Franky Samperante, Jakarta – The narrative of "empty land/unproductive forest" or "no forest/no trees" is often used by authorities to negate and delegitimize the existence of indigenou

Indonesia, West Papua – Human Rights Monitor's latest investigation reveals evidence of widespread and systematic attacks against indigenous civilians in Indonesia's Papua Tengah Provin

Jakarta – A boycott against Unilever and other multinationals operating in Israel has worsened the global consumer company's loss of market share in Indonesia, where it is battling smal

Jakarta – France has called for the "immediate return" of a French inmate on death row in Indonesia, citing his "deteriorating health", the Law and Human Rights Ministry said Wednesday.

Andi Maulana, Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry is set to inaugurate six new dams across five provinces in early 2025 as part of its efforts to enhance food and water self-sufficiency

Prisma Ardianto, Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially raised the retirement age for workers to 59 years starting in 2025, as outlined in Article 15 of

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – The Papua representative office of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) is urging the Manokwari Municipal Police (Polresta) to immediately arrest OU,

Anis Firmansah, Kediri – Hanindhito Himawan Pramana was reelected as the regent of Kediri, East Java, on Thursday, just hours after his father, Pramono Anung, was confirmed as the winne

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is nearing completion of a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in the Rorotan area of North Jakarta, designed to add

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – An Indonesian government plan to clear forests spanning an area twice the size of South Korea for food and biofuel crops has sparked fears of massive green

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Two civilians were killed in Elelim District, Yalimo, Papua Mountains, Wednesday, January 8, 2025.

Joniansyah, Jakarta – Authorities are on the lookout for W (40), a Quran reciting teacher suspected of sexually assaulting four children in the South Sudimara area of Ciledug, Tangerang

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Bandung – The West Java General Elections Commission (KPU) held an open plenary session on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to officially declare the elected Govern

Han Revanda, Jakarta – The deputy minister of agriculture, Sudaryono, confirms that Indonesia will import 2 million dairy and beef cattle for the next five years to support the free nut

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday detained Antonius Kosasih, the former CEO of state pension fund manager Taspen, over allegation

Experts and activists criticized President Prabowo Subianto's recent remarks, which defended Indonesia's palm oil industry and support for its expansion.

Jakarta – The government's ambitious free nutritious meals program for students was rolled out with much fanfare on Monday, with several ministers inspecting related facilities even as

Jakarta – Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Rini Widyantini says the government has no plan to start relocating a large number of civil servants and government workers to

An aide to President Prabowo Subianto said on Tuesday that Indonesia's full membership in BRICS would not affect the country's relationship with the United States under the presidency o

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesman Tessa Mahardhika Sugiarto confirmed on Tuesday that the antigraft agency had searched Hasto Kristiyanto's residence in Bekasi.

Toronata Tambun – President Prabowo Subianto marked the end of 2024 with a controversial statement. On Dec.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The alleged involvement of a Navy officer in a recent shooting in Tangerang, Banten, that resulted in the death of a civilian has sparked fresh concerns about the

Bambang Ismoyo, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is formulating a new energy subsidy scheme to better target assistance toward those who need it most, Energy and Min

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Wednesday that it would import around 400,000 cattle this year, according to Deputy Agricultural Minister Sudaryono.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Spokesperson Tessa Mahardhika Sugiarto believes that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) will cooperate in the alleg

Eka Yudha Saputra, Ninis Chairunnisa, Jakarta – Chairman of Commission VIII of the House of Representatives Marwan Dasopang said the queue list for the departure of Indonesian hajj pilg

Antara, Jakarta – Member of Commission VIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Selly Andriany Gantina proposed that the government increase the number of hajj officers fro

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia criticized the government's plan to convert 20 million hectares of forest into land for food, energy, and water.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that floods hit four villages in Dolok Masihul District, Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatra, on Tues

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas ensures that the revision of Law Number 7/2017 on Elections will be guided by the five constitutional engineering guidelines

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – A senior government official on Wednesday urged Chinese carmaker Chery to build its own manufacturing facility in Indonesia and increase the use of locally-prod

Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – The background manoeuvring by various parties in Jakarta's 2024 gubernatorial elections foreshadows similarly complex play with 2029's presidential race in min

Indonesia, West Papua – On 1 November 2024, the Supreme Court of Indonesia rejected the cassation appeal filed by Mr Hendrikus Franky Woro, an environmental advocate and member of the i

Fidelis Eka Satriastanti – During the G20 Summit in Rio De Janeiro in November, Indonesia's new president, Prabowo Subianto, issued a bold statement: Indonesia will retire all coal-fire

Agencies, Jakarta – Brazil's government said in a statement on Monday that Indonesia is formally joining BRICS as a full member, further expanding the group of major emerging economies

It appears that a panel of judges played Santa Claus prior to Christmas by handing out gifts in the form of light sentences to defendants in a high-profile corruption case involving sta

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently in talks to strike a possible military technology transfer deal with Japan.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso recently revealed that he was open to revising the controversial ministerial policy that had eased import curbs, but any regula

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is planning to make surprise inspections to make sure that his flagship free nutritious meal program is going well, according to a

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia considers the shooting that killed a car rental boss in the rest area of Tangerang toll road last week by members of the Indo

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging military justice reform and a serious evaluation of the use of firearms by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) a

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Presidential Communications Office Head, Hasan Nasbi, admitted that some regions are still utilizing President Prabowo Subianto's personal funds to supp

Cantika.com, Jakarta – The HMPV virus or Human Metapneumovirus, which recently broke out in China, has reportedly been found in Indonesia. All cases found involved children.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian company responsible for the largest amount of deforestation, PT Mayawana Persada, has largely ceased clearing peatlands in the western part

Shela Octavia, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that security forces and law enforcement officials who are negligent resulting

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military Headquarters (Mabes TNI) has deployed soldiers from 351 District Military Commands (Kodim), 14 main Navy bases (Lan

Jakarta – The official website belonging to the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) was hacked and the home page changed to a display of an online gambling site on Monday January 6.

Jamaah, Ahmad Hisyam Nugroho, Jember – At least 763 cows in Jember Regency, East Java, have been infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD), resulting in 61 deaths over the past few mon

Jakarta – Indonesia's unaudited budget deficit for 2024 was smaller than the government's earlier estimate, official data showed on Monday, providing a buffer for fiscal needs in 2025 a

Banda Aceh – More than 260 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, arrived in Aceh after floating at sea for days, an official said Monday.