While the President’s gesture was applauded by teachers’ associations and education experts, many saw it as a reminder of the systemic issues plaguing Indonesia’s education system, particularly the chronic neglect of non-permanent teachers’ welfare.

Three hundred Indonesians previously detained in Malaysia’s immigration depots in Johor Bahru have been returned home, the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta has announced, calling on people to comply with local regulations as arrests of Indonesians in the neighboring country continue.

Both Indonesian and Malaysian authorities have been intensifying crackdowns on these undocumented workers. Between January and October, Malaysia deported 4,882 Indonesians, most of whom were undocumented migrant workers.

in response to the "America First" policy, Indonesia should build domestic production chains for food, energy and critical technologies, regardless of peacetime efficiency, because they deny adversaries wartime choke points

President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program has hit a critical juncture. Launched with the ambition of feeding millions and cementing his populist image, the program is now marred by reports of food poisoning, poor governance and slow budget absorption. In response, Prabowo has formed a high-level coordinating team to rescue the initiative before it collapses under its own weight.

Roughly 8.5 million hectares of indigenous land in Indonesia, an area twice the size of Denmark, are currently overlapping with either wood, oil and gas or mining concessions, according to a recent report by environmental groups.

The growth comes with mounting challenges, from the soaring power requirements that could strain limited energy supplies to water-related risks such as competition over water resources needed to cool the facilities.  

New National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) head Arif Satria faces internal friction and longstanding researcher dissatisfaction stemming from the politicization of the government’s research arm during former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s second term.  

ASEAN needs to solve the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia and transboundary crimes for the sake of regional security and stability.

While most high school students explore science through classroom experiments, Gracelyn Atmadja took her passion a step further by contributing directly to a pioneering research project on sustainable battery technology at the University of Indonesia (UI).

Suspected cesium contamination in exported footwear adds to a string of incidents tarnishing the “Made in Indonesia” brand and prompting industry representatives to demand better detection.

The Constitutional Court ruled in a seven-to-two decision on Thursday that police officers are barred from holding additional positions in the government, a common practice in the current administration.

Both the bombers involved in the attacks have been identified as Afghans, he told parliament in a session carried live on television.

Dadan Hindayana, head of the national BGN agency which oversees the program, told lawmakers that more than 11,000 people suffered from food poisoning across Indonesia since the launch, including over 600 who were hospitalized.

At a House meeting on Tuesday, industry association AETI and state miner Timah urged better enforcement of existing policies to improve governance and boost revenue from the critical mineral.

Today’s business and financial environment is becoming increasingly complex, driven by persistent geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions and volatile markets.

Ahead of an anticipated bill to amend the 2001 Oil and Gas Law, the upstream regulatory body has urged lawmakers to design a new exploration financing framework.

Global fossil fuel emissions are set to hit a new high in 2025, according to research published Thursday that also warns curbing warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius would now be essentially "impossible".

In addition to food provision, BGN is also planning to open more than 8,000 kitchens in remote areas, which would require an extra Rp 14.1 trillion.

For some married couples, intimacy does not always mean sharing a bed.

For China to support high quality growth would require it to deepen long-term pension, insurance and private equity funds that can produce patient capital to absorb high-risk projects and investments.   

President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.

In the decade since the landmark COP21 Paris Agreement, both a lot and a little has changed when it comes to the energy sector makeup and the trajectory of emissions.

In 2024, the Health Ministry detected around 885,000 TB cases, or only around 80 percent of the estimated 1.1 million cases.

Bribery, embezzlement and collusion are widespread in Riau, contributing to state revenue losses, regional budget deficits, delayed development and environmental degradation.

In his cinematic directorial debut, Reza’s Pangku journeys through the rocky terrain of motherhood with steady grace, steering clear of histrionics.

Stocks and gold paused for breath on Thursday as the US Congress voted to end the longest government shutdown on record, with markets waiting for the resumption of US economic data to gauge the rates outlook.