Nabire, Jubi – Otto Gobay, the spokesperson for the Puncak and Puncak Jaya Association (Anlabepuja) expressed his desire for a swift resolution to the recent conflict between residents

There's a joke in Indonesia: NKRI. The widely used acronym for the republic, in fact stands for breach Negara Kepolisian Republik Indonesia – "Indonesia is a Police State".

In case you missed it, Indonesia on Friday all but lifted requirements to wear masks in public, marking an official end to a mandate that had been in place since the onset of the COVID-

Finau Fonua – The West Papuan Council of Churches says Kiwi hostage Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations do not take place with the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB).

Juhra Nasir, Tambrauw – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has spoke out about the declaration and inauguration of its management board in Tambrauw district, Southwest Papua provi

Fianda Sjofjan, Tegar Nurfitra, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared a commitment to making the 2024 presidential, parliamentary, and regional ele

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – After failing to win sufficient political support to get his term extended beyond 2024, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is maneuvering to make sure that wh

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government on Monday said that the recent export ban on unprocessed bauxite ores did not come out of the blue, adding that the miners already had enoug

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Bank Indonesia survey recently revealed that the country's consumer confidence index or CCI has risen to 128.3 points in May, up by 2.2 points from April

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Disgraced customs official Andhi Pramono was accused of money laundering on Monday, in addition to the corruption charges that have put him under the detention

Jakarta – Indonesia's National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Admiral Yudo Margono underscored the need for personnel to create and share positive contents in cyberspace.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government's decision to revoke hundreds of logging, plantation and mining permits across the country is marred with irregularities includin

Jakarta – Service members and aircraft from the Indonesian and United States Air Forces are participating in bilateral tactical fighter exercise Cope West 2023 at Roesmin Nurjadin Air F

Sean Goulding Carroll – Indonesia and Malaysia have accused the EU's anti-deforestation law of unfairly penalising small farmers, arguing that the regulation's complex requirements will

Antara, Jakarta – Urban planning expert Yoga Nirwono, on Sunday, June 11, 2023, suggested that the Jakarta Provincial Government should focus on limiting private motorized vehicles to r

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – Overlapping regulations are adding pressure on the national furniture export already suffering from declining orders from a number of major markets.

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDIP, and the Democratic Party have been warming up for a high-level meeting despite major dif

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Riri Rahayu (Antara), Jakarta – The Indonesia Tourism Scholars Association (ICPI) expert Azril Azahari stated that the new capital area in East Kalimantan has different characteristics

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesia's Nusantara new capital city or IKN Authority claimed that more foreign investors are attracted to invest in the IKN development project.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade logistics performance is still lagging behind other ASEAN member states, and the government is blaming the country's geographical traits

Thomas Bywater – Access to Bali's 22 mountains is to be forbidden indefinitely following a government crackdown.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Saturday that a lavish lifestyle is not his thing, saying he grew up in a family who lived paycheck to pay

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government mulls hiring foreign workers in order to speed up the construction of the new national capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, Chi

Jakarta – An Indigenous community in Indonesia has requested an internet blackout in their area to minimize the "negative impact" of the online world, officials said Friday.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Reuters, Jakarta – The Carstenz Peace Operation Task Force revealed that the Papuan armed group or KKB, Free Papua Organization (OPM), obtained money to purcha

Juhra Nasir, Tambrauw – Police have arrested 19 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists in Tambrauw regency, Southwest Papua province on Friday after they announced or proclaimed

Jakarta – Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.

Jayapura, Jubi – The trial of three students accused of treason continued at the Jayapura District Court on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Erin Cook – Polls won't open in Indonesia's mammoth presidential election until February next year, but the battlelines are firmly drawn.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo's recent admission that he will meddle in the upcoming presidential election next year has drawn brickbats, with observers sayi

Syafiq Hasyim – It is too early to tell if third-time presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's seeming moderate shift in campaign strategy and tone will bear fruit in 2024.

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Nur Janti, Jakarta – Luhut Pandjaitan, a powerful senior minister in the Cabinet, took the witness stand at the East Jakarta District Court on Thursday as the plaintiff in a defamation

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to boost investment ties, as the former attempts to make its downstream industries – which aims to reduce exports of unp

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia reported the country's foreign exchange (forex) reserves dropped to $139.3 billion in May from April's $144.2 billion.

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Judicial Commission spokesperson Miko Ginting responded to the incident of Chief Judge Cokorda Gede Arthana making sexist comments during the trial of the all

Tempo.Co, Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Residents of Indonesia's capital Jakarta are still faced with the threat of a clean water crisis.

Damien Kingsbury – New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months.

Tegar Nurfitra Putra Rofian, Jayapura – Papua Regional Police plans to tighten monitoring of illegal paths at several locations in the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border region to

Jayapura, Jubi – On Monday, June 5, 2023, members of the Papuan People's Front Against Racism (RPMR) organized a protest in the courtyard of Mimika Dormitory in Perumnas I Waena, Jayapu

Peter Yeung, East Bintuni Regency, Indonesia – Striding barefoot through the emerald green jungle with a long wooden bow slung over his shoulder, Josep Ogoney points up at the tropical

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta, Indonesia – Separatists in the Indonesian region of Papua where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February have been siphoning off governme

Wamena, Jubi – Nduga Regent Edison Gwijangge has announced a new policy to ensure the security of the Nduga Regency.

Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called "discrimination" against their countries'

Hazlin Hassan, Kuala Lumpur – Hundreds of Indonesian workers gave a rousing welcome to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on his walkabout in Malaysia's capital on Thursday, which was par

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has admitted that he does not remember who called him a villain in a video titled "There is L

David Fogarty, Singapore – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo made a strong pitch for investment in the nation's upcoming new capital Nusantara on Wednesday, days after Singapore investo

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – After outlining an unapproved plan for peace in Ukraine at one of Asia's foremost defense summits, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has come under fire from the r

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a deal for a US$44.2 million loan for PT ALBA Tridi Plastics Recycling Indonesia, the Indonesian subsidiary of ALBA G