Natasha May – Suwadi can barely see five metres in front of him when he steps outside his home in Indonesian Borneo. Each breath, he says, feels "like smoking a cigarette".

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has rejected the Indonesian government's plan to conduct a new registration of internally displaced people across conflict-affe

Maybrat, Jubi – Residents of Mare district in Maybrat regency, Southwest Papua province, are facing a range of challenges in accessing basic services, including clean water, teachers an

Philip Jacobson – A new 10-year plan for elephant conservation released by the Indonesian government places the country's wild elephant population at an estimated 1,325-1,648 individual

Shreya Dasgupta – Indonesian authorities have charged 72 individuals with intentionally igniting forest fires across five provinces on the island of Borneo and four on Sumatra.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new study of palm oil concessions linked to Indonesian supply chains finds no evidence that corporate zero-deforestation commitments have led to addition

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 473 hotspots in South Kalimantan on Tuesday, spread across 11 regencies and cities, with

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Regulatory unpredictability and poor coordination between government ministries remain the biggest challenges facing European investors in Indonesia, even

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has imposed sanctions on six companies holding Forest Utilization Business Licenses (PBPH) following monitoring results that revealed

Jayapura – Leaders of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and representatives of the Vanuatu government gathered again in Port Villa, Vanuatu, on August 22.

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The forest and land fires in West Java, Indonesia, have affected nearly 200 hectares so far this year.

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta residents were once again exposed to unhealthy air early this week, with the capital recording the seventh-worst air quality in Indonesia on Monday morning.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The denizens of Jakarta have given a tepid reception to the launch of the Indonesian Credit Card (KKI) after discovering its limitation and reviewing necessities

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The death toll from the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Indonesia, continues to rise.

Jakarta – Bank Mandiri's freezing of a protest coordinator's account has drawn strong criticism from civil society groups, which have warned the move restricts civic freedoms and could

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) of the National Police has revealed the modus operandi of suspects involved in forest and land fires across

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indigenous peoples in Indonesia have long faced a basic problem: Data on their communities, cultures and customary territories are scattered across governm

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's planned Rp3 million ($169) incentive for electric motorcycle purchases could help accelerate adoption, but the government must ensure the program st

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks closed lower on Monday as concerns over a widening current account deficit and rising geopolitical risks weighed on investor sentiment.

When it comes to political maneuvering, Joko Widodo is adept at choosing his timing. He always calculates when a message should be delivered to the public.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia and China have pledged to intensify cooperation across strategic sectors, including in trade, military and a joint development in the South China Sea

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A bus carrying members of the United Pati Community Alliance (AMPB) to Jakarta was pelted with bricks by two unidentified people on Monday, August 24, 2026, wh

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has ordered more troops, helicopters and firefighting equipment to Kalimantan as the government moves to contain worseni

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Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police denied claims of an attempt to arrest Supriyono, familiarly known as Botok, the coordinator of the Pati United Community Allian

Manokwari, Jubi – West Papua's provincial and district governments have been urged to take immediate action over forest and land fires reported across several parts of the province.

Antara, Jakarta – Haze from forest fires is a "silent killer" that claims lives slowly or suddenly, said public health expert from Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM), Prof. Dr.

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported 696 hotspots have emerged in South Kalimantan Province, based on updated data on Sunday, August 23,

Antara, Jakarta – The chief economist at Trimegah Sekuritas Indonesia, Fakhrul Fulvian, believes that wildfire amidst the intensifying El Nino conditions could result in far broa

Wahyu Septiana – The blocking of the Bank Mandiri account belonging to Supriyono, coordinator of the United Pati Community Alliance (AMPB), has been highlighted by the Civil Society Coa

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that around 3 million people have been exposed to smoke from wildfires, urging residents to mask up and regularly monitor air

Hilmar Farid – Of everything raised at Teater Utan Kayu last night, discussing Max Lane's Unfinished Nation with Fransisca Ria Susanti, Usman Hamid, and Max himself, the point I keep re

Andika Pratama, Effendi Rusli, Pekanbaru – Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 2,610 hotspots across Sumatra as of Sunday morning, as haze from f

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Mixed Marriage Organization (PerCa Indonesia) has urged the government to ensure that proposed changes to the country's citizenship law are fair,

Jayapura, Jubi – The Executive Student Council of Cenderawasih University (BEM Uncen) says it has evidence that police fired at protesters during clashes between security personnel and

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat said about 85,000 hectares of company concession areas across the country have been affected by forest and land fires,

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Heru Andriyanto, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to shoulder its largest debt interest bill on record in 2027, with payments projected to consume about 19% of state reven

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Muslim Students' Action Union (KAMMI) rejects the planned protest by the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) at the Parliament (DPR/MPR) Building on Au

Gembong Hanung and Markus Makur, Jakarta/East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara – As thousands are still taking shelter in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), President Prabowo Subianto has faced pre

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The manufacturing sector remains the largest contributor to Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP).

Annisa Lisya Bazlina, Jakarta – Sarawak has ordered schools in several districts to close for two days as worsening haze affects air quality across the state.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) Rector Akhmad Sodiq and several others in an operation conducted in

Jayapura, Jubi – The headquarters of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in Puncak Jaya regency, Central Papua, was reportedly attacked by the Indonesian military between Au

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia and China have agreed to strengthen defense industry cooperation as part of efforts to develop Indonesia's long-term defense capabilities, said D

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's current account deficit widened sharply to $12.5 billion in the second quarter of 2026 from $3.6 billion in the previous quarter, according to data

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeing a sharp increase in respiratory illnesses as a prolonged dry season fuels widespread land and forest fires, with health facilities in parts

Kate Lamb – An 84-year-old woman has been discovered alive in the flattened remains of her home three days after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, authorities have confirmed.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has urged President Prabowo Subianto to exercise greater caution in his public statements

The Australian chapter of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) held its first public meeting on Monday 17th August at Parliament House in Canberra.