Candle Heiner Rogaga, Manado – A fire tore through a nursing home in Manado, North Sulawesi, late Sunday, killing 16 elderly residents, authorities said.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, plans to set a single highest retail price (HET) for rice nationwide.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government has granted special sentence reductions to 16,078 prisoners, including juvenile inmates, during the Christmas season, a move officials said wou

Sekadau, Indonesia – Children's laughter skimmed over water the color of mud as mothers wrung laundry over banks where the Sekadau joins the Kapuas, the longest river in Indonesia.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Central Administrator of the Indonesian Association of Agricultural Economics, Khudori, considers the government's decision to halt sugar imports in

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Research firm Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) estimates that the cost of restoring physical infrastructure across three disaster-hit provinces in

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's textile products will not be exempt from United States tariffs despite earlier talks seeking exemptions for several key commodities, according t

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's economic resilience is currently low, edging towards fragile, the Bright Institute reported.

Wahyu Wilopo, Indonesia – In 2004, Aceh was hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami. In 2025, Indonesia's most disaster-aware province was among the worst hit by floods.

Sui-Lee Wee – In a remote corner of the island of Borneo on a recent Monday, a runner breezed down the middle of a freshly paved six-lane road. There was no traffic.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) will hold a protest to reject the determination of the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP).

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has transferred 1,882 high-risk inmates from prisons across the country to the maximum-security correctional complex on Nusakambangan Island,

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's electric vehicle penetration has surpassed that of the United States for the first time, marking a major milestone in the country's clean-energy t

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Personnel from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) have been accused of using violence against civilians involved in a humanitarian aid convoy to

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, confirmed that Indonesia's textile products are not exempt from U.S. import tariffs.

Jakarta – A number of civil society groups and organisations have criticised the alleged violence and repressive actions by Indonesian Military (TNI) officers against a demonstration by

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Lecturer of the Master of Disaster Science program at Syiah Kuala University in Aceh, Teuku Alvisyahrin, has warned that the recent disasters affecting three

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – A total of 36 governors have announced the 2026 provincial minimum wage (UMP) as of Saturday, December 26, 2025.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority recorded a surge in public visits to the Nusantara central government district (KIPP) during the Christmas and New Ye

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – PT Pertamina Internasional EP (PIEP), a subsidiary of Pertamina Hulu Energi's upstream subholding, has shipped 1 million barrels of crude oil from Algeria to In

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The floods and landslides that swept northern Sumatra last month serve as important lessons on the vital role of climate science in handling hydrometeorological

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – A coalition of Indonesian civil society groups has condemned what it described as repressive actions and the use of violence by Indonesian National Arme

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Activists in Indonesia's Aceh province have alleged that security forces assaulted members of a humanitarian convoy in North Aceh on Thursday night, Dec

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Union Confederation, or KSPI, has expressed disappointment over Jakarta's 2026 minimum wage hike, as workers feel that Rp 5.73 million (aroun

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – Palm oil issuers are expected to enjoy a good year in 2026, according to analysts, amid a likely uptrend in production and prices.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, has called for an independent investigation into violence by the Indonesian National

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the police dispersed a group of people flying the banned Free Aceh Movement (GAM) flag in Meunasah Mee Village, Mua

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – A parliamentary commission is drafting a proposal to establish a new disaster management ministry, aiming to address coordination failures exposed by recent fl

Jakarta – An Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) patrol vessel arrived safely in North Aceh carrying 92.2 tonnes of disaster relief aid on Tuesday.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has reached a breakthrough in its internal leadership dispute, with rival camps agreeing to hold an

Jakarta – The national car is a recurring dream of the Indonesian government. Appearing in every regime, proposals for a national car end in uncertainty and then fade away.

Amroe, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra – At a church in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, dozens of worshippers sang hymns at a Christmas service, gathered together for their first service s

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia has deployed 1,500 additional police personnel to strengthen disaster response efforts in flood- and landslide-hit areas of Sumatra, as senior

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto and US President Donald Trump are expected to sign a landmark reciprocal trade agreement within the next month, a deal welcomed

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's long-running tax holiday incentive is facing renewed scrutiny as economists question its effectiveness in driving investment beyond government

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Professor Syartinilia, a landscape management expert at IPB University, stated that Sumatra has the highest trend of biodiversity loss in Indonesia.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf has officially extended the disaster emergency response status for all regencies and cities hit by floods and landslides last

Bangun Santoso and Faqih Fathurrahman – Repressive actions by the authorities against a convoy of humanitarian volunteers who wanted to distribute aid for flood victims in Krueng Mane,

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Public narratives surrounding the floods and landslides that have affected parts of Sumatra for more than a month remain largely positive and neutral, but req

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman is seeking the opening of 100,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations next year, which requires up to Rp1.6 trillio

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) predicts that economic growth targets for this year and 2026 will be difficult to achieve due to floods in Suma

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – A total of 16,078 Catholic and Protestant inmates across Indonesia received special remission during Christmas 2025.

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticised the Attorney General's Office (AGO) for displaying a pile of cash valued at 6.6 trillion rupiah, the result of

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – About 1.2 million vehicles have exited the Greater Jakarta area over the past week leading up to Christmas, Indonesia's national traffic police said, accountin

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Society (MPBI), Avianto Amri, has provided an update on the conditions in Aceh, North Sumatra, and W

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that climate change in Indonesia has been clearly observed through long-term monitoring of var

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Academics from various universities in Indonesia will be involved in conducting environmental audits on at least a hundred corporations after the flood in

Jakarta – Those who are in power find it all too easy to conclude that the natural disasters striking the country are caused solely by extreme natural phenomena.

Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – The recovery from flash floods in West Sumatra requires a comprehensive approach.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa responded to the 79,000 job terminations in 2025.