Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia and Slovakia will strengthen their ties by turning their bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership, with plans to collaborate more closely on trade, investment, education, defense, and nuclear energy.

Baharudin Al Farisi, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recounted a visit by experts from the United States who came to see him to research the free nutritional meals (MBG) program.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, said tariff negotiations with the United States have been concluded and are awaiting the signing by President Prabowo Subianto and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Nearly half of Indonesia's online motorcycle taxi drivers do not receive holiday allowances for Eid al-Fitr, according to a survey by the Institute for Demographic and Affluence Studies (IDEAS).

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto wants all zinc roofs in residential houses across the country to be replaced with clay tiles. According to the Head of State, zinc roofs tend to be hotter and more prone to rust compared to clay tiles.

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has rejected a legal challenge seeking to allow interfaith couples to marry without converting their religion, dealing another blow to advocates pushing for broader marriage rights in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.

Sukarjito, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has raised alarms over the growing threat of green financial crime (GFC), a form of financial wrongdoing linked to environmental destruction. Officials warn that the crimes increasingly target the country's natural resources, which are meant to be protected.

Nabiha Shahab, Yayasan Jejak Pulang – Extreme weather patterns are no longer an early warning, but a deadly reality. In recent years, peaking throughout 2025, Indonesia has been hit by a series of increasingly severe hydrometeorological disasters. Flash floods, landslides, and environmental crises have destroyed communities and livelihoods.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia has condemned Israel's latest air strikes and repeated ceasefire breaches in Gaza, amid public concerns that its long-standing pro-Palestinian stance is softening after joining the United States-controlled Board of Peace

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's coal exports had plummeted 19.70% in 2025, with India and China remaining as the top buyers.

Sebastian Strangio – Legal authorities in Timor-Leste have initiated legal proceedings against Myanmar's military junta, including its leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) has voiced support for President Prabowo Subianto's decision for Indonesia to join the Board of Peace, saying the move is acceptable as long as it serves the public interest and contributes to global welfare.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Associated Press, Jakarta – Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) plunged nearly 5% on Monday, with investors retreating ahead of crucial MSCI discussions on market reforms despite growing institutional interest in select stocks.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has described palm oil as a "miracle crop," rejecting criticism from groups that oppose the expansion of palm oil plantations in Indonesia.

Agencies, Jakarta – Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia's biggest oil tycoons over a $17 billion corruption scandal, police said late Sunday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia cannot escape the impact of nuclear weapons if World War III breaks out, according to President Prabowo Subianto.

Prabowo had briefed thousands of regional leaders in Sentul on Monday. The candid speech started with an overview of Jakarta's foreign policy directions.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has claimed that Indonesia's free nutritious meal program, known as MBG, has attracted attention from other countries.

He said experts from the administration of U.S. President Donald J. Trump are studying the initiative.

Jakarta – It has been turbulent weeks for the country's economy. The appointment of Thomas Djiwandono, a nephew of President Prabowo Subianto, as a deputy governor of Bank Indonesia (BI), immediately unsettled markets. Concerns over the central bank's independence fueled investor anxiety and added pressure on the rupiah.

Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia in January reported its quickest pace of inflation in nearly three years, its statistics bureau said on Monday, as it also released surprisingly strong export and import growth in December.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto says there are groups that often criticise the government and are controlled by foreign powers.

This was conveyed by Prabowo during the "2026 National Coordination Meeting of the Central and Regional Governments" in Sentul, Bogor, on Monday February 2.

At the signing of the Board of Peace charter, Donald Trump put Viktor Orban and Prabowo Subianto on the same table. It was as if the ratification of this shadow United Nations on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2026, was an affirmation from the President of the United States that Hungary and Indonesia are his allies.

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Jakarta – The West Java Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has reported a fatal landslide in Kampung Mekarsari, Tribakti Mulya Village, located within the Pangalengan District of Bandung Regency.

