Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) is asking that discussion on the Draft Law (RUU) on Countering…

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia will need nearly Rp 60 trillion ($3.55 billion) to rehabilitate damaged infrastructure and rebuild almost 239,000…

Wahroni, Tangerang, Banten – The Tangerang City administration, on the outskirts of Jakarta, is planning to revise two long-standing local bylaws…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has scrapped a plan to retire a major coal-fired power plant, after having promised for…

On 5 May 2025, members of the Damai Cartenz Police Unit arbitrarily arrested 17-year-old Papuan high school student, Ivan Kabak, in Dekai town,…

Indonesian military (TNI) personnel arbitrarily detained five indigenous Papuans after returning from Sunday worship at a church in Jampul Village…

On 9 January 2026, Indonesian military (TNI) personnel arbitrarily detained six Indigenous Papuans in Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Highland…

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Nine law students from several Indonesian universities have filed a judicial review at the Constitutional Court…

Between 30 November and 9 December 2025, a series of intimidation and surveillance incidents were reportedly directed against Mr Apolos Sroyer,…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia has reclaimed more than 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres, about the size of Switzerland) of land…

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Environmental activist and Greenpeace Indonesia Forest Campaigner, Iqbal Damanik, has reported the…

Papuan peace advocates have called on Indonesia to initiate dialogue or peace negotiations to end 50 years of conflict.

The church and civil…

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has released the results of a poll showing that the majority of…

Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Three different survey institutions, LSI Denny JA, Litbang Kompas and Populi Centre, have released…

Adhfar Aulia Syuhada, Jakarta – Online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol) held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy in Central…

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Climate and Energy Campaign Manager of Greenpeace Indonesia, Iqbal Damanik, and a content creator, Yansen, visited…

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Several professors from the Islamic University of Indonesia (UII) in Yogyakarta have declined President Prabowo…

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth is projected to be stuck within the 5 percent range while facing pressure on quality…

Riri Rahayuningsih, Jakarta – The latest survey results from Bank Indonesia reveal a trend where the public is allocating a larger portion of…

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – The destruction of the Tanjung Kasam protected forest in Batam, Riau Islands, is significantly more extensive than…

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi has urged regency and city governments to promptly apply for crop failure insurance…

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – International Economic Association Secretary General Lili Yan Ing has urged the government to take a more measured…

On 12 December 2025, Indonesian military forces (TNI) conducted a large-scale air and ground military operation against indigenous settlements in…

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto compared the quality of land for the food…

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Southwest Papua Senator Paul Finsen Mayor interrupted a Regional Representatives Council (DPD) plenary meeting in Jakarta…

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – From being one of the most coveted tech collaborators, billionaire Elon Musk has fallen out of favor with the government…

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Jakarta faces an escalating threat from land subsidence, which experts warn could leave parts of the city underwater and…

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – More than a month after a hydrometeorological disaster swept across northern Sumatra in late November, children can be…

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The iconic raptor, the Javan hawk-eagle (Nisaetus bartelsi), is facing mounting risks from habitat degradation that threatens…

Jakarta – Indonesian policymakers love targets, and always have, and the administration of President Prabowo Subianto is no exception. The problem…

Lisa Hiwasaki and Haekal A. Haridhi (The Conversation) – Weeks after Cyclone Senyar made landfall in northern Sumatra, the province of Aceh…

Philip Jacobson – A reacceleration in the rate of Indonesia's deforestation risks is also drawing attention to the country's spotty climate record…

Yanuar Nugroho – Indonesia's 2026 state budget is the first that is truly President Prabowo Subianto's, in the sense that his administration…

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono has called for Indonesia's diplomacy to adapt to an increasingly uncertain and volatile global…

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Authorities in Indonesia's Majene Regency, West Sulawesi, have confirmed that an alleged food poisoning incident linked…

The year 2025 can rightly be referred to as a highly repressive era. But the good news is that this repressive political climate has triggered an…

Johnny Blades – As Indonesia ascends to the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council, the country has been described by a West Papuan…

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Millions of Indonesian ride-hailing drivers would receive major increases to financial and social benefits under a…

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Three people died when flooding struck Cilincing, North Jakarta. Cilincing Police Chief, Adjunct Commissioner Bobi…

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) stated that it has never encountered any attempts at…

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Reverend Jacky Manuputty, a member of the National Conscience Movement (GNB), believes that…

Yuni Rohmawati, Jakarta – The South Sumatra Provincial Health Office is preparing to distribute 5,000 free doses of the dengue fever (DBD) vaccine…

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) admits that Indonesia still imports salmon and mackerel. There…

On 8 December 2025, police officers carried out acts of intimidation and physical violence against students during a peaceful free speech rally at…

Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The National Conscience Movement (GNB) rejects the discourse on the Indonesian Military (TNI) dealing with terrorism…

On 6 December 2025, Jayapura Resort Police (Polres Jayapura) officers forcefully dispersed a peaceful assembly organised by the West Papua…

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A total of 50 people have been confirmed to have been poisoned after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) in Majene…

Agencies, Nusantara, Indonesia – President Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to a $32 billion project to build Indonesia's new capital…

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Nurani Bangsa Movement (GNB) has highlighted the increasing threats to press freedom during the administration of…

Islamabad/Jakarta – Indonesia's defense minister met Pakistan's air force chief in Islamabad to discuss a potential deal that includes the sale of…