Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The rupiah's depreciation beyond Rp 17,500 against the US dollar has triggered a rise in foreign-exchange transactions at money changers across Jakarta, as people seek to convert funds for investment, savings, and overseas travel.

The establishment of the National Park Management Financing Innovation Task Force has sparked serious concerns about the direction of environmental governance. Behind the buzzword "financing innovation" lie risks of conflicts of interest, as well as a push for the commercialization of conservation areas, which could potentially undermine the protection mandate.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia has shut down 1,004 piracy websites since January 2025, according to the Directorate General of Intellectual Property at the Ministry of Law.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The air quality in Indonesia has deteriorated based on air monitoring data from the US AQI website, which indicates that throughout May 2026, five major cities in Indonesia have been in a worrying condition.

Monitoring data shows that Jakarta and Bandung consistently fall into the "unhealthy" category.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Four people were killed and 19 others injured after a bus collided with a pickup truck on the Kualanamu – Tebing Tinggi Toll Road in Serdang Bedagai regency, North Sumatra, on Monday morning.

Fadli, Batam – Police in the Riau Islands are clamping down on illicit fuel flows in border areas following an instruction from National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo in response to geopolitical oil price shocks.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Dudung Abdurachman stated that the Indonesian government is targeting the revitalization of up to 71,000 schools by 2026.

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta air quality fell into the unhealthy category, ranking third among cities with the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday morning, May 13, 2026.

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Around 663,000 schoolchildren screened this year in the government's free health check program were found to have high blood pressure, raising concern over underlying conditions such as kidney damage linked to unhealthy lifestyles and increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods.

Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia faces a growing dilemma over soybeans, as the country remains heavily dependent on imports while domestic production costs are too high to make local farming economically attractive, according to an agricultural expert.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's nickel policies have worried Chinese investors, as businessmen penned a letter to President Prabowo Subianto to improve the investment climate.

In that five-page letter, the China Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia has waved a flag of concern for Jakarta's drastic trims to nickel ore output.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – More than half of Indonesia's national steel demand is still being met through imports, raising concerns over the competitiveness of domestic producers as cheaper foreign steel floods the market, according to the Indonesian Iron and Steel Industry Association.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Indonesia's Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) activist Andrie Yunus again failed to appear at a follow-up hearing in the acid attack case at Military Court II-08 Jakarta on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, as he remains hospitalized at Central Jakarta's Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM).

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is recorded to have a wealth of Rp27,915,654,176. This figure is stated in the State Official Wealth Report (LHKPN) dated March 23, 2026, for the 2025 period.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Indonesian billionaire Prajogo Pangestu saw his fortune shrink by $1.8 billion (Rp 31.5 trillion) in a single day on his 82nd birthday after global index provider MSCI removed three of his flagship companies from its Global Standard Indexes.

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the 2022 law governing the country's planned capital relocation, affirming that Jakarta remains the nation's capital until a presidential decree formally transfers the status to Nusantara.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Economists at Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI) questioned the credibility of Indonesia's reported 5.61% economic growth in the first quarter of 2026, arguing that the figure was likely inflated by temporary factors and inconsistencies in official production data.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – A defendant in the case involving Indonesia's Strategic Intelligence Agency of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Sergeant Edi Sudarko, told a military court that activist Andrie Yunus was "overreacting" during a past protest, which he said contributed to the decision to carry out an acid attack against him.

Susanne Seong-eun Bergsten – Two female domestic workers, ages 15 and 18, jumped from the fourth floor of a Jakarta boarding house on April 22 in a desperate attempt to escape their employer. One died; the other was severely injured.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The weakening rupiah, which fell beyond Rp 17,500 against the US dollar on Tuesday, is beginning to affect Indonesia's business sector, prompting companies to delay expansion plans and adopt more cautious financial strategies, according to a leading business association.

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan has strongly criticised the legal proceedings in the case of the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist Andrie Yunus, which is currently underway at the Jakarta II-08 Military Court.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has announced plans to establish free meal kitchens for schoolchildren in prisons nationwide, with inmates set to take part in operating the facilities.

Simon Butt – On 2 January 2026, Indonesia's new Code of Criminal Procedure (Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Acara Pidana, or KUHAP) came into force. The government has presented it as a historic break with a colonial and authoritarian past.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's automobile sales rose 12% in the first four months of 2026, supported by seasonal demand and new model launches, but this does not necessarily indicate a broad recovery in middle-class consumption, according to Josua Pardede, chief economist at Permata Bank.

Max Lane – This book tries to tell the story of the rise and fall of the Suharto New Order dictatorship and the vanguard role of the activists who organised to build mass action protests (aksi) that eventually forced Suharto from power. However the book's title UNFINISHED NATION provoked reflections on the nature of nations themselves and the history of Indonesia as a nation.

