Michael H. Hadylaya, Jakarta – In The Hunger Games, the Capitol glitters while the districts starve. The elites feast, dress extravagantly and…

Miriam Bahagijo, New York – The seats were almost full as the lights dimmed and an audio speaker transmitted the decades-old announcement of voice…

Rebecca Ratcliffe – Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut some lawmakers' perks, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, the…

Jakarta – Indonesia is living through one of its most volatile moments since the democratic transition of 1998. What began as scattered unrest has…

Agencies, Jakarta – Students and civil society groups called off protests on Monday after a week of escalating anger over lawmakers' pay and the…

Jakarta – Lawmakers at the House of Representatives returned to work on Monday with members of key commissions kicking off fresh rounds of…

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesian political parties have agreed to revoke a number of perks and privileges for…

Indonesia is weighing the acquisition of Italy's decommissioned aircraft carrier as part of Jakarta's push toward a blue-water navy.

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Basten Gokkon – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has set up a new authority to build a massive seawall along the north coast of Java, a…

The Indonesian Civil Society Coalition wishes to convey several things:

1. President Prabowo Subianto and the leaders of political parties…

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Many foreign nationals have shown support for Indonesian online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers amidst the recent…

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Last week's protest in Jakarta resulted in infrastructure damage. The total loss exceeded Rp55 billion. Jakarta…

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition and the Indonesian Academic Alliance of Concern have responded to a speech by Indonesian President Prabowo…

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition believes that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has failed to understand the…

Jakarta – Unlike other types of corruption, corruption in the hajj pilgrimage management involves two wrongdoings in one. Firstly, it harms the…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has declared the arson attack on the South Sulawesi Regional Legislative Council (DPRD)…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto stated that while the right to protest is guaranteed by law, demonstrations must follow…

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Prominent content creator Jerome Polin Sijabat, in collaboration with various civil society groups, is pressuring…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has acknowledged that police officers sometimes make mistakes while enforcing the law,…

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's palm oil exports saw another double-digit increase as of July as shipments of this agricultural…

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's armed forces have dismissed rumors that the government is preparing to impose martial law following violent…

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto vowed Monday that he "will not retreat even a step" in confronting rioters responsible…

Elviza Diana, Bengkulu, Indonesia – Yesi held her daughter Helda tightly, but the little one still shivered for days in the tropical heat over…

On 28th and 29th August 2025, tens of thousands of Indonesian workers protested across provinces and sub districts such as Manokwari, Semarang,…

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Amnesty International criticized Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's statement mentioning efforts to take legal action…

Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Indonesian police said Monday that the security situation in Jakarta and other regions has returned to "conducive" levels…

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – Amnesty International regrets the instruction from Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to law enforcement officers to…

Salsabilla Azzahra Octavia, Jakarta – Motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan was killed in the midst of a protest in Jakarta on Thursday, August…

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Independent Journalists Alliance (AJI) Jakarta has launched the results of the 2025 Fair Wages Survey for Journalists…

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The demonstration wave in Jakarta, Indonesia, has escalated over the past few days. Vandalism of public facilities…

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – The Grahadi State Building, or the official residence complex of the Governor of East Java on Jalan Raya Gubernur Suryo…

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Week-long protests in Jakarta have resulted in numerous casualties, as chaotic situations are met with police…

Muktita Suhartono and Sui-Lee Wee – President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia said on Sunday that the country's House of Representatives had agreed…

Jack Moore – Viral footage of a tactical van crashing into a young delivery driver in Indonesia's capital before rolling over his body has sparked…

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said there were signs of unlawful actions, even those leading toward "treason…

The end of August was marked by the widespread anger of the people. Spreading to various points, hundreds of thousands of people took control of…

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – The Chair of Indonesia's House of Representatives' (DPR) Commission XI, Muhammad Misbakhun, denied allegations that he…

Responding to President Prabowo Subianto's press conference today (31/08) and the earlier order by the chief of police to shoot on sight with…

Johnny Johan Sompotan, Andrew Tito, Jakarta – The homes of Indonesian lawmakers Uya Kuya and Eko Patrio were looted on Saturday night as unrest…

Associated Press, Makassar – An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in Makassar, South Sulawesi, leaving at least three people dead…

Antara, Jakarta – The Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Ministry on Saturday denied imposing restrictions on media coverage of ongoing…

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Wawan Kurniawan, Jakarta – A wave of violent unrest over parliamentary perks and political discontent swept through Jakarta…

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Several foreign embassies have issued fresh travel warnings for Indonesia as nationwide protests turned violent…

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's major political parties moved on Sunday to support the suspension of controversial parliamentary perks,…

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Nasdem Party suspended lawmakers Ahmad Sahroni and Nafa Urbach from its parliamentary faction after…

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – The violent protests and looting that rocked Jakarta in recent days involved three distinct clusters of…

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Ricki Putra Harahap, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday announced sweeping…

Michael Sheils McNamee – Mass protests have broken out in cities across Indonesia with clashes between police and those in attendance following…

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Saturday canceled a planned trip to China as days of protests spread further outside the capital Jakarta,…

Jakarta – Social media platform TikTok announced on Saturday that it has temporarily suspended its live feature in Indonesia for "a few days"…