The Batang Toru hydropower plant has caused a global controversy for threatening the habitat of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan, raising concerns over the likelihood of its extinction.

Indonesia’s constitution makes repeated reference to the universality of human rights and states clearly in Article 281 Paragraph 4 that it is the direct responsibility of the government to protect human rights.

A government plan to expand the Army’s territorial structure by establishing a regional military command (Kodam) in each province has faced pushback, sparking concerns that more bureaucratic layers in the military would slow the chain of command and undermine force readiness.

The plan goes against the military reform agenda this nation embarked on 25 years ago. Among the major items of that agenda was a gradual phasing-out the TNI’s territorial functions.

When women were attempting to reduce the potential risk of gender-based violence in refugee camps, this positive suggestion was dismissed simply because it came from women's mouths. 

Speaking during the opening of a Muhammadiyah Youth congress in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Wednesday, the President said that the government would continue working to improve the traffic situation in Jakarta to allow for business and tourism to thrive.

Chairman of House budget committee Said Abdullah said President Jokowi has sent Perry's name to the House as his sole candidate for the post.

The Human Resources Minister said the reduction in the cost of recruitment would be discussed at the two-day Joint Working Group Meeting in Yogyakarta beginning Wednesday.

Race teams have begun to arrive at Lake Toba in North Sumatra for the upcoming F1 PowerBoat Championship slated to be held over the weekend. 

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Jakarta, ahead of a round of negotiations on the code starting in March. 

Asian markets sank Wednesday following hefty losses on Wall Street as still-strong economic data fanned expectations that US interest rates will go higher and stay there longer than expected.

With the government looking to move on from COVID-19 as cases continue to decline despite the dropping of pandemic curbs, Indonesia has begun looking for allies to lobby the World Health Organization into declaring the pandemic over.

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles met with his Philippine counterpart, Carlito Galvez, in Manila, something they said they plan to do yearly in a bid to deepen the countries' security ties.

"What happens now is a law-enforcement operation and not a military operation. We carry out this law enforcement operation because there's a foreigner involved. We will continue trying persuasive ways," Yudo was quoted by Kompas daily as saying in Denpasar, Bali.

By promoting a circular-economy policy Indonesian people can make Indonesia even more captivating and attractive for tourists.

For years, he immersed himself in the Indigenous cultures of his native country, living with eight different Indigenous groups in turn: the bribri, cabecar, ngobe, maleku, brunca, teribe, huetar and chorotega. 

Given the airline's ties with international creditors like Airbus and several lessors, Garuda Indonesia must still anticipate potential losses from fluctuating foreign exchange rates in a debt restructuring.

With their assumption that the Indonesian land once rightfully belonged to the Netherlands, they reveal that at present, colonial thinking is still the leading narrative for Dutch politicians. 

The Hollywood A-lister also spoke of still feeling the same inspiration he did "as a little kid" when he makes films today.

The round of layoffs would be one of the company's biggest ever, according to Bloomberg, which said the firm had increased headcount from 28,000 to 45,000 over the past five years. 

The government's targeted budget deficit for next year is between 2.16 to 2.64 percent of GDP, shaving off up to 0.68 percentage points from this year's deficit target of 2.84 percent.

War attracts a certain type of tourist as Ukraine has discovered. Apart from safety issues, the legal and ethical ramifications are complex.

President Vladimir Putin's announcement that he was halting cooperation under the New START treaty should be understood as another attempt to put pressure on Western countries supplying Ukraine with weapons and money as it fights the Russian invasion, they added.

Asian markets sank Wednesday following hefty losses on Wall Street as still-strong economic data fanned expectations that US interest rates will go higher and stay there longer than expected.

The United States has said China is "considering providing lethal support" for Russia's war in Ukraine. Beijing quickly rebuffed the claim this week but experts say it may have some merit and, if China did give support, could be a "game changer" in the year-old conflict.

The Aek Nauli Elephant Conservation Camp (ANECC) in North Sumatra has recorded the first death of an elephant under its care, Dwiki, from complications due to a dental infection.

Leading Australian expert on Indonesia Max Lane recounts late Indonesian literary giant Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s role in inspiring the downfall of former president Soeharto’s New Order regime through his Buru Quartet tetralogy