Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump spoke highly of his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto when they met at the Gaza Peace Board's inaugural meeting on Thursday

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Days ahead of the expected signing of a bilateral tariff agreement with the United States, analysts have called on the government to tread with caution regarding

On 18 February 2026, members of the Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force (Papua Regional Police Mobile Brigade) and the Habema Operation Task Force (Indonesian National Armed Forces – Mar

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) asserts that Indonesia should withdraw from the Board of Peace established by the United States.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin stated that the existence of the Territorial Development Infantry Battalion (Yonif TP) is a symbol of the state's pre

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto regrets the protests rejecting budget cuts.

Nino Citra Anugrahanto – The mass arrest of protesters in August 2025 is considered to be have been a large-scale operation to silence pro-democracy activists.

Yustinus Paat, Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The number of people displaced by disasters in Sumatra since late November 2025 has fallen sharply from more than 2 million at its peak to fewer

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently told American investors to not worry about Indonesia's investment climate.

Jakarta – Like last year, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) plans to continue its flagship free meal program during Ramadan, which officially begins today, despite the fact that most

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The American mining company, Freeport-McMoRan, has announced an agreement with the Indonesian Government to extend the operating rights of PT Freeport Indonesia

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – A Fact-Finding Commission has identified indications of possible involvement by members of the Indonesian military in riots that broke out during a demon

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – Indonesia's planned participation in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) to be deployed in Gaza has received approval from Palestinian authorities.

Eryanto Nugroho – It was watched live by 10,000 paying viewers in late August 2025, and later rose to the top of Netflix Indonesia's rankings.

Jakarta – Indonesia is renowned for its rich cultural diversity, including in the way people welcome the month of Ramadan.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa responded to the lawsuit against Law Number 17 of 2025 concerning the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN)

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Solidarity House has expressed its position on the security situation in the land of Papua in recent weeks, which has been marked by a number of cases of violence

Thomas Harefa, Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Food prices in Indonesia are climbing ahead of Ramadan 2026, reflecting a typical seasonal pattern rather than an extreme surge seen during past

Hozaini, Situbondo, East Java – At least one person was killed and six others suffered severe burns and fractures after a house was destroyed in an explosion believed to have originated

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia needs over Rp 2 trillion or around $118.5 million to provide the much-needed social assistance for victims of the catastrophic Sumatra flood, accordi

Without serious efforts to eradicate bribery within the customs zones, the Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Customs will be even worse than the old saying: only a donkey fal

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to receive the next batch of the French-made fighter jets when it is ready from a technical standpoint, according to the Defense Ministry,

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Human rights organization Lokataru Foundation warns of potential conflicts of interest and the practice of state capture within the Academic Script and the

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt climbed to $431.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $427.6 billion in the previous quarter, according to data relea

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian revealed that aid from the diaspora in Malaysia for the Sumatra disaster is being held at customs.

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The 7th President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has bluntly stated that the revisions to the old version of the Corruption Eradication Commission (K

Cheta Nilawaty P, Jakarta – A study from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) indicates that almost all campuses in Indonesia are not yet accessible to lecturers with disabilities.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Riots that broke out during the nationwide protests last August were escalated after incidents of police brutality, revealed Ravio Patra, a researcher fr

Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesia is tightening state control over the world's largest nickel supply after years of betting the metal would anchor a homegrown electric-vehicle indus

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has named PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia as the winner of the bid for the Ranu Lake Geothermal Workin

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A report by the Fact-Finding Commission (KPF) stated that the arrest of activists following the August 2025 protests in Indonesia was the biggest manhunt post-

Marchio Gorbiano, Cirebon, West Java – Villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing com

On February 13, Myanmar's military junta ordered the head of Timor-Leste's Embassy in Yangon to leave the country within seven days.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A study by Indonesia's Lokataru Foundation has identified at least 22 major concerns in the Academic Draft and the draft Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia has tightened security at several strategic sites in its easternmost region of Papua following a series of shooting incidents targeting an aircraft a

Pelalawan, Indonesia – A radical new policy to relocate people living in a notoriously deforested national park on Sumatra has moved hundreds of families to date, with Indonesian offici

The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua.

On 14 February 2026, a joint team of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and Yahukimo District Police (Polres Yahukimo) officers arbitrarily detained seventeen-year-old Elipianus Ese

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announced the export of 35,000 pickup units for PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara this year.

Antara, Jakarta – Authorities in Indonesia's capital will require nightclubs, discotheques, bars, and several other adult entertainment venues to close during much of the upcoming Musli

On 10 February 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI AD) reportedly tortured Mr Kristo Gonus Okui Kaize, an indigenous Papuan of the Malind Maklew tribe at the Nati

Ahmad – The policy of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, of awarding a geothermal project concession in Telaga Ranu, West Halmahera, to PT Ormat Geot

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has barred mass organizations, locally known as ormas, and any other groups from carrying out sweeps or raids on restaurants that c

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has urged Indonesia to withdraw from the Board of Peace (BoP), a peace council initiated by former U.S.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Flash floods and landslides struck Central Tapanuli in North Sumatra, only two months after devastating floods triggered by Cyclone Senyar ravaged the region, f

Indonesia, West Papua – On 10 May 2025, Mr Ortizan F.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the country's top Islamic clerical body, has issued a fatwa declaring it haram, or religiously forbidden, to dispose of waste in ri

Rizky Ihsan – On 22 January 2026, Jakarta made a surprising move to join the 'Board of Peace' (BoP) initiative led by United States President Donald Trump.

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has criticised a statement by the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia, President Joko "Jokowi" Wi

London – Myanmar has ordered the head of Timor Leste's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Monday, in an esca