Chris Lang – On 17 January 2010, Indonesia's then-president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono launched a 2-million-hectare programme called the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE). From the start the programme was opposed by farmer and environmental organisations in Indonesia.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – In response to the 32 percent import tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Indonesia has outlined a series of strategic measures to balance trade with the United States and, hopefully, reduce the tariffs.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto responded to the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. He emphasized that Indonesia does not side with any country.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesian House Speaker, Puan Maharani, has revealed the contents of the discussion between President Prabowo Subianto and Megawati Soekarnoputri. Prabowo met the Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) at Megawati's residence on Teuku Umar Street, Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Monday, April 7, 2025.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Survey Institute (LSI) conducted a survey on the level of public trust in institutions, including the president, the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), and law enforcement agencies. The survey results showed that the public's trust in President Prabowo Subianto remains high.

Kadek Swarniati, Jakarta – Indonesia's current account deficit pressures the middle class, forcing them to use their savings. The rupiah's volatility has increased import costs, reducing household expenditure.

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – Prosecutors have filed an appeal against Kabanjahe District Court's life sentences for two murderers and a 20-year jail term for a third man convicted in the killing of a journalist and his family in Karo regency, North Sumatra.

North Sumatra Prosecutors' Office spokesman Adre Wanda Ginting said the appeal had been submitted on Tuesday.

Indonesia, West Papua – During a visit to Indonesia in March 2025, Amnesty International Secretary General, Mrs Agnes Callamard, issued a stark warning regarding the global rise in authoritarian practices is increasingly evident in Indonesia.

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – Kelawasan Island in Teluk Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, has been officially designated as a protected area and will become the center for an orangutan sanctuary development project.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has officially provided protection for Tempo journalist who has become the target of pig's head terror and the carcasses of rats. This decision was made during the Board Meeting of LPSK on April 9, 2025.

Beijing – President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations on Sunday with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, vowing to continue enriching the dimensions of the China-Indonesia community with a shared future with the features of the new era.

Abdallah Naem, Malinau, Indonesia – Indonesia is pressing ahead with construction of a new network of dams in Borneo to power a major "green" industrial estate that will relocate Indigenous communities and cut into one of Asia's largest stretches of intact rainforest.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – House Speaker Puan Maharani mentioned more meetings are to come between President Prabowo Subianto and the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Megawati Soekarnoputri. She stressed that last week's meeting between the two leaders won't be the last.

Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – The Supreme Court announced on Monday the formation of a special task force to evaluate the performance of judges across Jakarta, following the arrest of four judges – including the chief of the South Jakarta District Court – over alleged corruption.

Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities arrested three judges who acquitted three palm oil companies of charges of corruption in obtaining export permits, an official said on April 14, following the arrest of a local court's chief judge on bribery charges in the same matter.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Doha – President Prabowo Subianto recently revealed that Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara had just secured Qatar's commitment to invest approximately $2 billion.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) claims to have an intelligence body called the Papua Intelligence Service (PIS). The TPNPB spokesperson, Sebby Sambom, stated that PIS plays a crucial role in providing on-ground information faster than Indonesian security forces.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) assesses that Indonesian security forces are using a covert war strategy. TPNPB-OPM has stated that around 6,100 combined Indonesian military personnel have been deployed to Papua from January until April 13, 2025.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Achmad Fauzi, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) detained three judges on Sunday evening over allegations that they accepted bribes in exchange for acquitting three companies accused of illegally exporting crude palm oil (CPO).

The corporate defendants in the high-profile case are Wilmar Group, Permata Hijau Group, and Musim Mas Group.

Indonesia, West Papua – Illegal mining operations have been discovered in Ajuda Village at the border of Intan Jaya Regency in Central Papua Province (Papua Tengah) with Waropen Regency, raising significant environmental and social concerns among residents and environmental activists.

Jakarta – We praise President Prabowo Subianto's initiative to hold a roundtable interview and discussion with seven editors-in-chief of the country's print and electronic media organizations.

Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump's trade war, a top industry executive told AFP.

Han Revanda, Jakarta – Economist Khudori of the Indonesian Political Economy Association (AEPI) said the interpretation of President Prabowo Subianto's instruction to remove import quotas as a means to open the floodgates of imports is less precise.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organization (TPNPB-OPM) has urged people from outside Papua to refrain from engaging in mining activities in the Yahukimo region. TPNPB-OPM spokesman Sebby Sambom referred to the non-Papuan newcomers as 'immigrants' from Indonesia in the operational areas of Yahukimo Regency, Papua Highlands Province.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) claimed that a total of 6,100 joint personnel of the Indonesian military forces have been deployed to the Papua region from January to April 13, 2025.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) urges stringent action by the government related to the rape case involving a 31-year-old resident doctor at Padjajaran University, Priguna Anugerah Pratama. The commission condemns the case of sexual violence that occurred at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Commission III, Hasbiallah Ilyas, approves the Indonesian government's decision to maintain the provision of the death penalty. This clause is known to be stipulated in the new Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP).

