Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered more action to fight forest and land fires that have sent thick haze to Singapore and…

Petaling Jaya – A claim by an Indonesian official that his country supplies Malaysia and Singapore with "oxygen, not just haze" has sparked a wave…

Palembang – Student protesters who are members of student organisations including the Cipayung groups, such as the Indonesian National Students…

Church leaders in Indonesia's conflict-hit Papua region have backed calls by Pacific nations for Jakarta to facilitate a long-delayed visit by the…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia will permanently prohibit exports of lobster seeds as part of its strategy to expand domestic aquaculture, increase…

Manokwari, Jubi – West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan says poverty has declined and the economy has continued to grow during the 27 years since…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka said criticism of the Prabowo-Gibran administration in a two-year performance…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Newly appointed Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said Monday that Indonesia would use diplomatic efforts to grow…

Jonathan Watts – A forest fire on Indonesia's Sumatra island fuelled by El Nino has razed nearly 300 homes, forcing hundreds of people to…

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has questioned several parties over the riots of August…

Alfi Dinilhaq, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is consolidating 23 state-owned industrial estate operators managing a combined 35,000…

Jakarta – After five years and eight months and a string of events that led to a decline in public trust within that span, we have finally seen a…

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The latest survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) recorded that the percentage of people who…

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) faction in Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has received a proposal…

Jayapura, Jubi – Jayapura City and Jayapura Regency in Papua Province have been blanketed by smoke haze in recent days, believed to have…

Bardjan, Jakarta – Flooding has inundated 18 villages across nine subdistricts in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh, Indonesia, forcing hundreds of residents to…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – A survey by the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) and its Shadow Cabinet team found that 75 percent of…

Merauke, Jubi – A riot broke out at Merauke Class IIB Correctional Facility in South Papua on Friday morning, 9 October 2026. Several inmates…

RR Ariyani, Jakarta – Two years is no short span of time for a government to simply fulfill its campaign promises. This coming October 20 marks…

Hidayat Salam – The Shadow Cabinet in collaboration with the Centre of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has provided critical notes on the first…

Nadirsyah Hosen – In 2020, I wrote the foreword to Feby Indirani's short-story collection Memburu Muhammad, which may be translated as Hunting…

Jakarta – Police are investigating a series of traffic accidents triggered by wildfire haze in Lampung's Tulang Bawang regency, Lampung province…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government plans to inject an additional Rp 20 trillion ($1.1 billion) into BPJS Kesehatan, the administrator…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura Legal Aid Institute of the Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH APIK Jayapura) has urged Papua Police to…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia had 1,495 psychiatrists as of September 1, 2026, equivalent to one psychiatrist for every 180,000 people, far below…

Andre Faisal Rahman, Jakarta – As many as 2,365 mentally ill Indonesians are still chained and confined as of the third quarter of 2026, according…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Shadow Cabinet and the Center for Economic and Law Studies (Celios) released a "report card" evaluating two years…

Heru Febrianto, Jakarta – Forest and land fires disrupted 1,673 scheduled domestic flights in Indonesia between Aug. 11 and Oct. 9, 2026, as smoke…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia faces a growing risk of falling into a debt-service trap as government interest payments reached Rp 444.5…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Health authorities across Indonesia are stepping up influenza surveillance and preparedness amid a rise in cases, urging…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia says it no longer needs to expand rice cultivation into forest areas, but it has yet to explain what the…

Sopian Hadi, Badung, Bali – Survivors and families of victims of the 2002 Bali bombings gathered at a memorial in Kuta on Monday to commemorate…

Antara, Jakarta – A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team was deployed to rescue dozens of residents from floodwaters at two locations in Padang,…

Jakarta – Eight orangutans rescued in recent weeks from blazes that tore through West Kalimantan have been released into a protected forest,…

Jayapura – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) together with the Papua Legal Aid Foundation (LBH), the Papua Merauke LBH and the LBH Papua…

Teminabuan, Jubi – Indigenous Papuans have their own ways of managing customary forests to ensure they remain protected. They harvest sago for…

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Indonesia's Community Legal Aid Institute (LBHM) urges National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto to demonstrate his…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Mandate Party (PAN) has followed the Golkar Party's lead by declaring its support for Prabowo…

Oliver Holmes – Scientists working on an early warning system in earthquake-prone Indonesia have taken the spiritual path to designing a network…

Bardjan, Jakarta – Malaysia has expanded school closures to several states, Kuala Lumpur and administrative capital Putrajaya as severe haze…

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD) Senator Gusti Arya Wedakarna has drawn criticism from Bali…

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Forest and land fires continue to burn across several parts of Indonesia, with 7,555 hotspots and 196 fire spots…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak on Friday condemned the alleged use of military housing as a base for an…

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering using uninhabited islands as rehabilitation centers for drug offenders, with the government…

Brasilia – Timor-Leste's ambassador to Brazil, Maria Angela Carrascalao, has highlighted the importance of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking…

Central Halmahera – Indonesia marked a new milestone in its ambition to become a major player in the global electric vehicle (EV) supply chain on…

Emanuel Kure, Jakarta – Coordinating ministers and several heads of government agencies began using locally made Maung MV3 Garuda Limousines as…

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia's new finance minister has ordered ministries and agencies to slash remaining travel budgets by 30 percent…

Basten Gokkon – Wildfires in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, are leaving wildlife without fresh water as ponds turn brackish and forest pools dry up,…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's toy exports soared to $351.8 million in the first half of 2026, the government announced on Monday, with…