The projects, part of a broader plan to build 33 plants nationwide worth a combined Rp 91 trillion (US$5.6 billion), are included in state utility PLN’s long-term electricity procurement plan (RUPTL) as renewables.

Homo sapiens remains found in a cave in West Sumatra are among the proof used by Culture Minister Fadli Zon to support his ‘Out of Nusantara’ hypothesis, which suggests that ancient humans may have originated in the Indonesian archipelago, and not Africa, before spreading around the world.

The KPK has not yet released an official statement about the case. However, officials said the sting operation was related to a construction project managed by the Riau PUPR.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, said on Tuesday it would vote against ratifying Tesla CEO Elon Musk's proposed compensation package, containing shares worth up to $1 trillion, at an annual general meeting this week.

Lawmakers and labor groups have pressed Michelin’s Indonesian subsidiary to suspend layoffs, amid protests and concerns over the company’s compliance with labor rules.

In August, the ministry overseeing primary education issued a circular announcing the recruitment of music teachers -- a decision that the interim government has now reversed.

MODENA and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison have entered a strategic partnership to deliver new telecommunications services that will be part of Seamless, an integrated ecosystem built by MODENA to support an end-to-end smart lifestyle through the synergy of electronic devices, connectivity and digital services.

Indonesia can learn from the experiences of its regional peers in coming up with a localized strategy to achieve its targeted tax ratio of 15 percent by 2029.

The 37-year-old Bailey said it was a "huge honor" to receive the pop culture accolade previously awarded to stars including Chris Hemsworth and George Clooney.

KOI and the IOC have reached an understanding over the government's decision to deny visas for Israeli athletes to compete in last week's gymnastics championships, though whether this will lead to reviving the country's 2036 Olympic bid is unknown at this time.

As China secures its role in clean tech exports, the US is doubling down on fossil fuels, and pushing allies to buy US gas

The scheme will offer interest rates as low as 0.5 percent to regional administrations with eligible projects and will be channeled through state-owned infrastructure financing firm PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI).  

From fregola to chestnut laganelle, a one-night-only collaboration at Privy proves carbs are anything but basic.

While Mamdani's rise is dominating headlines, off-year elections for governor in Virginia and New Jersey will be seen as even more critical gauges of the US political mood nearly 10 months into Trump's bruising right-wing reign.

The country's interim government shoulders a responsibility so heavy it is practically collapsing under it.

Unless development sits at the center of trade policy, globalization will widen inequality instead of narrowing it.

Fidan spoke after he and ministers from several Muslim-majority countries met in Istanbul to discuss the fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, as Hamas and Israel trade accusations of violations. 

The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the US Capitol on Monday, as leading Senate Republicans and Democrats talked of a possible "off-ramp" to the disruption.

Trump spent much of the last week of October in Asia but failed to create enduring structures in the economic sphere or put to rest increasing doubts about the United States’ strategic commitment to the region.

Upon opening the door, he saw an elephant standing in front of the house, with two others nearby. The family grew frightened as the herd lingered around the house. Fearing for their safety, Sardo told his wife and four children to flee through the back door.

The new finance minister has become an inadvertent disrupter of a decade-long loyalty entrenched in the bureaucracy through his policies, grounded in economic rational, creating both hope among the public and a test for the President.

The police are investigating the identities of charred human remains found inside a building in Kwitang, Central Jakarta that was damaged in a fire during the late-August demonstrations, amid questions over whether the remains of two bodies may belong to two protesters still reported missing.

A recent viral post on social media depicting nonconsensual street photography has exposed the lack of awareness among photographers and the public of the need to respect privacy and consent before capturing, storing and selling images.

We have entered an era of rhetorical abundance but institutional scarcity.

President Prabowo Subianto appears to have found in Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa a trusted figure capable of managing Indonesia's state finances with both discipline and political loyalty. In just a few months on the job, Purbaya has shown a willingness to take on elite power brokers, both within the government and from circles close to former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, without losing sight of President Prabowo's populist agenda.

The weather agency has sounded the alarm about extreme rainfall expected to hit Jakarta this week.

Press freedom in Indonesia has once again come under attack from the corridors of power, with the Agriculture Ministry becoming the latest to allegedly employ intimidation tactics in a dispute with a critical outlet that had already been mediated by the Press Council.