Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fires have burned part of a decade-long orangutan habitat restoration site in Indonesian Borneo, raising fears among conservationists that another severe f

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt approached Rp 10,000 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, with the vast majority financed through state securities issuance, acco

The Indigenous Peoples Bill has returned to the national legislative priority list after being in limbo for 16 years.

Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – Victims of the devastating floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra filed a lawsuit against the central government at the Jakarta State Ad

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Indonesia, along with 12 other countries, has condemned Israel's interception last week of the Global Sumud aid flotilla bound for Gaza and the subsequent dete

The Indonesian military (TNI) conducted operations in Omukia District, Puncak Regency, between 1 and 6 May 2026 which reportedly resulted in the deaths of four indigenous Papuans, inclu

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Seven students from National High School (SMA) 1 Kobakma in Mamberamo Tengah were reportedly shot on Tuesday (May 5, 2026).

Erik Hoffner – Protecting nature is still a struggle due to funding gaps that governments across developing countries are struggling to close. Indonesia is no exception.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The government-sanctioned police reform commission has proposed demilitarizing the work culture of the National Police as part of broader reforms, amid persist

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), has detailed the reasons behind involving correctional institutions to support the management of

On 7 and 8 May 2026, military forces conducted an operation in the Kali Kabur (Kabur River) area of Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency, in the Central Papua province, resulting in inj

Jakarta – Sixteen people were killed on Wednesday after a passenger bus collided with a fuel truck on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency, South Sumatra, just 10 days

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Indigenous communities in Central Papua province will have the opportunity to manage natural resource potential in their territories through the People'

Antara, Jakarta – Currency swap agreements being pursued by the Indonesian government and Bank Indonesia may help stabilize the rupiah in the short term, but they are not a sustainable

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) says that the trial hearing a case against four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers over their involvement in an acid attack on Commissio

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Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Jakarta now requires households to sort their trash for composting and recycling and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills in an effort to ease pressu

James Guild – The Indonesian rupiah is currently trading at around 17,400 to one U.S. dollar.

Tempo.co, Jakarta – The United Nations has launched a campaign in Indonesia to strengthen the role of women farmers in climate resilience and food security, as global agencies push for

Vientiane – The governments of Laos and Indonesia have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening long-standing bilateral relations and expanding cooperation across key sectors over t

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – A deadly accident occurred on Sumatra's National Road in the Karang Jaya area of North Musi Rawas on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at approximately 12:00 p.m.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Central Papua Governor Meki Nawipa said he will instruct authorities to take action against the growing number of illegal gold mining operations in the

Corruption in the education sector is more than simply a matter of losses to the state, it could deprive millions of students of the right to a proper education.

Jakarta – After fuel shortages disrupted several areas in Riau last week, the impact has since spread to Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan and Balikpapan in East Kalimantan, where long

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Yusuf Rendy from the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) said Indonesia's declining open unemployment rate (TPT) to 4.68 percent does not necessarily reflect a

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Indonesian economy exceeded expectations in the first quarter as the country posted the strongest gross domestic product growth in years, but the performance

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The concern came on the heels of the Army's successful establishment of 155 of so-called territorial development battalions as of April, a program which the go

Priyatno, Parigi – Indonesia's elite counterterrorism unit has arrested eight suspected militants believed to be linked to a sleeper cell of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) in Central S

Indonesia's economy grew 5.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, the national statistics agency said Tuesday, topping the government's own forecast despite pressures of t

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has formally written to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding the absence of State Officials' Wealth Repor

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto approved seven Bank Indonesia (BI) strategies to strengthen the rupiah exchange rate, especially after it weakened (undervalued)

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara has acquired less than 1% stake in GoTo, the tech giant confirmed on Tuesday night, amid the government's plans

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform has submitted a comprehensive ten-volume final report to President Prabowo Subianto, outlining

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Former Minister of Education and Culture Anies Baswedan asserted that the prerequisite for leadership is the ability to earn the trust of followers.

President Prabowo Subianto seems reluctant to admit that his pledge to build three million homes per year is a difficult goal to achieve.

On 5 May 2026, police officers opened fire at protesters and injured at least seven civilians with bullets (see photos and victim table below, source: independent HRDs), most of them se

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The number of slum areas in Jakarta has fallen by more than half over the past nine years, declining from 445 neighborhood units in 2017 to 211 in 2026, city o

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Food and Nutrition Agency (BGN) has received formal test results from the Natuna District Health Office following a mass poisoning linked to the F

Nasori, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has reduced the amount of US dollars individuals can purchase in the domestic market without supporting documentation to $50,000 per month, as authoriti

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have escalated their handling of last week's fatal train collision at Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, moving from a preliminary inquiry t

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded 5.61% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, but the gains have yet to be fully reflected in business activity, according to a busines

A'an Suryana and Ary Hermawan – Most Indonesian Muslims are against the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai addressed concerns over the growing presence of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and National Police (

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform proposed the limitation of positions for police officers outside the structure of the Indonesian Natio

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Human Rights and Justice, Natalius Pigai, stated that the government has no right to determine the status of human rights defenders, or

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has decided that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) will remain directly under the president rather than be place

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights (HAM) has inserted a specific clause regarding the right to be forgotten in the Revision of the Human Rights Law.

Mutia Yuantisya – The Head of the Monetary and Asset Management Department at Bank Indonesia (BI), Erwin Gunawan Hutapea, stated that the rupiah's exchange rate fluctuations since the o

Populism can make leaders resort to some absurd tactics to gain public support.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Researcher of the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tubagus Solihuddin, revealed the erosion occurring in the coastal areas of th