Antara, Jakarta – Rescue teams at Freeport Indonesia's Grasberg mine in Papua are scrambling to reach seven workers trapped underground after a torrent of mud flooded the Grasberg Block

Antara, Timika, Papua – Rescue teams at Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) Grasberg Block Cave mine in Mimika, Central Papua, were still working Wednesday to evacuate seven contract workers tr

Achmad Rizki Muazam, South Wasile, Indonesia – Rudy said South Wasile district police officers visited his home with PT Arumba Jaya Perkasa staff three times in June to recommend he tak

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The government's decision to allow PT Gag Nikel to resume mining on Gag Island, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, has drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups

Antara, Jakarta – The government confirmed that there will be no additional fuel imports for private gas stations, including Shell, BP, and Vivo.

In May, Indonesia's state-owned electricity monopoly, PLN, vowed to increase its complement of natural gas power plants as part of a gambit, it said, to make its power supply cleaner an

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia is waiting on the government's evaluation of its export permit for copper concentrate, a decision that will determine

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Canada and Russia are some of the countries that have expressed interest in developing nuclear power plants in Indonesia, according to Energy Ministe

Jakarta – One of the more surprising parts of President Prabowo Subianto's state budget address on Aug.

Jamaah, Blora – A total of 800 residents of Gandu Village, Bogorejo District, Blora Regency, Central Java, were forced to evacuate following an oil well fire in Gendono Hamlet on Monday

Antara, Semarang – At least three villagers were killed and two others injured, including a toddler, after a community-operated oil well exploded and sparked a massive fire in Gandu Vil

James Pearson – Estrella Resources has shifted its Timor-Leste campaign into top gear after trenching unearthed primary manganese with uber-rich visual estimates at its Ira Miri project

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism that Indonesia could achieve 100 percent electricity generation from renewable energy (EBT) ten years earlier than

Muhibar Sobary Ardan, Muara Kate, Indonesia – More than eight months after the bloody killing of an Indigenous elder in eastern Borneo, police in Indonesia have yet to name a suspect, w

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently reported that its nationwide program of using palm oil-based biodiesel had helped the country save at least $3.68 billion in foreign exc

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, stated that the total investment in the energy sector throughout the first semester o

Rahmad Nur, Morowali, Beritasatu.com – Police in Central Sulawesi are investigating a deadly assault and subsequent riot at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP), a major nickel

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry has stepped up inspections of mining operations, with a particular focus on the safety, efficiency, and enviro

By Lin Ching-yin, Wu Hsin-yun and Wu Kuan-hsien, Taipei (CNA) – Taipei-based conglomerate Walsin Lihwa Corp.

Elan Suherlan, Subang, West Java – A gas well operated by Pertamina EP in Kampung Babakan Cidahu, Cidahu Village, Pagaden Barat District, Subang, exploded early Tuesday morning, sparkin

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's mining industry faces growing pressure to adopt stricter emissions standards for operational vehicles, as experts and industry players warn that ou

Jakarta – Bali is always the face of Indonesia.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has found a surge in unauthorized utilization of small islands, especially in Riau and the Riau Islands.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Efforts to realize net-zero emissions (NZE) in the mining sector are still progressing rather slowly.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's daily crude oil production has surpassed the government's official target for the first time in 17 years, marking a significant milestone in the c

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia is sitting on a vast reserve of untapped oil and gas resources, with only a fraction of its 128 sedimentary basins currently being explored and d

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – Indonesia's efforts to achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060 face major hurdles, particularly in the mining sector, where fossil fuel-powered vehicles continu

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – Indonesia is accelerating the realization of net zero emission (NZE) targets across various sectors, including mining.

Jakarta – Indonesia's commercial vehicle market remained weak in the first half of 2025, with all major brands reporting a drop in sales, according to the Association of Indonesian Auto

Antara, Bengkulu – Indonesian prosecutors have arrested five suspects and seized luxury assets in connection with illegal coal mining operations inside protected forest areas in Bengkul

Basten Gokkon – Indonesia's marine ministry has approved one of Java's largest coal plants to use vast amounts of seawater for cooling, prompting concerns from marine experts over the i

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Kasman Amir grew up in a fishing family in a small coastal village on Kabaena Island in eastern Indonesia.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's mining sector has solidified its role as a backbone of the national economy, consistently contributing to growth even during periods of global disr

Ary Hermawan – Within Indonesia's largest mass Muslim organisation, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), there is a deepening ideological and generational split over the elites' decision to defend con

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil lifting reached 578,000 barrels per day in the first half of 2025, which is about 95.5 percent of this year's target of 605,000 barrels per

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – The police have exposed a case of illegal mining in the Nusantara Capital (IKN), which has cost the country Rp5.7 trillion.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The President Director of Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), Arief Setiawan Handoko, stated that the import of Indonesia's liquefied natural gas (LNG) is not urgent.

Raja Ampat – The recent brouhaha over nickel mining operations in Southwest Papua's Raja Ampat regency, a UNESCO Global Geopark known as the "world's last paradise", exposed the stark c

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – PT Freeport Indonesia (FI) is now supplying raw materials to PT Solder Tin Andalan Indonesia (STANIA), a solder manufacturing company owned by Hashim S.

Muhibar Sobary Ardan, Samarinda, Indonesia – The prosecution of a former head of mining in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province could reveal wider misuse of environmental restoration fu

Erfan Maruf, Samarinda – Kalimantan Island holds a vital role as the national energy hub.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is optimistic that Indonesia can achieve 100 percent renewable energy in the next 10 years.

Deni Ghifari, Raja Ampat – Raja Ampat, home to 75 percent of the world's coral species and a popular diving spot known to be "the last paradise" became the subject of a global conversat

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is offering 75 oil and gas blocks for exploration and development, the majority of which are located in the eastern regions of the archipelag

The Prabowo government's ambitious goal for Indonesia of achieving energy self-sufficiency faces significant challenges due to the country's heavy reliance on fossil fuels and renewed l

Indonesia, West Papua – The pristine waters and biodiversity-rich islands of Raja Ampat, Papua Barat Daya Province, are facing a devastating environmental and human rights crisis as mul

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government aims to boost national oil output by tapping into community-operated oil wells, targeting an additional 15,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of

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Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) has proposed allocating between Rp 97.37 trillion ($6 billion) and Rp 104.97 trillion ($6.49 billion)

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is seeking to provide electricity access to more than 10,000 isolated locations across Indonesia.