Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – New research has found that the air in several major Indonesian cities is contaminated with microplastics, posing…

Indonesia – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has issued a landmark ruling prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian government…

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – CEO of state-owned electricity firm PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, stated that the company has prepared pilot projects for Waste…

Antara, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Taxation at the Ministry of Finance has collected Rp11.48 trillion from tax defaulters as of November…

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has responded to remarks by the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III chairperson…

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Economic Alliance (AEI) expressed a number of criticisms against the sovereign wealth fund Daya Anagata…

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – PT Freeport Indonesia workers who were laid off (PHK) in 2017 are demanding that the company immediately fulfill their…

Aida Uli, Jayapura – The Papuan Council of Churches (PCC) has recorded that as of October 2025 the number of refugees in various regions of Papua…

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry will bring in governors, mayors, and regents to discuss the country…

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Finance Suahasil Nazara reported that as of November 18, 2025, the utilization of the…

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has officially classified bank accounts with no deposits, withdrawals, or balance…

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – House Commission VII Deputy Chair Evita Nursanty on Thursday called on the government to rethink its visa policy for…

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – The Director of Non-Communicable Diseases at the Indonesian Ministry of Health, Siti Nadia Tarmizi, said that the problem…

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – The honeymoon is clearly over for Indonesia's president as he begins his second year in office, even if a majority of the…

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal claimed that nutritionists in Indonesia are…

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia will require an estimated Rp 3,000 trillion ($179 billion) in investment to achieve full reliance on…

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) revealed that the majority of online gambling sites use…

Agencies, Jakarta – Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest…

Jakarta – Upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas recently highlighted the need for a collaboration with the Indonesian Armed Forces or TNI to…

Kurniawan Arif Maspul – Timor-Leste's accession to ASEAN this week came with a boom: not just a new flag at the summit in Kuala Lumpur, but a live…

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The head of the National Nutrition Agency, Dadan Hindayana, reveals the plan to export waste cooking oil, or used…

Jakarta – With much of the country suffering from the impacts of global heating, verging on boiling, citizens are rightly expecting the government…

Seth Soderborg & Burhanuddin Muhtadi – On 23 September 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto offered an audacious speech to the United…

Duncan Graham – "All power flows from the barrel of a gun," said Mao Zedong. His aphorism may have been right a century ago in China, but not in…

Brent Patterson – On Tuesday November 18, PBI-Canada hosted a webinar that featured Indigenous West Papuan environmental defenders Dina Danomira…

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesian peatland and environment watchdog Pantau Gambut's Research Manager, Muhammad Syafiq Gumilang, doubts the…

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Manpower Minister Yassierli announced that Indonesia's 2026 minimum wage is still being reviewed, with the…

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower is still finalizing the government regulation (PP) regarding Indonesia's 2026 minimum…

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indonesia has raised concern over the scale of gender-based online…

Sri Wahyuni, Makassar, Indonesia – For years, Rahma paid a monthly rate for water that never flowed to her home in eastern Indonesia's largest…

A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade. They came at the peak of the dry season. Instead of the empty…

Indonesia, West Papua – On 19 November 2025, judges at the Makassar District Court in Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province, sentenced four…

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – An upper respiratory infection outbreak that has killed five children and sickened hundreds of members of the Talang…

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has never facilitated the transfer of any Palestinians, including those from Gaza, to the country, the Foreign…

Fadli, Jakarta – The Batam Customs and Excise Office uncovered two new methods to smuggle drugs from Malaysia, with combined evidence of about 1.5…

Jakarta – Right from the beginning, it is difficult to expect much from the Indonesian National Police Reform Acceleration Commission. Its…

Responding to the verdict by the Makassar District Court which found four Papuan political activists from Sorong guilty of treason, Amnesty…

Jakarta – The improving financial statements of Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) have yet to ease the management's worries. Even with an upward…

Muhammad Firman/Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has launched a long-awaited "people's internet" program that promises faster broadband at a fraction…

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the benchmark BI Rate unchanged at 4.75 percent during its November 18-19 policy meeting,…

Indonesia's Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, has erupted, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and…

Tokyo – Japan and Indonesia agreed to strengthen maritime security as well as expand personnel exchanges between defense officials and joint…

Petaling Jaya – The durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, right? While every Malaysian will agree, the Indonesians are saying…

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has praised Indonesia for maintaining economic growth and containing inflation amid…

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Law and Human Rights has called for an immediate end to armed violence in Papua,…

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura – Students from the group Papuan Student Solidarity held a peaceful demonstration in the Lingkaran area of Abepura…

Pes Yanengga, Sentani – The commemoration of the 17th anniversary of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) on November 19 is a moment to…

Jeff Hutton – The Indonesian administration of President Prabowo Subianto is pushing ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a vast string…

Riyad Dafhi Rizki, Rendy Tisna, Banjarmasin, Indonesia – A growing coalition of Indigenous communities, students and civil society organizations…

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has instructed regents and mayors against mobilizing schoolchildren to greet him…