Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Indonesian officials will seek to address concerns among investors and other key economic players about an economic downturn in Southeast Asia's biggest economy following a stock market selloff and currency slump, an official said on Thursday.

Jakarta – The polemic over the ratification of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) has begun to attract the attention of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs).

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition is once again taking to the streets on Thursday, March 27, 2025, to voice their rejection of the newly-ratified of TNI Law.

This demonstration plan was confirmed by the Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid.

Maria Monica Wihardja and Chatib Basri – We must get Indonesia's middle-class narrative right to devise appropriate policy responses. While some argue that the middle class has grown, the evidence tells a more sobering story.

Eryanto Nugroho – A convoy of military buses and trucks slowly rolled into the courtyard of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) building in the early hours of Thursday (20/03). Indonesian lawmakers were scheduled to approve revisions to Law 34 of 2004 on the Indonesian Military (TNI) in an attempt to expand the roles of military officers in civil governance.

Indonesia – Widespread protests in Indonesia erupted across the country in response to the government's controversial revision of the 2004 Indonesian Armed Forces Law.

Bangkok – Indonesia must identify and bring to account police officers who forced two journalists – one of whom they beat on the head – to delete photos and videos they shot during a protest on March 24, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Thursday.

Jakarta – We call on President Prabowo Subianto to pay serious attention to the causes and possible implications of the steep fall of the rupiah against the greenback this week, as the market has seen it as a flashing red warning about his economic policies.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Chinese motorcycle manufacturer QJ Motor announced on Wednesday that it will invest $10 million in an assembly plant in West Java, marking a significant step in strengthening its presence in Indonesia after just one year in the market.

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted his predecessor, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, for an iftar – the Ramadan evening meal to break the fast – at the State Palace on Wednesday.

Diananta P Sumedi (Kontributor), Banjarbaru – The Commander of the Military Police Detachment of the Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) at the Balikpapan Navy Base, Navy Major Ronald Ganap, confirmed that a member of the TNI AL with the initial J and a rank of Kelasi Satu, is suspected of being the perpetrator of the murder of a journalist named Juwita, 25 years old, in the city of Banjarbaru

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) stated that the weakening rupiah exchange rate, which briefly touched Rp16,640 per US dollar, would not lead to a monetary crisis similar to 1998. The Head of the BI's Macroprudential Policy Department, Solikin M. Juhro, stated that Indonesia's current economic condition is much stronger than the crisis two decades ago.

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Chief of TNI (Indonesian National Armed Forces) General Agus Subianto, has prepared 66,714 personnel to assist the Eid homecoming traffic in 2025.

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Consumer spending ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2025 has declined compared to the previous year, with a predicted slowdown in cash circulation due to fewer travelers.

The Transportation Ministry estimates that this year's Eid travelers will reach 146.48 million people, a 24 percent drop from last year's 193.6 million travelers.

Salman Mardira, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has dismissed allegations of an affair with adult magazine model Lisa Mariana, calling them "malicious slander" driven by financial motives.

Stania Puspawardhani, Jakarta – Mr Oksand, a corporate manager from Bogor, West Java, will not be flying back to his family's home town in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, for Hari Raya Aidilfitri, which is expected to fall on March 31 in 2025.

"Ticket prices had surged to double, and they keep going up as Hari Raya approaches," he lamented.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has strongly criticized the plan to deploy sharpshooters or snipers for securing the Eid homecoming flow, as announced by the Chiefs of Police from Cianjur, Purwakarta, and Karanganyar. According to ICJR, the measure is not only excessive but also risks leading to extrajudicial killings.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Senior minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, colloquially known as AHY, recently asked Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang if his country could help fund Indonesia's Giant Sea Wall project that would save Jakarta from flooding.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said Rp30 trillion is enough to address absolute poverty in the country, while the National Zakat Agency (Baznas) has been able to collect Rp41 trillion this year. The head of state then remarked that he could see Baznas tackling the extreme poverty issue in Indonesia.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan called the Rp50,000 Eid bonus given to online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers to be an "inhumane" practice.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian citizens staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives building on Jalan Gatot Subroto, Central Jakarta, demanding the repeal of the TNI Law. The demonstration intensified as protesters climbed the front fence of the parliamentary complex, prompting the police to deploy water cannons to disperse the crowd.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has raised concerns over the slow progress in investigating the pig head terror incident targeting Tempo. The magazine's editor-in-chief, Setri Yasa, reported the case to the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) on Friday, March 21.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform plans to challenge the revision of Military Law (TNI Law) by filing a judicial review with the Constitutional Court.

Antara, Jakarta – Governor Pramono Anung has signed a new decree that exempts homes valued below Rp 2 billion ($120,375) from land and building taxes. The policy also applies to apartment units priced under Rp 650 million ($39,122).

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Advocacy Division Chairperson Zainal Arifin says that as of Wednesday March 26 there were 51 regions in Indonesia where demonstrations were held rejecting the TNI Law (UU TNI). Arifin said that protesters in 10 of the 51 regions suffered brutal repression by the authorities.

