Oliver Holmes – The Indonesian government has been accused of "gross negligence" in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in a toxic haze, shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo visited President Prabowo Subianto at the latter's residence at Jalan Kertanegara IV, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Tuesday night, October 6, 2026, as confirmed by Executive Chair of the Gerindra Party Sufmi Dasco Ahmad.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Danantara has said that the reason why its financial statement is taking ages is because the process requires cross-checking the figures across thousands of state enterprises.

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka said he would respect all legal proceedings at Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK) after the court dismissed a petition challenging his eligibility to serve as vice president, including claims over his educational qualifications.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Forum of Retired TNI Officers (FPP TNI) plans to seek support for the impeachment of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka by sending letters to the House of Representatives (DPR), the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), and political party leaders.

The group said the move is based on Article 7A of the 1945 Constitution.

On 7 October 2026, two intelligence officers affiliated with the Strategic Intelligence Agency of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Badan Intelijen Strategis, BAIS) visited the rented accommodation of the local Secretary-General of the West Papua National Committee (Komite Nasional Papua Barat, KNPB), Mr Yoseph Novaris Wogan Apay, 42, in the Almasuh area, Merauke Regency, Papua Selatan P

Antara, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said any effort to impeach Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka following a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on his educational qualifications must follow the democratic and constitutional mechanisms in place.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia does not suffer from a lack of investment but from low productivity generated by that investment, Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (LPS) Chairman Anggito Abimanyu said on Wednesday, urging the government to focus on making investment more productive as it seeks to push economic growth beyond 5%.

Antara, Jakarta – Recent Indonesia's survey findings from the Adidaya Institute indicate strong public support for the continuation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.

On 30 September 2026, officers of the Dogiyai District Police apprehended Mr Zeth Giyai in front of the Kamuu District Office in Mauwa Village, Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah province. He was detained at the Dogiyai District Police Headquarters for approximately two days before being released on 2 October 2026 (see photo on top, source: independent HRD).

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and the Ministry for Primary and Secondary Education have been reported to the Indonesian police on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, on alleged document forgery during his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Indonesian government was accused of "gross negligence" in a court case that opened on Wednesday against the president and other officials over a toxic haze emitted by wildfires that blanketed parts of Kalimantan.

In providing public transportation, four aspects form the backbone: safety, comfort, accessibility, and reliability. Other considerations can be set aside if they do not serve the public interest in these four areas, such as prioritizing domestic products.

Jayapura, Jubi – A symposium of Asian churches has called for an end to violence in Papua through a declaration adopted at an international meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Papua was not simply a subject of discussion at the symposium. Its representatives brought their own experiences and voices to the gathering.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – National Police have named and arrested four suspects in connection with the fatal KM Virgo Transport 8 accident that occurred on September 13, 2026.

The Broadcasting Bill, if passed, could become a new way for controlling the media. Amid mounting pressure on press independence and the fragility of the media business models, the House of Representatives (DPR) seeks to expand regulators' authority over broadcast content to the digital sphere.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is about to revise its stay permit system as Southeast Asia's biggest economy searches for foreign investment.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Student Executive Council of the University of Science and Technology Jayapura (BEM USTJ) says the three people who raised the Morning Star flag during a protest on the university campus on 30 September 2-26 are USTJ students.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Prosecutors have charged former Attorney General's Office (AGO) Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah with money laundering, alleging that hundreds of billions of rupiah he received came from extortion and gratification.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A presidential confidant announced Tuesday that Indonesia would stop clearing forests for rice paddies, citing that the current production was already enough to feed the people.

Jakarta – Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) has explained how it verified Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's education documents for the 2024 presidential election after the Constitutional Court (MK) said election authorities need to apply greater care when checking candidate documents.

On 2 October 2026, at an unspecified time, members of a National Armed Forces (TNI) Marine Corps unit allegedly apprehended 18 indigenous Papuans in the Jalan Gunung area of Dekai Town, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province. Three among them were minors.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto marked the anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Monday with the expansion of its command structure, as critics raise fresh concern of growing militarization in civic spaces.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to move away from clearing forests for new rice fields after achieving self-sufficiency in the staple ahead of schedule, although the government has yet to clarify what the shift means for projects already under way in South Papua and Kalimantan.

The killing of the several generals on September 30, 1965, followed by the transfer of power from Sukarno to Suharto, remains a mystery in Indonesian history. Academic studies that cast doubt on the official version have gradually lifted the veil over the dark events of 1965, though many questions remain unanswered.

