The World Needs a New Conversation

The global center of gravity is shifting. Yet, when the rest of the world looks at Indonesia, it often sees a caricature. A geopolitical buffer. A tropical getaway. A sprawling emerging market defined only by its GDP and population size.

At times.id, we believe this intellectual laziness is no longer acceptable.

Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest democracy. 

It is a crucible where the defining challenges of the 21st century—climate transition, democratic resilience, and technological leapfrogging—are being tested in real-time. The future is being written across this archipelago, but the stories told about it remain frustratingly narrow.

Times.id was founded to change this.

We are not here to merely translate Indonesian events for a foreign audience. We are an independent editorial institution built to decode the profound complexities of this nation and present them with the rigor, elegance, and uncompromising standards of global journalism.

When you read times.id, you will notice a difference in our anatomy. We are driven by a distinct set of journalistic philosophies:

Clarity Over Noise


In an era defined by fractured attention and the relentless churn of clickbait, we choose to slow down. We do not race to be the first to tell you what happened; we strive to be the definitive voice on what it actually means. We offer nuance in a world addicted to outrage.

A Global Lens, A Local Pulse


Our newsroom sits at the intersection of deep local access and broad international perspective. Our journalism is written in a sophisticated, uncompromised English that reads as fluently in Wall Street and Westminster as it does in Sudirman. We speak to the global citizen, the decision-maker, and the intellectually curious.

The Complete Picture


We know that a nation’s soul is not found solely in the corridors of power. While we deliver piercing political and economic analysis, we give equal weight to the visionaries, the artists, the marginalized, and the innovators. From the boardrooms of Jakarta to the environmental frontlines of Kalimantan, we tell the stories of human endeavor.

We are building more than a media outlet; we are building a bridge. A place where Indonesia engages the world on its own terms, and where the world finally sees Indonesia in its full, magnificent complexity.

To understand the world tomorrow, you must understand Indonesia today.

Welcome to times.id.