Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society organizations plans to hold a rally outside the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Jakarta on Friday aft

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Chants calling Indonesian Prabowo Subianto 'cowardly' echo during the 'Weekend Melawan' (Weekend of Struggle) protest in front of the parliamentary compl

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A civil society coalition urges the government to unblock the login access to Wikipedia.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) appreciates the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court judges to acquit Delpedro Marhaen and three other activ

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has decided that Indonesia will remain a member of the Board of Peace (BoP) initiated by US President Donald Trump, despit

Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has issued a new regulation restricting children under the age of 16 from accessing high-risk digital platforms, including social media, as p

Jakarta – Protesters from the "Weekend of Resistance" movement held a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Central Jakarta on Friday March 6, 2026.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia's former Vice President, conveyed the results of his meeting with President Prabowo Subianto and several other figures

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Islamic Brotherhood Front (FPI) has requested Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to convey condolences openly for the passing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto invited hundreds of Islamic organization figures to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The government has doubled down on its offer to mediate conflicting parties in the United States-Israel war against Iran, emphasizing the need for negotiations

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Escalating tensions between Iran and US-Israel risk disrupting global energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint that carries about o

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, its communication and digital affairs minister said on Friday.

Khalia Strong – Indigenous communities in West Papua are losing land, food systems, and cultural heritage as armed conflict forces tens of thousands from their homes.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial regulator sought to reassure markets after Fitch Ratings revised the country's sovereign outlook to negative while maintaining the invest

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Jimly Asshiddiqie, chairperson of the advisory board of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI), has suggested that Indonesia temporarily

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.7 billion to $151.9 billion at the end of February 2026, compared with the previous month, according

Indonesia – The rising popularity of songbird singing competitions in Indonesia has led to the dramatic decline of the white-rumped shama, a bird known locally as murai batu.

Tonggo Simangunsong, Medan, Indonesia – Sahala Pasaribu, 35, walks on customary land his family has not been able to manage for more than three decades since PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL),

Annisa Dina Amalia, Monika Winarnita and Charlotte Setijadi – The Indonesian government has recently introduced an alternative to dual citizenship for Indonesian diasporic communities:

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has invited several Islamic community organizations to break the fast together.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Business lobby Apindo recently said that Indonesian small enterprises could be safe from the trade-related repercussions of the Iran war, as their export r

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has launched a subsidized rice program worth about Rp 5 trillion ($296 million) to help households access affordable staple food during

Tria Sutrisna, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The coordinator of the National Network for Domestic Worker Advocacy (JALA PRT), Lita Anggraini, is asking for the completion of the Draft Law o

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has formed a task force to accelerate the transition to clean energy in Indonesia.

Jakarta – United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs have issued a warning to the government of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the Draft Presidential Regulation (Ranperpres) on the ro

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) Student Alliance urged President Prabowo Subianto to resign from the Board of Peace (BoP).

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Student Alliance of the University of Indonesia (UI) has declared it will hold a mass demonstration if the demand for President Prabowo Subianto to w

A new documentary film on the devastating "ecocide" happening in West Papua will be screened as a world premiere at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tamaki Makaurau this weekend.

During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland, WCC convened a side event on 4 March, titled "Human Rights in Indonesia – The Right to a Clean, Healthy a

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured about $1.4 billion in foreign investment to support the development of solar power infrastructure, as the government accelerate

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will intensify oversight and map potential corruption risks in the government's flagship free nutritious meal program, following mo

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Iman Zanatul Haeri, Head of the Teacher Advocacy Division of the Education and Teachers Association (P2G) in Indonesia, highlighted the significant decline in

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia better withdraw from the Board of Peace than be humiliated by US President Donald Trump, said Anwar Abbas, The chair of Muhammadiyah's Central Lea

Jakarta – What do scholarship awardees owe to their benefactors? What does contributing to your country look like?

Antara, Jakarta – Hundreds of people crowded the residence of the Iranian Ambassador in Jakarta on Thursday, March 5, 2026, to hold mass prayers as a form of solidarity against the aggr

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, Deputy Head of the Indonesian National Nutrition Agency (BGN) for Public Communication and Investigation, claimed that the death of Fa

Between 21 and 23 February 2026, joint forces of the Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force conducted a series of arbitrary arrests against at dozens of civilians, including minors and stud

Banyumas, Indonesia – The first two months of the year would ordinarily see Ganjar Budi Setiaji hurrying around Plana village's durian orchard, here in the hilly Javanese district of Ba

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Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Former Vice President Jusuf Kalla received a visit from the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Indonesia, Mohammad Boroujerdi, at his private

Agencies, Jakarta – Passengers stranded in Bali clamoured for flight news Tuesday as the outbreak of war in the Middle East grounded planes and turned a tropical holiday dream into an o

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – As the war against Iran launched by the United States and Israel rages on, pressure has been growing domestically for Indonesia to withdraw from the US-led Boa

Jakarta – Multiple Indonesian local media reported on Wednesday that Fitch Ratings has downgraded Indonesia's sovereign credit rating outlook to negative from stable.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The price of world oil continues to soar on the fifth day of the Iran-Israel conflict in the Middle East.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Associated Press, Jakarta – Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) plunged sharply on Wednesday, tumbling 362 points or 4.57% to close at 7,577, as investors reacted to inten

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Oleh Soleh, a member of the Indonesian Commission I of the House of Representatives, condemned the joint Israeli-US attack that killed Iran's Supreme L

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has expressed his condolences over the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in join

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – Indonesia's dry season could begin earlier than usual this year, with the onset forecast between April and June 2026 and a peak expected in August, t

Jakarta – The government is ready to adjust budget expenditure to keep its fiscal deficit below 3 percent of GDP as the conflict in the Middle East threatens to drive up oil prices and