Philip Jacobson – Indonesia's government is imposing new restrictions on access to geospatial data, raising concerns among researchers and activists that it will suppress environmental science and advocacy work in one of the world's most biodiverse countries.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) passed the Labor Protection bill into law during a plenary session on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Delivering her report, House Commission IX Deputy Chair Putih Sari stated that the bill was approved to advance to second-level deliberations on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection reported 1,025 cases of violence against children in Aceh post-floods and landslides that struck the region last year.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Once a familiar sight on Jakarta's streets, becak (pedicab) has largely disappeared from the urban transportation landscape. Yet nearly a century after its arrival in the capital, the human-powered vehicle is getting a new lease on life elsewhere in the country, this time with an electric motor.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) officially passed the Satu Data Indonesia (One Data Indonesia) bill into law during a plenary session. The passage followed unanimous agreement from all eight parliamentary factions on the first-level discussion report compiled by the DPR Legislative Body (Baleg) and the government.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto led the 81st anniversary ceremony of the Indonesian Military (TNI) at TNI Headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Monday, where he awarded Maha Putra honors to seven military and government figures for their contributions to the development of the TNI.

Rahmad Nur, Morowali, Central Sulawesi – At least six people were injured after a protest by residents of Matarape village in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, escalated into a clash with workers at construction company Astima Konstruksi, police said.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered his soldiers to train hard even though Indonesia is currently not at war, while warning that foreign groups are after the country's abundant natural resources.

Prabowo gathered some of his military men at their Cilangkap headquarters on Monday as the national armed forces marked its 81st anniversary.

On 22 September 2026, members of the Indonesian Navy's Marine Corps (Marinir) allegedly apprehended Nisel Payage, a teenager, in front of a shop in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province. The arrest was reportedly carried out without due process. Nisel Payage was subsequently taken away and his whereabouts remained unknown to his family.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Detachment 88 counterterrorism unit has arrested 12 people across six provinces since Oct. 2 over alleged links to militant networks associated with Daulah Islamiyah, police said Sunday.

Vebyana Putri Amanda, Jakarta – Indonesia's online drivers are rejecting a plan to change their status from digital platform partners to formal workers under a proposed revision of the country's employment law, warning that the move could undermine the flexibility that attracts people to gig work.

Jakarta – A grand ceremony was held in East Jakarta to mark the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) themed "A TNI Strong with the People, An Indonesia that is Sovereign, Just and Prosperous ".

Suryaputra Wijaksana and Maria Monica Wihardja – Bank Indonesia now has a dual mandate, but not the institutional safeguards to manage it. The result is a central bank pulled toward fiscal financing and political oversight – and away from price stability.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is set to inaugurate six new military regional commands (Kodam) as part of celebrations marking the 81st anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI) at its headquarters in Cilangkap, East Jakarta, on Monday.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Agriculture Ministry has stepped up efforts to control animal disease in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, after an anthrax case was detected in Dadapayu Village, an official said on Sunday, October 4, 2026.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fires burning within rainforests that contain more than half of the world's critically endangered Bornean orangutan population have prompted scientists and experts to call for urgent action in response to the escalating fires across Indonesia.

Deli-Sharon OSO, Honiara – Prime Minister Matthew Cooper Wale has defended his remarks on the issue of West Papua and renewal of the call of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders at the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) for Jakarta to immediately facilitate the long-awaited visit of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights to visit West Papua for an independen

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Agrarian Justice has condemned the inauguration of Police Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo as Head of the National Agrarian Reform Agency (BRAN).

The Coalition said that this inauguration confirmed their initial concerns regarding the Agrarian Reform Law (UU PRA).

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs is currently updating the national religious education data. To date, 4.634 million students (santri) at Islamic boarding schools are verified through a by-name-by-address mechanism.

Jayapura, Jubi – Three of four students from the University of Science and Technology Jayapura (USTJ) arrested by Jayapura City Police have been named suspects.

The four students were arrested while taking part in a protest with other students to mark the 64th anniversary of the Rome Agreement on 30 September 2026.

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy External Coordinator Andrie Yunus is reported to be in reasonably good condition and is continuing to adapt to the injuries he sustained after being doused with acid by soldiers from the Indonesian Militar (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) on March 12, 2026.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Academician Rocky Gerung clarified that the Presidential Advisory Board (Wantimpres) does not hold a technical position within the government, but rather an ethical one.

He made the remarks after being sworn in by President Prabowo Subianto as a Wantimpres member at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Friday, October 2, 2026.

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – A survey by the Segara Research Institute found that 73.8 percent of online motorcycle and taxi drivers in Indonesia joined the gig economy because they could not find formal employment.

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Indonesian prosecutors have uncovered alleged manipulation in a Rp 1.2 trillion rupiah ($72 million) procurement project for electric motorcycles intended to support President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal program, with only 2,117 units delivered despite official documents indicating that 21,800 had been completed.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayawijaya chapter of the Indonesian National Youth Committee (KNPI), Cipayung youth and community organisations (OKP), and the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) have described the Rome Agreement, signed in Rome, Italy, on 30 September 1962, as an agreement made by what they called "greedy people".