Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The government announced on Saturday that Eid al-Fitr will fall on Monday, March 31, following a national conference of Islamic scholars and clerics to determine the crescent moon sighting.

Saepul Jaenudin, Bogor – A total of 158,351 inmates and juvenile detainees across Indonesia have been granted remission in celebration of Nyepi and Eid al-Fitr 2025, the Immigration and Correctional Affairs Ministry announced.

Jakarta – Recently, more and more personnel of the Indonesian Military (TNI) have carried out acts of violence by displaying arbitrary conduct and excessive greed. These soldiers do not hesitate to kill people they see as obstructing their personal interests or illegal activities.

Dhini Oktavianti – A survey conducted by the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) and Horwath HTL, involving 726 respondents from 717 hotels in 30 provinces, show as many as 88 per cent contemplating mass layoffs to stay afloat. This highlights the devastating impact of the government's budget cuts, particularly on cities reliant on business events.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The government has begun transferring its shares in state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to a newly designated holding company, PT Biro Klasifikasi Indonesia (BKI).

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said that government budget cuts have affected the existence of child-friendly facilities in public space during the Eid homecoming season.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Widespread protests calling for the repeal of the TNI Law continue to unfold across multiple regions in Indonesia, with thousands of civilians taking to the streets to voice their opposition to its ratification.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Eid has become a much-anticipated holiday for Indonesians as employees get to receive bonuses that are usually a month's worth of salary. But it is not just the adults that are getting richer this Eid. Many kids, too, are about to get some pocket money from their uncles, aunts, and generous neighbors.

Kate Lamb – When a large box arrived at the office with her name on it, Indonesian investigative journalist Francisca Christy Rosana assumed a friend had sent her a package. Instead, it contained a stinking, mutilated pigs head.

"I was shocked, I cried, and was immediately evacuated by some of my friends," said Francisca, "I was worried this terror would hurt my family."

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of catches of the globally endangered species, a new study shows.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The World Bank revealed that Indonesia's tax revenue performance is still far below target. Value-added tax (VAT) and corporate income tax (CIT) collections are considered below potential.

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeing fewer homecoming travelers this Eid holiday, and an analyst believes that the stalling small enterprises is what might have caused this drop.

Jakarta – An action by the Voices of Indonesian Mothers movement has highlighted the violence by the authorities against students during the protest actions rejecting the revisions to the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) in various regions, including Jakarta.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Indonesian Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, known as Gus Ipul, asked not to compare the government's People's School, specifically for poor students, with other schools. Gus Ipul responded to the public's concerns that the People's School would create class discrimination against students from poor families.

Jakarta – It has been a Ramadan unlike many before in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country.

Jakarta – The National Police fired water cannons Thursday to disperse hundreds of protesters in the capital Jakarta angry at a newly passed military law, AFP reporters said.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday signed a government regulation aimed at protecting children in the digital space by restricting their access to social media platforms.

Jakarta – The polemic over the ratification of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) has begun to attract the attention of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs).

Jakarta – After only five months under President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's economic policy has changed drastically. Indonesia is returning to the 1959-1965 period. To borrow President Sukarno's guided democracy expression, we are calling it the command economy, in line with the militarism being promoted by Prabowo.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform plans to challenge the revision of Military Law (TNI Law) by filing a judicial review with the Constitutional Court.

Maria Monica Wihardja and Chatib Basri – We must get Indonesia's middle-class narrative right to devise appropriate policy responses. While some argue that the middle class has grown, the evidence tells a more sobering story.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – BEM Coordinator for Greater Jakarta and Banten (BSJB), Andhika Natawijaya, announced that another protest will take place this afternoon at the House of Representatives building in collaboration with the civil coalition.

The protest remains focused on rejecting the enactment of the TNI Law.

Bangkok – Indonesia must identify and bring to account police officers who forced two journalists – one of whom they beat on the head – to delete photos and videos they shot during a protest on March 24, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.

Gamaliel M Kaliele, Sorong – A rally supporting the ratification of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) has emerged in Fakfak amid a wave of protests rejecting the law. During the demonstration in Fakfak, the participants also expressed their support for the government's budget efficiency and the free nutritious meals (MBG) programs.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) stated that the weakening rupiah exchange rate, which briefly touched Rp16,640 per US dollar, would not lead to a monetary crisis similar to 1998. The Head of the BI's Macroprudential Policy Department, Solikin M. Juhro, stated that Indonesia's current economic condition is much stronger than the crisis two decades ago.

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesian officials will seek to address concerns among investors and other key economic players about an economic downturn in Southeast Asia's biggest economy following a stock market selloff and currency slump, an official said on Thursday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has to put a sum of money in the BRICS-backed New Development Bank or NDB if it wishes to become a member, according to a senior minister.

