Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Growth in bank lending to Indonesia's property sector slowed to its weakest level in more than four years in June, reflecting sluggish demand for housing and

Norman Joshua – In a press conference on July 27, 2026, Minister of the State Secretariat Prasetyo Hadi announced the unexpected resignation of Bank Indonesia (BI) governor Perry Warjiy

Jayapura, Jubi – Papuan journalist Angela Flassy has received the 2026 SK Trimurti Award from the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia for her more than two decades of wo

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has picked seasoned economist Destry Damayanti as the sole candidate to lead Bank Indonesia (BI).

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The death of a National Health Insurance (JKN) patient after waiting hours for a hospital bed, coupled with insensitive social media remarks by healthcare workers

Antara, Jakarta – Forest and land fires plagued over a dozen regencies and cities across 10 Indonesian provinces in early August 2026, as reported by the National Disaster Management Ag

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has called on law enforcement to release two Cimahi residents detained for uploading social media content regardin

Jayapura, Jubi – The documentary 'Pig Feast' (Pesta Babi) – Colonialism in Our Time has received both the 2026 Udin Award and 2026 Tasrif Award from the Alliance of Independent Journali

Sumitro Djojohadikusumo once rebelled against Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, believing the central government was treating provinces outside of Java unfairly.

Jeff Neilson – Drive almost anywhere in rural Indonesia now and it's hard to miss them: prominent red-and-white buildings, based on a uniform 30 by 20 metre layout, all with the same ce

On 3 August 2026, Indonesian police forces repeatedly blocked and dispersed a peaceful demonstration organised by the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) at several locations in Sentan

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – An Indonesia Political Opinion (IPO) survey indicates that the level of public dissatisfaction with President Prabowo Subianto's performance has reached

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto holds the view that individuals who have never experienced hardship or suffering cannot become leaders.

Ariel Bogle and Aqwam F Hanifan – From her home in West Java, Adira (*) often starts the day with a Facebook post about coffee and the busy day ahead. Then she gets to work.

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Indonesian police have detained nine social media account owners accused of spreading hoaxes and provocative online content, including recycled videos por

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Jakarta – On 23 July, at the National Awakening Party's anniversary gala in Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto told the crowd that critical journalists, anal

Cristina Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded 5.29 percent in the second quarter of 2026, but the strong headline figure masks growing vulnerabilities in the country's econom

Isabel Esterman, Tanggamus, Indonesia – For more than a decade and a half, forest ranger Wandi Harmoko has walked the ridges and valleys of Batutegi, a landscape in southern Sumatra.

Malang, East Java – The authorities battled Friday to contain a wildfire that has swept through Mount Bromo National Park in Java, destroying more than 120 hectares as the country brace

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A wildfire that reached the edge of an orangutan rehabilitation center in western Borneo is highlighting how Indonesia's intensifying fire season threatens

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesian government is offering tax breaks and subsidizing internship wages to help companies avoid layoffs amid mounting pressure on several industries, Chi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) faces mounting pressure to secure new funding for President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals pro

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves slipped to $145.3 billion at the end of July, as Bank Indonesia continued efforts to stabilize the rupiah amid renew

Responding to the arrest of two people because of social media posts and comments related to the President's statement on Iran's nuclear program, Amnesty International Indonesia Executi

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claims to lead based on facts. He states that he acknowledges existing facts, even those that are unpleasant to hear.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia has reduced unemployment to its lowest level in more than three decades, but experts say the country's next labor market challenge is creating hi

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Presidential Palace has responded to the arrest of two individuals who uploaded content featuring statements by President Prabowo Subianto.

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Jakarta's open unemployment rate fell to 5.79% in May 2026 from 6.03% in February, as more workers secured full-time jobs, according to data released by t

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has called for the suspension and comprehensive evaluation of Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program following a se

Antara, Jakarta – Transactions made through Indonesia's national QR code payment system, known as QRIS, more than doubled in the first half of 2026, underscoring the country's rapid shi

Elita Pertiwi and Raden Muhamad Purnagunawan – As one of the largest cities in the world, Jakarta needs a massive urban cleaning force to keep the city relatively clean.

Antara, Jakarta – The military air chiefs of Indonesia and Australia conducted a joint formation flight over Darwin on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, demonstrating defense ties during Exercis

Jakarta – Social Affairs Ministry has temporarily suspended welfare payments to about 1.49 million beneficiary households suspected of making online gambling transactions, pending verif

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is investigating a 69-page academic paper that lists President Prabowo Subianto as one of its authors and argues that the country

We, the people of Indonesia, should be prepared to face the impact of the forest and land fires (wildfires) currently spreading around different regions.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Indonesia may be heading toward its worst wildfire season in years as fire activity surges ahead of peak burning months, fueled by a prolonged dry spell expect

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy grew 5.29% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, but the country's business community warned that the expansion remains fragile as hi

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Culture Minister Fadli Zon said the government's controversial project to rewrite the country's national history remains on track for publication this month, w

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa has postponed the implementation of the e-commerce tax, which was previously scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2026.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's poverty rate fell to 8.07% of the population in March 2026, with the number of people living below the national poverty line declining by 430,

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's unemployment rate is at the lowest in decades, according to the latest data by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), but many university graduat

Antara, Jakarta – Human rights watchdog SETARA Institute has urged President Prabowo Subianto to order the transfer of the case involving former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crim

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government will proceed with its plan to place Rp 200 trillion ($11.15 billion) in excess budget funds at state

Antara, Jakarta – The coordinating minister for political, legal and security affairs on Wednesday warned that social media users who disseminate allegedly false videos depicting violen

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Bernardus Wijayaka, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to resume exports of long-tailed macaques for laboratory testing after a four-year hiatus has drawn criticism from

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – Concerns are mounting over safety oversight in Indonesia's maritime sector after a passenger ferry caught fire off the coast of Madura, East Java, killi

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy likely grew less than 5% in the second quarter of 2026 as a high base effect, a weaker rupiah and elevated energy prices weighed on household purch

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's population has surpassed 290 million, with nearly seven in 10 people in the traditional working-age bracket, giving Southeast Asia's largest

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Iranian Embassy in Indonesia emphasized that its country has never developed nuclear weapons and never will.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has been buying large numbers of African crude this year, according to official statistics, as Jakarta draws attention for its Russian contracts.