Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday, June 24, transferred former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, popularly known as Noel, to Sukamiskin Prison in Bandung to begin serving his sentence in a corruption case involving workplace safety certification.

Kayla Hill – Marred by lawsuits, deepfakes, kidnapping, and state raids of screenings, Pesta Babi, or 'Pig Feast', has been a contentious film with a dramatic reception.

Danantara is straying further and further from its original founding concept. The holding company for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was initially touted as a model similar to Singapore's Temasek. However, it is increasingly resembling Malaysia's Khazanah, with even greater political interference.

A 19-year-old civlian, Mr Makelon Majau, was reportedly injured during alleged Indonesian military drone strikes targeting Balamai Village in Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya Regency, on 22 June 2026. According to multiple local sources, the strikes were not preceded by an armed clash between Indonesian security forces and the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).

Fadli, Jakarta – Public debate over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program is intensifying, with competing demonstrations held in several regions amid concerns about alleged corruption, food safety problems and the burden on state finances.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal said the labor organization has long supported President Prabowo Subianto, dating back to the 2014 presidential election.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded broad money supply (M2) at Rp10,415 trillion in May 2026, marking an annual growth of 10.8 percent, higher than the 9.2 percent year-on-year increase recorded in April 2026.

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to embed artificial intelligence in some key government programs including its $15 billion free meals plan, according to a presidential regulation draft seen by Reuters, part of a strategy that the government believes could lift its gross domestic product by 12% by 2030.

Ary Hermawan – Jaringan Islam Liberal's absence of a clear ideological stance is diminishing the movement's relevance for liberal Indonesians, even as JIL figures remain prominent.

It has been 25 years since Indonesia's Liberal Islam Network (Jaringan Islam Liberal, JIL) was established in March 2001, just three years after Reformasi.

Dozens of young Papuans took to the streets to protest further expansion of the state-backed food and energy projects that they say threaten the ancestral land and livelihood of thousands of indigenous people.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI) has warned of a looming wave of layoffs across the manufacturing sector, particularly in the ceramic industry, as manufacturers struggle with industrial gas supply and pricing issues.

Rahmat Hidayat – At least eight online news outlets affiliated with Promedia Group were targeted by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the past week, with several incidents appearing to focus on specific articles related to alleged corruption cases, according to company executives.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has recently destroyed Rp 940.4 million (almost $53,000) worth of fake goods that had copied the well-known French apparel brand Lacoste as Jakarta tries to allay investors' worries.

Ian Wilson – A recent spate of violent robberies in Jakarta by motorcycle assailants, or begal, has unfolded amid deteriorating socio-economic conditions under the Prabowo administration, as slowing growth, rising living costs, and tightening labour markets deepen everyday precarity.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto stated that he is not yet aware of the details surrounding the alleged flow of funds to the leadership of the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Law at Bung Karno University.

Yehezkiel Raka Paskalis, Jakarta – After nearly six years of steady improvement, Indonesia's food insecurity has started to rise again.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Imamudin, Sampang, East Java – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,151 kilometers of regional roads across Indonesia, underscoring the government's push to strengthen rural connectivity and lower logistics costs in the world's largest archipelago.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), Alexander Sabar, said the government cannot take down news content without a recommendation from the Press Council.

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has introduced sweeping legal and tax incentives for bonds issued by state-backed investment entity Danantara, in a move aimed at boosting investor appetite but one that analysts warn could polarize the domestic debt market.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Aceh Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration stated that 340 Rohingya immigrants stranded in various locations in Aceh Province are still being accommodated in several locations.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A group calling themselves the Jakarta Community Alliance held a demonstration to support free nutritious meal (MBG) program in the southern area of the National Monument, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, June 22, 2026. Several protesters shared how they were invited to join the demonstration.

The recent deterioration of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo's relationship is a testament to the classic adage that nothing lasts forever in politics. Conflicting interests in the run-up to the 2029 General Election have spelled the end of a relationship that had been seven years in the making.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Danang Suryowibowo stated that his office will not tolerate and is ready to prosecute any party responsible for food poisoning incidents in the Free Nutritional Meal (MBG) program in the region.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Business groups have warned that recent power outages across Java could disrupt industrial production, weaken supply chains and undermine investor confidence in Indonesia, as the government scrambles to stabilize electricity supplies following coal shortages at power plants.

On 29 April 2026, members of the Cartenz Peacekeeping Special Police Unit reportedly arrested Mr Natan Heluka, 21, at Kilo 4, Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province.

Indonesian military personnel (TNI) allegedly entered the private residence (pastoran) of the Three Kings Cathedral (Katedral Tiga Raja) in Timika without authorisation during security operations surrounding the visit of the Vice President of Indonesia, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has enacted Law Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Indonesian National Police, marking the third amendment to Law Number 2 of 2002, or locally known UU Polri.

A woman sustained critical injuries after allegedly being struck by a motorcycle ridden by two members of the Yahukimo District Police in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 3 May 2026. The victim, Mrs Nelly Wenda (see photo on top, source: independent HRD), was reportedly hit while walking along Route 1.

Bali, Indonesia – The booming market for animal abuse content brought dozens of international animal protection organizations to Indonesia in June for the first in-person summit to confront a growing online entertainment industry founded on suffering.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia should gradually phase out fuel subsidies and replace them with targeted cash transfers to poorer households to reduce fiscal risks and improve equity, according to the World Bank.

The global lender said more than half of the subsidies currently benefit the richest 20 per cent of households.

Dili – Timor-Leste declared a week of mourning for former president Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres on June 22 after the former guerrilla leader died in a Malaysian hospital at the weekend.

The 71-year-old served as president from 2017 to 2022, capping decades of involvement in the political and armed struggle that led to the independence of the small South-east Asian nation.

Rahmat Hidayat – Jakarta's provincial government has received more than 100,000 applications for a public works employment program designed to provide temporary economic support amid increasing global economic pressures, officials said on Sunday.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Approximately 4,000 workers at a footwear factory in West Java that supplies global brands Nike and Puma have been placed on leave as the company awaits new production orders, raising concerns about potential mass layoffs.

Matthew Edbert Hermanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Community Alliance held a peaceful protest in the Patung Kuda (Horse Statue) area, Central Jakarta, on Monday, June 22, 2026. They demanded that the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) project continue and that law enforcement take firm action against corruption within it.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Two Japanese-owned automotive component manufacturers operating in East Java are considering shifting part of their production to Vietnam, a move that could put thousands of Indonesian workers at risk amid intensifying regional competition in electric vehicle (EV) supply chains.

Maeve Larkins spoke to two members of Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat, an activist group based in West Papua, about the Indonesian government's National Strategic Project (PSN) in Merauke, a region in the south of West Papua.

A 12-year-old boy, Yosua Segenil, was allegedly arbitrarily arrested by members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) on 2 May 2026, at approximately 3:00 pm on Jalan Kurima (Kali Biru) in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency.

Denpasar – An alliance of students from various university Student Executive Councils (BEM), student organisations and civil society groups held a demonstration in front of the Balinese Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building in Renon, Denpasar city, on Monday afternoon June 22.

Members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly dispersed a public screening of the documentary film Pesta Babi in Ternate City, North Maluku, on 8 May 2026.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Chief Executive Officer of Tempo Media Group, Arif Zulkifli alias Azul, believes that the pressure on the mass media today is not much different from the New Order era. The difference lies only in the method, but the purpose is the same: to limit press freedom.

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of young Papuans affiliated with Papuan Generation Z (Gen Z Papua) staged a Red-Cross march on Sunday (June 21, 2026), expressing their opposition to National Strategic Projects (PSN) in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province, as well as several other issues affecting Papua.

Suzana Cardoso – Francisco Guterres, a former president of East Timor and a leading figure in the country's independence movement, has died at age 71.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's general insurance industry is facing mounting pressure in its credit insurance business as claim costs outpace premium growth and higher interest rates threaten to worsen loan quality, raising concerns about profitability and risk exposure across the sector.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he aims to create more job opportunities by expanding the country's entertainment and creative industries. To support the plan, he has instructed Danantara Investment Management to focus on promoting concerts and sports events across Indonesia.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Zakaria, 24, waited for a less crowded Commuter Line train so he could sit on his trip home to Daru, Banten, from Tanah Abang Station in Central Jakarta. He had just transferred from Bekasi, West Java, where he had undergone a hemodialysis session in a hospital, and was feeling too weak to stand through the journey.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Pulp and paper giant APRIL's recent decision to lower its deforestation commitments and source wood from two companies associated with extensive recent forest loss has created a new challenge for its relationship with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), with environmental groups urging the world's leading forestry certifier to terminate the already su

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The People's Sovereignty Reclamation Movement (GMKR) urged the Jakarta Metro Police to release Roy Suryo and Tifauziah Tyassuma (Doctor Tifa). The police arrested them as suspects in a case of alleged defamation related to the accusation of Indonesia's former President Joko Widodo (Jokowi)'s fake diploma on Friday, June 19, 2026.

Erwin Renaldi and Seni Iasona – When Koteka Wenda stumbled across an AI-generated video of her circulating on social media, she was shocked.

In the video, she was speaking out against a documentary that has become the subject of fierce debate.

"The resemblance of my likeness is so sinister," she told the ABC. "I felt like me and my people were violated."

Senay Boztas – The Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally apologised for the "heartless" mistreatment of thousands of Moluccan soldiers who fought for the Dutch colonial army during Indonesia's struggle for independence.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The personnel of the Indonesian Police's Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force captured a member of the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) with the initials AB a.k.a. UB. The police suspect AB to be a member of the Heluk Battalion, Seng, Sulo Baliem, Indol, or HSSBI.