Indonesia's agriculture minister resigns amid graft probe
Syahrul Yasin Limpo is the the sixth minister in President Joko Widodo's Cabinet to face corruption allegations.
'Haze cannot be the norm': Malaysia urges Indonesia to take action
Environment minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad says Malaysia is still 'seriously' considering a law similar to Singapore that holds companies liable for air pollution.
Indonesia must be prudent with military spending, president says
The archipelago nation of 270 million people, Southeast Asia's biggest economy, is seeking to modernise its military but has lagged its regional peers in recent years.
Activists say Indonesian state weapons makers supplying Myanmar
Groups have filed a complaint with Indonesia's national human rights commission alleging that three state-owned arms makers had been selling equipment to Myanmar since the coup.
Indonesia denies smog from forest fires drifted to Malaysia
While forest fires are typically started by farmers to clear land for plantations, authorities say putting out fires this year has been harder due to El Nino.
Indonesia court rejects petition to review pro-investment law
The so-called 'omnibus law' is key to President Joko Widodo's legacy of economic reform as he prepares to leave office next year.
Indonesia launches China-backed 'Whoosh' high-speed railway
Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated a US$7.3 billion high-speed railway connecting the country's capital with the city of Bandung, a China-backed project that has been marred with problems.
Indonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media
The government says the move is aimed at protecting offline merchants and marketplaces in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Indonesian president's son named youth party chair
Jokowi will complete his final term in office next year but his manoeuvres to install his relatives in positions of political influence have raised eyebrows in a country that only 25 years ago broke free of authoritarian rule.
Indonesia may issue regulations on social media e-commerce
Ministers have repeatedly said that e-commerce sellers using predatory pricing on social media platforms are threatening offline markets in Indonesia.
Indonesia's rainforest seen at risk from 2024 election handouts
Indonesia's deforestation rates have slowed in recent years but the Southeast Asian nation was still ranked fourth globally for primary tropical forest loss in 2022 by the nonprofit World Resources Institute.
Explosion at hospital near Indonesia capital, bomb squad on location
The explosion may have come from an overheated power supplier in the radiology unit of the Eka Hospital in the Serpong area, reports say.