Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian National Military (TNI) Information Center, Major General Freddy Ardianzah, has clarified the military's role in combating ill

Mirza Fanzikri – Indonesia's push to turn illegal mines into community ventures risks simply recycling old abuses and stalling genuine prosperity for local communities as long as oversi

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The search and rescue (SAR) operation for victims of the landslide in Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, has been extended for three more days a

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society has criticized the statement of the Indonesian Minister of Human Rights and Justice Natalius Pigai for expressing readiness to facili

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Colombia and the Netherlands have agreed to jointly host the first international conference on a fair transition from fossil fuels next year, as drama unfol

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Massive deforestation occurring in the natural landscape of Seblat, Bengkulu, Indonesia, has raised serious concerns among conservation experts, including Burha

Mila Novita, Jakarta – Bali Governor Wayan Koster has ordered the suspension of the construction of a glass elevator on the cliffs of Kelingking Beach, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – State-owned energy company Pertamina has secured $2.6 billion in upstream oil and gas investment agreements with its business partners on the sidelines of the

Heru Andriyanto, Nanda Andrianta, Surabaya – The chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) – the largest Muslim organization in Indonesia – Yahya Cholil Staquf on Sunday firmly rejected demands

Jakarta – A pregnant woman and her unborn child in Jayapura regency, Papua, died after a series of local hospitals reportedly declined to treat her during labour, underscoring chronic p

Jakarta – Indonesia's biggest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama, has asked its chief to resign for inviting a US scholar known for his support of Israel during the Gaza war to an in

Shela Octavia, Dita Angga Russa, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is asking President Prabowo Subianto to issue a Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) to cancel the revise

Antara, Jakarta – The Immigration and Correctional Affairs Ministry on Wednesday introduced the Global Citizenship of Indonesia (GCI) program, a new residency policy designed to resolve

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – The government of the United Kingdom declared its support for Timor Leste after the country was officially accepted as the 11th member of ASEAN at the 47th ASE

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Indonesia has fallen short of its renewable energy targets for the past nine years, raising concerns about the nation's ability to achieve net-zero emissions by

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Ministry of Human Rights has spoken up about the new Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), which was ratified by Parliament on Wednesday, November 19, 20

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, concluded on November 21, 2025.

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka called for deeper economic ties with Africa during the Indonesia – Africa CEO Forum 2025 in Johannesburg, where he co

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia has concluded that national efforts to prevent human trafficking remain inadequate.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia's electric vehicle (EV) industry is accelerating rapidly, with total investments across electric buses, passenger EVs, and two- and three-wheelers reach

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka officially made his G20 debut in Johannesburg on Saturday by telling the world's richest economies that they had no r

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (Safenet), a civil society organization advocating for digital rights, has warned that the new system from the

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has responded to remarks by the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III chairperson who called them lazy in assessing to the

Indonesia – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian government positions.

Jakarta – The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java rose to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.

Aida Uli, Jayapura – The Papuan Council of Churches (PCC) has recorded that as of October 2025 the number of refugees in various regions of Papua has reached 103,218.

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – PT Freeport Indonesia workers who were laid off (PHK) in 2017 are demanding that the company immediately fulfill their rights, and convey the Inspectorate's findin

Jakarta – Thousands of residents in Riau province palm oil belt protested on Thursday against the takeover of their plantations by the government's forestry task force, an organizer tol

Iim Halimatusa'diyah and Ary Hermawan – Are the two largest Islamic organisations in Indonesia losing their ability to uphold and guide civil society?

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry will bring in governors, mayors, and regents to discuss the country's new provincial minimum wage (UMP) fo

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has explained the rationale behind the government's latest move to inject an additional Rp76 trillion

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police, in cooperation with the Financial Services Authority (OJK), has uncovered two illegal online lending platforms called Dompet Sele

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) has officially notified 25 private electronic

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – New research has found that the air in several major Indonesian cities is contaminated with microplastics, posing threats to public health and the envir

Shradha Triveni – Indonesia's environmental issues often feel too vast to take in at once.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Chair of the Indonesian Retailers and Mall Lessee Association (Hippindo), Budihardjo Iduansjah, has requested the Ministry of Tourism to promote the

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Economic Alliance (AEI) expressed a number of criticisms against the sovereign wealth fund Daya Anagata Nusantara or Danantara Indonesia.

Antara, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance has collected Rp11.48 trillion from tax defaulters as of November 19, 2025.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia – the country with the largest nickel reserves in the world – is increasingly importing ore from the Philippines to keep domestic smelters running,

Agencies, Jakarta – Hundreds of people stayed in temporary shelters Thursday after a volcano in East Java erupted, damaging houses and a school, with around 190 people evacuated from it

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Anindita Wirawan, a 40-year-old mother of three in South Jakarta, is among the many parents voicing renewed alarm over bullying after a string of recent cases acr

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – CEO of state-owned electricity firm PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, stated that the company has prepared pilot projects for Waste-to-Energy Plants (PLTSa) at seven loca

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is about to make his global forum debut at G20 Johannesburg Summit this weekend.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Indonesia produced 822,000 four-wheeled vehicles between January and September 2025, the Ministry of Industry reported.

Stephanie Lidya Nashirah Suprapto – In early October, President Prabowo Subianto swore in Irene (who uses only one name) as Indonesia's first deputy ambassador to China.

Duncan Graham – "All power flows from the barrel of a gun," said Mao Zedong. His aphorism may have been right a century ago in China, but not in modern Indonesia.

Brent Patterson – On Tuesday November 18, PBI-Canada hosted a webinar that featured Indigenous West Papuan environmental defenders Dina Danomira and Teddy Wakum along with Global Witnes

Sri Wahyuni, Makassar, Indonesia – For years, Rahma paid a monthly rate for water that never flowed to her home in eastern Indonesia's largest urban area, here where the Tallo River mee

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia has raised concern over the scale of gender-based online violence faced by women as the country

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara reported that as of November 18, 2025, the utilization of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) budget