Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), has rejected the military-

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's coal production is nearing the 600 million tons quota, but the country is not shutting down the chance to raise production volumes as commodity pric

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs, Andrie Yunus, has written a letter urging civil society to push for t

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen its highest level of forest loss in almost a decade in 2025, the first full year under President Prabowo Subianto whose administration has b

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to introduce B50 biodiesel in the second half of 2026 is increasingly constrained by a basic issue: palm oil supply

Giri Ahmad Taufik – Picture a local thug in any Indonesian major city getting on an angkot (public transport minivan) to make the driver buy a bottle of water they neither need nor want

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Until recently, Ms Dini Khairani topped up her fuel only once every two weeks, waiting until her tank neared empty.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Achmat Ikhsan, Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia is holding food prices steady despite a 40-60% surge in plastic packaging costs, whil

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) recorded that outstanding financing, or public debt, on online lending platforms reached Rp100.69 trilli

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government says prices of subsidized gasoline and diesel will stay fixed even if global oil prices remain elevated, while airlines will be allowed to lift ai

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government's temporary restriction on platforms operated by nonprofit organization Wikimedia Foundation has raised concerns among digital rights advocates, wh

Makassar – Hundreds of students from various organisations in Makassar, South Sulawesi (Sulsel), held a solidarity action in support of activist and acid attack victim Andrie Yunus.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has argued that the inflation rate for March 2026 should ideally be recorded at 2.51 percent annually, a figure lo

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Indonesia's petrochemical industry, which remains heavily dependent on imported feedst

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers in Indonesia are expected to take to the streets on May 1, 2026, to mark International Workers' Day, or May Day, with labor lea

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – A 16-year-old student in North Sumatra has taken his own life, allegedly after his parents were unable to afford his school supplies, marking yet another stud

Jakarta – A student alliance has setup a tent in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta urging a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Co

The response of the Prabowo Subianto administration to the energy crisis resulting from the Israel-United States war on Iran is disappointing and should be criticized.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a state budget deficit of Rp 240.1 trillion ($14 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 0.93% of gross domestic product (G

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto strongly condemned the heinous act that led to the demise of three Indonesian UN peacekeepers, who were also a Nati

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning April 5.

Antara, Jakarta – Vero Balubun, Pastor of the Indonesian Protestant Church of Papua (GPI) Elim Abepura congregation in Jayapura City, Papua, said that the Easter celebration is a moment

Erfan Maruf, Makassar – Indonesia has begun leasing additional warehouses to accommodate surging rice stockpiles, which are expected to approach 5 million tons this month, Agriculture M

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Federation of Indonesian Teachers Union (FSGI) has urged the Indonesian government to comprehensively evaluate the Free Nutritious Meal program (MBG).

Antara, Jakarta – Thousands of people held a protest in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, to pay their respects to the three I

Agencies, Jakarta – The government has slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the country

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has raised concerns over the growing economic risks stemming from escalating military tensions between I

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung paid a personal visit to students suffering from free nutritious meal (MBG) poisoning at the Duren Sawit Regional Special Hospit

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Four construction workers were killed and three others injured after allegedly inhaling toxic gas inside a water storage tank at a high-rise project in South J

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) predicts a potential rise in housing demand in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, for 2026, as the city remains a primary hub for the ongoing devel

An island in eastern Indonesia was meant to lead the country's transition into renewable energy.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia has completed key stock market reforms ahead of a self-imposed deadline linked to MSCI's May index review, a senior official

Antara, Padang – Authorities in West Sumatra province have introduced measures to limit the expansion of national retail chains such as Alfamart and Indomaret, in a bid to protect local

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The former Chairperson of the Central Executive of Muhammadiyah, Din Syamsuddin, calls for the unity of the Islamic community to condemn the attacks by Israel

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's deforestation surged in 2025, rising 66% from the previous year, marking a sharp reversal after several years of decline, according to new data

Antara, Endang Mulyani, Denpasar – Bali contributed more than half of Indonesia's total tourism foreign exchange earnings, amounting to Rp170 trillion ($9.99 billion) out of Rp 305 tril

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia's housing gap remains persistent, with ownership levels still low, underscoring the scale of the challenge facing President Prabowo Subianto's 3 million

Rino Fajar Setiawan, Andrea Hosana, Bekasi – A major fire and explosion at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling facility in Bekasi, West Java, left at least 14 people injured and dam

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Condemnation against Israeli attacks in Lebanon have intensified after two more Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in the latest explosion in the southern par

Jakarta – The results of a joint survey show that a majority of Indonesian citizens disagree with Indonesia's foreign policy move to join the Board of Peace (BoP).

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged the Jakarta Metropolitan Police not to cease the investigation into the acid at

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Andrie Yunus, expressed his gratitude to

Jakarta – The death of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) constitutes a blatant violation of international law, as peacekee

Yanuar Nugroho – Indonesia's president is caught between a rock and a hard place fiscally and politically.

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah slipped back into the red on Thursday, pressured by escalating geopolitical tensions and mounting fiscal concerns, as the currency brief

Sopian Hadi, Denpasar – Indonesian authorities are ramping up immigration enforcement in Bali following a series of high-profile crimes involving foreign nationals, raising concerns abo

Agencies, Jakarta – A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of North Sulawesi on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimetres (2.5 feet) and tri

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has urged local governments in North Sulawesi and North Maluku to immediately declare an emergency

Ichsan Ali, Muhammad Miftakul Falakh, Ngawi, East Java – Prices of plastic packaging materials in Indonesia have surged sharply, with some products doubling in cost, as supply chain dis

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The police have transferred the investigation of the acid attack case on human rights activist Andrie Yunus to the Central Military Police of the Indones