On 19 December 2025, Papuan students in Makassar City, South Sulawesi province, carried out a peaceful demonstration in commemoration of the…
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January 9, 2026
Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Food, Zulkifli Hasan, reported that about 30,000 hectares of fish ponds in Aceh…
Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas as…
Jakarta – Regional health authorities have intensified surveillance and vigilance nationwide following the detection of dozens of so-called super…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is one year into Indonesia's most ambitious welfare experiment, and the political…
Responding to Indonesia's election as President of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director…
Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals program, known as Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG), marked its first year on January 6…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The latest consumer survey by Bank Indonesia (BI) shows rising public optimism over job availability in Indonesia, with…
Suci Amaliyah, Jakarta – One year since its launch, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program still faces serious problems. In addition to being…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Presidential Palace has responded to reports about a draft presidential regulation outlining the…
Indonesia has been appointed President of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. On the surface, this moment may be seen as a diplomatic…
Roy Adriansyah, Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono is facing police reports over material in his stand-up comedy special Mens…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi responded to the survey results showing that the majority of the public…
Jakarta – Law enforcement against companies contributing to the ecological disaster in Sumatra as of the end of 2025 has not been carried out in a…
On 13 December 2025, at around 4:00 pm, Indonesian military personnel arbitrarily arrested and ill-treated 27-year-old Papuan, Mr Nomianus Nabelau…
Jakarta – Terror and intimidation have long been part of Indonesian politics, including during the relatively democratic period following the…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Constitutional Judge Arsul Sani has advised petitioners challenging Indonesia's marriage law not to equate the…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Two Indonesian civilians have filed a judicial review of Law Number 31 of 1997 on the Military Judiciary at the…
Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Reinhart Kmur, a legal aid officer from the Papua Legal Aid Foundation, (LBH Papua), says that the formation of…
January 8, 2026
Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Indonesia's Forest Area Regulation Task Force has identified strong indications that 12 companies may have contributed…
On 9 December 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm, Mr Natan Matuan and Mr Selis Pahabol were arbitrarily arrested in Jalur 3 settlement, Dekai…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia fears that US President Donald Trump's decision to exit 66 global bodies can undermine multilateralism, as…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto admits being accused of wanting to be a dictator and staging a government coup.…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A study conducted by Ubaid Matraji, National Coordinator of the Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI), suggests…
Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, said the government has met its oil lifting…
Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Despite efforts to improve healthcare domestically, a significant number of Indonesians continue to…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The issue of abolishing direct regional elections has resurfaced in Indonesia. The plan, which involves…
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is questioning Indonesia's…
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Indonesia's leading environmental organization, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), has rejected the…
Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have deployed personnel to secure a labor demonstration organized by the…
Indonesia has been appointed President of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. On the surface, this moment may be seen as a diplomatic…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has conferred an honor on the Minister of Agriculture, Amran Sulaiman. Amran…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reported that the state budget deficit for 2025 reached Rp695.1…
Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The death of a protester detained after the anti-government protest in late August in Surabaya, East Java, has drawn…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Health Benyamin Paulus Oktavianus responded to the influence of the Free Nutritious Meal (…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Ultra-high temperature (UHT) and evaporated milk are reported to be scarce in the market. A mother in Tangerang, Banten…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has shut down critics of its official response to the US strike on Venezuela, after…
Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia said the country's average natural gas production…
Jakarta – Following the end-of-year school holidays, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) will restart the Free Nutritional Meals (MBG) program…
Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Results of a survey by the Indonesian Survey Circle, or Lingkaran Survei Indonesia (LSI) Denny JA conclude that…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia officially became the president of the UN Human Rights Council for 2026 on Thursday, marking the first…
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto honored Indonesia's 2025 SEA Games medalists on Thursday, awarding $28 million in…
Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government added Rp 744 trillion ($44.2 billion) in new debt throughout 2025, exceeding the Rp 616…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Thousands of West Java laborers will stage a protest against the provincial minimum wage (UMP) in front of the State…
Jakarta – A Saudi has died and a local tourist is in critical condition after a jet ski accident off the coast of Pelabuhanratu, in Sukabumi…
Duncan Graham – The news from Indonesia this month has been dispiriting – natural disaster flooding in Bali and Flores, man-made maladministration…
On 24 November 2025, at around 07:15 pm, police officers arbitrarily detained four members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at a coffee…
Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and leader of the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, has called…
On 28 November 2025, members of Brimob under Ops Damai Cartenz (Cartenz Peace Operation) arrested 21-year-old student, Mr Iron Heluka (see photo…
On Saturday January 3 at 2 am local time, the United States (US) imperialists launched military attacks on the Venezuelan capital of Caracas along…




