Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia will introduce two new economic incentives in 2027, offering 6% mortgage rates to salaried workers…

On 26 September 2026, Indonesian Marine personnel allegedly apprehended Mr Wilem Wakom, a civil servant (ASN) and resident of Wakom Village, East…

Ketapang, West Kalimantan – Housework in the morning followed by several hours of firefighting: women in West Kalimantan risk life and limb to…

Agencies, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia's capital topped a global pollution ranking on Wednesday and nearby Singapore came in third, with smoke from…

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The death of a civil servant participating in a basic military training under the Defense Ministry's Reserve Component (…

Rebecca Ratcliffe – The mother's hands were peeling from walking on the torched ground. Her eight-month-old baby, which clung to her side, was…

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Mathew Wale has urged Indonesia to allow a long-awaited United Nations human rights visit to West Papua, telling…

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The 2024 presidential election dispute regarding the validity of Gibran Rakabuming Raka's vice-presidential…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government has allocated Rp 5 trillion ($278.26 million) for a pilot program offering free education from…

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – The rupiah is expected to weaken further against the US dollar on Wednesday as elevated oil prices amid geopolitical…

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Cibinong, West Java – Indonesian lawmakers are scheduled to inspect Cibinong Prison on Wednesday following the discovery of…

On 30 September 2026, Indonesian police intervened in a student protest at the Jayapura University of Science and Technology (USTJ) campus in…

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Every afternoon around 4 p.m., a familiar and friendly jingle echoes through the narrow alleys of Neighborhood Unit…

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Sixty-four years have passed, yet the question of who determined Papua's future remains unresolved.

Students from…

Five Indonesian prison officials have been suspended after investigators found an apartment-style compound complete with airconditioners, big-…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia rejects unilateral allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua. The country asserts that it takes any…

Agencies, Jakarta – The National Police charged a train driver Tuesday with allegedly failing to hit the brakes in time to prevent a crash that…

Jakarta – The Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle (KBPBI) is proposing a maximum temporary work contract (PKWT) period of one year in…

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has named former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Deputy for Procurement and…

Vanuatu has raised concerns over alleged human rights violations in West Papua, called for the decolonisation of Kanaky New Caledonia and urged…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently insisted that third countries could not force a UN verification visit to Papua as the country…

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Brian Yuliarto stated that President Prabowo Subianto has directed the…

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia found that officials at the Cibinong Class IIA Penitentiary in West Java have…

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed President Prabowo Subianto's budget bill for 2027 into law on Tuesday, with spending projected at Rp…

Vebyana Putri Amanda, Jakarta – State railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) turns 81 on Monday with improvements in its rail services.…

Andrew Mathieson – Pacific leaders used their address at the 81st session of United Nations general assembly to urge Indonesia to permit the UN…

Azifah Astrina (The Conversation) – Thousands gathered at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Aug. 15, to commemorate 21 years of…

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – Indonesia's economy has yet to show significant improvement as President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Legal and Human Rights Department of the Evangelical Church in Indonesia (GIDI) has launched the GIDI Legal Aid Institute (…

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires and expressed…

Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir – The role of violent groups in Indonesia's political landscape has captured public attention following reports that the…

Lorencia Sariani Tondang, Jakarta – Indonesia is accelerating oil exploration and production as global crude prices climb above $100 a barrel and…

Christine Rovoi – Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale has taken the long-running West Papua human rights issue directly to the…

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has passed a law intended to resolve long-running land conflicts and curb land concentration…

Budiman, Jakarta – The Rangkasbitung District Court in Banten has sentenced a salon owner to 1 year and 8 months in prison for desecrating the…

On 13 July 2026, members of the Indigenous Ateta clan from Sumuri District, Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua Province, staged a peaceful protest…

Jakarta – The death toll from an Indonesian ship that capsized earlier this month rose to 66 as of Monday, as divers braved leaking fuel and…

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has canceled a major military parade planned for the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) on Oct. 5,…

Yerica Lai and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The case for Palestine will be the "clearest test" of the United Nations' shared principles and…

On 9 July 2026, reports emerged that members of the Moi indigenous community, together with the Malamoi Indigenous Peoples' Organisation (LMA…

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesia will continue its annual US$1.2 million contribution to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, with…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of candidate managers of the red and white village cooperative flocked to PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (…

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Investor.id, Yogyakarta – A group of Indonesian economists has called for a fundamental reassessment of President Prabowo…

Chairunisa – The government plans to build 33 Waste to Electrical Energy (PSEL) processing facilities with an investment value of 89 trillion…

Nagekeo – Sahria Lelu and her family were still living in a tent outside a mosque six weeks after a powerful earthquake that killed dozens in East…

Yerica Lai, New York – Indonesia has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime and joined 90 other signatories to the first…

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower recorded 10,880 workers affected by layoffs from January to August 2026, with February…

The political parties' proposal of a higher parliamentary threshold reflects the underhanded behavior of elites seeking to entrench their power.…

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Foundation for Justice and Human Integrity (YKKMP) says the Indonesian government should respond to allegations of…

Sorong, Jubi – A resident of Wakom Village, East Aifat District, Maybrat Regency, Southwest Papua, identified as Wilem, also known as Yae Wakom,…