Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Director of the Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios), Bhima Yudhistira, criticized the proposed plan by the Financial Services Authority (OJK) regarding

Indonesia – Widespread protests in Indonesia erupted across the country in response to the government's controversial revision of the 2004 Indonesian Armed Forces Law.

Jakarta – We call on President Prabowo Subianto to pay serious attention to the causes and possible implications of the steep fall of the rupiah against the greenback this week, as the

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Chinese motorcycle manufacturer QJ Motor announced on Wednesday that it will invest $10 million in an assembly plant in West Java, marking a significant

Jakarta – After only five months under President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's economic policy has changed drastically. Indonesia is returning to the 1959-1965 period.

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesian officials will seek to address concerns among investors and other key economic players about an economic downturn in Southeast Asia's biggest eco

Stania Puspawardhani, Jakarta – Mr Oksand, a corporate manager from Bogor, West Java, will not be flying back to his family's home town in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, for Hari Raya Aidilf

Bangkok – Indonesia must identify and bring to account police officers who forced two journalists – one of whom they beat on the head – to delete photos and videos they shot during a pr

Rino Fajar, Jakarta – State-owned toll operator Jasa Marga reported that nearly 1 million vehicles have left Greater Jakarta during the 2025 Eid homecoming period, with a significant su

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has to put a sum of money in the BRICS-backed New Development Bank or NDB if it wishes to become a member, according to a senior minister.

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Consumer spending ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2025 has declined compared to the previous year, with a predicted slowdown in cash circulatio

Salman Mardira, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has dismissed allegations of an affair with adult magazine model Lisa Mariana, calling them "mali

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Rp30 trillion is enough to address absolute poverty in the country, while the National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has been able to

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan called the Rp50,000 Eid bonus given to online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers to be an "inhumane" practi

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian citizens staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives building on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, demanding the repeal of the TN

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has raised concerns over the slow progress in investigating the pig head terror incident targeting Te

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform plans to challenge the revision of Military Law (TNI Law) by filing a judicial review with the Consti

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has strongly criticized the plan to deploy sharpshooters or snipers for securing the Eid homecoming flow, as anno

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, colloquially known as AHY, recently asked Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang if his country could help fund Indon

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted his predecessor, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, for an iftar – the Ramadan evening meal to break the fast – at the State Palace on Wednesday.

Jakarta – The polemic over the ratification of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) has begun to attract the attention of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defender

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Pramoedya Ananta Toer Foundation launched on Monday seabadpram.com, an online encyclopedia dedicated to the renowned Indonesian author.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Listya Endang Artiani, a lecturer and researcher from Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), highlighted that the decline of the Composite Stock Price Index

Jakarta – The actions of Adj. Chf. Comr. Fajar Widyadharma Lukman Sumaatmaja, Chief of Police in Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, are beyond the bounds of humanity.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Brigadier General Frega Ferdinand Wenas Inkiriwang, Head of the Information Bureau at the Defense Ministry, stated that the Indonesian Military (TNI) will con

Ankur Banerjee, Jakarta – Indonesia's currency, rupiah, neared a record low against the U.S.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower, Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, has revealed the rationale behind the Rp50,000 Eid al-Fitr bonus (BHR) provided by app-based ride-hai

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – SAFEnet, a civil society organization advocating for digital rights, reported that between March 18 and 21, 2025, social media saw a surge in negative narr

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed state-owned banks to streamline their Board of Commissioners by reducing the number of members and ensuring that onl

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Six protesters from last weekend's rally of anti-TNI Law revision in Malang have been released.

Jakarta – Mass organizations running protection rackets are commonplace in Indonesia, as evident in the phenomenon of such groups extracting "holiday bonuses" from companies, and even s

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Advocacy Division Chairperson Zainal Arifin says that as of Wednesday March 26 there were 51 regions in Indonesia where demonstrations

Fadel Prayoga, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has conducted a poll related to the public's opinion on the recent revisions to the TNI Law (UU TNI) tha

Shela Octavia, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (Safenet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that participants in the protest actions

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has denied that the official manuscript of the revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI), which

Jakarta – Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Secretary General Bayu Wardana says that they have recorded that as of today, Wednesday March 26, at least 18 journalists

Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta, Indonesia – France and Indonesia 's top diplomats on Wednesday signed an agreement for a maritime security project aiming "to ensure peace and

Joshua Kurlantzick, Abigail McGowan – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto began his tenure last October with characteristic bluster and bullishness about Indonesia's potential and his

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – The Nusantara Artists Community has united in supporting Tempo following the pig's head terror and rat carcass.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara assures that the local residents affected by the Rempang Eco City project in the Riau

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Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – State-run toll road operator Jasa Marga recorded 763,679 vehicles leaving the Greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek), which includes Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Be

Antara, Jakarta – Governor Pramono Anung has signed a new decree that exempts homes valued below Rp 2 billion ($120,375) from land and building taxes.

Probolinggo, East Java – It's common for holidaymakers to rent cars during the Eid al-Fitr season, often as a way to flaunt success when returning to their hometowns.

Associated Press, Palu – One person is dead and two are missing after a nickel waste disposal site collapsed in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday.

Jakarta – The revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law reinforces the suspicions of many that President Prabowo Subianto wants to realize 'command politics' under his administration.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – House Speaker Puan Maharani urges those who are protesting and rejecting the enactment of the revised Indonesian Armed Forces Law (TNI Law) to "restrain" them

Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesia's central bank stepped into the currency market to defend the rupiah on Tuesday, as growing concerns over politics, government spending and capita

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Jakarta – The police have started a preliminary investigation into the intimidation of journalists from national news magazine Tempo amid pressure from civil society groups to sa