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – State-run toll road operator Jasa Marga recorded 763,679 vehicles leaving the Greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek), which includes Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi. This figure represents the accumulated traffic from four main toll gates out of Jakarta, from Friday, March 21 to Tuesday, March 25.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Six protesters from last weekend's rally of anti-TNI Law revision in Malang have been released. According to Daniel Siagian, the coordinator of Malang's Legal Aid Institute, the six individuals were freed separately on Monday, March 24, 2025.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has instructed state-owned banks to streamline their Board of Commissioners by reducing the number of members and ensuring that only professionals fill the roles.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – SAFEnet, a civil society organization advocating for digital rights, reported that between March 18 and 21, 2025, social media saw a surge in negative narratives targeting groups opposing the revision of the TNI Law.

These narratives are suspected to be linked to accounts affiliated with the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI).

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Brigadier General Frega Ferdinand Wenas Inkiriwang, Head of the Information Bureau at the Defense Ministry, stated that the Indonesian Military (TNI) will conduct information and disinformation operations to counter threats to national sovereignty in cyberspace.

Jakarta – The actions of Adj. Chf. Comr. Fajar Widyadharma Lukman Sumaatmaja, Chief of Police in Ngada, East Nusa Tenggara, are beyond the bounds of humanity. The police officer, who has since been dismissed, sexually abused three underage children and recorded the assaults. He then uploaded the recordings to a pornographic site in Australia.

Shela Octavia, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (Safenet) Executive Director Nenden Sekar Arum has revealed that participants in the protest actions against the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) have come under attack in the digital world.

Fadel Prayoga, Jakarta – Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) has conducted a poll related to the public's opinion on the recent revisions to the TNI Law (UU TNI) that have been carried out by the House of Representatives (DPR) and the government.

Jakarta – Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Secretary General Bayu Wardana says that they have recorded that as of today, Wednesday March 26, at least 18 journalists have fallen victim to violence while covering the wave of protests rejecting the ratification of revisions to the TNI Law.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The Pramoedya Ananta Toer Foundation launched on Monday seabadpram.com, an online encyclopedia dedicated to the renowned Indonesian author. The platform, which includes photographs, archives and a list of Pramoedya's works, marks the centennial commemoration of his life and legacy.

Jakarta – Mass organizations running protection rackets are commonplace in Indonesia, as evident in the phenomenon of such groups extracting "holiday bonuses" from companies, and even schools, ahead of Idul Fitri.

Joshua Kurlantzick, Abigail McGowan – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto began his tenure last October with characteristic bluster and bullishness about Indonesia's potential and his own abilities to transform the country.

Dian Rahma Fika, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Manpower, Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, has revealed the rationale behind the Rp50,000 Eid al-Fitr bonus (BHR) provided by app-based ride-hailing companies for online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers. He stated that the explanation came directly from Grab and Gojek.

Ankur Banerjee, Jakarta – Indonesia's currency, rupiah, neared a record low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as worries over slowing growth and rising government spending shook investor confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

Probolinggo, East Java – It's common for holidaymakers to rent cars during the Eid al-Fitr season, often as a way to flaunt success when returning to their hometowns. But in some areas, this desire to impress has taken a high-tech turn.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – Listya Endang Artiani, a lecturer and researcher from Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), highlighted that the decline of the Composite Stock Price Index (IHSG) since mid-March 2025 has consequences beyond financial losses.

According to her, the psychological impact and mass panic triggered by this downturn pose the greatest risk.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Head of the Information Center (Kapuspen) TNI, Brigadier General Kristomei Sianturi, emphasized that the current generation of TNI has no desire to return to the New Order era, which implemented the dual function of military.

"That is the past, a dark past indeed," he stated during a Zoom discussion on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

Ayu Cipta, Jakarta – The Nusantara Artists Community has united in supporting Tempo following the pig's head terror and rat carcass. Poet Mustafa Ismail stated that as of Tuesday, March 25, 2025, there were already 332 artists, writers, journalists, cultural activists, academics, and a Brunei Darussalam writer giving their support in the form of a statement.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara assures that the local residents affected by the Rempang Eco City project in the Riau Islands can be absorbed as labor in the industries built in the area. He will accommodate them in a local transmigration program.

Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta, Indonesia – France and Indonesia 's top diplomats on Wednesday signed an agreement for a maritime security project aiming "to ensure peace and safety" at sea in the Indo-Pacific region.

Jakarta – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has denied that the official manuscript of the revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI), which was approved at a DPR plenary meeting on Thursday March 20, cannot be accessed by the public.

Associated Press, Palu – One person is dead and two are missing after a nickel waste disposal site collapsed in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday. It was the latest deadly accident at Chinese-funded nickel smelting plants there.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing to establish a new state-owned holding company focused on agriculture and fisheries by merging three existing state-owned enterprises (SOEs) into an entity called Agrinas, a senior official said on Monday.

Antara, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi urged Indonesians to depart on their trips earlier and take advantage of the "work from anywhere" policy for the Eid holidays.

Jakarta – The ratification of the Draft Law on the Indonesian Military (RUU TNI) on March 20 was followed by a wave of demonstrations around the country. Actions by civil society groups continued on March 23-24 with several rallies continuing into evening which were marred by repressive actions by the police.