation because our government and politicians say so.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday met with the Indonesian U-20 squad whose hope to play on the world stage was shattered after the country's dream to host the

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno estimated that the state may suffer losses reaching Rp3.7 trillion from the cancellation of t

Aisyah Llewellyn – Football-loving Indonesians have been left reeling after their country was stripped of the right to host the under-20 World Cup football tournament by the sport's gov

Chris Barrett, Singapore – In the surrounds of Denpasar's Taman Werdhi Budaya Art Centre, Indonesia's big moment on the world football stage was finally due to arrive on Friday.

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Husein, the field coordinator for the group of hardline protestors against the participation of Israel's national football team in the U-20 World Cup – which

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Indonesian social media was set ablaze early on Thursday after world soccer's governing body FIFA announced the removal of Indonesia as the host of the U-20 World

Jakarta – "Don't mix sports with politics." President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's statement on Tuesday was loud and clear, responding to the controversy on the participation of the Israeli t

Indonesia has been stripped of the right to host the Under-20 World Cup, Fifa has announced.

Julia Lau – The politicisation of an international sporting event has highlighted domestic differences over Indonesia's role in the wider Muslim world.

Jakarta – Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) Chairman Erick Thohir departed to the FIFA headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday evening to negotiate with the world football governing body

As Indonesia's hosting rights of the FIFA U-20 World Cup hang in the balance due to overwhelming anti-Israel sentiments, Solo's Mayor Gibran Rakabuming says he does not wish to see all