Herman, Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) rallied past the 7,000 mark for the first time in over three months on Thursday, buoyed by optimism surrounding a temporary easing in US – China trade tensions. The benchmark rose 1 percent to 7,050.5 as of 9:37 a.m. local time, after a 2.15 percent surge the day prior.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in its easternmost region of Papua, an official said on Thursday.

The military seized dozens of munitions, including an assault rifle, bows and arrows and an unspecified homemade weapon during Wednesday's operation, TNI spokesperson Kristomei Sianturi said in a statement.

Chappy Hakim, Jakarta – The recent clash between India and Pakistan marks a significant development in the regional air power constellation. This event has sparked strategic concerns about Indonesia's procurement of advanced weaponry and its unresolved airspace sovereignty issues, particularly in critical border regions such as the Strait of Malacca.

Jakarta – Indonesia is making a big splash for this year's haj season, as it has done in previous years. Sending off the world's largest number of pilgrims, President Prabowo Subianto launched recently a new terminal at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport that offers fast-track Saudi Arabia immigration clearance for the convenience of the pilgrims.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has defended the practice of setting maximum age limits for certain job applications in Indonesia, arguing that some positions require younger employees due to physical health considerations.

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Bandung – Floods and landslides struck five areas across West Java following moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. The disasters occurred mainly from the afternoon to the evening in Bogor, West Bandung, Bandung, and Tasikmalaya.

Jakarta – International civil society organizations strongly condemn the initiative to grant the title of National Hero to Soeharto, the second President of the Republic of Indonesia. His authoritarian rule from 1967 to 1998 was marked by gross human rights violations and systemic corruption, collusion, and nepotism.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Health Minister has defended his controversial comments calling men with a jeans size of 33 inches or more "definitely obese" and "more likely to meet God sooner."

Budi Gunadi Sadikin's remarks drew a wave of criticism from netizens across the country.

Tempo, Sentul, West Java – In a landmark collaboration, the Indonesian National Defense Forces Peacekeeping Center (PMPP TNI) and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Jakarta have successfully concluded the inaugural Journalist Boot Camp: Experiencing Indonesia's Peacekeeping Mission.

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – The acts of thuggery carried out by several mass organizations (ormas) have caused harm to various groups, including entrepreneurs. In addition, individuals acting in the name of mass organizations often engage in extortion, which is considered to hinder the entry of investors into Indonesia.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Google Cloud has announced an expansion of the computing capacity of its Jakarta Cloud Region. This large-capacity data center houses servers, silicon chips, storage devices, and networking equipment.

Jakarta – Without proper follow-up measures, the move by Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan and Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq to seal off two housing clusters on high land in Sentul, Bogor, West Java, will not have any meaningful result.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's first road map for its energy transition, focusing on phasing out coal, is riddled with loopholes that will make it difficult for the country to retire its massive fleet of coal-fired power plants, critics say.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police, together with the Indonesian National Army (TNI) and the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), conducted the Berantas Jaya 2025 Operation on Tuesday night, May 13, 2025.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Khairul Munadi, the Director General of Higher Education at the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek), has stated that the government is paying close attention to the many complaints about high "development institution contributions" (IPI) at several state universities, including the University of Indonesia (UI) and

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, has disclosed the cause behind the mass poisoning of hundreds of students in Bogor who had consumed the Free Nutritious Meal program at school.

As of May 11, 2025, a total of 210 students were reported to have shown symptoms of food poisoning.

Rachel Caroline L. Toruan, Jakarta – Mass food poisoning incidents linked to the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program have continued to surface across Indonesia.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Free Papua Movement (OPM) group has reported that one of its members, Bumi Walo Enumbi, died during a military operation conducted by the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Sebby Sambom, a spokesperson for the OPM's armed wing TPNPB-OPM, confirmed this incident.

Human Rights Monitor says at least 13 people have been killed in West Papua in the past six months as tensions between Indigenous people and Indonesian troops increase.

Muhammad Beni Saputra – After the fall of Soeharto's repressive New Order regime, new media outlets emerged across Indonesia, and a new diversity in perspectives followed. However, this was not true of public journalism. In fact, the post-Soeharto era has been characterised by the oligarchisation and corporatisation of the Indonesian press.

Ayat S. Karokaro, Asahan, Indonesia – On Nov. 11, 2024, Alfi Simatupang, a police officer in Asahan district on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was arrested along with two soldiers and a civilian for allegedly attempting to traffic nearly 1.2 metric tons of pangolin scales.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The National Police have arrested thousands of suspected gang members in a nationwide operation targeting rogue mass organizations and street crime, amid escalating reports of racketeering and extortion that business leaders say are harming the country's economic climate.

A former Catholic priest convicted of sex abuse is among 38 people considered for the presidential executive clemency in Timor-Leste, according to the country's justice minister.

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo hinted on Wednesday that he might join the race to become chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), which is currently led by his youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep.

[The following is a translation of flyer for a public discussion that will be held on May 25, 2025, organised by the Indonesian Poor People's Union (SPRI).]

Enough! The people must rise up and fight!

