Eric Bernaudeau, Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara – Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is alive and well on the Indonesian island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, where people

Jakarta – The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership ch

The purchase of crude oil from Russia has become a bitterly sarcastic, textbook embodiment of the adage "laughing oneself to death, the Russian way" (mati ketawa cara Rusia).

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Moody's Ratings has assigned a Baa2 rating with a negative outlook to the proposed US dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes to be issued by Danantara Inve

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Presidential Palace responded to the existence of the Shadow Cabinet as a counterpart to the Red and White Cabinet under the leadership o

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas urged the public not to worry about the rising fee for renouncing Indonesian citizenship and the naturalization process.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform strongly rejects the policy by the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) at the Finance Ministry which opens space for the

Praditya Fauzi Rahman, Surabaya – A number of students who are members of the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) are pressing for the resolution to the case involving t

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday named West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini as a corruption suspect over an alleged scheme to rig public p

M. Syaifullah, Jakarta – The population of Sumatran orangutans continues its steady decline.

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to establish an international financial center, with the resort island of Bali previously floated as a possible location.

Rafiqa Qurrata Ayun – The Indonesian Ulama Council or Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) is currently preparing a draft bill to criminalise lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGB

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticized the Indonesian government's policy allowing the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 32,389 layoffs in the first half of this year, with nearly one-fifth of the job losses concentrated in West Java, according to the Manpower

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Comission I, Tubagus Hasanuddin, is questioning the involvement of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) pe

The investigation into an alleged bribery and extortion case involving the former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, appears to be moving away from public ex

Heru Andriyanto, Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – While serving as deputy attorney general for special crimes, Febrie Adriansyah frequently presented corruption suspects in major cas

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Yeta Purnama – For months, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has warned that foreign forces are seeking to divide the country – Civil society organization

Rahmat Hidayat – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office is facing growing scrutiny after former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah was not immediately detained

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Majalengka-based music group Mother Bank transforms the clanging of pots and pans into experimental music that echoes the experiences of millions of In

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced that the Indonesian government had resolved 110 strategic issues during his first 18 months in office, a significant accomplishmen

Bella Faqih Fathurrahman – A student fell and almost fainted while taking part in a demonstration in front of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in Jakarta on Monday July 20.

Jakarta – It costs up to 15 times more to earn the Indonesian citizenship than to renounce it.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Student Executive Board (BEM) from Muhammadiyah University of Tangerang (UMT) held a protest in front of the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta o

Agencies, Jakarta – The government is preparing sweeping changes to its copyright law, including granting copyright privileges to people who use artificial intelligence to help them gen

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A coalition of Indonesian academics and civil society activists has established what it calls the country's first citizen-led shadow cabinet, appointing 15

Heru Andriyanto, Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The ruling Gerindra Party has criticized prominent lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea for repeatedly invoking President Prabowo Subianto while defe

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's Shadow Cabinet highlights various economic issues and budget policies in the era of Prabowo Subianto's government.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia's Task Force for Cartenz Peace Operation, together with a joint team, incapacitated three members of the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Pa

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has called for a shift toward lower-cost election campaigns, arguing that high campaign spending can create incentives for corrupti

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has condemned a series of recent attacks against transgender women, or trans women, in the city of Bogor.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto defended his decision to involve law enforcement and military personnel in the agricultural sector.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto urged the people not to always follow foreign interests.

Bangkok – A Thai political pressure group on Thursday called on the Foreign Ministry to take a clear diplomatic stance towards Indonesia after President Prabowo Subianto hosted a fugiti

Antara, Jakarta – Economists are urging the government to strengthen trade safeguard policies to protect Indonesia's plastic industry from a growing influx of cheap imported products, w

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging the police to release Risyad, also known as Icad, the administrator of the @TheKerupuk account on social media platf

Bambang Ismoyo, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Tanimbar Islands, Maluku – Indonesia on Thursday officially revived the long-delayed Masela LNG project, marking a major milestone for one of t

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Thousands of joint personnel from the Greater Jakarta, Central Jakarta, and district sector police departments have been mobilized to secure the demonstrat

Jakarta – Jakarta attracted Rp 173.6 trillion ($9.7 billion) in investment during the first half of 2026, maintaining its position as Indonesia's largest investment destination, accordi

Rahmat Hidayat – An explosion at an Indonesian Army ammunition storage facility in East Java killed one soldier and injured six others on Thursday, military officials said, after a blas

Heru Yustanto, Bogor, W – Java.

Tri Angga Kriswaningsih, Jakarta – Students and civil society groups calling themselves the People's Struggle Council Alliance (Aliansi Majelis Perjuangan Rakyat) held a protest action

Responding to the wave of persecution and violence against the transgender community in Bogor city, West Java, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid stated:

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Jakarta Police stopped a group of student protesters, who are part of the Alliance of People's Struggle Assembly (Aliansi Majelis Perjuangan Rakyat) on Jal

RRI, Jakarta – An Indonesian academic has urged the government to examine the factors driving citizens to give up their nationality after official data showed that nearly 8,000 Indonesi

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) still has Rp 1.61 trillion ($89.27 million) in unpaid obligations from its 2025 budget, with all completed projects

Jakarta – The LGBTQ community has never had it easy: online harassment and offline raids have long been recurring features of public life. But under Presidential Regulation No.

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – A new study has found that more than half of schools in Jakarta are located within 5 kilometers of documented contaminated sites, potentially putting hundreds o

DW (Deutsche Welle), Jakarta – Since the pandemic, Indonesia has delivered steady annual growth of 5%. Then, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

Marchio Gorbiano and Becca Milfeld, Cirebon, Indonesia/Dakar, Senegal – Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to