Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Head of the Development Control and Special Investigation Agency (Bappisus), Aries Marsudiyanto, has refuted rumors of a fuel stock monopoly amid shorta

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Tests conducted at a laboratory in China have confirmed that lard, or pork grease, was used in the production of food trays for the Free Nutritious Mea

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Three individuals are still reported missing following the massive protest in Jakarta at the end of last August.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Dozens of demonstrators gathered in front of the Parliament Building in Jakarta on Monday, September 15, 2025, voicing concerns over several policing is

Timor-Leste police have fired tear gas at protesters who rallied against a plan to buy new official cars for MPs, which triggered anger in one of the poorest nations in South-East Asia.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) denies information regarding the addition of non-organic troops in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya, Papua.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) reported a sharp drop in PT Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) output after a landslide struck the Grasberg

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai has proposed turning the courtyard of the House of Representatives (DPR) building into an official space f

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has expressed support for the establishment of "Democracy Square," a designated demonstration area at the Parliament Complex in Cent

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – A video featuring various claims about the achievements of Prabowo Subianto's government programs has been circulating widely on social media.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have arrested two men from New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland on charges of attempting to supply firearms to the Free Papua

Jakarta – In a presidential cabinet, ministers are the president's aides who are recruited from various groups, including political parties.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has stipulated that a number of documents required from presidential and vice presidential candidates, including d

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Human Rights, Natalius Pigai, has proposed creating a designated space for demonstrations on the grounds of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) reported that two of the seven PT Freeport Indonesia workers trapped in an underground mine landslide are fo

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – House of Representatives Deputy Commission IX Chairman Yahya Zaini has called for online motorcycle taxi drivers to be included in the national health and empl

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial markets faced turbulence last week as President Prabowo Subianto's decision to reshuffle his cabinet – including replacing the finan

Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued a new regulation aimed at facilitating financing for Indonesia's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), the coun

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt edged down to $432.5 billion in July 2025 from $434.1 billion the previous month, according to a report released Monday by Bank

Jakarta – The wave of public protests that erupted across the archipelago in recent weeks is a jarring reminder of what happens when governments ignore festering discontent for too long

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police have deployed 4,562 personnel to secure a protest in front of the Parliament building, which is expected to draw thousands of p

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has granted an operational permit to PT Gag Nikel on Gag Island, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua.

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has confirmed that the controversial concrete seawall in Cilincing, North Jakarta, has been fully licensed and approve

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Association of Ride-Hailing Drivers Garda Indonesia has called for the dismissal of Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi, accusing him of incompetence

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi has defended the screening of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's video in cinemas across the country before m

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The screening of a video featuring President Prabowo Subianto's government programs in local cinemas has drawn sharp criticism from netizens, who argue t

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Hundreds of underage children are still being detained in police stations across various regions following the demonstrations that took place over several day

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Education and Culture has explained the government's insistence on continuing the program of distributing smart TVs to schools.

Antara, Jakarta – The State Secretary Minister (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi denied rumors stating that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had sent a presidential letter (surpres) for th

Ika Idris and Derry Wijaya (Monash University, Indonesia) – On the night of September 1, 2025, Indonesian police forcibly detained Delpedro Marhaen, Executive Director of the Lokatatu F

Sopian Hadi, Denpasar – Bali Governor I Wayan Koster announced on Saturday that the provincial government will stop issuing permits to convert farmland into commercial areas such as hot

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has officially declared the start of the rainy season, with several regions already trans

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to launch six new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the near future, including the country's first halal industrial park in

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) is once again under public scrutiny, with growing calls for reform due to cases of police violence and weak oversigh

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has affirmed that cyber threats are borderless and cannot be easily distinguished between attacks originating from abro

Alberta Christina Pertiwi – In the lead-up to Indonesia's 80th Independence Day, an unexpected symbol has surfaced across social media: the Jolly Roger.

Dythia Novianty, Yaumal Asri Adi Hutasuhut – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has revealed that there was alleged forced disappearances that occurred

Anna Hartley – Two men have been charged after a two-year counter-terrorism investigation allegedly linked them to the trafficking of firearms and military-grade equipment from Australi

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially moved half of its funds deposited in Bank Indonesia (BI) to the accounts of five state-owned banks.

Jakarta – "Life will find a way," thus spoke by Dr. Ian Malcolm, a character in Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park.

Oslo – Norway's sovereign wealth fund said Friday it was excluding French mining company Eramet from its portfolio, citing risks that the company was contributing to human rights violat

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia is expected to experience a longer-than-usual peak period during its wet season this year, bringing a higher risk of floods and extreme rainfall in many ar

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Danu Ali, the head of the Cilincing Fishers Community in North Jakarta, said fishing catches in the area are down 70 percent following the development of emban

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Flooding disasters in Indonesia are increasingly traced not to natural causes, but to corporate destruction of peatlands, NGO Pantau Gambut warns in its ne

Jakarta – There is no justification for the destruction and looting that have accompanied the demonstrations over the last two weeks.

Jakarta – State health insurer BPJS Kesehatan will require its participants to undergo a health screening test, starting this month or in October.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government has announced plans to shift some state deposits from the central bank to commercial banks to allow for more loan disbursements and thereby invigo

Antara, Jakarta – Starting in 2026, Industry Ministry will no longer continue incentives for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) imported as completely built-up (CBU) units into the domest

Rome (AsiaNews/Agencies) – On Wednesday, some 300,000 people gathered at the Taci Tol esplanade in Dili, Timor-Leste, to mark the first anniversary of Pope Francis's visit to the Southe