Isabel Esterman, Jakarta – Nearly a year after what scientists describe as one of the most severe ecological shocks ever documented for the world's rarest great ape species, there is st

Touted as the manager of state-owned enterprise dividends for major investments, Danantara's executives are instead fighting with the government over profits.

Indonesia has received its first aircraft carrier, a former Italian warship that the government says will strengthen the archipelagic nation's maritime security and disaster response ca

Jayapura, Jubi – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for an end to the killing of civilians in Papua by armed groups, including the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), together with a coalition of civil society groups, has urged Indonesian police to immediately release two youth activists

Jayapura, Jubi – Pastor Yance Douw of the Jayapura Diocese says dialogue, access to information, solidarity and a better understanding of Papua's history are important to addressing the

Indonesia, West Papua – This report on shrinking civic spacetime in Papua is the second of the CoDA series.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's free meal initiative has consumed at least Rp 134.2 trillion (almost $7.6 billion) in the state budget this year, according to the Finance Mini

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia will launch its campaign next week for a fifth term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), seeking to represent the

Military personnel reportedly detained Mr Melkias Hagismijau, 25, and Mr Pius Emani, 27, during an overnight military operation in Eknemba Village, Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency,

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Conservationists are racing to rescue orangutans from a fire-ravaged peat-swamp forest inside an RSPO-certified oil palm concession in West Kalimantan, wit

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A number of residents from the Jakarta Citizens Coalition for Justice visited the Ministry of Social Affairs on Thursday, September 17, 2026, to protes

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently defended the country's military spending, which the public had pointed out as being mammoth-sized, saying that it is st

Yenni Kwok, Kuala Lumpur – Video editor Mohamad Haazim has lost count of how many times he refreshes Malaysia's Air Pollutant Index (API) website every day to check air quality in the c

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court has limited the government's authority to change allocations in the 2026 state budget through a presidential regulation wit

Fia Hamid-Walker – On 31 August 2026, President Prabowo Subianto issued Presidential Instruction (Instruksi Presiden, Inpres) 11 of 2026 to strengthen enforcement of the ban on slash-an

Jakarta Globe, Johor Bahru – A 36-year-old Indonesian man has become the first person in Malaysia to serve jail time for littering a cigarette butt in a public place, Bernama reported.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – A surge in wildfires across Sumatra is putting critically endangered Sumatran elephants at greater risk of extinction, with hundreds of thousands of hectares o

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating what it describes as a possible "shadow" network of intermediaries operating outside the formal str

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) Media Manager Haeril Halim has highlighted the 94 people who have died in refugee camps following the earthquake in East

Indonesia, West Papua – The past weeks have been characterised by a re-occuring pattern of impunity across the Papuan provinces.

Ahmad Syarif – In 2018, the West Papua Liberation Army declared open war on the Indonesian military.

Sentani, Jubi – Jayapura Police said 78 students were detained while they were preparing to take part in a demonstration against the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program in Sentani, the

When it comes to regulating cigarettes, the Indonesian government lacks a consistent perspective.

Raya Aulia Jenar, Jakarta – Human and Nature for a Sustainable Indonesia (Madani Berkelanjutan) Foundation evaluates forest fires as a real risk that could disrupt the sustainability of

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has claimed responsibility for the shooting that killed a driver, Aris Sanda, on the Wamena-Nduga road in Papua Highland

Tria Sutrisna, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle is disappointed with the draft Employment Protection Law (RUU) prepared by the House of Rep

On 15 September 2026, Indonesian police arbitrarily detained school pupils and university students, used excessive force to disperse peaceful demonstrations, and obstructed access to le

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto sacked Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa after he clashed with a top ministry official who served on Prabowo's former special

Manokwari, Jubi – Two palm oil companies involved in National Strategic Projects (PSN), Genting Oil Kasuri Pte.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Secretary General of the Gerindra Party Sugiono claims that his party and coalition partners have unanimously agreed on a proposed parliamentary threshol

Irma puts on her heavy rubber boots as she prepares for a volunteer firefighting shift in her village of Sungai Putri, on the Indonesian side of Borneo island.

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – Indonesia has identified around 400,000 invalid records among 5.7 million prospective Hajj pilgrims currently on the national waiting list, a finding that coul

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister and National Food Agency chief Amran Sulaiman has flagged 25 fortified rice brands for allegedly failing to meet the nutritional standards st

Sorong, Jubi – Moi Indigenous youth blocked several government offices in Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province, on Monday (14/9/2026), as a form of protest against development and i

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt edged up to $454.8 billion in July 2026 from $454.5 billion a month earlier, while increasing 4.9% year on year, Bank Indonesia

Penajam Paser, Indonesia – Indonesia's escalating wildfire crisis has reached the outskirts of Nusantara, the new capital city under construction as the world's fourth-most-populous cou

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, who was sacked as finance minister this week, said on Tuesday he was upset to be removed from his job, but was half

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ousted Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa in a latest cabinet reshuffle on Monday and appointed Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil

Max Lane – As a lecturer at the University of Sydney in 2008, I taught a course, "An Introduction to Asia." Its perspective was historical, and given the Western-centrism of history edu

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto once again reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, September 14, 2026, replacing Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa with Deputy Fin

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid is calling for an investigation into the accident involving the passenger ship KMP Virgo Transp

Antara, Jakarta – Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf urged residents and key stakeholders to remain vigilant of potential disasters during heavy rains, as floods and landslides have begun to s

Andrew Mathieson – Melanesian leaders are stepping up pressure on Jakarta to facilitate a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights visit to West Papua.

Agencies, Jakarta – More than 600 rescuers were searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea on the weekend, an official said on Monday, with t

Alfy Ifthikhar – Indonesia's Climate Change Management Bill, known as the RUU Pengendalian Perubahan Iklim (PPI), has been suspended at the harmonization stage in the House of Represent

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The next presidential election may still be three years away, but several potential contenders have already begun making early moves as President Prabowo Subianto

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Spreading forest and peatland fires in Indonesia have caused people to fall sick, as haze from hundreds of thousands of burned lands across the country worsen

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said President Prabowo Subianto has instructed him to protect the health and credi

Ni Komang Erviani, Jakarta – An Australian arrested for a public act of indecency, identified only as BA, was deported to Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday evening.