M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Information Center, Brigadier General Kristomei Sianturi, confirmed that the recent attack on teachers and healthcare workers in Anggruk District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains, resulted in one fatality.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Editor-in-Chief of Tempo, Setri Yasra, expresses gratitude to fellow media, civil society coalitions, and various parties for their support amidst the recent acts of terror directed at the Tempo editorial office. According to Yasra, the solidarity of various groups has enabled Tempo to endure difficult times.

Ni Kadek Trisna Cintya Dewi, Jakarta – Professor Ni Made Anggita Sastri Mahadewi, a Sociology lecturer at Udayana University, referred to the pig's head terror against Tempo media office as a form of coercive social control.

"I see it in terms of social control," Anggita said in a written message to Tempo on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – Musician Riefian Fajarsyah, the newly appointed CEO of state-run film company Produksi Film Negara (PFN), said on Saturday that his task won't be a walk in the park, as he must deal with the financial hardship currently plaguing the company.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Brand-new commuter trains imported from China will soon begin operating in Greater Jakarta, according to an executive of the city's railway operator KAI Commuter.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Institute for the Press or LBH Pers, Mustafa Layong, stated that the terror of sending animal carcasses to Tempo is a form of threat to journalistic work. He urged the government not to take the series of attacks on the press lightly.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) believes that cases of violence and terror against journalists are becoming increasingly worrying. This is evident from AJI's records, which shows that there were 22 cases of terror and violence against journalists in the first three months of 2025 alone.

Didik Fibrianto, Malang, East Java – A protest against the recently amended military law turned violent in the East Java city of Malang on Sunday evening, as demonstrators set fire to two security posts at the city legislative council compound.

At least 11 people were injured in the incident, including seven members of the police and military, authorities said.

Maia Ingoe – Greenpeace says Fonterra's palm kernel supply chain is tainted by connections to deforestation in Southeast Asia, as new evidence highlights New Zealand's major exporters to illegal plantations.

Two major exporters of palm kernel to New Zealand have been found to source kernel from illegal operations in Indonesia's Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve in Sumatra.

Intan Setiawanty, Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Journalist Safety Committee (KKJ) urged President Prabowo Subianto to show his commitment to press freedom. According to KKJ, the terror acts against Tempo are a test for the new administration to prove whether they are truly in support of press freedom.

Christine Rovoi – A human rights group in New Zealand has welcomed support from several Pacific island nations for West Papua, which has been under Indonesian military occupation since the 1960s.

West Papua is a province in the far east of Indonesia, centred on the island of New Guinea. Half of the eastern side of New Guinea is Papua New Guinea.

Jakarta – Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig's head and decapitated rats.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – In less than a week, Tempo's editorial office received two packages containing animal carcasses. The recent string of terror against journalists has raised concerns about the threat to press freedom.

Nugie Tangkepayung, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military on Sunday alleged that an armed group linked to the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) was responsible for the recent attack that killed a female teacher and injured six other people.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The editorial office of Tempo has received a second disturbing delivery in the form of a box containing decapitated rat carcasses. This incident follows a previous package containing a severed pig's head. On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at approximately 08:00 AM, Agus, a cleaning officer at Tempo, discovered the unsettling package.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has urged President Prabowo Subianto to review the position of Hasan Nasbi, the Head of the Presidential Communication Office, following his statement regarding the pig's head threat directed at Tempo journalists.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed its commitment to press freedom following an incident involving a severed pig's head sent to the office of Tempo journalist Francisca "Cica" Christy Rosana. The attack, widely condemned as an assault on media independence, comes amid rising concerns over journalist safety in Indonesia.

Tri Subarkah – Unlike generations who came before us, late millennials were too young to understand what transpired during May 1998. I was four years old then, preoccupied with toys at home or circling my neighborhood with the rascals. I had not even attended kindergarten. Homework was a foreign concept. Pure joy and naivete, and some cries.

Firda Janati, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Director Usman Hamid is urging the state, including law enforcement authorities, to conduct an investigation after the Tempo editorial office was again terrorised.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police's Food Task Force has named 11 suspects in the case of MinyaKita cooking oil, where the actual volume of the product did not match the labeled measurements. The suspects were located across various regions, including West Java, Banten, East Java, and Gorontalo.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Usman Hamid, Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, urged state authorities, including law enforcement, to conduct a thorough and immediate investigation into the terror attacks on the Tempo office.

Jakarta – Stray cats lead dangerous lives. Without a human owner, they live on the streets, scavenge for food in trash bins and regularly get into fights with other cats, other animals and sometimes humans. Danger is their middle name, if they even have a family name.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the public can file a judicial review against the newly revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law at the Constitutional Court (MK).

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto claimed that several world leaders are interested in learning about the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, which began on January 6, 2025.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Offices in Jakarta are shifting toward green practices as developers seek to leverage growing market demand for environmental compliance amid an excess supply of office space.

