Speaking at an annual Bank Indonesia (BI) gathering attended by the central bank’s governor, Perry Warjiyo, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, the President said the current crisis engulfing the world had created headaches for world leaders serious enough to turn their hair white.

The soldiers, who joined the army last year and were based in Java, were also booted from the army, according to a military court ruling dated November 9.

The future of the Gerindra Party-led alliance, which plans to announce a ticket for the 2024 presidential election by January next year, is hanging in the balance after the National Awakening Party (PKB) floated the idea of leaving the alliance if its chairman is not named a candidate for vice president.

Critics have deplored vague provisions banning non-Pancasila ideologies in the latest draft of the penal code bill, warning of risks of civil liberty curbs and New Order-style repression.

President is flexing his political muscle by mobilizing his volunteer groups, analysts say  

The shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the West Java town of Cianjur on Monday, where most of the victims were killed as buildings collapsed or  landslides were triggered.

After hinting at backing Prabowo and Airlangga at separate events this month, the President has made a not-too-subtle statement to his supporters indicating his preference for Ganjar to carry on his legacy.

A race for the kebaya is on the cards after Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand announced plans to jointly nominate its inclusion in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).

The Association for Elections and Democracy (Perludem) watchdog has raised concerns that political parties could exploit quirks in the country’s presidential nomination system alongside the coattail effect to advance their interests at the cost of real voter choice.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is set to nominate his pick for the next Indonesian Military (TNI) chief next week, with a lawmaker indicating that the retiring commander may be replaced by Navy chief of staff Admiral Yudo Margono

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has inaugurated politician Muhamad Mardiono as his special envoy for poverty eradication and food security.

Monday's 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the town of Cianjur, about 75 km (50 miles) south of  Jakarta, killed at least 271 people and left thousands sheltering in tents with scant medical and aid supplies.

Local police have named two vocational high school students as suspects for assaulting an elderly woman on a road in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on Saturday.

The dramatic rescue captured on camera Wednesday evening revived hopes that survivors could still be pulled alive from the wreckage days after the strong tremor that hit the West Java town of Cianjur on Monday, killing at least 271 people.

Monday's 5.6-magnitude quake caused extensive damage in the town of Cianjur, in mountains about 75 km (45 miles) south of Jakarta. 40 people remained missing.

The second Indonesia’s Women Ulema Congress opens in Semarang and Jepara in Central Java on Wednesday, and will last until Saturday.

People in the above-60 age group are now eligible to get a second booster dose, but the government still has not budged in response to experts' calls to retighten social restrictions.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has given a nod to lawmakers’ controversial dismissal of Constitutional Court justice Aswanto and the appointment of Guntur Hamzah as his replacement, setting what civil groups say is an alarming precedent that undermines the independence of the judiciary.

As hydrometeorological disasters are expected to pick up with the rainy season reaching its peak, Indonesia is encouraged to build facilities to better predict and cushion the impacts of climate change on disaster risks.

A joint search team has retrieved another dead body from the landslide debris that hit a section of a highway connecting Cianjur and Bogor regencies following Monday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake. 

State electricity company PLN reported that power had been fully restored to its customers in Cianjur, West Java, following Monday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake. 

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 268 people in West Java appealed for food and water Wednesday, as rescuers picked through devastated villages with hopes of finding anyone alive fading.

Aid from the government continues to pour into Cianjur regency in West Java, with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo also traveling to the scene of Monday’s earthquake that left more than 200 people dead.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported on Tuesday morning that the death toll from Monday’s earthquake near Cianjur regency, West Java, had risen to 103, with 25 people still missing.

State electricity company PLN reported on Tuesday that power had returned to 89 percent of customers in Cianjur, West Java, following Monday’s 5.6-magnitude earthquake nearby.

Rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people trapped in rubble a day after an earthquake devastated Cianjur regency, West Java, killing at least 62 people and injuring hundreds, as officials warned the death toll may rise.

Rescuers searched on Tuesday for survivors buried under rubble after a strong earthquake on Cianjur regency, West Java, killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed building.