Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian rupiah exchange rate at the end of the week, Friday, September 26, 2025, closed weaker at Rp16,775 per US dollar.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stated that a portion of the population still lives in poverty.

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – The Presidential Secretariat has assured that it will no longer revoke journalists" press credentials following an incident involving CNN In

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed frustration over the management of state-owned enterprises (BUMN), criticizing directors and commissioners who

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto stated he sees indications of major power involvement in causing unrest amid the riots and demonstrations at the end of August.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Ten representatives from the Alliance of Indonesian Economists (AEI) met with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Monday, Septemb

Lili Yan Ing – Less than 11 months into his term, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto faces a stark choice.

Antara, Jakarta – Shell Indonesia has denied reports that it laid off employees due to fuel shortages at its gas stations.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The number of children affected by food poisoning linked to the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program has continued to soar.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently preparing a system that aims to make it as easy as possible for its companies to benefit from the preferential tariffs.

East Timor's recalibration of its stance on Myanmar's military regime has drawn both scrutiny and intrigue across Southeast Asia, as Dili seeks to smooth its path into Asean ahead of ne

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has exposed the recurrence of violent practices carried out by law enforcement officers during the handling

Agencies, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage o

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chief Editors Forum Association (Forum Pemred) regrets the action by the Press, Media, and Information Bureau (BPMI) of the Presidential Secret

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The East Java Regional Police arrested an activist from the Kamisan movement, Muhammad Fakhrurrozi, also known as Paul, in Yogyakarta.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto reminisced about the moment about being teased by former U.S.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto admitted there were flaws in the implementation of the government's free nutritious meal program (MBG) after more than 6,000 studen

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded net foreign capital outflows of Rp 2.71 trillion ($162 million) from its domestic financial markets in the fourth week of September, accordi

Agencies, Jakarta – A government agency running President Prabowo Subianto's massive free meals program said on Friday its lack of oversight led to a recent outbreak of food poisoning a

Antara, Jakarta – A professor from the Faculty of Public Health at the University of Indonesia (UI), Fatma Lestari, asserted that the recent landslide at the Freeport Indonesia mine was

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced that several heads of state contacted him after he delivered a speech at the 80th Session of the United Nation

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Police arrested Muhammad Fakhrurrozi, an activist known as Paul, who is associated with Kamisan and the Social Movement Institute, on Saturday, September 27,

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A massive fire swept through a densely populated neighborhood in West Jakarta on Sunday morning, destroying 316 houses and leaving more than 1,200 residents homel

Ninis Chairunnisa, Jakarta – The press credentials of a CNN Indonesia reporter were revoked after the journalist questioned President Prabowo Subianto about the Free Nutritious M

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Press Council has urged the Presidential Palace to reinstate the press credentials of a CNN Indonesia journalist whose access was revoke

Jakarta – A number of press organisations have strongly criticised the actions of the Presidential Secretariat's Press, Media and Information Bureau (BPMI) for revoking the Palace press

Basten Gokkon – A new study reports that the Bird's Head Seascape off Indonesia's West Papua serves as a vital habitat for juvenile male whale sharks, but lift-net fisheries, tourism bo

Antara, Jakarta – Recent earthquakes in Lampung and East Java have resulted in significant property damage.

Surabaya – An activist from the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, Muhammad Fakhrurrozi, known to his friends as Paul, has been arrested by the authorities and is currently being detained

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) is intensifying scrutiny over the recent mass food poisoning cases affecting children consuming the governm

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto secured investment commitments worth $23.8 billion during his recent visit to Japan, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya s

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Press Council has sharply criticized the Presidential Palace for revoking the press credentials of a CNN Indonesia reporter who question

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa led officials from the Finance Ministry to monitor the free nutritious meal program (MBG).

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Law, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, ensures that the government has never banned t

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP), one of the country's oldest political parties, named Muhammad Mardiono as its definitive chairman for the 2025-2030

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Health expert Tjandra Yoga Aditama highlights the results of laboratory tests related to mass poisoning cases in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has announced that factory-produced food items will no longer be included in the government's Free Nutritious Meal

Jakarta – Forget the "Big Durian"! Jakarta now has a new nickname, albeit a less flattering one: Jakarta Kota Galian (City of Excavation).

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Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has halted the illegal use of sea space in the form of reclamation for the construction of a jetty or

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has completed a six-day diplomatic tour to Japan, the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, underscoring Indonesia's rising global

Tanjungpinang – A letter signed by a school principle agreeing to keep quiet about food poisoning incidents in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has gone viral on social media.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Penitentiary Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, has defended the mass arrests that followed a w

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono has responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks that referenced President Prabowo Subianto's speech du

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesia, provides US$12 million (Rp200.4 billion) in food aid to Gaza residents through the World Food Programme (WFP) in response to the food crisis and sta

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Nutrition expert Hardinsyah has attributed recent food safety incidents in Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program to bacterial contamination

Alastair McCready – Demonstrators were angered by a plan to spend $4.2m on cars for lawmakers in one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's job market is showing signs of strain as more than 10 million people are seeking work each year, indicating the gap between steady headline employment figu

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The government and parliament have agreed to dissolve the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, a landmark restructuring that shifts control of state assets

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) issued a tearful apology Friday after nearly 6,000 schoolchildren fell ill from food served under the government's f