Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesia is seeking China's help to build a US$80 billion giant sea wall along the northern coast of Java in a project that officials see as essential to protecting millions of residents and key industries from rising seas and sinking land, despite criticisms over its financial and environmental costs.

Nida Sahara, Jakarta – Bank Central Asia (BCA), Indonesia's largest private lender, denied rumors on Friday that its investment fund accounts had been compromised, resulting in losses of up to Rp 70 billion ($4.5 million).

Jakarta – State health insurer BPJS Kesehatan will require its participants to undergo a health screening test, starting this month or in October.

The screening is mandatory for those who wish to access primary healthcare facilities, community health centers (Puskesmas), clinics, and independent doctors' practices. The new policy is part of early detection efforts.

Jakarta – Crime syndicates may be setting up a scam centre in Asia's youngest nation, East Timor, the United Nations said on Thursday, as a multibillion-dollar online fraudindustry spreads across Southeast Asia.

The industry involves sprawling compounds housing tens of thousands of workers, many of them trafficked, who are forced to scam victims around the world.

Rome (AsiaNews/Agencies) – On Wednesday, some 300,000 people gathered at the Taci Tol esplanade in Dili, Timor-Leste, to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis's visit to the Southeast Asian country.

Jakarta – Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa begins his job as the country's new finance minister at a tough moment, as the 2026 budget plan comes with lots of open questions but little time to find the answers.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to import fuel from the United States in a bid to ease gasoline shortages at private gas stations, including those operated by Shell and BP, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said Friday.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Nepal is currently facing a political crisis following massive protests driven by Generation Z that have forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. What began as peaceful protests on Monday, September 8, 2025, erupted into riots in Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Itahari.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is planning to set up a new commission dedicated to driving reforms in the police force, according to a group of public figures and religious leaders.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) sent a letter of objection to the Secretariat General of the House of Representatives (DPR) on Friday, September 12, 2025. The letter was sent after Parliament failed to respond to ICW's request for transparent information about members' income.

The report, Bringing it All Back Home: The Role of British Companies in the Destruction of West Papua, is co-authored by Professor David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders from Queen Mary's School of Law. It presents the first comprehensive audit of British involvement in extractive industries and large-scale agriculture in the region.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police will deploy 256 personnel for a large-scale patrol in the city this afternoon, Friday, September 12, 2025.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has allowed a controversial nickel mine to resume operating in the marine haven of Raja Ampat, despite a company-commissioned study finding the project has harmed the environment and community health in one of the world's most biodiverse marine ecosystems.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's September 8 reshuffle of the Red-White Cabinet, which replaced Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati with Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, has drawn sharp scrutiny from economists, governance experts, and international observers.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Nation's Conscience Movement, a coalition of prominent intellectuals and religious leaders, has called on President Prabowo Subianto to release activists and students who remain in police custody following the August protests. The group presented their request to the President at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on September 11, 2025.

Jakarta – There is no justification for the destruction and looting that have accompanied the demonstrations over the last two weeks. Whatever the reason, and whoever was targeted, these brutal actions are a form of persecution that deprives citizens of their right to safety.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Flooding disasters in Indonesia are increasingly traced not to natural causes, but to corporate destruction of peatlands, NGO Pantau Gambut warns in its newest report.

The report reveals how the construction of industrial-scale canals, not just haze, poses a growing threat.

Agencies, Denpasar – The death toll from deadly flash floods that swept Bali and East Nusa Tenggara, rose to 19 on Thursday, officials said, with five others missing.

Torrential rain since late Tuesday triggered floods and landslides in seven districts across Bali, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said in a statement.

Kuala Lumpur (Bernama) – Timor-Leste President Dr Jose Ramos-Horta has reaffirmed his nation's commitment to deepening relations with Malaysia through a comprehensive strategic framework.

The President highlighted the deeply-rooted history of Malaysian support dating back to Timor-Leste's 1999 Popular Consultation process.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Former Minister of Religious Affairs, Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, stated that President Prabowo Subianto has committed to upholding civilian supremacy.

Jakarta – Government authorities have seized a small section of the world's largest nickel mine for encroaching on forest areas without permission, authorities said Friday.

The Weda Bay Nickel concession, which has long been criticized by environmental and Indigenous rights groups for its effects on surrounding forest, spans 45,000 hectares on Halmahera Island.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, revealed that 9 out of 14 containers of imported goods from the Philippines were found to be exposed to cesium-137 (Cs-137) radioactivity.

Ichsan Ali, Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto flew to Doha, Qatar, on Friday to meet Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, in a visit to show Jakarta's support for the Gulf state after Israel carried out a rare strike on Qatari soil earlier this week.

Yohannes Tohap, Jakarta – Indonesia's environment minister has blamed poor waste management and uncontrolled villa construction for exacerbating the floods and landslides in Bali that killed at least 14 people earlier this week.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has sealed off and isolated areas contaminated with radioactive Cesium-137 at the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate in Serang Regency, Banten, following reports of tainted shrimp exports to the United States.

