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.

Yovanda Noni, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Dayang Donna Walfiaries Tania (DDW), Chair of the East Kalimantan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the 2022-2027 period, as a suspect in a bribery case linked to the extension of mining business permits (IUP) in the province.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Deputy House Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad on Tuesday defended the controversial Rp 50 million ($3,000) monthly housing allowance for lawmakers, clarifying that the benefit is only disbursed for one year, a day after a protest against the policy descended into chaos.

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.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Japan and the United States have exchanged a commitment to bolstering security in the Indo-Pacific region, as both countries are among those participating in annual military drills hosted by Indonesia over the next two weeks.

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.

Intan Wahyuningtyas, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has continued his drive to form new government agencies.

Most recently, on Monday, August 25, 2025, the government inaugurated the Mineral Industry Authority and the North Coast of Java Authority Management Agency. These two agencies expand the list of new organizations previously formed by Prabowo:

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.

Bambang Ismoyo, Lausanne – Sovereign fund Danantara recently sent some directors of its state-owned enterprises or SOEs to a leadership program in Switzerland.

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.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Virdika Rizky Utama, Executive Director of PARA Syndicate, suspects that President Prabowo Subianto's decision to bestow honorary awards on his cabinet members and political allies is based on political proximity rather than a genuine recognition of their contributions to the country.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has criticized President Prabowo Subianto for awarding Indonesia's second-highest civilian honor, the Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama, to retired general Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, who has long been linked to serious human rights violations.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in front of the People's Representative Council (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025. Tempo observed that police began firing tear gas around 1:10 p.m. as crowds started to gather in front of the parliament building.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) has revealed a significant increase in the 2025 salary and allowance budget for members of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated several state officials at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Jakarta – The government's contortions in manipulating statistical data risk causing disaster. As well as undermining market trust, fudging the data could mislead the government itself in its policymaking. It is only a matter of time before these manipulated statistics bring about economic chaos and put an end to this growth target that has been much bragged about.

Kornelis Kaha, Aditya Eko Sigit Wicaksono, Kupang – An Indonesian citizen from North Central Timor District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), was shot near the Indonesia-Timor-Leste border on Monday, authorities confirmed.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – A total of 1,245 police personnel were deployed as the people of Pati are set to hold a simultaneous action of sending letters to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Pati, Central Java, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Labor Party and several labor unions have confirmed they will not take part in the protest scheduled at the Senayan parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025. Instead, they plan to hold their own nationwide demonstration on Thursday, August 28.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has formed a new government body, the Mineral Industry Agency. The creation of this new institution was announced on Monday, August 25, 2025, after Prabowo inaugurated Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Brian Yuliarto, as its new head at the State Palace in Jakarta.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated a new agency tasked with the construction of a giant sea wall along the northern coast of Java.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has launched an asset-tracing investigation into a senior official at the Manpower Ministry accused of masterminding a corruption scheme in the issuance of occupational safety and health (K3) certificates.

Sukarjito, Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Several elements of society staged a protest in front of the parliament compound in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday. The news went viral on social media, with the estimated number of participants reaching more than 1,000 people.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia officially has ex-minister and non-affiliated politician Indroyono Soesilo as its envoy to the United States, finally ending a years-long wait.

Indroyono, alongside seven other ambassadors, took their oath on Monday in a ceremony led by President Prabowo Subianto at Jakarta's State Palace.

Fahri Ali, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI), the country's oldest higher education institution, recently apologized for inviting a pro-Israel scholar to a discussion, admitting to not having done a thorough background check on the professor.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday conferred Indonesia's highest civilian honor – the Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First Class (Bintang Republik Indonesia Utama) – on several prominent national figures, including parliamentary leaders, cabinet members, and cultural icons.

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – At least two major music festivals have canceled this year's editions, citing a lack of appetite among concertgoers.

Jakarta – The world exhaled a sign of disappointment when 11 days of negotiation in Geneva, Switzerland, ended in a failure to produce the first legally-binding global treaty that would have served as a guideline for countries to tackle plastic pollution.

