Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf stated that the government will allocate more than Rp17 trillion for social assistance (bansos) leading up to Eid a

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Alliance of Indonesian Economists (AEI) on Wednesday urged the government to treat Moody's Ratings' decision to revise Indonesia's sovereign outlook from s

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto met with five national business leaders in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, on late Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has raised a plan to repurpose a building formerly used as the British Embassy in Jakarta for the headquarters for Muslim organizations

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a decline in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto was "furious" after Indonesia's stock market plunged following a warning from MSCI over transparency and potential trading

Politicians have never allowed the Constitutional Court to function as a truly independent institution.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A new survey by the Indonesian Political Indicator Institute shows that 72.8% of respondents are satisfied with President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutri

Jakarta – Residents have complained of foul odors and air pollution as the waste crisis at the Putri Cempo landfill in Surakarta, Central Java, worsens, marking the latest in a growing

Haryanti Puspa Sari, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Perception Index (CPI) dropped to 34 in 2025. This is a 3-point decrease from last year's score of 37.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the government has not yet formally revoked the mining license of the Mar

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's steel industry is becoming one of the country's fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, even as it receives far less public attent

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced it has reactivated health insurance accounts for 120,000 patients with catastrophic illnesses who were previously re

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will enroll 4,000 civil servants in reserve component training starting in April, a Defense Ministry official said on Tuesday, as par

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Presidential Palace ensures that the debt payment for the Whoosh high-speed rail will use the state budget.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia will roll out a Rp 911.16 billion ($54.26 million) transport discount program during the Ramadan – Eid al-Fitr holiday period this year as part of an ec

Tim Lindsey (The Conversation) – President Prabowo Subianto waited decades for his chance to lead the country.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Herdiansyah Hamzah, a lecturer in Constitutional Law at Mulawarman University, criticized the government's plan to build a 40-story office building for t

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – A latest consumer survey by Bank Indonesia (BI) indicates growing public optimism over job availability in the country.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The 5th Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri received an honorary doctorate from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arab

Julian Borger – Indonesia has said it is preparing to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza to be part of a peacekeeping force under Donald Trump's Middle East plan.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) and the government have agreed to temporarily reactivate BPJS Kesehatan coverage for 11.53 million l

Muhammad Iqbal, Jakarta – The pollution of the Cisadane River has sparked widespread concern among local residents.

Tirtawening – At the beginning of 2026, the Indonesian public was drawn to the memoir Broken String, by Indonesian actress Aurelie Moeremans.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Executives from two Chromebook laptop vendors denied in court on Tuesday that their companies' involvement in a massive procurement project at the Education Minis

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) has recorded a shift in how consumers allocate their income for consumption, savings, and debt repayments.

Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia have formalised their first bilateral framework to combat drug abuse and trafficking, with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Prim

Jakarta – Indonesia has signed two separate Letters of Intent (LoIs) during the recently concluded Singapore Airshow to acquire Italian-made M-346 Master trainer jets and Russian-made M

Julia Payne, Brussels – The European Union has proposed extending its sanctions against Russia to include ports in Georgia and Indonesia that handle Russian oil, the first time the bloc

Dian Ayu Yustina, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy continues to record steady growth, reaching 5.11 percent in 2025, a modest acceleration from 5.03 percent in 2024.

A series of blows from "foreign" forces over the last nine days has exposed the weakness of the Indonesian economy.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Defense Ministry is planning to conduct training for the reserve components (Komcad) for civil servants soon.

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sugiono, strongly condemns Israel's decision to impose unlawful Israeli sovereignty in the occupied West Bank, Palestin

Max Lane – On 9th February TEMPO media published an interview with me where issues such as the impact of colonialism and challenges today were discussed.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesian consumer confidence strengthened in January 2026, reflecting improved perceptions of current economic conditions and a more upbeat outlook fo

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – An independent survey found 330 landslides upstream of the Garoga and Siondop rivers after the rare tropical cyclone Senyar struck South Tapanuli regency in Nor

Muhammad Fajar Mutaqien, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Serang, Banten – Indonesia's Press Council and the Indonesian Journalists Association (PWI) reaffirmed their commitment to press integ

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Supreme Court of Indonesia on Monday swore in Thomas Djiwandono, a nephew of President Prabowo Subianto, as Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia for the

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) has tightened its disclosure rules, requiring shareholders with ownership stakes of 1% or more to disclose their ident

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Survey institute Indikator Politik Indonesia released the results of a survey on public trust in the free nutritious meal program (MBG).

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – The government is intensifying efforts to expand industrialization and strengthen investor confidence as part of a broader push to improve Indonesia's inve

Jakarta – Indonesia has seized the center stage of K-pop and K-drama fandom following Netflix's decision to film portions of its action sequel, Extraction: Tygo, across Greater Jakarta.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that the number of unemployed individuals reached 7.35 million in November 2025.

Yunia Pratiwi, Jakarta – The pattern of Indonesian tourist hotel bookings in 2025 has increased compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from SiteMinder, a hotel gues

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Recurring cases of suicide among children across the country, including a recent incident in Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, have laid bare persistent shortcomings in

Zhulfakar, Jakarta – Two senior judges in Depok, West Java, have been temporarily suspended after being named corruption suspects, a spokesman for the Supreme Court said on Monday.

Choi Jeong-yoon, Seoul – Indonesian K-pop fans are calling out a major South Korean bank over its financing of coal-linked industrial projects, showing fan communities' potential to mob

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Survey institute Indikator Politik Indonesia recently released the results of a new survey on public satisfaction and trust in state institutions.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Active ground movements continue to occur in the Central Javan village of Padasari in Jatinegara, Tegal, causing more and more residents to evacuate, accor

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has delegated Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Empowerment Muhaimin Iskandar (Cak Imin) to attend the peak of the 2026 Na