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November 21, 2025

Mongabay - November 21, 2025

Shradha Triveni – Indonesia's environmental issues often feel too vast to take in at once.

November 16, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 16, 2025

Jakarta – Rugaiya Usman, the wife of former Indonesian Armed Forces commander and senior statesman General (Ret.) Wiranto, passed away on Sunday afternoon in Bandung at the age of 67, t

November 13, 2025

Asia Pacific Report - November 13, 2025

Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao has paid tribute to the "courageous and determined" contribution of Australian journalist Robert Domm to the struggle of the Timorese p

November 10, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 10, 2025

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday named ten Indonesians as new National Heroes during a Heroes Day ceremony at the State Palace, marking a rare mix of r

November 8, 2025

Jakarta Globe - November 8, 2025

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar has died, his lawyer Boyamin Saiman confirmed on Saturday.

November 2, 2025

Tempo - November 2, 2025

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Sad news has come from the Surakarta Hadiningrat Palace.

Tempo - November 2, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has been ranked 15th in The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims for the year 2026.

October 11, 2025

Jakarta Globe - October 11, 2025

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Indonesian business tycoon Prajogo Pangestu has further cemented his position as the country's richest person, with his net worth rising to $48.3 billio

September 30, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 30, 2025

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday conferred Indonesia's highest civilian award, the Order of Distinguished Stars, on American billionaire and Bridgewater Assoc

September 18, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 18, 2025

Jakarta – Yurike Sanger, the seventh wife of Indonesia's founding president Sukarno, has died in California at the age of 80.

August 8, 2025

Tempo - August 8, 2025

Yolanda Agne, Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – U.S.-based business magazine Forbes has published its latest list of the world's richest people, including updated rankings for Indonesia.

July 31, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 31, 2025

Jaja Suteja, Muhammad Firman, Jakarta – Former Religious Affairs Minister and a key figure in the United Development Party (PPP) Suryadharma Ali, passed away early Thursday at Mayapada

July 29, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 29, 2025

Muhammad Firman, Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Indonesia is mourning the passing of Kwik Kian Gie, a respected economist and former senior minister, who died Monday evening at Medistra Hospi

July 28, 2025

Tempo - July 28, 2025

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – A major shift has taken place in the rankings of Indonesia's wealthiest individuals, according to the latest data released by Forbes on July 28, 2025.

July 24, 2025

Tempo - July 24, 2025

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto recalls his father, Sumitro Djojohadikoesoemo, when hearing the acronym PSI.

April 16, 2025

Jakarta Globe - April 16, 2025

Muhammad Firman, Dayat, Jakarta – Prominent lawyer Hotma Sitompoel passed away on Wednesday at the age of 68 at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta after several days

April 10, 2025

Jakarta Globe - April 10, 2025

Surya Lesmana, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Legendary actress, singer, and songwriter Titiek Puspa, widely regarded as one of Indonesia's most iconic entertainers, passed away on Thursday

April 5, 2025

Asia News - April 5, 2025

Mathias Hariyadi, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto personally attended the funeral of Mgr Petrus Turang, Archbishop Emeritus of Kupang, in Jakarta Cathedral.

February 7, 2025

Human Rights Monitor - February 7, 2025

Indonesia, West Papua – Prominent Papuan human rights activist Yones Douw died on Sunday, 2 February 2025 at his home in Karang Timur, Kali Harapan Village, Nabire District, Papua Tenga

December 26, 2024

The Independent - December 26, 2024

Sarah MacDonald – Tributes are pouring in for Irishman Tom Hyland, who played a pivotal role in highlighting the genocide in East Timor, following his death on Christmas Eve in the Timo

December 23, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 23, 2024

Antara, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Yenny Wahid, the daughter of the late President Abdurrahman Wahid, widely known as Gus Dur, expressed her appreciation for a recent statement by Presi

November 1, 2024

Radio New Zealand - November 1, 2024

Andreas Harsono – In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture alleging abuses ins

October 8, 2024

Indonesia at Melbourne - October 8, 2024

Duncan Graham – "Religion is being used as an instrument of power in Indonesia, manipulated by the State and big business.

September 22, 2024

Tempo - September 22, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri was awarded the title of honorary professor in tourism and cultural heritage in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Saturday,

September 5, 2024

Jakarta Globe - September 5, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan paid tribute to the late renowned economist Faisal Basri on Thursday, visiting his home in South Jakarta to honor his

August 15, 2024

Tempo - August 15, 2024

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, was awarded an honorary medal by President Joko Widodo or Jokowi yesterday, Wednesday, August

August 14, 2024

July 24, 2024

Jakarta Globe - July 24, 2024

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Jakarta – Hamzah Haz, Indonesia's ninth Vice President, has passed away at the age of 84.

