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Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) confirmed that all drought-hit areas across Java are receiving daily supplies of clean water.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing sector suffered its sharpest contraction in a year as new orders dried up and factory-gate prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly 13

Antara, Jakarta – A number of refugees have returned to stay near the back of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Jakarta on Friday, July 3, 2026.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's stock market is unlikely to reclaim the 7,000 level this year after one of the world's worst equity selloffs wiped out a

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law (ICEL) believe that the government's narrative regarding climate justice and e

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – The rupiah exchange rate at the Thursday afternoon trading close weakened by 43 points or 0.24 percent to Rp17,995 per US dollar from the previous Rp17,952 per U

Antara, Jakarta – Online discussion platform Reddit has become accessible again in Indonesia without the need for a virtual private network (VPN), ending a restriction that had been in

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should not have dropped its investigation into the alleged corruption associated with the free nutritious meal (MBG) project.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has noted that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) institution still frequently uses e

Dipo Negoro – On June 15, a discussion attended by Budiman Sudjatmiko at the Innovation and Creativity Centre at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta was mobbed by students wh

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa dismissed allegations that Danantara's planned Patriot Bond and Merah Putih Bond could become vehicles for money laun

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament is drafting amendments to the country's road transport law that would formally recognize motorcycle ride-hailing services as public tran

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The civil society coalition assessed that President Prabowo Subianto's promise to reform the Indonesian National Police (Polri) following the 2025 violence has

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is developing a roadmap to protect local wisdom in biodiversity conservation, a move aimed at strengthening the recognition and p

Jakarta, Indonesia – An emerging El Nino risks fueling devastating wildfires on peatland areas in Borneo earmarked by Indonesia's government about six years ago for a flagship fo

Bambang Ismoyo, Erfan, Jakarta – Indonesia has reclassified motorcycle ride-hailing drivers as micro-entrepreneurs and capped platform commissions at 8%, as the government seeks to boos

Darin Apriliani, Jakarta – The hearing with the agenda for reading the verdict on the case of procuring Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM) against Indonesia's former

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the police institution will continue supporting the government's food security program by e

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – At least 31 Indonesian deputy ministers continue to serve as commissioners at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) despite a Constitutional Court ruling barring

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia reported Wednesday that palm oil shipments to foreign markets had jumped slightly to $9.59 billion in the first five months of 2026, but the upti

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto praised Indonesia's national police for expanding their role beyond law enforcement into food security and social welfare, under

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya, East Java – The Surabaya Police in East Java have named four people as suspects after protests against the government's flagship programs and economic po

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has bid farewell to its six-year surplus streak with a $1.61 billion deficit in May amid sky-high crude prices, according to data shown by the of

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – Indonesia's annual inflation accelerated to 3.34% in June, while monthly inflation rose to 0.44%, driven largely by higher non-subsidized fuel prices a

Singapore – The Republic inked an agreement with Indonesia's nuclear energy regulator on June 30 to collaborate on areas including radiation protection, emergency preparedness, radiatio

July 1 marks the 80th commemoration of Bhayangkara Day (National Police Day) as well as the 28th anniversary of the National Police (Polri) reform mandate as one of the demands of the r

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Middle- and high-skill jobs in Indonesia have steadily disappeared in recent years as the country struggles to create better-paying employment amid weak hir

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – The recent price increase of nonsubsidized fuels has forced commuters and high-mobility workers to switch to subsidized fuels in an attempt to cut transporta

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeking to deepen its strategic partnership with Russia by expanding cooperation in trade, investment and tourism, underscoring Jakarta's pragmatic

Jakarta – Labour Party Secretary General Ferri Nuzarli and around 1.3 million members and administrators of the Indonesian People's Organization (ORI) – a political wing of the Confeder

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights organization SETARA Institute has criticized the government's plan to deploy cadets from the Military Academy (Akmil) to assist in

Antara, Jakarta – Acting Director General of Financial Sector Stability and Development (SPSK) at Indonesia's Ministry of Finance, Herman Saheruddin, revealed that the average governmen

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower has recorded around 43,000 layoffs through June 2026, as the government continues to monitor labor market developments and pr

Muhammad Maulidan – On 20 May 2026, addressing a House of Representatives (DPR) plenary in Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto announced that exports of strategic natural resource commo

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Industrial Confidence Index (IKI) is down 0.60 points month-to-month to 52.9 in June, lower than the 53.6 in May 2026, according to the coun

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Weak transparency in public institutions creates opportunities for mismanagement and corruption that could threaten Indonesia's economic ambitions, unless the

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – Former Indonesian education minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty in a corruption case linked t

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Nanyin melodies from China's Fujian province mingled with the strains of the Indonesian folk song Rasa Sayange on a Jakarta university campus on a recen

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – The Raja Ampat epaulette shark, locally known as the "walking shark", is facing growing threats from tourism development and the impacts of climate change, p

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Republic Conference canceled the national consolidation event at the University of Indonesia (UI) campus in Salemba after the building management sudden

One of the bitterest ironies this year is the fact that Indonesia has abundant coal reserves, but coal-fired power plants (PLTUs) are experiencing fuel shortages.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa is optimistic that Indonesia's economy will grow by 8 percent.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has confirmed that it would no longer co-produce South Korea's KF-21 fighter jet in favor of directly procuring the aircraft from Seoul, after ye

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil farmers have warned the government that smallholders are the ones who will bear the brunt of a hasty biodiesel program expansion.

Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights on Sunday called on the government to end basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto's flagship vil

Norbertus Arya Dwiangga Martiar, Jakarta – After being held in the East Java city of Yogyakarta, a National Consolidation of the Republic Conference or Konsolnas KR has also been held i

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto spoke about academic freedom within university settings during his speech at the Science, Technology, and Industry Convention (K

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto acknowledged that he pays attention to public feedback channeled through social media platforms.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Republic Conference Committee member, Jaleswari Pramodhawardhani, observed a tendency for the government to intervene in the University of Indonesia (UI),