Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesian sugar farmers are urging the government to ensure the country's upcoming E10 fuel-blending program uses only domestically produced molasses, arguin

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said he was "stressed" by the rupiah's sharp depreciation after the currency briefly weakened to around Rp 17,848 aga

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The rupiah has entered a phase of excessive depreciation and is now trading significantly weaker than what Indonesia's long-term economic fundamentals wou

The two elephants were found dead in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu, in an area of "production forest" in southern Sumatra.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has condemned the forced disbandment of a congregation service held by the Prosperous Mission C

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Retail Entrepreneurs Association, Solihin, confirmed the temporary shutdown of dozens of modern retail outlets in Cent

Tempo, Jakarta – The Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, stated that the consumption patterns of Indonesian society have shifted toward experience

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa stated that he was not aware of the reported use of the state budget (APBN) to finance the purchase of sacrificial cattl

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More than a decade after the palm oil industry embraced a pledge to not deforest, clear tropical peatlands, or use exploitative practices, policies to that

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Culture Minister Fadli Zon announced that the new national history book titled 'Sejarah Indonesia: Dinamika Kebangsaan dalam Arus Global' (Indonesian Histor

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (Gapki) reported a monthly decline in Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) production, domestic consumption, and exports

The Indonesian government responded awkwardly to the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla 2.0 humanitarian convoy by Israeli forces in international waters.

News Desk, Jayapura, Jubi – The Indonesian government's plan under President Prabowo Subianto to establish a state-owned export enterprise (BUMN Khusus Ekspor) has sparked sharp critici

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – The University of National Development Veterans in Yogyakarta (UPN Veteran Yogyakarta), Indonesia, promises to tighten its supervision system following the

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia has postponed the rollout of its electric vehicle (EV) incentive program by one month to July 2026 as the government finalizes calculations for t

European Union, Indonesia – On 21 May 2026, the European Parliament overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for accountability in the attacks against human rights and environmental d

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The government is aiming to complete the final phase of recovery efforts in disaster-hit areas of northern Sumatra within the next three years, allocating more th

How extraordinary Teddy Indra Wijaya is. He has obtained everything every man desires, as portrayed in Iwan Fals's song Bento: wealth, power, and privilege.

Novan Iman Santosa, Jakarta – Representatives from Singaporean and Indonesian defense industries had their first meeting during a workshop on Thursday, exploring ways to collaborate amo

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Government consumption grew sharply in the first quarter of 2026, driven by accelerated state spending and a series of fiscal stimulus measures aimed at s

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is donating 1,098 cattle for Eid al-Adha celebrations across the country.

Hendro D Situmorang, Depok, West Java – In classrooms across Indonesia, children still sing, joke, and tell stories in their mother tongues, but many of the country's indigenous languag

Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament will soon start deliberating on a revision to state finance laws, but the focus will not be on changing rules on fiscal deficit limits, a senior lawmake

Djayadi Hanan and Yoes C Kenawas – President Prabowo Subianto has repeatedly expressed his concern that foreign interests are using proxies – colloquially known as 'antek asing' (foreig

Mei Leandha, Jakarta – The sudden two-day total blackout across the Northern Sumatra (Sumbagut) region, paralyzing Jambi, West Sumatra, Riau, North Sumatra, and Aceh on Friday night, Ma

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The Tourism Ministry has warned of rising accommodation scams linked to illegal villa rentals promoted through social media, as the government moves to tighten

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – A labor union leader has warned that massive layoffs may occur in the next three months on account of skyrocketing production costs due to the Middle East confli

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the House of Representatives (DPR) are urging the government to bring the kidnapping of activists an

Antara, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that political parties can be disqualified from contesting elections in specific electoral districts if they fail to meet the

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised the move to involve members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in combatting the problem of street muggings

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Nine Indonesian citizens who participated in the humanitarian mission called Global Sumud Flotilla have returned to Indonesia after being abducted by Isr

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Jakarta – By any visible metric, President Prabowo Subianto has embraced the role of a foreign policy president.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – When President Prabowo Subianto addressed lawmakers at the House of Representatives plenary session on Wednesday, part of the speech infuriated contract teacher A

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing additional regulations that would allow public service agencies to import oil, particularly from Russia, which remains subject to Western sancti

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that the trend of limiting freedo

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Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The plan by the Jayakarta Military Command (Kodam Jaya) to deploy a combat battalion to tackle street robberies, or begal, in Jakarta has drawn sharp c

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Human rights activist from Indonesia, Hendro Prasetyo, recalls the moments when Israeli military intercepted dozens of vessels from the Global Sumud Flot

Antara, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso said on Monday that the central government could not intervene in the decision by authorities in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, to shut down 2

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has established a new holding company, Kawasan Industri Indonesia, to consolidate the management of state-owned industrial estates and strengthen the country

Ferry Yuniar, Olena Wibisana, Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Tofu and tempeh producers in Indonesia are struggling to cope with soaring imported soybean prices as the weakening rupiah and globa

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Several regions across the island of Sumatra were plunged into a total blackout on Friday, May 22, 2026.

President Prabowo Subianto's decision to establish a state-owned enterprise (SOE) dedicated to exporting priority commodities sends a clear message: many major economic management polic

Wahroni, Jakarta – An Indonesian journalist seized by Israel forces recalled what it was like being in the latter's detention, saying that it doesn't compare to the pain that Palestinia

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed lower for the week of May 18 to 22, 2026, compared to the previous week.

Tri Listiyarini, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to centralize exports of key natural resource commodities under a new state-controlled entity, combined with Bank Indone

The Cuban people are currently struggling with an energy crisis due to the oil embargo by the US since last January.

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Economists Alliance, or AEI, has questioned the validity of Indonesia's reported 5.61% year-on-year economic growth in the first quarter of

Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PLN Unit Induk Distribusi (UID) Aceh has imposed rotating power outages in several areas to maintain system reliability.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) doubts the government's policy to transfer natural resource exports to a state-owned enterprise could cut down on corrup