Reza Hery Pamungkas, Dayat, Jakarta – Authorities in Jakarta have begun repairing and cleaning damaged public facilities following an overnight protest that descended into clashes and v

Ni Komang Erviani, Denpasar – Bali's Health Agency has stated that no Zika cases have been detected on the resort island, following a travel warning from the United States' Centers for

Ilham Oktafian, Antara, Jakarta – Three leaders of the House of Representatives have vowed to resign if lawmakers fail to pass the long-delayed Asset Forfeiture Bill by Dec.

The Balik Sepaku indigenous community's lawsuit against the Constitutional Court deserves support.

Nurpini Aulia Rapika, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – A demonstration by the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in S

Dedari Arane Wibowo – "We're just trying to make enough to eat, just to keep ourselves going," Fadzel, an online taxi driver in Jakarta, told me.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has accepted Jose Ramos-Horta's invitation to visit Timor-Leste.

John Zachary – The journey from Pati to Jakarta has done more than put a long-delayed piece of legislation back at the centre of political attention.

Heru Andriyanto, Dayat, Jakarta – Protesters gathered near Indonesia's parliament complex refused to disperse and continued their demonstration into Thursday night, with a police post a

Jakarta – Toll road operator Jasa Marga closed most entrances to Jakarta's inner-city toll road on Thursday night for safety reasons after protesters gathered around the parliament comp

Antara, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration is promoting the use of digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to strengthen surveillance of foreign nation

The House of Representatives' approval of 11 Supreme Court justice candidates and three ad hoc Supreme Court justices in August 2026 raises questions.

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto is hosting his Timor-Leste counterpart, Jose Ramos Horta, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta today, Friday, August 28, 2026.

Jakarta – Clashes following Thursday's protest outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta continued into Friday morning, with unidentified groups reportedly setting fire

Febrianto Adi Saputro, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Forestry Reset Coalition is urging the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to comprehensively revise the Forestry Law

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – A number of people showed their support for the planned demonstration by the United Pati Society Alliance (AMPB) in front of the DPR building.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Police personnel intercepted several civilians who were heading towards the Parliament (DPR/MPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

Following protests organised by United Pati Community Alliance (AMPB) on Thursday August 27, which demanded the ratification of the Asset Confiscation Bill and the death sentence for co

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is asking the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government to reveal the contents of the draft and Problem Inventory List (DIM) of the Draft L

Ilham Oktafian, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has set Dec.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Thousands of protesters remained near the parliament complex in Jakarta on Thursday afternoon, August 27, 2026.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – South Korea has laid out its wishlist for a better business environment in the mineral-rich Indonesia, citing incentives for nickel-based batteries and pol

Antara, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago assured that the government, alongside the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Ind

Roy Adriansyah, Reza Hery Pamungkas, Dayat, Jakarta – Jakarta police have detained dozens of people suspected of planning to cause unrest ahead of a demonstration outside the parliament

While the root of the problem of state policies that sparked mass protests in August 2025 has not changed much to date, the state's response to the protests still leads to the choice of

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and Australia have agreed to keep their waters secure, although Jakarta promised that any activities done in this sphere would remain respectful

Fahri Ali, Jakarta – Indonesia's retail sector has urged the government to ease import restrictions and improve product availability, saying fewer policy constraints could unlock strong

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have arrested 65 people ahead of a protest at the Parliament (MPR/DPR/DPD) Complex in Jakarta on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Police fired water cannons and tear gas to push back protesters in front of the parliament complex toward Jalan Pejompongan Raya, Central Jakarta, late Thu

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Supporters of the Pati United Community Alliance (AMPB) began gathering outside Indonesia's parliament complex in Jakarta on Thursday ahead of a planned demons

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – An extreme drought coupled with a surge in rat population is threatening farmers across Central Java with widespread crop losses, as the pests destr

Roy Adriansyah, Eka Jaya Saputra, Heru Yustanto, Jakarta – Jakarta police have detained 65 people suspected of being affiliated with anarchist groups ahead of a planned demonstration ou

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – A South Jakarta District Court judge on Thursday rejected former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah's challenge to a police search an

Antara, Jakarta – The United Pati Society Alliance (AMPB) dispersed and left the Parliament (DPR/MPR) building in Central Jakarta after receiving a commitment from the DPR leadership to

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform condemns the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in securing the August 27 demonstrations in Jakarta.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – As urban air pollution continues to travel across Greater Jakarta, threatening public health and burdening the economy, authorities in the region are facing gr

The government's plan to replace 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with compressed natural gas (CNG) is both welcome and concerning because of the lack of transparency.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto, alongside the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, has officially launched the 100 GW Solar Power Plant Program and Battery Ene

Responding to the recent wildfires in the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan that have sent haze to neighbouring Malaysia, Amnesty International Indonesia's executive director Usman Hami

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – The Indonesian government on Wednesday broke ground on a Rp 3 trillion ($169.4 million) waste-to-energy plant in Bekasi, with the facility targeted to begin o

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) fell 1.48 percent on Wednesday as investors remained cautious about domestic security risks, particularly ahead of

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Pati United Community Alliance (AMPB) said its planned protest in Jakarta on Thursday, August 27, 2026, will focus on two demands: the immediate pass

John Zachary – Jakarta is bracing for a major anti-corruption demonstration outside the national parliament on Thursday, as hundreds of protesters from Pati in Central Java make their w

Frisa Irawan Ginting and Dian Fiantis (The Conversation) – Forest and land fires across Indonesia have spiked once again.

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – The forest and land fires in West Java, Indonesia, have affected nearly 200 hectares so far this year.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has imposed sanctions on six companies holding Forest Utilization Business Licenses (PBPH) following monitoring results that revealed

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Regulatory unpredictability and poor coordination between government ministries remain the biggest challenges facing European investors in Indonesia, even

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A new study of palm oil concessions linked to Indonesian supply chains finds no evidence that corporate zero-deforestation commitments have led to addition

Shreya Dasgupta – Indonesian authorities have charged 72 individuals with intentionally igniting forest fires across five provinces on the island of Borneo and four on Sumatra.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected 473 hotspots in South Kalimantan on Tuesday, spread across 11 regencies and cities, with