Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The government still owes vendors almost Rp 400 billion or around $24 million from national sports events back in 2021, according to tourism associations, citing that the late repayments had taken a toll on the industry.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto awarded honors to dozens of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers and units from the deck of the KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992 warship during the Presidential Inspection in Teluk Jakarta on Thursday, October 2, 2025.

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – The operator of KFC Indonesia, Fast Food Indonesia (FAST), has closed 19 outlets and laid off about 400 employees by September 2025, as part of a network efficiency and restructuring strategy.

The move follows the closure of 47 outlets in 2024, leaving KFC with a total of 715 restaurants nationwide last year.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's exports to the United States fell 12.39 percent in August compared to the previous month as Washington's punitive tariffs began to bite.

Samira Homerang Saunders and David Whyte – West Papua is home to one of the world's most important rainforests – third only to the Amazon and Congo basins. It is home to a plethora of species not found anywhere else on earth and its resource-rich lands, forests and mountains have been home to the Indigenous West Papuan people for more than 50,000 years.

The government of Timor-Leste on Wednesday approved a Council of Ministers resolution to cancel licences for online gambling and betting, citing risks to security and social stability.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – More than 6,500 Indonesian students have fallen ill from suspected food poisoning linked to the government's flagship Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) between January and September, the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia saw a double-digit growth in its palm oil exports this year as the price of the country's top commodity soars, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Sigit Zulmunir, Jakarta – Karisa, a toddler from Kadungora District, Garut Regency, West Java, was found lying unconscious in the treatment room of the local community health center. She is suspected to have been poisoned after consuming free nutritious meal.

Jakarta – Despite claims of success with down-streaming of nickel having proved problematic here and there, the administration of Prabowo Subianto is continuing the policy inherited from the previous administration under Joko Widodo.

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – A string of earthquakes shook Indonesia over the past 24 hours, including a magnitude 6.5 quake off East Java that damaged homes and sent residents fleeing late Tuesday night, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Jack Moore, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara – The land that villager Senum once called home has been swallowed by Indonesia's MotoGP circuit, part of a mega tourism project accused of forced evictions and rights abuses.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, revealed that two of his grandchildren in Yogyakarta suffered from food poisoning after consuming food provided by the government's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) Program. One of his grandchildren required a four-day hospitalization.

Ravaged by a brutal military occupation, East Timor won its independence just over two decades ago. The young nation has built itself into a stable democracy, but poverty remains widespread.

Aep Sopandi, Antara, Garut, West Java – Authorities in Garut announced an extraordinary event status on Wednesday after more than 280 elementary and high school students suffered food poisoning from government-provided meals, the latest in a string of incidents linked to the nationwide free nutritious meal program.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A total of 121 students from SMK Negeri 1 Cihampelas, West Bandung Regency, reportedly suffered food poisoning after consuming meals provided under the government's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program on Wednesday, September 24, 2025.

One student, identified by the initials BR, was later reported dead, allegedly after eating the school meal.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The billboard featuring a photo of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto alongside several heads of state supporting Israel went viral on social media. The post mentioned the Israel Regional Security Coalition launching a billboard campaign in support of U.S. President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war in Gaza, Palestine.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court has postponed the trial over a lawsuit concerning the August 2025 riotous demonstration after the defendants and their legal representatives failed to appear in court on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

On 30 August 2025, at approximately 11:07 am, a serious incident occurred on Jalan Mayon in front of the TNI 754/ENK Kuala Kencana headquarters in the Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province. Indonesian military personnel driving a Yonif 754 vehicle were driving in the opposite direction, hitting a civilian motorcycle driven by Mr Paulinus Tabuni.

Jakarta – When launched in January, the free nutritious meals (MBG) program was celebrated as a bold response to chronic malnutrition, a lifeline for the nation's poorest children and a cornerstone of the "Golden Indonesia Vision 2045."

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has observed a decline in the number of corruption cases handled by law enforcement.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Association of Education and Teachers (P2G) has criticized the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for issuing Circular Letter No. 5 of 2025, which provides incentives for teachers tasked with supervising the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program in schools.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto presided over the commemoration ceremony for Pancasila Sanctity Day 2025 at Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on October 1, 2025.

Sidoarjo, East Java – Parents were desperately searching for scores of missing teenage boys feared trapped under huge piles of concrete on Tuesday, after an Islamic boarding school collapsed in Indonesia as pupils were praying inside.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Two journalists allegedly suffered violence from Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) officers while reporting about the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) kitchen on Tuesday afternoon, September 30, 2025. The incident took place at SPPG Gedong 2, one of the MBG providers, in Pasar Rebo, East Jakarta.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Malaysian government has reduced the price of RON 95 fuel from RM2.05 to RM1.99 per liter, equivalent to around Rp7,864 per liter. This price is effective from Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

On 18 September 2025, at approximately 01:30 am, a fatal hit-and-run occurred at the Lokpon-Poumako intersection in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province. The victim, Mr Santo Serew, 28, of Asmat origin, was struck and killed instantly by a truck transporting timber to the port of Poumako.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's consumer prices reversed a brief deflation in August, rising 0.21 percent month-on-month in September 2025 and 2.65 percent year-on-year, data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) showed Wednesday.

