Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently told American investors to not worry about Indonesia's investment climate.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Days ahead of the expected signing of a bilateral tariff agreement with the United States, analysts have called on the government to tread with caution regarding concessions made, specifically opening the domestic market to US goods.

Yustinus Paat, Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The number of people displaced by disasters in Sumatra since late November 2025 has fallen sharply from more than 2 million at its peak to fewer than 13,000, as temporary shelter construction reached about 50% completion, Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian said.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – A Fact-Finding Commission has identified indications of possible involvement by members of the Indonesian military in riots that broke out during a demonstration in August 2025.

Apriwan, 360info/Padang – Many observers have linked the Sumatra floods in late 2025 to extreme rainfall associated with climate change. Heavy rain caused rivers to overflow and landslides to occur, destroying communities in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra and costing many people their lives and livelihoods.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – US President Donald Trump spoke highly of his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto when they met at the Gaza Peace Board's inaugural meeting on Thursday, while thanking Jakarta for its commitment to contribute thousands of soldiers to the security force.

Nino Citra Anugrahanto – The mass arrest of protesters in August 2025 is considered to be have been a large-scale operation to silence pro-democracy activists. Security forces were accused of indiscriminate arrests, which instilled fear in young people to speak out critically about deviations in state policy.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Legislator Ahmad Sahroni has been formally reinstated as deputy chair of the House of Representatives' Commission III, which oversees law enforcement, marking the end of a months-long disciplinary process stemming from controversial remarks that sparked public outrage and violent unrest last year.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – A report by the Fact-Finding Commission (KPF) stated that the arrest of activists following the August 2025 protests in Indonesia was the biggest manhunt post-reformation. This commission is responsible for gathering and verifying facts related to last year's massive demonstrations on behalf of civil society.

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Solidarity House has expressed its position on the security situation in the land of Papua in recent weeks, which has been marked by a number of cases of violence.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's external debt climbed to $431.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from $427.6 billion in the previous quarter, according to data released Wednesday by Bank Indonesia.

The increase was driven mainly by higher public sector borrowing, Bank Indonesia spokesperson Ramdan Denny Prakoso said in a statement.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa responded to the lawsuit against Law Number 17 of 2025 concerning the State Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBN) for the 2026 Fiscal Year, which was submitted to the Constitutional Court. The lawsuit was filed by the Nusantara Learning Garden Foundation along with three students and a non-permanent teacher.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Human rights organization Lokataru Foundation warns of potential conflicts of interest and the practice of state capture within the Academic Script and the draft of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (RUU KKS) currently under government discussion.

Associated Press, Jakarta – Indonesia is tightening state control over the world's largest nickel supply after years of betting the metal would anchor a homegrown electric-vehicle industry, and just as global demand begins shifting away from heavy reliance on nickel.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia needs over Rp 2 trillion or around $118.5 million to provide the much-needed social assistance for victims of the catastrophic Sumatra flood, according to government estimates.

Thomas Harefa, Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Food prices in Indonesia are climbing ahead of Ramadan 2026, reflecting a typical seasonal pattern rather than an extreme surge seen during past supply crises, economists say.

Jakarta – Indonesia is renowned for its rich cultural diversity, including in the way people welcome the month of Ramadan. In addition to spiritually observing the fast, many Muslim communities across the archipelago have unique traditions they perform before the fast begins.

Hozaini, Situbondo, East Java – At least one person was killed and six others suffered severe burns and fractures after a house was destroyed in an explosion believed to have originated from firecracker-making materials on Wednesday, authorities said.

Without serious efforts to eradicate bribery within the customs zones, the Ministry of Finance's Directorate General of Customs will be even worse than the old saying: only a donkey falls into the same hole twice.

Marchio Gorbiano, Cirebon, West Java – Villager Supriyanto is visibly frustrated as he discusses the sprawling coal power plant emitting white plumes of smoke over his small fishing community in Cirebon, West Java.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to receive the next batch of the French-made fighter jets when it is ready from a technical standpoint, according to the Defense Ministry, without disclosing the exact timeline.

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – The 7th President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has bluntly stated that the revisions to the old version of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law were an initiative of the House of Representatives (DPR).

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A study by Indonesia's Lokataru Foundation has identified at least 22 major concerns in the Academic Draft and the draft Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill (KKS Bill) currently under government discussion.

Lokataru conducted the review between October 2025 and February 2026.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Riots that broke out during the nationwide protests last August were escalated after incidents of police brutality, revealed Ravio Patra, a researcher from the Fact-Finding Commission (KPF).

