Rebecca Ratcliffe – Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut some lawmakers' perks, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, the…
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September 1, 2025
Indonesia is weighing the acquisition of Italy's decommissioned aircraft carrier as part of Jakarta's push toward a blue-water navy.
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Basten Gokkon – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set up a new authority to build a massive seawall along the north coast of Java, a…
Miriam Bahagijo, New York – The seats were almost full as the lights dimmed and an audio speaker transmitted the decades-old announcement of voice…
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Monday that it had extended its surplus streak for the 63rd month following a $4.17 billion…
Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesian political parties have agreed to revoke a number of perks and privileges for…
West Papuan civil society and solidarity networks are calling for urgent action over a brutal Indonesian security forces crackdown that has led to…
Yovanda Noni, Antara, Samarinda – Twenty-two students from Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan, were caught making dozens of Molotov cocktails…
Rama Sukarta, Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy remains fundamentally strong despite a week of nationwide protests and…
Sukarjito, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia has suspended five lawmakers whose controversial remarks about parliamentary perks and displays of…
Michael H. Hadylaya, Jakarta – In The Hunger Games, the Capitol glitters while the districts starve. The elites feast, dress extravagantly and…
Antara, Jakarta – Two leaders of prominent Indonesian universities have urged the public to remain calm and exercise restraint in responding to…
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Police in the Indonesian capital have arrested more than 1,200 people following a week of…
On 28th and 29th August 2025, tens of thousands of Indonesian workers protested across provinces and sub districts such as Manokwari, Semarang,…
Elviza Diana, Bengkulu, Indonesia – Yesi held her daughter Helda tightly, but the little one still shivered for days in the tropical heat over…
Mohammad Muajijin, Kediri, East Java – The Regent of Kediri, Hanindhito Himawan Pramana, has called on looters to return cultural…
August 31, 2025
Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – Motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan was killed in the midst of a protest in Jakarta on Thursday, August…
Johnny Johan Sompotan, Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The homes of Indonesian lawmakers Uya Kuya and Eko Patrio were looted on Saturday night as unrest…
Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – The Grahadi State Building, or the official residence complex of the Governor of East Java on Jalan Raya Gubernur Suryo…
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) Jakarta has launched the results of the 2025 Fair Wages Survey for Journalists…
M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The demonstration wave in Jakarta, Indonesia, has escalated over the past few days. Vandalism of public facilities…
Jack Moore – Viral footage of a tactical van crashing into a young delivery driver in Indonesia's capital before rolling over his body has sparked…
Associated Press, Makassar – An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in Makassar, South Sulawesi, leaving at least three people dead…
Antara, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Ministry on Saturday denied imposing restrictions on media coverage of ongoing…
Addin Anugrah Siwi, Wawan Kurniawan, Jakarta – A wave of violent unrest over parliamentary perks and political discontent swept through Jakarta…
Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Several foreign embassies have issued fresh travel warnings for Indonesia as nationwide protests turned violent…
Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's major political parties moved on Sunday to support the suspension of controversial parliamentary perks,…
Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Nasdem Party suspended lawmakers Ahmad Sahroni and Nafa Urbach from its parliamentary faction after…
Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – The violent protests and looting that rocked Jakarta in recent days involved three distinct clusters of…
Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Ricki Putra Harahap, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday announced sweeping…
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Civil Society Coalition for International Human Rights Advocacy (HRWG) states that excessive police…
Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Chair of Indonesia's House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission XI, Muhammad Misbakhun, denied allegations that he…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Chairpersons and general secretary of 16 Islamic social organizations met with President Prabowo Subianto to discuss…
Jakarta – Social media platform TikTok announced on Saturday that it has temporarily suspended its live feature in Indonesia for "a few days"…
Michael Sheils McNamee – Mass protests have broken out in cities across Indonesia with clashes between police and those in attendance following…
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday canceled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta,…
Rolando Fransiscus Sihombing, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has said that the current situation is chaotic and that it is leading towards…
Muktita Suhartono and Sui-Lee Wee – President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia said on Sunday that the country's House of Representatives had agreed…
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said there were signs of unlawful actions, even those leading toward "treason…
Responding to President Prabowo Subianto's press conference today (31/08) and the earlier order by the chief of police to shoot on sight with…
The end of August was marked by the widespread anger of the people. Spreading to various points, hundreds of thousands of people took control of…
Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Week-long protests in Jakarta have resulted in numerous casualties, as chaotic situations are met with police…
August 30, 2025
Jakarta – Protests erupted across several cities on Friday in anger at the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle, as officers…
Bandung – A demonstration in front of the Gedung Sate building in Bandung on Friday August 29 turned chaotic after protesters succeeded in…
Jakarta – When it comes to education, no one should doubt President Prabowo Subianto's commitment. Not a year into the job, he has launched…
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Zulkifli, the father of Affan Kurniawan, admitted that his family had received an outpouring of donations, assistance,…
Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Indonesia Composite Index (IHSG) weakened by 0.36 percent amidst protests in various cities. At the close of trading…
Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – The turmoil due to the protest at the Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) Police Headquarters on Friday…
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The tactical vehicles owned by the Police Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) have come under scrutiny following the death of…
Jakarta – Three people died after the Makassar Regional House of Representative (DPRD) offices in South Sulawesi caught fire during a protest…




