Antara, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi urged Indonesians to depart on their trips earlier and take advantage of the "work from anywhere" policy for the Eid holidays.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Legal Affairs Commission at the House of Representatives is drafting a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to install and operate security came

Antara, Jakarta – A military tribunal in Jakarta on Tuesday sentenced two sailors to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of a car rental company owner who attempted to reposse

Indonesia, West Papua – On 24 March 2025, violence escalated in the Moanemani Village, Dogiyai Regency, Papua Tengah Province, as a group of police officers reportedly released warning

Jakarta – The police have started a preliminary investigation into the intimidation of journalists from national news magazine Tempo amid pressure from civil society groups to sa

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Despite government efforts to reduce airfare, soaring domestic flight prices are forcing Indonesian travelers to seek cheaper routes for their Eid homecoming,

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Tuesday that it would join BRICS' New Development Bank or NDB – about three months after the Southeast Asian country became a full-fled

Abdi Purmono (Kontributor), Malang – Eight student press activists from various universities in the city of Malang became victims of violence while covering the protest against the Indo

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah weakened to its lowest level since the 1998 financial crisis, pressured by renewed global trade tensions and investor concerns over US t

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The rupiah closed weaker at Rp16,612 at the end of trading on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – Protests rejecting the newly ratified Indonesian National Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) have erupted across multiple regions.

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Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank stepped into the currency market to defend the rupiah on Tuesday, as growing concerns over politics, government spending and capita

JETP, a financing commitment from rich nations and global lenders to help poorer nations adopt cleaner energy, has earmarked $20 billion to help Indonesia cut its emissions.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) coordinator Anis Hidayah said the commission supports the protection given to Francisca Christy Rosa

Rehan Oktra Halim, Jakarta – A decline in consumer spending is evident in the deflation recorded at the start of 2025.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – House Speaker Puan Maharani urges those who are protesting and rejecting the enactment of the revised Indonesian Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) to "restrain" them

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Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – The wave of protest actions against revisions to the TNI Law (UU TNI) are continuing to occur in a number of regions in Indonesia.

A tough time lies ahead for Indonesian miners and mineral processing firms now that the government plans to at least double royalties for 12 mining products under the guise of "getting

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 s

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 concern

Taufik Wijaya, Palembang, Indonesia – The pempek restaurants in the Plaju neighborood were full to the gills in early March.

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 deca

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

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

Jakarta – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and renowned U.S.

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 gove

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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 offi

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 con

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,

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said around 11 percent of Indonesians lack access to banking services.

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

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press or LBH Pers urges the National Police Headquarters to thoroughly investigate the case of terror against Tempo.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The Labor Party President Said Iqbal condemned Presidential Office Head Hasan Nasbi's response to the pig head terror against Tempo.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Editor-in-Chief of Tempo, Setri Yasra, expresses gratitude to fellow media, civil society coalitions, and various parties for their support amidst

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

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 I

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 belie

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

Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index tumbled for a second straight session on Monday, reflecting growing investor unease over global economic uncertainty.

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 pr

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto asked his aides to improve public and media communication, warning that the people must not receive false opinions and narratives.

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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 tot

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

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.

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 tha

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