Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The government's decision to allow PT Gag Nikel to resume mining on Gag Island, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, has drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups.

Greenpeace Indonesia said the permit reflects the greed of both the government and corporations, putting extractive profits ahead of environmental protection and human rights.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – An environmental activist who has been advocating against geothermal development in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) was found dead in a hut in Sikusama, Tonggo Village, Nagekeo Regency, NTT. Several of Vian's – his nickname – friends noted various oddities behind his death.

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka conducted a series of working visits to Batam City, Riau Islands Province, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. His agenda began with the distribution of Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) at State Vocational High School (SMK Negeri) 1 Batam and concluded with a special event: the first lobster harvest.

Jakarta – The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has evaluated the salaries and allowances of its members. This step was taken after massive demonstrations occurred in several regions, resulting in heavy casualties.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono revealed that losses from the smuggling of lobster seeds by Vietnam amounted to Rp16 trillion. "It's about Rp16 trillion each year," said Trenggono to reporters at the Marine Aquaculture Institute in Batam, Riau Islands, on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) member from Gerindra Party faction, Rahayu Saraswati, has resigned from her position as a legislator. Rahayu is the niece of President Prabowo Subianto and served as a member of the House of Commission VII for the 2024-2029 period.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) is urging President Prabowo Subianto to immediately dismiss National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo. This demand responds to alleged procedural errors by the police in protest handling last month, which claimed lives.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Eisha Maghfiruha Rachbini, assessed the post-COVID-19 pandemic economic growth of around 5 percent as deceptive. This is because this growth is not accompanied by an increase in real wages for workers.

Rhett Ayers Butler – He taught mathematics in a small state school on Flores and organized the parish youth group on weekends. Numbers ordered his days; community gave them purpose. In recent years, he also helped mobilize opposition to plans to tap the island's restless geology for power.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The mysterious death of Vian Ruma, a 30-year-old activist opposing a geothermal project on Flores Island, has intensified calls for stronger protection of environmental defenders in Indonesia, where attacks against them have more than doubled this year.

Achmad Rizki Muazam, South Wasile, Indonesia – Rudy said South Wasile district police officers visited his home with PT Arumba Jaya Perkasa staff three times in June to recommend he take the company's 20,000 rupiah offer, around $1.22, per square meter of his coconut grove.

"But I didn't want to do that," Rudy, whose name has been changed, told Mongabay Indonesia.

Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Director Ardi Manto Adiputra reported alleged acts of terror against him to the Jakarta Metro Jaya Regional Police on Tuesday September 9. Adiputra said that his car was broken into and important document belonging to him had disappeared.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated that the corruption in the Hajj quota at the Ministry of Religious Affairs is not only enjoyed by a handful of officials, but officials at every level in the ministry also receive their share.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation and Human Rights (PBHI), Julius Ibrani, assesses that the Supreme Court (MA) reform seems to have been overlooked amidst the recent 17+8 people's demands and other demonstration requests.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The bill on asset forfeiture has been listed in the priority national legislative program (locally known as prolegnas) for 2025. A civil society coalition has raised several concerns about the Asset Forfeiture Bill to ensure it will not be drafted in favor of the ruling elites.

Fachrizal Afandi, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia – Police violence again shocked Indonesia when Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old ride-hailing driver, was killed in Jakarta. He was not a protester. He was delivering food when a police armoured vehicle hit and crushed him during a demonstration.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of State Secretary, Prasetyo Hadi, denied speculation that President Prabowo Subianto's recent cabinet reshuffle targeted figures close to former president Joko Widodo.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Textile Division of the Alumni Corps of the Islamic Students Association (KAHMI Tekstil) has alleged the existence of a well-structured syndicate behind the illegal import of secondhand clothing in Indonesia.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Sri Mulyani Indrawati was relieved of her position as the Indonesian Minister of Finance by President Prabowo Subianto. In her place, Prabowo inaugurated Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Monday, September 8, 2025.

Krisna Adhi Pradipta, Jakarta – In his speech before the People's Consultative Assembly on August 15, 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto presented the Draft State Budget for 2026. This was Prabowo's first opportunity to shape the budget without the involvement of the previous president. One prominent idea in Prabowo's plan is a universal defense.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Indonesian President and also the Chair of the Gerindra Party, Prabowo Subianto, gathered members of the House of Representatives (DPR) from his party at his residence on Kertanegara IV Street, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta on Monday night, September 8, 2025.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) has clarified Tempo's coverage that mentioned allegations of soldier involvement in the demonstrations at the end of August 2025.

Jakarta – The demonstrations in Jakarta that spread to a number of cities were the result of President Prabowo Subianto's inability to identify the root cause of public anger. Trapped in the hallucination of power, Prabowo is only able to read the symptoms on the surface.

