Robertus Belarminus, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid says that the investigation into the 2004 assassination of renewed human rights activists M

Dewi Rina Cahyani, Jakarta – A number of Indonesian citizens in London and Paris held a demonstration to express their concerns about the situation in their homeland.

Cheta Nilawaty P., Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Human Development and Culture Coordinator stated that the scattered disability data among various ministries has led to ineffective

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesia's East Jakarta Metropolitan Police have named 12 suspects in the looting of the home of inactive House of Representatives (DPR) member Surya Utam

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The 2025 music festival Pestapora has been hit by a wave of rejection from several musicians after it was revealed that PT Freeport Indonesia was involved as a

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) records that the number of investors in the Indonesian capital market has surpassed 18 million single investor identificatio

Agencies, Jakarta – The streets of Jakarta were quiet over the weekend after more than a week of sometimes violent protests, as Indonesia celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Muhamm

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A week after the mass protest of August 28 to 30, 2025 in Indonesia, civil society groups calling themselves the 17+8 movement continued to monitor the extent

National Collective of the People's Liberation Party – Since late August 2025, Indonesia has been gripped by a wave of spontaneous and violent protests that shook the foundations of the

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The director of the 2025 Pestapora Music Festival, Rizky Aulia or Kiki Ucup, has apologized and admitted that their team was negligent in partnering with PT Fr

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and Minister for Migrant Worker Protection Abdul Kadir Karding have sparked controversy after a photo showing them playing do

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Indonesian Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu'ti, said that his institution has issued a circular to regional governments to preven

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM SI) for Jabodetabek-Banten is currently deliberating the next course of action following a week of protests for

Civil society advocates have called on Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders to address the issue of West Papua when they meet in Honiara this week.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Lieutenant General Deddy Suryadi, Commander of the Jakarta Military Regional Command (Pangdam Jaya), stated that the security situation in the capital is stable f

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have responded to one of the 17+8 People's Demands, which calls for the release of demonstrators arrested during protests i

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have intensified large-scale patrols following incidents of vandalism and unrest during protests that have taken place sinc

Istiqomatul Hayati, Jakarta – Several bands have pulled out of Pestapora 2025 after learning that PT Freeport Indonesia was featured as a sponsor on the festival's opening day, Friday,

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) reported that ten demonstrators remain unaccounted for following recent protests.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) leadership has decided to scrap several benefits for its members following an internal meeting on Thursday, September 4

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The East Java Regional Police have identified nine suspects in the arson attack on the Grahadi Building in Surabaya that occurred during protests at the en

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of State Secretariat Juri Ardiantoro was brief when asked about the government's stance on the 17+8 people's demands.

Caleb Fotheringham in Honiara and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter – Former New Caledonia President Louis Mapou says human rights and sovereignty are big issues facing not only Melane

Jakarta – "What does TB stand for in Jl.

Sukarjito, Jakarta – Indonesia experienced 4,071 earthquakes in August 2025, according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

On 3 September 2025, an indigenous Papuan named Vicktor Bernadus Deyal, 29, was arbitrarily arrested by police officers in front of the police station (Polsek) on Paradiso Road in the t

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) rejects the charges against activists who have been arrested for allegedly inciting students and children to take part in demonstration

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – A short video showing hundreds of uniformed employees of PT Gudang Garam Tbk shaking hands in an emotional atmosphere has gone viral on social media since Satur

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) reports a continued increase in public debt from the banking industry's buy now, pay later (BNPL) services.

Mass protests erupted in Indonesia on 25 August, as thousands gathered outside the Parliament in Jakarta to denounce a newly approved housing allowance for lawmakers worth nearly ten ti

Jakarta – Protesters consisting of students, academics and civil society activists held a peaceful demonstration titled "The National People's Picnic" in front of the parliament buildin

Adinda Jasmine, Jakarta – The Gerak Solidaritas Belanda or Dutch Solidarity Movement (GSB), a coalition of Indonesian citizens in the Netherlands under the umbrella of Aksi Kamisan Neth

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from Universitas Padjajaran (Unpad) gathered at the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Friday, September 5, 20

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Head of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Information Center, Brigadier General Freddy Ardianzah, confirmed that a member of the TNI's Strategic Intelligenc

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, read out the results of the DPR's factional agreement in response to the 17+8 People'

Jakarta – The August 2025 public protests, marked by a palpable anti-elite sentiment and social class polarization, were not a spontaneous event.

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Jakarta police said Friday that the release of detained protesters linked to recent demonstrations cannot be carried out immediately, stressing that legal

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – JPMorgan Indonesia said the country's financial markets remain attractive to foreign investors despite recent protests, underscoring confidence in the governme

Beijing – Chinese Vice President Han Zheng on Friday met with Maria Fernanda Lay, president of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste, who is in China for a visit and the commemorations

Beijing – China and Indonesia should deepen all-around strategic collaboration and the synergy of development strategies, and drive ties to serve as a role model in regional and global

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) notes that as many as 4,000 students have become victims of food poisoning from consuming free nu

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police said the estimated losses suffered by the force due to a series of demonstrations in Jakarta stood at Rp180 billion.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that Indonesia imported weapons worth US$65.04 million, or around Rp1.06 trillion (at an exchange rate of Rp16,400 per U.S.

Jakarta – Since the outset, simple business calculations have shown that the Whoosh high-speed rail service will never break even, yet alone make a profit.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metro Police searched the personal residence of Lokataru Foundation Director Delpedro Marhaen, after the activist was named a suspect for al

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections Affairs, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, announced that the government plans to revise Indon

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) has scrapped a controversial housing allowance of Rp 50 million ($3,000) per lawmaker per month following a week of

Ian Wilson – The mass protests that erupted across Indonesia in late August – resulting in ten fatalities and extensive damage to government and public infrastructure – have prompted a

Nearly a year into the regime of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, mass resistance has erupted again.

Jakarta – Student groups met two senior ministers late on Thursday to press their complaints after more than a week of sometimes violent protests over lawmakers' bonuses and police tact