On 11 July 2025, at 3:00 am, police officers arbitrarily detained eight indigenous Papuans in the Yahukimo Regency at two different locations along Seredalah Road.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 26 July 2025, police officers arbitrarily detained Mr Stevanus Silak, Mr Eben Sobolim, and Mr Ami Sobolim at Nop Goliat Airport in Dekai, Yahukimo, Papua high

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian civil society groups are challenging a controversial law they say enables forced evictions, weakens environmental protections, and encourages el

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – A major shift has taken place in the rankings of Indonesia's wealthiest individuals, according to the latest data released by Forbes on July 28, 2025.

Rachel Kathryn, Jakarta – The All Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) held a demonstration titled "Aksi Indonesia (C)emas 2025" (Indonesia Anxious Action 2025) at the Horse Sta

Jakarta – The People's Democratic Party (PRD) and Democratic Movement Alumni Forum are demanding that the state immediately and fully investigate the 1997-98 abduction of pro-democracy

Indonesia, West Papua – Healthcare in West Papua remains in a state of structural emergency, marked by institutional decay, corruption, and impunity.

Stefanus Teguh Edi Pramono – Five years ago, we reported on the political dynasty of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Wahroni, Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Immigration officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport are now equipped with body cameras in a bid to enhance accountability, transparency, and pro

Antara, Jakarta – The Provincial Government of Bali has issued an instruction banning the issuance of permits for tourism facilities on productive land.

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Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Culture Fadli Zon dismissed claims that the government's project to rewrite Indonesian history is being rushed.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The alarming rise in child abuse in Indonesia, often at the hands of familiar persons such as family members or neighbors, has underscored the state's failure to

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – UNESCO assessors have begun the revalidation process of Lake Toba in North Sumatra, as local authorities strive to maintain the site's Global Geopark status f

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia is rushing to complete several trade deals to diversify its export market as a hedge against the impending tariff from the US, in a move welco

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's top economic minister on Monday defended a recently signed trade agreement with the United States, rejecting claims that the deal is overly favora

While the details of a trade agreement with the United States have yet to be settled, it is clear by now that the bilateral deal is no cause for celebration on our side.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian currency, rupiah, weakened by 43 points to 16,363 per U.S. dollar in today's trading, closing on Monday, July 28, 2025.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) labels the energy transition and renewable energy power projects as corruption-prone.

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded the income inequality level in Indonesia (Gini ratio) in March 2025 at 0.375.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Army (TNI) has deployed 920 soldiers to prevent and mitigate forest and land fires (Karhutla) in Riau Province.

Shinta Maharani, Eko Ari Wibowo, Jakarta – Fifteen Student Executive Councils (BEM) spread across Yogyakarta and Central Java have sent a letter of protest to the management of the Popu

Fadhli Arsil – Thousands of people from various segments of society crowded into the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Sunday July 27 to take part in a demonstra

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The issue of personal data of citizens has recently become a widely discussed topic.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Hundreds of teachers recruited for the People's Schools have decided to resign due to the distant placement of teaching locations from their residences.

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced that the percentage of poor people in Indonesia in March 2025 decreased to 8.47 percent, a decrease of 0.1

Antara, Bogor – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurrofiq has revoked the environmental permits of nine businesses operating in the popular Puncak tourism area of Bogor Regency, West J

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Head of the Information Center of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Major General Kristomei Sianturi said the military will anticipate potential

Antara, Bengkulu – Indonesian prosecutors have arrested five suspects and seized luxury assets in connection with illegal coal mining operations inside protected forest areas in Bengkul

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The UN climate boss said Saturday that Indonesia should set more ambitious targets in its efforts to tackle global warming, saying that such a move would b

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government is reevaluating its list of social aid beneficiaries to ensure the assistance is targeted and appropriate, following reports

Yuni Rohmawati, Palembang – South Sumatra saw a sharp increase in hotspots in July 2025, reaching the highest monthly total for the year so far.

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo poked fun at long-running rumors questioning the authenticity of his university diploma during a warm and laughter-fill

Jakarta – We highly commend President Prabowo Subianto for his grand initiative to launch cooperatives in every single village in the country, totaling more than 80,000 nationwide, as a

Basten Gokkon – Indonesia's marine ministry has approved one of Java's largest coal plants to use vast amounts of seawater for cooling, prompting concerns from marine experts over the i

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported that urban areas are seeing increased poverty rates, while rural areas are logging the opposite.

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – Indonesia will prioritize wheat and soybean imports from the United States as part of a reciprocal trade deal tied to Washington's decision to lower tariffs o

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Court in Jakarta sentenced the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Secretary-General Hasto Kristiyanto to three years and six months

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Indonesia, West Papua – On 6 July 2025, a 25-year-old Papuan Villager, Mr Yemau Kiwak Magai, was reportedly executed by security force members in Gilini Village, Omukia District, Puncak

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said Thursday that 12 American companies have established data centers in Indonesia, amid recent

Indonesia, West Papua – On the evening of 17 July 2025, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly tortured and executed Mr Obert Mirip, an 18-year-old student, in

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Approximately 23.85 million Indonesians still live in poverty as of March 2025, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), although data showed that

Antara, Bandung – Two running communities in Bandung are in hot water after handing out free beer during last week's Pocari Sweat Run 2025.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – A trade agreement between Indonesia and the United States set to include provisions on personal data transfers has raised alarms about the potential undermi

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – For many Jakartans, access to clean and affordable water remains elusive, even for those already connected to the piped network operated by the city-owned tap

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The launch of President Prabowo Subianto's Red and White Cooperatives program, which the government claims is the poor's "tool of struggle", has brought renewed a

Jakarta – Last week, a wedding in Garut regency, West Java, sadly resulted in the deaths of a young girl, a grandmother and a police officer.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Poverty levels in Indonesia declined across nearly all provinces as of March 2025, with the exception of Papua and Maluku, according to the latest National Socioe

Jakarta – The scandals over the procurement of the gas station digitalization system at Pertamina and the electronic data capture (EDC) equipment at Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) have hig