M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – A commotion erupted on Otista Raya Street in Bidara Cina, East Jakarta, as police clashed with demonstrators early Friday morning.

Duncan Graham – Why did the Jakarta student riots of 1998 succeed in ousting President Soeharto while this week's public displays of outrage seem doomed to fail?

Agencies, Jakarta – Thousands of people protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first

Beritasatu Team, Jakarta – Protests over the death of 21-year-old ride-hailing driver Affan Kurniawan, who was run over by a police armored vehicle in Jakarta, escalated into violent un

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called on the public to remain vigilant against groups seeking to create unrest following the death of an online motorcycle taxi (o

Violent antigovernment protests against a range of cost-of-living issues have roiled Indonesia, and anger boiled over after the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver who was hit by a poli

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Thousands of protestors continue their attempt to break through the parliament complex gate well into Friday night, August 29, 2025.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri, Jakarta Metro Police Chief, faced the anger of online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol) during the funeral of Affan Kurniawan

Jakarta – While former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo often preferred flexible, ad hoc task forces to tackle flagship projects, President Prabowo Subianto is building his legacy

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Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Thousands of online motorcycle taxi (ojol) drivers turned out for the funeral of Affan Kurniawan, their peer who was run over by a police vehicle yesterday duri

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's appointment of Foreign Minister Sugiono as the new secretary general of his Gerindra Party has sparked concern due to the difficulty of managing b

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has agreed to meet several key demands raised by labor groups during Thursday's protests in Jakarta,

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – A total of 120 students from several regions planned to travel to Jakarta to join a labor demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The Central Coordinator of the All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI), Muzammil Ihsan, strongly condemned the repressive actions of the North Sumatra

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI) has withdrawn information about the protest planned for Friday, August 29, 2025.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Industry reports that many factories are ceasing production due to the contraction of the manufacturing variable of the Industrial

Jakarta – A delegation of the Viet Nam Coast Guard led by Commander of Coast Guard Region 3 Major General Ng Binh Minh paid a courtesy call on Indonesian coast guard leaders and co-chai

Made Supriatma – One interpretation of the Indonesian president's recent pardons of two prominent politicians is that the quality of mercy is sometimes strained.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Students' protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Gatot Subroto Street, Central Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon, August 28, 2025, ended

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The light rail transit, or LRT Jabodebek, is seeing a spike in passengers due to the rally taking place around the parliament complex in Jakarta, which prompte

Kate Lamb – "A big nation like us," Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto told the rank and file before him, "needs a strong military.

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Police in Jakarta on Thursday urged the public not to broadcast live on TikTok or other social media platforms during a massive labor protests in front of

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The police have arrested several students who were planning to participate in a protest in front of the House of Representatives/People's Consultative A

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Department of Education has prohibited students from participating in today's protest, Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry Todotua Pasaribu highlighted China as one of Indonesia's largest investors.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia is waiting on the government's evaluation of its export permit for copper concentrate, a decision that will determine

Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Traffic congestion in the Greater Jakarta area is causing economic losses amounting to Rp 100 trillion ($6.1 billion) per year.

Jakarta – The demonstrations in Jakarta are still ongoing as of Thursday evening August 28 with protesters and police again involved in clashes in the Penjaringan area of Central Jakart

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Thousands of workers staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building on Thursday, only to find the complex largely deserted after lawm

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday delivered a sharp rebuke to business owners who exploit natural resources while avoiding tax obligations and damaging

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – Trade unions have scrapped their plans to stage protests in front of Jakarta's Presidential Palace on Thursday as they move the crowd to the parliamentary complex.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A clash between the police and a group of protesters broke out around Gerbang Pemuda street, Senayan area, on Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – University students from various campuses staged a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Senayan, Jakarta, on Thursday afternoon.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed Thursday that its detention facilities have exceeded capacity following a string of high-profile sting ope

Jack Moore and Taris Iman, Pekalongan, Central Java – The encroaching ocean laps against a road in Karminah's village, threatening her home in Central Java, where the government says it

Sabhrina Gita Aninta (The Conversation) – Animal populations on small islands are often thought to be unlikely to survive in the long term.

Agencies, Jakarta – Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned representatives of Meta Platforms Inc, ByteDance's TikTok and other social media platforms, ordering them to boost c

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The number of students suspected of suffering from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals in Lebong Regency, Bengkulu Province, continues to rise

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – The government has officially raised the ceiling retail price (HET) for medium-quality rice to Rp 13,500 (80 US cents) per kilogram, following the issuance of

Dandi Bajuddin, Jakarta – The chair of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Union (SBMI), Hariyanto Suwarno, believes that climate crisis is the primary driver of many Indonesians seeking to

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia has called on Islamic nations to unite and "use all their power and available resources" to stop Israel from fully occupying the Gaza Strip and entre

Agung Dharma, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin will visit Sumenep, East Java, on Thursday morning following a measles outbreak that has killed 17 people

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto used his first state of the nation address on Aug.

Jakarta – The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will conduct an investigation following unconfirmed reports that food trays used in President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious mea

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – The recent death of a toddler in West Java has raised concerns over the prevalence of worm infection and its relationship to childhood stunting in Indonesia, w

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday inaugurated the National Neuroscience Institute (INN) at the newly established Mahar Mardjono National Brain Center

Gamaliel Kaliele, Sorong – At least 12 residents of Sorong City, Southwest Papua province, were arrested following a protest against the transfer of four Federal Republic of West Papua

Timor-Leste's national parliament has approved a US$4 million budget to purchase 65 new cars for lawmakers, which critics say is "irresponsible" in a country where nearly half of its ch

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government plans to cut local content requirement scores for goods made through contract manufacturers, a move business groups say will dent investment an