Anand Mathai – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made a swift trip to Beijing to attend China's World War II victory commemoration parade on Wednesday, with his spokesman citing the

Panji Satrio, Medan – Convicted business tycoon Adelin Lis, long notorious for illegal logging in North Sumatra, has repaid the Indonesian government the equivalent of $9.3 million, the

Jefferson Ng – Under the hashtag #BubarkanDPR ("Dissolve the Parliament"), frustration spilled onto the streets, fuelled by discontent over the country's economic direction and the perc

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – A total of 135 students from Baitul Qur'an Islamic Boarding School, or pesantren, in Tugu Sub-district, Cimanggis District, Depok, suffered from food poisoni

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, said he will discuss the 17+8 People's Demands with faction leaders fol

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has strongly condemned the attacks on at least 16 Indonesian journalists covering recent protests.

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities have detained more than 3,000 people in a nationwide crackdown during anti-government protests since late August 2025, Human Rights Watch said today.

Gavin Butler – Protesters have been killed, buildings torched and politicians' houses looted as anti-government unrest spreads across Indonesia – and the authorities respond with force.

Antara, Jakarta – The Bali Provincial Tourism Office announced that the current condition of Bali's tourism remains conducive despite demonstrations that turned chaotic at the Regional

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has inked new order to support the funding of the Red and White Village Cooperatives.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) has raised six demands addressed to President Prabowo Subianto during a protest in front of the Main Gate of the parliament

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia's actor and influencer Andovi Da Lopez was among the demonstrators at the main gate of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex on Monday, S

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka visited the family home of Andika Lutfi Falah, a student who died after joining a mass demonstration, in Puri Bidara Per

Bangkok – Clashes in Indonesia between protesters and security forces have killed at least seven people and injured dozens more in 42 regions across the country since August 25, 2025.

Jakarta – The wave of demonstrations in Jakarta and several other regions over the past week has formulated a number of demands to the government regarding improvements in bureaucratic

Helen Livingstone – At least seven people have died, hundreds have been injured and public buildings have been burnt and looted after thousands of people took to the streets in anti-gov

Responding to the Indonesian government's announcement that at least eight people have been killed since nationwide protests against low wages, tax hikes and lawmakers' pay started on 2

Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun, Ary Hermawan and Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir – A wave of protests across Indonesia triggered by the genuine grievances of many Indonesians deprived of their right to a

Ahmad Baihaqi, Heru Andriyanto, South Tangerang – Police have arrested two young men accused of looting Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati's home during the recent unrest in Greater

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Human Rights, Natalius Pigai, has responded to a request from the United Nations Human Rights Office to investigate alleged human right

Sukarjito, Jakarta – Certain groups have been exploiting recent public demonstrations and hijacking their agenda once situations turned anarchistic, an analyst said.

Duncan Graham – Cashiered former general Prabowo Subianto was elected president of Indonesia last year on a contradictory campaign image.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto lavished civilian honors upon more than 140 figures last week, some of them posthumously, an act that hardly fulfills the intended purpose of the st

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Economist Roby Rushandie of The Prakarsa assesses that the recent protests, culminating in riots, reflect the fragile foundation of Indonesia's economic develop

Jakarta – The National Police have fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in a major regional city, student bodies and authorities said on Tuesday, adding new te

Akanit Horatanakun – The wave of protests that swept through Indonesian cities and towns last week bore more than a few resemblances to those that brought down the Suharto regime in 199

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesian Transport Workers Union (SPAI) confirmed that the online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers who met with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka last

Andrian Supendi, Indramayu, West Java – Police in Indramayu have arrested 58 people, including 25 middle and high school students, and confiscated Molotov cocktails and sharp weapons fr

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – A wave of solidarity from the Indonesian diaspora has emerged in cities around the world, as hundreds of citizens abroad rallied in support of the ongoing demo

Basten Gokkon – Researchers have developed the first model to map how supply and demand interact in Indonesia's highly lucrative songbird trade, revealing patterns that could help curb

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The West Java Regional Police have denied allegations that their officers fired tear gas directly at Bandung Islamic University (Unisba).

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Beijing – China expressed understanding over Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's decision to postpone his planned visit to the country, saying it trusts his g

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has found that 1,683 individuals were arrested by the police during the mass demonstrations in Ja

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) believes that the Indonesian government has not yet responded to the root causes of the recen

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that the government will not impose new taxes or raise tax rates in 2026.

Rebecca Ratcliffe – At least 20 people are missing following violent protests that have gripped cities across Indonesia over the past week, a human rights group has warned.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Deni Friawan, has cautioned that Indonesia risks sliding into an economic cris

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The youth wing of Nahdlatul Ulama, Gerakan Pemuda Ansor (GP Ansor), has begun deploying its security unit, Barisan Ansor Serbaguna (Banser), to support s

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized 15 vehicles belonging to lawmaker Satori of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) as part of a p

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A student from Tangerang, Andika Lutfi Falah, has died after allegedly being beaten by police during a protest.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute, or LBH Jakarta, criticizes President Prabowo Subianto's remarks on permission for people who wish to protest.

Jakarta – The death of Affan Kurniawan on August 28, 2025, was a tragedy.

Antara, Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Violent protests across Indonesia over the past week have left a trail of destruction, with damages to state buildings and public infrastructure estimated

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Three economic and public policy research institutions, or Think Tanks, released a statement following the outbreak of demonstrations in several regions.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia's consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.31 percent year-on-year (yoy) in August, easing slightly from 2.37 percent in July, even as food and beverage

Aep Sopandi, Bandung – A total of 48 tear gas canisters were found around the campuses of Pasundan University (Unpas) and Bandung Islamic University (Unisba) on Jalan Tamansari, Bandung

Agencies, New York, United States – The United Nations on Monday called for investigations into alleged use of disproportionate force after six people were killed in protests across Ind

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has opened an online complaint post for missing persons.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's plan to promote police officers injured during recent protests has sparked criticism from the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian House of Commission I (DPR) held a working meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today.