Reuters, Najla, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met his Papua New Guinean counterpart, Prime Minister James Marape in Port Moresby on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.

Fachri Hamzah, Padang – Ruling party PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto asserted that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is consistent in supporting Ganjar Pranowo as a presidential c

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Jakarta – Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) researcher Lucius Karus suspects the rush to deliberate revisions to the Village Law ar

Nabire, Jubi – The body of Yalingga Jikwa, one of the victims of the conflict between residents in Topo, was found in Nabire Regency, Central Papua Province, on June 29, 2023.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia burned more coal in 2022 than any other year, a preliminary analysis shows, putting the country on track to become one of the largest carbon emit

Indonesian advocacy groups have urged the government to amend the country's laws and appealed to the police to halt the enforcement of blasphemy-related articles to stop the abuse of re

Jakarta – Just moments before embarking on a flight to Sydney, Australia, on Monday to attend the Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders' Summit, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo boldly asser

Jakarta – Gerindra Party politician Andre Rosiade has said his party would welcome new partners this month to back the presidential bid of chairman Prabowo Subianto in the presidential

Eka Yudha Saputra, Najla Nur Fauziyah (Translator), Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence or KontraS recorded 622 cases of violence involving police membe

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno responded with a more lenient approach to reports that Indonesian rice terraces were mistakenly featured in a Phili

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian state budget has reported an impressive surplus of Rp 152.3 trillion ($10 billion) in the first half of 2023, largely attributed to the att

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's business lobby group Kadin and the Western Australian government inked on Tuesday an action plan aimed at power investment cooperation on criti

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has suspended trading of shares for 46 companies that failed to submit their audited financial results for the fiscal

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – As the standoff between the government and Papuan separatists over the release of New Zealand pilot Philip Merhtens continues, the National Commission on Human Ri

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When battling to protect Indonesia's peatlands during wildfire crises in 2015 and 2019, most volunteer firefighters confronted the infernos with a dire shortage of equipment and technol

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is urging the national police criminal investigations directorate (Bareskrim) to halt the investigation into the head of the Al Zaytun Islamic boar

Fransiskus Salu, Tegar Nurfitra, Manokwari, West Papua – The Regional Police of West Papua will station special troops across all regions of West Papua Province and Southwest Papua Prov

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The number of foreign visitors to Indonesia has experienced a significant increase, quadrupling in the first five months of the year compared to the same peri

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – The deforestation rate in Indonesia showed a notable decline of 8.4 percent for the period of 2021-2022 compared to the previous year's monitoring results.

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Mathius D.

Gantry Meilana – Former Timor-Leste independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister of Asia's youngest country after his party won the parliamentary electi

Hilman Palaon – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo carries a personal ambition in his visit to Australia this week, to secure Australia's support for Indonesia's nascent electric vehicle

Gatra Priyandita – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney this week on his third (and possibly last) state visit to Australia, a count

Jakarta – Halfway into 2023, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have released separate reports on the state of Indonesia's economy.

Antara, Magelang – Chairman of the Central Java Muhammadiyah Tafsir encouraged people to refrain from abstaining from voting in the 2024 General Elections as it will not solve problems.

Eka Yudha Saputra, M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM), abandoned the plan to shoot dead New Zealand pilo

Harlyne Joku, Port Moresby – Authorities in Papua New Guinea have clamped down on displays of the West Papuan independence flag ahead of the Indonesian president's visit to the Pacific

Jakarta – Mario Dandy Satriyo, already facing legal troubles for aggravated assault, now faces a more serious charge of molesting his ex-girlfriend, who is a minor of only 15 years old.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The total addressable market for Indonesia's electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem is set to surpass $20 billion by 2030, according to a joint study by AC Ventur

Wilson Saeni, Auki – The West Papua International spokesperson for the Free West Papua Campaign has visited the Malaita Provincial capital, Auki, for the first time.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Mina – At least 50 Indonesian pilgrims have died in the Saudi city of Mina while performing the Hajj pilgrimage since June 28, a Religious Affairs Ministry offici

Maria Gabrielle, Jakarta – The General Election Commission, or KPU, approved on Sunday the list of 204.8 million voters for the Indonesian colossal elections when they will elect the pr

Sally Brooks and Hellena Souisa – Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming, eldest son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, has just handed out 61 electric motorcycles to government workers in the

Dili – Timor-Leste's first democratically elected head of state, Mr Xanana Gusmao, returned to power on Saturday, eight years after he resigned as prime minister of South-east Asia's yo

Yogyakarta, Indonesia – A strong undersea earthquake shook parts of Indonesia's densely populated main island of Java, causing panic on Friday as it killed at least one person, injured

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Health experts and rights groups have criticised a new draft law in Indonesia, saying it puts citizens' health data at risk.

In anticipation of the upcoming Melanesian Spearhead Group Leader's Summit in Vanuatu this month, there is a growing call for West Papua to be granted full membership in the organisatio

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – In the sky above Sumatra, cloud-seeding aircraft have been trying to induce rain, even in these wetter months, to fill up dams and prevent flammable pea

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – As the political landscape continues to evolve, State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir said on Saturday he is ready to contest as a running mate for t

Bisnis, Jakarta – Energy economics observer from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Fahmy Radhi, said the development of an industrial downstream ecosystem takes at least 10 to 15 years.

Yamin Kogoya – The name Vanuatu has taken on a sacred significance in Papuan liberation consciousness.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – New allegations of embezzlement at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) have added to a slew of others at the institution, including bribe-taking and sexua

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Papua Police on Friday announced that the armed separatist group under Egianus Kagoya's leadership had asked for an Rp5 billion ransom for the release of Ne

Chris Barrett, Jakarta – Blindsided by the AUKUS submarine deal two years ago, Joko Widodo has revealed how trust has been restored with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in charge, but t

David ALed Williams – Environmental groups are stressing the importance of the 2024 elections for the future of Indonesia's forests.

Jakarta – Under growing public pressure, the government has launched an investigation into allegations of blasphemy against Al-Zaytun's pesantren (Islamic boarding school), with the Ind

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has recommended that the Indonesian government phase out its policy of mineral export bans.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo earlier this week held a meeting with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a front-runner in next year's presidential election, the third in less

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan has called for more concrete efforts to elevate the ties between Indonesia and the United States in