Dili – Timor-Leste declared a week of mourning for former president Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres on June 22 after the former guerrilla leader died in a Malaysian hospital at the weekend.

Maeve Larkins spoke to two members of Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat, an activist group based in West Papua, about the Indonesian government's National Strategic Project (PSN) in Merauke

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's general insurance industry is facing mounting pressure in its credit insurance business as claim costs outpace premium growth and higher interest

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia should gradually phase out fuel subsidies and replace them with targeted cash transfers to poorer households to reduce fiscal risks and improv

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Approximately 4,000 workers at a footwear factory in West Java that supplies global brands Nike and Puma have been placed on leave as the company awaits new p

Suzana Cardoso – Francisco Guterres, a former president of East Timor and a leading figure in the country's independence movement, has died at age 71.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Two Japanese-owned automotive component manufacturers operating in East Java are considering shifting part of their production to Vietnam, a move that could p

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Chief Executive Officer of Tempo Media Group, Arif Zulkifli alias Azul, believes that the pressure on the mass media today is not much different fr

Senay Boztas – The Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally apologised for the "heartless" mistreatment of thousands of Moluccan soldiers who fought for the Dutch colonial army du

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The People's Sovereignty Reclamation Movement (GMKR) urged the Jakarta Metro Police to release Roy Suryo and Tifauziah Tyassuma (Doctor Tifa).

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Association of Education and Teachers (P2G) cast doubts on the claims made by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) stating that it is reviewing and making e

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appreciates Indonesia's commitment and humanitarian responsibility in providing safe and hopeful cond

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto extends birthday wishes to former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who celebrates his 65th birthday today, Sunday, June 21, 20

Erwin Renaldi and Seni Iasona – When Koteka Wenda stumbled across an AI-generated video of her circulating on social media, she was shocked.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The personnel of the Indonesian Police's Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force captured a member of the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (

Emanuel Riberu, Merauke, Jubi – The Class II Immigration Office at Merauke Border Control (TPI) has deported an Australian national who had previously served an immigration-related pris

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has stated that it has never received an official request or notification from the Vice President's Secretariat regarding

Christi Mahatma Wardhani, Yogya – The ARTJOKES Art Coalition is demanding an apology from the ARTJOG management following the repression of a solo protest action at the opening of ARTJO

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Four soldiers of the Indonesian National Armed Force (TNI) accused of orchestrating an acid attack against activist Andrie Yunus have appealed the prison sent

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Director of state-owned electricity firm PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, stated that they are currently channeling medium-rank coal to several steam power pla

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is a big fan of signing international agreements, but it is doing a poor job of following up on the pacts that it has made, according to a former

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has voiced concern over what it describes as a worsening military and humanitarian crisis in Papua during the p

Butterworth – Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil is looking to strengthen media cooperation with Timor-Leste through agencies under his ministry, including the Malaysian Nationa

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – The annual art exhibition Artjog 2026 officially opened with a cultural speech by Gusti Kanjeng Ratu or GKR Bendara, Chief of the Cultural and Heritage Depart

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Leaders of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) met with student representatives who were protesting in front of the DPR building in Central Jakart

Andi Maulana, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – State utility PLN is accelerating coal procurement and seeking additional medium-grade coal supplies after fuel shortages triggered rolling blacko

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has criticized the inaugural bond issuance by PT Danantara Investment Management, valued at US$1.5 billion or

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – Members of the Indigenous Hebeibulu Tribe from Yoka Village, Heram District, Jayapura City, Papua, who claim customary ownership rights over the land, blocke

Muharom Adi Yuliarta, Purworejo – Indonesia has allocated Rp 10.3 trillion ($579.5 million) in its 2026 budget to accelerate electricity access in thousands of villages and hamlets that

Rahmat Hidayat – Indonesian police detained former Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo and physician Tifauzia Tyassuma, widely known as Doctor Tifa, in connection with an ongoing defama

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Several civil society groups held a series of demonstrations in various locations today, June 19, 2026.

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad contacted Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia and Head of th

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia welcomes the freshly signed US-Iran peace deal, as the agreement not only stops the protracted fighting but is expected to improve optimism towar

The move by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, to summon the heads of several state institutions showed yet another example of poor governance under Prab

Ichsan Amin, Jakarta – Data leak fears have plagued Indonesia's policy of requiring companies to submit their annual reports to a ministry-run electronic system.

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened further against the US dollar on Friday, closing at Rp 17,801 as hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve and renewed concerns over Indones

Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Arapid expansion of sovereign wealth fund Danantara's mandate is entrenching its role as a key vehicle for President Prabowo Subianto's n

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo) has requested that the government conduct a comprehensive study on the potential impacts of implementing

Antara, Jakarta – The government said Friday that the subsidized mortgage interest rate would stay at 5% despite the central bank's recent move.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Thousands of students from Trisakti and Esa Unggul Universities arrived in front of the House of Representatives building on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Central Ja

On 5 June 2026, a group of environmental activists in South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua province, were allegedly subjected to intimidation, threats and one incident of physical assa

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – A group of people from the Muslim Students' Association (HMI) held a protest in front of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) building in Jakarta on Friday,

Epi Susanti, Jakarta – Students from Trisakti University staged a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Friday, June 19, 2026.

Arie Puji Waluyo, Jakarta – The wave of demonstrations in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central Jakarta thundered again on Friday June 19.

Agencies, Jakarta – The government will suspend its free meal scheme during holiday periods, after mass protests in the capital condemned wasteful spending and demanded that the goverme

On the evening of 7 May 2026, students and civil society organisations gathered at the Student Activity Centre (Pusat Kegiatan Mahasiswa/PKM) of the University of Mataram to hold a publ

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Maretha Uli, Jakarta – As controversy and pressure mount over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program, some beneficiaries say they are willing to forgo the as

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Deputy Coordinator of the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), Andrie Yunus, is currently undergoing physiotherapy, three mon

Epi Susanti, Jakarta – Hundreds of women activists, workers, and members of civil society groups rallied near Indonesia's Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday, June 18, 20