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Indonesia to ship toxic waste back to Britain, US, NZ & Australia

The Indonesian government will ship back 79 containers of industrial raw materials containing toxic and hazardous waste (B3) to Britain, the United States of America, New Zealand, and Australia, the ...

GP Ansor to guard Mahfud's parents' house after mobs raided

Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU's) youth wing Ansor Youth Movement (GP Ansor) will deploy its militia organization Banser NU to guard Minister Mahfud MD's parents' residence in Pamekasan, East ...

Densus 88 arrests terror suspect in Palembang

The National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, arrested a suspected terrorist in the Talang Kelapa housing complex in the South Sumatra provincial capital of Palembang on Monday ...

Governor Baswedan urges to remain careful after testing positive for COVID-19

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revealed through a video recording on Tuesday of having tested positive for COVID-19 and reminded citizens of the nature of the virus. "Let my current ...

KPK detains maritime affairs and fishery minister over bribery case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Edhy Prabowo and four other suspects over an alleged bribery case in permit issuance for aquaculture and/or ...

Anies Baswedan meets police summons over wedding of FPI leader's daughter

Governor Anies Baswedan met the Jakarta Metropolitan Police's summons to clarify about crowds at esteemed Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Habib Rizieq Shihab’s Central Jakarta house ...

Jusuf Kalla is ready to mediate govt's dialogue with Papuans

General Chairman of the Indonesian Mosques Council (DMI) Jusuf Kalla has hinted that he is ready to mediate a dialogue between the central government and Papuan people to seek solutions to various ...

1.000 residents evacuated following Mount Merapi's heightened volcanic activities

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that over one thousand residents were evacuated to the districts of Boyolali, Magelang, Klaten, and Sleman after a spike in Mount Merapi's ...

Economist projects Indonesia's economic recovery to start in 2022

Economist Chatib Basri has estimated that Indonesia's economy would start to recover in 2022 if the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic were to be overcome. "After the pandemic is ...

Govt. to inject Rp2 trillion into Bio Farma for vaccine procurement

The Finance Ministry plans to inject Rp2 trillion in funds to state-owned pharmaceutical holding company PT Bio Farma this year for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, an official ...