Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Jakarta police released 156 high school students detained during Monday's unrest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, while another 155 people remain under questioning

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal program faces controversy after allegations that food trays imported from China were coated with pork oil, forbidden in the Muslim-majority country.

Jakarta – There are signs that relations between the Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO) are not good. Although they appear to agree in public, there is an underlying conflict between them.

Dani Aswara – Director of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Jakarta, Fadhil Alfathan, stated that their team was not allowed to accompany hundreds of demonstration participants who were arrested by the authorities during a mass protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) estimates that 370 individuals who participated in the August 25 demonstration in front of the Parliament building in Central Jakarta were arrested by police. They suspect that about half of the detainees are minors.

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Regional Police (Polda Metro Jaya) has apologized to Bayu Pratama, a photo journalist from the National News Agency Antara, who was assaulted by the police while covering a mass protest in front of the MPR/DPR/DPD Building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Muhammad Firman, David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – An Indonesian villager was injured on Monday after Timor-Leste border patrol officers opened fire during an altercation in a contested frontier area, underscoring the unresolved land disputes that continue to strain relations between communities on both sides of the border.

Dani Aswara – The Indonesian Photojournalists Association (PFI Jakarta) has strongly condemned the act of violence experienced by Antara photojournalist, Bayu Pratama S., while covering a mass protest near the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Monday, August 25, 2025. Bayu was hit by the police while documenting the police action to disperse the crowd.

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have urged all students not to participate in rallies with the intention of observing. The Head of Public Relations Division of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Ade Ary Syam Indradi, conveyed this when the protest was taking place in front of the MPR/DPR/DPD building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Banda Aceh – A gay couple were punished with a sentence of 76 lashes each in public at Bustanussalatin Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Tuesday August 26. The two men with the initials QH (20) and RA (21) were punished after being arrested by a patrol in the Taman Sari toilet last April.

Jakarta – The courage to resist shown by the people of Pati, Central Java, could spread quickly and widely like a virus. The protests by people there against the government's arbitrary tax rise have now spread to a number of regions. The central government is partly to blame for this.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry records growing investment realization outside of Java island during the first semester of 2025, with the mining sector contributing the most.

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has once again mentioned "foreign stooges" while speaking at an event to train teachers and school principals at the Jakarta International Expo, Central Jakarta, on Friday, August 22, 2025.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Jakarta – The United States has agreed in principle to exempt Indonesian exports of cocoa, palm oil and rubber from President Donald Trump's tariff of 19 percent imposed since August 7, the Southeast Asian nation's chief tariff negotiator said on Tuesday.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named 28 suspects in a large-scale rice adulteration case, following a months-long investigation into fraudulent practices in the country's food supply chain.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry has recorded over Rp942.9 trillion in investment realization during the first half of 2025, or 49.5 percent of the national target this year of Rp1,905.6 trillion.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that 8,400 Indonesians were unable to perform the hajj in 2024 because of misallocation of the additional quota provided by the Saudi Arabian government.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad on Tuesday defended the controversial Rp 50 million ($3,000) monthly housing allowance for lawmakers, clarifying that the benefit is only disbursed for one year, a day after a protest against the policy descended into chaos.

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Dayang Donna Walfiaries Tania (DDW), Chair of the East Kalimantan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the 2022-2027 period, as a suspect in a bribery case linked to the extension of mining business permits (IUP) in the province.

Ilham Oktafian, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a new Hajj and Umrah Ministry, elevating the country's existing pilgrimage agency into a full-fledged ministry tasked with overseeing services for millions of Indonesians traveling to Saudi Arabia each year.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry has ordered regional leaders to roll back steep hikes in land and building taxes (PBB) after protests over the issue turned violent in parts of the country.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Canada and Russia are some of the countries that have expressed interest in developing nuclear power plants in Indonesia, according to Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Japan and the United States have exchanged a commitment to bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region, as both countries are among those participating in annual military drills hosted by Indonesia over the next two weeks.

Jakarta – Since the inaugural direct regional head elections in 2005, nobody has managed to rob your right to choose your governors, mayors and regents.

On Aug. 14 the Constitutional Court made it clear that political right should stand, amid yet another move to reinstate the New Order mechanism that let a select few choose regional heads on behalf of the people.

