Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has identified several key activities contributing to the worsening floods in Sumatra, particularly in South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Indonesian environmental groups warn that the deadly flash floods and landslides that struck Aceh in late November 2025 are not isolated disasters, but part of a growing pattern of environmental crises linked to widespread forest destruction across Sumatra, including in some of the country's most critical protected ecosystems.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto highlighted the use of palm oil for fuel while attending the Golkar Party anniversary event in Jakarta, December 5, 2025. Prabowo said Indonesia must achieve energy and fuel self-sufficiency by way of palm oil.

Agencies, Aceh Tamiang – Residents in Aceh Tamiang climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour on Saturday to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra this month rose to more than 900 people.

Jayapura, Jubi – Six activists from the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) were reportedly arrested by the Jayapura District Police (Polres) in Jayapura, Papua, and seven others were injured after allegedly after being assaulted by police.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – One in ten Indonesian women has experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner, according to the latest National Women's Life Experience Survey (SPHPN) released by the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA).

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) announced that its free nutritious food program, known as MBG, will continue to serve street children and the elderly, with plans to expand coverage to additional vulnerable groups.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The death toll from massive flooding across Indonesia's Sumatra island climbed to 883, with 520 people still missing, according to updated figures released Saturday by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). The floods, which struck Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra, have also left 4,200 injured and displaced more than 849,000 residents.

Didi Agung Eko Purnomo – Amid public scrutiny of the flash floods and landslides that have hit Sumatra, President Prabowo Subianto has once again emphasised the importance of palm oil for national energy security.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said his flagship free nutritious meal (MBG) program is considered the world's biggest logistics achievement in years. He compared recipients of the free meal program in Indonesia with those in Brazil.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Navy has foiled two separate smuggling attempts over the past week in the West Java regency of Subang and in Jakarta.

In Subang, the Cirebon Naval Base's Fleet One Quick Response (F1QR) team thwarted an attempt to ship thousands of pieces of sports apparel without customs documents at Patimban Port, the Navy said in a statement on Tuesday.

Cut Mery, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – The regent of South Aceh, Mirwan MS, traveled to Saudi Arabia for an umrah pilgrimage without receiving the required clearance from Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf, even as floods and landslides devastated parts of the province, officials said on Friday.

Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is urging kitchens and partners involved in the free meal to obtain hygiene and sanitation certificates as soon as possible.

BGN's deputy head Nanik Sudaryati Deyang told the kitchens in Banyumas that they had about one month from now to secure the certificates, or they will face suspension.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka apologised for shortcomings in the response to last week's disaster.

Fika Nurul Ulya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has said that Indonesia must have a democratic and political system that suits the country. This is because the democracy followed by Western countries is not necessarily suitable for implementation in Indonesia.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Task Force for Cesium-137 (Cs-137) Hazards Mitigation revealed that PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT) bought radioactive-contaminated scrap metal from domestic suppliers.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin on Wednesday joined his Australian and Papua New Guinean counterparts in Port Moresby for their inaugural trilateral meeting, held alongside the signing of a PNG-Australia pact and the culmination of Indonesia's own bilateral defense negotiations with Canberra.

Sukarjito, Jakarta – Representatives from East Kalimantan visited the House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday to protest a government decision to cut regional revenue-sharing funds, arguing the policy threatens fiscal stability in one of the nation's most resource-rich provinces.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has announced a significant increase in the bonus for Indonesian athletes who secure gold medals at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand. The gold medalist bonus will be raised from Rp500 million to Rp1 billion.

Siwage Dharma Negara and Leo Suryadinata – Like some of his predecessors, President Prabowo has co-opted Indonesia's tycoons to contribute to a new bond fund. To what end?

Jakarta – We call on President Prabowo Subianto to reconsider the status of the catastrophic floods in Sumatra. It is evident that local administrations in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh are overwhelmed and lack the capacity to handle the impacts of these deadly floods without the central government's intervention.

Jakarta – Indonesia is unlikely to move forward with a plan to retire the Cirebon-1 coal power plant early, although it is reviewing other coal-fired plants for early shutdown, its chief economic minister said on Friday.

Arina Zulfa Ul Haq, Semarang – A number of academics, students and interfaith figures have applied for a suspension of the detention of two Semarang activists detained by the Semarang Metropolitan District Police (Polrestabes), Adetya Pramandira alias Dera (26) and Fathul Munif (28).