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – State electricity company PT PLN (Persero) has set a target to develop 20.9 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy power plants by 2030, in line with the 2021-2030 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL). However, as of April 2025, only 1.6 GW of operating capacity has been realized.

Riri Rahayu, Yogyakarta – The Alliance of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Students staged a protest on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, against what they described as the chaotic handling of sexual violence cases and the growing presence of militarism on campus.

Shinta Maharani, Solo – Former Indonesian President Jokowi referred to a viral meme of himself and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made by a student from Bandung Institute of Technology as an example of democracy gone too far.

He said the meme had crossed the line.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Several energy analysts have responded to the government's plan to slash fuel imports from Singapore. Mulyanto, the head of the Indonesian Society of Scientists and Technologists (MITI), for example, suspects that the plan is a consequence of the tariff talks underway between the United States and Indonesia.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Another incident involving the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) occurred, where expired ammunition exploded in Garut, West Java. The explosion claimed the lives of 13 people.

Here are several incidents of TNI ammunition explosions within the past year.

1. Ammunition depot explosion

Julie Wark – On May 6, Deris Kogoya was riding his motorbike when he was executed by an Indonesian rocket, bazooka, or mortar attack from a helicopter near Kelanungin village, Puncak Jaya regency, West Papua. The mangled human remains in the photo had been an eighteen-year-old youth just a few hours earlier.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Banten Regional Police is investigating the incident of a group of local businesspeople allegedly seeking a project quota worth Rp 5 trillion without a bidding process from foreign investors at the Krakatau Steel industrial area in Cilegon.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) has revealed several notes from the observation of the implementation of West Java's special pancawaluya character education program, initiated by West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi. The program educates children by sending them to military barracks.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Chairperson of the National Council of Setara Institute, Hendardi, criticized the decision of TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces) Commander General Agus Subiyanto to order the deployment of troops to support the security of the High Prosecutor's Office (Kejaksaan Tinggi) and District Prosecutor's Office (Kejaksaan Negeri) throughout Indonesia.

Jakarta (Jakarta Post/ANN) – The Indonesian Military's (TNI) expanded deployment of personnel to provide security protection for prosecutors nationwide has once again landed the institution in hot water for stoking fears of military intervention in the judicial realm.

Nadirah Zaidi, Singapore – Indonesia's plan to cut fuel imports from Singapore could pressure trade flows amid tariff talks with the United States, but observers said they believe the broader impact on Singapore's economy will be limited.

Prime Minister Albanese will visit Jakarta on the 14-15 May. The AWPA has written to the PM urging that he raise the human rights situation in West Papua with the Indonesian president.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Police have identified five students as suspects in the vandalism during a demonstration in front of the Pancasila Gate at the Parliament Complex, Central Jakarta. They are suspected of spray-painting the gate, throwing rocks, and setting tires on fire outside the complex.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – To implement the free nutritious meal program, the National Nutrition Agency requires 90,000 university graduates to be placed at 30,000 nutrition service units across Indonesia, an official said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – The formation of a cabinet based on performance during the era of President Prabowo Subianto has been nothing more than empty words since the outset. Instead of choosing people with good achievements and competence, he built a grand coalition based on returning political favors to oligarchs, politicians, and the former president who brought about his victory.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, affirmed the police force's commitment to cracking down on premanism (organized thuggery) that disrupts the public and business activities.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Employees of a rubber factory got a shock in late April when half a dozen men allegedly stormed their workplace in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province, ordered them to stop what they were doing and claimed control over the facility, according to police reports.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military's (TNI) expanded deployment of personnel to provide security protection for prosecutors nationwide has once again landed the institution in hot water for stoking fears of military intervention in the judicial realm.

Jakarta – After first quarter economic growth data came in nowhere near where the government needs it to be, officials pointed to the second quarter as the one to watch.

It is true that two exceptional factors may have dragged down GDP growth in the first three months of the year, leading to the disappointing rate of 4.87 percent.

Jakarta – The Health Ministry has dismissed concerns surrounding the safety of clinical trials of a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine whose development is funded by the Gates Foundation, chaired by Microsoft cofounder and philanthropist Bill Gates.

Ministry spokesperson Aji Muhawarman asserted that the vaccine trial was safe and conducted professionally.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Health Insurance program (JKN) is at risk of running a deficit of up to Rp 20 trillion ($1.2 billion), driven by the growing number of inactive members who fail to pay their monthly premiums, a senior lawmaker warned on Tuesday.

An Australian solidarity group for West Papuan self-determination has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise the human rights crisis in the Melanesian region with the Indonesian president this week.

People in Indonesia's Christian-majority, strife-torn Papua expressed hope that newly elected Pope Leo XIV, who visited the region twenty years ago, will pay attention to their ongoing plight and challenges.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo said he has studied the contributing factors to street brawls in Jakarta, one of which is linked to the economic condition of the residents who lack permanent jobs.

Muhammad Iqbal, Tangerang – Several locations in Tangerang and South Tangerang, which is just outside Jakarta, were inundated by flooding due to downpours on Tuesday evening, May 13, affecting a number of road sections.