Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) leadership has decided to scrap several benefits for its members following an internal meeting on Thursday, September 4, 2025. The decision includes ending the monthly housing allowance and imposing a moratorium on overseas trips.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of State Secretariat Juri Ardiantoro was brief when asked about the government's stance on the 17+8 people's demands. He confirmed that the government had received the public's aspirations, which consist of 17 short-term and 8 long-term demands.

On 3 September 2025, an indigenous Papuan named Vicktor Bernadus Deyal, 29, was arbitrarily arrested by police officers in front of the police station (Polsek) on Paradiso Road in the town of Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province. Initially suspected of being intoxicated, Mr Deyal was reportedly arrested and tortured inside a police truck for about three hours.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The East Java Regional Police have identified nine suspects in the arson attack on the Grahadi Building in Surabaya that occurred during protests at the end of August 2025.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have intensified large-scale patrols following incidents of vandalism and unrest during protests that have taken place since August 25, 2025. The patrols are intended to restore public confidence and ensure safety across the capital.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – A short video showing hundreds of uniformed employees of PT Gudang Garam Tbk shaking hands in an emotional atmosphere has gone viral on social media since Saturday afternoon, September 6, 2025. The video contains a written statement that reads, "PT Gudang Garam mass layoffs, the job market is not in good shape."

Jakarta – "What does TB stand for in Jl. TB Simatupang?" is a set-up for a variety of jokes that have been widely circulating on Jakartans' social media timelines in the past few months. More often than not, the joke will be accompanied by a short video of long columns of cars on the east-west corridor in South Jakarta.

As Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders gather in Honiara for the 54th Leaders' Meeting, Pacific communities are demanding more than diplomatic platitudes – it's time for Forum Leaders to end the silence and act on the escalating humanitarian crisis unfolding in our region.

Beijing – Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Friday met with Maria Fernanda Lay, president of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, who is in China for a visit and the commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Jakarta – The August 2025 public protests, marked by a palpable anti-elite sentiment and social class polarization, were not a spontaneous event. According to a new analysis from the Monash Data and Democracy Research Hub, this dynamic is the culmination of political and social frustrations that have been building since the 2024 election.

Ian Wilson – The mass protests that erupted across Indonesia in late August – resulting in ten fatalities and extensive damage to government and public infrastructure – have prompted a familiar choreography of blame and securitised response.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Information Center, Brigadier General Freddy Ardianzah, confirmed that a member of the TNI's Strategic Intelligence Body (Bais TNI) was arrested by the Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) of the Indonesian National Police during a mass protest in Pejompongan, West Jakarta.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – JPMorgan Indonesia said the country's financial markets remain attractive to foreign investors despite recent protests, underscoring confidence in the government's ability to maintain stability and respond to public demands.

Mass protests erupted in Indonesia on 25 August, as thousands gathered outside the Parliament in Jakarta to denounce a newly approved housing allowance for lawmakers worth nearly ten times the capital's minimum wage.

Nearly a year into the regime of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, mass resistance has erupted again.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, read out the results of the DPR's factional agreement in response to the 17+8 People's Demands. The DPR held an internal meeting on Thursday, September 4, to address several demands made to the institution.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has scrapped a controversial housing allowance of Rp 50 million ($3,000) per lawmaker per month following a week of widespread demonstrations across the country.

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Jakarta police said Friday that the release of detained protesters linked to recent demonstrations cannot be carried out immediately, stressing that legal procedures must be followed.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from Universitas Padjajaran (Unpad) gathered at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Friday, September 5, 2025. Dressed in dark blue blazers, they walked from the TVRI building to the main gate of the DPR, arriving around 1:30 p.m. local time. They formed a letter "U" and sat cross-legged on the ground.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police searched the personal residence of Lokataru Foundation Director Delpedro Marhaen, after the activist was named a suspect for allegedly inciting anarchic actions during protests.

Jakarta – Since the outset, simple business calculations have shown that the Whoosh high-speed rail service will never break even, yet alone make a profit. Last year, with monthly revenues of Rp133 billion, Indonesian railroad company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI), had to cover the operational costs of Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (KCIC) and repay Rp179 billion of project debt.

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – The Gerak Solidaritas Belanda or Dutch Solidarity Movement (GSB), a coalition of Indonesian citizens in the Netherlands under the umbrella of Aksi Kamisan Netherlands, held a solidarity walk to the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in The Hague on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

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Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, announced that the government plans to revise Indonesia's general elections law. According to him, President Prabowo Subianto wants to reform the political system to allow for more open political participation for all citizens.

Beijing – China and Indonesia should deepen all-around strategic collaboration and the synergy of development strategies, and drive ties to serve as a role model in regional and global settings, President Xi Jinping told visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) notes that as many as 4,000 students have become victims of food poisoning from consuming free nutritious meals in the past eight months.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police said the estimated losses suffered by the force due to a series of demonstrations in Jakarta stood at Rp180 billion. The public relations head at the Jakarta Metro Police, Grand Commissioner Ade Ary Syam Indradi, said the actual figure could exceed these estimated numbers.

Jakarta – Protesters consisting of students, academics and civil society activists held a peaceful demonstration titled "The National People's Picnic" in front of the parliament building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Friday September 5.

Jakarta – Student groups met two senior ministers late on Thursday to press their complaints after more than a week of sometimes violent protests over lawmakers' bonuses and police tactics used against demonstrators.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that Indonesia imported weapons worth US$65.04 million, or around Rp1.06 trillion (at an exchange rate of Rp16,400 per U.S. dollar) from January to July 2025.

This assessment of the situation and our position is published after carefully and cautiously after observing and understanding the developments in the political situation throughout the last week of August 2025, so that we do not fall into political adventurism, the worship of spontaneous movements and mass anger, underestimating or overestimating mass consciousness, its dynamics,

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – A low-ranking police officer who drove an armored vehicle that killed a motorcycle taxi driver during protests in Jakarta has escaped dismissal. The deadly incident has already ignited widespread unrest across the country for a week.

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named former cabinet minister Nadiem Makarim a suspect in a high-profile corruption case related to the procurement of Google Chromebooks under a nationwide digitalization program at the formerly named education, culture, research and technology ministry.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is not just asking China to chip in some money to the multi-billion-dollar giant sea wall project, but other key Asian investors, Japan, and South Korea have also received a similar offer, according to a senior minister.

Jakarta – Various elements of society are staging protests again this Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has urged the Indonesian government to exercise caution in allocating the massive budget for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.

In the 2026 Draft State Revenue and Expenditure Budget, the MBG allocation reaches Rp335 trillion, nearly 10 percent of total state expenditure.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesian coalition of civil society organizations and prominent influencers visited the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, September 4, 2025. They held a symbolic event to formally submit the "17+8 People's Demands" to parliament.

Achmad Ghiffary Mannan, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivered a speech on the 2026 Draft State Budget (RAPBN) and the financial note at the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the Joint Session of the House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on August 15, 2025

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) has announced regulations for its upcoming graduation ceremonies, which will be held on September 11-13, 2025, at Balairung Hall, Depok Campus, West Java.

Protesting workers who are part of the Labour Movement with the People (GEBRAK) held a protest action at the Horse Statue near the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta on Thursday September 4.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Student Executive Board Alliance (BEM SI) will hold a demonstration near the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Thursday afternoon, September 4, 2025. The Student Executive Board (BEM SI) will begin the demonstration at 1:00 PM WIB. They are inviting all students and the public to take to the streets.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian diaspora community in Bonn, Germany, held a prayer rally as a gesture of solidarity with the dynamics in the homeland. The Indonesian Student Association (PPI) in Bonn, part of the community, announced the event on its social media.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police's Directorate of Cyber Crime (Bareskrim) has arrested the owner of a TikTok account accused of spreading provocative content that incited robbery at the homes of several members of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Research scientist at the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Erma Yulihastin, revealed the data on wind direction and speed around the Bandung Islamic University (Unisba) as well as the neighboring Pasundan University on Monday evening, September 1, 2025.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Members of the 17+8 People's Demands coalition are pressing the government to fulfill their demands with just one day left before the deadline. Influencer Fathia Izzati said the deadline would serve as a benchmark for the public to judge the government's commitment.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri) claimed to have been conducting cyber patrols since August 23, 2025, as a preventive measure to prevent riots in Jakarta and other areas following plans for demonstrations in front of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers are staging a protest at Medan Merdeka Selatan street, Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

The workers, who are part of the "Workers with the People Movement," or Gebrak, embarked on a long march from the International Labor Organization (ILO) office on M.H. Thamrin street, Menteng, Central Jakarta.

Lidia Pratama Febrian, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – The 876th Kamisan (Thursday) Action was held in front of the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday September 4. The action took up the theme "Remembering 21 Years of the Murder of Munir: Indonesia Emergency, Violence and Injustice".

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Andre Rosiade, a member of the Public Aspiration Body of the House of Representatives (DPR), said the institution still cannot guarantee that all public demands outlined in the 17+8 People's Demands movement will be fulfilled.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Siti Zuhro, a political researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), considered President Prabowo Subianto's statement on treason during the late August protests to be hasty. According to her, riots, despite resulting in casualties and damage, cannot automatically be categorized as an attempt to overthrow a legitimate government.