Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The death of a National Health Insurance (JKN) patient after waiting hours for a hospital bed, coupled with insensitive…
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August 10, 2026
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has picked seasoned economist Destry Damayanti as the sole candidate to lead Bank…
August 9, 2026
Ariel Bogle and Aqwam F Hanifan – From her home in West Java, Adira (*) often starts the day with a Facebook post about coffee and the busy day…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – An Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO) survey indicates that the level of public dissatisfaction with President…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto holds the view that individuals who have never experienced hardship or…
August 8, 2026
Reiner Brabar, Sorong – A documentary film about South Papua has received recognition from the world press. "Pesta Babi" (Pig Feast), the title of…
Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Indonesian police have detained nine social media account owners accused of spreading hoaxes and provocative online…
Jayapura, Jubi – The 2026 Papua Film Festival is seeking to build collective awareness among Papuans through documentary filmmaking. Organised by…
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Jakarta – On 23 July, at the National Awakening Party's anniversary gala in Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto told…
August 7, 2026
Malang, East Java – The authorities battled Friday to contain a wildfire that has swept through Mount Bromo National Park in Java, destroying more…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves slipped to $145.3 billion at the end of July, as Bank Indonesia continued…
Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesian government is offering tax breaks and subsidizing internship wages to help companies avoid layoffs amid…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) faces mounting pressure to secure new funding for President…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claims to lead based on facts. He states that he acknowledges existing facts, even those…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A wildfire that reached the edge of an orangutan rehabilitation center in western Borneo is highlighting how…
Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia has reduced unemployment to its lowest level in more than three decades, but experts say the country's…
Responding to the arrest of two people because of social media posts and comments related to the President's statement on Iran's nuclear program,…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Presidential Palace has responded to the arrest of two individuals who uploaded content featuring statements by…
Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesia's Deputy Home Affairs Minister, Ribka Haluk, says the suspected food poisoning incident involving children and adults…
Cristina Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded 5.29 percent in the second quarter of 2026, but the strong headline figure masks growing…
Isabel Esterman, Tanggamus, Indonesia – For more than a decade and a half, forest ranger Wandi Harmoko has walked the ridges and valleys of…
Wamena, Jubi – A prolonged drought that has affected Kuyawage District in Lanny Jaya Regency, Papua Highlands Province, since June 2026 is…
August 6, 2026
Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Jakarta's open unemployment rate fell to 5.79% in May 2026 from 6.03% in February, as more workers secured full-…
We, the people of Indonesia, should be prepared to face the impact of the forest and land fires (wildfires) currently spreading around different…
Antara, Jakarta – Transactions made through Indonesia's national QR code payment system, known as QRIS, more than doubled in the first half of…
Elita Pertiwi and Raden Muhamad Purnagunawan – As one of the largest cities in the world, Jakarta needs a massive urban cleaning force to keep the…
Sorong, Jubi – Indigenous youth from the Domberay customary region have launched a cultural camp aimed at strengthening, preserving and…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is investigating a 69-page academic paper that lists President Prabowo Subianto as one of…
Jakarta – Social Affairs Ministry has temporarily suspended welfare payments to about 1.49 million beneficiary households suspected of making…
Andrew Mathieson – West Papuan independence separatists killed three Indigenous Papuans depicted in an execution-style video that has gone viral…
Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia may be heading toward its worst wildfire season in years as fire activity surges ahead of peak burning months…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for the suspension and comprehensive evaluation of Indonesia's Free…
Antara, Jakarta – The military air chiefs of Indonesia and Australia conducted a joint formation flight over Darwin on Tuesday, August 4, 2026,…
Timor-Leste has approved a national plan to combat online scam networks, organized cybercrime and human trafficking, following exposure of several…
August 5, 2026
Jayapura, Jubi – Indonesian security forces have launched a joint operation to pursue fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB…
Jayapura, Jubi – The number of children suspected of suffering food poisoning after consuming meals provided under Indonesia's Free Nutritious…
Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – Concerns are mounting over safety oversight in Indonesia's maritime sector after a passenger ferry caught fire…
Jayapura – The size of the indigenous population in the land of Papua is steadily declining. There are many reasons for this drop in the…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's unemployment rate is at the lowest in decades, according to the latest data by the Central Statistics…
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has postponed the implementation of the e-commerce tax, which was previously…
Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Bernardus Wijayaka, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to resume exports of long-tailed macaques for laboratory testing after a…
Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Culture Minister Fadli Zon said the government's controversial project to rewrite the country's national history remains…
Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 5.29% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, but the country's business community warned…
Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government will proceed with its plan to place Rp 200 trillion ($11.15…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's poverty rate fell to 8.07% of the population in March 2026, with the number of people…
Antara, Jakarta – Human rights watchdog SETARA Institute has urged President Prabowo Subianto to order the transfer of the case involving former…
Antara, Jakarta – The coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs on Wednesday warned that social media users who disseminate…
August 4, 2026
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy likely grew less than 5% in the second quarter of 2026 as a high base effect, a weaker rupiah and elevated…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's population has surpassed 290 million, with nearly seven in 10 people in the traditional working-age…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the Thai military respects Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.…




