Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia cannot escape the impact of nuclear weapons if World War III breaks out, according to President Prabowo Subianto.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto admitted to receiving numerous complaints from various international figures regarding the deteriorating cleanliness of Bali's

Agencies, Jakarta – Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia's biggest oil tycoons over a $17 billion corruption scandal, police said late Sunday.

Hanif Musyaffa, Heru Andriyanto, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday criticized Bali's local government over what he described as weak waste management, warning that the proble

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has claimed that Indonesia's free nutritious meal program, known as MBG, has attracted attention from other countries.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded deflation in January as food prices slid, but annual inflation accelerated on the back of electricity tariffs and rising gold prices, of

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Dutch Fort building in Mempura District, Siak Regency, Riau, collapsed on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at approximately 09:00 a.m. local time.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Ministry has allowed Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to resume services, lifting a ban over sexualised images on the app, after X Corp committ

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dino Patti Djalal has urged the Indonesian government to reconsider its plan to pay US$1 billion, or the equival

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Orange smoke was observed billowing from the chemical storage facility of PT Vopak Terminal Merak on Saturday afternoon, January 31, 2026.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin confirmed that President Prabowo Subianto invited several figures considered opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on Saturday that the government would not tolerate manipulative practices that undermine the integrity of Indon

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) recorded a 7.37 percent decline in market capitalization this week, reaching Rp15,046 trillion from Rp16,244 trillio

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto had met with figures considered part of the government's opposition on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, the head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), explained why food poisoning linked to the free nutritious meal (MBG) program keeps occurring

Widi Agustian, Jakarta – Indonesia's benchmark stock index suffered one of its most volatile weeks in recent years in late January, prompting the resignation of senior leaders at both t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara has denied a minister's claims that a wave of leadership changes would hit state-owned banks sooner or later.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Stste prosecutors have seized documents and electronic evidence during searches of the home of former Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bak

Singapore – MSCI is a powerhouse within the $139 trillion asset management industry and its decisions are hugely consequential for countries around the world – as Indonesian investors l

Rofiqi Hasan (Kontributor), Jakarta – Coinciding with the 6th Bali Liquor Day at The Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, Badung, on Thursday, January 29, 2026, the Industry Ministry handed over th

Jakarta – The nomination of Thomas Djiwandono, President Prabowo Subianto's nephew, for Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia (BI) could damage the independence of the central bank.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – A civil lawsuit against two corporations accused of causing environmental damage linked to the devastating Sumatra floods formally opened this week at the Medan

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has revealed a significant volume of funds suspected to originate from illegal mining activities i

Indonesia officially announced its entry into the Gaza Peace Council at the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos on January 22.

Chesa Andini Saputra, Alfi Dinilhaq, Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial regulators staged an extraordinary collective retreat on Friday, resigning in rapid succession after

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Around 4,000 civil servants are set to relocate to Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, later this year, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming said on Thursday,

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has urged President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw Indonesia's membership from the Board of Peace initiated by the Unit

Matthew Kish (The Oregonian/OregonLive) – Once a month, American labor activist Jim Keady logs into Remitly, an app for transferring money abroad, at his New Jersey home and sends $100

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Airlangga Hartarto recently denied that tariff talks with the US had involved some terms related to drone purchases, while saying that the

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is finalizing a Ramadan-Eid al Fitr 2026 stimulus package aimed at supporting both demand and supply to lift economic growth in the first q

Nurni Sulaiman, Medan – Police have launched an investigation into a massive fire that engulfed the factory of popular rubber sandal brand Swallow in Medan, North Sumatra on Tuesday nig

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) chief executive Iman Rachman resigned on Friday morning, following two consecutive days of steep market losses that br

On 22 January 2026, Prabowo signed the Board of Peace (BoP) Charter that was initiated by the United States in Davos, Switzerland.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial administration has widened its weather modification efforts to the skies over the capital's satellite cities until next week, with an ai

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The Food Processing Journal from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alkhairaat University, Palu, published a study three years ago on the nutritional content of

Antara, Badung, Bali – Indonesia's alcoholic beverage industry contributed about Rp 9.3 trillion ($554 million) to state revenue in 2025, the Industry Ministry said on Thursday.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from State High School 2 Kudus suffered food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals (MBG) on Thursday, January 29, 2026.

Debate within the Commission for the Acceleration of National Police (Polri) Reforms is still about institutional matters rather than more fundamental problems.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Rupiah closed weaker against the US dollar on Thursday, sliding despite a softer greenback, as domestic concerns overshadowed relatively limited external pres

Ary Hermawan – Eyeing the 2029 legislative elections, Indonesia's National Mandate Party has rebranded itself as the "party of the youth" and looks set to jettison its image as the "Muh

Singapore – Indonesian stocks on Thursday were plunging toward their largest two-day fall on record as the risk of a downgrade to frontier market status triggered a headlong rush for th

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Indonesia has rejected demands from the United States to buy U.S.

Philip Jacobson, Loeha Raya, Indonesia – The road to the headquarters of the Loeha Raya Farmers' Cooperative is inundated from the monsoon, and a baby cayman splashes around in a puddle

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – While the Prabowo Subianto government and its coalition partners in parliament have temporarily shelved their plans to abolish direct local elections due to public

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming on Thursday dismissed claims that Nusantara, Indonesia's future capital in East Kalimantan, is turning into a "ghost to

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Two months after devastating floods struck Sumatra, many children in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh provinces are still studying in tents under difficult

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Sovereign wealth fund Danantara wants the state-run vaccine manufacturer Bio Farma to let go of its pharmaceutical subsidiary Kimia Farma amid ambitious bu

Jakarta – The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) had its funding cut during a hearing with the House of Representatives on Wednesday as part of a plan to divert government exp

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A member of the Presidential Security Detail (Paspampres) received a reprimand from a journalist during President Prabowo Subianto's visit to the United Ki

Basten Gokkon – Indonesian authorities have detained five people in connection with the alleged illegal hunting and shooting of an endangered Javan leopard in the Gunung Sanggabuana con