Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry Todotua Pasaribu highlighted China as one of Indonesia's largest investors. Todotua stated that China's investment in Indonesia has grown by 31 percent over the past six years.

Jakarta – The demonstrations in Jakarta are still ongoing as of Thursday evening August 28 with protesters and police again involved in clashes in the Penjaringan area of Central Jakarta.

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.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The light rail transit, or LRT Jabodebek, is seeing a spike in passengers due to the rally taking place around the parliament complex in Jakarta, which prompted traffic diversion. This was confirmed by the Executive Vice President of the LRT Jabodebek Division, Mochamad Purnomosidi.

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. Both sides started hurling stones at each other after the police attempted to push back people who were trying to move towards the parliament complex.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed Thursday that its detention facilities have exceeded capacity following a string of high-profile sting operations this year, forcing the agency to repurpose isolation rooms to house graft suspects.

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 Confidence Index.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Department of Education has prohibited students from participating in today's protest, Thursday, August 28, 2025. For example, the Banten Provincial Department of Education has issued a circular banning students from participating in protests. The ban has been socialized to schools in the area.

Kate Lamb – "A big nation like us," Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto told the rank and file before him, "needs a strong military. No nation can be independent without having a strong military."

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has agreed to meet several key demands raised by labor groups during Thursday's protests in Jakarta, which were marred by clashes with police and damage to public facilities.

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 police who arrested 44 students during a protest in front of the North Sumatra Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) building on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

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 has a plan to hold back the tide.

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. They began their demonstration shortly after the labor rally dispersed.

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 lawmakers were instructed to work from home.

Harso Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will end tax incentives for imported battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in completely built-up (CBU) form by the end of 2025. From 2026 onward, global automakers will need to assemble locally and meet local content targets if they want to benefit from Indonesia's EV boom.

Jakarta – At least 370 people were detained, and a photojournalist was assaulted, when security personnel clashed with protesters on the streets around the House of Representatives compound in Central Jakarta on Monday.

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Free Nutritious Meal program faces controversy after allegations that food trays imported from China were coated with pork oil, forbidden in the Muslim-majority country.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto used his first state of the nation address on Aug. 15 to talk up his hugely ambitious free nutritious meal program, claiming success although so far it has reached less than a quarter of the 83 million targeted recipients since its January rollout.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday inaugurated the National Neuroscience Institute (INN) at the newly established Mahar Mardjono National Brain Center Hospital (RS PON) in Jakarta.

Dandi Bajuddin, Jakarta – The chair of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), Hariyanto Suwarno, believes that climate crisis is the primary driver of many Indonesians seeking to work abroad. According to him, the decision to work overseas is not voluntary but rather the result of deteriorating livelihoods in the country.

Timor-Leste's national parliament has approved a US$4 million budget to purchase 65 new cars for lawmakers, which critics say is "irresponsible" in a country where nearly half of its children are malnourished.

Agung Dharma, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin will visit Sumenep, East Java, on Thursday morning following a measles outbreak that has killed 17 people, most of them children.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government plans to cut local content requirement scores for goods made through contract manufacturers, a move business groups say will dent investment and competitiveness more than it will help the country to woo foreign capital.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PU) announced that it would no longer undertake new construction projects in Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has accused police of using excessive force during the August 25 demonstrations, which ended in riots near the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Jakarta.

The group said officers not only assaulted protesters but also targeted bystanders who were uninvolved.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The recent death of a toddler in West Java has raised concerns over the prevalence of worm infection and its relationship to childhood stunting in Indonesia, with experts calling for more comprehensive health policies to address the underlying causes of stunting.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Head of Indonesian Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Taruna Ikrar revealed that initial reports alleging the use of pork oil in the food trays for the government's free nutritious meal (MBG) program first surfaced on TikTok.

The information was relayed to him by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Tens of thousands of workers across Indonesia will stage nationwide protests on Thursday, just days after a similar demonstration in Jakarta descended into riots earlier this week.

Bambang Juanda – Lately, the public has once again been presented with economic figures from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) that have triggered various reactions, from awe and confusion to suspicion.

M. Rizki Yusrial – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate the alleged corruption in the procurement of catering and accommodations for the 2025 hajj. The suspicion was reported by the Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – The regent of North Timor Tengah (TTU) in East Nusa Tenggara accused Jakarta of ignoring repeated warnings about potential unrest in a disputed border area, after an Indonesian villager was shot and wounded by Timor Leste security forces during a clash.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The social media monitoring institution, Drone Emprit, analyzed the mass protest demanding the dissolution of the House of Representatives (DPR) in Senayan, Jakarta, on August 25th. Drone Emprit found that the idea of dismissing the legislative institution had emerged long before the demonstration at the DPR building took place.

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will conduct an investigation following unconfirmed reports that food trays used in President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal program were tainted with non-halal substances.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Jakarta police released 156 high school students detained during Monday's unrest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, while another 155 people remain under questioning

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has called on Islamic nations to unite and "use all their power and available resources" to stop Israel from fully occupying the Gaza Strip and entrenching itself further in the West Bank, during an emergency Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday.

Gamaliel Kaliele, Sorong – At least 12 residents of Sorong City, Southwest Papua province, were arrested following a protest against the transfer of four Federal Republic of West Papua (NFRPB) political prisoners (tapol) to Makassar, South Sulawesi, to stand trial on treason charges.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto summoned top security and law enforcement officials after the August 25 House of Representatives (DPR) protests erupted into riots.

Banda Aceh – A gay couple were punished with a sentence of 76 lashes each in public at Bustanussalatin Park in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Tuesday August 26. The two men with the initials QH (20) and RA (21) were punished after being arrested by a patrol in the Taman Sari toilet last April.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Jakarta – The United States has agreed in principle to exempt Indonesian exports of cocoa, palm oil and rubber from President Donald Trump's tariff of 19 percent imposed since August 7, the Southeast Asian nation's chief tariff negotiator said on Tuesday.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Canada and Russia are some of the countries that have expressed interest in developing nuclear power plants in Indonesia, according to Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.

Muhammad Firman, David Wilson, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – An Indonesian villager was injured on Monday after Timor-Leste border patrol officers opened fire during an altercation in a contested frontier area, underscoring the unresolved land disputes that continue to strain relations between communities on both sides of the border.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH) estimates that 370 individuals who participated in the August 25 demonstration in front of the Parliament building in Central Jakarta were arrested by police. They suspect that about half of the detainees are minors.

Ilham Oktafian, Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved the creation of a new Hajj and Umrah Ministry, elevating the country's existing pilgrimage agency into a full-fledged ministry tasked with overseeing services for millions of Indonesians traveling to Saudi Arabia each year.

Nabiila Azzahra – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have urged all students not to participate in rallies with the intention of observing. The Head of Public Relations Division of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Ade Ary Syam Indradi, conveyed this when the protest was taking place in front of the MPR/DPR/DPD building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Jakarta – Since the inaugural direct regional head elections in 2005, nobody has managed to rob your right to choose your governors, mayors and regents.

On Aug. 14 the Constitutional Court made it clear that political right should stand, amid yet another move to reinstate the New Order mechanism that let a select few choose regional heads on behalf of the people.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Ministry of Investment and Downstream Industry has recorded over Rp942.9 trillion in investment realization during the first half of 2025, or 49.5 percent of the national target this year of Rp1,905.6 trillion.

Dani Aswara – Director of the Legal Aid Institute (LBH) Jakarta, Fadhil Alfathan, stated that their team was not allowed to accompany hundreds of demonstration participants who were arrested by the authorities during a mass protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Home Affairs Ministry has ordered regional leaders to roll back steep hikes in land and building taxes (PBB) after protests over the issue turned violent in parts of the country.

David Wilson, Timor Tengah Utara, East Nusa Tenggara – A tense standoff erupted at the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on Monday morning in Inbate village, Bikomi Nilulat district, North Timor Tengah (TTU) regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), leaving one Indonesian resident injured, authorities said.

Dani Aswara – The Indonesian Photojournalists Association (PFI Jakarta) has strongly condemned the act of violence experienced by Antara photojournalist, Bayu Pratama S., while covering a mass protest near the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Monday, August 25, 2025. Bayu was hit by the police while documenting the police action to disperse the crowd.