Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's desire to build a giant sea wall on the north coast of Java could end in disaster.

Firda Janati, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the statement by Minister of Culture Fadli Zon that there were no rapes du

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Silica sand mining continues to operate in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, exporting up to 1 million tons of silica sand to China.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia considers Minister of Culture Fadli Zon's dismissal of the mass rape tragedy during the May 1998 riots as a mere rumor to

Andrian Supendi, Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq is calling on state-owned energy giant Pertamina to immediately adopt European-grade fuel standards as Jakarta reels

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Indonesia's free health screening (CKG) program has revealed that dental problems are the most prevalent health issue among participants, surpassing chronic con

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Sepaku, East Kalimantan – Indonesia is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) and coding as elective subjects in 59,000 elementary, junior high, and senior high s

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A stormy saga over nickel mining in one of the most biodiverse marine regions in the world appears to be far from over, even after the Indonesian governmen

Indonesia, West Papua – The humanitarian crisis in West Papua has reached a critical stage.

Indonesia, West Papua – In recent months, Indonesia has witnessed an alarming resurgence of military influence in civilian affairs, raising serious concerns about democratic regression

Surabaya – The East Java Regional Police (Polda) Cyber Directorate has arrested four people suspected of being involved in a same sex network or gay group on social media.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto will meet counterpart Vladimir Putin this month on his first visit to Russia since taking office, officials said on Thursday, as Southeast Asia's bi

Fadiyah Alaidrus, Jakarta – A new bill in Parliament would widen the authority of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission and increase its ability to censor content on digital platforms,

Budi Irawanto – With more than 10 million viewers in just nine weeks, Ryan Adriandhy's Jumbo (2025) is Indonesia's most commercially successful animation ever – and not just in Indonesi

Olivia Subandi, Jakarta – A total of 58 Indonesian nationals have been affected by the strict immigration policy implemented by U.S.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Anticorruption watchdog KPK suspects that part of the Rp 1.2 trillion ($75 million) embezzled from Papua provincial government funds between 2020 and 2022 was u

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Indonesia continues to face significant challenges in its national malaria elimination efforts, with most of the country's cases still concentrated in Papua, ac

Erfan Maruf, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The chairman of the National Economic Council, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, acknowledged a wave of mass layoffs in recent months but expressed op

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced a salary hike for Indonesian judges on Thursday, pledging increases of up to 280 percent for entry-level position

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, expressed optimism that Indonesia's economic growth could still reach 8 to 9 perc

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Forum for the Environment or Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) urges the government to revoke the mining permit of PT Gag Nikel in Raja Ampat

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court will summon President Prabowo Subianto and the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) this month to provide explanations in rela

Joniansyah, Tangerang – The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 171,880 lobster seed through the international airport to Bat

Jakarta – Indonesian state energy company Pertamina reported a net profit of $3.13 billion (Rp 49.54 trillion) for the year 2024, supported by strong operational performance across its

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced on Thursday that construction of a long-delayed $80 billion seawall project along the northern coast of Java wil

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura – Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) staff member Imanus Komba and Kolki Gwijangge, a participant at a peaceful demonstration urging that mining company PT Gag Nik

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is inviting global investors to participate in national infrastructure projects worth approximately Rp 200 trillion ($12.3 billion), wit

Vonia Vieira, Nick Sas, Doug Dingwall – The smoke from burning waste gets so thick at Delfina Martin's home in Timor-Leste, she and her children struggle to breathe.

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Jakarta – Although Indonesia is making progress in the campaign to cut the prevalence of stunting among children, at the rate of almost one in five children, that is still too high for

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Thousands of fire victims in Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, remain in precarious conditions after a massive blaze destroyed their homes last Friday,

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – West Java's recent decision to enforce earlier school start times across all education levels has aroused concern among educators and experts, who warn that the p

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday that a country should invest in its defense systems as the once-colonized Indonesia works to upgrade its military

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) will require health insurance policyholders to bear at least 10 percent of medical claim costs starting January 1

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia recently announced the revocation of Mining Business Licenses (IUP) for four of the five compan

Mega Putri Mahadewi, Jakarta – Tuberculosis (TB) remains a pressing public health issue in Indonesia that requires urgent government attention.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) reported that 35 small islands across Indonesia have been allocated for mining activities, covering a total area of 351,93

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Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, claimed that investors are interested in funding the giant sea wa

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – The Special Region Government of Yogyakarta (DIY) has issued circular number 400.7.11/3884 in 2025 regarding alertness to the increase of C

Caleb Fotheringham – Further reports of civilian casualties are coming out of West Papua, while clashes between Indonesia's military and the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement contin

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia will not join any military bloc or alliance while attending the Indo Defence 2025 exhibition at the Jakarta

Ankara, Turkey – Turkey will export 48 of its nationally-produced KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, marking the first export

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto and former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) jointly officiated the opening of a new campus of the Indonesia Defense

Maretha Uli, Jakarta Worsening air quality in Greater Jakarta has brought to light the government's unfulfilled responsibility to ensure citizens right to clean air and to curb emission

Protests from environmental activists and church leaders have compelled the Indonesian government to halt nickel mining at an ecologically sensitive tropical marine hotspot in the Papua

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced on Tuesday the revocation of mining business permits (IUP) for four companies operating in the environmentally sensitive re

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia declined to comment on alleged legal violations concerning the granting of mining permits in Raja

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi explained that the Rp 931.64 million budget per unit for official cars for Level I officials is a standard

Amira Nada Fauziyyah, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has condemned the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) plan to recruit 24,000 privates to form a territorial d