The government is set to provide more lenient punishment in its revision of the 2016 Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law by introducing a restorative justice approach in the complaint offenses case handling.

To allow government officials to enjoy the first Idul Fitri holiday with loved ones without any health restrictions since the COVID-19 pandemic started, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he would not be holding an open house at the State Palace this year.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) supervisory board has summoned  five KPK leaders for questioning over alleged ethics violations by relieving a former investigation director Brig. Gen. Endar Priantoro of his duties.

The Jakarta High Court has upheld both the conviction and death sentence of former two-star police general Ferdy Sambo for the premeditated murder of his aide-de-camp Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat and for tampering with evidence to orchestrate a cover-up.

The government has once again delayed the implementation of the long-awaited excise tax on sweetened beverages, raising questions over its commitment to improving post-coronavirus pandemic public health.

With the 2023 mudik (exodus) season expected to see a record of more than 120 million Indonesians traveling across the country, authorities plan to temporarily open 11 new toll roads across Java and Sumatra to accommodate travelers.

Through the omnibus health bill, the government and lawmakers are looking to allow certain hospitals to conduct their own postgraduate education as an answer to the country’s lack of specialist doctors.

The recent freezing of FIFA Forward Fund as penalty for Indonesia’s botched hosting of the U-20 World Cup would not financially disrupt Indonesia’s capacity to host the U-17 match, but it would still be a challenging ordeal to overcome, analysts said.

The government aims to significantly reduce tuberculosis incidence in the country by 2030, after the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted its TB response and treatment program.

FIFA said it "provisionally recommended a restriction on" the use of FIFA Forward development funds for the PSSI.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo warned the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) not to make the fur fly in the dismissal of a police officer from a strategic position in the investigation department at the antigraft body.

While the regulation aims to clean up EU's own supply chain, it still leaves it to producer countries to actually stop deforestation, environmentalists say.

Potential bad weather may prove hazardous to people making the mudik journey with private vehicles, which new data suggest will increase this year in the absence of transportation restrictions.

The role play is an example of the type of training being offered by vocational institutions across Indonesia catering to students seeking to fill job vacancies in Japan.

With the 2024 election less than a year away, controversies continue to hound the General Elections Commission (KPU).

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained former mid-ranking tax collector Rafael Alun Trisambodo, who has been in the spotlight for showing off his lavish lifestyle, on charges of taking bribes from taxpayers for the past 12 years.

A high-profile defamation case pitting a senior minister against two activists kicked off on Monday with protests suggesting that the criminal prosecution risks bolstering government impunity.

Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy made the announcement on Monday following a coordination meeting joined by Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo and head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Suharyanto.

President Jokowi over the weekend visited Indonesia's under-20 national soccer team to console them following the country's failure to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup this year.

Despite Indonesia's openness to recommendations during the fourth cycle of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) last week, rights groups took issue with its selective tendencies and lack of enforcement.

USAID has provided Indonesia with more than US$65 million in assistance across three years of the COVID-19 pandemic to support frontline workers, strengthen health facilities and provide vaccinations for residents.

Despite Western countries’ push to restrict the social media platform TikTok over data and national security concerns, cybersecurity analysts suggest that Indonesia should not immediately jump on the bandwagon but instead look to guarantee Indonesia’s data security.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has identified 10 suspects in an alleged graft case involving the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry employee performance allowances for the 2020-2022 fiscal year, but has yet to disclose their identities.

Indonesia and Russia signed an extradition agreement on Friday, with the Southeast Asian country's law minister welcoming a move that he said should strengthen efforts to combat cross-border crimes, ranging from money laundering to cybercrime.

Players and parents express disappointment over the cancelation of the FIFA 2023 U-20 World Cup in Indonesia.

The Health Ministry is stepping up surveillance for the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), as outbreaks of the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever hit two countries in Africa.

With the world's largest reserves of nickel, used extensively in making batteries, Indonesia is aiming to become an electric vehicle powerhouse, not least by courting Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

FIFA’s decision to drop Indonesia as host of the Under-20 soccer World Cup has sown fears that the nation may become a new pariah in international sports, as the fallout from attempts to prevent Israel from competing in the country could jeopardize its intention to host other global events.

Activists have warned that public faith in the Constitutional Court’s integrity is at risk after its ethics council found that a new justice was guilty of breaching the code of ethics, leading to questions as to whether the top court can carry out its role as guardian of the Constitution.

A new app launched by the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BOPM), which allows health workers and the pharmaceutical industry to report drug side effects, is a step in the right direction to strengthen monitoring. But a change in regulation is necessary to prevent another disastrous distribution of tainted medicine, experts have said.