Rather than safeguarding justice, Indonesia's legal instruments are increasingly being bent to serve institutional interests. The standoff between the Constitutional Court (MK) and the National Police over the assignment of active officers to civilian posts exposes not merely regulatory inconsistency, but a deeper disregard for constitutional authority.

In the app, artificial intelligence functions as an assessor to ensure a pantun created is in accordance with the structure, meaning and philosophy of Malay cultural heritage.

Indonesia capped off the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand as the tournament’s runner-up, surpassing expectations set by the government and marking a historic away feat unseen since the 1990s.

Discontent grows in Aceh over how the administration of President Prabowo Subianto handles disaster relief, as the crisis driven by deadly floods and landslides has dragged on for nearly a month.

Balaputradewa is taken from the name of the 11th king of Sriwijaya Kingdom, which came from the House of Syailendra.

Bakamla has deployed two patrol vessels carrying a total of 160 tonnes of aid for natural disaster victims in Aceh.

In an increasingly competitive global market, local opportunities are no longer enough for visionary enterprises with global ambitions, they need a gateway to international capital, innovation and connections.

DBS has been named Global Bank of the Year 2025 by The Banker’s annual Bank of the Year Awards, marking the third time DBS has received the Global Bank of the Year title, having previously won the award in 2018 and 2021.

Indonesia is set to implement the New Indonesian Penal Code (Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana Baru or KUHP Baru), scheduled to come into effect on Jan. 2, 2026, enacted through Law No. 1 of 2023. The change demonstrates the country’s move away from a colonial-era criminal justice framework and reflects a modernized legal system rooted in national values and aligned with contemporary international norms.

Electric vehicles are rapidly changing Indonesia’s automotive landscape, gaining remarkable traction and offering hope for a cleaner and more innovative future despite declining traditional car sales.

Since 1995, Indonesia’s best performance at the SEA Games when not hosting had been a top-three finish, making this year’s result a notable benchmark in the country’s recent sporting trajectory.

Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels, even as the sector shows steady post-pandemic recovery. Experts point to intensifying competition from neighboring countries, limited diversification beyond popular destinations such as Bali and a lack of “major breakthroughs” in promoting Indonesian tourism.  

The contract covers the procurement of 10,000 electric motorcycles, with deliveries set to begin in March 2026.

The host country took a record 233 gold medals, far outstripping second-place Indonesia with 91 gold, and Vietnam at third with 87.

Matcha is enjoying a renewed boom in Indonesia in 2025, driven by social media trends, specialty cafés and matcha-infused treats. As the powdered green tea goes mainstream, purists continue to defend its cultural roots through chado, the Japanese tea ceremony.

US President Donald Trump and nine major pharmaceutical companies on Friday announced deals that will slash the prices of their medicines for the government's Medicaid program and for cash payers, in his latest bid to align US costs with those in other wealthy nations.

A 27-year-old suspect set off smoke bombs in Taipei's main metro station during the Friday evening rush hour before launching into a stabbing rampage, according to authorities.

Only one of five judges on the Supreme Court panel voted not to convict Bolsonaro.

The Bondi Beach volunteer and professional surf lifesavers, in their distinctive red and yellow uniforms, lined the sand on Saturday morning for two minutes of silence to honour the shooting victims, a Surf Life Saving Australia spokesperson said.

The protests in the capital Sofia and several other towns and cities across the Black Sea nation are the latest in a series of rolling demonstrations and come as Bulgaria prepares to adopt the euro on Jan. 1.

Rubio acknowledged difficulties in achieving peace in Gaza, saying that the ceasefire that went into effect in October with the release of hostages amounted to a "miracle."

Rather than erasing dark chapters of Indonesian history, the government should allow marginalized voices to tell their stories, ensuring the younger generation learns comprehensively about what the nation did.

The two executives of the state-owned aluminum smelting company are suspects in graft case involving the sales of aluminium alloy in 2019, estimated to have caused $8 million in losses to the state.

The Muslim-majority nation of about 175 million people is due to elect a new parliament in less than two months' time -- a transition many hope will help the country recover from nearly two years of instability and reclaim its position as a South Asian development success story.

In the echoes of Carrie & Lowell, grief unfolds in quiet waves, carrying memory, meaning and forgiveness.

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has previously reported that the Indonesia-Malaysia border has thousands of informal crossing points, making it difficult for authorities to effectively monitor illicit activities.

Graft busters arrested several prosecutors and businesspeople as well as a regent in separate raids in Banten, Jakarta, West Java and South Kalimantan from Wednesday to Thursday.