Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Forest and land fires (karhutla) should not be attributed solely to El Nino and climate change, but…
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October 31, 2026
Antara, Jakarta – The South Aceh Regency Government has declared a 14-day flood emergency response status following severe inundation across…
Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The number of daily cases of acute respiratory infections linked to forest and land fires in Indonesia has fallen by…
Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police apologized to the public regarding the circulating news surrounding the 2026 Indonesian Student Youth…
October 30, 2026
The study, released by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Thursday, found that air pollution-related deaths in Indonesia…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from Trisakti University rallied on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday,…
Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Supreme Court has granted a cassation lawsuit filed by Subhan Palal regarding the high school equivalence…
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Jakarta Metropolitan Police officers denied handing out Sosro-branded packaged tea allegedly tainted with soap to…
Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating suspected corruption involving cigarette excise payments at…
Indonesia recorded a sharp increase in forest fire hotspots on Oct 28, with 118 high-confidence hotspots detected nationwide, up nearly 49.4% from…
Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government has ordered regional administrations to establish their own task forces to inspect free meals kitchens and…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court rejected a judicial review petition challenging Law Number 24 of 2007 Concerning Disaster…
AFP, Jakarta – Air pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian…
Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) Papua has called for the protection of Indigenous communities…
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named 20 companies as suspects in 2026's forest and land fires, as the crackdown on…
Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Prolonged forest and peatland fires have disrupted schooling across Indonesia, forcing schools to shift to online learning…
October 29, 2026
Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Orangutan populations are at a higher risk of extinction amid soaring forest loss and raging wildfires across key…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Students from Trisakti University called for President Prabowo Subianto to dismiss Forestry Minister Raja Juli…
Antara, Jakarta – Clashes broke out near the Yogyakarta Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building in the Malioboro area on Wednesday night,…
Maidina Rahmawati – Every 28 September, the world commemorates International Safe Abortion Day as part of a campaign for the decriminalisation of…
A new human rights report has rated civic space in Indonesia under President Prabowo Subianto rated as "obstructed".
Human rights groups…
Vebyana Putri Amanda, Lorencia Sariani Tondang, Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Students and civil society groups staged protests in Jakarta and…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) found allegations of violations and restrictions on freedom of expression by the…
Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI) in Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, has called…
Annisa Lisya Bazlina, Jakarta – United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has urged Indonesia to reconsider its involvement in U.S.…
Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Industry Minister Muhammad Sarmuji has urged PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), the local subsidiary of…
Virdika Rizky Utama – When Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir and his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan, met in Jakarta on Oct. 27, they…
Kate Lamb – As almost 2m hectares has gone up in smoke in Indonesia's worst fire season in a decade, enveloping the region in a thick dystopian…
Rebecca Kessler – Fishers in the east Indonesian Maluku Islands say rough seas are keeping them ashore and shrinking their catches as El Nino…
Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Metropolitan Police held the 2026 Indonesian Student Youth Pledge Declaration with university students and community…
Palangka Raya – Residents and firefighters in an Indonesian city long shrouded in a toxic haze brought on by months of wildfires rushed outside…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah sank to a record low of Rp 18,183 per US dollar on Wednesday, with mounting fiscal risks and…
Jakarta – Thousands of protesters flooded Jakarta's iconic Bundaran HI roundabout on Oct 28 to rally against the government's response to haze,…
October 28, 2026
On October 28, Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers were observed stationed at a number of action points around the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic…
Singapore – The haze-causing fires in Indonesia are caused by irresponsible business practices, and Singapore will use all the powers it has to…
Hariz Baharudin and Arlina Arshad, Jakarta – Singapore and Indonesia will establish a joint task force to hold companies accountable for forest…
Agencies, Jakarta – Thousands of students and civil society groups protested on Wednesday in Jakarta and other cities against President Prabowo…
Atri Suryatri Abbas, Vachri Rinaldy Lutfipambudi, Makassar – Students who are members of the Democratic People's Committee (Komrad) held a protest…
Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has urged the police to lift the ban prohibiting students and citizens from holding a demonstration at…
Atiek Widyastuti, Yogyakarta – Hundreds of students from various different universities in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta took to the streets…
Natasha Khairunisa, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened to a fresh record low of Rp 18,184 per US dollar on Wednesday as oil prices…
Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Deputy Haj and Umrah Minister Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak has urged Indonesian umrah pilgrims to prioritize direct flights…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Protesters from several universities, student movement organizations, and civil society organizations began to gather…
Bandung – The issue of forest and land fires (karhutla) and the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program became the focus of students during a…
Regi Pratasyah Vasudewa, David Oliver Purba, Bogor – A number of protesters dressed in all black at the Kujang Monument, Bogor city, West Java,…
Philip Jacobson – Investigations by environmental groups have found new evidence that companies linked to deforestation in Borneo are likely…
London – The Indonesian Constitutional Court's ruling requiring reform of the military justice system so that military personnel accused of…
Hanifah Salsabila, Abdul Haris Maulana, Jakarta – A group of students finally managed to hold a demonstration at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic…
Antara, Jakarta – Student protesters from University of Indonesia's Student Executive Board (BEM UI) and other communities involved in the #…
Rizal Adhi Pratama, Malang – Hundreds of people dressed in black held a demonstration to coincide with Youth Pledge Day on Wednesday October 28 at…




