Laurens Ikinia, Jakarta – As Indonesia marks the 81st anniversary of its independence on Monday - 17 August – the republic has much to celebrate.

Kurniawan Arif Maspul – On the morning of 15 August 2026, the 21st anniversary of the Helsinki peace accord that ended three decades of bloody conflict in Aceh, something broke.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Legal Aid Institute (LBH) of Banda Aceh revealed that there has been a deployment of Indonesian National Army (TNI) soldiers since a day bef

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarta says around 10% of the seven million children screened through the Health Ministry's free

Marchio Gorbiano, Ruteng, East Nusa Tenggara – Thousands of evacuees waited for help Sunday on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, in

Hundreds of members of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and students from Cenderawasih University (Uncen) clashed with police in Jayapura City on Saturday (August 15, 2026).

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmaker Bambang Soesatyo has called on law enforcement authorities to investigate the display of the bendera bulan bintang, or crescent-and-star flag, at t

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) have declared their political stance against the New York Agreement si

Zuhri Noviandi, Banda Aceh – The Banda Aceh Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) says the chaos that occurred during the 21st Aceh Peace Day commemoration at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque has don

Jayapura – A peaceful demonstration by Papuan people and students mediated by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at Sentani Post 7 and the Waena State Housing Company (Perumnas) I

Erfan Maruf, Penajam Paser Utara, East Kalimantan – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming is expected to begin working from the vice presidential palace in Nusantara, Indonesia's planned new

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta - The Shadow Cabinet, a civil society movement that scrutinizes President Prabowo Subianto's administration by appointing shadow ministers, issued several cr

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Kupang, NTT – The death toll from a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province early Saturday has risen to 14, with dozens of homes

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Sorong, Jubi – Three civilians were reportedly shot in Muara Aifam, East Central Aifat district, Maybrat Regency, Southwest Papua province, on Thursday evening (Aug. 13, 2026).

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia risks losing tourists to competing destinations if it doubles the fee for visitors obtaining a Visa on Arrival, the country's tour and travel

Jayapura, Jubi – Yayasan Bentala Pusaka and Satya Bumi have launched two Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) reports examining the impacts of National Strategic Projects (PSN) in Papu

Jayanty Nada Shofa & Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – The spotlight will fall on President Prabowo Subianto's second State of the Nation address on Friday, with economists reminding th

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Inequality in Indonesia has multiplied over the past three decades, a situation mirrored across many resource-dependent Global South countries, with the soluti

Yerica La – Former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati Soekarnoputri were notably absent from the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting on Friday, to

Philip Jacobson, Lubuk Kembang Bunga, Indonesia – Tesso Nilo National Park, located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, often makes headlines due to human-wildlife conflict – a byprodu

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta - Constitutional law expert Bivitri Susanti from the Indonesia Jentera School of Law criticized President Prabowo Subianto's proposal to grant amnesty to hig

Wamena, Jubi – Two districts in Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan province, have been hit by drought following a dry season that has persisted since April 2026, with conditions expected t

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has proposed creating a special ad hoc court to investigate alleged legal violations by executives of Indone

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen an alarming surge in land and forest fires over the past month, with thick haze from burning in Kalimantan reaching neighboring Malaysia and

Yenni Kwok, Numbing Island, Indonesia – The waters off Numbing Island, part of the Riau archipelago between Sumatra and Singapore, are among Indonesia's richest fishing grounds.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed that Indonesia has achieved food self-sufficiency within just one year of his presidency.

A group of soldiers stationed in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papua region intimidated and forced Catholics to record a video thanking the president and armed forces inside a vil

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A collective of professors and scholars under the Interdisciplinary Intellectual Forum (FIAD) has raised alarms over various problems gripping the nation.

Yenni Kwok, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indigenous groups in Indonesia have made a legal challenge to parts of a new conservation law.

Philip Jacobson – On April 20, Jafet Potenzo Lopes was surveying the south coast of Manatuto municipality, in Timor-Leste, when he recorded something he had not seen in years: three Tim

Rahmat Hidayat – Hundreds of people gathered at a house in Rawalumbu, Bekasi City, West Java, after social media posts linked the property to an event host accused of promoting alcoholi

Wamena, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) says it was denied an opportunity to meet with members of the Highland Papua Legislative Council (DPR Papua Pegunungan) after rep

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Parliamentary Complex is gearing up to host the annual joint session of the House of Representatives (DPR), the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ruled that criminal complaints over alleged insults against the president or vice president can only be filed by the offici

Giovanni Torre – Saturday will mark 64 years since the New York Agreement, which saw the West Papuan people "betrayed by the international community", the Australia West Papua Associati

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has ordered a comprehensive verification of passenger data after a ferry carrying significantly more people than listed on its manifes

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Interdisciplinary Intellectual Forum (FIAD), comprising professors, intellectuals, experts and activists, has delivered a manifesto expressing concerns

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The existential threat facing the Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is closely tied to the relentless shrinkage of its natural habitat.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The government's proposed rupiah assumption of Rp 16,800-Rp 17,500 per US dollar for the 2027 state budget is too optimistic, an economist said, as the currenc

Ananda Teresia, Gorontalo – Loan sharks are circling a kitchen that stands on stilts above the waters of Tomini Bay, off the coast of Sulawesi in the remote fishing village of Torosiaje

Heru Andriyanto, Cikarang – President Prabowo Subianto said on Thursday that Indonesia's government-backed national electric car is expected to enter mass production by 2028 at a planne

Rahmat Hidayat – Eleven government offices in Puncak Regency, Central Papua, were burned or damaged after a crowd protested the distribution of village funds, according to local police.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has confirmed that its warship will engage in a series of "passing exercises" on the way back from Russia's Vladivostok amid Taiwan's wrath over

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is accelerating the expansion of public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLUs) to keep pace with the growt

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – With more than 107,000 hectares already ravaged by land and forest fires this year, the government is scrambling to strengthen its response as a prolonged dry

Noah Secomb – An all-female delegation from East Timor has visited Canberra and made history by sitting on the floor of Parliament House.

Doug Bright – A recently completed drone-based aerial geophysical survey has lit up a grab-bag of new drill targets for Estrella Resources it plans to test during an upcoming initial 30

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's nickel boom is colliding with its efforts to protect biodiversity and reduce emissions from forests and other land uses.

A'an Suryana – The leadership contest in Nahdlatul Ulama is consequential.