Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Special Presidential Advisor for Communications Hasan Nasbi has urged the public to refrain from amplifying negative news.

Grace el Dora, Semarang – Sudaryono, the newly appointed head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), is confronting a mass food poisoning incident linked to the government's Free Nutri

Agencies, Surabaya – Aferry caught fire at sea off Madura island on Sunday, killing five people and leaving another 41 missing after some jumped overboard, search and rescue officials s

Michael Neilson, Jakarta – When Annisa Rahmadani posted online about being rejected from a social running club in Bali, she expected a few sympathetic comments.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is expected to grow below 5 percent in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia, as glo

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Indonesia's government must prepare an alternative funding scheme for its Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program after the Constitutional Court ruled that t

Eva Fitriani, Pangkalan Bun – More than 80% of Indonesia's palm oil exports now consist of value-added downstream products rather than crude palm oil, reflecting the growing impact of t

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – A massive fire that swept through Kasepuhan Cipta Mulya customary village in Cisolok district, Sukabumi regency, West Java, last week destroyed homes and gen

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled that the government must separate funding for the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program from the national education budget by

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – Indonesia's Defense Ministry has allocated Rp1.064 trillion for national defense education programs targeting future managers of the Red and White Village

Philip Jacobson, Jakarta – Two palm oil companies embroiled in a long-running land dispute with an Indigenous community in Indonesian Borneo have resumed the clearing of rainforest and

Bangun Santoso Lilis Varwati – The Save Indonesian Education Coalition has urged the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately follow up on the Constitutional Cou

Maretha Uli, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the government should no longer source funding for President Prabowo Subianto's costly free nutritious meal progra

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's electability in the latest survey by Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) has drastically decreased.

Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition Against Impunity, along with plaintiffs/appellants Marzuki Darusman, Fatia Nadia, Kusmiyati, I.

The shortage of subsidized fuels such as Pertalite and diesel in various regions exposes the poor state of national energy management.

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has increased performance allowances, locally known as tukin, for Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) personnel and Ministry of Defense e

Zhulfakar, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said on Thursday that one of its own employees had been arrested as part of an investigation linked to th

Antara, Jakarta – The rupiah exchange rate against the US dollar at the close of trading on Thursday weakened by 38 points, or 0.12 percent, to Rp18,111 per US dollar, compared to the p

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's shift toward low-emission vehicles is advancing faster than expected, driven by a sharp increase in electrified vehicle sales during the first half

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday sought to dispel speculation of tensions between Indonesia's top law enforcement agencies, declaring that the

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) said anti-graft enforcement accelerated sharply in the first half of 2026, carrying out 12 sting operations that led

Shreya Dasgupta – Indonesian authorities are wrongfully prosecuting environmental defenders and Indigenous leaders who protest deforestation, pollution and land grabs, says a new report

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded a sharp increase in potential fire zones in July as El Nino conditions intensified across the country, the head of the Meteorology, Climato

Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesian stocks ended lower on Wednesday as investors reacted to global rating agencies' concerns over Bank Indonesia's independence after Governor Perry

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – Activist Maria Katarina Sumarsih gave a public lecture on Aksi Kamisan at Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, July 27, 2026.

Basten Gokkon – An alleged corruption case at Indonesia's Surabaya Zoo has renewed scrutiny of how the country's wildlife conservation institutions are governed and prompted experts to

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) released the latest electability survey results on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.

Aliy Arivin Anward, Jakarta – The Saiful Mujani Research & Consulting (SMRC) has recorded that the majority of the Indonesian public is not confident that the Red and White Village

Maudey Khalisha, Jakarta – As layoff figures continue to rise, the government has acknowledged that the trend is "difficult to avoid" amid mounting global economic pressures.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Nine Indonesian activists who were detained by Israeli authorities after attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza have filed a criminal complaint with In

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded more fire hotspot activity by late July 2026 than at the same point in any previous year, including during the devastating fire seas

Theresia Sufa, Bogor – The Forestry Ministry has arrested a suspected member of an international pangolin trafficking network following an investigation into two major trafficking cases

Vania Rossa, Cornelius Juan Prawira – The growing role of the military in the civilian sphere through various government policies has once again drawn attention.

Aristo Setiawan, Jakarta – Saiful Mujani Research and Consulting (SMRC) says that Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto would not be elected again as the country's leader if the electio

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) on Tuesday urged the government to accelerate deregulation and remove barriers to doing business, arguing that ad

Rahmat Hidayat – Former Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD criticized West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi's public reward initiative for ca

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – Lecturer from the Department of Indonesian Language and Literature Education at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), Pangesti Wiedarti, assesses that the govern

Abdullah Faqih – Louis Vuitton, Bottega, Lady Dior, Hermes Lindy, Gucci Bamboo, Prada Monolith, and other luxury goods are not merely brands that we encounter in luxury malls or high-en

President Prabowo Subianto and the Gerindra Party should not be using indigenous people as a source of votes.

Gayatri Suroyo and Stefanno Sulaiman, Jakarta – Amajor disagreement with the finance minister over economic growth strategies preceded Perry Warjiyo's sudden resignation as Indonesia's

Bangun Santoso Novian Ardiansyah – Public satisfaction with the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program has declined.

Gembong Hanung and Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Jakarta/Surabaya – A number of regions in Indonesia are suffering from crop failures, as the onslaught of the warming El Nino climate phe

Jayapura, Jubi – The limited representation of Indigenous voices in media coverage of Indonesia's Indigenous Peoples Bill (RUU Masyarakat Adat) came under scrutiny during the Green Edit

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Indonesia's national employment social security agency, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, paid out 2 million Old-Age Security (JHT) claims worth Rp 30 trillion ($1.7 billi

Natasha Khairunisa, Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Indonesian rupiah extended its decline on Tuesday morning, slipping past the psychologically important 18,000-per-dollar level as inve

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities are pursuing wrongful prosecutions of environmentalists and Indigenous community leaders who protest deforestation and pollution, or defend land rights,

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung on Tuesday urged residents not to be provoked by ethnic issues following a deadly clash in Central Jakarta, stressing that

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Minister of State Secretariat of the Indonesia's Shadow Cabinet, Feri Amsari, said the civilian-led group plans to publish a performance report evaluating Pre

Responding to the 30th anniversary of the July 27th attack today, Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director, Usman Hamid, said: