Eduard Gismatullin and Norman Harsono – Indonesian stocks trimmed losses after the country's new sovereign wealth fund said two former presidents will be advisors, easing market concerns over its leadership.

Jakarta – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and renowned U.S. investor Ray Dalio have been appointed to the Advisory Council of Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara, whose full organizational structure was officially announced on Monday.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) backs the Indonesia National Police's efforts to conduct a thorough investigation into the terror case targeting Tempo. IPW Chairman Sugeng Teguh Santoso stressed that authorities must take this case seriously and uncover the mastermind behind the attack.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said around 11 percent of Indonesians lack access to banking services. According to him, the government, in its attempt to achieve financial inclusion, is intensifying efforts to improve public access to formal financial services.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health will perform drug tests on road users during the 2025 Eid homecoming season, the ministry spokesperson Widyawati confirmed, as a preventive measure against this year's annual surge in travel.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower, Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, said the terror directed towards Tempo poses a threat to democracy, as the media entity is considered the fourth pillar of democracy.

Tempo.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia's Labor Party President Said Iqbal strongly condemned the acts of terror, including the delivery of a pig's head and rat carcasses to the Tempo office. He suspects that these threats against Tempo will persist.

Jakarta – Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in the country and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig's head and decapitated rats.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – National news magazine Tempo has received another anonymous package containing animal carcasses in what appears to be an effort to intimidate the outlet's journalists for its reporting, raising concerns over shrinking civic space and freedom of speech in the country.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Information Center, Brigadier General Kristomei Sianturi, confirmed that the recent attack on teachers and healthcare workers in Anggruk District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Mountains, resulted in one fatality.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Major credit rating agencies have maintained Indonesia's sovereign rating at the same investment grade since before the pandemic but are watching policy decisions carefully to decide whether any future change would be upward or downward.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's two largest banks, Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) and Bank Central Asia (BCA), collectively managed nearly 29 percent of the country's total public savings as of February, according to the latest data from Bank Indonesia.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Foreigners visiting Bali must pay a levy worth Rp 150,000 or around $9 to spend time in the tourist haven, according to the new rules set by the local government.

Victor Mambor, Jayapura, Indonesia – A West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) rebel commander claimed responsibility for an attack that killed a teacher and injured six others in Indonesia's Papua region.

Tria Dianti – Indonesian prosecutors are preparing to try an ex-police official whose alleged sexual crimes were discovered after Australian authorities found dark-web videos they believed were recorded in the Southeast Asian country.

Didik Fibrianto, Rifqy Danwanus, Riza, Achmad Ali, Sukabumi/Surabaya/Palangka Raya/Malang – Protests against Indonesia's newly revised military law erupted into violent clashes between students and security forces in several cities on Monday, leaving multiple people injured and dozens detained.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially inaugurated 31 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors (LBBP) of the Republic of Indonesia at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday.

The newly appointed ambassadors will represent Indonesia in various strategic regions worldwide, including several international organizations.

Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index tumbled for a second straight session on Monday, reflecting growing investor unease over global economic uncertainty. The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) fell 96.96 points, or 1.55 percent, to close at 6,161.2, as widespread losses hit nearly all sectors.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, stated that personnel of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) who are part of the teaching program in certain regions are categorized as volunteers and not permanent teachers.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Student Executive Board of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Tiyo Ardianto, has faced various threats and intimidation following the protest against the revision of TNI Law at the Regional Representatives Council (DPRD) building, Yogyakarta, on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Forestry Ministry of Indonesia reported that Indonesia's forest area in 2024 reached 95.5 million hectares, accounting for 51.1 percent of the country's total land area.

Agus Budi Santosa, Director of Forest Inventory and Monitoring, stated that this figure was derived from annual monitoring of forest conditions and deforestation rates.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Law and Legislation Commission of the Press Council, Arif Zulkifli, stated that the terror against journalists disturbs the public's right to information. He condemned the terror of a package containing a pig's head and rat carcasses sent by unknown individuals to Tempo editorial office.

Reverend Socrates Yoman, President of the West Papuan Baptist Church, addressed MPs today (24th March 2025) at a West Papua APPG meeting in the UK Parliament.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – In less than a week, Tempo's editorial office received two packages containing animal carcasses. The recent string of terror against journalists has raised concerns about the threat to press freedom.

Didik Fibrianto, Malang, East Java – A protest against the recently amended military law turned violent in the East Java city of Malang on Sunday evening, as demonstrators set fire to two security posts at the city legislative council compound.

At least 11 people were injured in the incident, including seven members of the police and military, authorities said.

Intan Setiawanty, Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Journalist Safety Committee (KKJ) urged President Prabowo Subianto to show his commitment to press freedom. According to KKJ, the terror acts against Tempo are a test for the new administration to prove whether they are truly in support of press freedom.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) believes that cases of violence and terror against journalists are becoming increasingly worrying. This is evident from AJI's records, which shows that there were 22 cases of terror and violence against journalists in the first three months of 2025 alone.