Stania Puspawardhani, Jakarta – Mr Andri Prihatin has been patiently unloading sacks of rice and bottled water in the past week at a neighbourhood grocery store in Jakarta, leaving behind his wife and two toddlers nearly 300km away, in search of a better life for his family.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The management of the National Liberation Army of West Papua (TPNPB) headquarters has confirmed the addition of troops from the Meepago region, Central Highlands, Central Papua, who have now joined the forces of TPNPB Kodap VIII Intan Jaya, Central Papua, to fight against the Indonesian military.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two suspects in a corruption case involving the sale and purchase of gas at PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN).

The suspects are Iswan Ibrahim, former Commissioner of PT Inti Alisindo Energi (IAE), and Danny Praditya, Director of PT PGN.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The number of travelers for the annual Eid al-Fitr homecoming, or mudik, in 2025 dropped by 4.69 percent compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Transportation Ministry on Saturday.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Antalya, Turkiye – President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed Indonesia's neutral stance on the ongoing trade war between the United States and China, stating that both nations are vital trading partners for Indonesia. The escalating tit-for-tat tariff increases between the world's two largest economies have heightened global trade tensions.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index slumped nearly 4 percent this week, marking its steepest decline in years, as investors digested fresh trade tensions. The selloff erased billions in market value and pushed foreign investors to further retreat from Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has strongly criticized the ongoing discussion regarding the potential conferment of the title of national hero upon Soeharto, the second President of Indonesia.

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB OPM) has provided several justifications for its recent attack that led to the deaths of illegal gold miners in Yahukimo Regency, Papua.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has addressed concerns regarding the proposed evacuation of one thousand refugees from Gaza to Indonesia, emphasizing that this initiative is a temporary humanitarian endeavor and not a permanent relocation, as some reports have suggested.

Jakarta – The new police regulation restricting the movement of accredited foreign journalists in Indonesia comes after a series of incidents between the police and journalists in general, suggesting that something is not right in their relations.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the government needs to immediately open a dialogue with pro-independence groups and traditional figures in Papua. According to Hamid, this step is the most appropriate way to resolve the violent conflict in Papua.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – An analyst recently warned about the dire consequences of easing local content policy just to get the US to revise its reciprocal tariffs.

President Prabowo Subianto recently floated a plan to make Indonesia's local content policy "more realistic and flexible". This rule mandates manufacturers to include locally-made parts in their products.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has stated that President Prabowo Subianto's sympathy towards the families of corruptors is misplaced. Prabowo had previously suggested that the impoverishment of these families should be addressed with caution and fairness.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Sebby Sambom, spokesperson for the West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM), stated the group's reasons for targeting civilians working as gold miners in Yahukimo, Papua.

Jakarta – Indonesia has often displayed hypocrisy. While condemning foreign governments that have sentenced its citizens to death, Indonesia is steadfast in maintaining capital punishment at home, defying decades of calls for an end to the practice.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) recorded that hundreds of people fell victim to violence and were arrested by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and Indonesian Police (Polri) during the Dark Indonesia (#IndonesiaGelap) rallies against the TNI Law on March 20-27.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has released findings on the acts of repression that took place during the protests against the Indonesian National Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) between March 21 and March 28, 2025.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia is on track to achieve a rice surplus of up to 12 million tons this year, bolstering its ambition to become a major player in the global rice export market, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said on Friday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently said that it was about time for Indonesia and Turkiye to get rid of trade barriers as the two countries are trying to secure a deal that can open up each other's market access.

Salman Mardira, Cirebon – A total of 1,126 employees who were laid off by footwear company Yihong Novatex Indonesia in Cirebon, West Java, may potentially be rehired, a Manpower Ministry official said on Friday.

The company, which operates in the textile and footwear industry, is reported to have resumed operations after suspension due to labor strikes last month.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto should not risk playing with fire when managing state-owned banks. The 1998 crisis taught us that political and economic turmoil became unbearable when the banking system collapsed.

Gatra Priyandita and Christian Guntur Lebang – The Indonesian military has a new role in cybersecurity but, worryingly, no clear doctrine on what to do with it nor safeguards against human rights abuses.

The Indonesian Committee for the Safety of Journalists (KKJ) strongly condemns the digital attack in the form of distributed denial of service (DDoS) against the Tempo news portal. Not stopping at Tempo, a number of other mass media that published articles on the DDoS attack against Tempo also experienced the same thing.