Surabaya – A wave of student demonstrations criticising erroneous central government programs erupted again in Surabaya (East Java) and Makassar (…
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June 24, 2026
Danantara is straying further and further from its original founding concept. The holding company for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) was initially…
Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Education Office of Batam City, Indonesia, was allegedly mobilizing local students to attend a support rally…
June 23, 2026
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A group calling themselves the Jakarta Community Alliance held a demonstration to support free nutritious meal (MBG…
Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded broad money supply (M2) at Rp10,415 trillion in May 2026, marking an annual growth…
Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to embed artificial intelligence in some key government programs including its $15 billion free meals…
Rahmat Hidayat – At least eight online news outlets affiliated with Promedia Group were targeted by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), Alexander…
Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto stated that he is not yet aware of the details surrounding the…
On 29 April 2026, members of the Cartenz Peacekeeping Special Police Unit reportedly arrested Mr Natan Heluka, 21, at Kilo 4, Dekai, Yahukimo…
Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI) has warned of a looming wave of layoffs across the manufacturing sector…
A woman sustained critical injuries after allegedly being struck by a motorcycle ridden by two members of the Yahukimo District Police in Dekai,…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has recently destroyed Rp 940.4 million (almost $53,000) worth of fake goods that had…
Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has enacted Law Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Indonesian National Police, marking…
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Imamudin, Sampang, East Java – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,151 kilometers of regional roads across…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Danang Suryowibowo stated that his office will not tolerate…
Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has introduced sweeping legal and tax incentives for bonds issued by state-backed investment…
The recent deterioration of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo's relationship is a testament to the classic adage that…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal said the labor organization has long…
Indonesian military personnel (TNI) allegedly entered the private residence (pastoran) of the Three Kings Cathedral (Katedral Tiga Raja) in Timika…
Ian Wilson – A recent spate of violent robberies in Jakarta by motorcycle assailants, or begal, has unfolded amid deteriorating socio-economic…
Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Business groups have warned that recent power outages across Java could disrupt industrial production, weaken supply…
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Aceh Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration stated that 340 Rohingya immigrants stranded in…
Yehezkiel Raka Paskalis, Jakarta – After nearly six years of steady improvement, Indonesia's food insecurity has started to rise again.
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Bali, Indonesia – The booming market for animal abuse content brought dozens of international animal protection organizations to Indonesia in June…
Ary Hermawan – Jaringan Islam Liberal's absence of a clear ideological stance is diminishing the movement's relevance for liberal Indonesians,…
Dozens of young Papuans took to the streets to protest further expansion of the state-backed food and energy projects that they say threaten the…
June 22, 2026
Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Two Japanese-owned automotive component manufacturers operating in East Java are considering shifting part of their…
Suzana Cardoso – Francisco Guterres, a former president of East Timor and a leading figure in the country's independence movement, has died at age…
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said he aims to create more job opportunities by expanding the country's…
Matthew Edbert Hermanto, Jakarta – The Jakarta Community Alliance held a peaceful protest in the Patung Kuda (Horse Statue) area, Central Jakarta…
Dili – Timor-Leste declared a week of mourning for former president Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres on June 22 after the former guerrilla leader died…
Rahmat Hidayat – Jakarta's provincial government has received more than 100,000 applications for a public works employment program designed to…
Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Approximately 4,000 workers at a footwear factory in West Java that supplies global brands Nike and Puma have been…
Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Zakaria, 24, waited for a less crowded Commuter Line train so he could sit on his trip home to Daru, Banten, from Tanah…
Denpasar – An alliance of students from various university Student Executive Councils (BEM), student organisations and civil society groups held a…
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Chief Executive Officer of Tempo Media Group, Arif Zulkifli alias Azul, believes that the pressure on the…
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Pulp and paper giant APRIL's recent decision to lower its deforestation commitments and source wood from two…
Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's general insurance industry is facing mounting pressure in its credit insurance business as claim costs…
Maeve Larkins spoke to two members of Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat, an activist group based in West Papua, about the Indonesian government's…
Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia should gradually phase out fuel subsidies and replace them with targeted cash transfers to poorer…
Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of young Papuans affiliated with Papuan Generation Z (Gen Z Papua) staged a Red-Cross march on Sunday (June…
A 12-year-old boy, Yosua Segenil, was allegedly arbitrarily arrested by members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian…
Members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly dispersed a public screening of the documentary film Pesta Babi in Ternate City,…
June 21, 2026
Senay Boztas – The Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally apologised for the "heartless" mistreatment of thousands of Moluccan soldiers…
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Association of Education and Teachers (P2G) cast doubts on the claims made by the National Nutrition Agency (BGN)…
Sita Planasari, Jakarta – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appreciates Indonesia's commitment and humanitarian…
Erwin Renaldi and Seni Iasona – When Koteka Wenda stumbled across an AI-generated video of her circulating on social media, she was shocked.
…Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto extends birthday wishes to former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who celebrates his…
Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The personnel of the Indonesian Police's Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force captured a member of the West Papua…