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Rupiah weakened past Rp 17,500 against the US dollar on Tuesday morning as investors monitored stalled peace talks between the United States and Iran, while awaiting key US inflation data later this week.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's taxpayers must repatriate their offshore wealth within 6 months or miss a chance to invest that money in the country, as Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa maintains his no-tax-amnesty stance.

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – As many as 200 students from 12 schools in the Tembok Dukuh area of Surabaya region in Indonesia experienced mass food poisoning after eating the free nutritious meal (MBG) on Monday, May 11, 2026. The menu of meat is suspected to be the cause of the poisoning.

Oyuk Ivani Siagian, Jakarta – The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has released the Wealth Report of State Officials (LHKPN) of President Prabowo Subianto. According to the report dated March 31, 2026, Prabowo's total wealth is recorded at Rp2,066,764,868,191.

Bobby Bascomb – Agriculture is the biggest driver of peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the largest expanses of tropical peatlands in the world, a recent study has found.

Rhett Ayers Butler – Stop telling people to protect wildlife. Start paying them instead. That's the idea in a new experiment in Kapuas Hulu district, in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, which is testing whether conservation can be made to work with local incentives rather than against them.

Antara, Jakarta – A Jakarta court on Tuesday sentenced former Pertamina Patra Niaga president director Alfian Nasution to six years in prison in a corruption case linked to fuel procurement and production practices that allegedly caused Rp 285 trillion ($16.3 billion) in state losses.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – The continued slide of the rupiah, which has fallen beyond Rp 17,500 against the US dollar for the first time on Tuesday, should not be compared with the country's 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis because economic fundamentals are now significantly stronger, a senior economist said on Tuesday.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – The legal team of Andrie Yunus, who is part of the Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD), has spoken out about the visit from the Military Prosecutor's Office II-07 Jakarta to RS Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM).

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has postponed its royalty hike on mining commodities amid concerns over the policy potentially taking a toll on business profits.

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – Sumatran and Kalimantan elephants are now critically endangered as their habitat areas have been reduced from 42 to 21, Forestry Ministry Raja Juli Antoni told a meeting with various nongovernmental organizations in Jakarta on Thursday.

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Cebu – Demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy has dramatically increased following the war in the Middle East, which led to significant disruptions in fuel supplies.

Akmalal Hamdhi, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa dismissed the possibility of another tax amnesty program under his leadership, seeking to calm businesses and taxpayers amid concerns over potential audits of participants in the government's previous voluntary disclosure scheme.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Navy has received its first submarine rescue vessel, a German-made ship, as the archipelagic country seeks to boost its rescue capabilities.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves fell by $2 billion to $146.2 billion in April 2026, raising concerns over Bank Indonesia's ability to defend the rupiah amid mounting external pressures and repeated currency interventions.

Febryan Kevin Candra Kurniawan, Faieq Hidayat, Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus has refused to attend the trial of four soldiers at the Jakarta II-09 Military Court who are accused of dousing him with acid on March 13.

Alfitria Nefi Pratiwi, Jakarta – Deputy Industry Minister Faisol Riza called for the acceleration of industrial cooperation between Indonesia and Russia, saying both countries should fully realize the potential of their bilateral partnership.

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – A case of food poisoning due to free nutritious meal (MBG) menu has occurred again at several elementary schools in Pulogebang Sub-District, East Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday, May 8, 2026.

Anastasya Lavenia Yudi, Jakarta – Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) said non-performing loans in the country's online lending industry were dominated by borrowers aged 19 to 34 as of March 2026, highlighting rising credit risks among younger consumers.

Andi Adam Faturahman, Jakarta – Hundreds of students from several schools in the Pulogebang area of Cakung, East Jakarta, have fallen ill with symptoms of food poisoning after consuming the free nutritious meal (MBG), the government's hallmark program.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found potential Rp49.5 billion in state losses in the National Nutrition Agency's (BGN) halal certification service procurement project. The anti-corruption group has reported its findings to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for further investigations.

Harumbi Prastya Hidayahningrum, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to renovate community health centers, or puskesmas, across Indonesia after inspecting medical facilities on Miangas Island, one of the country's northernmost territories.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Indonesian police unveiled and raided the operational location of 75 online gambling sites managed by 321 foreign nationals at Hayam Wuruk Tower Plaza, West Jakarta.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Indonesia, along with 12 other countries, has condemned Israel's interception last week of the Global Sumud aid flotilla bound for Gaza and the subsequent detention of humanitarian activists in international waters, calling the move a violation of international law.

Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – Dadan Hindayana, Head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), has detailed the reasons behind involving correctional institutions to support the management of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) program. According to Dadan, prisons have adequate facilities and are located within communities, making them ideal hubs to support the program's implementation.