Bernama – Indonesian environmental activists have criticised the government for its apparent lack of seriousness in tackling forest fires, resulting in the bad haze, and affecting publ

Andhika Prasetia, Pekanbaru – A state of emergency has been declared in Riau province due to the haze from forest and land fires (karhutla).

Hipolitus Yolisandry Ringgi Wangge, Jakarta – Massive demonstrations and riots in Papua are not the only pressing issues in Papua.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) director Ade Wahyudi affirmed that the cover illustration of Tempo Magazine's September 16-22 edition which dep

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry will revise its newly implemented Ministerial Regulation No.

Ibnu Hariyanto, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition and employees of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) held a funeral procession at the KPK building in Jakarta on Tuesday.

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Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – The secretary-general of a global graft watchdog Transparency International Indonesia, Dadang Trisasongko, said that the existence of supervisory board as sti

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) urged the House of Representatives (DPR) immediately postpone discussions on the draft of cybersecurity la

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Antara & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, accompanied by ministers and top officials, departed for Pekanbaru, Riau, on Monday to coordinate efforts to extingui

Thousands of Indonesian firefighters are locked in an around-the-clock game of Whack-a-Mole as they battle to extinguish an invisible enemy – underground fires that aggravate global wa

Children's cartoon Spongebob Squarepants has fallen afoul of Indonesia's broadcasting watchdog. Again.

A four-month-old infant reportedly died in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra yesterday, with the suspected cause of her death being haze from forest fires that have choked the regio

James Massola, Jakarta – It's not every day that protesters take to the street to support a government agency.

A leading Indonesian human rights advocate has noted increased intimidation of rights lawyers representing West Papuans.

Police in Indonesia say they have arrested the Papuan activist Steven Itlay and uncovered a plot to stage more riots.

A magistrate presiding over the case of a former spy who blew the whistle on an East Timor bugging scandal has bemoaned the matter proceeding "unnaturally slowly".

A group of UN human rights experts has urged the government of Indonesia to protect the rights of activists advocating for more freedom in the country's West Papua and allow unrestrict

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Forest and land fires in Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan provinces are spreading, disrupting hundreds of flights and sparking a blame game with officials fr

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia posted a trade surplus of US$85.1 million in August in a reversal from the trade deficit it recorded the previous month, according to the latest dat

Marvela, Jakarta – Over a thousand cars categorized as luxury cars in the Jakarta area are reportedly in tax arrears amounting to Rp2.4 trillion.

Jakarta – The Social Alliance for Democratic Justice (AMUKK) held a protest action opposing the first stage in the enactment of the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) in front of the House of

Hotman Siregar & Carlos Ky Paath & Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – The House of Representative approved the 2019-2023 leadership of the national antigraft agency during a plenary session

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – With more and more Indonesians entering the middle class and affluent consumer (MAC) demographic, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is urging young entrepren

Larissa Huda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) chairman Agus Parmuji opined the 23-percent cigarette tax hike is beyond a reasonable threshold and will highl

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Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – A researcher from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Syamsuddin Haris, said that rumors about the existence of a hardline group "Taliban" inside the Co

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo affirmed that there is no term about the relinquishment of responsibilities from the Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK higher-u

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Vice President Jusuf Kalla has urged Indonesia's transportation sector to embrace technological development to improve their services and be less resistan

Indonesia has told the United Nations that it has no intention of giving in to the demands of protesters for a referendum to be held in its troubled province of West Papua.

Jakarta – Protesters have admitted that they were promised money if they took part in enlivening a protest action critical of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in front of th

Nur Azizah Rizki Astuti, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) is urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately ratify the Draft Law

Jakarta (Antara) – Tens of people staged a rally outside the West Sumatra Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on Friday, calling on the central government to endorse the re

Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed, threatening to deepen

James Massola, Amilia Rosa and Karuni Rompies, Balikpapan – When Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the country's capital city was moving from Jakarta to East Kalimantan, it ki

Linda Yulisman in Jakarta and Trinna Leong Malaysia in Putrajaya – The Indonesian government yesterday vowed to impose criminal charges on companies, as the authorities sealed off more

Karen Barlow, Jakarta – The thick, hot smog and its accompanying dangers never seem to go away.

It is this city's state of being.

It is a blanket without comfort.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Aviation and shipping activities in and around the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan were severely impacted by haze caused by forest fires over the weekend, w

Working around the clock, thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain smog-belching blazes raging across rainforests and farmland in Indonesia, one of the frontlines against fi

Leon Kastayudha – Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie died on September 12 at the age of 83.

Jakarta (Antara) – Environment and Forestry Ministry has sealed off 42 lands owned by corporate and one land owned by individual regarding the prevention and control of land and forest

With fierce blazes raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the impact as rainforests play a vital role in protecting the planet against global warmi

Jakarta – Around 20 Papuan students from the Javanese cities of Bandung, Malang and Yogyakarta have met with the family of former president Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid to discuss the c

Amanda Hodge and Chandni Vasandani in Jayapura and Papua – In streets heavily secured by fresh contingents of Indonesian police and soldiers this week, those hit by recent violent prot

Jakarta – Two international non-government organisations (NGOs), namely the Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L) from Holland and the Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) from Canada, have written

Jakarta – Papua Student Alliance (AMP) lawyer Veronica Koman has finally spoken out about being declared a suspect by the East Java provincial police for inciting an incident at the Pa

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – There is something notably different on the official website of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Friday, September 13.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Commissioners of the national antigraft agency released a statement on Friday evening to "return their mandate" to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Beritasatu Team & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Despite objections from its own staff, former South Sumatra Police chief Insp. Gen.