Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that the trend of limiting freedo

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Jakarta – By any visible metric, President Prabowo Subianto has embraced the role of a foreign policy president.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The plan by the Jayakarta Military Command (Kodam Jaya) to deploy a combat battalion to tackle street robberies, or begal, in Jakarta has drawn sharp c

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing additional regulations that would allow public service agencies to import oil, particularly from Russia, which remains subject to Western sancti

Antara, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Monday that political parties can be disqualified from contesting elections in specific electoral districts if they fail to meet the

Ferry Yuniar, Olena Wibisana, Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Tofu and tempeh producers in Indonesia are struggling to cope with soaring imported soybean prices as the weakening rupiah and globa

Antara, Jakarta – Trade Minister Budi Santoso said on Monday that the central government could not intervene in the decision by authorities in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, to shut down 2

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Several regions across the island of Sumatra were plunged into a total blackout on Friday, May 22, 2026.

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Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Human rights activist from Indonesia, Hendro Prasetyo, recalls the moments when Israeli military intercepted dozens of vessels from the Global Sumud Flot

President Prabowo Subianto's decision to establish a state-owned enterprise (SOE) dedicated to exporting priority commodities sends a clear message: many major economic management polic

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has criticised the move to involve members of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in combatting the problem of street muggings

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – When President Prabowo Subianto addressed lawmakers at the House of Representatives plenary session on Wednesday, part of the speech infuriated contract teacher A

Wahroni, Jakarta – An Indonesian journalist seized by Israel forces recalled what it was like being in the latter's detention, saying that it doesn't compare to the pain that Palestinia

Tri Listiyarini, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to centralize exports of key natural resource commodities under a new state-controlled entity, combined with Bank Indone

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) closed lower for the week of May 18 to 22, 2026, compared to the previous week.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) doubts the government's policy to transfer natural resource exports to a state-owned enterprise could cut down on corrup

The Cuban people are currently struggling with an energy crisis due to the oil embargo by the US since last January.

Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PLN Unit Induk Distribusi (UID) Aceh has imposed rotating power outages in several areas to maintain system reliability.

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – The Indonesian Economists Alliance, or AEI, has questioned the validity of Indonesia's reported 5.61% year-on-year economic growth in the first quarter of

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto said his administration has recorded several achievements since taking office in October 2024, including progress tow

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia has the potential to achieve self-sufficiency in meat production within the next four to five years, as the gover

Lili Yan Ing – Indonesia continues to post around 5% annual economic growth, maintain low headline unemployment, and enjoy commodity windfalls from nickel, coal, and palm oil.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Amiruddin Al Rahab believes that Indonesia has not truly progressed from the starting point

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Jakarta authorities are stepping up efforts to curb rising street crime after a wave of violent robberies and mugging cases in the Indonesian capital spar

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Consulate General in Istanbul, Darianto Harsono, stated that nine Indonesian citizens detained by the Israeli military suffered physical

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia reported a balance of payments deficit of $9.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026 as rising global financial uncertainty pressured Indonesia's external accoun

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has criticized the directive to shoot suspected street robbers, or locally known begal, on the spot.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has expanded the range of foreign currencies allowed for the placement of export earnings from natural resource commodities, permitting expo

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia may have large natural gas reserves, but replacing imported liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with compressed natural gas (CNG) for millions of house

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's plantation industry pushed back on Thursday after President Prabowo Subianto announced a policy requiring natural

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's environment ministry has issued a new approval for a controversial zinc and lead mine in an earthquake-prone region of Sumatra Island, less tha

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia's Student Executive Body (BEM UI) sent a condolence flower wreath to the State Palace, Jakarta, on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Lili Yan Ing – Over the past three decades, export under-invoicing, transfer pricing, and commodity misreporting may have cost Indonesia hundreds of billions of dollars in lost state re

The ecological damage experienced by communities living along the Oko-Oko River in Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, adds to the growing narrative of the devastating impact of downstr

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The 908th Kamisan Movement took place during the commemorative moment of the 1998 Reform on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has urged investors and stakeholders to remain calm and trust its policy direction, particularly regarding the establishment o

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's business chamber Kadin warns that the rupiah's continued slide against the US dollar is squeezing consumers and businesses alike, raising conce

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Associated Press, Jakarta – Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) fell deeper into correction territory on Friday morning as investors reacted to mounting concerns over the

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A number of high-school students participated in the 908th Aksi Kamisan, which coincided with the commemoration of the 28th anniversary of the 1998 Reform

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Bali – From worsening traffic in Canggu to rising concerns over overtourism, Bali is facing growing questions about whether the island's current development model is

Delfi Neski, Effendi Rusli, Padang/Pekanbaru – A massive blackout swept across Sumatra island on Friday evening after a major disruption in the regional power transmission system, leavi

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – All Indonesian citizens who were held captive by Israel while participating in the Gaza humanitarian mission Global Sumud Flotilla 2.0 have been released.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amid turbulent economic conditions, President Prabowo Subianto hosted a number of former state officials from the era of 5th President Susilo Bambang Yu

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has long prided itself on buying weapons the same way it conducts diplomacy: from everyone, but never too much from anyone

Zane Goebel, Sonia Roitman and Udiana Dewi (The Conversation) – Indonesia plans to build a "Giant Sea Wall" more than 500 kilometers long to defend Java's north coast from rising sea le

Brigitta Belia Permata Sari, Jakarta – A Kamisan (Thursday) action coinciding with the 28th anniversary of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – touched on a num

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious 2027 economic growth target of 5.8% to 6.5% remains achievable despite mounti

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday that Indonesia has significantly increased judicial salaries, including compensation fo

Hearts of Palestine (HOPE), which is made up of several civil society organisations, groups and individuals, strongly condemns the actions of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in interce