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex escalated into chaos on Monday, as demonstrators rejected a proposed increase in lawmakers' allowances. The demonstration, which began at 10:00 a.m., lasted into the evening.

Bambang Ismoyo, Lausanne – Sovereign fund Danantara recently sent some directors of its state-owned enterprises or SOEs to a leadership program in Switzerland.

David Wilson, Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa Tenggara – A tense standoff erupted at the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on Monday morning in Inbate village, Bikomi Nilulat district, North Timor Tengah (TTU) regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), leaving one Indonesian resident injured, authorities said.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Virdika Rizky Utama, Executive Director of PARA Syndicate, suspects that President Prabowo Subianto's decision to bestow honorary awards on his cabinet members and political allies is based on political proximity rather than a genuine recognition of their contributions to the country.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has criticized President Prabowo Subianto for awarding Indonesia's second-highest civilian honor, the Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama, to retired general Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, who has long been linked to serious human rights violations.

Intan Wahyuningtyas, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has continued his drive to form new government agencies.

Most recently, on Monday, August 25, 2025, the government inaugurated the Mineral Industry Authority and the North Coast of Java Authority Management Agency. These two agencies expand the list of new organizations previously formed by Prabowo:

Eka Yudha Saputra – The President of the Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, has affirmed that his party and the coalition of labor unions will not participate in the August 25th mass protest at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – A total of 1,245 police personnel were deployed as the people of Pati are set to hold a simultaneous action of sending letters to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Pati, Central Java, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Jakarta – The government's contortions in manipulating statistical data risk causing disaster. As well as undermining market trust, fudging the data could mislead the government itself in its policymaking. It is only a matter of time before these manipulated statistics bring about economic chaos and put an end to this growth target that has been much bragged about.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia has extended its full value-added tax (VAT) incentive on residential property purchases until the end of 2025, in a bid to sustain household demand and support economic growth.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated several state officials at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) has revealed a significant increase in the 2025 salary and allowance budget for members of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in front of the People's Representative Council (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025. Tempo observed that police began firing tear gas around 1:10 p.m. as crowds started to gather in front of the parliament building.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A mass protest outside the House of Representatives complex in Senayan on Monday brought major traffic disruptions and forced public transport operators to suspend or reroute services across central Jakarta.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and several labor unions have confirmed they will not take part in the protest scheduled at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025. Instead, they plan to hold their own nationwide demonstration on Thursday, August 28.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has formed a new government body, the Mineral Industry Agency. The creation of this new institution was announced on Monday, August 25, 2025, after Prabowo inaugurated Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, as its new head at the State Palace in Jakarta.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated a new agency tasked with the construction of a giant sea wall along the northern coast of Java.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an asset-tracing investigation into a senior official at the Manpower Ministry accused of masterminding a corruption scheme in the issuance of occupational safety and health (K3) certificates.

Sukarjito, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Several elements of society staged a protest in front of the parliament compound in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday. The news went viral on social media, with the estimated number of participants reaching more than 1,000 people.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia officially has ex-minister and non-affiliated politician Indroyono Soesilo as its envoy to the United States, finally ending a years-long wait.

Indroyono, alongside seven other ambassadors, took their oath on Monday in a ceremony led by President Prabowo Subianto at Jakarta's State Palace.

Fahri Ali, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI), the country's oldest higher education institution, recently apologized for inviting a pro-Israel scholar to a discussion, admitting to not having done a thorough background check on the professor.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday conferred Indonesia's highest civilian honor – the Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First Class (Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama) – on several prominent national figures, including parliamentary leaders, cabinet members, and cultural icons.

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – At least two major music festivals have canceled this year's editions, citing a lack of appetite among concertgoers.

Jakarta – The world exhaled a sign of disappointment when 11 days of negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland, ended in a failure to produce the first legally-binding global treaty that would have served as a guideline for countries to tackle plastic pollution.

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry on Monday urged the European Union to immediately remove countervailing duties on biodiesel imports, after the World Trade Organization backed the Southeast Asian country on several key claims in a complaint to the trade body.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States launched joint military drills on Monday that will last more than a week, joining allies from 11 countries in exercises aimed at ensuring stability in the Asia-Pacific region.