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni is planning to revoke the Forest Utilization Business Permit (PBPH) owned by 20 companies managing a total of 750,000 hectares of land in Indonesia.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia is poised to attract a fresh wave of foreign investment, particularly from the United Kingdom, Taiwan and Vietnam, into its upstream oil and gas sector, senior officials announced on Wednesday.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of the Indonesian National Police, along with the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Forestry, is investigating a suspected case of illegal logging that may be behind the floods in Sumatra. Suspicion arose after the flood swept away numerous large logs.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Deadly floods and landslides across northern Sumatra have intensified public scrutiny of extractive industries, with environmental groups warning that years of weak oversight have magnified the scale of the ecological disaster.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is not accepting foreign aid for now as it remains confident that it can deal with the aftermath of the catastrophic Sumatra floods on its own.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named a Chinese national, Lin Jingzhang, as a suspect in a radioactive contamination case involving Cesium-137 at a metal-waste smelting facility in Cikande, Banten Province.

Jakarta – The plan by Garuda Indonesia to acquire Pelita Air is an effort to treat a sick state-owned enterprise by sacrificing one that is healthy. As the SOE holding company, Danantara may see this corporate action as consolidation in order to simplify the market. But these words feel more like blanket concealing Garuda's wounds that never heal.

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – On Thursday, December 4, 2025, the Bandung Barat region in West Java, Indonesia, was hit by severe weather, including heavy rain and strong winds, causing multiple natural disasters across the area.

Tommy Pardede – The flash floods that hit a number of areas in Aceh over the last few days have received considerable attention from the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam).

Wahyu Majiah, Delfi Neski, Zhulfakar, Aceh/W – Sumatra/N. Sumatra. A six-months-pregnant teacher fought uphill through the storm to survive, a man waded through wreckage in a desperate search for his nephew, and a mother watched her home crumble beneath merciless floods.

Antara, Jakarta – About 10 percent of the total 105,072 hectares of conservation forest in Mount Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) has been damaged. Located in Lebak, Bogor, and Sukabumi regions, the damages are attributed to widespread illegal gold mining activities.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has introduced a new regulation governing the trading of digital financial assets, including cryptocurrencies, as the sector expands and develops into instruments similar to conventional financial products.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios) is urging the government to immediately impose a moratorium on mining permits and palm oil plantation expansion following floods that hit three provinces in Sumatra. Celios's economists view the Sumatra floods as an ecological disaster caused by deforestation for palm oil production and mining.

Jakarta – The Fossil of the Day award for the Indonesian delegation in the final days of the COP30 climate change summit in Belem, Brazil on November 15, 2025 showed the face of Indonesia in the eyes of the world.

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – A European Space Agency (ESA) satellite captured the scale of the deadly floods engulfing parts of Aceh, offering one of the clearest visual confirmations yet of the disaster that has devastated northern Sumatra since late November.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will revoke the permits of 20 companies accused of causing large-scale environmental damage linked to catastrophic floods and landslides in Sumatra, Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said on Thursday.

Antara, Jakarta – Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Chair of the National Economic Council (DEN), has formally denied any involvement or ownership in PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL), a company cited as partially responsible for environmental damage that has worsened recent floods in Sumatra.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing sector continued to improve for the fourth month in a row, supported by strong domestic demand as exports declined to their weakest point in years, weighing on the industry amid a monthslong slump.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Clothes and jackets are hanging on the fences around the houses in the village of Matang Maneh, Jambo Aye, Aceh Regency, Indonesia, on Wednesday, December 4, 2025. This area was one of the regions affected by the floods at the end of November. "We are having difficulty accessing clean water," said Iskandar, one of the local residents.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will keep tabs on the fatal Sumatra floods before deciding whether to revise its economic growth target, according to a senior minister, as analysts warn that the disaster can deal a blow to the national gross domestic product (GDP).

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry will summon several companies suspected of contributing to the deadly flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra.

Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono said eight companies operating in the Batang Toru area will be required to clarify alleged environmental violations.

Ary Hermawan – Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation is split at its top echelons over worldly politics.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Refugees affected by flooding in several areas scattered across the Indonesian province of Aceh are still lacking food supplies. "Aid has entered, but it is not sufficient," said one local resident, Hermanudin, in Gampong Ujong Pacu, Muara Satu, Kota Lhoksumawe, on Tuesday, December 3, 2025.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The distribution of aid for flood and landslide victims in Sumatra has come under scrutiny. A video circulating on social media, uploaded by the Instagram account @bkmedan_, depicts the chaotic state of relief supplies. The location in the video is narrated to be in Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

Jakarta – The allegations of tax fraud that have embroiled the management of Djarum should prompt a transparent investigation by the Attorney General's Office (AGO). Given the irregularities accompanying it, prosecutors must not cover up the facts in this case.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The floods and landslides in Sumatra signify two things: the unavoidable impact of the climate crisis and the long-standing environmental destruction.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has appealed to the private sector to create more jobs and relax requirements for entry-level positions as the labor market grapples with an annual influx of approximately 1.5 million new graduates.