Maretha Uli and Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – As the Idul Fitri extended holiday draws to a close, Indonesia has been hit by a series of disasters across several regions, with authorities w
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March 25, 2026
March 23, 2026
Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Transportation recorded a rise in the number of mudik travelers using public transportation during the 2026 Eid al-Fitr homecomin
March 21, 2026
Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesian police have recorded a total of 90 traffic accidents during the Eid exodus on March 19-20, 2026.
March 18, 2026
Calvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Around 1.2 million vehicles have departed Jakarta ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, according to toll road operator Jasa Marga.
March 15, 2026
Antara, Jembrana – Vehicle queues heading toward the ferry terminal at Port of Gilimanuk in Bali stretched as far as 25 kilometers on Saturday, about a week before the Eid al-Fitr holid
March 14, 2026
Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Indonesia's annual Eid homecoming, known as mudik, is gathering pace with toll roads out of Jakarta, railway stations, ports, and airports already seei
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has prohibited officials from holding excessively grand open house events during Eid al-Fitr.
March 13, 2026
Heru Andriyanto, Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's annual Eid homecoming travel is gaining momentum nine days ahead of Idul Fitri, with passenger traffic rising across trains, buses, ferrie
March 11, 2026
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian police will deploy more than 89,000 personnel nationwide to secure one of the world's largest annual holiday travel movements as millions of people return t
March 10, 2026
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
February 16, 2026
Berita Satu Team, Jakarta – Indonesia's Lunar New Year, known locally as Imlek, brought a surge in domestic travel, tourism activity, and festive consumption across the country as milli
Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – Orders for Lunar New Year (Imlek) decorations began pouring in unusually early this year for Jakarta-based decoration service Party Buddies, as the festive se
February 11, 2026
Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf stated that the government will allocate more than Rp17 trillion for social assistance (bansos) leading up to Eid a
February 10, 2026
Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – Indonesia will roll out a Rp 911.16 billion ($54.26 million) transport discount program during the Ramadan – Eid al-Fitr holiday period this year as part of an ec
January 1, 2026
Wahyu Majiah, Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Cities across Indonesia welcomed the start of 2026 with subdued New Year's Eve observances, scaling back festivities and cancelling firework
December 31, 2025
Suherdjoko, Rizal Harahap, Semarang/Pekanbaru – Several regions across the country have decided to scrap their planned New Year's Eve celebrations, opting instead for more subdued event
December 30, 2025
Andrew Tito, Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Jakarta authorities will close the capital's main thoroughfares, Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Thamrin, from 6 p.m.
December 25, 2025
Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – About 1.2 million vehicles have exited the Greater Jakarta area over the past week leading up to Christmas, Indonesia's national traffic police said, accountin
December 19, 2025
Mita Amalia Hapsari, Dian Aprilianingrum, Ifan Ahmad, Jakarta – Cities across Indonesia will not ring in the New Year with their usual fanfare, choosing instead subdued celebrations as
December 14, 2025
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Culture has designated December 14 as National History Day.
October 1, 2025
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto presided over the commemoration ceremony for Pancasila Sanctity Day 2025 at Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta, on October 1, 2025.
August 18, 2025
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Jakarta Environment Agency collected tens of tons of waste following the 80th Anniversary of Indonesia celebration in the capital on Sunday, August 17,
Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – Indonesia's national anthem, Indonesia Raya, can be played freely at sporting events and other public occasions without incurring royalty fees, the c
August 17, 2025
Aqraa Sagir – Once staged to entertain colonial elites, panjat pinang has evolved into a contest of determination and teamwork, with prizes dangling overhead.
Yovanda Noni, North Penajam Paser – The Nusantara Capital Authority held a ceremony to commemorate Indonesia's 80th Independence Day at the Plasa Ceremony Ground, Nusantara, on Sunday.
August 16, 2025
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The spokesperson for the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, or OIKN, Troy Pantouw, said that the Head of OIKN, Basuki Hadimuljono, will be the inspector
Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Indonesia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of its independence on Aug.
West Papuan pro-independence advocate Benny Wenda has called for a boycott on Indonesia's Independence Day celebrations.
August 5, 2025
Syifa Alifa, Jakarta – The Jakarta Provincial Government will be offering a special fare of Rp80 for all public transportation in Greater Jakarta in celebration of Indonesia's 80th Inde
August 3, 2025
Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – The National Liberation Army of West Papua-Free Papua Movement, or TPNPB OPM, issued a prohibition on the raising of the Indonesian flag in Papua on August
August 1, 2025
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Presidential Palace has confirmed that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka will attend the 80th Indonesian Independence Day ceremony at the Merdeka Pa
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has declared August 18, 2025, a national holiday to celebrate the 80th Indonesian Independence Day, which falls on August 17.
July 24, 2025
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The newly released logo for Indonesia's 80th Independence Day has drawn comparisons to 'Keroppi,' the well-known frog character created by Japanese company Sa
April 12, 2025
Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The number of travelers for the annual Eid al-Fitr homecoming, or mudik, in 2025 dropped by 4.69 percent compared to the previous year, according to data r
April 6, 2025
Hanif Musyaffa, Widy Wicaksono, Jakarta – Jakarta's post-Eid al-Fitr travel surge continues to climb sharply as of Saturday, six days after the holiday.
April 4, 2025
Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati visited former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at his residence in Surakarta, Central Java, on Thursday in celebration of Idul Fitri.
April 3, 2025
Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Shinta Kamdani, chairwoman of the Indonesian Employers' Association (Apindo), has said this year's Idul Fitri did not bring the usual surge in economic growth, de
April 1, 2025
Riza, Sukabumi, West Java – Police stopped an ambulance on Tuesday for allegedly transporting local tourists through heavy Eid al-Fitr traffic in Sukabumi Regency, West Java.
March 31, 2025
Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Thousands of citizens received gifts and souvenirs after attending President Prabowo Subianto's Eid open house at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta o
Thomas Harefa, Jakarta – Chief Food Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan said food prices in Indonesia are expected to return to normal one week after Eid al-Fitr 2025.
March 30, 2025
Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – The Indonesian National Police (Polri) has deployed 164,298 joint personnel to secure Eid al-Fitr 2025 celebrations, ensuring public safety and order during th
March 29, 2025
Antara, Jakarta – Pertamina Patra Niaga has announced a price reduction for non-subsidized fuel, including the Pertamax Series and Dex Series, effective March 29.
March 28, 2025
Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) said that government budget cuts have affected the existence of child-friendly facilities in public space du
Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – Indonesia is seeing fewer homecoming travelers this Eid holiday, and an analyst believes that the stalling small enterprises is what might have
Jakarta – It has been a Ramadan unlike many before in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Eid has become a much-anticipated holiday for Indonesians as employees get to receive bonuses that are usually a month's worth of salary.
March 27, 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 circulatio
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 anno
Rino Fajar, Jakarta – State-owned toll operator Jasa Marga reported that nearly 1 million vehicles have left Greater Jakarta during the 2025 Eid homecoming period, with a significant su
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 Aidilf
