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Antara, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has pushed back against the World Bank's decision to lower Indonesia's 2026 economic growth forecast from 4.8 percent to 4.7 perc

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Danantara Indonesia Investment Management Agency has formed a new company named PT Daya Energi Bersih Nusantara (Denera) on April 1, 2026.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto addressed his frequent overseas trips, saying they are aimed at anticipating global oil price fluctuations.

Papuan Journalist Mr Mis Murib, affiliated with the Nadi Papua Media, was reportedly subjected to intimidation following the publication of an investigative report on illegal gold minin

On 28 March 2026, officers of the Nabire Police Intelligence and Criminal Investigation Units intercepted a group of activists associated with the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) f

Tempo, Jakarta – PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has stated that the mining production rate following the landslide incident in the underground mining area of Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) on

Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesia's Deputy Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Sonny Harry Budi Utomo Harmadi stated that national sugar production has increased while consumption has

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration has handed over three Australian nationals to the Indonesian Prosecutor's Office following an illegal entry case inv

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivered a briefing to the Red and White Cabinet at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday, April 8th,

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism about Indonesia's emergence as a major global power, describing the country as a "rising giant" during the inauguration o

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto once again addressed the "Indonesia Gelap" (Dark Indonesia) movement.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah continues to trade around 17,070 per US dollar as of Thursday, April 9, 2026.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia aims to begin mass production of electric sedans by 2028 as part of the government's broader push to develop t

Sumalata, Indonesia – Following encounters while diving, Gusnar Ismail has long turned to the morning glory plants growing on sandbanks here on the north of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island.

JG, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has deployed army personnel to support the nationwide distribution of imported pickup trucks from India to rural cooperatives, as the government accelera

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Hajj waiting list has stretched to as long as 26 years for the regular pilgrimage program, with demand far outpacing the annual quota allocated by Saudi Ar

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The World Bank has lowered its 2026 economic growth forecast for Indonesia to 4.7 percent, down from its previous projection of 4.8 percent issued in October

Jakarta – East Jakarta officials are in the hot seat after a public maintenance worker falsely claimed that a resident's complaint had been resolved by responding with an AI-generated i

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), has called on civil society gr

Bandung, West Java – Indonesian prosecutors on April 7 charged 19 people accused of sending infants to cities across the country and overseas, including to Singapore, in what the author

Christine Cabasset, Eric Frecon – Australia and its partners need to monitor the developments in China's engagement with Timor-Leste carefully.

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The West Papua Independent Student Forum, along with several students in Jayapura City, Papua, staged a protest against the management of natural resources in Papu

On 12 March 2026, Indonesian security forces arbitrarily apprehended Mr Oksal Kobak, 28, Mr Yos Payage, 36, Mr Simion Payage, 29, Mr Menase Heluka, and Mr Oser Kobak at the Old Sentani

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has criticised the seven-month prison sentence handed down against Wawan Hermawan, the administrator of the @bek

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On 10 March 2026, Members of the Indonesian Marine Corps arbitrarily detained indigenous gold panner, Mr Anton Payage, at the Marine Corps post on Seradala Road near the Nami River gold

The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmao, has acknowledged that the government may be compelled to curtail the country's electricity provision during overnight periods should ho

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves declined by $3.7 billion to $148.2 billion at the end of March 2026, as the central bank stepped up efforts to stabilize

On 22 March 2026 at approximately 5:00 pm, military members and Marine Corps personnel reportedly detained seven Papuan civilians, primarily pupils, in the Sinak District, Puncak Regenc

Aida Ulim, Jayapura – The West Papua Independent Student Forum (FIM-WP) City Leadership Committee (KPK) in Sentani has expressed its rejection of the presence of PT Freeport Indonesia,

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen its highest level of forest loss in almost a decade in 2025, the first full year under President Prabowo Subianto whose administration has b

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's coal production is nearing the 600 million tons quota, but the country is not shutting down the chance to raise production volumes as commodity pric

Jakarta – At least 72 children from four different schools in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta have shown symptoms of food poisoning after consuming school lunches prepared under the governmen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – It costs more money to fly to other Indonesian cities from Jakarta compared to other ASEAN nations, and the freshly announced airfare hike caps are expecte

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to introduce B50 biodiesel in the second half of 2026 is increasingly constrained by a basic issue: palm oil supply

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Journalist Safety Committee (KKJ) has condemned Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) for requesting the restriction of access

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) can no longer claim to be a balancing force.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), has rejected the military-

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Achmat Ikhsan, Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia is holding food prices steady despite a 40-60% surge in plastic packaging costs, whil

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Until recently, Ms Dini Khairani topped up her fuel only once every two weeks, waiting until her tank neared empty.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity announced that the State Administrative Court (PTUN) in Jakarta will deliver its verdict on the lawsuit against M

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government says prices of subsidized gasoline and diesel will stay fixed even if global oil prices remain elevated, while airlines will be allowed to lift ai

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, has criticized Indonesia's military justice system, saying it continues to serve as a politica

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) recorded that outstanding financing, or public debt, on online lending platforms reached Rp100.69 trilli

Antara, Jakarta – The Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBA) reported that Central Aceh Regency has once again been struck by flash floods, causing two emergency bridges to collapse and

Joniansyah, Jakarta – InJourney Airports, the operator of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, apologized on Tuesday after part of the roof at Boarding Lounge Gate 7 in Terminal 3 coll

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The textile and textile product (TPT) industry is under heavy pressure following a sharp increase in raw material prices.

Giri Ahmad Taufik – Picture a local thug in any Indonesian major city getting on an angkot (public transport minivan) to make the driver buy a bottle of water they neither need nor want

Jayapura – The Papuan people's demand for PT Freeport to be closed down is considered reasonable, given the lack of involvement of customary landowners in the initial licensing process