Jakarta – The Trade Ministry on Monday urged the European Union to immediately remove countervailing duties on biodiesel imports, after the World Trade Organization backed the Southeast Asian country on several key claims in a complaint to the trade body.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States launched joint military drills on Monday that will last more than a week, joining allies from 11 countries in exercises aimed at ensuring stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

Dian Rahma Fika – The Student Executive Body of Universitas Indonesia (BEM UI) is urging consolidation among students to address issues regarding the House of Representatives (DPR). The UI Student Executive Body regards the legislative institution as having betrayed the people by neglecting the interests of the population affected by economic pressure.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Protesters from the movement calling itself the "Indonesian People's Revolution" remained around the MPR/DPR/DPD complex until late Monday night, August 25, 2025.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Journalists from state news agency Antara became victims of violence while covering a protest at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from the University of Indonesia Students for Justice in Palestine (UISJP) community staged a protest at the Rotunda Campus Field on Monday, August 25, 2025.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Public Policy Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Media Wahyudi Askar, has criticized the government's policy of paying the income tax of members of parliament and state officials.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A mass protest outside the House of Representatives complex in Senayan on Monday brought major traffic disruptions and forced public transport operators to suspend or reroute services across central Jakarta.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – A protest outside the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan on Monday descended into chaos, leaving behind a trail of destruction, including a wrecked police post, an attack on a motorcyclist, and clashes that continued into the night despite heavy rain.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia has extended its full value-added tax (VAT) incentive on residential property purchases until the end of 2025, in a bid to sustain household demand and support economic growth.

Gamaliel M. Kaliele, Jayapura – Manokwari Legal Aid Assessment, Research and Development Institute (LP3BH) Executive Director Yan Christian Warinussy has condemned the legal authorities' decision to move the trial of four Papuan political prisoners (tapol) to Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Mohamad Bintang Pamungkas, Jakarta – A protest action in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday August 25 has ended in chaos at a number of points.

Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta – Indonesia and the United States began annual joint military exercises on Monday together with forces from a dozen other countries, as the U.S. pushes its allies to take threats from China more seriously.

Kate Lamb – Riot police have fired water cannon and rounds of teargas at thousands of stone-throwing protesters in Indonesia's capital as anger over the lavish allowances of parliament members has fuelled public anger.

Responding to today's caning of two men in the city of Banda Aceh for having consensual same-sex sexual relations, Amnesty International's Regional Research Director Montse Ferrer said:

Antara – The Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta, together with the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), is collaborating on research to utilize nuclear technology to control population of fruit flies, which are known as the main pests in horticulture.

News of a large-scale demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Monday, August 25, initiated by a movement calling itself the "Indonesian People's Revolution," has circulated on social media. The demonstration calls on civil society groups, including workers, farmers, and students, to take to the streets.

Eka Yudha Saputra – The President of the Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, has affirmed that his party and the coalition of labor unions will not participate in the August 25th mass protest at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Jakarta.

Antara, Jakarta – The Sumenep Health Office has reported that 17 children have died from measles up to this point in August. This grim toll has led the local government to officially declare the measles outbreak an extraordinary event.

Mila Novita, Jakarta – Bali, renowned for its pristine white-sand beaches, crystal-clear waters, sprawling rice fields, and captivating cultural heritage, is increasingly disappointing international tourists due to pervasive waste.

Gamaliel M. Kaliele, Sorong – Protesters from the Greater Sorong Pro-Democratic Solidarity Movement held a protest action opposing plans to move the trial of four Papuan political prisoners (tapol) from Sorong City to Makassar in South Sulawesi.

The action took place at the Southwest Papua Governor's Office on Friday August 25 from morning through to the evening.

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Ministry has permanently shut down Genesis Regeneration Smelting, a waste management company in Serang, Banten, after it was found illegally importing hazardous waste and continuing operations without permits.