Jakarta – Legal activists on Thursday condemned what they described as an attack on press freedom and an attempt to silence critical voices after a journalist received a package contain

Indonesia – On 20 March 2025, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) officially adopted amendments to Law Number 34 of 2004 on the Indonesian National Army (TNI).

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia documented 55 cases of unlawful killings in 2024, involving 55 victims.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – A group of University of Indonesia (UI) students plans to challenge the revision of Law No.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia responded to the request of President Prabowo Subianto to Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Agus Harimurti

Damien Gayle – West Papua's Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands Pantene and Her

Jakarta – In a way, a country's stock market performance is like a report card for the national economy, and by extension for the government, and in Indonesia's case right now, the repo

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Press Council stated that the terror act involving a severed pig's head sent to Tempo was likely carried out by parties feeling cornered

Yustinus Paat, Giffar Rivana, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from Trisakti University and the National University (Unas) staged a protest at Pancasila Gate on Thursday, opposing the new

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Chair of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Muhamad Isnur, has condemned the enactment of Law No.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Grace el Dora, Jakarta – The government is developing a super app called GovTech (Government Technology) to integrate all online services provided by ministrie

Jakarta – The upcoming Lebaran or Eid al-Fitr celebrations will be less than festive for Mr Sriyono, 52, who like many Indonesians goes by one name.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Advocacy Staff of the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Press), Mustafa Layong, urged the government not to overlook the delivery of a pig's hea

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted to pass a controversial revision of its military law on Thursday that will allow military officers to serve

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has officially passed the revision of Law No. 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (TNI) into law.

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has condemned whoever it was who sent a terror package containing a pig's head to the

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – A total of five individuals were arrested during a demonstration rejecting the Law on the Indonesian National Armed Forces or TNI Law in front of the Gover

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The government has announced a series of new policies aimed at protecting and revitalizing labor-intensive industries, including textiles, footwear,

Jakarta – The wave of protest actions opposing revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI) or the Draft Law on the TNI (RUU TNI) spread to a number of regions in

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Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The protests launched by the public did not deter the House of Representatives (DPR) from passing the Draft Law on the Indonesian Militar

Hellena Souisa with wires – Protesters have clashed with authorities outside Indonesia's parliament after it passed contentious revisions to the country's military law that critics say

Iim Halimatusa'diyah and Najwa Abdullah – Throughout Indonesia's modern history, music has been a powerful tool of resistance, raising awareness and mobilising society for social and po

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is seeking to reassure investors after the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) nosedived 6 percent in a single session, triggeri

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The government is inviting private sector involvement in funding the Sekolah Rakyat (SR) initiative.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The ratification of the TNI bill is scheduled to take place at the DPR today, Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Sapto Yunus, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) has launched a new initiative to introduce a love-based curriculum for religious education in schools.

Sita Dewi – On 22 February 2025, President Prabowo Subianto hosted dozens of chief editors from major media organisations at his private residence in Hambalang, West Java, to discuss hi

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – The construction of houses to relocate the residents affected by the National Strategic Project (PSN) Rempang Eco City in Tanjung Banon Village is in jeopardy

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Vice Chairperson of Commission I of the House of Representatives Dave Akbarshah Fikarno Laksono stated that the revision of the TNI Law or TNI bill is set to

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Chairperson of Real Estate Indonesia (REI), Joko Suranto, has expressed concerns regarding the lack of progress in the government's 3 million housing per year

Harry Suhartono and Ameya Karve – An Indonesian state-owned lender scrapped a planned sale of dollar bonds after a stock market rout in the country quickly spread to other asset classes

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Jaya Police will deploy 4,000 security personnel to ensure smooth traffic flow during the 2025 Eid homecoming, which will take place over 14

Jakarta – Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said on Tuesday that the initiative to amend the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, which will allow the military to play a larg

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The cost of returning home for the 2025 Eid holiday, or mudik, is projected to increase by up to 30 percent due to rising fuel prices and soarin

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's slew of populist programmes that require massive funding, declining tax revenues and questions over new sovereig

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The discussion on the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Law revision continues to attract attention from civil society groups and students.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Two coconut processing companies based in Riau have laid off a total of 3,500 workers as they struggle to maintain production in the face of a shortage of the fr

Agencies, Jakarta – A politician from President Prabowo Subianto's party said on Wednesday that no active military personnel would be placed in state-owned companies, as the parliament

Agencies, Jakarta – Human rights groups on Wednesday urged the House of Representatives to reject contentious revisions of military laws, saying they would take the country to an era of

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – More than 23,000 people have signed a petition rejecting the return of military dual function in the revision of Law Number 34 of 2004 on the Indonesian Natio

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Dozens of students blockaded the car carrying Justice Minister Supratman Andi Agtas at the entrance of the legislature compound on Wednesday, demanding he step

A West Papuan liberation advocacy group has condemned the arrest of 12 activists by Indonesian police and demanded their immediate release.

Yustinus Paat, Putu Ayu Pratama Sugiyo, Jakarta – A viral aerial video allegedly showing a marijuana plantation on the slopes of Mount Semeru in East Java has sparked public concern, bu

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has launched official social media accounts across multiple platforms.

Rizki Dewi Ayu, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I held a first-level working meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, to discuss revisions to the TNI Law with the gov

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Nusantara – The Nusantara Capital Authority signed a cooperation agreement with five private investors on Tuesday, securing a total investment of Rp 2.42 trillion (

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Deputy of Emergency Response at the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Major General Lukmansyah, revealed that budget constraints have been a hindr

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Rights groups in Indonesia on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, urged parliament to reject contentious revisions of military laws, saying they would take the archipel

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I, Tubagus Hasanuddin, said that the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) could be involv