Petrus Riski – A 54-day monitoring by Indonesia's largest environmental group around a waste-to-energy plant in East Java revealed frequent air quality levels breaching World Health Org

West Papuan pro-independence advocate Benny Wenda has called for a boycott on Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations.

Seremban (Bernama) – Timor-Leste's permanent membership in ASEAN is now in the documentation phase before its formal admission at the October summit.

Jakarta – In his first State of the Union address on Friday, President Prabowo Subianto's nationalistic approach to the country's economic development became clear, advocating state-own

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed that Indonesia's unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level since the 1998 monetary crisis during his speech at

Myesha Fatina Rachman, Jakarta – Indonesia continues to have the highest unemployment rate in ASEAN in 2025.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Advocacy Democracy on Tax Justice (TAUD-SKP) considers the Constitutional Court's decision to reject the lawsuit against the regulation governing value-

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira, said the organization will file another request for audit

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The spokesperson for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, or OIKN, Troy Pantouw, said that the Head of OIKN, Basuki Hadimuljono, will be the inspector

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has indicated that construction on the Nusantara capital city (IKN) will continue under President Prabowo Subianto, who

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Indonesia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its independence on Aug.

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Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The mastermind behind the murder of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib remains unknown, even though the crime occurred 21 years ago.

Jakarta – Fiscal decentralization and regional autonomy are now under threat because the funds that should be used for development and public services in the regions have been allocated

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Central Jakarta District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 55 residents of Kohod Village, Pakuhaji District, Tangerang Regency, Banten, against th

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Environmentalists have urged the Indonesian delegation to reject the latest draft for a global agreement to eliminate plastic pollution, warning the country to

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has officially set the 2026 annual economic growth target at 5.4 percent, higher by 0.2 percentage points than what the country

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Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday claimed that his administration's flagship free nutritious meal program has achieved progress surpassing similar initiati

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Finance Ministry recently destroyed shipments of smuggled used clothes in several regions of Indonesia.

The four political prisoners from the West Papua Federal Republic Organisation (NRFPB), namely Mr Abraham G.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Multi Bintang Indonesia (IDX: MLBI), the Heineken-owned brewer, posted solid first-half 2025 results, driven by lager market leadership, premium brand e

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday told parliament that Indonesia's newly established sovereign wealth fund, Danantara, will play a pivotal role in creating

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Indonesian House Speaker, Puan Maharani, considers the raising of the One Piece flag ahead of Indonesia's 80th Independence Day celebration as an expression o

The Timor-Leste government has dropped a proposed legal clause that sought to criminalize media freedom to criticize the state, following protests from journalists and civil society.

Aisha Shaidra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto acknowledged that corruption is a major issue in Indonesia during his State Address at the Annual Session of the People's Consultativ

Toronata Tambun, Singapore – Days from our 80th Independence Day, it is worth asking what "rich" means to a nation that vowed in its Constitution "to promote general welfare and to educ

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has called for sweeping reforms in Indonesia's state-owned enterprises (SOEs), slamming bloated boards of commissioners and lavish a

Agencies, Jakarta – More than 360 people fell ill in Sragen, Central Java after consuming school lunches, an official said on Thursday, in the largest food poisoning case to hit Preside

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia reported that 758 civilians have been criminalized under the vague provisions of the Information and Electronic Transaction

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – In his state of the nation address at the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), President Prabowo Subianto said he wants to continue

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed the flagship free nutritious meal (MBG) program has created hundreds of thousands of new jobs since it kicked off in Januar

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set a target for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) to complete the government apparatus in IKN, Penajam Paser Utara

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesia Composite Index (IHSG) recorded a position at 8,010.0 on Friday, August 15, 2025, after opening at 7,965.1.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism that Indonesia could achieve 100 percent electricity generation from renewable energy (EBT) ten years earlier than

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V from the PDIP faction, Adian Napitupulu, raised concern about claims made by President

Justito Adiprasetio – As the world commemorates International Indigenous Peoples Day on 9 August and Indonesia prepares to celebrate its Independence Day on 17 August, a painful paradox

James Pearson – Estrella Resources has shifted its Timor-Leste campaign into top gear after trenching unearthed primary manganese with uber-rich visual estimates at its Ira Miri project

Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has decided to keep Hasto Kristiyanto as its secretary-general, just weeks after his graft conviction was

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, in his inaugural State Address at the Annual Session of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), emphasized the government's su

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – House Speaker Puan Maharani on Friday called on government officials to listen and respond with wisdom to public criticism, even when it takes the form

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced the distribution of 288,000 smart TVs to schools in remote areas across the country this year.

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Michael Neilson – Indonesia has delayed plans to publish a set of controversial history books amid backlash from historians and activists who have accused the project of being an attemp

Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – Nine Indonesian crew members of a ship are in critical condition, stranded aboard a tanker ship off the coast of Beira, Mozambique.

Yustinus Paat, Arnoldus Kristianus, Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Friday laid out a 2026 state budget blueprint that aims to shrink the fiscal deficit, ramp up

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has put the blame on colonialism for Indonesia's border disagreements with its neighbor, Malaysia, in the Ambalat sea block.

On 12 August 2025, a peaceful protest near Sentani Airport, Jayapura Regency, Papua Province, turned violent when police officers led by the Chief of the Airport Security Unit (KP3), Of

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto decried greedy businessmen in his first-ever state address on Friday as he tried to make his catchphrase "serakahnomics" ('greed