Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi stated that the government has not yet thought about scenarios to extend the leadership tenure of President Prab

Ricky Juliansyah, Jakarta – An alliance of students from several campuses put up banners criticizing the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program at strategic points along the Depok and South

Daniel Ahmad Fajri, Jakarta – Civil society organizations from across Indonesia will convene a national consolidation meeting titled "Reorganizing the Republic" on Sunday, June 28, 2026

Surabaya – A wave of actions criticising the policies of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka took place again in Surabaya, right i

Wijayanti Putri, Solo, Central Java – Former Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday began his first nationwide political tour since leaving office, wearing the uniform of t

Heru Andriyanto, Arnoldus Kristianus, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Government's decision to eliminate import duties on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and plastic raw materials is expect

Adverse impacts from reckless mining and agricultural activities go beyond pollution, environmental destruction and health risks.

Jakarta – Responding to President Prabowo Subianto's statement on Tuesday June 23 at the closing of the 2026 Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Congress in Bangkalan, East Java, regarding hi

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – A Singapore-based think-tank assessing transboundary haze from forest fires issued a rare "code red" warning on Wednesday, flagging a risk for severe regional

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Indonesia's shortage of doctors is forcing medical residents to take on additional clinical duties and leaving many remote regions without adequate healthcare

Philip Jacobson – Teetering on the brink of extinction, Indonesia's Javan green magpie may have a conservation lifeline after national and international conservation NGOs launched an ac

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – The tracking and analysis agency Binocular Media Monitoring has released research results on monitoring conversations in social media throughout June 202

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto called Chief of the Indonesian National Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Ananda Teresia, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to scale back President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program, with officials weighing another budget cut of more than US$2 bil

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and China are looking to become less reliant on the United States dollar by pushing ahead with the local currency transaction (LCT) scheme to conduct c

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) still has work to do after uncovering bribery related to the issuing of audit reports by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) in Enim Regency, Sout

Jakarta – An Indonesian oil tanker that had been stranded in the Persian Gulf since March due to heightened tensions stemming from the conflict between the United States and Iran has su

Responding to the involvement of Military Academy (Akmil) cadets in educating students at the People's Schools (Sekolah Rakyat), Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usm

Padang, Indonesia – Authorities in a stronghold for Sumatran tigers have warned the public against using snares to trap wild boar following the dramatic rescue of an 11-month old female

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia has gone down by 21 positions in the latest World Competitiveness Ranking from the peak it reached two years ago due to worsening government and busine

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom RI) denies that the government is trying to control rallies in support of the Free Nutritious Meal

Danantara is straying further and further from its original founding concept.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto claimed that some people participating in public demonstrations do not fully understand the issues they are protesting and ar

Jauhari Mahardhika, Jakarta – Foreign investors have sold more than Rp 70 trillion ($3.89 billion) worth of Indonesian equities so far this year, extending capital outflows as concerns

Surabaya – A wave of student demonstrations criticising erroneous central government programs erupted again in Surabaya (East Java) and Makassar (South Sulawesi) on Wednesday June 24.

Baharudin Al Farisi, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid believes that the bribery case against the former chairperson of the Studen

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) has demanded that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka clarify allegations of bribery involving sever

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Global index provider MSCI has given Indonesian market authorities until November to demonstrate meaningful progress in addressing concerns over coordinated t

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto questioned the purpose of Indonesia's legislative institutions if they fail to improve the welfare of the people, arguing tha

Hari Tri Wasono (Kontributor), Jakarta – The chaos that happened at the National Consultative Assembly of Religious Scholars and Great Conference Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) 2026 in Pondok Pes

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday, June 24, transferred former Deputy Manpower Minister Immanuel Ebenezer Gerungan, popularly kn

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – The Education Office of Batam City, Indonesia, was allegedly mobilizing local students to attend a support rally for the free nutritious meal (MBG) pro

Fadli, Jakarta – Public debate over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meal program is intensifying, with competing demonstrations held in several regions amid concer

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded broad money supply (M2) at Rp10,415 trillion in May 2026, marking an annual growth of 10.8 percent, higher than the 9.2 pe

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has recently destroyed Rp 940.4 million (almost $53,000) worth of fake goods that had copied the well-known French apparel brand

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Imamudin, Sampang, East Java – President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates 1,151 kilometers of regional roads across Indonesia, underscoring the government's push t

Rahmat Hidayat – At least eight online news outlets affiliated with Promedia Group were targeted by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks over the past week, with several inciden

Bali, Indonesia – The booming market for animal abuse content brought dozens of international animal protection organizations to Indonesia in June for the first in-person summit to conf

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Business groups have warned that recent power outages across Java could disrupt industrial production, weaken supply chains and undermine investor confidence

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Deputy State Secretary Bambang Eko Suhariyanto stated that he is not yet aware of the details surrounding the alleged flow of funds to the leadership of

Stanley Widianto, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to embed artificial intelligence in some key government programs including its $15 billion free meals plan, according to a presidential regul

Ary Hermawan – Jaringan Islam Liberal's absence of a clear ideological stance is diminishing the movement's relevance for liberal Indonesians, even as JIL figures remain prominent.

Yehezkiel Raka Paskalis, Jakarta – After nearly six years of steady improvement, Indonesia's food insecurity has started to rise again.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Head of the Lampung High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Danang Suryowibowo stated that his office will not tolerate and is ready to prosecute any party respo

The recent deterioration of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko Widodo's relationship is a testament to the classic adage that nothing lasts forever in politics.

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – Indonesia's government has introduced sweeping legal and tax incentives for bonds issued by state-backed investment entity Danantara, in a move aimed at boost

Ian Wilson – A recent spate of violent robberies in Jakarta by motorcycle assailants, or begal, has unfolded amid deteriorating socio-economic conditions under the Prabowo administratio

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has enacted Law Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Indonesian National Police, marking the third amendment to Law Number 2 of 20

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A group calling themselves the Jakarta Community Alliance held a demonstration to support free nutritious meal (MBG) program in the southern area of the Na

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI) has warned of a looming wave of layoffs across the manufacturing sector, particularly in the ceramic industry,