Fika Nurul Ulya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has said that Indonesia must have a democratic and political system that suits the country.

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 M

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?

Wahyu Majiah, Delfi Neski, Zhulfakar, Aceh/W – Sumatra/N. Sumatra.

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 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 ye

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

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 Indones

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 poi

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has introduced a new regulation governing the trading of digital financial assets, including cryptocurrencies, as the s

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 landsli

Antara, Jakarta – About 10 percent of the total 105,072 hectares of conservation forest in Mount Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) has been damaged.

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 expansi

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

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 Suma

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Wet paddy was spread out on blue tarps along the road connecting Lhoksumawe city to North Aceh Regency, Sumatra, on Wednesday afternoon, December 3, 2025,

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.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The death toll from cyclonic rains-induced floods and landslides in the island of Sumatra has climbed to at least 753, according to the latest available da

Antara, BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported on Tuesday night that 744 people have been killed and 551 remain missing in the floods and landslid

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

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 analy

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has confirmed it has not yet opened channels for other countries to provide financial assistance for handling the extensive disaster

Agencies, Jakarta – Officials battled Wednesday to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit Indonesia topped 700.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The distribution of aid for flood and landslide victims in Sumatra has come under scrutiny.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Refugees affected by flooding in several areas scattered across the Indonesian province of Aceh are still lacking food supplies.

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, admitted to preparing a circular on a moratorium or temporary ban on forest logging in areas at risk of cau

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The civil case between Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman and Tempo, centered on a Rp200 billion lawsuit alleging unlawful acts, has entered a new pha

Muhammad Beni Saputra – In a speech delivered to students at Universitas Pakuan in Bogor in June of this year, West Java Governor and digital populist Dedi Mulyadi (famously known as Ka

Ilham Oktafian, Syifa Aulia, Jakarta – The Environment Ministry will summon eight companies next week over allegations that their role in deforestation contributed to the massive floods

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).

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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 annua

Debrinata Rizky, Erlangga Djumena, Jakarta – Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Advisory Board Chairperson Hashim Djojohadikusumo has emphasised that the Indonesian gov

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf dismissed reports of looting in the Bulog warehouses in Central Tapanuli Regency and Sibolga City, Nort

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Life dramatically changed for Nining Ivana when she tested positive for HIV during a medical checkup for a job 21 years ago.

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – The government has allocated Rp 2,567.9 trillion ($154.49 billion) for eight national priority programs in 2026, Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlan

Hans Nicholas Jong, Kapuas Hulu, Indonesia – A palm oil company is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that's home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to conce

Tamaam Alfarizqi and Alfath Asmunda, Tapanuli, North Sumatra/Banda Aceh – In North Sumatra, Rosmina wades into her home through soupy grey-brown mud that reaches her knees, searching fo

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – A consortium of Indonesian, German and US companies on Tuesday announced a $26.7 billion investment commitment to develop semiconductor, silica sand and advan

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced compensation and long-term housing plans for victims of the recent floods and landslides across Sumatra.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The spokesperson for 212 Reunion rally, Aziz Yanuar, stated that the grand reunion to be held at Monas Field, Central Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon, December

Rebecca Ratcliffe – The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 753 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, with 504 people missing.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has not yet declared the flash floods and landslides on Sumatra Island as a national disaster.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia extended its trade surplus in October despite a slowdown in exports amid declining oil and gas shipments.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Researcher from the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Rani Septyarini, highlights the harmful impact of trawling on capture fisheries.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia will require $757.6 billion in climate financing by 2035 to meet its climate-action commitments under the Enhanced and Secondary Nationally Determined Contri

Dayat, Padang, W – Sumatra.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia currently has 25 special economic zones (SEZs) across multiple provinces, but their combined land area remains far smaller than Malaysia's, a senior

Made Supriatma – Indonesia's new Criminal Procedure Code might make it harder for justice to be done.

Jakarta – This is what happens when a mass organization accepts a coal mining concession.