Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The deputy chair of House Commission X, Maria Yohana Esti Wijayati, says the implementation of the Prabowo-led free nutritious meal program, or MBG, has been somewhat off the mark.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Central Java Provincial Government officially prohibits Civil Servants (ASN) from using 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). This ban is stated in Circular Letter Number 500.2.1/196 signed by the Central Java Provincial Government Secretary on February 4, 2025.

Antara, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has requested to be exempt from a 50 percent budget cut from its initial Rp2,826 trillion funds, citing risks on the agency's main operational instruments and putting them in danger of becoming inoperable.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Devy Ernis, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur believes that the planned revisions to House of Representatives Regulation Number 1/2020 on Rules and Procedures or Tatib DPR will damage the democratic order in Indonesia.

Sucipto, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has highlighted a statement by the chairperson of the National Defence Council (DPN) and Minister of Defence Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin who stated that the DPN could take on a role in controlling forest areas, especially violations of the law by palm oil companies.

Jakarta – Up until today, President Prabowo Subianto still has not clearly defined the direction of his economic strategy.

Bisnis.com, Jakarta – The annual Tempo Film Festival returns this year to express appreciation for Indonesia's film industry. This year's awards took place at Graha Bhakti Budaya at Ismail Marzuki Park in Jakarta on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Head of the Presidential Communication Office Hasan Nasbi has confirmed that the budget for the development of the Indonesian Capital City, known as IKN is still blocked by the Finance Ministry. However, he emphasized that this does not mean there are no funds allocated for the project.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Ministry of Health is seeking new donor countries as a consequence of U.S. move to shut down USAID, its minister said on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

"I will try and seek other sources of donors," said Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Indonesia's Minister of Health, when met at the Directorate General of Health Resources office.

Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa – It's no surprise to see the old Sari Club site in Bali pocked with refuse and thick at the edges with rainy season weeds. Or the green, street-facing corrugated iron fence buckled and dented.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – E. Aminudin Aziz, chief of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia (Perpusnas), said the library was forced to adjust its operational hours due to budget cuts.

Hans Nicholas Jong, JAKARTA – Indonesia's deforestation is once again rising after several years of decline, with 2024 marking the highest rate since 2021. The data also show that the vast majority of forest loss is legal, a stark difference from previous periods dominated by illegal deforestation.

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – The lobby of Indonesia's Economic Affairs ministry was a bit darker this week when some lights were turned off as the minister looked for savings after President Prabowo Subianto ordered $19 billion of budget cuts to help fund election promises.

Jakarta – Indonesia has begun talks with Britain to repatriate the most prolific rapist in British history, a senior minister said, following its move to also seek the return of a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of being one of the Bali bomb plotters.

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rolliansyah Soemirat, also known as Roy, addressed the first 100 days of president prabowo subianto's administration, particularly focusing on foreign policy under the leadership of Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Poland is finally exporting its apples to Indonesia, thus paving the way for Warsaw to cut its trade deficit with Jakarta.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The construction of Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan, cost the government Rp 40.29 trillion ($2.5 billion) in 2024, Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo revealed on Thursday.

According to Dody, progress on key infrastructure, public facilities, and utilities has reached approximately 87 percent.

Jakarta – Hundreds of homes in South Tambun and Cibitung districts in Bekasi regency, West Java, were damaged by a whirlwind in the early hours of Thursday.

The disaster occurred around 3:45 a.m., causing panic among residents. A total of 379 homes were damaged as the tornado swept through the area.

Jakarta – The efforts to curb unchecked development and overtourism in Bali deserve our support and recognition. However, we are calling on the authorities to be consistent with their law enforcement, to do away with reactive, or even worse, discriminatory, measures.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is considering allowing civil servants to work remotely twice a week to boost productivity and reduce operational costs, an official said on Friday.

Indonesia, West Papua – Prominent Papuan human rights activist Yones Douw died on Sunday, 2 February 2025 at his home in Karang Timur, Kali Harapan Village, Nabire District, Papua Tengah Province.

Jakarta – The government plans to provide pardons or amnesty for around 44 thousand prisoners. One of the categories of prisoners who will receive amnesty are political prisoners related to Papua.

Rahel Narda Chaterine, Ardito Ramadhan, Bogor – TNI (Indonesian Military) Commander General Agus Subiyanto has revealed that village supervisory non-commissioned officers (Babinsa) will be mobilised to oversee the sale of three kilogram liquid petroleum gas (LPG) canisters to retailers.

Every nation has its own literary treasures in its national language. The entirety of national literature, along with other artistic works, contains and reflects the history of the development of a nation's national personality and the battles that occurred in that history.

Jakarta – The Health Ministry is set to launch a nationwide free health screening program on Feb. 10, allowing citizens to undergo age-specific medical assessments on their birthdays. The launch was announced in a press conference held on Friday.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, acting chairman of President Prabowo Subianto's Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), revealed on Friday that several ministers are struggling to align with the president's policies.

Roy Adriansyah, Arnoldus Kristianus, Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named Isa Rachmatarwata, the Director General of Budget at the Finance Ministry, a suspect in the corruption case involving the financial management and investment funds of state insurer Asuransi Jiwasraya.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry announced the suspension of all toll road projects funded by the State Budget (APBN) due to budget efficiency measures.

Responding to the recent raid, arrest, and detention of dozens of LGBTI people in a hotel in Jakarta, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

M Iqbal Shukri, Blora – A plan by the Blora regency government (Pemkab) in Central Java to immortalise Indonesian literary writer Pramoedya Ananta Toer by naming a street after him has been rejected by the social organisation (ormas) Pancasila Youth (PP).

Jakarta – Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf, known as Gus Yahya, has affirmed the readiness of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization to support President Prabowo Subianto's administration in implementing its programs.

Fajar Fitrianto – Indonesia's reform of its state-owned enterprises (SOEs) marks a bold step toward modernization – or so it is claimed. By introducing the Business Judgment Rule (BJR) and establishing Danantara, a superholding entity overseeing assets worth US$570 billion, the government aims to transform its SOEs into agile, competitive enterprises.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia said Wednesday that it would "strongly reject" any attempts to displace Palestinians as US President Donald Trump announced his plans to take over Gaza.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah opened weaker against the US dollar on Thursday morning, pressured by slowing economic growth. The currency depreciated by 16 points, or 0.1 percent, to Rp 16,308 per dollar at 9:07 a.m. Jakarta time, according to Bloomberg data. On Wednesday, the rupiah had strengthened 58 points against the greenback.

Antara, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin recently said that his ministry had to cut Rp 19 trillion (around $1.2 billion) this year after President Prabowo Subianto instructed massive state budget cuts across the government.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – An expert recently said that Indonesia needed to fix its driving license issuance system following the deadly pileup at the Ciawi tollgate earlier this week.

Herman, Jakarta – Reports have surfaced online alleging that customer data from Bank Central Asia (BCA) was leaked following a cyberattack by an individual claiming to be the notorious hacker Bjorka. The claims were shared via the X account @bjorkanesiaaa.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized cars, cash and other evidence during a raid on Tuesday at the South Jakarta residence of Pancasila Youth (PP) chairman Japto Soerjosoemarno, in connection with a graft case involving former Kutai Kertanegara regent Rita Widyasari.

Jakarta – The Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry is working to ensure that this year's Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) program for university students will be unaffected by President Prabowo Subianto's budget efficiency policy under Presidential Instruction No. 1/2025, issued on Jan. 23.

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Ishana Mahisa, chairman of the Indonesian Meat Processing Industry Association (Nampa), has criticized the government's decision to transfer 100,000 tons of beef import quota from private businesses to SOEs, calling it a breach of established regulations. He argued that import requirements should have been finalized no later than October 2024.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association (HKI) has reported potential losses totaling trillions of rupiah, driven by canceled investments and businesses pulling out of industrial zones. These losses are largely attributed to extortion practices by certain civic organizations.

Jayapura – In order to manage the armed conflict that has plagued the Indonesian region of West Papua for decades, the Indonesian government, led by the new President Prabowo Subianto, is considering an amnesty for the independence rebels in Papua.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is targeting protected forest areas as part of its plan to convert 20 million hectares (50 million acres) of forest into "food and energy estates," a move that could result in the largest deforestation project in the country's history.

Rabul Sawal, Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – Hernemus Takuling's life in this coastal village has changed ever since construction began on the Weda Bay Industrial Park, which borders Lelilef Sawai, home to around 5,000 people, on Indonesia's Halmahera Island.

"Everything's filthy," Hernemus told Mongabay Indonesia. "You need to wear a mask just to go out onto the road."

The momentum of commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pramoedya Ananta Toer today, February 6, 2025, must be a momentum to ensure that the state no longer imprisons citizens simply for producing works or speaking out peacefully as Pram once experienced.

Maria Monica Wihardja and Arianto Patunru – President Prabowo's universal free school lunch programme is well-intentioned, but it would be more effective if done in coordination with other complementary programmes.

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is banking on a raft of populist measures in his first months in office to energize consumers in Southeast Asia's largest economy, part of his goals to boost growth to levels not seen in nearly three decades.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Institute for Economic and Social Research (LPEM) at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the University of Indonesia (UI) lamented that the decline in Indonesia's poverty rate has not been accompanied by improved equality.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A worker at PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (PT ITSS), identified by the initials EJ, died in a work accident on Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025. This tragic incident marks another in a series of workplace accidents at the company, raising serious concerns about its Safety and Health Work (K3) system.

Ayu Cipta, Tangerang – Several residents of Kohod village, Pakuhaji district, Tangerang regency, Banten, suspected that their village head, Arsin bin Asip, had deceived the public by claiming he had no knowledge of the seawall built in their area. In reality, Arsin was the sole manager of the project within Kohod village.