Agus Prasetyo (Miki): Batik as a language of social critique
By Nabiha Shahab Agus Prasetyo, or Miki as he is familiarly called, views art not merely as an aesthetic expression but as a powerful medium
7 May 2026 08:40 7 May 2026
Climate crisis
Climate activists: Post-COP30 accountability is weak, Indonesia must improve implementation of climate commitments
Jakarta – After the UN Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém failed to produce a firm decision on phasing out fossil fuels, attention is now turning
15 December 2025 11:04 15 December 2025
Government evaluates Sumatra mining permits issued before the 2020 Mining Law came into effect
Jakarta – Following public attention on the contribution of deforestation and environmental damage to the severity of the disasters that have occurred in recent weeks,
12 December 2025 17:44 12 December 2025
Climate activists challenge the “fate” narrative; Sumatra floods caused by neglect of deforestation and fossil fuels
Jakarta – Mud pits, lost villages, and millions of residents now displaced from Aceh to North Sumatra leave one big question: are these floods and
11 December 2025 14:27 11 December 2025
Research: Storm disasters in Southeast Asia are a climate crisis, not a natural phenomenon
Jakarta – Scientists say that the series of extreme storms that have hit Southeast Asia in recent weeks is not merely the result of tropical
9 December 2025 09:49 9 December 2025
Celios: Climate change will worsen the health of Indonesia’s population in the coming decades
Jakarta – A new warning regarding health threats caused by climate change has emerged in a recent study by the Centre for Economic and Law
26 November 2025 12:09 26 November 2025
COP30 closes in Belém: Climate cooperation ‘alive and kicking’; Civil society: Still no plan.
Jakarta — The UN climate summit in Belém, Brazil, closed Saturday, November 22, with a clear message from UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell: despite geopolitical
23 November 2025 21:00 23 November 2025
Indigenous voices from Indonesia and the Amazon unite in Call for Climate Justice at COP30
Jakarta — Indigenous leaders from Indonesia and the Amazon joined forces aboard Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship sailing along the Amazon River, demanding an end to
14 November 2025 19:44 14 November 2025
Facing a double threat, BNPB calls for a joint pandemic and climate response
Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has emphasised that Indonesia needs to integrate its pandemic and climate change response systems into the national
5 November 2025 18:28 5 November 2025
Food and water crises loom amid climate change, threatening GDP decline
Jakarta – The Ministry of Environment (KLH) says the impact of climate change is increasingly apparent and is beginning to threaten national economic stability. Not
3 November 2025 17:33 3 November 2025