Rino Fajar, Jakarta – State-owned toll operator Jasa Marga reported that nearly 1 million vehicles have left Greater Jakarta during the 2025 Eid homecoming period, with a significant surge in traffic heading east via the Trans-Java Toll Road.

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted his predecessor, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, for an iftar – the Ramadan evening meal to break the fast – at the State Palace on Wednesday.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) asserts that it applies the law equally to all soldiers involved in legal cases. Brigadier General Kristomei Sianturi, Head of the TNI Information Center, stressed that those proven guilty of breaking the law do not deserve institutional protection.

A West Papuan doctoral candidate has warned that indigenous noken-weaving practices back in her homeland are under threat with the world's biggest deforestation project.

Diananta P Sumedi (Kontributor), Banjarbaru – The Commander of the Military Police Detachment of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) at the Balikpapan Navy Base, Navy Major Ronald Ganap, confirmed that a member of the TNI AL with the initial J and a rank of Kelasi Satu, is suspected of being the perpetrator of the murder of a journalist named Juwita, 25 years old, in the city of Banjarbaru

Indonesia – Widespread protests in Indonesia erupted across the country in response to the government's controversial revision of the 2004 Indonesian Armed Forces Law.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira, criticized the proposed plan by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) regarding the implementation of insurance in the Free Nutritious Meal program (MBG). He argued that the concept was inappropriate and could potentially lead to the commercialization of social aid.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is once again taking to the streets on Thursday, March 27, 2025, to voice their rejection of the newly-ratified of TNI Law.

This demonstration plan was confirmed by the Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid.

Jakarta – We call on President Prabowo Subianto to pay serious attention to the causes and possible implications of the steep fall of the rupiah against the greenback this week, as the market has seen it as a flashing red warning about his economic policies.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has strongly criticized the plan to deploy sharpshooters or snipers for securing the Eid homecoming flow, as announced by the Chiefs of Police from Cianjur, Purwakarta, and Karanganyar. According to ICJR, the measure is not only excessive but also risks leading to extrajudicial killings.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan called the Rp50,000 Eid bonus given to online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers to be an "inhumane" practice.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Chinese motorcycle manufacturer QJ Motor announced on Wednesday that it will invest $10 million in an assembly plant in West Java, marking a significant step in strengthening its presence in Indonesia after just one year in the market.

Eryanto Nugroho – A convoy of military buses and trucks slowly rolled into the courtyard of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) building in the early hours of Thursday (20/03). Indonesian lawmakers were scheduled to approve revisions to Law 34 of 2004 on the Indonesian Military (TNI) in an attempt to expand the roles of military officers in civil governance.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Rp30 trillion is enough to address absolute poverty in the country, while the National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has been able to collect Rp41 trillion this year. The head of state then remarked that he could see Baznas tackling the extreme poverty issue in Indonesia.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Chief of TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces) General Agus Subianto, has prepared 66,714 personnel to assist the Eid homecoming traffic in 2025.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, colloquially known as AHY, recently asked Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang if his country could help fund Indonesia's Giant Sea Wall project that would save Jakarta from flooding.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has raised concerns over the slow progress in investigating the pig head terror incident targeting Tempo. The magazine's editor-in-chief, Setri Yasa, reported the case to the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) on Friday, March 21.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian citizens staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives building on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, demanding the repeal of the TNI Law. The demonstration intensified as protesters climbed the front fence of the parliamentary complex, prompting the police to deploy water cannons to disperse the crowd.

Stania Puspawardhani, Jakarta – Mr Oksand, a corporate manager from Bogor, West Java, will not be flying back to his family's home town in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which is expected to fall on March 31 in 2025.

"Ticket prices had surged to double, and they keep going up as Hari Raya approaches," he lamented.

Salman Mardira, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has dismissed allegations of an affair with adult magazine model Lisa Mariana, calling them "malicious slander" driven by financial motives.

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Consumer spending ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2025 has declined compared to the previous year, with a predicted slowdown in cash circulation due to fewer travelers.

The Transportation Ministry estimates that this year's Eid travelers will reach 146.48 million people, a 24 percent drop from last year's 193.6 million travelers.

Jakarta – Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Secretary General Bayu Wardana says that they have recorded that as of today, Wednesday March 26, at least 18 journalists have fallen victim to violence while covering the wave of protests rejecting the ratification of revisions to the TNI Law.

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has denied that the official manuscript of the revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI), which was approved at a DPR plenary meeting on Thursday March 20, cannot be accessed by the public.