July 11, 2024

Sydney Morning Herald - July 11, 2024

Sandy Yule – When Melbourne-born Helen Hill, an outstanding social activist, scholar and academic, died on May 7, 2024, at the age of 79, the Timorese government sent its Minister for E

June 12, 2024

Jakarta Globe - June 12, 2024

Jakarta – Former lawmaker and member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Permadi Satrio Wiwoho passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84.

May 11, 2024

Suara Papua - May 11, 2024

Jayapura – The Papuan people reject a plan by the acting Jayapura regent Purnomo Triwarno to move the grave of Papuan independence leader and national hero Dortheys Hiyo Eluay.

April 30, 2024

Indonesia at Melbourne - April 30, 2024

Muhammad Syarahil, Mutianwar Efendi – The global community is confronting an unprecedented crisis that requires a profound change in its approach to economics and development.

April 28, 2024

ABC News - April 28, 2024

Catherine Zengerer and Sophie Kesteven for LNL – He was a radio producer, an underground political activist, an accused gold-smuggler, a flight instructor and the producer of one of Ind

January 17, 2024

BNN News - January 17, 2024

Indonesia mourns the loss of a revered clerical figure, Abdul Syakur Yasin, from Indramayu District in West Java, who passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

January 4, 2024

Red Ant - January 4, 2024

Max Lane – It was a very interesting experience to work with John Pilger when he made his documentary NEW RULERS OF THE WORLD, which was filmed in Indonesia in 2000.

Tabloid Jubi - January 4, 2024

Jayapura, Jubi – Despite the overcast skies following a rainy night, the poignant ceremony bidding farewell to Lukas Enembe, the former Governor of Papua from 2013 to 2023, unfolded sol

January 3, 2024

Jakarta Post - January 3, 2024

Jakarta – A senior official at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday expressed condolences on the death of former trade minister and fierce government critic Rizal Ramli.

Jakarta Globe - January 3, 2024

Anisa Fauziah, Jakarta – Top politicians, government officials, and business community members gathered at the funeral ceremony of former senior minister Rizal Ramli on Wednesday to com

January 2, 2024

The Diplomat - January 2, 2024

Luke Hunt – John MacDougall, a cultural anthropologist from Princeton University in the United States, who dedicated his life to Indonesia and all things Balinese, died on December 30 a

December 28, 2023

Tabloid JUBI - December 28, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua figure Rev. Benny Giay deeply mourned over the passing of former Governor Lukas Enembe on Tuesday, December 26, 2023.

December 23, 2023

Mongabay - December 23, 2023

Junaidi Hanafiah, Richardo Hariandja, Jakarta – Kuntoro Mangkusubroto was a rare breed of Indonesian bureaucrat: a visionary policy leader with a love for nature, someone who for decade

December 3, 2023

Jakarta Globe - December 3, 2023

Jakarta – Doni Monardo, the former head of the Covid-19 Task Force established three years ago, passed away while undergoing treatment at a Jakarta hospital on Sunday afternoon at the a

June 24, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 24, 2023

Jakarta – Desmond Mahesa, a lawmaker from the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), died on Saturday after battling with illnesses at a Jakarta hospital. He was 57.

May 30, 2023

Tabloid Jubi - May 30, 2023

Jayapura, Jubi – The Amungsa land is mourning the loss of Thom Beanal, a prominent Amungme pioneer and politician.

May 26, 2023

Jakarta Globe - May 26, 2023

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Sarwono Kusumaatmadja, a senior minister during the Soeharto era, died on Friday after undergoing treatment in Penang, Malaysia. He was 79 years old.

January 24, 2023

Vanuatu Daily Post - January 24, 2023

Len Garae – Benny Wenda is both an International Lobbyist for Independence of West Papua as well as Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Provisiona

Jakarta Post - January 24, 2023

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto was one among state dignitaries who paid tribute on Tuesday to the father of State Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief Budi Gunawan, who passed a

December 29, 2022

Tabloid Jubi - December 29, 2022

Jayapura, Jubi – The face of the capital of Papua Province cannot be separated from the role of Lukas Enembe, Governor of Papua Province for 2014-2023, and the late Brig. Gen.

December 24, 2022

Tempo - December 24, 2022

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo visited former vice president Try Sutrisno who is being treated at the Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital in Jakarta, Friday, December 23.

December 16, 2022

Inside Story - December 16, 2022

Fiona Gruber – Journalists' lives are often peripatetic, and few more so than foreign correspondent Jill Jolliffe, whose career included covering war in Angola, investigating secret Naz