Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – Indonesia and the US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan have struck an agreement extending…

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Stella Christie emphasized that state scholarships are a "debt…

Jakarta – WALHI asserts that the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade between Indonesia and the United States (US), signed by Prabowo Subianto and Donald…

Teh Lip Li – On February 2, Timor-Leste became the first ASEAN member state to initiate legal proceedings against another member state. It…

Irsyan Hasyimd, Jakarta – The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in Indonesia confirmed the discovery of a Sumatran elephant (…

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) announced that users of its national QR payment system, Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (…

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's state budget posted a deficit of Rp 54.6 trillion ($3.24 billion) as of Jan. 31, 2026, equivalent to 0.…

Responding to the murder of a student in Tual City, Maluku, by a member of the paramilitary police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), Amnesty International…

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – An economic think-tank recently revealed that Indonesia's plan to import 105,000 Indian pickup trucks can slash…

Church organizations, along with civil society groups, have urged the Indonesian government to halt its militaristic approach in the Papua region…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A senior government official said Monday that Indonesia's tariff deal with the US will not deal a severe blow to the…

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia has extended the placement of Rp 200 trillion ($11.9 billion) in government funds at state-owned…

Kahfi Adlan Hafiz & Muhammad Iqbal Kholidin – A proposal to abolish direct elections for local government heads (Pilkada) in Indonesia has…

Autocrats create enemies in order to legitimize their authority. Adolf Hitler agitated the people of Germany to watch out for collusion between…

Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to bring home its first aircraft carrier in 2026 has an undeniable cinematic quality – a 180m warship, long retired by…

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indonesia's government operates tens of thousands of digital applications that remain disconnected from…

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia condemns the assault by a member of the Indonesian National Police's Mobile Brigade (…

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Indonesian transport experts are pushing back against the government's focus on overloaded trucks as the main…

Alfi Dinilhaq, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Calls are mounting for the Indonesian government to cancel plans to import 105,000 pickup trucks for…

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia will import at least 1,000 tons of rice from the United States under a bilateral trade agreement, despite…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Former Indonesian deputy foreign minister Dino Patti Djalal expressed regret that President Prabowo Subianto did not…

Eka Yudha Saputrato, Jakarta – The rice fields in Meurah Dua District, Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh, which are reportedly submerged in mud as a result…

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Center on Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia assesses the reciprocal tariff agreement between the United…

Jayapura – An Action Plan Workshop titled "Retracing the Footsteps of the Papuan Civil Society Movement", which was attended by non-government…

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti affirmed that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program does not…

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The National Police have launched a major investigation into an alleged Rp 25 trillion (US$1.48 billion) money…

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Chair of Fatwa Division at Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Asrorun Ni'am Sholeh, stated that American goods…

Washington – Indonesia will continue to require domestic processing of critical minerals despite reaching a reciprocal trade agreement with the…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono claims that the authorities in the Gaza Strip understand Indonesia's reasons for…

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Bhima Yudistira Adhinegara, Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), raised concerns over the…

United States President Donald Trump is trying to create famine in Cuba. Mass starvation and suffering of the Cuban people are the aims of Trump's…

Grant Wyeth – With the Parseria Foun ba Era Foun declaration, Australia and Timor-Leste hope to build a partnership grounded in equality, shared…

Eka Permadhi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) has condemned the attendance of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the…

Padang, Indonesia – The government of West Sumatra plans to move forward with a legal pathway for up to 300 small mines operating illegally in the…

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to import commercial vehicles worth nearly Rp 25 trillion ($1.6 billion) from India is drawing…

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has acknowledged that not all priority programs he pledged during his election campaign…

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attended the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, D.C.,…

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Among the pork and alcohol typically served during Lunar New Year celebrations, 24-year-old Aprillia Hamdani and her…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto praised the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip,…

A West Papuan leader has accused the Indonesian government of lying over its operations and "masking" the military role of some civilian aircraft…

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Hundreds of neighborhood units (RTs) and road sections are submerged in floodwater in Jakarta as dusk falls on Friday,…

Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States finalized a trade deal to cut US levies to 19 percent from 32 percent on goods shipped from Southeast…

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a $7.8 billion balance of payments deficit in 2025, reversing a $7.2 billion surplus in 2024,…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto revealed his aspirations for the newly established Board of Peace during its…

Agencies, Washington, DC – Indonesia will take a deputy commander role in a nascent International Stabilization Force in Gaza and Morocco will…

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is accelerating seasonal fiscal support ahead of Ramadan, including the early…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has signed a poison pill clause in the US trade agreement, which includes provisions that analysts warn…

President Prabowo Subianto and his ministers are playing with fire. The array of acrobatic fiscal maneuvers they are performing in an attempt to…

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin stated that the existence of the Territorial Development Infantry Battalion (…