Danang Triatmojo, Jakarta – Environmental activists from the Alliance Against Climate Change (APPI) held a counter conference at the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Friday November 5 in the form of a theatrical action to protest President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's speech at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies – Indonesia has questioned the terms of a Cop26 deal to end deforestation by 2030, days after joining more than 100 countries in signing up to it.

The nations agreed on the multi-billion-dollar plan at the climate conference in Glasgow this week to stop cutting down trees on an industrial scale in under a decade.

Chris Barrett, Singapore – When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the British Parliament last week that Indonesia was bringing forward its target to phase out coal to 2040, it surprised climate change watchers in Jakarta.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian officials have backtracked on the country's pledge at the COP26 climate summit to end deforestation by 2030, calling it unfair and inappropriate to demand that it stop clearing the world's third-largest swath of tropical rainforest.

Heru Asprihanto, Jakarta – Hundreds of activists gathered in the streets of Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Friday, questioning the government's commitment to tackle global warming after it appeared to back away from pledges made at an ongoing UN climate conference.

The Alliance Against Climate Change (APPI) held a protest action at the Horse Statue monument in Central Jakarta on Friday November 5 calling on the government to take concrete action to tackle the global climate crisis.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The British Embassy in Jakarta recently announced a new #350 million – or about $470 million – partnership between the UK and Indonesia in climate investment.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Covid-19 response has reached a new milestone this week by exceeding 200 million doses of vaccine administered across the country.

According to Health Ministry data, more than 208 million shots have been given as of Friday, with just above 78 million citizens fully vaccinated or 37 percent of the target population.

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded again in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, thanks to a pick-up in exports, but the rate slowed from the previous three months as the pandemic continued to take its toll.

Jakarta – The government on Friday took over land assets linked to an automaker company owned by the son of late president Soeharto, in its latest attempt to recover money from the once-powerful family.

The move was part of wider efforts to recoup $7.7 billion of unpaid loans given as bank bailouts during the 1997-1998 financial crisis.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) legislator from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Ledia Hanifa Amaliah on Thursday urged the Minister of Education to revoke the regulation overseeing sexual violence at university level. She insists that the ministry has no legal standing for the law's existence.

Jakarta – Non-government organisations (NGOs) which are part of the Civil Society Coalition have criticised President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to propose Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa as the sole candidate for next TNI (Indonesian military) commander in chief.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that the claim by Environment and Forestry Minister (LHK) Siti Nurbaya Bakar that deforestation is acceptable for the sake of constructing roads is difficult to accept.

West Papua indigenous independence leaders today launched "Green State Vision" at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, pledging to take decisive action to address the climate emergency and the impact of natural resource extraction in an independent West Papua.

West Papua independence leaders launched their 'Green State Vision' today (Nov. 4) at COP26 in Glasgow, pledging to take decisive action to address the climate emergency and impact of natural resource extraction in an independent West Papua.

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – A human rights defender in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua has called for greater protection for civilians, especially children, in conflict zones,

The call came in an open letter to President Joko Widodo issued by Theo Hasegem, executive director of the Papua Justice and Human Integrity Foundation, on Nov. 3.

Andita Rahma, Majalah Tempo, Jakarta – The Just and Prosperous People Party (PRIMA) on Thursday officially filed a report to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) against two state officials over suspicions of their involvement in the country's polymerase chain reaction (PCR) business.

Friski Riana, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner M. Iqbal Damanik on Thursday responded to a Tweet from Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya who commented that ending deforestation will not stop the current government's major infrastructure development.

Prasto Wardoyo, Surabaya – A zoo in Indonesia is breeding Komodo dragons in an effort to save the world's largest lizards from extinction, with climate change posing new dangers for the fearsome creatures.

Young dragons, their forked tongue darting, creep about a zoo enclosure in the city of Surabaya. Some fight over a female while others look for prey in a pond.

Jakarta – Indonesia's environment minister has dismissed as "inappropriate and unfair" a global plan to end deforestation by 2030, days after her country, home to a third of the world's rainforests, was among more than 100 that made the zero-deforestation pledge.

Two senior officials in President Joko Widodo's cabinet are set to be reported to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over allegations of conflicts of interest in the nation's procurement of PCR test kits.

Philanthropy is commendable as long as it's done right, an organization of Muslim clerics said in Indonesia, who just issued a fatwa (religious edict) declaring that giving money to street beggars is haram (forbidden).

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Indonesian police have frozen the bank accounts of a leading charity that they say is funding the activities of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), a major terror group in Southeast Asia.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste's President Francisco Guterres has awarded the country's highest honor to the late Bishop Basilio do Nascimento Martins of Baucau, who died last week.

He said the Order of Timor-Leste was being given to the bishop "for his dedication to humanity and his courage," especially during the country's struggle for independence.

Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia, the world's biggest producer of palm oil, plans to balance keeping up production of the commodity to meet demand while fulfilling its pledge to end deforestation by focusing on replanting old trees.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Carlos Ky Paath, Jakarta – Army Chief of Staff General Andika Perkasa has been nominated by President Joko Widodo to become the next commander of the Indonesian Military, the House of Representatives confirmed on Wednesday.

London – UK Government should apologise for encouraging 1960s massacres of alleged leftists in Indonesia and appoint independent counsel to investigate

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – A group of Indonesian journalists have urged the country's Judicial Commission to ensure justice is served in a legal case against two policemen accused of assaulting a reporter earlier this year.

The Indonesian government should promptly, thoroughly, independently, transparently and effectively investigate the death of one child and the injury to another after two children were shot amid a gunfight between armed groups and Indonesian security forces in Intan Jaya regency, Papua Province, said Amnesty International today.

Jakarta – Beverage giant Coca-Cola Indonesia is rolling out a 'Recycle Me' message on its package labels across all its brands and products, as the company seeks to create a World Without Waste, according to a press statement.

The message aims to nudge consumers to recycle their used PET plastic bottles or aluminum cans once they finish their drinks.

Jakarta – About 4 million doses of the Sinovac vaccine landed in Indonesia on Monday, making it the 110th arrival of Covid-19 shots in the country.

"The total amount of vaccines that have arrived in Indonesia now reaches 317,494,660 doses, be it in finished or bulk form," Siti Nadia Tarmizi, the spokeswoman at the Health Ministry, said in a statement on Monday.

Jack Board, Glasgow – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday (Nov 1) that developed economies need to contribute more funds and share technology in order for his country to ramp up its climate change efforts.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia on Tuesday criticized the speech delivered by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the World Leaders Summit at the United Nations Climate Change Summit (COP26) in Glasgow.

Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says that the claims made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo when speaking at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday November 1 were empty talk.

Heru Andriyanto, Glasgow – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his US counterpart Joe Biden called on the Myanmar military to end violence and restore democracy when both leaders met during the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on Monday.

Budi Satriawan, Yogyakarta – Researchers in Indonesia have found a way to fight disease-bearing mosquitoes by breeding a species of the insect which carries a kind of bacteria that prevents viruses like dengue from growing inside them.

The Australia West Papua Association has protested over the "lack of any concern" by Canberra over worsening clashes in the Indonesian military crackdown on pro-independence groups in West Papua.

Joe Collins of AWPA said in a statement today that the harsh "behaviour" of the Indonesian forces would lead to the instability that the Australian government fears.

Heru Asprihanto and Adi Kurniawan, Bekasi – Seated cross-legged amid a fog of incense and platters of fragrant offerings, dishes of red chillies, garlic bulbs and frangipani petals, Indonesian shaman Ki Joko Sapu-Jagat prepares at home the night before his first day back on the job.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Timor-Leste is mourning Bishop Basilio do Nascimento Martins of Baucau, who made an important contribution to its struggle for independence.

The local Church's most senior bishop was 71 and died at the Guido Valadares National Hospital in capital Dili on Oct. 30.

It feels like we've flown back in time and landed at the start of the pandemic; a time of mixed messages and constant backtracking on COVID-19 regulations.

Today, Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said that the government is reinstating rapid antigen tests as an accepted COVID-19 screening tool for air travel within Java and Bali.

Jakarta – Indonesia has approved the Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11, its food and drug agency said on Monday, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of the Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech (22UAy.DE) vaccine for younger kids.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Air passengers will no longer be required to undergo the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Covid-19, a senior minister said on Monday.

The decision came as Indonesia is recovering from the deadly pandemic which so far has killed more than 143,000 people in Southeast Asia's biggest country.

Jakarta – Indonesian manufacturing sector has expanded at a record pace in October from a month earlier following the government decision to ease the Covid-19 restrictions, according to a survey from research firm IHS Markit released on Monday.

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Health and Justice has criticised the government's policy of reducing the price of Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in a way which does not reflect the principles of transparency and accountability.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Indonesia claimed the level of carbon emissions and deforestation in the country were the lowest this year in the past 20 years.

Agung Sandy Lesmana and Stephanus Aranditio – Former Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Publications and Education Director Agustinus Edy Kristianto has revealed the names of several ministers who are said to be affiliated with Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and rapid Antigen test businesses.

Jakarta – Buzzers or cyber troops are being used as a tool by the political and economic elite in Indonesia to manipulate public opinion on social media in order to smooth the way for their respective interests.

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – More than 30 priests in Indonesia's Papua province have called for a ceasefire between security forces and separatist rebels amid ongoing clashes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes since Oct. 28.

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warns of high precipitation that may trigger hydrometeorological disasters as a weak La Nina event is currently re-emerging over Indonesia for the second consecutive year.

Budiarti Utami Putri, Jakarta – Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) executive director Mufti Barri on Monday refuted the statement of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the G20 Summit who claimed deforestation in Indonesia had decreased.