Handewi Pramesti, Bali – Growing up in Central Jakarta in the 1970s, I remember the glow of fireflies, or kunang-kunang, twinkling in the field full of banana trees in front of my house

A Catholic bishop has joined rights activists and tribal leaders to oppose a government plan to expand palm oil plantations in Indonesia's Papua region, terming the move a threat to env

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) considers the disasters in Sumatra are the result of government policies that seem to legalize damage.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has nominated his nephew to join the central bank's board of governors, two sources told Reuters, amid growing concern about its independence

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has entered 2026 with a clearer vision of its foreign policy following Foreign Minister Sugiono's annual address, analysts say, but questions remain

Karina Tehusijarana, Jakarta – One might expect the recent police report filed against popular Indonesian comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono for his Netflix special Mens Rea to make other Ind

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Bandung – Baby Arya flew from Jakarta to Changi Airport in mid-2025 together with a couple posing as his parents.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has inaugurated the operations of 166 Sekolah Rakyat schools nationwide at the start of 2026, with state spending reaching Rp 6.6 t

Dayat, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) revealed on Sunday that the company had lost Rp 3.5 billion (nearly $207,000) due to ticket cancellations from t

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government recently said it was ready to facilitate fish businesses that wish to gain 0% tariff on their Japan-bound tuna, skipjack, and mackerel.

Andrew Mathieson – Human rights violations against Indigenous West Papuans on their ancestral territory makes Indonesia's appointment to head the United Nations Human Rights Council a "

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Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has reaffirmed that the Indonesian government has no plans to change the mechanism for electing the president and vice pre

Allestisan Citra Derosa – My Sundays usually start slowly, with a rolled yoga mat or feeding stray dogs in the hidden slums of the city. But this one is different.

The flood and landslide disasters that hit Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra starting on November 25, 2025, killed 1,190 and left 141 people still missing as of January 17.

Surabaya – Hundreds of students from the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) held a protest action in front of the East Java Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has partially granted a judicial review petition against the 1999 Press Law, ruling that journalists cannot be directly su

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Several areas and roads in Jakarta were once again submerged in floodwaters on Sunday morning, January 18, 2026.

Jakarta – Authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province near a fog-covered mountain, but were s

Mila Novita, Jakarta – Bali in Indonesia was ranked number one as the world's best tourist destination in 2026 in TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards Best of the Best Destinations Li

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Heavy rains that poured down on Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, January 18, 2026, caused flooding in several areas.

Chesa Andini Saputra, Dede Adhitama, Jakarta – Prolonged heavy rainfall over the past two days has caused flooding in parts of Jakarta and disrupted train services along the northern co

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Vice-Chair of the Macro-Micro Economic Policy Analysis at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Indonesia, Aviliani, believes there needs to

Aep Sopandi, Bandung – Indonesia's Ministry of Environment has filed civil lawsuits against six companies accused of causing environmental damage linked to severe flooding and landslide

Nida Sahara, Jakarta – Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services are increasingly becoming a preferred payment option for Indonesian consumers, offering flexible installment payments without d

Nabire, Jubi – Jubi's CEO, Victor Mambor, urged Papuan journalists to become key players in covering major issues in Papua, rather than merely being spectators while media from outside

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's ambitious target to sell 2 million new cars annually by 2030 has drawn mixed reactions, with economists and researchers questioning its feasi

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police are now using 40 handheld electronic traffic law enforcement devices to crack down on traffic violators.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) claims to have shot down a Hercules aircraft passing through the Yahukimo reg

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has confirmed that the Draft Law on Countering Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda is still in the discussion stage and has not ye

Hanifah Salsabila, David Oliver Purba, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid believes that Laras Faizati's probationary sentence of one year of superv

Sahat Simatupang, Jakarta – Fifty days after the ecological disaster in Sumatra, recovery is not progressing significantly.

On 31 December 2025, Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel stationed at the Aisa Military Post reportedly ill-treated an elderly man named Mr Markus Sahbuku in the Sahbuku Vi

Nadhifa Azkiya Hurin – "Long live the victims, don't be silent, fight!". A phrase that is presented at every Kamisan (Thursday) action in various different cities across Indonesia.

Sesilia Ayu Febriani, Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – Foreign investors posted a net outflow of Rp 7.71 trillion ($455.6 million) from Indonesia's financial markets in the second week

A'an Suryana – The government has launched an ambitious plan to improve the experience for Indonesian haj pilgrims.

Basten Gokkon – When Indonesia designated Flores a "geothermal island" in 2017, identifying up to 21 geothermal sites, the policy was framed as a cornerstone of the country's renewable

Jakarta – An Indonesian court found a woman guilty of incitement on Jan.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Experts have called for a change in thinking among business leaders and regulators after Indonesia dropped sharply in a global cybersecurity ranking, warning tha

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Aksi Kamisan has continued for 19 years.

On 2 January 2026, Indonesia enacted its new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), prompting a coalition of civil society organizations to declare an "Indonesian leg

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been surrounded by armed rebels for three days at a company outpost in th

Fadli, Batam – An Indonesian migrant worker from South Sulawesi, identified only as MRI, has escaped the death penalty after a six-year legal battle over an alleged 2020 murder.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto gathered academics at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, January 15, 2026.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Paul Finsen Mayor, a member of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) from Southwest Papua, expressed his disapproval of Indonesian President Prabowo Subia

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia Climate and Energy Campaign Manager Iqbal Damanik on Wednesday submitted evidence of an alleged intimidation campaign to Indonesia's Nati

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Flooding and landslides have struck parts of Java amid persistent rainfall, with coastal areas bearing the brunt due to ongoing erosion, and conditions are for

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has requested PT Nestle Indonesia to temporarily halt distributing and importing S-26 Promil Gold p

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticized the government's proposed Bill on the Prevention of Disinformation and Foreign Propaganda, saying i

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – PT Aneka Tambang (Antam), Indonesia's state-owned mining companies, has responded to circulating reports and social media videos claiming an explosion at its Po