Kamilatul Farikhah – Women's presence in Indonesia's parliament still falls short of the 30 per cent quota. They are also underrepresented in…
Indonesia & East Timor Digest
Displaying 1201-1250 of 107534 Documents
January 13, 2026
Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has begun a weather modification operation to reduce the risk of…
Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Three people died when flooding struck Cilincing, North Jakarta. Cilincing Police Chief, Adjunct Commissioner Bobi…
A West Papuan advocacy group has condemned Indonesia over taking up the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it was "…
Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The South Sumatra Provincial Health Office is preparing to distribute 5,000 free doses of the dengue fever (DBD) vaccine…
Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Hundreds of ad hoc judges who are members of the Forum Silaturahmi Hakim Ad Hoc (FSHA) Indonesia went on strike…
Islamabad – The development came as Indonesian Defence Minister Lieutenant General (retd) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin called on Chief of Defence Forces…
Julie Wark – The patterns of genocide, or the various ways humans go about killing large groups of other humans and their attempted justifications…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Educational Monitoring Network (JPPI) recorded 1,242 people becoming victims of poisoning from free…
Jakarta – Indonesian consumer complaints received by the Trade Ministry throughout 2025 totaled nearly Rp 18.2 billion, or approximately $1.1…
Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Reverend Jacky Manuputty, a member of the National Conscience Movement (GNB), believes that…
Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the government to safeguard Indonesia's textile industry and give it…
Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The new Criminal Code (KUHP), whose implementation has been met with persistent opposition due to articles deemed to…
Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia's auto market shrank further in 2025, with four-wheeler sales falling 7.2 percent year-on-year (yoy),…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has alleged that certain parties are deliberately pushing Indonesia into dependence on…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that the business model for the Free Nutritious…
Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The National Conscience Movement (GNB) rejects the discourse on the Indonesian Military (TNI) dealing with terrorism…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A total of 50 people have been confirmed to have been poisoned after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) in Majene…
Agencies, Nusantara, Indonesia – President Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to a $32 billion project to build Indonesia's new capital…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Chair of the Democratic Party's High Assembly, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), emphasized that there is only…
On 6 December 2025, Jayapura Resort Police (Polres Jayapura) officers forcefully dispersed a peaceful assembly organised by the West Papua…
Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) stated that it has never encountered any attempts at…
Islamabad/Jakarta – Indonesia's defense minister met Pakistan's air force chief in Islamabad to discuss a potential deal that includes the sale of…
January 12, 2026
Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Businesses are unhappy with Indonesia's decision to slash the meat import quota for private companies to just 30,000…
Wahroni, Jakarta – Severe weather over Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Monday disrupted flight operations, forcing dozens of aircraft to…
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has reported that flooding persists across several sectors of the…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Over 1,000 children have reportedly suffered from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) in…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted the existence of a political dynasty in East Kalimantan. However, he…
Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Sluggish household spending has weighed on Indonesia's retail sector, with estimated growth below 5 percent in 2025,…
Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) reported that outstanding financing within the online lending industry…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is boasting about the free nutritious meal program (MBG) once again.…
Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – The draft law on Presidential Regulation concerning military role in combating terrorism reflects the resurgence of a…
Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Balikpapan, E – Kalimantan. Indonesia will stop importing diesel fuel in 2026 as output from the…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dismissed analysis suggesting a rift within his Red and White Cabinet. He asserted…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has urged Indonesia to emulate the nationalism of Japan and South Korea, arguing that…
Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Hundreds of former employees of PT Sri Rejeki Isman, the textile giant known as Sritex, staged a protest at the…
Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Ministry of Agriculture has expanded its paddy field expansion program to several regencies across Papua. The…
On 16 December 2025, Mr Ermin Dabiye, a twenty-one-year-old student from Kenyam, was reportedly killed in Kenyam District, Nduga Regency, Papua…
Jakarta – The idea from the leaders of political parties supporting President Prabowo Subianto to return regional head elections to the Regional…
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the giant sea wall construction could potentially address two primary issues faced by…
Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia and China have agreed on 16 new investment projects worth a combined $2.19 billion (Rp36.4 trillion),…
Laurens Ikinia, Jakarta – The island of Papua is a land of profound paradox. Beneath its ancient, cathedral-like forests and within its mineral-…
Andrew Mathieson – The West Papua provincial government has stressed to Jakarta any release of forest areas for palm oil plantation expansion must…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) stated that several regions in Indonesia were hit by…
Theology student, Mr Yoas Pigai, died following an incident involving members of the Nabire Resort Police in Nabire Town, Central Papua Province,…
Jakarta – A torrential downpour has caused flooding in large swaths of Greater Jakarta, leading to massive traffic snarls and commuting disruption…
Heru Andriyanto, Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated the operation of 166…
January 11, 2026
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Themis Indonesia opposes the idea of regional elections through the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD).…
Rhett Butler – It was 27 December 2004. I was sitting at my computer in my office in Jakarta, Indonesia, my mind busy with plans for the New Year…
Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) General Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri has condemned the United States military…




