This picture taken on October 19, 2026 shows residents, plantation workers, and security officials gather around a large charred metallic fragment, suspected to be rocket debris, at an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan. `

Indonesia probes crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment

The debris was found on Monday morning by a plantation worker in Indonesian Borneo, after residents reported hearing a loud bang the previous evening over a remote area of Central Kalimantan province.

1 hour ago

Jakarta premium

Greenpeace protests disaster response at Jakarta landmark

Environmental activists from Greenpeace Indonesia climbed to the top of the Welcome Statue at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta early on Tuesday and unfurled two giant banners criticizing the government’s handling of disasters and rising living costs, amid ongoing wildfires in Kalimantan.

3 hours ago

Archipelago premium

Helicopter requested to extinguish forest fires on Mount Lawu

Police have requested helicopters for water bombing because of steep terrain and cliffs, making it difficult for the joint firefighter team to reach by land.

6 hours ago

The Latest

Police form a barricade on the Jakarta Inner-City Toll Road during a protest by the United Pati People’s Alliance (AMPB) near the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on Aug. 27, 2026. The Jakarta Police deployed 4,274 personnel to police the demonstration.

Politics premium

Govt appears to shield itself from criticism

The government has increasingly turned to shielding itself from public demonstrations and allegedly resorting to digital censorship to curb critical voices, as the Prabowo Subianto administration enters its third year with growing public discontent over policymaking.

10 hours ago

Stock illustration of an Indonesian passport.

Society premium

Diaspora feel ‘left out’ of dual nationality proposal

Various officials have raised ideas to give dual citizenship for people with Indonesian descent with “exceptional talents”, but some Indonesian diaspora conveyed that such a scheme should also be opened regardless of potential contribution to the country.

11 hours ago

President Prabowo Subianto (center) waves to a crowd of well-wishers on Oct. 20, 2024, as he heads to the State Palace following his inauguration at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta.

Politics premium

Prabowo begins third year with tighter grip as public support slips

Discontent among ordinary Indonesians appears to be growing after two years of the Prabowo presidency, which has maintained, if not expanded, the loyalist camp through serial reshuffling at the cost of governance and tangible policy outcomes addressing real concerns.

12 hours ago

Firefighters work on cointaining a wildfire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on October 13, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.

Society premium

Fires in Indonesia burned over 1.9 million hectares through September: monitor

The figure, an area nearly 12 times larger than London, is a conservative estimate in part because haze has complicated satellite verification, said David Gaveau, founder of deforestation monitoring site Nusantara Atlas.

1 day ago