Controversy over the planned increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent which will take effect starting January 1, 2025 heightens, with political parties blaming each other for differences in position towards the government’s policy. […]
President Prabowo Subianto has been criticized over his idea of granting clemency to corrupters who are willing to return back the corrupted state assets. […]
Indonesia embraces the return of plundered treasures and artefacts from the Dutch government, with about 828 cultural items having been returned to Indonesia from the Netherlands as of mid-December 2024, a recent report by The Straits Times reveals. […]
Indonesia, the largest country in Southeast Asia, faces signs of a shrinking middle class as a result of the lingering effects on the economy since the Covid-19 Pandemic and a general shift in its economy, a recent report by ABC News reveals. […]
Greenpeace Indonesia has raised concerns over the President Prabowo Subianto administration’s commitment to addressing climate and environmental issues, citing its lack of concrete action despite public statements at international forums. […]
The solo paintings exhibition entitled “Kebangkitan: Tanah Untuk Kedaulatan Pangan” (Resurrection: Land for Food Sovereignty) which was planned to be held at the National Gallery from December 20 to January 19, 2025, has finally been canceled. […]
The Ministry of National Development Planning and GIZ Indonesia collaborate to address the system’s complex challenges of demographic shifts and sustainability of program funding. […]
The government has officially announced an increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate from 11 percent to 12 percent which will take effect starting January 1, 2025. Ministry of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, assessed that Indonesia’s VAT rate is still relatively low when compared to other countries in the region and among G20 members. […]
The Indian Navy will participate in a naval multilateral exercise organized by Indonesian Navy that will be held in Bali in February next year, the Indonesian MIlitary (TNI) Headquarters has revealed. […]
The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has issued decrees that formalize dismissal of popular figures Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Bobby Nasution, along with 24 other cadres from the party’s membership after months of verbal noise in public. […]
The Ministry of Religious Affairs is reviewing a proposal from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) regarding the certification of religious preachers following a recent controversy involving a popular Muslim preacher’s inappropriate behavior. […]
Frequently held discussions and massive media reports on stunting have led to increased public awareness on problems of impaired growth and development among children. […]
Cybersecurity and financial problems are the two main issues that are most worried about by the Indonesian people amidst the increasingly rapid digitalization, a survey reveals. […]
Government and the House of Representatives (DPR) have agreed to selectively impose a Value Added Tax (VAT) of 12 percent − with focus on luxury goods − starting January 1, 2025. […]
In the latest updates from the Jakarta 2024 gubernatorial election,Pramono Anung have emerged victorious in the city-level vote recapitulation across Jakarta. The Jakarta Election Commission (KPUD) has completed the tiered vote tallying process, marking a significant milestone towards final results. […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sugiono has maintained that Indonesia does not recognize China’s claim of Indonesia’s part of South China Sea or North Natuna Sea, clarifiying the joint statement made between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping on November 9, 2024. […]
Businessman, who is also a younger brother of President Prabowo Subianto, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, has revealed that the president is mulling over to establish a Ministry of State Revenue as part of an effort to improve the state revenue system. […]
President Prabowo Subianto has ordered for a 10-percent decrease in domestic airfares during the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year holidays as part of the efforts to ease the burden on local travelers. […]
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Armanatha Nasir held a series of bilateral meetings with top government executives of countries under the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) on the sidelines of the Group’s Ministerial Meeting on Thursday, November 29, 2024. […]
Hasto Kristiyanto, Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) highlighted the negative side of the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections (Pilkada) to democracy, driven by the never-ending ambition for power. […]
Results of the Quick Count vote-counting method on the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Elections by a number of survey institutions show the dominance of candidates in major provinces that have won the backing of former President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the Onward Indonesia Coalition Plus (KIM Plus).
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Chairman of the National Economic Council, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, says the government has decided to postpone the planned increase of the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 12 percent, which was originally scheduled to take effect in January 2025. […]
Jakarta is the only region in the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections that can see two rounds of election as regulated in Law No. 29/2007 on the Jakarta Provincial Administration. Candidates for governor and deputy governor who compete must get more than 50 percent of the votes. This is different from other regions’ regulations that do not require 50 percent of the voters’ votes. […]
The simultaneous regional head elections were held in the country’s 38 provinces, 416 regencies and 98 cities on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, whose official results are expected to come by Monday, December 16, 2024. […]
The Ministry of Communication and Digital Application collaborates with the General Elections Commission (KPU), the National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN), and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) in a task force set up on Friday, November 22, 2024 to ensure security of voters’ data and smooth regional heads election. […]
Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has declared his support for the gubernatorial candidate pair Pramono Anung and Rano Karno ahead of the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election. […]
Retno Marsudi, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister from 2014 to 2024, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director at Gurin Energy. The announcement was made by Gurin Energy’s Chairman, Vimal Vallabh, who highlighted Retno’s extensive experience and strategic insights as critical to the company’s growth. […]
Jakarta leadership candidate pair Pramono Anung and Rano Karno held a grand, final campaign rally at the Madya Stadium, Senayan, Central Jakarta on Saturday, November 23, 2024. […]
President Prabowo Subianto met with United Kingdom Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner in a luncheon on Thursday, November 21, 2024, discussing potential cooperation for the implementation of Indonesia’s free nutritious meals program. […]
