Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesian peatland and environment watchdog Pantau Gambut's Research Manager, Muhammad Syafiq Gumilang, doubts the country's approach to advance simultaneo

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The honeymoon is clearly over for Indonesia's president as he begins his second year in office, even if a majority of the public still supports him.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 19 November 2025, judges at the Makassar District Court in Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, sentenced four Papuan political prisoners from Sorong City

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has officially classified bank accounts with no deposits, withdrawals, or balance checks for more than 1,800 days – roug

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

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has never facilitated the transfer of any Palestinians, including those from Gaza, to the country, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, responding to

Kurniawan Arif Maspul – Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN this week came with a boom: not just a new flag at the summit in Kuala Lumpur, but a live demonstration of how great-power polit

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, reveals the plan to export waste cooking oil, or used cooking oil, to Singapore.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Yassierli announced that Indonesia's 2026 minimum wage is still being reviewed, with the government preparing a new regulation to gov

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.

Agencies, Jakarta – Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest mountain to the highest.

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

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – The Director of Non-Communicable Diseases at the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the problem of diabetes has a significant impact.

A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade. They came at the peak of the dry season.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia will require an estimated Rp 3,000 trillion ($179 billion) in investment to achieve full reliance on electricity sourced from renewable energy, accor

Jakarta – With much of the country suffering from the impacts of global heating, verging on boiling, citizens are rightly expecting the government to deliver a genuinely ambitious pledg

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – An upper respiratory infection outbreak that has killed five children and sickened hundreds of members of the Talang Mamak Indigenous tribe in Indragiri Hulu

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower is still finalizing the government regulation (PP) regarding Indonesia's 2026 minimum wage.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) revealed that the majority of online gambling sites use content delivery network infrastructure o

Fadli, Jakarta – The Batam Customs and Excise Office uncovered two new methods to smuggle drugs from Malaysia, with combined evidence of about 1.5 kilograms of drugs, in two separate ca

Indonesia's Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, has erupted, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise the alert to

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Law and Human Rights has called for an immediate end to armed violence in Papua, following reports of civilian casualties linked

Jeff Hutton – The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto is pushing ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a vast string of plantations in South Papua province

Riyad Dafhi Rizki, Rendy Tisna, Banjarmasin, Indonesia – A growing coalition of Indigenous communities, students and civil society organizations from Borneo is rallying against fast-mov

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura – Students from the group Papuan Student Solidarity held a peaceful demonstration in the Lingkaran area of Abepura district in Jayapura city, Papua, on Wedne

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has detained a high-profile fugitive from China and deported 27 foreign nationals suspected of operating a cyberc

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has urged the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to repeal the newly enacted revision of the Criminal Proced

Tokyo – Japan and Indonesia agreed to strengthen maritime security as well as expand personnel exchanges between defense officials and joint training sessions, at a two-plus-two meeting

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the benchmark BI Rate unchanged at 4.75 percent during its November 18-19 policy meeting, maintaining the Deposit Facility at 3.75 pe

Muhammad Firman/Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched a long-awaited "people's internet" program that promises faster broadband at a fraction of current prices, as the archipelago se

Petaling Jaya – The durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, right? While every Malaysian will agree, the Indonesians are saying no.

Jakarta – The improving financial statements of Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) have yet to ease the management's worries.

Pes Yanengga, Sentani – The commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) on November 19 is a moment to reflect on the history of the organisation's

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed regents and mayors against mobilizing schoolchildren to greet him during his working visits to the region

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's English proficiency remains in the low-proficiency band, placing 80th out of 123 countries in the 2025 EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI).

Jakarta – Right from the beginning, it is difficult to expect much from the Indonesian National Police Reform Acceleration Commission.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has praised Indonesia for maintaining economic growth and containing inflation amid mounting pressure from external factors but e

Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – For the Indonesian delegation at COP30, the summit was meant to be a showcase for its climate diplomacy and growing carbon market ambitions.

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesian diaspora in Germany protests the planned enactment of the Criminal Procedure Code Bill or KUHAP Bill, as it will legalize the criminalization of ac

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) Governor Perry Warjiyo outlined the steps needed to redenominate the rupiah – simplifying the currency from Rp1,000 to Rp1 – emphasizing th

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The global civil society coalition has chosen Indonesia to receive the "Fossil of the Day" on Saturday, November 15, 2025, the last day of the first week of

Saifulbahri Ismail, Marcel Pereira, Dili – At the 12 November High School in Dili, students listen attentively to a lesson about their country's journey to independence.

Muhammad Arief Virgy and Hanifah Alya Chaerunnisaa, Jakarta – Geothermal energy is a crucial part of Indonesia's plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2060.

Feri Amsari – The bombshell revelation that Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) members have chartered a private jet for official trips has further eroded public confidence i

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the upcoming revision of the Indonesian National Police Law (RUU Polri) will set cle

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq reported strong progress in carbon credit transactions at the Indonesia Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Con

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is scheduled to hold a plenary session on Tuesday that could see the passage of a major overhaul of the country's Criminal Proced

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The possible merger between Singapore's Grab and Indonesia's GoTo Gojek Tokopedia (GOTO) is back in the spotlight as the deal could potentially reshape Indone

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Counterterrorism unit Densus 88 has identified 110 children, aged 10 to 18, allegedly recruited by terrorist networks across 23 provinces, authorities said Tue