Nugie Tangkepayung, Jayapura – The Indonesian Military on Sunday alleged that an armed group linked to the separatist Free Papua Movement (OPM) was responsible for the recent attack that killed a female teacher and injured six other people.

Ni Kadek Trisna Cintya Dewi, Jakarta – Professor Ni Made Anggita Sastri Mahadewi, a Sociology lecturer at Udayana University, referred to the pig's head terror against Tempo media office as a form of coercive social control.

"I see it in terms of social control," Anggita said in a written message to Tempo on Friday, March 21, 2025.

Jakarta – Activists have called for press freedom to be protected in Indonesia and demanded an investigation after a magazine critical of the government was sent a pig's head and decapitated rats.

Maia Ingoe – Greenpeace says Fonterra's palm kernel supply chain is tainted by connections to deforestation in Southeast Asia, as new evidence highlights New Zealand's major exporters to illegal plantations.

Two major exporters of palm kernel to New Zealand have been found to source kernel from illegal operations in Indonesia's Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve in Sumatra.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Brand-new commuter trains imported from China will soon begin operating in Greater Jakarta, according to an executive of the city's railway operator KAI Commuter.

Wahyu Sahala Tua, Jakarta – Musician Riefian Fajarsyah, the newly appointed CEO of state-run film company Produksi Film Negara (PFN), said on Saturday that his task won't be a walk in the park, as he must deal with the financial hardship currently plaguing the company.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Institute for the Press or LBH Pers, Mustafa Layong, stated that the terror of sending animal carcasses to Tempo is a form of threat to journalistic work. He urged the government not to take the series of attacks on the press lightly.

Christine Rovoi – A human rights group in New Zealand has welcomed support from several Pacific island nations for West Papua, which has been under Indonesian military occupation since the 1960s.

West Papua is a province in the far east of Indonesia, centred on the island of New Guinea. Half of the eastern side of New Guinea is Papua New Guinea.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The editorial office of Tempo has received a second disturbing delivery in the form of a box containing decapitated rat carcasses. This incident follows a previous package containing a severed pig's head. On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at approximately 08:00 AM, Agus, a cleaning officer at Tempo, discovered the unsettling package.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Usman Hamid, Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, urged state authorities, including law enforcement, to conduct a thorough and immediate investigation into the terror attacks on the Tempo office.

Firda Janati, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Director Usman Hamid is urging the state, including law enforcement authorities, to conduct an investigation after the Tempo editorial office was again terrorised.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has urged President Prabowo Subianto to review the position of Hasan Nasbi, the Head of the Presidential Communication Office, following his statement regarding the pig's head threat directed at Tempo journalists.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Police's Food Task Force has named 11 suspects in the case of MinyaKita cooking oil, where the actual volume of the product did not match the labeled measurements. The suspects were located across various regions, including West Java, Banten, East Java, and Gorontalo.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto claimed that several world leaders are interested in learning about the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program, which began on January 6, 2025.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said the public can file a judicial review against the newly revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law at the Constitutional Court (MK).

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed its commitment to press freedom following an incident involving a severed pig's head sent to the office of Tempo journalist Francisca "Cica" Christy Rosana. The attack, widely condemned as an assault on media independence, comes amid rising concerns over journalist safety in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Stray cats lead dangerous lives. Without a human owner, they live on the streets, scavenge for food in trash bins and regularly get into fights with other cats, other animals and sometimes humans. Danger is their middle name, if they even have a family name.

Tri Subarkah – Unlike generations who came before us, late millennials were too young to understand what transpired during May 1998. I was four years old then, preoccupied with toys at home or circling my neighborhood with the rascals. I had not even attended kindergarten. Homework was a foreign concept. Pure joy and naivete, and some cries.

Shinta Maharani, Yogyakarta – Herlambang Perdana Wiratraman, a constitutional law and human rights researcher at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), has urged the police to thoroughly investigate the terror attack against Tempo, involving a package containing a pig's head sent on March 19, 2025.

Jakarta – The misfortune experienced by the people of Menang Raya village, Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra, shows the poor state of environmental management in this country. Since the end of February this year, heavy rain has led to flooding that inundated their village. Their hardship did not stop there.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian House Member of Commission I Tubagus Hasanuddin urges Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel serving outside the 14 ministries and institutions must retire as soldiers.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Palm oil companies in Indonesia continue to operate on protected peatlands and clear forests, despite having their forestry permits revoked and being certified as sustainable, a new report alleges.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – A group of police officers assaulted a man in a black shirt during a protest against the revision of the Indonesian Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) on Thursday evening, March 20, 2025. The incident took place under the JCC overpass, adjacent to the protest location in front of the Parliament building, Jakarta.