Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's rupiah has weakened past the psychological level of Rp18,000 per US dollar, prompting calls for broader policy coordination beyond monetary

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Economists have warned that Indonesia's surplus can shrink further – even to the point of being in the red – as the world faces its worst oil supply shocks

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The rupiah slid to a new record low of Rp 18,000 per United States dollar on Thursday, extending its losses this year to more than 7 percent and making it Asi

Dylan Duan, Gayatri Suroyo and Melanie Burton, Shanghai, China/Jakarta/Melbourne, Australia – Chinese companies that helped build Indonesia's nickel industry into the world's dominant p

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named Dadan Hindayana, former head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) that oversees the free nutritious meal rollout, a

Marta Serafinko, Gdansk, Poland – For the past century, the Blue-fronted Lorikeet was one of Indonesia's most elusive birds, known only from a 2014 photographic record and a handful of

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed central kitchens operating the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program to refrain from serving omelets.

Ardan Pratama, Jakarta – International attention has been directed at Indonesia after United Nations (UN) experts said they believe that the "personal vendetta" narrative in the acid at

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia has injected Rp 8 trillion ($443 million) into the bond market to help stabilize the rupiah as the currency weakened beyond Rp 18,000 per US dol

Tempo.co, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) continued its sharp correction on Thursday, falling more than 4 percent.

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim, a spokesman said on Thursday, making him the

Dayat, Jakarta – Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday sentenced former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan to four years and six months in prison for his role i

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities should immediately rescind new policies to counter street crime that would result in the unlawful use of force by security personnel, Human Rights Watch

Emanuel Kure, Jakarta – Indonesia's data center industry is attracting fresh capital as global operators race to expand infrastructure to meet rising demand for cloud computing and arti

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Poltracking survey agency has released the latest results of the Indonesian government survey conducted in May 2026.

Tempo.co, Jakarta – UN experts have expressed dismay over the use of military court proceedings in the acid attack case targeting Indonesian human rights defender Andrie Yunus, calling

Jakarta – The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday expanding the central bank's role to include responsibility for economic growth and allowing lawmakers to evaluate its perf

Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) has strongly criticised a military court hearing the case of four Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers accused of dousing rights activist

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the University of Indonesia's Student Body (BEM UI) is pressing the Indonesian government to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Free

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The US has slapped an additional 10% tariff on Indonesia for letting imported goods linked with forced labor enter the country.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Prosecutors have named the former Chief of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), Dadan Hindayana, and his two deputies, retired Police Inspector General Sony

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Investigators from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) raided the headquarters of the country's National Nutrition Agency (BGN) in the early hours of Wednesday

Nanda Andrianta, Jakarta – Indonesian hajj authorities have voiced support for stricter baggage inspections by Saudi officials following a growing number of cases involving pilgrims att

Yanuar Nugroho – On 5 May 2026, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced that Indonesia's economy had grown 5.61 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first quarter (Q1), the fastest pace si

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto removed on Tuesday National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana, ending almost two years of struggles in running a nationwide free meal prog

Yassir Fuady, Jakarta – Three former leaders of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) are suspected of intervening with the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) regarding the procurement of go

Prisma Ardianto, Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Rupiah sank to a fresh record low against the Singapore dollar on Wednesday, briefly breaching Rp 14,000 for the second time in less than a we

Antara, Jakarta – Global rating agency Moody's Ratings has assigned a Baa2 issuer rating for the first time to PT Danantara Investment Management (DIM), while simultaneously attaching a

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Low scores in elementary and junior high school exams have highlighted the need to improve Indonesia's education system, with observers calling for reforms focuse

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A group of Indonesian citizens affected by the late-2025 Sumatra floods and landslides have filed a lawsuit with a court in Jakarta in an effort to hold th

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya responded to criticism that President Prabowo Subianto's overseas visits are spontaneous, poorly planned, and lacki

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian Cabinet Secretary, Teddy Indra Wijaya, claims that the frequent foreign visits made by President Prabowo Subianto are not in vain.

Giffari Al Hadi, Jakarta – Muslims across Indonesia last week celebrated Idul Adha 1447 Hijriah, a holiday closely associated with kurban: offerings of sacrificial animals.

Max Lane – On 1 May 2026 in Jakarta, there were many May Day demonstrations but two stood out as reflections of the divisions among Indonesia's trade unions.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), Hasto Kristiyanto, stated that the second term of President Joko "Jokowi" Widod

Bogor, Indonesia – In a village bordering Gunung Halimun-Salak National Park on the Indonesian island of Java, local people browse a row of fabrics carrying impressions of plants and th

Rafiqa Qurrata Ayun – The acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus by military personnel damaged not only his eyes but maybe also any credibility the Indonesian military (TNI)

Rahmat Hidayat – A major fire swept through a densely populated residential area in Indonesia's Central Jakarta on Monday night, destroying approximately 250 semi-permanent structures a

Fahmi Wibawa – On many occasions, President Prabowo Subianto has stated that his economic worldview was profoundly shaped by the ideas of his father, the late Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, w

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Standard & Poor's Global Ratings (S&P) reported that Indonesia's manufacturing sector returned to expansion territory in May 2026, with the Purc

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's increasingly active foreign diplomacy is drawing growing scrutiny, with critics questioning the transparency, urgency and tangible

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called on Indonesians to honestly assess the country's current condition, arguing that the benefits of economic growth have n

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has called for a transformation of Indonesia's economy toward what he described as a system fully aligned with Pancasila valu

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto wants schools in the homeland to learn French.

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Apair of Indonesian "researchers" participating in a leading international medical symposium in Denmark have come under intense scrutiny after allegedly usin

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Headlines about a recent spate of street crimes in Jakarta and viral videos of brazen robberies targeting tourists have prompted comparisons between the Indon

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Sidoarjo – Under the sweltering afternoon sun, 47-year-old Ahmad Solihudin waits outside his home in Glagaharum village, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Ja

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo did not attend the Pancasila Day Commemoration Ceremony held at Pancasila Building, Central Jakarta, on Monday, June 1

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The founder of the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Dino Patti Djalal, has provided five suggestions to President Prabowo Subianto, who has bee

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Hundreds of academics, activists, civil society organization activists, and communities consolidated at the University Club of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Y