President Prabowo Subianto seems reluctant to admit that his pledge to build three million homes per year is a difficult goal to achieve.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have escalated their handling of last week's fatal train collision at Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, moving from a preliminary inquiry t

Priyatno, Parigi – Indonesia's elite counterterrorism unit has arrested eight suspected militants believed to be linked to a sleeper cell of Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) in Central S

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara has acquired less than 1% stake in GoTo, the tech giant confirmed on Tuesday night, amid the government's plans

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The National Food and Nutrition Agency (BGN) has received formal test results from the Natuna District Health Office following a mass poisoning linked to the F

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy expanded 5.61% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, but the gains have yet to be fully reflected in business activity, according to a busines

Nasori, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia has reduced the amount of US dollars individuals can purchase in the domestic market without supporting documentation to $50,000 per month, as authoriti

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesia's Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform has submitted a comprehensive ten-volume final report to President Prabowo Subianto, outlining

Nikita Grace Panggabean, Jakarta – One day before International Labor Day 2026, the government signed a long-awaited regulation on outsourced work.

Populism can make leaders resort to some absurd tactics to gain public support.

Antara, Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government will continue to offer full tax incentives for electric vehicles, maintaining exemptions on both annual vehicle tax a

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto has decided that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) will remain directly under the president rather than be place

Fathimah Fildzah Izzati – The passing of the Domestic Workers Protection Bill (PPRT Law) on 21 April 2026 is a major victory that should be celebrated.

Mutia Yuantisya – The Head of the Monetary and Asset Management Department at Bank Indonesia (BI), Erwin Gunawan Hutapea, stated that the rupiah's exchange rate fluctuations since the o

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's unemployed population is shrinking, but the average monthly wage of the country's workers stands at only Rp 3.29 million (roughly $189), accord

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK), is reviewing a Rp 27 billion ($1.55 million) procurement plan for student sho

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Researcher of the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tubagus Solihuddin, revealed the erosion occurring in the coastal areas of th

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Human Rights and Justice, Natalius Pigai, stated that the government has no right to determine the status of human rights defenders, or

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – To exercise greater discretion on social media and ensure focus, Indonesian police officers are now barred from live streaming while carrying out their duties.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is expanding its free private school program this year by funding more than 100 schools across the capital, as the number of out-of-

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Human Rights (HAM) has inserted a specific clause regarding the right to be forgotten in the Revision of the Human Rights Law.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai addressed concerns over the growing presence of Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and National Police (

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded its highest number of malaria cases in 2025 mainly driven by population mobility and climate change that hamper elimination efforts to reduce p

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform proposed the limitation of positions for police officers outside the structure of the Indonesian Natio

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – A Jakarta court on Monday sentenced two former executives of state energy firm Pertamina to prison over a liquefied natural gas (LNG) procurement case that caus

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Shares of tech conglomerate GoTo Gojek Tokopedia fell sharply on Monday after President Prabowo Subianto called for a new policy capping ride-hailing commission

Agencies, Jakarta – The defence ministers of Indonesia and Japan met in Jakarta Monday to sign a defence cooperation agreement, underlining the need to safeguard regional peace and stab

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's plastic industry is bracing for job losses and output shocks as a global oil and gas supply crunch disrupts raw material flows, with up to 1,020 f

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – Boarding the women-only car on Jakarta's commuter trains no longer feels the same for Feni Freycinetia after Monday's deadly collision that killed 16 women travel

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Representatives of the Alliance of the All Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI Kerakyatan) issued a "yellow card" to Deputy Minister of Higher E

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has signed Presidential Regulation Number 8 of 2026 concerning the National Action Plan for Prevention and Countering

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Military Police Center (Puspom TNI) has expressed its support for law enforcement against perpetrators of abuse of subsidized LPG and

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's annual inflation stood at 2.42% in April 2026, with monthly price growth easing to 0.13% as increases in airfares and gasoline were partly off

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Human Rights, Natalius Pigai, has spoken out about a video statement made by the Chair of the Majelis Syuro Partai Ummat, Amien

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Residents of Labbo Village, Bantaeng Regency, South Sulawesi, have expressed their grievances about the government's free nutritious meal (MBG) program.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia is accelerating construction of a 575-kilometer sea wall along the northern coast of Java, spanning five provinces, to mitigate escalating risks from

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – The Chair of the Student Executive Board of the University of Indonesia (BEM UI), Yatalathof Ma'shum Imawan, has reaffirmed his rejection of the plan to esta

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that 12 neighborhood units (RT) in South Jakarta were flooded following heavy rainfall in the area.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Around 200 layer chicken farmers from various regions in Indonesia, united under the Rumah Bersama organization, declared the national self-sufficiency in egg

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Megawati Soekarnoputri, dismisses the accusations that the party was behind the wave of

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – The Secretary of the Advisory Council of the Central Executive Board of the Ummat Party, Ansufri Idrus Sambo, is questioning the disappearance of a video fe

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Student Executive Board of Indonesia (BEM SI) is set to hold a demonstration to commemorate National Education Day (Hardiknas) today, May 2, 2026.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) says imposing a windfall tax on extractive companies could significantly boost Indonesia's state revenue

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto said workers have consistently supported his political career, recalling that he ran in five presidential election

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) have released 101 participants of the May Day demonstration in front of the DPR/MPR RI complex in Centra

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Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Alliance of the Student Executive Bodies of Indonesia (BEM SI) will hold a demonstration to commemorate National Education Day (Hardiknas) today, Ma

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Police blocked a march by the Alliance of the All-Indonesia Student Executive Boards (BEM SI) toward the State Palace.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's plan to limit the commission for online motorcycle taxi drivers and platform companies to a maximum of 8 percent has triggered debate in the country

Ruby Rachmadina, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) has stated that 51 people who were detained during an International Labour Day (May Day) p