Activists and scholars are questioning the government’s commitment to free speech as the police press ahead with an online defamation case against two human rights defenders under a law that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said should be reformed.

The 2024 presidential election is shaping into a three-horse race, and with Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as the man to beat, a potential showdown to reach the runoffs is looking increasingly inevitable between Gerindra Party leader Prabowo Subianto and his former ally, Anies Baswedan.

CEOs of corporate ventures must be prepared for the rockiness of building a new business and recognize when alternative approaches have to be taken.

Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi on Monday reaffirmed Indonesia's bilateral relations with Japan, with an emphasis on key trade and investment cooperation by reaffirming commitments to advance the amendment of protocols for the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA).

The universities participating in the program include Prasetiya Mulya University, Pelita Harapan University and Trisakti University.

Gibran, who is the oldest son of the President, said that if Jokowi wanted to see the concert he had to buy his own ticket.

Korean firms say Indonesia’s many import regulations are keeping potential foreign investment out of the country.

Indonesia is no stranger to religious movements that derive from Abrahamic religions. Here, The Jakarta Post delves into the origin of a religious movement in South Korea that has been dubbed a cult, as well as its presence in Indonesia. Former local members also share their insights into the group, and how to protect one’s faith.

In 2022, Indonesia succeeded in increasing its production of strategic mineral and energy commodities, such as coal and nickel. The increased production has been a windfall for Indonesia, as 2022 has been a year of commodity price surges. However, the "business as usual" approach to mineral and energy mining often overlooks the concept of intertemporal optimization, which is of utmost importance for the sustainability of the mining industry itself.

The Association of Indonesian Venture Capital and Start-ups (Amvesindo) revealed on Monday that the number of active venture capital (VC) firms is decreasing but the combined assets they manage have been consistently rising up to the end of 2022 to Rp 25 trillion (US$1.6 billion).

Asian stocks pulled back on Tuesday as weak trade data weighed on Chinese stocks while investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's testimony later in the day for clues on the central bank's next move on rates.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, deputy chairman of DMI Syafrudin said that the order came directly from the organization's chairman Jusuf Kalla.

For almost two minutes, the screen is crowded with jostling animals, their guttural snorts filling the soundtrack and putting the viewer right in the middle of an astonishing natural spectacle.

"Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now," the company's tech support account said in a tweet, blaming the problem on "unintended consequences" from an update to the platform.

The landslide on Monday followed six days of torrential rain and buried houses on a village on the island of Searasan in the Natuna region, about 80 km (49.71 miles) off Kalimantan. 

Amid lagging pediatric vaccination, Central Papua is struggling to curb the spread of measles in the newly created province, as health authorities report close to 400 cases since the start of the year.

Pictures provided by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) showed mud and debris from the landslides had inundated houses near a cliff on the remote Serasan island.

A new pact to facilitate the safe transfer of EU citizens' personal data to the United States might not come into force in time to avoid a suspension of Facebook's transatlantic data flows, the US firm's lead European regulator said on Tuesday.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his government wants to diversify trade and foreign investment partners, as he prepares to lead a business delegation to India which he said shares Australia's democratic values.

The Industry Ministry also proposed incentives for the purchase of 35,900 new electric cars and 138 electric buses between March 20 and the end of the year.

A Jakarta working mother becomes a champion at the NPC Singapore Showdown bodybuilding contest   

The financial intelligence agency has frozen more than 10 bank accounts possibly linked to money launderers who helped Rafael Alun Trisambodo to conceal his sources of wealth, following a probe into the unusually huge wealth of the middle-ranking tax official.

The Foreign Ministry is continuing to coordinate with authorities in Japan and Taiwan over an unidentified vessel that capsized north of the Senkaku Islands with at least six Indonesian sailors aboard.

The South China Sea is becoming the main potential flashpoint in the rivalry between the two powers, more so than tension over the Taiwan Strait to its north. 

President Xi Jinping vowed to boost the country's manufacturing capacity and not rely on overseas markets, state media reported Monday.

His comments come after a Jakarta district court last week ordered the national poll body (KPU) to halt all election preparations on the back of a procedural complaint by an obscure party. 

The pressure is on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to set the record straight on a court ruling that effectively requires the General Elections Commission (KPU) to postpone the 2024 polls.