Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding probe into a long-running conflict between an…

Indonesian security forces have named seven suspects in the killing of an American pilot and the burning of a Catholic mission aircraft in Papua,…

A large-scale Indonesian military operation conducted across the Agisiga, Sugapa and Hitadipa districts of Intan Jaya Regency between mid-May and…

New Delhi – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a new chapter in India-Indonesia relations based on a "Ganga-Mahakam Vision",…

Responding to the presentation of the Indonesian Government's highest honour to Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in Jakarta, Amnesty…

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The National Police have launched an investigation into alleged corruption involving local coal miners that may have…

Phone Min Thant and Summer Chan – For the Indigenous communities of Indonesian Papua, Awon Atatbon is no routine ceremonial gathering. The ritual…

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially designated July 13 as the Day of Belief in One Supreme God, marking formal…

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani are set to attend the funeral of…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's subsidy spending rose 44.4% in the first half of 2026 as the government increased support for energy,…

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell to 117.8 in June from 120.9 in May, although it remained firmly in…

Antara, Jayapura – Indonesian security forces are pursuing seven suspected members of an armed separatist group accused of killing an American…

Aliy Arivin Anward, Jakarta – Indonesian Jesuit priest and legal scholar Stefanus Hendrianto argues that the country's democracy has never been…

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Tolikara Regency People's Representative Council (DPRD) building on 6 July 2026, demanding a full…

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Gerindra Party spokesperson Bahtra Banong said he supports President Prabowo Subianto's decision to…

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has…

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's labor market has come under growing pressure as a string of major companies across the textile, footwear…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs is planning to incorporate prevention of the spread of Lesbian, Gay,…

In the eyes of President Prabowo Subianto, criticism is seen more as a threat than constructive input. Instead of viewing it as a correction in…

Responding to recent backlash against online expression of LGBTQI+, which derived from the Presidential Regulation on General Policy for National…

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue rose 24.6% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, but the government now expects…

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo dismissed claims that his action of stepping on a buffalo's head during a…

Norman Joshua – On May 20, 2026, President Prabowo Subianto unexpectedly presented the government's macroeconomic projections in the DPR (…

Heru Febrianto, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry plans to develop 39 new airports over the long term to strengthen national connectivity, but…

Satrio Adi Putranto, Jakarta – The Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) supports designating the spread of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer…

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The new 8% cap on commissions charged by ride-hailing platforms currently applies only to motorcycle taxi…

Antara, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry plans to incorporate education on preventing the spread of what it describes as "LGBTQ culture"…

Between 31 May and 4 June 2026, Indonesian military forces reportedly carried out a series of aerial attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles (…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – There is currently 122,000 internally displaced persons in Papua, according to Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights…

London – Harassment and attacks against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) university students in Indonesia escalated during the June…

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and India have signed a deal on the BrahMos cruise missile system, the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday after a…

Andrew Mathieson – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights has called on the country's President, Prabowo Subianto, to conduct a review of…

Jakarta – The Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) Central Leadership Board (DPP) supports Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on…

A pregnant indigenous woman, Mrs Melkiana Duwitau, 31, was killed after a bullet penetrated the wall of her home in the J2 area of Wandoga Village…

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a Rp 6 trillion ($333.5 million) budget allocation for the development of…

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to increase the palm oil blend in its biodiesel can be risky if the…

Natasha Khairunisa Amani, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past the psychologically important 18,000-per-dollar level on…

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – More than 15,000 workers at coal mining companies in East Kalimantan province face…

On 15 May 2026, Indigenous landowners from the Kwipalo clan reportedly confronted workers of PT Murni Nusantara Mandiri (MNM) in Muchikai Hamlet,…

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Executive Director of the Papua Human Rights and Justice Foundation (YKKMP) Theo Hesegem has urged Indonesian President…

Between 29 June and 1 July 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) allegedly tortured 19-year-old Papuan civilian, Mr Okto…

Jakarta – The government through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy 2025-2029 has regulated a…

Akmalal Hamdhi, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Indonesia's continuing wave of layoffs risks evolving into a broader economic slowdown as weakening…

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) reported that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) was…

On 23 May 2026, members of the Kamuyen indigenous community reportedly maintained a peaceful blockade (pemalangan salib) against the construction…

Prime Minister [PM] Hon. Matthew Wale has called on the Government of Indonesia to take constructive steps toward reducing tensions in West Papua…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) received 3,003 complaints of alleged human rights violations…

Gembong Hanung and Maretha Uli, Jakarta – More regions across Indonesia are facing worsening water shortages as the El Nino-driven dry…

July 6, 1998, was a dark moment for the people of Papua. Exactly 28 years ago, Papuan people gathered at the Biak City Health Centre Water Tower (…

On the 6th July in 1988, the Indonesian security forces massacred scores of people in Biak, West Papua. The victims, included women and children…