Ilham Oktafian, Syifa Aulia, Jakarta – The Environment Ministry will summon eight companies next week over allegations that their role in deforestation contributed to the massive floods

Agencies, Jakarta – Officials battled Wednesday to reach survivors of deadly flooding in remote, cut-off regions as the toll in the disaster that hit Indonesia topped 700.

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Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has appealed to the private sector to create more jobs and relax requirements for entry-level positions as the labor market grapples with an annua

Ary Hermawan – Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation is split at its top echelons over worldly politics.

Muhammad Beni Saputra – In a speech delivered to students at Universitas Pakuan in Bogor in June of this year, West Java Governor and digital populist Dedi Mulyadi (famously known as Ka

Antara, BeritaSatu, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported on Tuesday night that 744 people have been killed and 551 remain missing in the floods and landslid

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The death toll from cyclonic rains-induced floods and landslides in the island of Sumatra has climbed to at least 753, according to the latest available da

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Jakarta – The Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi, admitted to preparing a circular on a moratorium or temporary ban on forest logging in areas at risk of cau

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry will summon several companies suspected of contributing to the deadly flash floods and landslides in North Suma

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The distribution of aid for flood and landslide victims in Sumatra has come under scrutiny.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Refugees affected by flooding in several areas scattered across the Indonesian province of Aceh are still lacking food supplies.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The floods and landslides in Sumatra signify two things: the unavoidable impact of the climate crisis and the long-standing environmental destruction.

Debrinata Rizky, Erlangga Djumena, Jakarta – Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Advisory Board Chairperson Hashim Djojohadikusumo has emphasised that the Indonesian gov

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Wet paddy was spread out on blue tarps along the road connecting Lhoksumawe city to North Aceh Regency, Sumatra, on Wednesday afternoon, December 3, 2025,

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The civil case between Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman and Tempo, centered on a Rp200 billion lawsuit alleging unlawful acts, has entered a new pha

Jakarta – The allegations of tax fraud that have embroiled the management of Djarum should prompt a transparent investigation by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has confirmed it has not yet opened channels for other countries to provide financial assistance for handling the extensive disaster

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf dismissed reports of looting in the Bulog warehouses in Central Tapanuli Regency and Sibolga City, Nort

Jakarta – This is what happens when a mass organization accepts a coal mining concession.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Researcher from the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Rani Septyarini, highlights the harmful impact of trawling on capture fisheries.

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Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – The government has allocated Rp 2,567.9 trillion ($154.49 billion) for eight national priority programs in 2026, Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlan

Made Supriatma – Indonesia's new Criminal Procedure Code might make it harder for justice to be done.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Kapuas Hulu, Indonesia – A palm oil company is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that's home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to conce

Rebecca Ratcliffe – The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rose to 753 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, with 504 people missing.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia currently has 25 special economic zones (SEZs) across multiple provinces, but their combined land area remains far smaller than Malaysia's, a senior

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Life dramatically changed for Nining Ivana when she tested positive for HIV during a medical checkup for a job 21 years ago.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia extended its trade surplus in October despite a slowdown in exports amid declining oil and gas shipments.

Tamaam Alfarizqi and Alfath Asmunda, Tapanuli, North Sumatra/Banda Aceh – In North Sumatra, Rosmina wades into her home through soupy grey-brown mud that reaches her knees, searching fo

Responding to the devastating impact of Cyclone Senyar, which has claimed at least 604 lives due to floods and landslides on Sumatra Island in Indonesia, Amnesty International Indonesia

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The spokesperson for 212 Reunion rally, Aziz Yanuar, stated that the grand reunion to be held at Monas Field, Central Jakarta on Tuesday afternoon, December

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Think-tank Celios revealed that Indonesia could lose Rp 68.67 trillion or approximately $4.1 billion from the cyclone-induced floods and landslides hitting

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – A consortium of Indonesian, German and US companies on Tuesday announced a $26.7 billion investment commitment to develop semiconductor, silica sand and advan

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia will require $757.6 billion in climate financing by 2035 to meet its climate-action commitments under the Enhanced and Secondary Nationally Determined Contri

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has not yet declared the flash floods and landslides on Sumatra Island as a national disaster.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has announced compensation and long-term housing plans for victims of the recent floods and landslides across Sumatra.

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Fast Food Indonesia said the financial strain stemming from last year's boycott of KFC products continues to fade, with the company reporting significantly sm

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia reported Monday that its October trade surplus reached $2.39 billion, but this was only nearly half of what the country had registered in Septem

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Anis Firmansah, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has opened the door to investigating whether extensive illegal logging contributed to the deadly flo

Jakarta – Amid the doom and gloom characterizing recent global events, rare, positive, albeit pungent, news has bloomed from a forest in West Sumatra.

Aida Ulim, Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) commemorated the 64th anniversary of the West Papuan independence Political Manifesto on December 1, by reflecting o

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has signaled that he does not plan on declaring the disastrous Sumatra flooding a national emergency for now, despite its soarin

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Chair of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Jusuf Kalla, predicts that the cost of post-flood recovery in the Sumatra region will exceed Rp60 billion.

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Flash floods and landslides that battered the island of Sumatra over the past week have wiped out four villages in Aceh, Governor Muzakir Manaf said on

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The deadly flash floods that struck multiple regions across Sumatra have been made significantly more destructive by years of large-scale deforestation, wh

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded a 0.17 percent (month-to-month) inflation in November 2025.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Erma Yulihastin, a climate and atmosphere researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), predicted that the rainy season in Java will b

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Recent floods and landslides that swept through northern parts of Sumatra were not solely triggered by climate factors or extreme weather, said an Atmosph

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian acknowledges that the government is not yet ready to deal with large-scale disasters such as the Sumatra flood that