The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has partly attributed the production halt and planned shutdown of steelmaker PT Krakatau Osaka Steel (KOS) to muted demand from the Nusantara capital city (IKN) project in East Kalimantan.  

Oil prices rose and stocks slipped as the US and Iran exchanged fire in the Middle East, though many markets in Asia were still heading for stellar weekly gains as AI demand swept up chipmakers.

After a shock early exit in Denmark, officials and observers warn that Indonesia can no longer rely on its storied legacy as rivals build greater depth, consistency and squad flexibility.

What lessons can our region, East Asia, learn to avoid falling into security predicaments and instability? 

According to one of the victims’ attorneys, Ali Yusron, approximately 50 students at the Islamic boarding school were allegedly sexually abused by AS between 2020 and 2024, although most have so far declined to file formal police reports, BBC Indonesia reported.

As the Artemis Accords reshape global lunar norms, Jakarta must decide if diplomatic inclusion outweighs its current Earth-focused space priorities.

Ministry spokesperson Maria Assegaff said the Indonesian government fully respected and supported Saudi Arabia’s policy of la haj bila tasrih (no haj without an official permit).

Ratifying the ILO’s fishing convention is a diplomatic milestone for Indonesia, but translating paper promises into real protections for fishers requires dismantling deep-seated legal and bureaucratic barriers.

According to the ruling, Sritex submitted falsified financial statements for 2017, 2018 and 2019 to secure loans from Central Java regional development bank Bank Jateng, West Java and Banten regional development bank Bank BJB, and Jakarta-owned Bank DKI.

As the rupiah grapples with a "perfect storm" of global dollar strength and domestic regulatory uncertainty, Indonesia faces a critical test of market confidence that may require a fresh infusion of professional leadership to resolve.

This is the hallmark of what the academic community recognizes as citation rings: coordinated, often tacit agreements among affiliated journals to cite one another's work, artificially inflating impact metrics.

The ruling blocks the tariffs from being implemented against just two companies and the state of Washington for now, but it could open doors to further such outcomes.

House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs said the process for the National Police Law revision would start after the commission finishes processes for other priority bills, including the asset forfeiture bill.

When we glorify the exhaustion of young doctors as heroism, we ignore the systemic cracks that turn healers into "shock absorbers" for a failing healthcare system.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has detained Samin Tan as a suspect in a graft case implicating several officials in the alleged illegal mining activities conducted by PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup (PT AKT), of which Samin is a beneficial owner. This is not the first time the coal tycoon has faced legal trouble in a case implicating public servants, and the latest case comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s broader crackdown on illegal mining. Meanwhile, the legal process also highlights the growing reach of the extrajudicial authority of the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH).

The financial independence of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has come under scrutiny following a leaked draft of a government regulation on TNI duties, which appears to open the door for funding from sources outside the state budget. The controversy, however, points to a deeper structural issue: Defense spending in Indonesia has long been deprioritized relative to other national priorities such as infrastructure development, energy subsidies, social assistance and food security.

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai said including the right in the revision of the 1999 Human Rights Law would help clean the digital footprint of those who previously suffered from ‘negative framing’ during prosecution but were later declared innocent by the court.

State takeovers, interventions and investments in the private sector as part of a broader policy direction have met with mixed reception, with some cautioning that potential overreach could dampen investor sentiment and the business climate.

Top officials from across Southeast Asia packed a hectic schedule of back-to-back meetings in Cebu, the Philippines, on Thursday, laying the groundwork for the leaders’ summit while zeroing in on a unified ASEAN response to the Middle East crisis, as fears of a deepening energy crunch hang over the 11-nation bloc.

Those arrested include operators of several illegal activities, such as love scamming, online gambling and e-commerce phishing.

Economists have warned of climbing inflation as soon as this month, as more of the global price pressure caused by the Middle East conflict is passed on to domestic consumers.

The share of formal employment in Indonesia has been shrinking in recent years even as the official employment rate has come down, which points to deteriorating job quality in the country’s labor market.  

Politician Ade Armando has resigned from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) after dozens of Islamic organizations filed police reports against him over alleged incitement against former vice president Jusuf Kalla.

Amid growing global demand for critical minerals to support the energy transition, PT Vale Indonesia Tbk has reaffirmed its commitment to integrating sustainability into its financing strategy through securing a US$750 million sustainability-linked loan (SLL) facility.

Indonesia and 12 other countries collectively condemned Israel’s last week interception of the Global Sumud aid flotilla bound for Gaza and the subsequent detention of humanitarian activists in international waters, calling the move a violation of international law.

The cross-border QRIS payment link between Indonesia and China, which went live on April 30, is expected to expand to other Chinese digital payment platforms, including WeChat Pay, industry and central bank officials have said.

Authorities allege the executives of PT Lunaria Annua Teknologi (LAT), the operator of KoinWorks, manipulated collateral documents and falsified trade invoices to secure massive loans from state-owned lender BRI.