While women-led initiatives help address challenges and needs to mitigate and adapt to climate crises, they often face tall barriers in participating in formal decision-making to push for greater impacts.

Analysts see statements from both politicians as a ‘pre-warm-up’ ahead of the 2029 election amid early speculations on politicians potentially running in the next race.

The suspect attempted to smuggle 53 cages of protected wildlife, mostly birds.

A toxic fume leak from a chemical storage facility in the industrial district of Cilegon, Banten, has sickened dozens of residents and exposed gaps in industrial safety enforcement, prompting the government to threaten criminal action against the operator.

The renewed plan by the House of Representatives to revise the General Election Law has reignited debate over the legislative threshold, dividing political parties over whether it should be scrapped or strengthened.

Boeing's proposed price for the fighter jets was deemed too high by the government and could not be followed through, the Defense Ministry said about the failed deal.

The provincial administration eyes to woo more global-level movie production in the city after the recent filming of an international blockbuster starring K-pop stars and other Korean actors in Kota Tua, West Jakarta.

National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana has apologized for recent food poisoning cases linked to the government’s free nutritious meals program, saying operations at all involved SPPGs have been suspended pending investigation.

Eleven workers were working with two heavy equipment when the landslide occurred, four others were able to escape. 

Authorities also detected more than 200 hotspots across the province in January 2026, with at least 40 fire incidents recorded during the month.

The provincial administration has launched two phases of weather modification operations throughout January that, according to data from city’s disaster agency, helped to reduce more than 30 percent of rainfall intensity in Jakarta.

President Prabowo Subianto courts major Islamic organizations in an apparent attempt to ease opposition to Indonesia’s Board of Peace participation, amid doubts over Israel’s involvement and the initiative’s impact on Palestinian independence.

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai told lawmakers about a plan to grant more power to state bodies overseeing human rights issues, including the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

Investigators are closing in on oil tycoon Riza Chalid following Interpol’s red notice issue for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil magnates, marking an escalation in the high-profile corruption probe.

Sugiyo, landscape manager at Taman Nasional Way Kambas (TNWK) in Lampung, said the policy would disrupt elephants’ daily routines and sharply reduce human interaction, increasing the risk of stress and boredom.

East Java, home to the country’s largest cattle population, has recorded a rise in FMD cases since the start of the year. Data from the East Java Animal Husbandry Agency showed that as of Jan. 26, the province had reported 839 FMD cases across 19 regencies.

The government’s plan to provide military training for thousands of civil servants has sparked mixed reactions among the public and analysts, with some praising the policy’s efficiency while others question its relevance amid evolving patterns of modern warfare.

Amid intensifying regional conflicts across the globe, President Prabowo Subianto has maintained Indonesia’s non-bloc, non-alignment foreign policy but hinted at the harsh realities of global politics, which might have compelled him to take sides on some international political issues.

Following a deadly landslide in West Java, the government is tightening land conversion rules, citing weak watershed oversight, unchecked development and extreme rainfall as compounding risks.

Mohammad Riza Chalid, 66, nicknamed the "gasoline godfather", is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023, including for money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has searched the house of former environment minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar as part of its investigation into corruption in the palm oil sector and now plans to summon her for questioning.

Plaintiffs argued reallocating education spending from the state budget for the free nutritious meal rollout will reduce space for more urgent education needs, such as teachers’ wage and school renovation.

An infant owa ungko or agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis) and a siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) have been handed over to the Riau Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) for medical treatment and rehabilitation.

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding on Saturday, with chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf expressing gratitude that months of internal disputes in the country’s largest Muslim organization have now subsided.

While the majority of cities and regencies in Aceh have entered the post-disaster recovery phase, four have maintained emergency status more than two months since flooding and landslides swept through the province last November, as many villages remained cut off by mud and debris.

The government suspended Grok from operating in Indonesia three weeks ago, citing the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.

Around 283,000 hectares of forest, four times the size of Jakarta, were lost throughout 2025 to make way for various extractive businesses across the country, according to the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi).