Indonesia - Between 27 and 30 August 2025, security forces carried out a series of arbitrary arrests and home searches linked to protests against the transfer of four Papuan political p

Ima Caldwell – A large industrial zone on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, is grappling with radioactive contamination after a government taskforce found traces of the hazardous iso

Antara, Jakarta – The response to the spread of Cesium-137 radioactive contamination in the Cikande modern industrial area, Serang, Banten, has entered a critical new phase.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia will need a staggering $784 billion (Rp 13,032 trillion) in investment to achieve 8 percent annual economic growth by 2029, Investment Minister Rosan Pe

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) asserts that promotions and job rotations within the military adhere to the principles of meritocracy and professionali

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A person claiming to be the notorious hacker known as Bjorka has recently leaked data belonging to the Indonesian National Police.

Antara, Jakarta – Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, agrees with 18 other governors who conveyed their aspirations regarding the transfer of funds to regional governments to the Minister o

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – A total of 27 prisoners detained at the Jakarta Metro Police have formed a union after one prisoner was tortured in jail.

Antara, Jakarta – The President Director of Indonesia's PT Pertamina (Persero), Simon Aloysius Mantiri, has responded to comments from Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa regarding

Dewi Rina Cahyani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called on all parties to reject the Israeli artistic gymnastics team, which is rumored to be competing in Indonesia f

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Investment and Downstream Industrialization Ministry warned that ongoing fuel shortages at several private gas station networks could hurt investor confide

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Indonesia's coffee exports continue to gain traction in global markets, signaling stronger competitiveness among local small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – The World Bank has raised Indonesia's economic growth forecast to 4.8 percent in 2025, up slightly from its previous projection of 4.7 percent in April.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia – while being friends with all – has to compete with other ASEAN nations for foreign direct investments (FDI), particularly high-quality ones tha

Jakarta – The House of Representatives has called on the Indonesian Military (TNI) to review safety procedures for its public military demonstrations, following the deaths of two soldie

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) says the plan to allow cooperatives to manage mining operations poses several challenges.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – An independent public monitoring body named Free Nutritious Meal Watch has been launched amid mounting public unease over the government's continued rollout of it

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia has pushed back its peak emissions target by five years to 2035, prompting officials to raise doubts over the country's ability to reach net zero by

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – As a long-standing supporter of Palestine, Indonesia must more clearly affirm its backing, experts say, warning that Jakarta's recent efforts to balance Israel

Antara, Jakarta – North Jakarta's Intercultural School (NJIS) received a bomb threat early Wednesday, but police confirmed no explosives or suspicious items were found after a full secu

Erta Darwati, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign investment arm, Danantara, will channel $1.84?billion (Rp?30.5?trillion) into national carrier Garuda Indonesia (GIAA) through a combinatio

Indonesia, West Papua – The arbitrary detention of Mr Son Balingga, a civilian wrongfully arrested in Yahukimo on 5 August 2025, has now exceeded 120 days without any evidence linking h

Jakarta – A number of people held a demonstration in front of the United States Embassy in Central Jakarta today where they called for Palestinian independence and opposed the Israeli g

Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – A total of 29 civil society organizations are demanding that the European Union reject any proposed postponement of the European Union Deforestation Regulat

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A civil society coalition argues that President Prabowo Subianto is misdiagnosing the root problem in the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) promotions and jo

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government on Tuesday pledged to build more bridges in North Kalimantan, following reports that many residents in the border province prefer

Indonesia – On 19 August 2025, eight civil society organisations, one individual, and twelve victims of National Strategic Projects (PSN) filed a judicial review petition at Indonesia's

Jakarta – A number of inter-band musicians and people's movement networks have declared their solidarity with the pro-democracy activists who are still being detained by police, four of

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo visited the location of the collapse of Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School (pesantren) in Buduran, Sidoarjo,

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The South Jakarta District Court has set a preliminary hearing date for Lokataru Foundation Director Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah and three other suspec

Agencies, Jakarta – The search for victims of last week's East Java school collapse ended on Tuesday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – As food poisoning cases linked to President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program continue to spread across the country, public concern is moun

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Three years after the Kanjuruhan tragedy in Indonesia, the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has emphasized that the state should not forget i

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia's counterterrorism unit, Densus 88, has arrested four suspected terrorists in separate operations across West Sumatra and North Sumatra.

Antara, Jakarta – The government recently revealed that the World Bank would back Indonesia's village development program with a new $800 million funding pledge.

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – As debates flare up over the ethanol content in Pertamina's fuel, the Indonesian Oil and Gas Companies Association (Aspermigas) reminded consumers that s

Alfi Dinilhaq, Bandung – In an era when most governments struggle to make bureaucrats more accountable, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi believes he has found an unconventional solution:

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell to $148.7 billion at the end of September 2025, down from $150.7 billion in August, according to a report released by

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – The government recently revealed that it had provided free healthcare for as many as 96 million Indonesians, particularly those coming from poor households, a

Andree Surianta and Hasran – Fuel shortages at private retailers such as Shell, Vivo, and BP-AKR in recent weeks has caught public attention.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A major palm oil producer linked through supplier-reported mill lists to global brands like General Mills and PepsiCo has escaped sanction for allegedly co

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday led a large anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Military (TNI), marking its 80th year with a grand parade, even as fears

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Student Executive Board of the University of Indonesia (BEM UI) revealed the reason for naming today's protest as Rapat Dengar Pendapat Warga (Peopl

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Education Monitoring Network (JPPI) reported an additional 1,833 victims of free nutritious meal program (MBG) poisonings within a week.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta -The findings of the Indonesian National Nutrition Agency's (BGN) independent investigation identifying nitrite contamination as the cause of food poisoning in t

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry/Environmental Management Agency (KLH/BPLH) has thwarted the entry of 73 illegal containers of electronic was

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's speech at the United Nations General Assembly seemingly showed Indonesia as a defender of Palestine on the global political stage.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered all kitchens participating in Indonesia's free nutritious meal program to be equipped with food safety test kits by nex

Rizky Pradita Ananda, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of a possible weak La Nina forming toward the end of 2025, which could lead

Jeff Hutton – In late June, China's LONGi Green Energy Technology announced a tie-up with Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to make solar panels in West Java province