Xi is certain to be reappointed as president after he locked in another five years as head of the Communist Party (CCP) and the military -- the two more significant leadership positions in Chinese politics -- in October.

Asian markets on Friday tracked a Wall Street rally after a top Federal Reserve official said he would back a small interest-rate hike at its next meeting but hinted at a possible summer pause to see how tighter policy has impacted inflation.

Mahfud said that the verdict, issued on Thursday in favor of a small political party and ordered the repeat of all electoral process from the start, was controversial and beyond the authority of a district court to decide.

The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya saw 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd. Home side Arema lost the match 3-2.

Anies Baswedan, a former Jakarta governor who is backed by three political parties, said a law had been passed by the House of Representatives to build Nusantara, as the new capital is known, so whoever wins the presidency must see it through.

In a country where spaces for female self-expression have shrunk in recent years, getting a tattoo can feel like an empowering act.

The KPU, said it would appeal Thursday's ruling by the Central Jakarta district court, which was issued over a lawsuit filed by an obscure party after its application to contest elections was rejected last year.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to the Philippines that ASEAN must prove it is "relevant" in helping to resolve the crisis in Myanmar.

Cancer survivors say they wish they had more access to service dogs in Indonesia so they can develop their self-reliance and have more independence.

ImersifA, an interactive exhibit at the National Museum, is designed to immerse visitors in various periods of Indonesian history, from the prehistoric era to the last years of Dutch colonial rule in the mid-20th century.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will hold confidential talks on Friday in Washington with US President Joe Biden about Russia's war in Ukraine, China and other matters amid signs of strains between the transatlantic partners.

One Indonesian Military (TNI) soldier was killed and three others, including the regental military commander, were wounded in a rebel attack on Wednesday in Yahukimo regency, Papua Highlands province, the TNI has reported.

Unencumbered by debt, newcomers Raindo United Services, Pelita Air and Super Air Jet are taking advantage of high demand and limited supply in the recovering industry.

The Health Ministry relaunched its COVID-19 testing and tracing app PeduliLindungi on Wednesday, renaming it SatuSehat (one health) and promising a more generalized health platform, but with the government's history of data breaches, experts doubt its capacity to protect user data.

Seen in anthropological terms, for women the study group constitutes an arena of “liberation” from their routine household obligations as wives and mothers.

Civil society groups have raised serious concerns about the potential co-option of the court by the executive and legislative bodies, which further fuels the belief that there has been an attempt by the political elites to dismantle our democratic institutions. 

Many nations in the Global South have a lot of traditions in terms of deliberation at the local level and these should be leveraged and discussed as best practices.

As the world’s biggest palm oil exporter, Indonesia wants to establish its own benchmark crude palm oil (CPO) price by the end of this year to cut its reliance on the Malaysian derivative exchange. 

Rescuers combed through charred and buckled rail carriages for more victims of Greece's deadliest train crash on Thursday, a disaster that killed at least 46 people and has led to a national outpouring of grief and anger.

Amid an ongoing probe into his sources of wealth by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the Finance Ministry has officially refused to accept the resignation of tax official Rafael Alun Trisambodo.

For some, there is nothing that can beat the feeling they get when they purchase a much-wanted item at the till. In this day and age, that satisfaction can also happen when clicking the checkout button.

JP Morgan expects the electric vehicle (EV) industry and its supply chain to buoy Indonesia's equity market.

Retail centers in Jakarta saw their occupancy rates increase slightly over the course of last year to an average of 77.4 percent.

Countries have been wrestling to strike the right balance with legislation that protects social media users, particularly children, from harmful content without damaging free speech.

Earlier, the Sun newspaper reported the house had been offered by the monarch to his brother, Prince Andrew.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni landed in India on Thursday, as the countries look to improve ties hurt by the 2012 shooting of two fishermen by Italian marines off the southern Indian coast.

 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called it an unspeakable tragedy but questions are being asked whether the fatal collision of passenger and freight trains on Tuesday night could have been prevented.