Septhia Ryanthie, Jakarta – East Timor Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao stated that the vision of former Indonesian President Joko Widodo, widely…

Basten Gokkon, South Konawe, Indonesia – A marine protected area in Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi province is home to a critically depleted…

Delfi Neski, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's worsening peatland fires may be more difficult to track than satellite hotspot data…

Phesi Ester Julikawati, Jakarta – Seven students from State Elementary School 59 in Bengkulu were rushed to Harapan dan Doa Hospital following…

Ivamere Nataro-Tunidau – Pacific Island leaders have recognised Indonesia's sovereignty over West Papua while urging all parties to protect and…

Johnny Blades – Indonesia's government has indicated that a visit by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua is on track.

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Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Laboratory tests have found that 93% of sampled rice products marketed as fortified rice failed to meet requirements,…

Bernadette Christina, Sudarshan Varadhan and Ashley Tang, Jakarta – Indonesia's bid to exert control over global prices for its vast natural…

Jakarta – Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) condemns the recurring transboundary haze crisis in Southeast Asia, as smoke from forest…

Sorong, Jubi – At least 15 people staged a peaceful protest at a hotel in Sorong, Southwest Papua Province, where the PAPEDA Summit 2026 is being…

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Toxic haze from forest and land fires in Indonesia have drifted further into neighboring countries as far as the…

Johnny Blades – Melanesian countries are pushing Indonesia to facilitate a long-requested visit to West Papua by the United Nations High…

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's forest and land fires could inflict up to Rp 123.1 trillion ($6.93 billion) in economic and health…

Fr. Kasmir Nema, SVD, Dili – After decades away from their homeland, the mortal remains of three former Church leaders who accompanied the people…

Testriono – Several regional leaders have openly protested the Ministry of Finance's reduction of TKD, warning that the cuts could undermine their…

Achmad Ali, Erfan Maruf, Sidoarjo, East Java – At least 567 students and Islamic boarding school students in Sidoarjo, East Java, have received…

Politicians always find opportunity in adversity. The latest example can be found in the revision of the Oil and Gas Law. Since 2015, the draft…

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta (Antara) – At least eight Indonesian nationals may have been recruited to fight for Russia after initially applying…

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Hundreds of students at Manbaul Hikam Islamic boarding school in Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo, East Java, have reportedly…

Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) believes that the 2027 budget allocation is not sufficient to carry out the…

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) said 512 people were affected by suspected food poisoning linked to the Free…

Nusantara Capital City (IKN) faces problems more fundamental than merely slowing construction and shrinking budgets. In an interview with Tempo…

A special envoy led by the Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his Papua New Guinea counterpart, James Marape, is likely to visit West Papua by…

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – A protest organized by the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Student Alliance, which later joined the Civil Society…

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Gerakan Rakyat Indonesia Bersatu (GRIB Jaya), or the United Indonesian People's Movement, has responded to an…

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) highlighted allegations of excessive use of violence, targeted sweeps, mobilization…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Public satisfaction with the performance of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka cabinet continues to…

Kate Lamb – More than 800 Indonesian students and teachers have fallen ill in separate incidents of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo…

Jayapura, Jubi – Conflict in Papua has increasingly shifted from separatist issues towards disputes over the environment and natural resources,…

Muhammad Fahmi Nurcahyo – On 29 May 2006, an ecological disaster occurred in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, where a violent eruption of toxic sludge…

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court's decision to scrap criminal penalties for insulting the government and state institutions has…

Thalita Dewanty, Andi Muttya, Keteng Pangerang, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has reported findings regarding alleged…

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – In early August 2026, the National Nutrition Agency (Badan Gizi Nasional, BGN) confirmed something long suspected but rarely…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Culture has launched the first five volumes of the national history book series titled…

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government on Monday broke ground on a national strategic project that will convert coal into methanol…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has reversed its two-month deficit, with its surplus rising to $120 million in July, according to the…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia and Singapore have officially operationalized their bilateral local currency transaction framework, the…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Arborek, Southwest Papua, Indonesia – For generations, Raja Ampat's Indigenous communities have governed different forests,…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian pollster Poltracking Indonesia has outlined five recommendations for improving the performance of President Prabowo…

Muhammad Beni Saputra – Under President Prabowo Subianto, new laws and regulations have opened the door wider for the military to escape the…

Jayapura, Jubi – The head of Black Danger Community (BDC) Persipura 1963, a supporters' group for Indonesian football club Persipura Jayapura, has…

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Most forest and land fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra were almost certainly deliberately set by individuals or…

Thalita Dewanty, Andi Muttya, Keteng Pangerang, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) and the Advocacy…

Lorencia Sariani Tondang, Jakarta – The majority of the public believes household income has improved, but the gains have not been enough to…

Made Supriatma – There are clear limits to any leadership style. Indonesia's president may be running up against a hard one soon.

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Jayapura, Jubi – Foreign journalists seeking to report on events in Papua continue to face significant restrictions, with authorities detaining a…

Lorencia Sariani Tondang, Jakarta – Public satisfaction with the performance of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka cabinet continues to…

Agencies, Bandung, West Java – Indonesia, the United States and more than a dozen allies launched annual joint military exercises Monday to boost…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian environmental organisation Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) Papua has compiled data on forest and land…

Ezra Toara, Port Vila – The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) should revisit a proposal for an independent regional delegation to visit West Papua and…