John Queripel – Indonesia has just become the 10th full member nation of BRICS+, the first nation in South East Asia to gain such membership. The announcement was made, 1st January, by Brazil, currently holding the revolving chair of BRICS+.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry stated that Indonesian workforce productivity falls behind its Southeast Asian counterparts. This was stated by Wulan Aprilianti Permatasari, Head of the Industrial Vocational Education Development Center (PPPVI) at the Ministry's Industrial Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDMI).

Hilman Palaon Robert Walker – As the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi transitions into an industrial hub, driven by the burgeoning nickel industry, the region faces a dilemma. Will local communities benefit from this mineral wealth, or will they be left behind?

Haula Noor, Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek – The swift fall from grace of an unconventional Islamic preacher in Indonesia holds object lessons for the rich and famous, in the world's most populous Muslim country.

Kunto Adi Wibowo – On 2 January 2025, Anies Baswedan and Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama – once bitter political rivals – attended a gathering at the City Hall in Jakarta, where they were seen enjoying a friendly chat with other former Jakarta governors (with the exception of Ahok's predecessor, Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo).

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta - The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) highlights the inconsistent stance Prabowo's government displays in its diplomacy with Palestine.

"There have been contradictory statements related to diplomacy on Palestinian issues," says KontraS Working Committee Coordinator Dimas Bagus Arya on Monday, January 20, 2025.

President Prabowo Subianto has now led Indonesia for 100 days.

Adil Al Hasan, Agung Sedayu, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) believes that there has been a potential violation of the law related to the issuance of land rights certificates for sea areas where the sea fence off the coast of Tangerang regency, Banten, was erected.

Jakarta – The work of environmental experts has been increasingly criminalized in Indonesia in recent years, jeopardizing not only individual freedoms but also the nation's ability to address its most pressing ecological challenges.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said his government will carry out large-scale transformation towards downstream and industrialization this year.

"It will shock the world," he said on Monday, January 20, while inaugurating dozens of electricity projects at Jatigede Hydropower Plant, West Java.

Antara, Jakarta – The Food Security and Fisheries Service of Agam Regency, West Sumatra, recorded that the death of floating net cage fish in Lake Maninjau increased by 50 tons. So that the total fish deaths due to strong winds that hit the lake area since Sunday, January 12, 2025, became 75 tons.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Hundreds of people dressed in black have been holding a protest in the courtyard of Building D of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek) office since Monday morning, January 20, 2025.

The members of the Ditjen Dikti Employee Association held a peaceful Black Monday protest.

Effendi Rusli, Pekanbaru – Police have arrested three women in Pekanbaru, Riau, for attempting to sell a two-week-old baby girl. The arrests followed an undercover operation involving a child protection activist posing as a prospective buyer, authorities said on Sunday.

Jakarta – The government recently said that the national strategic project in Pantai Indah Kapuk 2 or PIK 2 focused on the development of an ecotourism area called the "Tropical Coastland".

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Banks in the new capital are set to begin operations starting in the first quarter of 2026, according to a senior government official.

Antara, Jakarta – A spokesman recently said that President Prabowo Subianto remained fully committed to Indonesia's new capital megaproject.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Russian diplomat said Monday that his country had engaged in talks to use local currencies for trade with BRICS newcomer Indonesia as Moscow remained an outcast from the international system for cross-border transactions.

Aep, Jakarta – Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro, addressed recent protests by employees at his ministry following a large-scale staff reshuffle.

Aep, Sumedang – President Prabowo Subianto praised his administration's cohesive teamwork as a key driver of the 80.9 percent public satisfaction rating recorded in his first 100 days in office, according to a recent survey by Kompas.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government has denied media reports indicating that Indonesia is possibly becoming a temporary host country for Gaza residents as part of US President-Elect Donald Trump's plan.

Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Roy Soemirat even said that it was the first time for Jakarta to hear such a relocation plan.

Jakarta – The government is soon to issue a joint ministerial circular mandating a special arrangement for students during Ramadan this year, which begins at the end of February, despite parents' concerns that it could be counterproductive to their children's regular schooling.

Dian Yuanita Wulandari, Jakarta – As Indonesia faces the growing challenge of shrinking agricultural land, the government is preparing a policy that will allow the conversion of agricultural land to facilitate the ambitious 3 million houses initiative and support industrial downstreaming.

Jakarta – Dozens of cases of foodborne illness have been recorded among participating schools in multiple regions just two weeks into the launch of President Prabowo Subiantio's free nutritious meal program for students.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police's anti-narcotics unit has arrested four suspects for allegedly operating a synthetic tobacco production lab in a rented house in Depok, West Java, an officer announced on Saturday.

Jakarta – Professor Ulung Pribadi of the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) called for a revision of the Government Regulation (PP) on Protocol.

The regulation mandates that the most esteemed or highest-ranking official must arrive last and depart first at events.

Erin Cook, Canberra – One of the great questions that lingered after former army general Prabowo Subianto won Indonesia's presidential election with a landslide last February was: What kind of president would this man be?

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Ministry of Population and Family Development/National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) highlighted the phenomenon of Indonesian citizens (WNI) who choose to settle abroad. One of the phenomena that occurred was the transfer of Indonesian citizens to become Singaporean citizens.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal has shared the parliament's assessment of President Prabowo Subianto's administration as it approaches its 100-day milestone on January 28, 2025. Cucun praised the President for prioritizing key programs and ensuring budget efficiency.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – As President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka approach their administration's 100-day milestone on January 28, 2025, the President highlighted several promises during the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Consolidation National Conference in Jakarta on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian has instructed his staff to involve experts in studying the potential elimination of the 4% parliamentary threshold for national votes.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – A newly issued gubernatorial regulation that sets strict requirements for male civil servants in Jakarta to practice polygamy has sparked controversy and widespread public debate.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Samuel Sekuritas Indonesia's senior economist, Fithra Faisal Hastiadi, has cautioned that President Prabowo Subianto's priority program for providing free nutritious meals could significantly widen Indonesia's 2025 budget deficit. Fithra projects the deficit could exceed the target by IDR 200 trillion.

Jakarta – Indonesia needs 100 trillion rupiah ($6.11 billion) in additional budget to expand its free nutritious meals programme to reach more than a quarter of its population by year-end, the head of the agency overseeing the programme said on Friday.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto showed his enthusiasm for the return of Donald Trump to the White House by calling the latter just a few days after his victory in the Nov. 5, 2024, election. Apart from the desire to nurture a good relationship with the incoming United States leader, Prabowo owed Trump for lifting a ban that prevented him from entering the US for 20 years.

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Tangerang – The Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) deployed 600 personnel on Saturday to dismantle bamboo barriers spanning 30 kilometers in the waters off Tanjung Pasir, Tangerang Regency, Banten. The operation was conducted under direct orders from President Prabowo Subianto.

Nabila Azzahra, I Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Eddy Soeparno welcomed the proposal to abolish the 4% parliamentary threshold.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dismissed rumors suggesting that he plans to halt infrastructure projects. Instead, he emphasized that such initiatives will be handed over to private companies for execution.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said on Thursday that while he welcomed public participation in financing his signature free meals program for students, he would not accept zakat, Muslim alms, money to pay for the initiative.

Jakarta – Thousands of people declined on Thursday a government-led evacuation in North Maluku where a volcano has been spewing smoke and ash, arguing that they are accustomed to the eruptions.

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.

Michaela Guo Ying Lo, Jatna Supriatna dan Matthew Struebig (The Conversation) – Indonesia has produced nearly four times the amount of nickel in recent years compared to a decade earlier, following the global push for a low-carbon revolution that drove mining for minerals essential to electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies and stainless steel production.

Jakarta – Budi Arie Setiadi, the leader of Projo, the largest group of supporters of Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has rejected speculation that in a meeting with Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the former president asked the Yogyakarta governor to broker a meeting with Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Jakarta – A tiger has attacked livestock in Indra Makmur district, East Aceh regency, Aceh, marking the third such incident in the past month in the regency.

The latest attack occurred on Thursday and involved a cow belonging to a farmer named Zakaria.

Jakarta – The mysterious appearance of a makeshift bamboo fence spanning 30 kilometers in the coastal waters off Tangerang, Banten, has increasingly raised eyebrows since the beginning of the year.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded a historically low poverty rate, according to the latest survey conducted by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), but inequality has worsened slightly and remains particularly high in Jakarta.

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, S. Dian Andryanto, Jakarta – Kamisan (Thursday) actions have entered their 18th year. For 18 years, the demands for justice have continued to be voiced by families of victims of human rights violations (HAM) and humanitarian activists every Thursday in front of the State Palace in Jakarta.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Devy Ernis, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto emphasized to all levels of the government that they should work and manage the budget efficiently.

Wijayanti Putri, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said Thursday that his successor Prabowo Subianto had done a great job so far.

Prabowo had only assumed office about three months ago, and would mark his 100th day in power on Jan. 28. Jokowi told reporters Thursday that he was confident that Prabowo would do well in his 100-day scorecard.

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Presidential spokesman Hasan Nasbi recently called for tighter food safety policies after tens of students got food poisoning during a free meal rollout in Sukoharjo, Central Java.

President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious free meal program has entered its second week.

Nabilla Azzahra, Devy Ernis, Jakarta – Member of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR) Irma Suryani proposed that the government use funds from cigarette excise to cover the budget shortfall of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program.

Hanif Musyaffa, Tangerang – The Indonesian government aims to deploy 425,000 migrant workers to foreign countries in 2025, with plans to expand their destinations to European nations, a senior official announced on Friday.