Jakarta – An Indonesian oil tanker that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf since March due to heightened tensions stemming from the conflict between the United States and Iran has su

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and China are looking to become less reliant on the United States dollar by pushing ahead with the local currency transaction (LCT) scheme to conduct c

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Global index provider MSCI has given Indonesian market authorities until November to demonstrate meaningful progress in addressing concerns over coordinated t

Kayla Hill – Marred by lawsuits, deepfakes, kidnapping, and state raids of screenings, Pesta Babi, or 'Pig Feast', has been a contentious film with a dramatic reception.

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Education Office of Batam City, Indonesia, was allegedly mobilizing local students to attend a support rally for the free nutritious meal (MBG) pro

Fadli, Jakarta – Public debate over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program is intensifying, with competing demonstrations held in several regions amid concer

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto questioned the purpose of Indonesia's legislative institutions if they fail to improve the welfare of the people, arguing tha

Danantara is straying further and further from its original founding concept.

A 19-year-old civlian, Mr Makelon Majau, was reportedly injured during alleged Indonesian military drone strikes targeting Balamai Village in Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya Regency, on 2

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) denies that the government is trying to control rallies in support of the Free Nutritious Meal

Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Foreign investors have sold more than Rp 70 trillion ($3.89 billion) worth of Indonesian equities so far this year, extending capital outflows as concerns

Hari Tri Wasono (Kontributor), Jakarta – The chaos that happened at the National Consultative Assembly of Religious Scholars and Great Conference Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) 2026 in Pondok Pes

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday, June 24, transferred former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, popularly kn

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has demanded that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka clarify allegations of bribery involving sever

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid believes that the bribery case against the former chairperson of the Studen

Surabaya – A wave of student demonstrations criticising erroneous central government programs erupted again in Surabaya (East Java) and Makassar (South Sulawesi) on Wednesday June 24.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed that some people participating in public demonstrations do not fully understand the issues they are protesting and ar

Dozens of young Papuans took to the streets to protest further expansion of the state-backed food and energy projects that they say threaten the ancestral land and livelihood of thousan

A woman sustained critical injuries after allegedly being struck by a motorcycle ridden by two members of the Yahukimo District Police in Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan Provi

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded broad money supply (M2) at Rp10,415 trillion in May 2026, marking an annual growth of 10.8 percent, higher than the 9.2 pe

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Business groups have warned that recent power outages across Java could disrupt industrial production, weaken supply chains and undermine investor confidence

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI) has warned of a looming wave of layoffs across the manufacturing sector, particularly in the ceramic industry,

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto stated that he is not yet aware of the details surrounding the alleged flow of funds to the leadership of

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A group calling themselves the Jakarta Community Alliance held a demonstration to support free nutritious meal (MBG) program in the southern area of the Na

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has introduced sweeping legal and tax incentives for bonds issued by state-backed investment entity Danantara, in a move aimed at boost

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to embed artificial intelligence in some key government programs including its $15 billion free meals plan, according to a presidential regul

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Danang Suryowibowo stated that his office will not tolerate and is ready to prosecute any party respo

Indonesian military personnel (TNI) allegedly entered the private residence (pastoran) of the Three Kings Cathedral (Katedral Tiga Raja) in Timika without authorisation during security

Bali, Indonesia – The booming market for animal abuse content brought dozens of international animal protection organizations to Indonesia in June for the first in-person summit to conf

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has enacted Law Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Indonesian National Police, marking the third amendment to Law Number 2 of 20

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Aceh Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration stated that 340 Rohingya immigrants stranded in various locations in Aceh Province are still

Yehezkiel Raka Paskalis, Jakarta – After nearly six years of steady improvement, Indonesia's food insecurity has started to rise again.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Director General of Digital Space Supervision at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi), Alexander Sabar, said the government cannot take d

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has recently destroyed Rp 940.4 million (almost $53,000) worth of fake goods that had copied the well-known French apparel brand

Ian Wilson – A recent spate of violent robberies in Jakarta by motorcycle assailants, or begal, has unfolded amid deteriorating socio-economic conditions under the Prabowo administratio

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Imamudin, Sampang, East Java – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,151 kilometers of regional roads across Indonesia, underscoring the government's push t

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) Said Iqbal said the labor organization has long supported President Prabowo Subianto, dating

Ary Hermawan – Jaringan Islam Liberal's absence of a clear ideological stance is diminishing the movement's relevance for liberal Indonesians, even as JIL figures remain prominent.

Rahmat Hidayat – At least eight online news outlets affiliated with Promedia Group were targeted by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the past week, with several inciden

The recent deterioration of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo's relationship is a testament to the classic adage that nothing lasts forever in politics.

On 29 April 2026, members of the Cartenz Peacekeeping Special Police Unit reportedly arrested Mr Natan Heluka, 21, at Kilo 4, Dekai, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Pegunungan province.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Two Japanese-owned automotive component manufacturers operating in East Java are considering shifting part of their production to Vietnam, a move that could p

Larius Kogoya, Jayapura, Jubi – Dozens of young Papuans affiliated with Papuan Generation Z (Gen Z Papua) staged a Red-Cross march on Sunday (June 21, 2026), expressing their opposition

Dili – Timor-Leste declared a week of mourning for former president Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres on June 22 after the former guerrilla leader died in a Malaysian hospital at the weekend.

Members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) reportedly dispersed a public screening of the documentary film Pesta Babi in Ternate City, North Maluku, on 8 May 2026.

A 12-year-old boy, Yosua Segenil, was allegedly arbitrarily arrested by members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri) on 2 May 2026, a

Rahmat Hidayat – Jakarta's provincial government has received more than 100,000 applications for a public works employment program designed to provide temporary economic support amid in

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia should gradually phase out fuel subsidies and replace them with targeted cash transfers to poorer households to reduce fiscal risks and improv

Denpasar – An alliance of students from various university Student Executive Councils (BEM), student organisations and civil society groups held a demonstration in front of the Balinese

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's general insurance industry is facing mounting pressure in its credit insurance business as claim costs outpace premium growth and higher interest