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President orders urgent upgrade of railway safety crossings: Minister

Jakarta, May 21 -- Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi stated that President Prabowo Subianto has ordered the optimization of railway safety infrastructure, particularly at accident-prone crossin... Read More


Indonesia inks halal assurance deals with foreign halal bodies

Jakarta, May 21 -- The Indonesian Halal Product Assurance Agency (BPJPH) in Jakarta on Wednesday signed agreements on halal product assurance with several halal certification institutions from Morocco... Read More


Betting on despair: Why online gambling flourishes in Indonesia

Jakarta, May 21 -- Indonesia's National Police (Polri) raided Hayam Wuruk Plaza Tower in West Jakarta on May 7, exposing one of the most striking cases as the country intensifies efforts to break free... Read More


Indonesia's BPOM highlights vaccine regulation at WHA

Jakarta, May 21 -- During the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA), Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) highlighted the importance of strengthening collaboration, science-based regulation, ... Read More


All Gaza flotilla participants detained by Israel released: Coalition

Jakarta, May 21 -- All participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) detained by the Israeli military, which intercepted their convoy earlier this week, have been released, according to the Global P... Read More


Indonesia uses all diplomatic channels to free Gaza flotilla detainees

Jakarta, May 21 -- Indonesia's Foreign Ministry is using all available diplomatic channels to secure the release and repatriation of nine Indonesians detained by Israeli forces during the Gaza-bound G... Read More


Indonesia logs US$1.5 Billion local content in oil, gas

Jakarta, May 21 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry recorded a US$1.5 billion domestic component level (TKDN) commitment in Indonesia's upstream oil and gas industry as of April 2026. ... Read More


Govt presses for transparency in marketplace platform service fees

Jakarta, May 21 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Trade has emphasized that while online marketplace platforms are not banned from raising their service fees, the government stresses the critical need for... Read More


Ministry of Sports will communicate intensively with KONI and KOI

Jakarta, May 21 -- Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Taufik Hidayat emphasized that he will intensively communicate with the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) and the Indonesian Olympic Co... Read More


MUI opens crisis center to oversee release of nine Indonesians

Jakarta, May 21 -- The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has established a crisis center to oversee efforts to free humanitarian activists, including nine Indonesian citizens kidnapped by Israel during a... Read More