Maretha Uli, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires and expressed his respect for science, after his rec

Azifah Astrina (The Conversation) – Thousands gathered at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Aug.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Legal and Human Rights Department of the Evangelical Church in Indonesia (GIDI) has launched the GIDI Legal Aid Institute (LBH GIDI) in Jayapura, Papua, on Monday (

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – Indonesia's economy has yet to show significant improvement as President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming approach their second y

Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir – The role of violent groups in Indonesia's political landscape has captured public attention following reports that the United Indonesian People's Movement (Gera

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently insisted that third countries could not force a UN verification visit to Papua as the country continues to deny allegations of abuse in

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia rejects unilateral allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua.

Jakarta – The Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle (KBPBI) is proposing a maximum temporary work contract (PKWT) period of one year in the Employment Protection Bill that is

Andrew Mathieson – Pacific leaders used their address at the 81st session of United Nations general assembly to urge Indonesia to permit the UN Human Rights High Commissioner unrestrict

Vebyana Putri Amanda, Jakarta – State railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) turns 81 on Monday with improvements in its rail services.

Vanuatu has raised concerns over alleged human rights violations in West Papua, called for the decolonisation of Kanaky New Caledonia and urged France to accept the jurisdiction of the

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed President Prabowo Subianto's budget bill for 2027 into law on Tuesday, with spending projected at Rp 4.1 quadrillion (US$228 billion) as th

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Ombudsman of the Republic of Indonesia found that officials at the Cibinong Class IIA Penitentiary in West Java have charged inmates illegally.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has named former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) Deputy for Procurement and Distribution Secretary Colonel Budi Utomo a

Lorencia Sariani Tondang, Jakarta – Indonesia is accelerating oil exploration and production as global crude prices climb above $100 a barrel and domestic output remains below 600,000 b

Agencies, Jakarta – The National Police charged a train driver Tuesday with allegedly failing to hit the brakes in time to prevent a crash that killed 16 women near Jakarta in April, an

Christine Rovoi – Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale has taken the long-running West Papua human rights issue directly to the United Nations.

On 13 July 2026, members of the Indigenous Ateta clan from Sumuri District, Teluk Bintuni Regency, West Papua Province, staged a peaceful protest beginning at approximately 07.00 am at

Nagekeo – Sahria Lelu and her family were still living in a tent outside a mosque six weeks after a powerful earthquake that killed dozens in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), demonstrating the

Sorong, Jubi – A resident of Wakom Village, East Aifat District, Maybrat Regency, Southwest Papua, identified as Wilem, also known as Yae Wakom, has allegedly been tortured at a Marine

Pacific Islands leaders have used their addresses to the United Nations General Assembly to urge Indonesia to allow the UN human rights chief access to West Papua.

Budiman, Jakarta – The Rangkasbitung District Court in Banten has sentenced a salon owner to 1 year and 8 months in prison for desecrating the Quran by forcing another woman to step on

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has passed a law intended to resolve long-running land conflicts and curb land concentration, but civil society groups say provision

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of candidate managers of the red and white village cooperative flocked to PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Agrinas) office in Cawang, East Jakarta, on

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Investor.id, Yogyakarta – A group of Indonesian economists has called for a fundamental reassessment of President Prabowo Subianto's Free Nutritious Meals program,

Chairunisa – The government plans to build 33 Waste to Electrical Energy (PSEL) processing facilities with an investment value of 89 trillion rupiah, which is the concern of the Indones

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has canceled a major military parade planned for the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) on Oct.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – Indonesia will continue its annual US$1.2 million contribution to the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, with Foreign Minister Sugiono calling for gre

Jakarta – The death toll from an Indonesian ship that capsized earlier this month rose to 66 as of Monday, as divers braved leaking fuel and dangerously unsound structures to find the 6

The political parties' proposal of a higher parliamentary threshold reflects the underhanded behavior of elites seeking to entrench their power.

Yerica Lai, New York – Indonesia has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime and joined 90 other signatories to the first multilateral treaty aimed at strengthening inte

On 9 July 2026, reports emerged that members of the Moi indigenous community, together with the Malamoi Indigenous Peoples' Organisation (LMA Malamoi), had rejected state claims and pla

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Foundation for Justice and Human Integrity (YKKMP) says the Indonesian government should respond to allegations of human rights violations in Papua with evide

Jakarta – Indonesian National Armed Forces Commander General Agus Subiyanto said separatist groups in Papua must be defeated, while security operations should be conducted alongside ter

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Yerica Lai and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The case for Palestine will be the "clearest test" of the United Nations' shared principles and conscience, Indonesia's top diplomat said on Sat

The Jakarta Globe, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has confirmed that he formally joined the Indonesian political party PSI on Oct.

Agencies, Jakarta – The death toll of the accident on the Virgo Transport 8 ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea has jumped to 64, an official said on Saturday, as rescuers exten

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Affairs (Imipas) has suspended the Head of the Cibinong Class IIA Correctional Facility (Cibinong Prison),

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is urging the Ministry of Defence (Kemenhan) and the Ministry of for Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) to stop the practice of requir

Antara, Denpasar – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster has given businesses, offices, and operators of public facilities until the end of April 2027 to comply with a long-standing requirement

Agencies, Jakarta – Wildfires that tore through Kalimantan's vast tropical forests have piled pressure on critically endangered Bornean orangutans, the International Union for Conservat

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale has raised concerns over reported human rights violations in West Papua during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Albert Williancoen, Jakarta – Mohammad Guruh Irianto Sukarnoputra, the youngest son of Indonesia's first president Soekarno and a prominent musician, choreographer and cultural figure,

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua has lost two journalists who studied at Satya Wacana Christian University in Salatiga, Central Java.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Strengthening household purchasing power and creating more jobs should be key priorities for Indonesia as President Prabowo Subianto's government enters its secon

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's state electricity company PT PLN (Persero) revealed that its 159 data center customers consumed 2,378 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy.

Adlet Seilkhanov Abtop – Kazakhstan and Timor-Leste have formally established diplomatic relations following a meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers on the sidelines of t

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto claimed that he respects experts.

Jannus TH Siahaan – The passing of the Agrarian Reform Law by the House of Representatives' (DPR) during a plenary session on September 22 has been hailed as marking a new chapter in na