Basten Gokkon – Indonesian authorities have detained five people in connection with the alleged illegal hunting and shooting of an endangered Javan leopard in the Gunung Sanggabuana con

Jayapura – The People's Earth Heritage Foundation (Pusaka) says there are four patterns used by the government to "rob" Papua of its natural resources.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indigenous rights activists have condemned the Indonesian government's decision to grant 328,000 hectares (810,505 acres) of cultivation rights for a massi

Debate within the Commission for the Acceleration of National Police (Polri) Reforms is still about institutional matters rather than more fundamental problems.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Convergence Digital Indonesia Innovative Synergy Association (Kondisi) has criticized the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) for promoting

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The timber industry in Sorong regency, Southwest Papua, generates billions of rupiah in profits from merbau wood, but indigenous communities who own customary

Philip Jacobson, Loeha Raya, Indonesia – The road to the headquarters of the Loeha Raya Farmers' Cooperative is inundated from the monsoon, and a baby cayman splashes around in a puddle

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from State High School 2 Kudus suffered food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesia has rejected demands from the United States to buy U.S.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Rupiah closed weaker against the US dollar on Thursday, sliding despite a softer greenback, as domestic concerns overshadowed relatively limited external pres

Antara, Badung, Bali – Indonesia's alcoholic beverage industry contributed about Rp 9.3 trillion ($554 million) to state revenue in 2025, the Industry Ministry said on Thursday.

Robert Dougherty – Australia has announced a joint declaration on establishing Parseria Foun ba Era Foun (New partnership for a new era) with the government of the Democratic Republic o

On 24 January 2026, Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) tortured and intimidated 20-year-old Nonis Bahabol in the Tomon 2 area of Dekai Town, Yahukimo Regency.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Food Processing Journal from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alkhairaat University, Palu, published a study three years ago on the nutritional content of

Fuat Edi Kurniawan, Sadar Ginting, Anna Christi Suwardi – In the upper reaches of the Mahakam River, inside one of the last intact rainforest corridors of Borneo, the Dayak Bahau commun

Jayapura – Journalists in Indonesia continue to face challenges in carrying out their journalistic duties.

Indonesia, West Papua – The indigenous Byak community of Papua Province is facing an unprecedented crisis.

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated the members of Indonesia's National Energy Council (DEN) at the Presiden

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Wednesday that the sharp sell-off on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) following a report by MSCI Inc

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Chair of the Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Habiburokhman, said he will look into the alleged assault of 50-year-old Sudraja

Jakarta – The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has risen to 34 with dozens still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, days after the torrent of debris crashed through a mount

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The government has halted the operations at major emitting facilities run by eight companies in Greater Jakarta for violating emission standards, a move critic

Deden Abdul Aziz (Kontributor), Jakarta – A total of 205 early childhood, elementary, and junior high school students, as well as toddlers, in Cikalongkulon District, Cianjur Regency, W

There is no need to continue with the anti-disinformation and foreign propaganda bill. Existing legislation is sufficient.

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – Indonesia's diaspora groups have criticized the newly launched Global Citizen of Indonesia (GCI) program, saying its fees and financial requirements risk treat

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Shadow economy is a growing threat to fiscal stability in Indonesia, said fiscal policy researcher from the Faculty of Economics and Business

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has officially picked Thomas "Tommy" Djiwandono to become a senior official at Bank Indonesia (BI) following his confirmation hearin

Jakarta – Governance is in short supply in Indonesia.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – At least 2,493 Indonesians have sought the embassy's help amid a massive scam crackdown in Cambodia, according to the government.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Law Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, known as Eddy Hiariej, noted that the government had long anticipated legal challenges against the new Crimina

Indonesia, West Papua – Southwest Papua Senator Paul Finsen Mayor interrupted a Regional Representatives Council (DPD) plenary meeting in Jakarta on 14 January 2026 to deliver a pointed

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Former Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Dino Patti Djalal has raised a series of concerns over Indonesia's decision to join the Board of Peace, an ini

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has expressed concern over Indonesia "surrendering" to United States President Donald Trump regarding its participation

Laurens Ikinia, Jakarta – The logbook of presidential flights in Indonesia reveals an unusual pattern – from the Merdeka Palace to the Land of the Bird of Paradise.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer – Terrorism and violent extremism are top of mind as Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke heads to Indonesia for high-level security talks.

Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara Indonesia will take over the management of land seized from 28 firms linked to floods and landslides in Sumatra, a spokesperson from the countr

Kanako Mita, Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker – Spare more than a passing thought for the Indigenous Papuans, who for over six decades have endured systematic persecution in their own

Jakarta – Efforts to decarbonise Indonesia's power sector have been put at risk by a faster than expected increase in the number of off-grid coal power plants and a lack of transparency

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that significant weather events are likely to continue across the country in the coming days

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia regrets Indonesia's decision to join the Board of Peace initiated by United States President Donald Trump.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), Arifah Fauzi, emphasized that the free nutritious meal program (MBG) should not be

West Bandung, West Java – The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 17 on Monday, a disaster official said, as rescue operations entered a third day.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Muhammad Ali on Monday confirmed that 23 Indonesian Marines were buried by a landslide in the Cisarua area of West Bandung, West

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Nearly 92,000 people displaced by devastating floods in Aceh province remain in tents two months after the disaster, with progress on temporary housing lagging

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Monday firmly rejected proposals to place the police force under a government ministry rather t

Algi Muhamad Gifari, Antara, Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said the conversion of forest land into vegetable farms in Cisarua, West Bandung, contributed to a deadl

Associated Press, Bandung – Improved weather on Sunday helped rescuers recover more bodies as they dug through mud and debris in search of scores of missing in a landslide that killed m

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France as part of a first batch of deliveries, defence ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Deputy Head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for Public Communication and Investigation, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, has instructed all heads of nutr

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The government aims to raise up to Rp 25 trillion ($1.49 billion) from the sale of Retail Government Bonds (ORI) series ORI029, with all proceeds earmarked