Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator for External Affairs, Andrie Yunus, has written a letter urging civil society to push for the formation of a Joint Fact-Finding Team (TGPF) to investigate the acid attack against him.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Achmat Ikhsan, Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia is holding food prices steady despite a 40-60% surge in plastic packaging costs, while stepping up oversight on crude palm oil (CPO) to keep domestic supply intact.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) recorded that outstanding financing, or public debt, on online lending platforms reached Rp100.69 trillion in February 2026.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Journalist Safety Committee (KKJ) has condemned Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) for requesting the restriction of access to Magdalene's news content on the social media platform Instagram.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen its highest level of forest loss in almost a decade in 2025, the first full year under President Prabowo Subianto whose administration has been expanding large-scale food and energy estates in critical deforested islands, according to a new report from Auriga Nusantara.

Joniansyah, Jakarta – InJourney Airports, the operator of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, apologized on Tuesday after part of the roof at Boarding Lounge Gate 7 in Terminal 3 collapsed during heavy rain, in an incident that was widely circulated on social media.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – It costs more money to fly to other Indonesian cities from Jakarta compared to other ASEAN nations, and the freshly announced airfare hike caps are expected to create another turbulence on domestic tourism.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, has criticized Indonesia's military justice system, saying it continues to serve as a political instrument that protects authorities rather than acting as an independent law enforcement body.

Antara, Jakarta – The Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBA) reported that Central Aceh Regency has once again been struck by flash floods, causing two emergency bridges to collapse and leaving several villages stranded.

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) can no longer claim to be a balancing force. In reality, despite claiming to be outside the ruling government, this party is clearly playing a "two-track" political game. This indecisive political stance prevents PDI-P from strengthening the checks and balances mechanism, which has lately become increasingly weak.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS), has rejected the military-led investigation into the acid attack against him, declaring that he has no confidence in the process.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's coal production is nearing the 600 million tons quota, but the country is not shutting down the chance to raise production volumes as commodity prices fluctuate, said Tri Winarno, the Energy Ministry's Mineral and Coal director general.

Jayapura – The Papuan people's demand for PT Freeport to be closed down is considered reasonable, given the lack of involvement of customary landowners in the initial licensing process and the hidden interests of global capitalism that sacrifice the rights of the Papuan people.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Until recently, Ms Dini Khairani topped up her fuel only once every two weeks, waiting until her tank neared empty.

Now, the Jakarta resident refuels every two to three days – and rarely lets the gauge fall far below from full.

Jakarta – At least 72 children from four different schools in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta have shown symptoms of food poisoning after consuming school lunches prepared under the government's free nutritious meal program last week, prompting the shutdown of the participating kitchen due to failure to meet food safety standards.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government says prices of subsidized gasoline and diesel will stay fixed even if global oil prices remain elevated, while airlines will be allowed to lift airfares, but without excessively hurting consumers.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to introduce B50 biodiesel in the second half of 2026 is increasingly constrained by a basic issue: palm oil supply may not be sufficient to meet surging domestic demand without crowding out exports.

The response of the Prabowo Subianto administration to the energy crisis resulting from the Israel-United States war on Iran is disappointing and should be criticized. The government is giving the impression that it wants to reassure the people by claiming that Indonesia remains far from crisis.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government's temporary restriction on platforms operated by nonprofit organization Wikimedia Foundation has raised concerns among digital rights advocates, who warn that arbitrary controls risk undermining citizens' access to free knowledge and freedom of expression.

Jakarta – A student alliance has setup a tent in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta urging a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus, which was committed by members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS).

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers in Indonesia are expected to take to the streets on May 1, 2026, to mark International Workers' Day, or May Day, with labor leaders warning that many of last year's demands remain unresolved.

Makassar – Hundreds of students from various organisations in Makassar, South Sulawesi (Sulsel), held a solidarity action in support of activist and acid attack victim Andrie Yunus. They demanded the immediate arrest of the intellectual masterminds behind the case.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has argued that the inflation rate for March 2026 should ideally be recorded at 2.51 percent annually, a figure lower than the official data provided by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Indonesia's petrochemical industry, which remains heavily dependent on imported feedstocks.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a state budget deficit of Rp 240.1 trillion ($14 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to 0.93% of gross domestic product (GDP), Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said on Monday.

The government and the House of Representatives have agreed to cap the full-year 2026 budget deficit at no more than 3% of GDP.

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – A 16-year-old student in North Sumatra has taken his own life, allegedly after his parents were unable to afford his school supplies, marking yet another student suicide linked to economic hardship this year.

