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

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

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government's temporary restriction on platforms operated by nonprofit organization Wikimedia Foundation has raised concerns among digital rights advocates, wh

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has argued that the inflation rate for March 2026 should ideally be recorded at 2.51 percent annually, a figure lo

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a state budget deficit of Rp 240.1 trillion ($14 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 0.93% of gross domestic product (G

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers in Indonesia are expected to take to the streets on May 1, 2026, to mark International Workers' Day, or May Day, with labor lea

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Indonesia's petrochemical industry, which remains heavily dependent on imported feedst

Makassar – Hundreds of students from various organisations in Makassar, South Sulawesi (Sulsel), held a solidarity action in support of activist and acid attack victim Andrie Yunus.

Jakarta – A student alliance has setup a tent in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta urging a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Co

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – A 16-year-old student in North Sumatra has taken his own life, allegedly after his parents were unable to afford his school supplies, marking yet another stud

The response of the Prabowo Subianto administration to the energy crisis resulting from the Israel-United States war on Iran is disappointing and should be criticized.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto strongly condemned the heinous act that led to the demise of three Indonesian UN peacekeepers, who were also a Nati

Erfan Maruf, Makassar – Indonesia has begun leasing additional warehouses to accommodate surging rice stockpiles, which are expected to approach 5 million tons this month, Agriculture M

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning April 5.

Reports from West Papua say as many as four people have been shot dead in Dogiyai regency in an alleged retaliatory attack after a policeman was killed.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Federation of Indonesian Teachers Union (FSGI) has urged the Indonesian government to comprehensively evaluate the Free Nutritious Meal program (MBG).

Antara, Jakarta – Thousands of people held a protest in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, to pay their respects to the three I

Antara, Jakarta – Vero Balubun, Pastor of the Indonesian Protestant Church of Papua (GPI) Elim Abepura congregation in Jayapura City, Papua, said that the Easter celebration is a moment

Agencies, Jakarta – The government has slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the country

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) predicts a potential rise in housing demand in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, for 2026, as the city remains a primary hub for the ongoing devel

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Four construction workers were killed and three others injured after allegedly inhaling toxic gas inside a water storage tank at a high-rise project in South J

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has raised concerns over the growing economic risks stemming from escalating military tensions between I

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung paid a personal visit to students suffering from free nutritious meal (MBG) poisoning at the Duren Sawit Regional Special Hospit

Antara, Padang – Authorities in West Sumatra province have introduced measures to limit the expansion of national retail chains such as Alfamart and Indomaret, in a bid to protect local

Jayapura, Jubi – Amnesty International Indonesia (AII), the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Dogiyai High School and University Student Association (IPMADO) in

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's deforestation surged in 2025, rising 66% from the previous year, marking a sharp reversal after several years of decline, according to new data

On 31 March and 1 April 2026, joint security forces (TNI-Polri) allegedly carried out indiscriminate shootings against civilians in the Kamu District of Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua P

Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia has completed key stock market reforms ahead of a self-imposed deadline linked to MSCI's May index review, a senior official

An island in eastern Indonesia was meant to lead the country's transition into renewable energy.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The former Chairperson of the Central Executive of Muhammadiyah, Din Syamsuddin, calls for the unity of the Islamic community to condemn the attacks by Israel

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Condemnation against Israeli attacks in Lebanon have intensified after two more Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in the latest explosion in the southern par

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (Kontras), Andrie Yunus, expressed his gratitude to

Sopian Hadi, Denpasar – Indonesian authorities are ramping up immigration enforcement in Bali following a series of high-profile crimes involving foreign nationals, raising concerns abo

Yanuar Nugroho – Indonesia's president is caught between a rock and a hard place fiscally and politically.

Agencies, Jakarta – A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of North Sulawesi on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimetres (2.5 feet) and tri

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has urged local governments in North Sulawesi and North Maluku to immediately declare an emergency

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia's housing gap remains persistent, with ownership levels still low, underscoring the scale of the challenge facing President Prabowo Subianto's 3 million

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah slipped back into the red on Thursday, pressured by escalating geopolitical tensions and mounting fiscal concerns, as the currency brief

Jakarta – The death of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) constitutes a blatant violation of international law, as peacekee

Rino Fajar Setiawan, Andrea Hosana, Bekasi – A major fire and explosion at a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) filling facility in Bekasi, West Java, left at least 14 people injured and dam

Antara, Endang Mulyani, Denpasar – Bali contributed more than half of Indonesia's total tourism foreign exchange earnings, amounting to Rp170 trillion ($9.99 billion) out of Rp 305 tril

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has urged the Jakarta Metropolitan Police not to cease the investigation into the acid at

Jakarta – The results of a joint survey show that a majority of Indonesian citizens disagree with Indonesia's foreign policy move to join the Board of Peace (BoP).

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia says "annyeonghaseyo" or hello to a new "special comprehensive strategic partnership" with South Korea, even becoming the first country to do so.

On 23 March 2026, Joint security forces allegedly detained and tortured Mr Yenus Mohi,19, together with two other young men in Dekai District, Yahukimo Regency, Highlands Papua Province

Herman, Addin Anugrah Siwi, Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia is attempting a delicate balancing act of keeping domestic fuel prices steady while global prices soar, without blowing a

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade balance recorded a $1.27 billion surplus in February 2026, marking 70 consecutive months of surplus since May 2020, even as import growth

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported Indonesia's annual inflation reached 3.48% in March 2026, while monthly inflation stood at 0.41%, reflecting risin

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The police have transferred the investigation of the acid attack case on human rights activist Andrie Yunus to the Central Military Police of the Indones

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission III, Ahmad Sahroni, believes that the establishment of the Joint Fact-Fin