Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's subsidy spending rose 44.4% in the first half of 2026 as the government increased support for energy, fertilizer, and microcredit programs to

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Sugiono and People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Ahmad Muzani are set to attend the funeral of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamen

Aliy Arivin Anward, Jakarta – Indonesian Jesuit priest and legal scholar Stefanus Hendrianto argues that the country's democracy has never been truly healthy since the beginning of the

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has officially designated July 13 as the Day of Belief in One Supreme God, marking formal state recognition of followers of Indonesi

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – The new 8% cap on commissions charged by ride-hailing platforms currently applies only to motorcycle taxi services and does not yet cover ride-hailin

Responding to recent backlash against online expression of LGBTQI+, which derived from the Presidential Regulation on General Policy for National Defense, which classifies the spread of

Satrio Adi Putranto, Jakarta – The Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) supports designating the spread of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBTQ) culture as a non-military thre

In the eyes of President Prabowo Subianto, criticism is seen more as a threat than constructive input.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's labor market has come under growing pressure as a string of major companies across the textile, footwear, electronics, digital, manufacturing,

Antara, Jakarta – The Religious Affairs Ministry plans to incorporate education on preventing the spread of what it describes as "LGBTQ culture" into religious education curricula and e

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs is planning to incorporate prevention of the spread of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) cult

London – Harassment and attacks against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) university students in Indonesia escalated during the June 2026 Pride Month celebrations, Human Ri

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Indonesia's Gerindra Party spokesperson Bahtra Banong said he supports President Prabowo Subianto's decision to classify the spread of lesbian, gay, bi

Norman Joshua – On May 20, 2026, President Prabowo Subianto unexpectedly presented the government's macroeconomic projections in the DPR (Indonesia's House of Representatives) – a task

Heru Febrianto, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry plans to develop 39 new airports over the long term to strengthen national connectivity, but an aviation expert has questioned whet

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) has revealed a suspected modus operandi of corrupt

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo dismissed claims that his action of stepping on a buffalo's head during a traditional ceremony in Lampung carried politi

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia and India have signed a deal on the BrahMos cruise missile system, the Presidential Palace said on Tuesday after a meeting of their two leaders.

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Indonesia's tax revenue rose 24.6% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, but the government now expects collections to fall slightly short of its

Akmalal Hamdhi, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Indonesia's continuing wave of layoffs risks evolving into a broader economic slowdown as weakening household purchasing power threatens t

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) reported that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) was the most frequently complained-about in

Jakarta – The government through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy 2025-2029 has regulated a number of classifications of threats to t

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Jakarta – The House of Representatives has approved a Rp 6 trillion ($333.5 million) budget allocation for the development of the country's future capital, Nusantar

Jakarta – The Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) Central Leadership Board (DPP) supports Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 111/2025 on General National Defence Policy for 2025-20

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) received 3,003 complaints of alleged human rights violations throughout 2025, marking a significant inc

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to increase the palm oil blend in its biodiesel can be risky if the country lacks a robust supply chain and p

Natasha Khairunisa Amani, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past the psychologically important 18,000-per-dollar level on Monday afternoon as the US dollar steadied near a t

Gembong Hanung and Maretha Uli, Jakarta – More regions across Indonesia are facing worsening water shortages as the El Nino-driven dry season intensifies, with authorities warnin

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – More than 15,000 workers at coal mining companies in East Kalimantan province face potential layoffs as the government has yet

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has included the dissemination of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) culture as a form of non-military th

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – A series of government policies has contributed to Indonesia's continuing wave of layoffs despite robust economic growth, highlighting deeper structu

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – University of Indonesia (UI) said the study results posted by the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Psychology Faculty on homosexuality "does not reflect" t

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – A fire at the Jatiwaringin Landfill in Tangerang Regency, Indonesia, since Tuesday, June 30 to Sunday, July 5, 2026, has yet to be extinguished.

Antara, Jakarta – A number of refugees have returned to stay near the back of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Jakarta on Friday, July 3, 2026.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) should not have dropped its investigation into the alleged corruption associated with the free nutritious meal (MBG) project.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's manufacturing sector suffered its sharpest contraction in a year as new orders dried up and factory-gate prices rose at the fastest pace in nearly 13

Ryan Eka Permana Sakti – On June 30, 2026, Nadiem Makarim, the former education minister and well-regarded co-founder of ride-hailing giant Gojek, was found guilty in a highly controver

The root cause of the disaster currently unfolding in the natural forest of Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan, is truly shameful.

Baharudin Al Farisi, Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – A number of trade union confederations declared the formation of the Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle (Koalisi Besar Perju

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) confirmed that all drought-hit areas across Java are receiving daily supplies of clean water.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ria Fortuna Wijaya, Jakarta – Indonesia's stock market is unlikely to reclaim the 7,000 level this year after one of the world's worst equity selloffs wiped out a

Grace Gandhi, Jakarta – The rupiah exchange rate at the Thursday afternoon trading close weakened by 43 points or 0.24 percent to Rp17,995 per US dollar from the previous Rp17,952 per U

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and the Indonesian Centre for Environmental Law (ICEL) believe that the government's narrative regarding climate justice and e

Antara, Jakarta – Online discussion platform Reddit has become accessible again in Indonesia without the need for a virtual private network (VPN), ending a restriction that had been in

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Dipo Negoro – On June 15, a discussion attended by Budiman Sudjatmiko at the Innovation and Creativity Centre at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta was mobbed by students wh

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa dismissed allegations that Danantara's planned Patriot Bond and Merah Putih Bond could become vehicles for money laun

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament is drafting amendments to the country's road transport law that would formally recognize motorcycle ride-hailing services as public tran

Nabiila Azzahra, Jakarta – The Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) has noted that the Indonesian National Police (Polri) institution still frequently uses e

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is developing a roadmap to protect local wisdom in biodiversity conservation, a move aimed at strengthening the recognition and p