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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has accused a prosecutor from the Banten Provincial Prosecutor's Office of extorting a South Korean national who was

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

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

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

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

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – As development of Indonesia's future capital continues, nearly 150,000 people are now living in the Nusantara area, according to data released by the Central

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

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is building temporary and permanent housing for residents affected by floods and landslides in West Sumatra, North Sumatra, and Aceh.

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

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

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

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

Esti Utami – On Thursday December 18 Greenpeace Indonesia held a creative peaceful action in front of the office of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs in Jakarta.

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

Igor ONeill – Travellers flying over Merauke, on West Papua's southern coast, have long been treated to a sight that's hard to find remaining anywhere in the world: an expansive lowland