Anastasya Lavenia Y, Jakarta – The World Bank has raised the international poverty line from US$2.15 per capita daily to US$3.00.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Director of Global World Bank's Global Water Global Practice, Saroj Kumar Jha, visited the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sunday,

Brussels – Indonesia and the European Union have finalized negotiations on the long-anticipated Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a landmark trade pact aimed at expan

Antara, Raja Ampat – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has conducted an on-site inspection of Gag Island in Raja Ampat and concluded there is no significant environ

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging the Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, to revoke the curfew regulations for students.

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati made her first-ever visit to a conflict-prone area of Papua over the weekend, joining Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin in inspecting

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Economics Lecturer Fahmy Radhi urged the government to revoke the mining permit in Raja Ampat, South West Papua.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – There's a saying in Indonesia: "Why make it easy if you can make it difficult?" It's a phrase often used to describe the country's notoriously convoluted bureau

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – A group of historians and human rights activists have raised concern over a draft of the government's "updated" national history books, which they say selectively

Jakarta – The appointment of Lt. Gen.

Jakarta – Papua students in Denpasar, Bali, received two packages containing rotting pig heads on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The acrid scent of charred remains hung heavy in the air as Tempo visited the site of the fire at Jalan Gang Damai No.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has denied claims by the armed group West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) that they shot down a TNI h

Jakarta – The nation has been shocked by the tragic death of an Indonesian man from dehydration while reportedly attempting to illegally reenter Mecca for the haj.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara is in early talks to participate in Grab Holdings' proposed $7 billion acquisition of GoTo Group, a move tha

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) and several civil society organizations have condemned the police's alleged use of excessive force and criminalization of stud

The Indonesian government is allowing environmental damage including deforestation and violations against Indigenous people to go unchecked around a multi-billion dollar industrial park

Indonesia, West Papua – On 14 May 2025, around 12:30 WIT, the bishop ordination at the Three Kings Cathedral in Timika, Central Papua, was disrupted by the arbitrary detention of indige

Raden Putri Alpadillah Ginanjar, Jakarta – The issue of nickel mining and downstream processing in Raja Ampat, Papua, has sparked public concern, especially after several Greenpeace Ind

Indonesia, West Papua – The Indonesian military (TNI) launched an operation involving air strikes and ground forces against the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in the distri

Indonesia, West Papua – In the early hours of 16 October 2024, unidentified assailants launched a Molotov cocktail attack on the editorial office of Jubi, an independent media outlet in

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian national football team secured a 1-0 victory over China in the third round of the 2026 World Cup Group C qualifiers at Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, J

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – Indonesia has suffered losses of more than Rp 13 trillion (approximately $800 million) due to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing between 2020

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian football national team players received Rolex watches from President Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster has formed a special task force to crack down on illegal foreign-owned businesses, following widespread permit violations by foreign investors tha

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto handed out envelopes containing cash to members of the public after performing Eid al-Adha prayers at the Istiqlal Mosque in J

Hong Raksmey, Phnom Penh – In a recent press conference with the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ), Indonesian ambassador to Cambodia Santo Darmosumarto emphasised the potential for i

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's Forestry Ministry has announced a moratorium on the issuance of new forest area utilization permits for mining operations in the ecologically rich

Jakarta – The government will review nickel mining in a region known as the "world's last paradise" and could take legal action, the environment minister said, after Greenpeace videos s

Yolanda Agne, Jakarta – Indonesia's economic growth in 2025 is predicted to decline.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is facing intensifying pressure as a group of retired military generals has formally petitioned the nation's legislative bodi

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court dismissed on Thursday five petitions that sought to repeal the controversial law revision on the Indonesian Military (TNI), which expands

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Nickel Institute, a global organisation representing major nickel producers worldwide, is urging nickel producers in Indonesia, the world's largest

Indonesia, West Papua – On 4 June 2025, members of the Malamoi Indigenous Community – including individuals from the Masinau, Motowol, Sawat, Klafiyu, and Klawen clans, along with resid

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto participated in the Eid al-Adha prayer at Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 15 March 2025, Police officers arbitrarily arrested Mr Ortizan F.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, is optimistic that Indonesia can become a full member of the Organization for Economic Coop

Jakarta – A joint Singaporean and Indonesian special forces team successfully subdued a group of "terrorists" hijacking a liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier vessel sailing from the South

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is currently investigating alleged corruption in the procurement of laptops worth Rp9.9 trillion at the Ministry of Educa

Erwan Hermawan, Jakarta – All nickel mining sites in the Raja Ampat region of West Papua have been officially sealed and placed under the supervision of environmental officials.

Antara, Jakarta – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said students who break curfew will be sent to military barracks.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has temporarily suspended nickel mining operations by PT Gag Nikel in Raja Ampat, So

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – State-owned utility company PLN has set its sights on renewable energy contributing 34.3 percent of the national energy mix by the end of 2034, as reflected i

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office has taken a step forward by naming a number of suspects on the corruption over bank loans to Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex).

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has officially joined the Honorary Council of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), a move that contrasts with the E

Basten Gokkon – Researchers behind an incentive-based fisheries program in Indonesia have reported a drop in shark and ray bycatch, but also warned of an unexpected rise in the intentio

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that President Prabowo Subianto's 11 priority programs will require Rp446.24 trillion from the state budg

Najha Nabilla, Jakarta – The police have named Cho Yong Gi, a student at the University of Indonesia, as a suspect in the tumult during the May Day labor demonstration in 2025.

Antara, Jakarta – The second of the two major Muslim festivals, Eid al-Adha, invites unique celebrations across Nusantara, blending the religious occasion with inherited cultural values

Claire Turrell – Nurul Nazipah's favorite dish to cook is one that involves going into the Muaro Jambi forest to pick from among 120 different types of herbs and edible greens that grow