JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The Ministry of Industry believes that the Draft Law on Employment Protection needs to provide space for differences in scale and characteristics of industries. Uniform labor regulations are considered to potentially hinder the development of the industrial sector, which has varyi»»»

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the electronic voting (e-voting) mechanism used to select regional office heads is part of a trial to develop the ministry's talent management system. During a visit to the ministry's regional office in Banten on Wednesday, he said the mecha»»»

Blanche d'Alpuget, once described as the 'most hated woman in Australia' for her affair with former prime minister Bob Hawke, said she believed death was 'glorious' just months before she died. The family of the award-winning writer confirmed on Wednesday that she had died, aged 82, following compl»»»

Indonesia has reopened all the airports closed by volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau, including Jakarta's main airport, but eight people, including five journalists who had been reporting on the volcano, are missing. Further eruptions on Tuesday could also cause more disruption, officials said. »»»

SINGAPORE – The Singapore Embassy in Jakarta has urged its citizens in Indonesia to prioritise their safety, minimise outdoor activities and stay indoors where possible, after a volcanic eruption . Singaporeans are also advised to monitor local news and official Indonesian government sources for th»»»

Sri Lanka allocates $14m to fight severe drought, delivering 75 litres of water to families every two to three days. Governments are preparing for heightened risks of drought, flooding, extreme heat and wildfires as a rapidly strengthening El Nino raises the prospect of a historic climate event lat»»»

SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 — A team of officers from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department has arrived in Indonesia to question a Malaysian pilot arrested with drugs at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport last month. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Commissioner»»»

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Indonesia has stepped up efforts to contain a growing number of wildfires across the country, deploying helicopters, hundreds of firefighters and disaster response personnel as fires spread through East Java’s popular Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park and peat»»»

Rubber latex flows from a tree during harvest in Banyuasin regency, South Sumatra province Aug 7, 2026 JAKARTA (Aug 7): Sumaryono, a 45-year-old Indonesian smallholder, risked everything three years ago when he pumped his life savings of about US$2,200 (RM8,999) into replacing his 10-hectare (25-ac»»»

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil, which now accounts for 8.3% of the country’s exports and 3.5% of its GDP. (Bloomberg pic) JAKARTA: Sumaryono, a 45-year-old Indonesian smallholder, risked everything three years ago when he pumped his life savings of about US$2,200 into replaci»»»

- compiled the top 3 news on Monday, July 27, 2026. Here are the highlights: ; ; and . The following is the list of the top 3 news on today: The Jakarta Metropolitan Police Department (Polda Metro Jaya) is investigating the death of a 42-year-old man named Sutrimo, who was found dead on Thursday, J»»»

Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim, who also served as the immigration director general between 2023 and 2024, allegedly received around Rp 100 million (US$5,567) per week from extortion fees related to stay permit issuance for foreigners. ... »»»

JAKARTA: After a long shift and an evening out with his wife and two teenage daughters at a shopping mall in East Jakarta, Muhammad Iqbal El Mubarak was looking forward to going home and getting some well-deserved rest. But as his car exited the parking lot, the 41-year-old surgeon’s wife alerted h»»»

NORTH HALMAHERA, Indonesia, May 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Indonesian rescuers retrieved on Sunday the remains of two Singaporean hikers killed in a volcanic eruption in a seismic no-go zone, capping a three-day search operation, officials said. Mount Dukono on Halmahera island erupted on Friday, sending»»»

JAKARTA: An explosive eruption Friday of Mount Dukono on the remote Indonesian island Halmahera killed three hikers and injured five who were climbing in a restricted area around the active volcano, authorities said. About 20 climbers had set out Thursday to ascend the nearly 1,355-meter (4,445-foo»»»

Jakarta: Indonesia's government is mulling an e-commerce ban for under-16s, the communications minister told AFP Wednesday, hot on the heels of Jakarta imposing a sweeping social media prohibition for teens. "E-commerce (platforms) are next, because we found children who became scam victims through»»»

Add TNIE As A Trusted Source JAKARTA: Indonesia's parliament passed a law on Tuesday to protect the rights of domestic workers after more than two decades of deliberations and multiple delays. The bill was first introduced in 2004 to protect the country's 4.2 million domestic workers, almost 90 per»»»

Indonesia on Saturday introduced a social media ban for children under the age of 16, following Australia's lead in protecting young people from potential online harms. The measure takes effect as US tech giants face mounting scrutiny over youth safety and comes in the same week that Facebook owner»»»