Naina Rao, Indonesia – A 50-meter (164-foot) mountain of waste at Indonesia's Bantargebang landfill, the country's largest, recently collapsed…
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March 20, 2026
Rizky Pradita Ananda, Jakarta – Indonesia is bracing for a prolonged and uneven dry season this year as the National Research and Innovation…
Jakarta – Customs inspectors at the Indonesian capital's main port uncovered more than 3 metric tons of pangolin scales in a shipping container…
On 2 March 2026 at approximately 11:00 pm, joint security force personnel conducted a search operation in the Telkomsel housing complex in Duram…
On 17 March 2026 at approximately 10:00 am, joint security forces belonging to the Damai Cartenz Task Force arbitrarily detained 21-year-old Neri…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasizes that everyone is allowed to check the free nutritious meal kitchens…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has warned regional administrations not to "challenge" the central government, saying…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto admitted to being addicted to consuming news. During a statement released by…
March 19, 2026
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has vowed a thorough investigation into the acid attack on activist Andrie…
Between 12 December 2025 and February 2026, a series of incidents of alleged shooting, vandalism, robbery, intimidation and continued harassment…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has condemned the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, calling…
Sopian Hadi, Denpasar – Muslims in Denpasar, Bali performed Maghrib and Isha prayers on Thursday evening without loudspeakers and with limited…
Between 1 March 2026, joint Indonesian military and police forces conducted raids in the districts Fef and Bamus Bama, Tambrauw Regency, South…
Philip Jacobson, Jakarta – A new report by Mongabay and independent journalism organization Bellingcat has uncovered several Facebook…
East Kalimantan, Indonesia – Indonesia's Supreme Court has ordered the government to release environmental impact assessments for two projects at…
Calvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering imposing a windfall profit tax on coal producers as part of a…
Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Andrie Yunus' legal representatives from the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) have spoken out regarding the…
Jakarta – The Indonesian Military Police Headquarters (Puspom TNI) has announced the arrest of four suspected perpetrators of last week's acid…
Iqro Rinaldi, Jakarta – Ramadan is more than an annual ritual marked by empty plates from dawn to dusk. For Muslims, fasting carries a layered…
Philip Jacobson, Jakarta – Environmental experts and activists have slammed plans for carbon and tourism projects in an Indonesian park that's…
Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted former president Megawati Soekarnoputri at the State Palace on Thursday in…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police have addressed the discrepancies in the initials of the perpetrators behind the acid attack on…
Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police disclosed several key findings regarding the perpetrators behind the acid attack on Andrie Yunus,…
Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Representatives Commission III (DPR) will supervise and monitor the legal process in the…
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Chairperson of the National Council of SETARA Institute, Hendardi, assesses that the Indonesian Military (TNI) has…
Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Social media activist, Palti Hutabarat, received a threat in the form of a dog's head sent by an unknown person…
Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto convened a select group of journalists, observers, and experts at his private residence in Hambalang…
March 18, 2026
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Andrie Yunus, the Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), was…
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military Police Center has confirmed that the acid attack case involving Kontras Deputy Coordinator…
Antara, Jakarta – The surge in measles cases across Indonesia throughout 2025 and early 2026 has raised alarms over severe complications in…
Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has recorded a decline in the volume of fishery exports…
The government bond market is showing signs of decline. The weakening investor demand is apparent in the lack of interest in the Retail Government…
Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa signaled openness to austerity measures, saying he would not object if…
Rizal Harahap, Jakarta – Thick smoke from widespread forest fires in Riau has disrupted the Idul Fitri mudik (exodus), reducing visibility…
Karina Tehusijarana, Jakarta – A brutal acid attack on a high-profile Indonesian human rights activist has raised the spectre of past attacks…
The headquarters of the Papuan movement organisation West Papua National Committee (KNPB) in Jayapura, Papua Province, were attacked by a drone in…
Calvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Around 1.2 million vehicles have departed Jakarta ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, according to toll road…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's push for aggressive budget efficiency risks backfiring on growth if executed indiscriminately, as…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Iran is now accepting financial donations from generous Indonesians to rebuild the country as the US-Israeli…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The United States government has launched a Section 301 investigation into trade practices across 16 economies,…
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – A group of prominent Indonesian public figures has urged President Prabowo Subianto to establish an independent joint…
Shela Octavia, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is calling for the four soldiers suspected of throwing acid on human…
Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private sector arm, has urged Indonesia to prioritize the…
Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) central management has stated that the terror attack that occurred at the KNPB central…
Charlotte Setijadi and Ivan Franceschini (The Conversation) – In the first two weeks of March, two young Indonesian women died alone in a hospital…
March 17, 2026
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated that the option to temporarily relax the state budget deficit or…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has denied forced labor allegations as the US launched an unfair trade probe into Southeast Asia's biggest…
Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The government will temporarily halt the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program during the 2026 Eid holiday, with…
Divya Kariza, Jakarta – The government has inked a memorandum of cooperation with Japan to strengthen their partnership in the critical minerals…
Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has revoked the distribution permits of eight cosmetic products found…




