Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Civil society groups and university students protested against various government policies marking two years of…
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October 21, 2026
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) rejects the proposal by National Economic Council (DEN) Chairperson…
October 20, 2026
Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has yet to translate its broad reach into widespread business…
Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The student alliance gathered in the Committee to Save People's Sovereignty (Sadar) released the survey's results on…
Ankur Banerjee and Stefanno Sulaiman, Singapore/Jakarta – Indonesian stocks rose on Tuesday as authorities in Jakarta introduced measures to…
Petaling Jaya – Two nuclear power plants will be installed within Indonesian waters, at a spot about 3,000km from Kuala Lumpur, or 1,400km from…
Lorencia Sariani Tondang, Jakarta – Public satisfaction with President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's administration…
Myra Mentari Abubakar – On 1 May 2026, as Stockholm commemorated International Workers' Day (or May Day), distinctive banners were seen flying…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia held a peaceful action as President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming…
Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – Environmental advocates and Indigenous communities in Papua say the expansion of oil palm plantation threatens…
Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara – President Prabowo Subianto marked his two years in office on 20 October 2026 amid growing public discontent over not…
Jakarta – Students from various campuses in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Makassar will hold simultaneous demonstrations today, Tuesday October 20, to…
Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The government is investigating an alleged wildlife killing within an oil palm concession owned by a Singaporean firm…
Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia issued a red report on the performance of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice…
News Desk, Sentani, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in West Baliem Lanny Jaya regency, Highland Papua province, says United…
Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – A number of academics and activists in a civil society movement called Republic Conference highlighted the two…
Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Viqia Sastrawardana, Jakarta – Jakarta police have deployed 9,505 personnel alongside the military and local…
Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Thousands of Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) students in Yogyakarta move lectures from classrooms to the street…
Jakarta – Indonesia is investigating 98 cases involving corporations linked to forest and land fires – some with ties to foreign parties including…
October 19, 2026
Heru Andriyanto, Bogor – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stayed overnight at President Prabowo Subianto's private residence in…
Indonesia, West Papua – On 20 October 2024, Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as president of Indonesia, having won the election in February 2024 with…
Bernadette Christina and Soepriyadi Gunawan, Sanggau, West Kalimantan/Jakarta – Supendi, a 33-year-old palm fruit farmer, cooled his heels at a…
Jayapura – The arrival of the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 17-19 is a moment that deserves…
Aaron Bunch – Dwindling aid is forcing the Asia-Pacific region's youngest nation to maintain its unhealthy addiction to fossil fuels, an…
The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) has condemned Australia and Indonesia conducting joint military exercises while Indonesian security…
Indonesia, West Papua – Healthcare in Indonesia's remote Nduga Regency has ground to a halt after medical staff at the Elvrida Sara District…
Marie Leadbeater – I did not hear an uproar when Prime Minister Luxon announced he planned to reduce non-Pacific overseas aid spending. When one…
In dealing with land and forest fires, the administration of Prabowo Subianto has failed to learn from the mistakes of its predecessor. Rather…
Palembang – For months, firefighters in South Sumatra have battled peatland fires that refuse to die. They pump water into the smouldering ground…
Indonesia, West Papua – The Papua Special Committee of Indonesia's Regional Representatives Council (DPD RI) reported to the council's 3rd Plenary…
Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – The Legal and Human Rights Department of the Evangelical Christian Church in Indonesia (GIDI) has called on…
Nuevaterra Mambor, Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) Papua says forest and land fires in South Papua province have…
A coalition of church, indigenous, civil society, women and youth groups has urged the Indonesian government to grant international monitors…
Starting on the 12 October and ending on the 20 October, approximately 1000 ADF personnel with a similar number of Indonesian personal are taking…
October 18, 2026
Stephen Dziedzic and Lydia Feng – Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has declared that his country will sign the first agreements for the long…
Indonesian police in September began investigating Feby Indirani, the author of the short story collection Memburu Muhammad (Hunting for Muhammad…
Dayat, Jakarta – A community group distributed free printed books and e-books about President Prabowo Subianto's political ideas and development…
Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Military courts retain their legal basis to adjudicate general criminal cases involving Indonesian National Armed…
Singapore – Singapore said on Friday it would issue warnings to seven companies in Indonesia it identified as responsible for fires that have sent…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Bali Police uncovered alleged misuse of subsidized fuel, as well as hoarding and resale of fuel at prices far above the…
October 17, 2026
Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has raised the issue of…
Jayapura – In response to diplomatic developments in the Pacific region, a coalition of Papuan civil society organisations has issued a joint…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Student Alliance of Gadjah Mada University (SEMA UGM) wrote to ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn about the…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A growing number of Instagram users have raised concerns over alleged content suppression on the platform, specifically…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's electability has plummeted over the past year, down to only 9.8 percent per October 2026,…
October 16, 2026
Four people tackling a wildfire in a national park on Indonesia's island of Java have been killed, the Forestry Ministry said, as the country…
Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has intensified a series of high-level leadership changes in recent months, replacing…
Tom Allard – Foreign scammers arrested in Timor-Leste are returning to their illicit activities after being convicted in local courts and paying…
Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Nearly two years into his presidency, Prabowo Subianto has charted a different development course from predecessor…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Experts have urged state electricity company PLN's new leadership to improve power reliability, warning that…