Jakarta – Indonesia imported 1,383 more cows from Australia this week, agriculture officials said on Monday, as part of an ambitious $3 billion plan to woo small farmers to join efforts to quadruple dairy output.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has made reducing tuberculosis (TB) cases a top public health priority, as Indonesia remains the world's second-largest contributor to global TB infections after India.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) strongly condemns and firmly rejects military expansion and national strategic projects in Papua, which it considers to be tools for state oppression, the seizure of indigenous land and the continuation of internal colonialism against the Papuan people.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The ambition from President Prabowo Subianto's administration to increase the country's economic growth to 8 percent through expanding extractive business may risk accelerating environmental degradation and widening social injustice, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has warned.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto again claimed strong results from the Free Nutritious Meal program (MBG), saying it had reached around 60 million beneficiaries as of Sunday night, February 1, 2026, with what he described as an almost perfect success rate.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has signaled the possibility of running in Indonesia's 2029 presidential election, making the remarks during a briefing at the 2026 National Coordination Meeting of central and regional governments.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto admitted to receiving numerous complaints from various international figures regarding the deteriorating cleanliness of Bali's beaches.

Rhett Butler – A week ago, the media reported that the Ministry of Forestry estimated the total cost of rehabilitating Indonesia's forests and critical lands at Rp153.78 trillion, or about US$9.2 billion, over nine years, ending in 2034.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government scrambled to reassure investors this week after a US$80 billion (S$101 billion) stock market rout, triggered by mounting concerns over governance and market transparency.

Maria Baru, Sorong – The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) is urging the Papua Regional Police (Polda Papua) to immediately solve the October 16, 2024 Molotov cocktail terror attack against the Jubi editorial office in Jayapura.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded deflation in January as food prices slid, but annual inflation accelerated on the back of electricity tariffs and rising gold prices, official data showed.

Hanif Musyaffa, Heru Andriyanto, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday criticized Bali's local government over what he described as weak waste management, warning that the problem threatens Indonesia's tourism sector and the country's global image.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed that Indonesia will not join any foreign military or defense alliance, stressing the country's long-standing non-aligned foreign policy amid growing global tensions.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia closed 2025 with a hefty trade surplus, as strong non-oil and gas exports more than offset a persistent energy deficit, data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) showed on Monday.

BPS reported that Indonesia's trade balance booked a surplus of $41.05 billion, or about Rp 688.8 trillion, over January-December 2025.

Rachel AJ Lee – Fresh off its historic accession as the 11th member of ASEAN, Timor-Leste has set an ambitious goal to welcome 200,000 international visitors annually by 2030.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Saturday that the government would not tolerate manipulative practices that undermine the integrity of Indonesia's capital markets, including stock price rigging.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto invited several figures considered opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Orange smoke was observed billowing from the chemical storage facility of PT Vopak Terminal Merak on Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2026. This incident caused residents in the Cikuasa area of Gerem Village, Cilegon, Banten, to experience respiratory difficulties suspected to be caused by the fumes.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) recorded a 7.37 percent decline in market capitalization this week, reaching Rp15,046 trillion from Rp16,244 trillion the previous week. This represents a decrease of Rp1,198 trillion this week.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Dutch Fort building in Mempura District, Siak Regency, Riau, collapsed on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at approximately 09:00 a.m. local time. The incident occurred while students from the Baitul Ridho Lubuk Dalam Integrated Islamic Elementary School (SDIT) were on the second floor of the historical site.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Ministry has allowed Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to resume services, lifting a ban over sexualised images on the app, after X Corp committed to improving compliance with the country's laws, according to a government statement.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dino Patti Djalal has urged the Indonesian government to reconsider its plan to pay US$1 billion, or the equivalent of Rp17 trillion, for membership fees to the US-backed Board of Peace. Dino warned that Rp17 trillion represents a significant amount for Indonesian diplomacy.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, the head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), explained why food poisoning linked to the free nutritious meal (MBG) program keeps occurring. He cited at least several contributing factors, but the primary one was the lack of adherence to standard operating procedures (SOP).

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index suffered one of its most volatile weeks in recent years in late January, prompting the resignation of senior leaders at both the country's financial regulator and stock exchange as authorities grappled with a sharp market sell-off linked to global index policy changes.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had met with figures considered part of the government's opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026. Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin conveyed this while addressing members of the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) on Saturday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara has denied a minister's claims that a wave of leadership changes would hit state-owned banks sooner or later.

Indonesia officially announced its entry into the Gaza Peace Council at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos on January 22. The Gaza Peace Council is a Trump-backed initiative that, according to RRI, aims to safeguard a multilateral, humanitarian effort to reconstruct Gaza, RRI reports.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is finalizing a Ramadan-Eid al Fitr 2026 stimulus package aimed at supporting both demand and supply to lift economic growth in the first quarter of 2026.