Miss Indonesia 2025 finalist, Merince Kogoya, has been expelled from the competition for posting a selfie with the Israeli ...

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When Ridzki Sigit first joined Mongabay in 2012, the environmental journalism platform ...

Big islands mean big opportunities to find somewhere magical, all for yourself. To those who think the world has been “done”, ...

Susi Air pilot Philip Mehrtens was released after nineteen months in captivity by the West Papuan liberation army and returned to his native New Zealand. Mehrtens’s kidnapping was a personal trauma — ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia revoked permits on Tuesday (Jun 10) for four of the five mining companies operating in the eastern archipelago of Raja Ampat after activists shared videos of islands damaged ...

13. Kresnawati W, Froulina L, Syahrizal BM, Sinaga NB, Manuama EO, Rohsiswatmo R, et al. Quality improvement on reducing neonatal mortality through intensive clinical mentorship intervention: a case ...

Ridzki joined Mongabay when it was a novel concept in Indonesia, helping transform it into one of the country’s most influential environmental news platforms since its 2012 launch.

The prime minister has labelled Russia's push for stronger military ties with Indonesia "propaganda", after Moscow's ambassador to Indonesia said Australia has "no cards" to play in that relationship.

1969 - West Papua formally incorporated into Indonesia. 1975 - Portugal grants East Timor independence. Indonesia invades the following year and annexes it as a province.

With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia’s new president, residents in the disputed Papua region were responding to this reality with anxiety and, for some, ...