Phnom Penh – Indonesian ambassador to Cambodia Santo Darmosumarto has spotlighted growing demand for Indonesian products in Cambodia's northeastern provinces, urging local businesses to seize new trade opportunities with the region's largest economy.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia posted a trade surplus of $5.49 billion in August 2025, marking its 64th consecutive month in the black since May 2020, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government will charge a symbolic fare of Rp 80 (less than one US cent) across its public transport network on Oct. 5, in celebration of the Indonesian Military's (TNI) 80th anniversary.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday detained former CEO of state-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), Hendi Prio Santoso, on allegations of accepting bribes linked to a gas sale-and-purchase deal with private distributor Inti Alasindo Energi.

Antara, Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said on Wednesday that his ministry has dispatched a team to investigate the alleged radioactive contamination of cloves flagged by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Achmad Supriyadi, Sidoarjo, E – Java. Rescuers in East Java on Tuesday are racing to free dozens of students still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed prayer hall at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school, where 38 people remain missing after the structure gave way during afternoon prayers.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Public Works Ministry has set aside Rp 1.2 trillion ($71.6 million) for labor-intensive programs focused on small-scale road and bridge works across 1,059 sites nationwide.

Yogyakarta – A student at the Yogyakarta State University (UNY) named Perdana Arie was reportedly arrested by the Yogyakarta Regional Police (Polda DIY) on suspicion of involvement in a demonstration at the end of August.

Gita Putri Damayana – Since the large-scale anti-government protests of August 2025, indications of Indonesia's pivot toward a more autocratic regime have become more apparent.

Jakarta – When President Prabowo Subianto and the House of Representatives rushed the revision of the existing State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Law to provide a legal basis for the establishment of the state asset fund Danantara in February, it raised many eyebrows.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Delpedro Marhaen and several fellow Indonesian activists have been held at the Jakarta Metro Police detention center for nearly a month after being named suspects in connection with alleged incitement during a series of demonstrations at the end of August 2025.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian sovereign fund Danantara has put its waste-to-energy plan into motion, a project that can have a price tag of around $180 million just to turn a thousand tons of garbage into electricity.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeking to redraw the boundaries of a UNESCO World Heritage rainforest to pave the way for geothermal projects – part of its renewable energy push but a move environmentalists warn could devastate biodiversity and tarnish the country's green reputation.

On the morning of 16 September 2025, a racist slur allegedly directed at an Indigenous Papuan student at SMA Negeri 1 Yalimo in the town of Elelim, Yalimo Regency, Highlands Papua Province, triggered a schoolyard altercation.

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – The Hajj and Umrah Ministry confirmed Tuesday that Indonesia's Hajj quota for 2026 will remain at 221,000 pilgrims, with 92 percent allocated for the regular Hajj and 8 percent for special fast-track Hajj programs.

On the night of 3 September 2025, in the alley behind the Sagita Store in Entrop, Jayapura City, Papua Province, a shooting incident occurred involving Private (Pratu) Terian Barusa, 25, a member of the Military Police of Kodam XVII/Cenderawasih, and a civilian identified as Mr Obed Manaku.

Syahriza Alkohir Anggoro – In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution.

Gatra Priyandita – In the morning of 1 October 1965, 37-year-old Eneng (not her real name) woke up in Bandung, about 200km from Jakarta, to an unexpected news broadcast via Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI): a group of people had taken measures to protect President Sukarno from a coup mounted by a "Council of Generals". Although unanticipated, the news relieved her.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ombudsman has uncovered irregularities in the procurement of raw materials for the government's free nutritious meal program (MBG), including the alleged falsification of premium rice quality by a food supplier.

Timor-Leste's economy will slow down and grow by an average of 3.7% in 2025, 2026 and 2027, compared to 4.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank's (WB) biannual economic report.

"That growth will be driven mainly by public investment in infrastructure, the expansion of the service sector and improvements in digital connectivity and transport," the WB said in the report.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's slow state budget absorption is raising concerns over its potential drag on economic growth, with economists warning that the government may miss its 5 percent growth target this year.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday conferred Indonesia's highest civilian award, the Order of Distinguished Stars, on American billionaire and Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio at the State Palace in Jakarta.