Indonesia needs to be more active in promoting values or legacies of the 1955 Bandung Conference to advance the global decolonization process in today’s more fractured world, international law experts have said.

Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have charged four activists arrested after the August unrest, accusing them of spreading social media content deemed inciting hostility toward the government and encouraging students to take part in riots.

President Prabowo Subianto’s aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn strong backlash from environmentalists, who warn the policy risks repeating the ecological disasters already unfolding in Sumatra. 

Grief has engulfed Sumatra. Flash floods and landslides have devastated the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, leaving behind not only the ruins of homes and infrastructure but also the deepening realities of hunger, displacement and profound uncertainty. Yet the government's decision to slash disaster funding to its lowest level in years is now testing its ability to help the affected rebuild their lives.

From their hospital beds in Banteay Meanchey province in northwest Cambodia, several soldiers and police described experiencing respiratory problems after Thai aircraft dropped what they said was "poisonous water".

A continued push for transit-oriented development (TOD) is reshaping Jakarta’s property landscape, helping retail outlets along MRT corridors and producing new growth hot spots.

DENZA, China’s fast-growing premium electric vehicle brand under BYD Group, marked its Indonesian debut by showcasing its highly successful DENZA D9 and introducing its latest model, DENZA B5, at BCA Expoversary 2026. The brand’s participation in the event reinforces its commitment to expanding its presence in Indonesia’s luxury EV segment.

To fund recovery and reconstruction after the cyclone-induced floods and landslides, the administrations of Aceh and West Sumatra are requesting the central government to not cut the regional transfer fund (TKD) for 2026.

MODENA Group, through the Tomas Jizhar Foundation and Innopraktika, has facilitated the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Indonesia’s Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) and Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

Chinese nationals working at a gold mine allegedly attacked five soldiers and a security guard after the foreigners flew a drone in a mining area.

For more than a decade, the warnings have been mounting. Children have taken their own lives after enduring relentless cyberbullying. Teenagers report rising anxiety and body dysmorphia driven by idealized online imagery, with some reports noting that children as young as ten express interest in using anti-ageing beauty products.

Bank Indonesia has kept the BI Rate unchanged in its final policy meeting of 2025 after having cut the benchmark interest rate five times throughout the year.

Funerals of the Jewish victims of the attack began on Wednesday, amid anger over how the gunmen - one of whom was briefly investigated for links to extremists - were allowed access to powerful firearms.

The IKN Authority announced that Nusantara International Airport is in the process of changing its status from a special-purpose airport to a public airport, a necessary step to serve commercial flights.

The government has set a two-year deadline to clear the massive Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, leveraging the accelerated waste-to-energy program.

Provincial leaders must then determine the size of next year’s minimum wage increase no later than Dec. 24

Australian authorities are investigating whether the two men met with extremists during a trip to Mindanao, a southern island in Philippines known for Islamist insurgencies.

Two nickel associations have formally objected to a potential fine of nearly $400,000 per hectare per year under a new ministerial decree targeting mining activities in forest areas, saying it could lead to industry-wide inequality.

President Donald Trump's administration warned on Tuesday the United States could impose fees or restrictions on European service providers in response to what it called “discriminatory” actions against US firms.

Batu Basuak village has been hit by four flash floods since Nov. 24, with the most severe occurring on Nov. 27.

EEHV is deadly and communicable among elephants although not contagious to human and other animals.

The Jakarta Corruption Court has postponed the trial of former education, culture, research and technology minister Nadiem Makarim related to his procurement of Chromebook laptops, due to his health issues.

Despite the efforts by the government, frustration is mounting over sluggish relief efforts which has fueled demands on Jakarta to declare a national disaster and permit international assistance into affected areas.

After last month's controversial passage of the revised Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) bill, concerns have emerged regarding a significant legal loophole: wiretaps. Activists say that if left unchecked, law enforcement agencies like the National Police will have leeway to wiretap anyone at any time without formal mechanisms and restrictions once the KUHAP comes into force on Jan. 2.

The police consulted with the government before issuing an internal regulation that allows active police officers to serve in 17 ministries and state institutions, according to National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

Police are investigating a deadly office fire at a drone firm specializing in aerial surveys of mines and plantations, amid growing scrutiny of Indonesia’s extractive industry after recent Sumatra floods.  

ASEAN should pivot from rivalry to cooperation in the South China Sea by prioritizing environmental sustainability, shared resource management and rules-based maritime governance, experts said at a recent regional Ocean & Peace forum in Jakarta.