Jakartans rush to join sanitation workers amid job scarcity
An unprecedented crowd of hopeful jobseekers have flocked to Jakarta City Hall in the past few weeks to apply for jobs as sanitation workers, highlighting mounting concerns over…
Decline in Indonesia’s press freedom alarming
The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) recorded 38 cases of violence against journalists in the first five months of the year, more than half of the 73 incidents reported…
AI adoption for work safety faces challenges in Indonesia
The country is lagging behind on the implementation of basic principles of work safety and health, potentially hindering the adoption of AI and other automated technologies that…
Authoritarianism rising in Indonesia: Amnesty report
The organisation's annual human rights report raises a red flag on a decline in freedom of expression and the press as well as an increase in oppression by security forces against…
Former Indonesian President Jokowi faces storm of lawsuits six months after stepping down
Analysts say these underscore the accumulated disapproval over his presidency.
Hot mudflow erupts in village in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, reviving fears of another Lapindo disaster
The mudflow has destroyed several rubber and rice crops and left some farmland infertile. It has also contaminated the clean water supply for four nearby villages, while the gas…
Indonesia’s West Java to send ‘delinquent’ students to military camps
Both the regency and provincial administrations will fund the program, which will target students who "are difficult to discipline", engage in "risky behaviors" or are suspected…
Indonesia’s free meal program faces hurdles on food safety, funds management
Calls have grown for President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to suspend and reevaluate its flagship free nutritious meals program amid cases of food poisoning and a report…
For hit animated film ‘Jumbo’, Indonesian children are the true heroes
Jumbo, an animated feature produced by Visinema Studios, was released in theaters in Indonesia on March 31, and has amassed more than 6.4 million ticket sales as of the end of…
Counterfeit goods persist in Indonesia despite government curbs, renewed US complaints
Mangga Dua market has been thrust into spotlight yet again as a barrier to trade in the USTR's 2025 National Trade Estimate Report, which has singled out the North Jakarta market…