Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated hundreds of bridges in various regions of Indonesia.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Co-Founder of the Institute for Security and Strategic Studies (ISESS) Khairul Fahmi has requested the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) to explain t

Central Aceh, Indonesia – A Sumatran elephant found dead in Indonesia's Central Aceh district in late February was the latest case of electrocution to kill one of Indonesia's remaining

Andrew Tito, Wahroni, Tangerang – A housing complex in Tangerang City was submerged almost to rooftop level on Sunday after heavy overnight rain triggered severe flooding, forcing 860 r

West Papuan diaspora, academics, students and community activists warmly applauded the screening of the new investigative documentary, Pesta Badi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in our Time, i

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) recorded that 148 neighborhood units (RT) and 20 roads were flooded after heavy rains fell from Satur

Melvina Tionardus, Mahar Prastiwi – The University of Indonesia (UI) Student Community Association (IKM) held an action titled "Weekend of Resistance" on Saturday March 7 as a form of r

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Industrial Estates Association (HKI) views Fitch Ratings' decision to downgrade Indonesia's debt outlook from stable to negative as a se

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia will file for a suspension of concessions against the European Union at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) dispute settlement body over a palm oil case,

President Prabowo Subianto has been remarkably busy abroad. After signing a trade deal with United States President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., he flew to Jordan.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Armed Forces (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto has placed all defense units on the military's highest alert level as tensions es

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – A coalition of university students and civil society groups voiced their opposition to Indonesia's involvement in the Board of Peace (BoP), the potential deployme

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara has picked Chinese partners to set up waste-to-energy facilities in the trash-infested Bekasi and Denpasar.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Student Executive Body (BEM SI) is urging the Indonesian government to withdraw from its membership in the Board of Peace (BoP).

Jakarta – International Women's Day (IWD) 2026 was marked by a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on Saturday March 7.

Berita Satu Team, Jakarta – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday are once again accelerating Indonesia's economic activity, driving a surge in consumer

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Jakarta is scrambling to bring home thousands of umrah (minor haj) pilgrims stranded in Saudi Arabia after sweeping airspace closures linked to the United Stat

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – The government has doubled down on its offer to mediate conflicting parties in the United States-Israel war against Iran, emphasizing the need for negotiations

Khalia Strong – Indigenous communities in West Papua are losing land, food systems, and cultural heritage as armed conflict forces tens of thousands from their homes.

Indonesia – The rising popularity of songbird singing competitions in Indonesia has led to the dramatic decline of the white-rumped shama, a bird known locally as murai batu.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – A number of students from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) interrupted the book launch and seminar discussing Prabowonomics at the ITB campus on Thu

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, its communication and digital affairs minister said on Friday.

Jakarta – Lokataru Foundation Director Delpedro Marhaen is asking the state to restore the honour and dignity of himself and his three colleagues after a panel of judges at the Central

Tonggo Simangunsong, Medan, Indonesia – Sahala Pasaribu, 35, walks on customary land his family has not been able to manage for more than three decades since PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL),

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A civil society coalition urges the government to unblock the login access to Wikipedia.

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Akmalal Hamdhi, Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following US military strikes on Iran have sent global oil prices highe

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) appreciates the decision of the Central Jakarta District Court judges to acquit Delpedro Marhaen and three other activ

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Islamic Brotherhood Front (FPI) has requested Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to convey condolences openly for the passing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Escalating tensions between Iran and US-Israel risk disrupting global energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime chokepoint that carries about o

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Chants calling Indonesian Prabowo Subianto 'cowardly' echo during the 'Weekend Melawan' (Weekend of Struggle) protest in front of the parliamentary compl

Herman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has issued a new regulation restricting children under the age of 16 from accessing high-risk digital platforms, including social media, as p

Karina Utami Dewi (The Conversation) – The Indonesian public has grown increasingly uneasy with President Prabowo Subianto's foreign policy pivot toward the United States.

On 2 March 2026, members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) shot dead Mr Eanus Mom, a civilian gold miner, during a security operation conducted by near Mile 69 in the PT Fre

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto invited hundreds of Islamic organization figures to the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – The government has asserted its regulatory authority over social media platforms with an unannounced visit to the Jakarta office of the United States social m

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Jimly Asshiddiqie, chairperson of the advisory board of the Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association (ICMI), has suggested that Indonesia temporarily

Case after case involving personnel of the National Police increasingly distances them from their motto to "protect and nurture." Nothing has come of promises to make internal instituti

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Jakarta – Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia's former Vice President, conveyed the results of his meeting with President Prabowo Subianto and several other figures

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's financial regulator sought to reassure markets after Fitch Ratings revised the country's sovereign outlook to negative while maintaining the invest

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves declined by $2.7 billion to $151.9 billion at the end of February 2026, compared with the previous month, according

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has decided that Indonesia will remain a member of the Board of Peace (BoP) initiated by US President Donald Trump, despit

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A coalition of civil society organizations plans to hold a rally outside the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Jakarta on Friday aft

Jakarta – Protesters from the "Weekend of Resistance" movement held a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) complex in Central Jakarta on Friday March 6, 2026.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) Student Alliance urged President Prabowo Subianto to resign from the Board of Peace (BoP).

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Iman Zanatul Haeri, Head of the Teacher Advocacy Division of the Education and Teachers Association (P2G) in Indonesia, highlighted the significant decline in

Jakarta – What do scholarship awardees owe to their benefactors? What does contributing to your country look like?

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The Student Alliance of the University of Indonesia (UI) has declared it will hold a mass demonstration if the demand for President Prabowo Subianto to w

During the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, Switzerland, WCC convened a side event on 4 March, titled "Human Rights in Indonesia – The Right to a Clean, Healthy a

Annisa Dina Amalia, Monika Winarnita and Charlotte Setijadi – The Indonesian government has recently introduced an alternative to dual citizenship for Indonesian diasporic communities:

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Business lobby Apindo recently said that Indonesian small enterprises could be safe from the trade-related repercussions of the Iran war, as their export r