Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Body (BGN) denies claims that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program runs during school holidays just to spend the state budget.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, stated that his agency is currently auditing the compliance of more than 100 companies in Aceh, North S

Surabaya – A "Reset Indonesia" book discussion and review that was to be held in Madiun, East Java, was closed down by the authorities on Saturday night December 20.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Consumer Empowerment Forum Indonesia (FKBI) criticizes outlets that only accept Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) payments and reject cash tr

Denpasar – The Bali Regional Police (Polda) have revealed that three of the four activists arrested in Bali last week have been released.

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – A group of women from the Suara Ibu Yogyakarta movement is preparing to hold a demonstration to protest the Indonesian government's delay in declaring a natio

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has confirmed that a surge of wet hydrometeorological disasters swept across Indonesia this past weekend.

Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono – When the hotels and beach clubs were built to lure tourists to this beautiful, haunted isle, the bones emerged, white and smooth.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta -Social media conversations in Indonesia about the recent disaster in Sumatra have been dominated by negative sentiment, driven largely by criticism of the go

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to remain below pre-pandemic levels, even as the sector shows steady post-pandemic recovery.

Jakarta – Several families of detainees involved in the August 2025 protests from North Jakarta filed a complaint over alleged criminalisation by the authorities with the National Human

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) says it is continuing its investigation into the killing of prominent human rights activist

Djibril Muhammad, Heru Andriyanto, Bandung – Land in the Greater Bandung area is sinking at a rate exceeding five centimeters per year, a trend that has also been recorded in several co

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Hashim Djojohadikusumo, chair of the board of trustees of the Greater Indonesia Christian Movement (Gekira) and younger brother of Indonesian President Prab

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and the Russia-backed Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have just signed a free trade pact, a document that is expected to act as a cushion against

Jakarta – Waiting for President Prabowo Subianto to complete the investigation into the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib is like waiting for a river to stop flowing.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian business lobby Apindo said Monday that the US tariff cost-sharing had already caused exporters a major headache, and now companies will likely h

Banda Aceh, Aceh – The Aceh provincial government stated that humanitarian assistance from the international community for the Sumatra disaster, particularly Aceh, has been allowed to e

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government is still hoping to secure a tariff deal with the United States before the year draws to a close, as Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartar

DW (Deutsche Welle), Jakarta – A Swiss court is set to hear a climate case against cement giant Holcim after admitting a complaint filed by four residents of the low-lying Indonesian is

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Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Violence against women in Greater Jakarta, particularly gender-based abuse happening in online spaces and criminalization against women has been increasing in the

Lizkimbrough – When a young boy went missing near his mother's rice field in Indonesian Borneo, the entire village searched for him.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian Environmental Law Society (PHLI) says the hydro-meteorological disasters that hit Sumatra in late November were not caused solely by illegal log

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Monday that at least 175 people remain missing following a series of floods and landslides that st

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Government regulation on the placement of active police officers in civilian roles will soon be formulated.

Agencies, Jakarta – A coach bus slammed into a barrier on a highway in Central Java early Monday, flipping over in an accident that killed at least 16 people, a rescue worker said.

Herman, Jakarta – The central bank has issued a firm response after a viral social media video showed an elderly woman being denied the purchase of bread at a Roti'O outlet for attempti

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The release of the Indonesian National History Book by the Ministry of Culture has raised concerns among history teachers, who fear that the state-backed publi

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to cut production of both nickel and coal next year as the world's biggest supplier of the two commodities moves to curb oversupply that has dragged pr

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia sees the latest developments in the Hajj Village development as a reflection of its close links with Saudi Arabia, but this megaproject comes wit

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is keeping its fingers crossed that it will win the bid to lead the UN Human Rights Council next year.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia is as vast as Europe, from London in the west to Moscow in the east.

Philip Jacobson, Padang, Indonesia – At low tide along Padang's coastline, fishing boats sit idle, not because of rough seas, but because the water is clogged with timber.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's push to attract foreign investment risks losing momentum as the country falls behind Southeast Asian peers in deploying 5G networks that mul

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government, in collaboration with PT Morego Green Indonesia, officially inaugurated the plastic waste collection and recycling center

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated the mass signing of 50,030 subsidized housing units through home loan (KPR) under the Housing Financing Liquidity Fac

Medan, Indonesia – As recovery efforts continue to overwhelm local administrations' capacities, regional leaders in the hardest-hit areas have been placed in a difficult position, force

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's planned minimum wage increase in 2026 is unlikely to sway foreign investors, who continue to favor other Southeast Asian countries due to ec

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that the death toll from the Sumatra disaster has reached 1,068.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister of Human Development and Culture (PMK) Pratikno stated that several regencies/cities have declared an emergency transition status follow

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Dian Aprilianingrum, Ifan Ahmad, Jakarta – Cities across Indonesia will not ring in the New Year with their usual fanfare, choosing instead subdued celebrations as

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Employers and labor unions have both voiced dissatisfaction with the government's new formula for setting minimum wages in 2026, with businesses warning that

Ni Made Tasyarani, Premium – The state budget deficit widened in November amid declining revenue and a year-end spending push.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have indicted four activists arrested after the August nationwide unrest, accusing them of spreading social me

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Mukhlis Takabeya, the regent of Aceh regency of Bireuen, said his government has yet to receive any assistance from foreign governments, and subsequently, none

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The government recently said that any assistance sent by Indonesian diaspora to the Sumatra flood victims would be tax-free as long as they follow the right pr

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue reached Rp 1.63 quadrillion as of Nov.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The Government has allowed timber debris left behind by recent floods and landslides in Sumatra to be used for disaster recovery, including the constr

Jakarta – The government must not be complacent regarding the offer from a Russian company to construct a nuclear power plant (PLTN).