A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday, burying a group of miners working only three meters away, said West Sumatra police spokeswoman Susmelawati Rosya.

The statement came as the rupiah continued to face pressure, exceeding Rp 17,500 per US dollar and raising concerns over higher prices for imported food commodities, including soybeans, wheat, raw sugar and garlic.

The government has secured a fresh commitment from Russian oil and gas firm Zarubezhneft to resume the long-stalled Tuna Block project in the Natuna Sea, with operations to restart next month.

United States President Donald Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on Friday at final talks of a superpower summit, but the news gave markets little to cheer, while Beijing warned Washington about mishandling Taiwan and over the US war with Iran.

Constitutional Court justices have asserted that the capital city status can only be transferred after a presidential decree mandating the handover has been issued, thus retaining Jakarta’s status as Indonesia’s capital for now.

As it turns out, not all nepo babies are created equal.

Peatlands have been developing over millennia on every continent and although they are globally important ecosystems, there is still much we don't know about them in order to make informed policy decisions today for benefits in the future.

Indonesia has no shortage of brilliant minds; what it lacks is a system capable of cultivating them

Growing concern over global warming and plastic waste is accelerating research into environmentally friendly packaging for food and beverages. As consumers become more aware of sustainability issues, demand is rising for packaging that is biodegradable, renewable, safe and affordable.

Frustration with a failed strategy should not lead ASEAN into a more dangerous mistake: legitimizing military rule without accountability.

Authorities rescued 23 Indonesians after a migrant boat sank near Perak, while officials continue searching for seven others still missing.

A lawyer for Elon Musk hammered at the credibility of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Thursday, near the end of a trial over whether to hold the ChatGPT maker and its leaders responsible for allegedly transforming the nonprofit into a vehicle to enrich themselves.

The exhibition pairs Allyson Jeong’s meditations on movement and release with Diane Tuft’s photographs of serene beauty, weaving a record of ecological loss.

The center stage now belongs to technologies and industrial systems that will define long-term competitiveness. And increasingly, these two countries will help define its direction. 

While confirming that they had received the offers from Japan, Indonesian authorities said discussions were still ongoing and no agreements were reached on the procurement of Japanese warships and other defense equipment.

The current crisis unfolding in the forex market is not the same as in 1997 and stems from inherited vulnerabilities, but what is similar is the artificially suppressed inflation underlying it.

The government is mulling a review of its visa waiver scheme after multiple raids exposed hundreds of foreign nationals allegedly abusing the facility to enter Indonesia and run online gambling and scam operations from Jakarta and two other cities.

Platform-native influencers actively participate in the shaping of illiberal democracy, which in Indonesia almost always means working within the configurations of the oligarchy they appear to scrutinize. 

The Indonesian government is looking to dimethyl ether (DME) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as alternatives to import-reliant liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as it grapples with the impact of the global energy crisis triggered by the United States-Israeli war with Iran. Competing blockades by Iran and the US have shown little sign of easing, pushing up global energy prices and increasing pressure on Indonesia’s state budget, particularly energy subsidies for 3-kilogram LPG cylinders. In response, the government has raised prices for unsubsidized LPG products, sought alternative import sources and accelerated efforts to develop DME and CNG as substitute fuels.

This year appears to be a significant moment for the Indonesian government to test its content moderation mechanisms. As the state expands its authority over digital platforms, a major challenge remains: balancing the need to protect users from harmful and illegal content while ensuring that moderation efforts do not evolve into broader censorship and restrictions on freedom of expression.

Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded an 18-year prison sentence for former education minister Nadiem Makarim over a corruption case linked to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops for the ministry’s school digitalization program between 2020 to 2022.

China is close to Iran and is the main buyer of its oil. Iran has largely shut the strait to ships apart from its own since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28, causing the biggest-ever disruption to global energy supplies.

Vendors said they are running out of stock and requested additional quota of Minyakita from state-owned food public corporation Perum Bulog. 

A series of crackdowns on public screenings and discussions of the documentary film Pesta Babi (Pig Feast) serves as a grim reminder that the nation’s democratic progress is not only stalling but effectively backsliding.

The China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (CCCI) previously sent a letter to President Prabowo Subianto, detailing a range of complaints, from the mandatory retention of foreign exchange earnings (DHE) onshore to a recent crackdown on immigration.

Authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids on an online gambling ring in the capital Jakarta and a scamming syndicate in Batam.

New Delhi did not give further details on the attack on Wednesday, and the fate of the unnamed ship, nor who it believes was responsible.