Jakarta – Liquid waste in the form of a traditional Javanese alcoholic drink called ciu has contaminated the Bengawan Solo River in Surakarta, Central Java, killing fish and disrupting

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Indonesia has reasserted its stance to reject shipments of hazardous and toxic waste from abroad and called for its peers in East Asia to establish an official

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia campaigner Arifsyah Nasution assessed that the government had failed to tackle lead or metal waste contamination in Jakarta Bay albeit

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Eight in 10 Indonesians are aware of the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle, while maintaining a small environmental footprint, according to a recent su

Jakarta – Indonesia's environment ministry said on Thursday it would report countries to the Basel Convention, an international treaty on waste reduction, if they refused to accept was

Jakarta – As a prolonged dry season nears its end, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned the public to remain vigilant about possible natural disasters, citing unpr

Ruslan Sangadji, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has promised victims of last year's earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, that they will be able to celebrate Idul Fitri next

As it looks like we're just getting out of the blistering heat of the past couple of weeks, Indonesians may have to brace themselves for more extreme weather and disasters that may res

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Floodwaters inundated at least 11 districts across Batubara regency in North Sumatra over the weekend following heavy rains that hit the region in the past wee

Jakarta – The scene is much like any other Indonesian puppet show: the beat of the gongs is frenetic, the musicians wear intricately-patterned traditional costumes and the puppets sway

Ari Supriyanti Rikin, Jakarta – The unusually high daytime temperatures currently experienced in several parts of Indonesia are expected to persist over the next seven days, the nation

Jakarta – After being held in custody by the police, 10 Greenpeace Indonesia environmental activists who climbed to the top of two of the capital's landmarks and unfurled banners that

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Environment activists of Greenpeace Indonesia are determined not to leave the newly sworn Cabinet unchecked and are revisiting the #ReformasiDikorupsi (refo

M Yusuf Manurung, Jakarta – Three environmental activists for Greenpeace Indonesia, who installed giant banners at Pancoran's Dirgantara Monument in South Jakarta, was told to get down

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia installed two giant banners at the Dirgantara Monument in Pancoran, and at Hotel Indonesia Roundabout's "Selamat Datang Monument."

Kuala Lumpur – Local leaders in Indonesia must get involved with young people to tackle the trash problem that blights the nation's islands and surrounding seas, a leading Asian youth

Noir Primadona Purba – Indonesia's oceans, some of the richest in marine biodiversity, are becoming rubbish bins – altering underwater ecosystems.

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Benoa Bay in Bali has been declared a maritime conservation area by Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, an official said on Tuesday.

Jakarta (Antara) – Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo confirmed that July 2019 was the hottest month in the past century owing to global warming."July

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Meidyana Aditama Winata, NC, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) head of planning and partnership, Esrom Hamonangan, opined the quality of the country's pollute

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Wiranto, has made an official apology for his heartless remarks on the refugees of the Maluku e

Anna Whyte – Three shipping containers of used, contaminated plastic waste are on the way back to New Zealand after a sting by the Indonesian government, and more could be on the way.

Thousands attended a mass prayer in the devastated Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday, one year after a quake-tsunami swallowed up whole neighborhoods and killed more than 4,000 peopl