Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has called for a transformation of Indonesia's economy toward what he described as a system fully aligned with Pancasila valu

Military personnel reportedly apprehended Mr Erner Kobogau, a 24-year-oled farmer, without showing a warrant in Sugapa Town, Intan Jaya Regency, on 29 May 2026.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto wants schools in the homeland to learn French.

Rabin Yarangga, Biak, Papua – At least five people were killed and five others hospitalized after a suspected World War II-era bomb exploded in Biak Numfor Regency, Papua, on Sunday aft

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Dino Patti Djalal, has provided five suggestions to President Prabowo Subianto, who has bee

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Hundreds of academics, activists, civil society organization activists, and communities consolidated at the University Club of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Y

Jakarta – Former Indonesian defense minister and army chief Ryamizard Ryacudu died on Sunday at the age of 76 after undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Jakarta, his family sa

Tilda Colling – Jose da Costa was born "in the middle of a war". It was 1976, one year after Indonesia's invasion of the Portuguese territory then known as East Timor.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia will officially begin implementing a centralized export system for selected natural resource commodities on June 1 through Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesi

The world can learn diplomatic lessons from Asean, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has said in a strongly worded rebuke to existing global power structures.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) in Merauke has urged President Prabowo Subianto to instruct the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander to end mil

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – A recent survey has shown that operational costs have taken out a huge chunk out of Indonesia's ride-hailing drivers' monthly income, slashing what they bring

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Representatives of Papuan women have called for resistance against oppression and National Strategic Projects (PSN) across Papua.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah exchange rate slides past 17,880 in Friday's trading, marking a decline compared to the previous week.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that Indonesia is doing a good job by upgrading its military arsenal, as Washington wants allies to share the bur

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Indonesia, West Papua – The documentary Pesta Babi ("Pig Feast"), which examines land dispossession and the impact of resource extraction and military operations on Indigenous communiti

James Balowski – International Labour Day was commemorated by thousands of Indonesian workers, students, and civil society activists in major cities across the country.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activist As'ad Aras recounted one of the dark rooms where GSF activists were tortured after being captured by Israeli soldiers.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is forging ahead with its plan to require its citizens to submit facial biometrics data before they can register their new phone numbers starting in July.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is hoping to turn the weakening rupiah into a tourist magnet, as the currency continues to near Rp 18,000 against the greenback.

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the reactivation of Bandung's Husein Sastranegara Airport for commercial flights, alongside plans to reopen Yogyakar

Singapore – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam met with President of Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta in Singapore on Friday.

Antara, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has assured the public that subsidized fuel prices will remain unchanged through the end of 2026 despite mounting pressure on

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – After four days at sea attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and another four confined inside an overcrowded container turned prison by Israeli forces

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto wants Indonesian schools to teach French, further expanding the list of new foreign languages to be included in the country's cu

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) on Friday warned that Indonesia's plan to build 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity will depend not o

Jakarta – The Education and Teachers Association (P2G) has criticised President Prabowo Subianto's instruction for all schools in Indonesia to start requiring French as a subject.

A legal aid group called for dialogue and an end to Indonesia's military involvement in Papua amid an ongoing land dispute over a state-backed food and energy project that triggered int

On 26 May 2026, members of the Marine Corps (TNI-AL) allegedly arrested the two Papuan pupils Atinus Payage, 16, and Aman Heluka, 17, (see photo on top, source: independent HRD) in the

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The chief statistician has defended the credibility of the country's 5.61% year-on-year economic growth figure for the first quarter of 2026, responding to cr

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The rupiah exchange rate has once again plummeted on Thursday morning, May 28, 2026, to the level of Rp17,870 per US dollar.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesian sugar farmers are urging the government to ensure the country's upcoming E10 fuel-blending program uses only domestically produced molasses, arguin

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's top Islamic clerical body has defended President Prabowo Subianto's use of state funds to purchase sacrificial cattle for the Eid al-Adha, saying t

On 1 May 2026, members of Kodim 1711/Boven Digoel allegedly detained four political activists in the grounds of the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Mawan Village, Man

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The rupiah has entered a phase of excessive depreciation and is now trading significantly weaker than what Indonesia's long-term economic fundamentals wou

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has condemned the forced disbandment of a congregation service held by the Prosperous Mission C

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said he was "stressed" by the rupiah's sharp depreciation after the currency briefly weakened to around Rp 17,848 aga

Muhammad Yoppy Adhi Hernawan – Indonesian universities are more than just administrative units in the state hierarchy.

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Education watchdogs are pressing the government to immediately enforce a Constitutional Court ruling mandating free basic education at both public and privat

The two elephants were found dead in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu, in an area of "production forest" in southern Sumatra.

On 19 May 2026, joint security forces apprehended Mr Ruben Kobak alias Kone Kobak, the Head of Diplomacy for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) Yahukimo Regional Branch, in Dekai

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that he was not aware of the reported use of the state budget (APBN) to finance the purchase of sacrificial cattl

Johnny Blades – A West Papuan independence activist says AI-generated fake footage of her and her words has been used to spread disinformation on social media.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association, Solihin, confirmed the temporary shutdown of dozens of modern retail outlets in Cent

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) reported a monthly decline in Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) production, domestic consumption, and exports

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Culture Minister Fadli Zon announced that the new national history book titled 'Sejarah Indonesia: Dinamika Kebangsaan dalam Arus Global' (Indonesian Histor

The Indonesian government responded awkwardly to the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla 2.0 humanitarian convoy by Israeli forces in international waters.

Tempo, Jakarta – The Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, stated that the consumption patterns of Indonesian society have shifted toward experience

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More than a decade after the palm oil industry embraced a pledge to not deforest, clear tropical peatlands, or use exploitative practices, policies to that