Ang Qing, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar announced the birth of a critically endangered Sumatran…

Antara, Jakarta – With the dry season reaching its peak and the mercury shooting up, several parts of Indonesia recorded land and forest fires in…

Jakarta – Firefighters are rushing to extinguish forest and land fires across parts of Indonesia, with the scorching weather in the South-east…

Siti Nurhaliza, Resinta S, Jakarta – As of September 29, 109 tall buildings in Jakarta, including the City Hall, have installed 125 water mist…

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for economic affairs Airlangga Hartarto, on Friday (September 29), visited Rempang Island, Riau Island…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze that has worsened air quality in parts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur's…

Hayamuddin – On September 7 residents and security forces clashed on the island of Rempang, Riau province, after local people attempted to stop…

Kuala Lumpur (BSS/AFP) – Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze to reach areas of Malaysia where it has worsened air quality,…

Malang – Holding buckets of water, Cholifatul Nur sprinkles flowers planted at her young son's grave and wipes clean the stone slab where a scarf…

Keisyah Aprilia, BenarNews/Palu – A cherry tree stands out among the rows of shabby shelters in Petobo, a village in Central Sulawesi's capital of…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – As many as 77 Indonesians on death row in Malaysia might have a chance to serve lighter sentences following some…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A senior member of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) confirmed on Saturday that presidential…

Mumbai, India – Three countries comprised of India, Malaysia, and Indonesia, swore to jointly promote the positive benefits of palm oil to the…

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Starting this Sunday, the Jakarta government is set to implement elevated parking tariffs for vehicles that…

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to start building a light rail transit system in Bali next year to ease roadway congestion from the airport, a senior…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan administration in North Sumatra will impose a fine of up to Rp 10 million (US$642) or three months in jail for…

Jakarta – Politics is not child's play. The leadership of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), the only political party claiming to represent…

Ihsan Reliubun, Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) continued its investigation into the alleged corruption…

Nivell Rayda, Malang, Indonesia – There was a time in a not-so-distant past when for a few hours every weekend, the city of Malang in Indonesia…

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – Land and forest fires have covered several Indonesian regions with smog over the past few days. Other than Jambi…

East Timor has not discussed military co-operation with China in its upgrade of diplomatic ties, President Jose Ramos-Horta says, adding Australia…

Kirsty Needham – Timor-Leste has not discussed military cooperation with China in its upgrade of diplomatic ties, President Jose Ramos-Horta said…

Members of Indonesia's Nduga District Police and the Damai Cartenz Police Task Force have raided a residential house and the local head office of…

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Icha Rastika, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan says that the…

Jasmine Floretta V.D. (Magdalene) – A small hut stands alone in the middle of the forest. Gray smoke blows from its chimney. I visited the house…

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono on Friday addressed recent concerns about the condition of seawalls…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A senior Indonesian diplomat said Friday that no country raised the issue of Papua at the recent UN General Assembly…

Helmut Timothy & Ilham Oktavian, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) seized a substantial amount of foreign currency…

Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government has taken action by suspending the operations of four factories for exceeding air pollution limits,…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential hopeful Ganjar Pranowo said Friday that he considered President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as his…

Ni Komang Erviani, Jakarta – The Bali administration has said that funds collected from a tax of Rp 150,000 (US$10) per person to be levied from…

Wahyu Suryana, Jakarta – The attendance of presumptive presidential and vice presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar at the…

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – Calls for a boycott on carbon trading, ending the release and discharge of emissions, as well as accelerating the…

Maulia Inka Vira Fadilla, Jakarta – Every morning, sisters Janah and Jaroh rise early on the diminishing coastline of Indonesia's capital city and…

Yamin Kogoya – Former Papuan Governor Lukas Enembe has presented his case for the defence, denying the corruption and bribery charges against him…

Damien Kingsbury – Australia is willing to turn a blind eye to alleged human rights abuses in West Papua because alienating Indonesia is not worth…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Stefanus Roy Rening, the lawyer of Papua's inactive Governor Lukas Enembe, underwent an arraignment trial at the…

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Pertamina subsidiary PGN and three Japanese companies are looking to produce biomethane from palm oil mill effluent (POME…

Antara, Jakarta – Palangka Raya Education Office in Central Kalimantan cuts down school hours while wildfire smoke veiled the city. The head of…

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The expansion of the Balikpapan oil refinery in East Kalimantan belonging to state-owned oil and gas holding…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan and his running mate, Muhaimin Iskandar, paid a visit to the controversial Muslim…

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto is in the process of finalizing his choice for a running mate in the upcoming…

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – The head of the Ombudsman Mokhammad Najih stated that 45.63% out of 10,454 community healthcare centers in…

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Ombudsman member Johanes Widijantoro stated that the government is applying pressure against the residents of Rempang,…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said the green economy is one of…

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – A defendant in a major corruption trial related to the fraudulent procurement of telecommunication infrastructure implicated…

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police have issued a new directive regarding the hairstyle of female officers, which prohibits them from…

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning of land and forest fires in a…

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi said his youngest son Kaesang Pangarep had asked for his blessing to become…

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government will keep a watchful eye on crude oil prices, which are expected to surge by the end of this year. The…