Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has declared the death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver, Affan Kurniawan, after being run ov

Agencies, Jakarta – Thousands of people protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Susiwijono Moegiarso, has commented on the series of protests that took place in several loca

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Executive Director of PARA Syndicate, Virdika Rizky Utama, said President Prabowo Subianto was acting "in fear" when he asked the Indonesian public to tru

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell sharply on Friday as escalating unrest in Jakarta weighed heavily on investor sentiment.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Student Executive Body Alliance of Indonesia (BEM SI) is urging the public to take to the streets to protest the police force's brutality in dealing with

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Protests over the death of 21-year-old ride-hailing driver Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a police armored vehicle in Jakarta, escalated into violent un

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Thousands of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers turned out for the funeral of Affan Kurniawan, their peer who was run over by a police vehicle yesterday duri

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – On Friday, August 29, 2025, several international media outlets reported on mass protests in Jakarta that ended tragically with the death of online motorcycle

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called on the public to remain vigilant against groups seeking to create unrest following the death of an online motorcycle taxi (o

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Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani issued a rare public apology on Friday, acknowledging that lawmakers have fallen short in servi

Achmad Ali, Andrew Tito, Didik Fibrianto, Hendri Dunan, Jakarta – Protests triggered by the death of a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver struck by a police armored vehicle have spread

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Hundreds of online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol) in Yogyakarta staged a demonstration on Friday, August 29, 2025, to mourn and demand justice

Andrew Tito, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Zhulfakar, Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – The family of a ride-hailing driver who was recently crushed by a police vehicle has demanded justice, a

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) criticized the massive budget allocated for the procurement of crowd control equipment by authorities, noting

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called for calm on Friday after the death of a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver, struck by a police armored vehicle during a pr

Duncan Graham – Why did the Jakarta student riots of 1998 succeed in ousting President Soeharto while this week's public displays of outrage seem doomed to fail?

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – PT Vale Indonesia, Indonesia's second-largest nickel producer, is under scrutiny following an oil pipeline leak in South Sulawesi that has contaminated rivers

Dayat, Jakarta – The situation in Central Jakarta remains tense on Friday, following the incident in which an online motorcycle taxi driver named Affan Kurniawan was run over by a polic

Sleman – Police officers have continued firing teargas to push back the demonstrators at the Yogyakarta Regional Police Headquarters (Mapolda DIY) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta

Violent antigovernment protests against a range of cost-of-living issues have roiled Indonesia, and anger boiled over after the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver who was hit by a poli

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Ayuningtias Puji Lestari, Palangka Raya – A demonstration held in front of the Central Kalimantan Regional Police Headquarters (Mapolda) has continued until Friday evening August 29.

Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank will remain active in the foreign exchange market to stabilize the rupiah, it said on Friday, while the stock exchange regulator said market fundament

Solo – Scores of people were rushed to hospital following clashes during a demonstration by online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers at the Central Java Regional Police Battalion C Mobile

Elisabeth Kramer – On Monday 25 August, protestors took to the streets outside the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta under the banner of 'dissolve the DPR' (bubarkan DP

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – After the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) tactical vehicle fatally struck an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver on Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Jakarta, the hashtag

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – A Grab online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver was killed when he was crushed by a tactical vehicle (barracuda) of the Jakarta Metro Jaya Police's Mobile Brigade (

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Thousands of protestors continue their attempt to break through the parliament complex gate well into Friday night, August 29, 2025.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Central Coordinator of the All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI), Muzammil Ihsan, strongly condemned the repressive actions of the North Sumatra

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – A total of 120 students from several regions planned to travel to Jakarta to join a labor demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A clash between the police and a group of protesters broke out around Gerbang Pemuda street, Senayan area, on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry Todotua Pasaribu highlighted China as one of Indonesia's largest investors.

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – The government has officially raised the ceiling retail price (HET) for medium-quality rice to Rp 13,500 (80 US cents) per kilogram, following the issuance of

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The number of students suspected of suffering from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals in Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province, continues to rise

Sabhrina Gita Aninta (The Conversation) – Animal populations on small islands are often thought to be unlikely to survive in the long term.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Thousands of workers staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Thursday, only to find the complex largely deserted after lawm

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia is waiting on the government's evaluation of its export permit for copper concentrate, a decision that will determine

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Traffic congestion in the Greater Jakarta area is causing economic losses amounting to Rp 100 trillion ($6.1 billion) per year.

Jack Moore and Taris Iman, Pekalongan, Central Java – The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home in Central Java, where the government says it

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Industry reports that many factories are ceasing production due to the contraction of the manufacturing variable of the Industrial

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Students' protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Gatot Subroto Street, Central Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 2025, ended

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – University students from various campuses staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon.

Agencies, Jakarta – Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned representatives of Meta Platforms Inc, ByteDance's TikTok and other social media platforms, ordering them to boost c

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Department of Education has prohibited students from participating in today's protest, Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Police in Jakarta on Thursday urged the public not to broadcast live on TikTok or other social media platforms during a massive labor protests in front of

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI) has withdrawn information about the protest planned for Friday, August 29, 2025.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The police have arrested several students who were planning to participate in a protest in front of the House of Representatives/People's Consultative A

Kate Lamb – "A big nation like us," Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto told the rank and file before him, "needs a strong military.