Antara, Riau – The Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Riau Regional Police has deployed an investigative team to probe the sudden death of an elephant calf named Kalistha Lestari, or Tari, one of the fostered animals at Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Pelalawan Regency, Riau.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A concrete barrier, reportedly 2 to 3 kilometers long, has appeared along the coast of Cilincing, North Jakarta. In response, the Jakarta Provincial Government stated that the construction is not under its authority.

Antara, Jakarta – The equatorial Rossby phenomenon that triggered deadly floods in Bali earlier this week has shifted westward toward Java, Indonesia's disaster management agency said Wednesday.

Jakarta – A recent study may provide another definitive answer to why we should save the forest and prevent further deforestation.

In the study, researchers analyzed satellite images of tropical forests in various regions in the world, including Southeast Asia, from 2001 to 2020 to measure ground temperature increases and the role of deforestation.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity has filed a lawsuit against Culture Minister Fadli Zon at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) over his statements denying the 1998 mass rape incidents.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) suspects that the death of Indonesian online motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan during the August 28, 2025, protest in Jakarta may constitute a criminal act of murder.

Jakarta – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) resident representative in Indonesia Sara Ferrer Olivella formally presented her credentials to Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono during a ceremony on Tuesday, marking her official start as the new UNDP resident representative.

Yanuar Nugroho – On 8 September 2025, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto carried out a Cabinet reshuffle, introducing a handful of new appointees.

Antara, Jakarta – Rescue teams at Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg mine in Papua are scrambling to reach seven workers trapped underground after a torrent of mud flooded the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) tunnels earlier this week.

Antara, Timika, Papua – The Timika Search and Rescue (SAR) Office confirmed Thursday that all four people aboard the Intan Angkasa Air Service helicopter PK-IWS, which crashed in Jila District, Mimika Regency, Central Papua, were found dead.

Associated Press, Sopian Hadi, Denpasar – Rescuers in Bali retrieved five more bodies on Thursday as floodwaters receded, raising the death toll on the resort island to 14, while two residents remain missing.

Andrew Mathieson – A new report about British involvement in occupied West Papua was tabled on Tuesday in the UK parliament.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Economist Achmad Nur Hidayat from the University of Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Jakarta warns that the recent decline in Indonesia's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) signals a potential drop in household purchasing power if the labor market is not strengthened quickly.

Agencies, Denpasar – Floods in Bali have killed at least nine this week and affected 600 people, blocking off major roads in the capital and disrupting a busy travel destination, officials said on Wednesday.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto's cabinet shake-up, coming after weeklong protests viewed as the toughest test of his presidency so far, signal the start of his bid to reconsolidate power by replacing underperforming ministers in key government posts and programs with longtime loyalists, analysts said.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Law, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, stated that the government does not need to form an independent investigation team to probe the mass protest accompanied by riots in the last week of August 2025.

Antara, Jakarta – Director General of Tax at the Finance Ministry, Bimo Wijayanto, reported that Indonesia's tax revenue by the end of July 2025 was Rp990 trillion. This represents a 5.29% decrease compared to the Rp1,045.3 trillion recorded during the same period in 2024.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – According to a recent survey by Bank Indonesia (BI), retailers' expectations for retail sales over the next three to six months are declining. It is expected that sales performance in October 2025 and January 2026 will be lower than before.

Jakarta – The agrarian conflict in Sipora Selatan subdistrict, Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra, has once again shown that the central government is not serious about protecting the rights of indigenous communities. There are strong indications that the government is putting the interests of the corporations ahead of those communities.

I Kadek Adi Dwipayana, Jakarta – A mass protest carried out by a group of protesters around the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Monday night, August 25, 2025, ended in chaos. The protesters highlighted the excessive salaries and allowances of DPR members, which exceeded Rp100 million.

Basten Gokkon – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set up a new authority to build a massive seawall along the north coast of Java, a project aimed at shielding millions of residents from flooding and sinking land, but observers reject it as a true solution while highlighting risks, elite bias and lack of consultation.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Some people involved in the Gerakan Nurani Bangsa are urging Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to promptly form an independent investigation team to look into the recent protest unrest at the end of last August.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Indonesia's Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has released the China-Indonesia Province Index 2025, a study that measures the extent of China's influence across Indonesia between August 1, 2024, and August 1, 2025.

The findings highlight China's expanding footprint in multiple sectors, with the economy being the most dominant.

Antara, Timika, Papua – Rescue teams at Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) Grasberg Block Cave mine in Mimika, Central Papua, were still working Wednesday to evacuate seven contract workers trapped underground following a landslide that struck earlier this week.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – An environmental activist who has been advocating against geothermal development in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was found dead in a hut in Sikusama, Tonggo Village, Nagekeo Regency, NTT. Several of Vian's – his nickname – friends noted various oddities behind his death.