Batam, the largest city in Riau Islands province, is an economic center with high vehicle mobility thanks to its free trade ...

While shocking, nothing about this calamity is new: it recalls four precedents that can help us see elements of the present ...

A lawmaker has called for a sweeping overhaul of Indonesia’s tourism safety and security standards, saying a series of fatal ...

Jakarta’s fire crisis deepened in 2025 as higher death tolls and mounting losses revealed enduring risks in overcrowded ...

The pro-government Democratic Party has thrown its weight behind President Prabowo Subianto’s suggestion to abolish direct ...

What appears to be a global surge of unrest may signal a shift in the political foundations that hold nations together.

Trade protectionism has become a new normal that economists say Indonesia will have to navigate carefully this year through ...

At least 10 judicial review petitions against the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) have been ...

Despite the sweeping reform in 1998, the National Police is still fraught with a culture of violence, uneven professionalism and a lack of accountability.

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Mahathir has suffered health problems in recent years and was previously hospitalised for fatigue after a picnic celebration ...

Indonesian government officials and an industry group have said the crisis in Venezuela has had little to no impact on the ...