Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Union Confederation, or KSPI, has expressed disappointment over Jakarta's 2026 minimum wage hike, as workers feel that Rp 5.73 million (aroun

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Professor Syartinilia, a landscape management expert at IPB University, stated that Sumatra has the highest trend of biodiversity loss in Indonesia.

Jakarta – The national car is a recurring dream of the Indonesian government. Appearing in every regime, proposals for a national car end in uncertainty and then fade away.

Jakarta – An Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) patrol vessel arrived safely in North Aceh carrying 92.2 tonnes of disaster relief aid on Tuesday.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has reached a breakthrough in its internal leadership dispute, with rival camps agreeing to hold an

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) predicts that economic growth targets for this year and 2026 will be difficult to achieve due to floods in Suma

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Public narratives surrounding the floods and landslides that have affected parts of Sumatra for more than a month remain largely positive and neutral, but req

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – About 1.2 million vehicles have exited the Greater Jakarta area over the past week leading up to Christmas, Indonesia's national traffic police said, accountin

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticised the Attorney General's Office (AGO) for displaying a pile of cash valued at 6.6 trillion rupiah, the result of

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Society (MPBI), Avianto Amri, has provided an update on the conditions in Aceh, North Sumatra, and W

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that climate change in Indonesia has been clearly observed through long-term monitoring of var

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman is seeking the opening of 100,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations next year, which requires up to Rp1.6 trillio

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – A total of 16,078 Catholic and Protestant inmates across Indonesia received special remission during Christmas 2025.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) reported the latest data on poisoning cases linked to the free nutritious meals (MBG) distribution throughou

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has pledged Rp 2 trillion ($119.29 million) in export credit facilities through Indonesia Eximbank to support the furnitu

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – The East Java Provincial Government has set the 2026 Minimum Wage (UMP) at Rp2,446,880.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Susi Air airline is being sued for bankruptcy by its former employee regarding the fulfillment of severance pay.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The prosecutor charges former Chief Executive Officer of PT Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex), Iwan Setiawan, and former Deputy Chief Executive Officer Iwan Kurniawa

Jakarta – Those who are in power find it all too easy to conclude that the natural disasters striking the country are caused solely by extreme natural phenomena.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency's (BPOM) appointment as a WHO Listed Authority (WLA) places Indonesia among the few global regulators of medicin

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government has officially launched a large-scale flood control initiative worth Rp2.62 trillion ($156.25 million), aiming to strengthen the

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – State-owned fertilizer producer Pupuk Indonesia has begun construction of Indonesia's first ammonium nitrate-based NPK fertilizer plant in West Java, a projec

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry plans to extend its tax holiday incentive into 2026 to sustain investment momentum, while adjusting the scheme to comply with global minim

Jakarta – Indonesia said Wednesday that it had reported controversial adult star Bonnie Blue to UK authorities over her flag controversy.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to seal a trade agreement with the United States by the end of January after the two sides reportedly resolved all substantial issues i

News Desk, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has come under criticism for continuing its free nutritious meal program during the school holiday period with critics urging th

On Tuesday December 23, the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) management launched its Year-End Report (CATAHU), which based on a snapshot of case handling by 16 Legal Aid Foundati

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has announced a 6.17% increase in the capital's provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2026, raising it to Rp5,729,876 per month ($34

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa responded to the 79,000 job terminations in 2025.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Indonesia's Central Java province has set its provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2026 at Rp2,327,386, or about Rp2.33 million, marking a 7.28 percent increas

Jakarta – Former ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) employee Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, who is facing a one-year prison sentence for allegedly inciting the August protests, insis

Fachri Hamzah, Jakarta – The recovery from flash floods in West Sumatra requires a comprehensive approach.

Iil Askar Mondza, Jakarta – Heavy rain has once again fallen in Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh, on Wednesday, December 24, 2025.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – The condition of several small islands in Indonesia's Riau Islands province that were damaged by mining has once again drawn public attention after images w

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) has rejected the 2026 Jakarta Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) of Rp5.73 million, arguing that it falls short of

Aep Sopandi, Bandung – The city of Bekasi has once again recorded the highest monthly minimum wage in Indonesia, with the figure set just short of Rp 6 million ($358.5) for 2026, accord

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office transferred Rp 6.6 trillion ($390 million) to the state from fines imposed on palm oil and nicke

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Academics from various universities in Indonesia will be involved in conducting environmental audits on at least a hundred corporations after the flood in

Delfi Neski, Padang, W – Sumatra.

Ary Hermawan – 2025 has been a tough year for Indonesians. Many people in Sumatra are still grappling with the aftermath of one of the island's worst flood disasters.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has criticized Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for continuing its free nutritious meal program (MBG)

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – As extreme hydrometeorological events dominated the national headlines, 2025 became another deadly year in terms of disasters, disasters that revealed the country

Jakarta – After months of delays, the government has finally launched, after a fashion, the contentious volumes containing what politicians are calling the official historical narrative

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Body (BGN) denies claims that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program runs during school holidays just to spend the state budget.

Jakarta – Every time disaster strikes, the government acts as if it has only just woken from a slumber.

Zurich, Switzerland – A court in Switzerland said on Monday it would admit a legal complaint against Swiss cement maker Holcim which alleges the company is doing too little to cut carbo

Purwanto Setiadi – Except during periods of acute crisis – most notably when the Covid-19 pandemic swept the world – Indonesia has appeared to be doing well.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has said that students who post complaints about the free nutritious meal program, known as Makan Bergizi Gratis (M

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – It turns out there is a scientific reason behind the prolonged rainfall in most regions of Indonesia throughout 2025.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, stated that his agency is currently auditing the compliance of more than 100 companies in Aceh, North S