Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The weakening rupiah, which fell beyond Rp 17,500 against the US dollar on Tuesday, is beginning to affect Indonesia's…
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May 12, 2026
Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – As many as 200 students from 12 schools in the Tembok Dukuh area of Surabaya region in Indonesia experienced mass food…
Bobby Bascomb – Agriculture is the biggest driver of peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the largest…
Rhett Ayers Butler – Stop telling people to protect wildlife. Start paying them instead. That's the idea in a new experiment in Kapuas Hulu…
Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past Rp 17,500 against the US dollar on Tuesday morning as investors monitored stalled peace talks…
Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has released the Wealth Report of State Officials (LHKPN) of…
Jakarta – An alliance of hundreds of Papuan students from the Front Against Militarism and Investment held a protest action in front of the Human…
Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The continued slide of the rupiah, which has fallen beyond Rp 17,500 against the US dollar for the first time on Tuesday…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's taxpayers must repatriate their offshore wealth within 6 months or miss a chance to invest that money…
Jayapura – Voices of concern have come from Papuan students in the East Java student city of Malang, highlighting the ongoing state violence in…
Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The legal team of Andrie Yunus, who is part of the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), has spoken out about the…
Simon Butt – On 2 January 2026, Indonesia's new Code of Criminal Procedure (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Acara Pidana, or KUHAP) came into force. The…
Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A coalition of Papuan students under the Front Against Militarism and Investment has accused Minister of Human…
Max Lane – This book tries to tell the story of the rise and fall of the Suharto New Order dictatorship and the vanguard role of the activists who…
Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the…
Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's automobile sales rose 12% in the first four months of 2026, supported by seasonal demand and new model…
Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has announced plans to establish free meal kitchens for schoolchildren in prisons…
May 11, 2026
Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – Sumatran and Kalimantan elephants are now critically endangered as their habitat areas have been reduced from 42 to 21,…
Febryan Kevin Candra Kurniawan, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has postponed its royalty hike on mining commodities amid concerns over the policy potentially taking a toll on…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Human Rights (HAM) Natalius Pigai said that resolving the conflict in Papua requires high-…
Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza called for the acceleration of industrial cooperation between Indonesia and…
Morexette Marie B. Erram, Cebu – Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy has dramatically increased following the war in the…
Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Navy has received its first submarine rescue vessel, a German-made ship, as the archipelagic country…
Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Papuan student alliance from the Anti-Militarism and Investment Front stages a demonstration in front of the…
Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell by $2 billion to $146.2 billion in April 2026, raising concerns over…
Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa dismissed the possibility of another tax amnesty program under his leadership,…
May 10, 2026
Jakarta – The ban on the screening of the film "Pesta Babi" (Pig Festival) is a clear violation of the 1945 Constitution, a violation of the right…
Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A case of food poisoning due to free nutritious meal (MBG) menu has occurred again at several elementary schools…
Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) said non-performing loans in the country's online lending…
May 9, 2026
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found potential Rp49.5 billion in state losses in the National Nutrition…
Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have disbanded a joint screening of the documentary film "Pesta Babi" (Pig Festival) in Ternate City…
Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian police unveiled and raided the operational location of 75 online gambling sites managed by 321 foreign…
Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Five residents near Kali Kabur in Tembagapura were reportedly shot dead, while a toddler was injured. in a…
Johnny Blades – Indonesian authorities say investigations are underway into an incident in West Papua when a number of people were allegedly…
Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Dok 9 Pier in North Jayapura District, Jayapura City, Papua, remains crowded with fishing activity. Boats line the…
Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from several schools in the Pulogebang area of Cakung, East Jakarta, have fallen ill with…
Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to renovate community health centers, or puskesmas, across…
May 8, 2026
On 7 and 8 May 2026, military forces conducted an operation in the Kali Kabur (Kabur River) area of Tembagapura District, Mimika Regency, in the…
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Indonesia, along with 12 other countries, has condemned Israel's interception last week of the Global Sumud aid flotilla…
Jakarta – Sixteen people were killed on Wednesday after a passenger bus collided with a fuel truck on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi…
Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Seven students from National High School (SMA) 1 Kobakma in Mamberamo Tengah were reportedly shot on Tuesday (May…
Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The government-sanctioned police reform commission has proposed demilitarizing the work culture of the National Police…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fires have burned part of a decade-long orangutan habitat restoration site in Indonesian Borneo, raising fears among…
Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – Victims of the devastating floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra filed a lawsuit against the…
Indonesia, West Papua – This 11-page report lists cases and developments including human rights violations and their patterns; developments in the…
Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt approached Rp 10,000 trillion in the first quarter of 2026, with the vast majority financed…
Jayapura – Without any logical justification, a joint screening of the documentary film "Pesta Babi" (Pig Festival) followed by a discussion on…
The Indigenous Peoples Bill has returned to the national legislative priority list after being in limbo for 16 years. The House of Representatives…
Erik Hoffner – Protecting nature is still a struggle due to funding gaps that governments across developing countries are struggling to close.…




