Indonesian President Joko Widodo reshuffled his cabinet on Monday (August 19) just weeks before he stepped down in an effort to ease the transition to his successor. Watch in for more details!

Indonesia: President appoints new minister for ministry of energy, investment and law

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday (Jan 24) stoked controversy after he said that presidents can take sides in an election. According to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Thursday, President Widodo, a leader of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), told reporters that campaigning was a democratic right.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo says ‘presidents can take sides’ in poll, faces criticism

Indonesian President Joko Widodo's son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka has been summoned by the election watchdog over an alleged campaign violation, an election official was cited as saying by Reuters.

Indonesian president's son summoned by election watchdog ahead of polls

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been struggling with cough for several weeks, which could be because of the worsening air pollution in the city. This came just a few days after the Swiss company IQAir released data showing that Jakarta's air quality had deteriorated in recent weeks.

Indonesian president's struggle with cough highlights Jakarta's severe air pollution crisis

Indonesia president Joko Widodo on Wednesday made rare admissions about country's record of human rights violations and vowed to compensate victims and prevent similar human rights abuses from happening again in the future.

Ahead of watchdog report, Indonesian president admits to country's human rights violation record

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the removal of all restrictions imposed for controlling the spread of Covid-19 with immediate effect since most of the citizens of the country have antibodies to coronavirus.

Indonesia removes all remaining measures to control Covid-19 pandemic

India has taken charge of G20 Presidency. On the final day of the summit, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo handed the chairmanship gavel to PM Narendra Modi. Priyanka Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: India takes charge of G20 Presidency

Indonesian president Joko Widodo has said FIFA won't impose any sanctions on the country over the recent stadium disaster which left at least 131 dead and hundreds injured.

FIFA won't impose sanctions over deadly stadium stampede, says Indonesia President Joko Widodo

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Wednesday that he would order an audit of all the football stadiums in the country, vowing to find the "root" cause of one of the deadliest disasters in the sport's history.

I want to know the root cause for deadly stampede: Indonesian President to order stadiums' audit

Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday (June 30). Before Putin's meeting, he was in Ukraine to push for peace and if not that, at least to discuss the food supply crisis with the Russian leader.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo meets Putin to deliver Zelensky's message

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in a briefing hinted to mutually improving trade and investment ties.

Australia promises to improve trade & investment ties with Indonesia

Indonesia's government said in a statement that President Joko Widodo met Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk in Texas on Saturday. Widodo and Musk discussed potential investments and technology amid speculation that Tesla may choose Indonesia for a manufacturing base in Asia.

President Joko Widodo meets Elon Musk amid speculation that Tesla may choose Indonesia for manufacturing base

The Indonesian government is facing severe criticism for appointing a pop star as its Group of 20 (G-20) spokesperson. Ayunda Faza Maudya —a 27-year-old singer and actress also known as Maudy Ayunda —was chosen by President Joko Widodo on March 31 to speak on global issues on the country's behalf at the G-20 summit in Washington this week.

Indonesian President Widodo slammed for appointing pop star for G-20 role

In pics: Indonesian police fire tear gas and water canon at students protesting

For 15 generations, members of the Abrauw clan have lived much like their ancestors. They farm with wooden plows in patches of the rainforest, gather medicinal plants and set traps to catch snakes and wild boar.

Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?

32 Indonesians have won a lawsuit against their President Joko Widodo. A court in Jakarta has found Widodo & 7 other govt officials guilty of negligence over air pollution. Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: 32 Indonesians win lawsuit against Joko Widodo

In a first, a Jakarta court has ruled that the Indonesian government has failed to uphold citizens’ right to clean air. The landmark judgment has held the Indonesian government responsible for the smog that has been covering the blue skies of the city recently.

Right to breathe: Jakarta locals win battle against Indonesia government for clean air

Indonesia said Friday it will salvage a submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, as grieving relatives paid their respects to the dozens of crew killed in the disaster.

Indonesia to salvage submarine after deadly sinking disaster

A poignant video has emerged showing the crew of a sunken Indonesian submarine singing happily together on board their vessel. The video, filmed a few weeks before the KRI Nanggala 402 went down with all hands lost, shows some of the 53-strong crew singing "Sampai Jumpa", an Indonesian hit whose title means "Goodbye".

Before the tragedy: Indonesia Navy releases video of submarine crew singing a farewell song

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday expressed condolences to the families of the 53 crew members aboard the Nanggala-402 submarine that was found a day earlier broken into three parts at the bottom of the Bali Sea.

Joko Widodo sends condolences to families of crew on doomed submarine

Indonesia's president ordered an all-out effort to find a missing submarine in a race against time to save the 53 crew, whose oxygen supply defence chiefs said would last only until Saturday.

Indonesian president orders all-out effort to find submarine as oxygen runs low

An ambitious Indonesian project to create a single database of the country's land area and stop conflicts is destined to flounder unless it includes maps created by indigenous communities, advocates said on Friday.

Indonesia's 'One Map' initiative risks conflicts by ignoring indigenous land

Indonesia has banned the controversial and politically influential hardline group the Islamic Defender's Front, the chief security minister announced on Wednesday.

Indonesia bans hardline Islamic Defender's Front group

A parody of the Indonesian national anthem posted by a Malaysian Youtuber has left the country fuming. Tempers flared when the video, named "Indonesia Raya Instrumental (Parody + Lyrics)", in the Malay tongue of the language the two nations share, became a web sensation throughout the end of the week.

Indonesians are fuming at Malaysia for parodying their national anthem

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