Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto announced on Thursday that construction of a long-delayed $80 billion seawall project along the northern coast of Java will begin soon, marking a major step in protecting densely populated areas from worsening coastal erosion and tidal flooding.

Joniansyah, Tangerang – The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 171,880 lobster seed through the international airport to Batam. The lobster seed was intended to be sent to Vietnam.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Anticorruption watchdog KPK suspects that part of the Rp 1.2 trillion ($75 million) embezzled from Papua provincial government funds between 2020 and 2022 was used to purchase a private jet.

Budi Irawanto – With more than 10 million viewers in just nine weeks, Ryan Adriandhy's Jumbo (2025) is Indonesia's most commercially successful animation ever – and not just in Indonesia but also across Southeast Asia.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto will meet counterpart Vladimir Putin this month on his first visit to Russia since taking office, officials said on Thursday, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy seeks to boost ties with Moscow.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the National Economic Council (DEN), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, expressed optimism that Indonesia's economic growth could still reach 8 to 9 percent.

Jakarta – Indonesian state energy company Pertamina reported a net profit of $3.13 billion (Rp 49.54 trillion) for the year 2024, supported by strong operational performance across its upstream, downstream, and renewable energy businesses.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – The Special Region Government of Yogyakarta (DIY) has issued circular number 400.7.11/3884 in 2025 regarding alertness to the increase of Covid-19 cases.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto stated that Indonesia will not join any military bloc or alliance while attending the Indo Defence 2025 exhibition at the Jakarta International Expo (JIExpo) Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Ankara, Turkey – Turkey will export 48 of its nationally-produced KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, marking the first export deal for the advanced aircraft that is still in the development stage.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai has urged the police to investigate the alleged animal terror involving the delivery of rotten pig's head and soil to Papuan students in Denpasar, Bali. The Bali City Committee of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) recounted that the incident took place on June 6, 2025.

Jakarta – Although Indonesia is making progress in the campaign to cut the prevalence of stunting among children, at the rate of almost one in five children, that is still too high for the country to brag about success. We have a long way to go.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday that a country should invest in its defense systems as the once-colonized Indonesia works to upgrade its military equipment.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Thousands of fire victims in Kapuk Muara, Penjaringan, North Jakarta, remain in precarious conditions after a massive blaze destroyed their homes last Friday, prompting calls for the Jakarta administration to provide reconstruction aid or relocate them to safer, more permanent housing.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, claimed that investors are interested in funding the giant sea wall project. But reviews are underway, he said, and the government remains open to all parties.

Vonia Vieira, Nick Sas, Doug Dingwall – The smoke from burning waste gets so thick at Delfina Martin's home in Timor-Leste, she and her children struggle to breathe.

But she says it's not the only way the country's biggest rubbish dump – only 300 metres from her house – damages her family's health.

Mega Putri Mahadewi, Jakarta – Tuberculosis (TB) remains a pressing public health issue in Indonesia that requires urgent government attention. According to the World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, Indonesia ranks second after India in the number of TB cases worldwide.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) will require health insurance policyholders to bear at least 10 percent of medical claim costs starting January 1, 2026.

Caleb Fotheringham – Further reports of civilian casualties are coming out of West Papua, while clashes between Indonesia's military and the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement continue.

One of the most recent military operations took place in the early morning of 14 May in Sugapa District, Intan Jaya in Central Papua.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) reported that 35 small islands across Indonesia have been allocated for mining activities, covering a total area of 351,933 hectares under 195 permits.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia recently announced the revocation of Mining Business Licenses (IUP) for four of the five companies operating in Raja Ampat.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – The Ministry of Environment (KLH) has sealed two factories, PT Jaya Abadi Steel and PT Luckione Environment Science Indonesia, both located in Serang, Banten, following allegations of contributing to air pollution in the Greater Jakarta area. Operations at both companies were halted as of Tuesday night, June 10, 2025.

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Bogor – President Prabowo Subianto and former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) jointly officiated the opening of a new campus of the Indonesia Defense University (Unhan) on Wednesday in Bogor, West Java.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – West Java's recent decision to enforce earlier school start times across all education levels has aroused concern among educators and experts, who warn that the policy could impair students' brain development due to disrupted sleep patterns and inadequate rest.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has revoked the business licences of four nickel mining companies operating on the small islands within Raja Ampat, a Unesco site, for breaches related to a permit regulating forest use – the latest response to the discovery of illegal works in the country.

