Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is not ruling out the option of reducing fuel subsidies, should the state budget be unable to shoulder the pressure of high oil prices, as t

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia recently reacted to the appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran's new supreme leader, saying that Jakarta "respects" Iranian sovereignty.

Asido Nababan, Jakarta – Indonesia holds a central position in the global nickel industry.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – The government said Tuesday that it would provide travel discounts for the upcoming Eid holiday season as the archipelagic country readied a multimillion-dollar st

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Busyro Muqoddas, Head of the Legal, Human Rights, and Wisdom Division of the Muhammadiyah Central Leadership, stated that the Indonesian government's Free N

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has given a warning about the difficult times that the people will face.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Retail sales in Indonesia slowed at the start of 2026 as consumer spending normalized after the Christmas and New Year holiday season, according to data r

The investigation into suspected human trafficking in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), should be conducted without interference by anyone to ensure that the case can be fully resolved

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, revealed that 10 percent or approximately 700,000 children in Indonesia have been detected with sympt

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Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) in East Kalimantan has won a public information dispute regarding the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) infrastructure proje

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that Indonesia is on the right track in facing global geopolitical dynamics because it consistently pursues an indepen

Muhammad Nanda Andrianta, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has recorded a sharp increase in online scam activities ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2026, with 13,130 fraud reports i

Padang, Indonesia – Environmental inspectors in Indonesia say they're continuing to monitor compliance by mining and other companies on the island of Sumatra amid ongoing public outcry

Responding to the rearrest of an activist who had only just been released from detention in Bandung, West Java, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The planned export of solar energy from Indonesia's Batam to Singapore appears to have hit a snag, as appointed electricity exporters face challenges in

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, with potential spillover into the Red Sea, could increase Indonesia's automotive production costs by 2-4%, a

Cantika.com, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially banned tourist activities involving tourists riding elephants.

Central Aceh, Indonesia – A Sumatran elephant found dead in Indonesia's Central Aceh district in late February was the latest case of electrocution to kill one of Indonesia's remaining

Agus Pambagio & Sidik Pramono – In discussions about trade balances, national independence and economic sovereignty are often simplified as reducing – or even eliminating – imports.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – An analyst recently warned that war-induced oil price hikes would cause Indonesia's budget shortfall to widen to almost 4% of the gross dom

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia's survey of the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in February 2026 was 125.2, a decline from January.

The Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held an action and art performance on Sunday March 8 to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD) 2026.

Antara, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past the psychological Rp17,000 per dollar level at Monday's opening as surging global oil prices fueled a broad risk-off mood, triggering pressure on

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto invited his former military aides and personal guards to his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Responding to the acquittal of four activists accused by authorities of inciting people to commit violent acts during the August 2025 protests, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executi

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging the president and the House of Representatives (DPR) to revoke a telegram issued by Indonesian Military (TNI)

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated hundreds of bridges in various regions of Indonesia.

Agencies, Jakarta – Rescuers are still searching for five missing people after a large stack of garbage collapsed at Indonesia's biggest landfill site over the weekend, killing at least

Anwar Siswadi, Jakarta – A joint international study has detected microplastics in Indonesian waters at depths of up to 2,450 meters, showing that plastic pollution has reached even the

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, believes that the government's plan to ban access to social media for children under 16 ye

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Jakarta – Indonesia has entered an agreement with India to procure the BrahMos missile system, its defence ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait told Reuters on March 9.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – State spending surged sharply in the first two months of 2026, raising concerns among economists about Indonesia's fiscal trajectory as the government acc

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia will not reduce funding for its free nutritious meal program, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Monday, despite rising global oil prices tha

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – State asset fund Danantara has selected two Chinese companies as operating partners for the first phase of its waste-to-energy (WtE) projects.

Jakarta – Despite growing conservatism globally, significant progress has been made in women's rights.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Co-Founder of the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Khairul Fahmi has requested the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to explain t

Melvina Tionardus, Mahar Prastiwi – The University of Indonesia (UI) Student Community Association (IKM) held an action titled "Weekend of Resistance" on Saturday March 7 as a form of r

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia will file for a suspension of concessions against the European Union at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement body over a palm oil case,

President Prabowo Subianto has been remarkably busy abroad. After signing a trade deal with United States President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., he flew to Jordan.

Andrew Tito, Wahroni, Tangerang – A housing complex in Tangerang City was submerged almost to rooftop level on Sunday after heavy overnight rain triggered severe flooding, forcing 860 r

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association (HKI) views Fitch Ratings' decision to downgrade Indonesia's debt outlook from stable to negative as a se

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that 148 neighborhood units (RT) and 20 roads were flooded after heavy rains fell from Satur

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara has picked Chinese partners to set up waste-to-energy facilities in the trash-infested Bekasi and Denpasar.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Student Executive Body (BEM SI) is urging the Indonesian government to withdraw from its membership in the Board of Peace (BoP).

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A coalition of university students and civil society groups voiced their opposition to Indonesia's involvement in the Board of Peace (BoP), the potential deployme

Jakarta – International Women's Day (IWD) 2026 was marked by a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Saturday March 7.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Armed Forces (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto has placed all defense units on the military's highest alert level as tensions es

Berita Satu Team, Jakarta – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday are once again accelerating Indonesia's economic activity, driving a surge in consumer