University students protest against the government's handling of haze and wildfires outside the Central Kalimantan Governor's office in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 23, 2026. `

Students protest Central Kalimantan haze

The students, many wearing surgical masks, gathered under an eerily orange sky with severely reduced visibility and waved banners urging authorities to declare a national emergency to free up more aid.

8 hours ago

Politics premium

Indonesia keeps death penalty despite execution hiatus

The country saw its last executions in 2016 of four drug trafficking convicts. While Indonesia has maintained a hiatus on new executions, the death penalty remains legal, although the new KUHP, which took effect in January, marks a shift in the legal framework by classifying it as a “special punishment” to be imposed only as a last resort.

12 hours ago

Society premium

Forum calls for ethical AI development

Amid rapid expansion of artificial intelligence worldwide, experts and business representatives are pushing for ethics and humanity values to be included as safeguards in the development of the technology.

1 day ago

The Latest

Two Mitsubishi Colt trucks carrying processed timber are impounded at Riau Police headquarters in Pekanbaru, in this picture released on Feb. 2, 2026. The timber products were not accompanied by forest product permits (SKSHH) and were suspected of originating from illegal logging activities in Kerumut Wildlife Sanctuary conservation area in Pelalawan regency, Riau.

Archipelago premium

Two men nabbed for transporting 30 tonnes of timber in Riau

The case started with a report from the public on Oct. 13 about timber products being transported using motorized boats along the Dedap River.

1 day ago

Archipelago premium

Police raid gambling operations in N. Sumatra, C. Java

Police in Medan arrested five cashiers, who previously worked at an online gambling syndicate in Cambodia.

1 day ago

A painting created at least 51,200 years ago in the limestone cave of Leang Karampuang in the Maros-Pangkep region in Sulawesi portrays three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig, in this undated handout image.

Archipelago

The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

Near the Maros-Pangkep cave, firefighters worked to put out fires as smoke drifted over the dramatic karst landscape that is a defining feature of the national park and UNESCO Global Geopark surrounding the cave.

1 day ago

Health advocates: People hold a rally on Sept. 8 in Yogyakarta to demand that the government end the free nutritious meal program following repeated cases of mass food poisoning.

Archipelago premium

BGN dismisses SPPG head in Cirebon after food poisoning hit 395 students

Most of the victims are kindergarten students who felt unwell after consuming quail egg soup.

1 day ago

Flames engulf parts of a 58-kilometer stretch of the Merauke food estate corridor on Aug. 12 in Merauke regency, South Papua, extending from near Wanam village in Ilwayab district to Muting district. Despite suffering one of Indonesia’s largest burn scars, Papua remains excluded from areas prioritized for firefighting operations amid the regional haze crisis.

Society premium

Fires at Papua food estate worsen haze pollution

Reports from environmental groups claim there were 807 fire hot spots with high confidence levels in the national strategic project (PSN) area, with blazes allegedly tied to land clearing for road and airport construction.

1 day ago

politics

Prabowo's allies distance themselves from flagship free meals program

Until now, Prabowo — who marks two years in office this week — has faced little or no pushback. There have been no dissenting votes on any bills the government has proposed, not even by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), one party that is not formally part of the ruling bloc.

2 days ago