Antara, Jakarta – Vero Balubun, Pastor of the Indonesian Protestant Church of Papua (GPI) Elim Abepura congregation in Jayapura City, Papua, said that the Easter celebration is a moment for faith reflection and spiritual strengthening for the congregation to live by the values of love and renewal, as reflected in the meaning of Christ's resurrection.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto strongly condemned the heinous act that led to the demise of three Indonesian UN peacekeepers, who were also a National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel, while on duty for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). According to him, the act damages world peace.

Reports from West Papua say as many as four people have been shot dead in Dogiyai regency in an alleged retaliatory attack after a policeman was killed.

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Thousands of Muslims protested in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning April 5. The action followed the death of three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers in an Israeli attack while carrying out a UN peacekeeping mission in South Lebanon.

Erfan Maruf, Makassar – Indonesia has begun leasing additional warehouses to accommodate surging rice stockpiles, which are expected to approach 5 million tons this month, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said on Sunday.

Antara, Jakarta – Thousands of people held a protest in front of the United States (US) Embassy in Central Jakarta on Sunday morning, April 5, 2026, to pay their respects to the three Indonesian UNIFIL peacekeepers, who were also a National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel and were killed in South Lebanon while carrying out a UN peacekeeping mission.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Federation of Indonesian Teachers Union (FSGI) has urged the Indonesian government to comprehensively evaluate the Free Nutritious Meal program (MBG). This demand comes after 72 students in Pondok Kelapa, East Jakarta, suffered from food poisoning after consuming the nutritious meal on Friday, April 3, 2026.

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has raised concerns over the growing economic risks stemming from escalating military tensions between Iran and the United States and Israel, warning of significant disruptions to global trade routes and rising costs for businesses.

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) predicts a potential rise in housing demand in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, for 2026, as the city remains a primary hub for the ongoing development of the New Capital City of Nusantara (IKN).

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung paid a personal visit to students suffering from free nutritious meal (MBG) poisoning at the Duren Sawit Regional Special Hospital (RSKD) in East Jakarta on Saturday, April 4, 2026. He offered assurances that the Jakarta Provincial Government is providing swift and optimal medical care to every affected student.

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Four construction workers were killed and three others injured after allegedly inhaling toxic gas inside a water storage tank at a high-rise project in South Jakarta, authorities said.

Agencies, Jakarta – The government has slammed as "unacceptable" an explosion that injured three of its peacekeepers in Lebanon within days of three other blue helmets from the country being killed.

Jayapura, Jubi – Amnesty International Indonesia (AII), the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and the Dogiyai High School and University Student Association (IPMADO) in Jayapura, Papua, have declared their position on the incident in Dogiyai regency, Central Papua.

On 31 March and 1 April 2026, joint security forces (TNI-Polri) allegedly carried out indiscriminate shootings against civilians in the Kamu District of Dogiyai Regency, Central Papua Province. The operations were conducted in response to the killing of a police officer earlier that morning.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's deforestation surged in 2025, rising 66% from the previous year, marking a sharp reversal after several years of decline, according to new data from the NGO Auriga Nusantara.

Antara, Padang – Authorities in West Sumatra province have introduced measures to limit the expansion of national retail chains such as Alfamart and Indomaret, in a bid to protect local micro, small, and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Stefanno Sulaiman and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia has completed key stock market reforms ahead of a self-imposed deadline linked to MSCI's May index review, a senior official said on Thursday, following mass equity selloffs triggered by an MSCI warning earlier this year.

An island in eastern Indonesia was meant to lead the country's transition into renewable energy. But nearly a decade later, the "geothermal island" has suspended projects due to local resistance and concerns for justice and safety.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The former Chairperson of the Central Executive of Muhammadiyah, Din Syamsuddin, calls for the unity of the Islamic community to condemn the attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran. Din says these attacks are unjustifiable.

Jakarta – The results of a joint survey show that a majority of Indonesian citizens disagree with Indonesia's foreign policy move to join the Board of Peace (BoP).

Jakarta – The death of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) constitutes a blatant violation of international law, as peacekeepers should never be targeted by any warring parties. We offer our highest honor and respect to the fallen soldiers and our deepest condolences to the bereaved families.

Antara, Endang Mulyani, Denpasar – Bali contributed more than half of Indonesia's total tourism foreign exchange earnings, amounting to Rp170 trillion ($9.99 billion) out of Rp 305 trillion, a lawmaker said on Wednesday. The figure far exceeds contributions from other regions, which collectively generated around Rp 135 trillion.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has urged local governments in North Sulawesi and North Maluku to immediately declare an emergency response status following the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on Thursday morning, April 2.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia's housing gap remains persistent, with ownership levels still low, underscoring the scale of the challenge facing President Prabowo Subianto's 3 million homes program as it gets underway, particularly in Jakarta.

Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that around 13% of Indonesians still do not own a home.