Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesia's weakening rupiah is changing travel patterns on both sides of its borders.

Dylan Duan, Gayatri Suroyo and Melanie Burton, Shanghai, China/Jakarta/Melbourne, Australia – Chinese companies that helped build Indonesia's nickel industry into the world's dominant p

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed central kitchens operating the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program to refrain from serving omelets.

Marta Serafinko, Gdansk, Poland – For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of

News Desk, Jayapura, Jubi – Thousands of residents in Tolikara Regency, Papua Highlands, including elders, youth, and children, gathered at Karubaga Airfield on Wednesday to watch the d

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has injected Rp 8 trillion ($443 million) into the bond market to help stabilize the rupiah as the currency weakened beyond Rp 18,000 per US dol

Dayat, Jakarta – Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan to four years and six months in prison for his role i

Emanuel Kure, Jakarta – Indonesia's data center industry is attracting fresh capital as global operators race to expand infrastructure to meet rising demand for cloud computing and arti

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid at

Tempo.co, Jakarta – UN experts have expressed dismay over the use of military court proceedings in the acid attack case targeting Indonesian human rights defender Andrie Yunus, calling

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday expanding the central bank's role to include responsibility for economic growth and allowing lawmakers to evaluate its perf

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim, a spokesman said on Thursday, making him the

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named Dadan Hindayana, former head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) that oversees the free nutritious meal rollout, a

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Poltracking survey agency has released the latest results of the Indonesian government survey conducted in May 2026.

Tempo.co, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) continued its sharp correction on Thursday, falling more than 4 percent.

Nanda Andrianta, Jakarta – Indonesian hajj authorities have voiced support for stricter baggage inspections by Saudi officials following a growing number of cases involving pilgrims att

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Investigators from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) raided the headquarters of the country's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in the early hours of Wednesday

Yassir Fuady, Jakarta – Three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) are suspected of intervening with the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) regarding the procurement of go

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Low scores in elementary and junior high school exams have highlighted the need to improve Indonesia's education system, with observers calling for reforms focuse

Indonesia has kidnapped and threatened Mama Yasinta Moiwend (Mama Sinta), one of the Marind tribe women featured in the controversial documentary Pesta Babi (Pig Feast), into denying th

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the University of Indonesia's Student Body (BEM UI) is pressing the Indonesian government to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Free

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has emphasized that grassroots consolidation is essential to achieving the Papuan people's right to self-determ

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Coalition for Law Enforcement and Human Rights has suggested that Yasinta Moiwend's recent objections to her inclusion in the documentary film

Prisma Ardianto, Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Rupiah sank to a fresh record low against the Singapore dollar on Wednesday, briefly breaching Rp 14,000 for the second time in less than a we

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Prosecutors have named the former Chief of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, and his two deputies, retired Police Inspector General Sony

Antara, Jakarta – Global rating agency Moody's Ratings has assigned a Baa2 issuer rating for the first time to PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM), while simultaneously attaching a

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has strongly criticised a military court hearing the case of four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers accused of dousing rights activist

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana, ending almost two years of struggles in running a nationwide free meal prog

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The US has slapped an additional 10% tariff on Indonesia for letting imported goods linked with forced labor enter the country.

Yanuar Nugroho – On 5 May 2026, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced that Indonesia's economy had grown 5.61 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter (Q1), the fastest pace si

Antara, Jakarta – Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta said full ASEAN membership has brought immediate benefits to his country, including accelerated infrastructure and investment de

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya responded to criticism that President Prabowo Subianto's overseas visits are spontaneous, poorly planned, and lacki

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto, stated that the second term of President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Max Lane – On 1 May 2026 in Jakarta, there were many May Day demonstrations but two stood out as reflections of the divisions among Indonesia's trade unions.

Fahmi Wibawa – On many occasions, President Prabowo Subianto has stated that his economic worldview was profoundly shaped by the ideas of his father, the late Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, w

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Standard & Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) reported that Indonesia's manufacturing sector returned to expansion territory in May 2026, with the Purc

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A group of Indonesian citizens affected by the late-2025 Sumatra floods and landslides have filed a lawsuit with a court in Jakarta in an effort to hold th

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian Cabinet Secretary, Teddy Indra Wijaya, claims that the frequent foreign visits made by President Prabowo Subianto are not in vain.

Giffari Al Hadi, Jakarta – Muslims across Indonesia last week celebrated Idul Adha 1447 Hijriah, a holiday closely associated with kurban: offerings of sacrificial animals.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's increasingly active foreign diplomacy is drawing growing scrutiny, with critics questioning the transparency, urgency and tangible

Bogor, Indonesia – In a village bordering Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park on the Indonesian island of Java, local people browse a row of fabrics carrying impressions of plants and th

Rahmat Hidayat – A major fire swept through a densely populated residential area in Indonesia's Central Jakarta on Monday night, destroying approximately 250 semi-permanent structures a

Rafiqa Qurrata Ayun – The acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus by military personnel damaged not only his eyes but maybe also any credibility the Indonesian military (TNI)

Indonesia, West Papua – The 24-page research report "No Safe Path Home: A report examining allegations of victim-activated explosive devices in West Papua in light of Indonesia's obliga

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo – Under the sweltering afternoon sun, 47-year-old Ahmad Solihudin waits outside his home in Glagaharum village, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Ja

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Apair of Indonesian "researchers" participating in a leading international medical symposium in Denmark have come under intense scrutiny after allegedly usin

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Headlines about a recent spate of street crimes in Jakarta and viral videos of brazen robberies targeting tourists have prompted comparisons between the Indon

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called on Indonesians to honestly assess the country's current condition, arguing that the benefits of economic growth have n

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The family of Papua activist Yasinta Moiwend claimed to have lost contact with the woman affectionately known as Mama Yasinta since Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo did not attend the Pancasila Day Commemoration Ceremony held at Pancasila Building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, June 1