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) notes that three out of 41 individuals reported missing during the week-long protests in Jakarta in late August have yet to be found. KontraS obtained this information through the reports submitted to the complaint center as of Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 09:30 a.m. local time.

Antara, Jakarta – The government confirmed that there will be no additional fuel imports for private gas stations, including Shell, BP, and Vivo.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The research and advocacy group Setara Institute believes the Indonesian military (TNI) Cyber Unit overreached its mandate by consulting with Jakarta Metro Police and running cyber patrols. According to the institute, such practices pave the way for escalating digital repression.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Halal Product Guarantee Organizing Agency (BPJPH) and the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) have signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure halal products for the national nutrition program. This collaboration emphasizes a halal certification mechanism for the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Executive Board of the University of Indonesia's Student Union (BEM UI) has criticized a recent statement by the new Finance Minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. Speaking during a protest in front of the parliament on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, BEM UI Chair Atan Zayyid Sulthan Rahman stated that the minister's comments belittled students' aspirations.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Alliance of Indonesian Economists (Aliansi Ekonom Indonesia) has released seven economic demands addressed to Prabowo's administration. The demands were signed by 384 economists from across Indonesia.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs has announced that the Indonesian government is set to establish six new Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

Hans Nicholas, Jakarta – Global calls are mounting for RV companies in the U.S. to change their policies following new revelations that some of America's best-selling RVs are built with plywood from the destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo.

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has replaced five ministers in a lightning cabinet reshuffle after deadly protests rocked the Southeast Asian nation of 285 million people in recent weeks.

Didik Fibrianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has suspended social assistance payments to more than 300,000 beneficiaries found to be involved in online gambling, Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said Monday.

Jakarta – Human rights and security sector reform researcher at the Setara Institute for Democracy, Ikhsan Yosarie, says that the arrival of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Headquarters Cyber Unit commander and a number of senior TNI officers at the Metro Jaya Regional Police in Jakarta on Monday September 8 to discuss alleged criminal acts committed by influencer Ferry Irwandi raises

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Stock Exchange Composite Index (IHSG) on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, opened in the red, specifically at the level of 7,748.51.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition has strongly criticised the efforts by the Indonesian Military (TNI) Cyber Unit to legally ensnare influencer Ferry Irwandi.

Jakarta – Just a few months before being named Indonesia's new finance minister, Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, raised eyebrows in markets by calling the International Monetary Fund "stupid" for cutting its growth outlook for Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Dewi Kurniawati, Kuningan, West Java – The once-empty barns of the Laras Ati milk cooperative in Kuningan, West Java, are filled with the recent arrival of more than 200 pregnant spotted Holstein-Friesian cows from Australia under President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious plan to ratchet up milk production.

Jakarta – To effectively represent national interests at upcoming international diplomacy events in New York, Kuala Lumpur and Gyeongju in South Korea, President Prabowo Subianto needs to engage in more serious preparations and hold intensive meetings with his top aides.

Feri Amsari – The recent corruption convictions of former Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary general Hasto Kristiyanto and former trade minister Thomas 'Tom' Lembong, and their subsequent pardoning by President Prabowo Subianto, have left a number of vital questions unanswered.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Special Economic Zones (SEZs) booked Rp40.48 trillion ($2.45 billion) in investments during the first half of 2025, according to the National Council for Special Economic Zones. The figure accounts for 48.2 percent of this year's target of Rp84.1 trillion.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has called on President Prabowo Subianto to regulate the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) Cyber Unit after it patrolled social media to investigate alleged criminal acts.

Antara, South Tangerang – The Banten provincial government has opened talks to fast-track the extension of Jakarta's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) network into Greater Tangerang, seeking to ease congestion and strengthen transport links in the capital's satellite cities.

Muhammad Farhan, Jakarta – Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman Anindya Bakrie voiced business leaders' expectations for newly appointed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, stressing the need to protect economic stability.

Effendi Rusli, Pekanbaru – Police in Pekanbaru, Riau, raided a slaughterhouse that had been illegally selling dog meat for at least two years, arresting two suspects on Jalan Harapan Raya in the Tenayan Raya District.

Muhamad Ghafur Fadillah, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks remained volatile on Tuesday as investors digested President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet reshuffle, which replaced Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati with Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa, head of the Deposit Insurance Agency (LPS).

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – It has been exactly two years on September 7 since the clash between thousands of authorities and Rempang residents on Jembatan 4 Barelang, Batam City, Riau Islands Province.

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The chair of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Muhammad Isnur, criticizes the new Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa's statement on "17+8 People's Demands." According to Isnur, the remark was indicative of public officials' ignorance of the hardships faced by the people.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto asserted that Indonesia's economy remains stable despite two weeks of nationwide demonstrations. He credited the resilience to the awareness of national leaders who prioritize the interests of the country and its people over factional or group agendas.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto warned that certain groups are attempting to erode public confidence in his administration. Without naming the parties involved, he described the challenge as one that must be met through dialogue.