Maretha Uli, Jakarta Worsening air quality in Greater Jakarta has brought to light the government's unfulfilled responsibility to ensure citizens right to clean air and to curb emissions from coal-fired power plants and motor vehicles.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – When people run out of money amidst today's economic challenges, they can only pin their hopes on government policies.

Indonesia's economic growth had slowed to 4.87 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025. This marked the lowest Q1 growth that the populous country had ever witnessed in the past three years.

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's austerity measures have triggered severe and unintended consequences for the hospitality industry, leading to widespread financial distress. Months after the policy's implementation, numerous hotels have been forced to either close down or lay off significant numbers of employees to survive.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Ajib Hamdani, an Economic Policy Analyst from the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo), has outlined the causes of Indonesia's economic growth decline in the first quarter of 2025, which registered only 4.87 percent.

Antara, Jakarta – The Dutch government has prepared an investment of US$300 million (approximately Rp 4.9 trillion) to support various development programs in Indonesia through the investment agency Invest International, an Indonesian executive said on Tuesday.

Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Danu Damarjati, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for the Security Sector Reform has criticised the Army's (TNI AD) plan to recruit 24,000 privates (tamtama) as a move that injures the spirit of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998.

Amira Nada Fauziyyah, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform has condemned the Indonesian Army (TNI AD) plan to recruit 24,000 privates to form a territorial development battalion. The plan was announced by the Head of Information Service of the TNI AD Brigadier General Wahyu Yudhayana on June 4, 2025.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The government has revoked four nickel mining business licenses (IUP) in Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua. The announcement was delivered by State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi during a virtual press conference on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Protests from environmental activists and church leaders have compelled the Indonesian government to halt nickel mining at an ecologically sensitive tropical marine hotspot in the Papua region.

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office is once again presenting a show of the legal process in its investigation into the alleged corruption relating to the procurement of laptops at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Head of Global Greenpeace for Indonesian Forest Campaign, Kiki Taufik, said that the withdrawal of four nickel mining business permits (IUP) is a crucial step for the full protection of the environment in Raja Ampat.

The revocation of the four IUPs protects the community and the environment from the nickel industry.

Maddy Bolt, Nusa Penida, Indonesia – Storm clouds loom overhead as Nyoman Mitri peers out at rows of seaweed lines stretching across the shallow tidal waters of Nusa Penida. Her weathered hands move with practiced ease as she secures a strand of green seaweed to a rope.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – Secretary General of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Cahya H. Harefa, has called on the central government to raise the salaries of regional leaders. He argued that low remuneration often becomes a driving factor behind corrupt practices at the local level.

Jayapura – The government plans to build new security posts in a number of conflict areas in Papua. But the policy is considered not to be the right solution.

One of the political figures in the land of Papua, Laurenzus Kadepa, says that what must be done is to re-evaluate security policies in the land of Papua. Not instead planning to establish new security posts.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Terror and intimidation against Papuan students continue to occur every year, as do acts of racism. These acts of terror are the way the authorities curb democratic space and human rights for Papuan students.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Secretary of State Minister Prasetyo Hadi confirmed that the Rolex watches gifted to the Indonesian national football team were purchased using President Prabowo Subianto's personal funds.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia declined to comment on alleged legal violations concerning the granting of mining permits in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi explained that the Rp 931.64 million budget per unit for official cars for Level I officials is a standard cost. He emphasized that this amount does not have to be fully spent.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government announced on Tuesday the revocation of mining business permits (IUP) for four companies operating in the environmentally sensitive region of Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – Indonesia has seen an increasing outflow of skilled young adults seeking work abroad in a brain drain phenomenon experts attribute to concern around job opportunities within the country.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has suspended nickel mining in the Raja Ampat archipelago, citing multiple environmental violations by companies operating in the ecologically sensitive islands.

Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery company Grab said on Monday it was not in any talks on a potential deal with smaller Indonesian rival PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Bishop of Timika from the Order of Saint Augustine (OSA), Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, criticized the environmental damage caused by nickel mining in Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia. He delivered this criticism while preaching on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025, at the Cathedral of the Three Kings in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua.

Hammam Izzuddin, Cantika.com, Jakarta – A Researcher from the Indonesian Institute (TII), Made Natasya Restu Dewi Pratiwi, stated that the prevalence of child marriage cases in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) needs attention. Natasya believes that the implementation of Law Number 12 of 2022 on Sexual Violence Criminal Acts (TPKS) is still overshadowed by local cultural traditions.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia's newly announced economic stimuli fail to reach its middle class as the policy mainly targets low-income households, according to an analyst.