The breach of 34.9 million passport holders' data, while unconfirmed, points to the urgent need for an independent and strong oversight agency to protect Indonesians' personal data, especially data held at public institutions, a cybersecurity expert says.

Exactly one month before the 2023 ANOC World Beach Games Bali was due to start, the organizing committee announced the tournament's cancellation due to Indonesia withdrawing as host.

Many Indonesians are keen to vote in candidates who place climate action and sustainability at the heart of their platforms, though some voters say they have seen little sign that politicians share these priorities.

Indonesia had managed to reduced its tropical primary forest loss by 64 percent as of 2022, according to data from the latest report by the Global Forest Watch (GFW) think tank.

The government has joined a chorus Muslim-majority nations in condemning the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden on Wednesday, the second instance this year, during the Muslim observance of Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice).

Responding to the opposition of palm oil-producing countries to its deforestation stance on trade, the European Union has agreed to set up a joint task force to achieve a “win-win solution” for the European Commission, Indonesia and Malaysia.

As more companies and government institutions leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to their benefit, experts and officials are aiming for Indonesia to come out on top in the “global AI race”.

Islam’s Day of Sacrifice is celebrated by slaughtering livestock, especially cattle, but the lack of attention to animal carcass disposal might leave a bad aftertaste.

What’s in front of her shook all her senses. Right off the bat, Yurike Lanser was greeted with an unsightly scene.

This year’s pilgrimage saw some 67,000 Indonesians aged 65 and above participating, or about 30 percent of the total 229,000 Indonesians pilgrims.

The government has announced plans to launch a National Health Survey (SKI) in August, an opportunity to measure the state of the nation’s health and nutrition, as well as the risk factors plaguing millions of Indonesians.

According to its latest available data, Indonesia recorded 104,000 hectares (256,990 acres) of deforested area from July 2021 to June 2022, down from 113,500 hectares in the year prior to that, according to government figures, which did not include numbers for the current year. 

The President has brushed off suggestions that the government is somehow connected to the Islamic school in West Java, currently at the center of a scandal alleging heretical teachings.

The police scrutiny of BPOM is the latest escalation by states seeking accountability for contaminated syrups that were linked to the deaths of dozens more children in Gambia and Uzbekistan last year. The World Health Organization is working with countries to investigate the global pharmaceutical supply chain for such syrups. 

The PSSI is looking for alternatives to the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, as it is booked for Coldplay's first gig in Indonesia on dates that overlap the first couple of weeks of U-17 World Cup in November, though Jakarta hasn’t been confirmed as the youth tournament’s host city.

An Islamic school in West Java faces potential closure over allegations of heresy and links to religious separatists, raising concerns about a crackdown on religious freedom that could further muddy a highly political year.

A significant proportion of the Australian public places more trust in countries with which Canberra shares China-focused defense pacts than in Indonesia, a Lowy Institute survey has found ahead of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s trip to Canberra.

At her campus in East Java, Balilah Rizki Putriga is among the few who continues to wear a mask following recent restriction-easing and the lifting of the pandemic emergency status.

The government urges the public to remain cautious against the coronavirus and to get booster shots amid the recent lifting of the COVID-19 emergency status in Indonesia, saying that the virus is still around and can still infect people.

The government has decided to extend this year’s Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) holiday by giving extra two days of mandatory leave before and after the Muslim festival, which falls on June 29.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has declared an end to the national emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country now looks forward to further economic recovery after more than three years of disruption and tragedy.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo declared an end to the national emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, as the country now looks forward to further economic recovery following three-plus years of the global health crisis.

As the pandemic has receded and economic activity returns to normal, the government’s preemployment card scheme is prioritizing upskilling workers rather than providing cash assistance to pandemic-hit workers.

The government is considering calling a two-day holiday for Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice) after deciding that the Muslim festival falls on June 29, the day after that set by Muhammadiyah, the second-largest Muslim organization in Indonesia.

Indonesia is one of the largest migrant worker-exporting nations in Southeast Asia, with hundreds of thousands from the poorest parts of the archipelago nation leaving the country every year through unofficial routes in search of higher-paying work.

Roughly two-thirds of Indonesia's 280 million population already use the internet, but connectivity is limited in far-flung, underdeveloped eastern islands of the country.

Environmentalists have warned that the 2024 election could well determine the fate of the country’s forests, citing previous spikes in deforestation after regime change alongside the fragility of the government’s environmental pledges and achievements.

The government has revoked the licenses of nearly two dozen universities engaged in fraud over the past week, adding to the hundreds it has shut down in recent years, as the nation continues to struggle with misrepresentation and misconduct in the higher education system.

Indonesia and Vanuatu appear to have buried the hatchet regarding rights issues in Papua, at least for now, as their foreign ministers spoke on Friday about a meeting of minds toward closer ties to allay geopolitical tensions in the Pacific Islands.

Following the recent removal of the country’s mask mandates, the last of its COVID-19 health protocols, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said he will end the state’s COVID-19 health emergency status within two weeks.