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

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

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

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

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

The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) condemns the state's indifference to the arsenic poisoning of Munir Said Thalib.

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

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

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.

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

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

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,

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

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.

Jakarta – "What does TB stand for in Jl.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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'

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

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.

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.

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.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – A low-ranking police officer who drove an armored vehicle that killed a motorcycle taxi driver during protests in Jakarta has escaped dismissal.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Research scientist at the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Erma Yulihastin, revealed the data on wi

Agencies, Jakarta – Rescuers found the charred remains of a helicopter that went missing in South Kalimantan while carrying eight people on board and retrieved one body, a rescue offici

Jakarta – "RESET SYSTEM" reads graffiti above an intersection in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta, painted hastily in vibrant green and pink after deadly protests swept Indonesia last we

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named former cabinet minister Nadiem Makarim a suspect in a high-profile corruption case related to the procurement of Google Chromeboo

Lidia Pratama Febrian, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – The 876th Kamisan (Thursday) Action was held in front of the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta on Thursday September 4.

Surabaya – The Indonesian government has launched intensive monitoring of four companies operating along the Brantas River basin in East Java after uncovering suspected environmental vi

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is not just asking China to chip in some money to the multi-billion-dollar giant sea wall project, but other key Asian investors, Japan, and Sout

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar apologized for a video clip containing his bad remarks about teachers.

Agencies, Beijing – President Prabowo Subianto met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing and both agreed to boost economic cooperation, Prabowo's office said on Wednesday.