Duncan Graham – West Papua's Indigenous communities are using hundreds of red crosses as symbols of resistance against rainforest destruction, land-grabbing and militarised development,

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia has established a task force to prevent mass layoffs after labor unions warned that as many as 150,000 jobs could be at risk across several industrie

Padang, Indonesia – Authorities in a stronghold for Sumatran tigers have warned the public against using snares to trap wild boar following the dramatic rescue of an 11-month old female

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) still has work to do after uncovering bribery related to the issuing of audit reports by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in Enim Regency, Sout

Jakarta – An Indonesian oil tanker that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf since March due to heightened tensions stemming from the conflict between the United States and Iran has su

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has gone down by 21 positions in the latest World Competitiveness Ranking from the peak it reached two years ago due to worsening government and busine

Philip Jacobson – Teetering on the brink of extinction, Indonesia's Javan green magpie may have a conservation lifeline after national and international conservation NGOs launched an ac

On 24 June 2026, joint security force members arbitrarily detained indigenous Papuan, Mr Paskalis Pogau, in the centre of Sugapa Town, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province.

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to scale back President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program, with officials weighing another budget cut of more than US$2 bil

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The tracking and analysis agency Binocular Media Monitoring has released research results on monitoring conversations in social media throughout June 202

On 17 June 2026, 20-year-old indigenous Yosan Suhuniap was reportedly tortured and subsequently executed after being captured by joint security force personnel in Dekai, Yahukimo Regenc

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

TAPOL is greatly concerned by intimidation surrounding the release of the documentary film 'Pig Feast: Colonialism in our Age' (Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita).

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's shortage of doctors is forcing medical residents to take on additional clinical duties and leaving many remote regions without adequate healthcare

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and China are looking to become less reliant on the United States dollar by pushing ahead with the local currency transaction (LCT) scheme to conduct c

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Global index provider MSCI has given Indonesian market authorities until November to demonstrate meaningful progress in addressing concerns over coordinated t

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed that some people participating in public demonstrations do not fully understand the issues they are protesting and ar

Hari Tri Wasono (Kontributor), Jakarta – The chaos that happened at the National Consultative Assembly of Religious Scholars and Great Conference Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) 2026 in Pondok Pes

Fadli, Jakarta – Public debate over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program is intensifying, with competing demonstrations held in several regions amid concer

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto questioned the purpose of Indonesia's legislative institutions if they fail to improve the welfare of the people, arguing tha

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) denies that the government is trying to control rallies in support of the Free Nutritious Meal

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Education Office of Batam City, Indonesia, was allegedly mobilizing local students to attend a support rally for the free nutritious meal (MBG) pro

A 19-year-old civlian, Mr Makelon Majau, was reportedly injured during alleged Indonesian military drone strikes targeting Balamai Village in Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya Regency, on 2

Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Foreign investors have sold more than Rp 70 trillion ($3.89 billion) worth of Indonesian equities so far this year, extending capital outflows as concerns

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday, June 24, transferred former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, popularly kn

Surabaya – A wave of student demonstrations criticising erroneous central government programs erupted again in Surabaya (East Java) and Makassar (South Sulawesi) on Wednesday June 24.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has demanded that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka clarify allegations of bribery involving sever

Kayla Hill – Marred by lawsuits, deepfakes, kidnapping, and state raids of screenings, Pesta Babi, or 'Pig Feast', has been a contentious film with a dramatic reception.

Danantara is straying further and further from its original founding concept.

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid believes that the bribery case against the former chairperson of the Studen

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Business groups have warned that recent power outages across Java could disrupt industrial production, weaken supply chains and undermine investor confidence

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has recently destroyed Rp 940.4 million (almost $53,000) worth of fake goods that had copied the well-known French apparel brand

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), Alexander Sabar, said the government cannot take d

Ary Hermawan – Jaringan Islam Liberal's absence of a clear ideological stance is diminishing the movement's relevance for liberal Indonesians, even as JIL figures remain prominent.

The recent deterioration of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo's relationship is a testament to the classic adage that nothing lasts forever in politics.

Indonesian military personnel (TNI) allegedly entered the private residence (pastoran) of the Three Kings Cathedral (Katedral Tiga Raja) in Timika without authorisation during security

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has introduced sweeping legal and tax incentives for bonds issued by state-backed investment entity Danantara, in a move aimed at boost

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto stated that he is not yet aware of the details surrounding the alleged flow of funds to the leadership of

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A group calling themselves the Jakarta Community Alliance held a demonstration to support free nutritious meal (MBG) program in the southern area of the Na

Yehezkiel Raka Paskalis, Jakarta – After nearly six years of steady improvement, Indonesia's food insecurity has started to rise again.

Dozens of young Papuans took to the streets to protest further expansion of the state-backed food and energy projects that they say threaten the ancestral land and livelihood of thousan

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI) has warned of a looming wave of layoffs across the manufacturing sector, particularly in the ceramic industry,

Bali, Indonesia – The booming market for animal abuse content brought dozens of international animal protection organizations to Indonesia in June for the first in-person summit to conf

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Imamudin, Sampang, East Java – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,151 kilometers of regional roads across Indonesia, underscoring the government's push t

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded broad money supply (M2) at Rp10,415 trillion in May 2026, marking an annual growth of 10.8 percent, higher than the 9.2 pe

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has enacted Law Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Indonesian National Police, marking the third amendment to Law Number 2 of 20

On 29 April 2026, members of the Cartenz Peacekeeping Special Police Unit reportedly arrested Mr Natan Heluka, 21, at Kilo 4, Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Danang Suryowibowo stated that his office will not tolerate and is ready to prosecute any party respo

Ian Wilson – A recent spate of violent robberies in Jakarta by motorcycle assailants, or begal, has unfolded amid deteriorating socio-economic conditions under the Prabowo administratio

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Aceh Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration stated that 340 Rohingya immigrants stranded in various locations in Aceh Province are still