Antara, Yahukimo, Papua – Indonesian troops have recovered the bodies of two civilians allegedly killed by separatist fighters in the eastern Papua Highlands province after an evacuatio

Rizky Zulkarnain, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) has condemned President Prabowo Subianto's statement equating journalists, observers and non-governmental organiza

Between 2019 and 2025, Indonesian courts adjudicated more than 8,000 criminal cases, ranging from environmental protection and forestry to mining and fisheries.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's ambition to establish an international financial center capable of competing with Singapore and Dubai may ultimately depend le

Sentani, Jubi – Residents of Nduga Regency in Papua Highlands say the local government has effectively ceased functioning in recent months, warning they will block all transport access

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Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Residents of Alas Tlogo Village, Lekok District, Pasuruan Regency, are protesting the multiple occurrences of stray bullets hitting their homes, allegedly fro

Jayapura, Jubi – Provincial legislatures across Papua should initiate a Special Regional Regulation (Perdasus) granting Indigenous Papuans (Orang Asli Papua/OAP) veto rights over large-

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah entered detention on Friday night without handcuffs or the pink detainee vest typicall

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A new 10% tariff on Indonesia following a forced labor probe will take effect on Friday before noon, as Washington's stopgap 10% levies will end in about a

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Bayu Wardhana, the secretary general of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia, demanded an apology from President Prabowo Subianto fo

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said his advisers have repeatedly warned him against delivering speeches without prepared notes, saying they believe reading

The case of alleged bribery in connection with audits carried out by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is no longer simply a matter of trading audit opinions.

Afifah Amalia P, Jakarta – The appointment of Sudaryono as the new head of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN), replacing Nanik S.

Bobby Bascomb – Sea salt sold in markets across Lombok Island, Indonesia, is contaminated with microplastics, according to a recent study.

Jakarta – The government will incorporate educational material on the prevention of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) phenomenon into school curricula starting t

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to introduce limited dual citizenship for highly skilled foreign nationals and members of the Indonesian diaspora as part of a proposed revision to the country

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Deputy Defense Minister Donny Ermawan Taufanto has officially been inaugurated as the Governor of the University of the Republic of Indonesia.

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that telecommunications operators may no longer forfeit customers' unused mobile data, ordering providers to

Antara, Jakarta – Celebrity lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea has stepped down as legal counsel for former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah, saying he needs to foc

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Army (TNI) clarified that there is no new assignment for Village Supervisory Non-Commissioned Officers (Babinsa) regarding taxpayer complianc

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI Papua) has pledged to support a lawsuit filed by the Malind Indigenous community from Merauke Regen

Aliy Arivin Anward, Jakarta – Deputy of the Indonesian National Nutrition Body (BGN) for Systems and Governance, Prima Yosephine Berliana Tumiur Hutapea, stated that they will investiga

Jakarta – The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership ch

West Papuan militants have claimed responsibility for the deaths of three indigenous Papuans, who they claim were supplying intelligence to Indonesia.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia has criticized the government's online content moderation policy, warning that it could threaten

Achmad Ali, Surabaya, East Java – State prosecutors have named the former chief executive of Surabaya Zoo as a corruption suspect over an alleged scheme involving fictitious operational

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia's nationwide free school health screening program has reached more than 8.8 million students this year, with early results showing widespre

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – There is something profoundly unsettling about the suggestion that Indonesia's president might personally pay for his official overseas travel.

Eric Bernaudeau, Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara – Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is alive and well on the Indonesian island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, where people

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A demonstration by the National Legal Intellectual Network (Jaringan Intelektual Hukum Nasional or JIHN) outside Indonesia's Attorney General's Office in South

Theresia Silalahi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has approved the appointment of senior prosecutor Kuntadi as Indonesia's Attorney General for Special Crimes, replacing Febrie Ad

The purchase of crude oil from Russia has become a bitterly sarcastic, textbook embodiment of the adage "laughing oneself to death, the Russian way" (mati ketawa cara Rusia).

Dili – Vietnamese Charge d'Affaires to Timor-Leste Pham Binh Dam held a meeting in Dili on Monday (local time) with Timor-Leste Deputy Prime Minister Mariano Assanami Sabino Lopes to di

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday to establish an international financial center, with the resort island of Bali previously floated as a possible location.

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Tuesday named West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini as a corruption suspect over an alleged scheme to rig public p

On 16 July 2026, personnel of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) arbitrarily arrested four indigenous civilians during a military operation in the area of Jalai Village, Sugapa

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded 32,389 layoffs in the first half of this year, with nearly one-fifth of the job losses concentrated in West Java, according to the Manpower

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform strongly rejects the policy by the Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) at the Finance Ministry which opens space for the

Rafiqa Qurrata Ayun – The Indonesian Ulama Council or Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) is currently preparing a draft bill to criminalise lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGB

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Comission I, Tubagus Hasanuddin, is questioning the involvement of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) pe

Jayapura, Jubi – For the Indigenous Marind people of South Papua, ipni is more than just a fish.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Moody's Ratings has assigned a Baa2 rating with a negative outlook to the proposed US dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes to be issued by Danantara Inve

Praditya Fauzi Rahman, Surabaya – A number of students who are members of the East Java Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) are pressing for the resolution to the case involving t

M. Syaifullah, Jakarta – The population of Sumatran orangutans continues its steady decline.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticized the Indonesian government's policy allowing the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI)

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Presidential Palace responded to the existence of the Shadow Cabinet as a counterpart to the Red and White Cabinet under the leadership o

The investigation into an alleged bribery and extortion case involving the former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, appears to be moving away from public ex

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas urged the public not to worry about the rising fee for renouncing Indonesian citizenship and the naturalization process.

Jakarta – It costs up to 15 times more to earn the Indonesian citizenship than to renounce it.