Jakarta – More than 90 West Papuan tribes, political organizations and religious groups called on March 20 for a boycott of products allegedly implicated in the "ecocide" of the region, according to a separatist group.

West Papua has long been the site of a low-level separatist insurgency with Indonesian authorities accused of mass arrests to silence activists.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Labor unions have raised the alarm over layoffs across a wide range of industries in the manufacturing sector, blaming weakening spending power, supply chain problems and a lack of business competitiveness.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament passed revisions to the country's military law on Thursday, allocating more civilian posts for military officers as hundreds of students and activists protested against the legislation.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A group of police officers assaulted a man in a black shirt during a protest against the revision of the Indonesian Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) on Thursday evening, March 20, 2025. The incident took place under the JCC overpass, adjacent to the protest location in front of the Parliament building, Jakarta.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – Constitutional law expert from the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY), Nanik Prasetyoningsih, calls for an immediate judicial review to be filed with the Constitutional Court regarding the newly enacted revision of the Indonesian Armed Forces Law (TNI Law)

At least seven international flights from Indonesia's resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said on Friday, after a volcano in the archipelago nation's east erupted, shooting dark ash 8km into the sky.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Palm oil companies in Indonesia continue to operate on protected peatlands and clear forests, despite having their forestry permits revoked and being certified as sustainable, a new report alleges.

Project M/Adrian Mulya – Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) on Thursday approved controversial amendments to Law 34 of 2004 on the Indonesian Military (the TNI), despite public fears it will further expand military intervention in civilian affairs.

Jakarta – After the fall of Soeharto and his authoritarian regime in May 1998, our nation vowed never to give the Indonesian Military (TNI) the tools to undermine civilian rule again.

Responding to the rampant terror, intimidation and violence against protesters rejecting the ratification of the revised TNI Law (UU TNI) in Jakarta and several other cities in Indonesia, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid, said:

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The case of graft fugitive Harun Masiku has become a political tool used by authorities to target the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), especially when it voices criticism of the government, a top party official claimed on Friday.

Herman, Jakarta – Nearly a quarter of Indonesian journalists have faced terror and intimidation, according to the 2024 Journalist Safety Index. The latest case involves Tempo journalist Francisca "Cica" Christy Rosana, who received a severed pig's head in a package on Wednesday – an act widely condemned as a serious attack on press freedom.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Senior Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Puan Maharani downplayed tensions between her party and former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, insisting the relationship remains intact despite a year of political upheaval.

Philip J. Heijmans and Chandra Asmara – For months, President Prabowo Subianto's moves to chip away at Indonesia's long-established economic guardrails have stoked anxiety in markets. This week's sudden rout suggests investor patience is wearing thin.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has assured the public that the government is committed to ensuring a smooth, comfortable, and safe Eid homecoming (mudik) for millions of Indonesians in 2025. A series of policies have been introduced to support this effort, including reduced transportation costs and enhanced security measures.

Andika Pratama, Palembang – A dispute over illegal payments from cockfighting operators may have been the motive behind the fatal shootings of three police officers in Lampung, a military spokesman said in a recent interview.

M. Syaifullah, Yogyakarta – Social media is once again abuzz with the issue of the 7th Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's fake diploma following an analysis by a former lecturer at the University of Mataram, Rismon Hasiholan Sianipar. He expressed doubt about the authenticity of Jokowi's diploma and thesis from Gadjah Mada University (UGM).

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian House Member of Commission I Tubagus Hasanuddin urges Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel serving outside the 14 ministries and institutions must retire as soldiers.

Shinta Maharani, Yogyakarta – Herlambang Perdana Wiratraman, a constitutional law and human rights researcher at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), has urged the police to thoroughly investigate the terror attack against Tempo, involving a package containing a pig's head sent on March 19, 2025.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called the deaths of three police officers during a raid on a cockfighting gambling site in Way Kanan, Lampung, a serious warning about the dangers of military involvement in civil affairs.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Consumer goods and pharmaceutical firms including Mayora and Kimia Farma have been struggling to maintain profitability despite steady sales growth, partly because a depreciated rupiah has driven up the cost of imported raw materials.

Batang, Central Java – Even as protesters took to the streets on Thursday to reject the revised Law on the Indonesian Military (TNI), President Prabowo Subianto said his administration would plow ahead with bold initiatives he deemed were key to transforming the country.

Jakarta – The misfortune experienced by the people of Menang Raya village, Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra, shows the poor state of environmental management in this country. Since the end of February this year, heavy rain has led to flooding that inundated their village. Their hardship did not stop there.

Medan – Aside from Jakarta, demonstrations by students and civil society activists rejecting the enactment of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) also took place in various other cities across Indonesia – from the far west to the far east.

Yustinus Paat, Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from Trisakti University and the National University (Unas) staged a protest at Pancasila Gate on Thursday, opposing the newly passed Indonesian Military (TNI) Law.