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has named PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia as the winner of the bid for the Ranu Lake Geothermal Working Area (WKP) in West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Minister of Home Affairs Muhammad Tito Karnavian revealed that aid from the diaspora in Malaysia for the Sumatra disaster is being held at customs. According to Tito, Acehnese people living in Malaysia collected aid to support victims of the floods and landslides that occurred at the end of November 2025.

Cheta Nilawaty P, Jakarta – A study from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) indicates that almost all campuses in Indonesia are not yet accessible to lecturers with disabilities.

On February 13, Myanmar's military junta ordered the head of Timor-Leste's Embassy in Yangon to leave the country within seven days. The expulsion comes after Timorese authorities opened legal proceedings against Myanmar junta officials earlier this month for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announced the export of 35,000 pickup units for PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara this year.

On 10 February 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI AD) reportedly tortured Mr Kristo Gonus Okui Kaize, an indigenous Papuan of the Malind Maklew tribe at the National Strategic Project (PSN) site in Wanam, Ilwayab District, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province. Mr Kaize was employed as labourer at the PSN Wanam Project.

Pelalawan, Indonesia – A radical new policy to relocate people living in a notoriously deforested national park on Sumatra has moved hundreds of families to date, with Indonesian officials presenting the controversial program as a blueprint for other protected areas across Asia's largest remaining tropical forests.

Ahmad – The policy of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, of awarding a geothermal project concession in Telaga Ranu, West Halmahera, to PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia, a subsidiary of Ormat Technologies, has sparked criticism from several groups.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia has tightened security at several strategic sites in its easternmost region of Papua following a series of shooting incidents targeting an aircraft and personnel near a major mining operation, a senior minister said on Tuesday.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has urged Indonesia to withdraw from the Board of Peace (BoP), a peace council initiated by former U.S. President Donald Trump, citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.

Antara, Jakarta – Authorities in Indonesia's capital will require nightclubs, discotheques, bars, and several other adult entertainment venues to close during much of the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan, officials said on Tuesday.

On 14 February 2026, a joint team of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and Yahukimo District Police (Polres Yahukimo) officers arbitrarily detained seventeen-year-old Elipianus Esema and Atios Sobolim,18, in the town of Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Highlands Province. The arrests occurred in the vicinity of Block B shop houses following a fire incident earlier that evening.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has barred mass organizations, locally known as ormas, and any other groups from carrying out sweeps or raids on restaurants that continue operating during the Ramadan fasting month.

The policy, officials said, is intended to preserve a peaceful and orderly atmosphere in the capital during the fasting month.

The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak Regency of was bombed, and that many villagers have been displaced.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), the country's top Islamic clerical body, has issued a fatwa declaring it haram, or religiously forbidden, to dispose of waste in rivers, lakes, and the sea, citing mounting environmental damage and public health risks.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended the operation of 11 pioneer airports in Papua, following the shooting of a Smart Air plane at Korowai Airport in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua.

Sharon Guynup – With an evolutionary history of more than 200 million years, turtles and tortoises have outlived dinosaurs and persisted on the planet despite mass extinction events. But around the turn of the 21st century, chelonian numbers in Southeast Asia dropped so dramatically that it sparked what biologists called the "Asian turtle crisis."

Duncan Graham – Australia's new security treaty with Indonesia is heavy on symbolism but light on substance. As President Prabowo Subianto tightens his grip on power, warm rhetoric from Canberra risks obscuring growing democratic regression and human rights abuses.

Rizky Ihsan – On 22 January 2026, Jakarta made a surprising move to join the 'Board of Peace' (BoP) initiative led by United States President Donald Trump.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta government revealed that 93% of its citizens were not physically active amid rising health concerns.

Algi Muhamad Gifari, West Bandung, W – Java. Families of victims still missing after a deadly landslide in Cisarua, West Bandung Regency, West Java, say they have come to terms with the official end of search operations, even as they cling to hopes that their loved ones' remains will one day be found.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended the operation of 11 pioneer airports in Papua, following the shooting of a Smart Air plane at Korowai Airport in Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua.

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The Jakarta Public Order Agency or Satpol PP has deployed 1,900 personnel to launch a crackdown against illegal distribution of alcoholic beverages ahead of the Ramadan season.

Berita Satu Team, Jakarta – Indonesia's Lunar New Year, known locally as Imlek, brought a surge in domestic travel, tourism activity, and festive consumption across the country as millions took advantage of the long holiday surrounding the 2026 celebrations.

London – Myanmar has ordered the head of Timor Leste's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Monday, in an escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Floods inundate several neighborhoods in Semarang city on early Monday, February 16, 2026, as heavy downpours struck the Central Java capital overnight.