We can't think of anything worse than being told to enjoy a disaster, but one Jakarta official's insensitive statement about this week's floods in the capital proved to be asinine driv

Jakarta – Recent flooding in Jakarta and its satellite cities has put the city's administration under public scrutiny again.

Jakarta – Judges with the Bale Bandung District Court in West Java found PT Kamarga Kurnia Textile Industry (KKTI) guilty of polluting a section of the Citarum River, the longest and d

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jakarta, Phillip J.

Jakarta – Nine residents of Greater Jakarta have died as a result of the widespread flooding that has inundated the capital and surrounding cities over the past few days, the National

Air pollution has been one of the main concerns in Jakarta in recent years, but the capital was not Indonesia's most polluted city in 2019.

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono, said that the Jakarta flood that occurred on February 25, 2020, is everyone's responsibility.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Thousands of Jakarta residents are seeking refuge following widespread following, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has said.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – At least four people have died and thousands of others have been affected by severe floods that inundated 24 districts in Bekasi on Tuesday, the West Java Disaster

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – Climate change-driven global warming is a factor behind repeated instances of severe flooding across Greater Jakarta since early January, including a fl

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Thousands of houses and public facilities across Bekasi, Karawang, and Subang regencies in West Java were left flooded following a period of intense rain over the

Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to create a circular economy ecosystem where resources and waste are managed sustainably and targeting its full implementation by 2024.

Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – The ill-fated river trek that left 10 junior high school students dead in Sleman, Yogyakarta, last week has put the spotlight on the long skirts worn by t

Hundreds of people stormed AEON Mall Jakarta Garden City (AEON JGC) in Cakung, East Jakarta earlier today as they demanded an explanation from the mall's developer, whom they accused o

News Desk, Jakarta – Trouble broke out at Jakarta Garden City (JGC) township residential complex in Cakung, East Jakarta on Tuesday, as local residents blamed the complex developer for

Jakarta – Flood victims in Bekasi, West Java, are demanding that property developers and the Bekasi administration take responsibility for floods at the weekend in several neighborhood

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A sweeping package of deregulation aimed at boosting Indonesia's economy will be far more harmful than initially feared as it threatens to revive the cent

Antara, Jakarta – The House of Representatives' Commission V, which oversees infrastructure and transportation development in Indonesia, said the Public Works and Housing Ministry's re

Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The heavy downpour that hit the capital on Sunday resulted in the flooding of state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM), possibly damaging several pieces of

Antara, Beritasatu, Yogyakarta – A junior high school teacher in Yogyakarta was named suspect after at least eight students were killed by flashflood during a trip along a river bank o

, Sleman, Yogyakarta – Saturday was supposed to be a happy day for the family of Khoirunnisa Nurcahyani Sukmaningtyas, a seventh grader of Turi 1 junior high school, as they were to ge

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The government has encouraged more partnerships with the private sector to reduce plastic waste, arguing that a recent presidential decree mandating such colla

Budi Sutrisno and Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – At least six students were killed and dozens others went missing after a flash flood reportedly swept away more than 250 students who w

Tim van Emmerik – Dubbed the world's second-largest marine polluter, Indonesia has ambitious targets to reduce plastic waste by 70% by 2025.

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Indonesia has applauded the government for planning to impose a levy on plastic products, describing it as an important me

Johan Augustin, Bali, Indonesia – Waves roll in over the black volcanic sand on Sogsogan, a beach in southern Bali. Further out, surfers prepare to master the swell.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – At least 422 residents of Penajam district in North Penajam Paser regency – the planned location of Indonesia's new capital in East Kalimantan – have been

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang (Cipularang) toll road at kilometer marker (KM) 118 is at risk from landslides that have occurred at Sukatani village

Since December 2019, heavy rain has fallen across many Indonesian provinces.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Experts have warned that a slate of sweeping deregulation planned by the Indonesian government could prove disastrous for the environment and create even

Pare-Pare, Indonesia – Indonesian cafe worker Rudi Hartono struggled to persuade residents of his small coastal community of Parepare to follow his example and pick up rubbish strewn o

Dianty Ningrum – As the world's fourth-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, Indonesia presents itself as a cooperative member of the global community to reduce greenhouse gases emission.

Jakarta – Walt Disney Co.'s Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) has named Indonesian woman, Ida Saparida, a hero of the environment in its 2019 list, among other environmentalists from 50 o

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The West Java administration will construct waste treatment sites that process plastic waste into diesel fuels and raw plastic materials that it hopes will be used

Jakarta – Several areas across Tangerang in Banten have been inundated by floodwaters for four days and the levels keep rising.

Febriana Firdaus, Bali, Indonesia – Musician I Gede 'Jerinx' Ari Astina was still a student at the University of National Education in Denpasar, the provincial capital of Bali, when he

Jakarta – Starting July this year, all traditional markets in Jakarta operated by city-owned PD Pasar Jaya are to be free of single-use plastic bags.

Antara, Jakarta – Flash flood hits Sempol Village, Mount Ijen, Bondowoso District, East Java on Wednesday afternoon, January 29, 2020.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Torrential rains triggered floods and landslides in North Sumatra's Central Tapanuli district on Wednesday, killing at least seven people, the National Disast

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesia said on Wednesday (Jan 29) it has cut ties with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as it accused the global conservation group of overstepping its mandate in the c

Antara, Jakarta – Flash floods that inundated more than 11,000 houses in the subdistricts of Baleendah, Bojongsoang, Dayeuhkolot, and Rancaekek, Bandung District, West Java Province, o

Jakarta – The government's plan to scrap the environmental impact assessment (Amdal) requirement imposed on investors intending to set up a business has been met with strong opposition

Panca Nugraha, Mataram – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is opposing the administration's plan to construct a cable car facility around Mou

Jakarta – Flooding has occurred in parts of Jakarta on as a result of heavy rain in the early hours of Friday morning, according to data from the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BP

Erwin Renaldi and Alan Weedon – A 12-year-old Indonesian activist has called on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to halt his country's exports of waste paper and plastics to he

Jakarta – A footbridge on Indonesia's Sumatra island broke while it was packed with people and several fell into the overflowing river below and drowned, officials said on Monday.

Jakarta – Flood controls in the capital city falls under long-term policies. Governor Anies Baswedan has become fixated on rhetoric.

Jakarta – Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, erupted early Friday morning, spewing a column of ash and smoke at least 400 meters high.

Arya Dipac, Bandung, West Java – Environmentalists have urged against using incinerators as waste-to-energy power plants (PLTSa) to tackle garbage problem in cities across the country,

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The government will ease permit requirements for the construction of small-scale buildings under a new omnibus law, Coordinati