Komnas HAM: Jokowi Must Replace Wiranto as Menkopolhukam
Choirul Anam, Commissioner of the National Commission for Human Rights (Komnas HAM), has requested President Joko Widodo find a new...
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Riau Province Loses Rp50tr Following Pollution and Fires
The haze covering Riau, due to land and forest fires, have cost the province Rp50trillion, says Coordinator of the Environmental...
YLKI: Cigarette Minimum Prices Proposed
Head of the Indonesia Consumers Foundation (YLKI), Tulus Abadi, claims that the government has not been serious in its attempts...
Sinar Mas Land and Microsoft Pioneer a Smart City Concept in Indonesia
Microsoft and Sinar Mas Land signed a MOU on 19th September 2019 to collaborate in the transformation of BSD City...
35 million Passengers? Data Leaked from Lion Air Group
Lion Air has confirmed the leak of around 35 million customers’ passport details, home addresses, and phone numbers into the...
Formula One to Continue Singapore Race Despite Haze and Pollution
Despite parts of the city being covered in ash and smoke from Indonesian forest fires, Singapore will proceed with hosting...
Top 5 Places to Visit Just 4 Hours of Jakarta
Sometimes we just need a break, but we don’t want to go through the hassle of requesting leave with our...
Revised Criminal Code to be Finalised Tuesday
Hundreds of people are pleading with President Joko Widodo to revoke the newly revised criminal code (RKUHP) due to its...
Police Close Cilincing Charcoal Industry, Health Problems Reported
After complaints from nearby residents, the Jakarta police have sealed an aluminum smelting and charcoal production home industry in Cilincing,...
New Regulations for Foreign Workers in Indonesia
The Indonesian Ministry of Labour has officially announced the different positions and jobs available for foreign employees working in the...
Jakarta-Surabaya Semi-Fast Train to be Constructed in 2023
Director-General of Railways at the Ministry of Transportation Zulfikri, has confirmed that the government will collaborate with the Japan International...
KPK to be Monitored by an External Supervisory Board
The Indonesian parliament, or DPR, has unanimously voted to approve changes in Indonesia’s anti-graft agency, the KPK. Earlier, civilians and...
Cloud Seeding Operations in Riau as Visibility Worsens
Two Indonesian aircraft are currently carrying out cloud seeding operations with the aim to reduce the haze-causing fires in Riau....
Kaskus Founder Faces Money Laundering Allegations
Andrew Darwis, founder of online community forum Kaskus, has been reported to the Jakarta police for accusations of money laundering....
Forest Fire Protection Sees Parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan Sealed
In order to prevent forest fires in areas of Sumatra and Kalimantan, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry has sealed...
Luhut: Nias to be Promoted as a Global Tourist Destination
Luhut Pandjaitan, Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister, has said that the government plans to transform Nias into a global tourist destination....
Officer Injured after Explosion at Police Warehouse
A police warehouse in Central Java, which contained munitions stored from the Second World War, exploded earlier today. An officer...
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts West Papua, No Tsunami Potential
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake had shaken West Papua today at 12.42pm Eastern Indonesia Time. The epicentre of the quake has...
Tonnes of Trash found in Kepulauan Seribu
Kepulauan Seribu, or the Thousand Islands, is reportedly surrounded by 20 tonnes of trash. The rubbish originates from residential areas...
Cigarette Prices to Increase by over 30 Per Cent in 2020
Starting January 2020, Indonesia is set to raise the minimum price of cigarettes by more than one third. This is...
SHVR Ground Festival 2019: Excitement to Explore Galaxia Voyage
SHVR Ground Festival 2019 was a huge success for 2 days, last Friday and Saturday on September 6 & 7...