Jeff Hutton – A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia's fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The People's Alliance for Climate Justice (ARUKI) criticized carbon trading, a key topic at the COP30 Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indikator Politik Indonesia Survey Agency reported that as many as 77.7 percent of the public are satisfied with President Prabowo Subianto's performance

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – An Indonesian economist has warned that the government's plan to redenominate the rupiah by removing three zeros without altering its purchasing power wou

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – A joint security team from Indonesia's National Police and the Armed Forces (TNI) raided an illegal coal mining site within the

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indikator Politik Indonesian Survey Agency has reported that 34.1 percent of the public demands the shutdown of the free nutritious meal (MBG) program.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Indonesian Student Press Association (PPMI) condemns the lawsuit filed by Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman against Tempo in the South Jakarta Distric

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko on suspicion of receiving more than Rp 1 billion from the dire

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto's public approval rating is steady at 78 percent a year after he took office, a survey showed on Saturday, despite a challenging first year in offic

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The police claimed to have identified two human skeletons found in the Astra Credit Companies (ACC) building in Kwitang, Central Jakarta, as the bodies of Far

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M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Industry revealed that the export value of the sports equipment industry reached US$84.78 million in the January-August 2025 period.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chairman Antasari Azhar has died, his lawyer Boyamin Saiman confirmed on Saturday.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – A recent social media analysis by Drone Emprit shows that public sentiment toward the proposal to name former Indonesian president Soeharto a National Hero

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Indonesia's flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk (GIAA) announced that the planned capital injection from the state-owned Investment Management Agency of Daya A

Marie Heuclin and Aldiv Alfasera, London/Denpasar – A British grandmother who had been on death row for smuggling US$2.14 million worth of cocaine into Indonesia arrived back in the Uni

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The lawyer of Minister of Agriculture Amran Sulaiman distributed a press release on November 7, 2025, which was published by several online media organi

Antara, Jakarta/Belem, Brazil – Indonesia is aiming for at least Rp16 trillion (roughly $980 million) in carbon market transactions during the United Nations COP30 climate summit in Bel

On 27 October 2025, residents of Kinmom-Snerbo Village in Biak Regency, Papua Province, staged a road blockade to protest the Indonesian Air Force's (AURI) continued construction activi

Ananda Teresia and Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Explosions at a mosque located inside state high school SMAN 72 compound in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta that injured dozens of people dur

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The National Workers Union Confederation (KSPN) reports that as many as 126,160 workers from its union members have suffered from layoffs from 2023 to October

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The majority of Indonesians say they are satisfied with the first year of President Prabowo Subianto's administration, according to a new survey by Indikator Poli

Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – Indonesia has pledged to recognize the rights of Indigenous and customary communities to 1.4 million hectares, about 3.5 million acres, of forests by

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Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto continues to come out with risky policies that endanger the Indonesian economy.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Coal-reliant Indonesia recently endorsed nuclear power in front of world leaders who were gathering in Brazil ahead of the closely watched COP30 talks.

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Former Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo has been named a suspect by Jakarta Metropolitan Police for alleged defamation and spreading false information, accu

On 22 October 2025, a peaceful protest in the town of Tanahmerah, Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua Province, ended violently following repressive intervention by Indonesian police forc

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – A publicly traded company operating the coffee chain Starbucks, PT MAP Boga Adiperkasa Tbk.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Ministry of Social Affairs proposed naming Soeharto as a national hero, a suggestion that has since been accepted by the Palace.

Shinta Maharani, Jakarta – Indonesian diaspora in Australia, as part of the Melbourne Bergerak movement, held a Kamisan action (Aksi Kamisan) at the State Library of Victoria on Thursda

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto officially established a commission meant to reform the police force on Friday, about two months after the country saw mass

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Ponorogo Regent Sugiri Sancoko on Friday over alleged bribery linked to job rotations and promotions within

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – Authorities in West Java have pledged to inspect and reinforce substandard school building quality across the province after two schools collapsed in separate c

Jakarta – The law has proven unable to protect small islands from the increasingly aggressive expansion of mining.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says the government still needs to make fundamental changes to ensure indigenous communities and vulnerable groups benefit fairly from clim

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves climbed to $149.9 billion at the end of October, up $1.2 billion from the previous month, Bank Indonesia (BI) report

Jakarta – Car sales fell, cement sales declined and jobless claims rose – but the robust third-quarter economic growth announced by Indonesia's statistics agency on Nov 5 painted a diff

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's state asset fund Danantara faces significant financial risks and must exercise caution as it considers carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, as

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – The Nutrition Fulfillment Service Unit (SPPG) of the Sukoharjo Police Department found that the imported green grapes intended for participants of the Free Nu

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing a draft law to redenominate the rupiah – a long-discussed plan to trim zeros from the currency – with the legislation targeted for comple

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Investment Management Agency Danantara Indonesia is preparing an investment of Rp20 trillion to establish chicken farms to support the food needs of the F

Anna O'Connor – As Timor-Leste debates its General State Budget for 2026, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao is advocating for targeted investment to fuel economic transformation, the Portugu

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – National economic growth remained above the 5 percent mark in the third quarter, thanks to strong growth in exports.

Eko Widianto, Jakarta – The Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservations (Ecoton) researchers tested the quality of water from 12 different points in Malang, Indonesia, on Wednesday

Guillaume Daudin and Marin Lefevre, Paris – A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Alliance of Civil Society Movement for Holding Soeharto Accountable (Gemas) will hold a protest at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture office in Jakarta

Salman Mardira, Jakarta – Indonesia's Human Development Index (HDI) rose to 75.90 in 2025 from 75.02 a year earlier, according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), signalin

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Indonesian Deputy Minister of Health, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, stressed that no hospital shall refuse patients, including indigenous people of the Baduy tribe,

Christ Belseran, Kendari, Medan and Melbourne – Waves of solidarity actions for Tempo and press freedom in Indonesia resounded from various quarters, from Kendari to Medan and Me