Marchio Gorbiano and Becca Milfeld, Cirebon, Indonesia/Dakar, Senegal – Lured by promises of good money working aboard a foreign fishing vessel, Akhmad left Indonesia and headed out to sea, enduring months of abuse and exploitation while being cut off from the world.

Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – A new study has found that more than half of schools in Jakarta are located within 5 kilometers of documented contaminated sites, potentially putting hundreds of thousands students at risk of exposure to hazardous pollutants such as lead, mercury and cadmium.

DW (Deutsche Welle), Jakarta – Since the pandemic, Indonesia has delivered steady annual growth of 5%. Then, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

As Southeast Asia's largest economy still heavily relies on imported fuel despite having its own oil reserves, the Indonesian government took an immediate hit.

Rahmat Fajar Nugraha, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has responded to the arrest and charging of Risyad Azhary alias Icad, the administrator of the X parody account @TheKerupuk.

The government is muddling the logic of defense policy by classifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) culture as a non-military threat. The regulation conflates the moral views of the majority with threats to the state.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's tourism industry is regaining momentum as a surge in domestic travel helps offset global economic uncertainty, although analysts caution that a sustainable recovery will ultimately depend on stronger growth in international visitor arrivals.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has approved a special diesel price of Rp 15,000 (US$0.83) per liter for fishermen operating vessels between 30 and 200 gross tonnes (GT).

The decision, which effectively cuts fuel costs by nearly 30 percent, was announced following a cabinet meeting on Monday.

John Zachary – A directive issued by Indonesia's Attorney General's Office instructing prosecutors nationwide to cease the collection of data and information related to the government's Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme has prompted public criticism and debate over transparency and accountability in the implementation of one of the country's largest social welfare initiatives.

Ary Hermawan – The recent raid by members of the National Police's (Polri) corruption eradication unit on the private residence of Febrie Adriansyah attracted global attention – not least because it led to the seizure of Rp 476 billion (US$26.3 million) and 74 kilograms of gold bars.

Christian Karim Chrobog in Bali – I Putu Partayasa pushes his fingers into the soil as he squats at the edge of a rice terrace. They come up dry. His field has water; his neighbour's does not. "We have a big problem in the dry season," he says. "Fifteen years ago, we have water every day. But today it's getting less."

Burhanuddin Muhtadi – Indonesia's central government risks incurring public dissatisfaction with its cuts to regional budgets. If left unchecked, the president's re-election prospects might dim in time.

Bambang Arifianto – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has criticised the transfer of a case involving alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) that has ensnared former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah (FA).

Agencies, Jakarta – Thousands of free meals kitchens complained on Tuesday they had been left in the lurch by the government's move to scale down President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program to save money.

The government was considering a potential budget cut of more than $2 billion with reductions in the number of beneficiaries and kitchen operators.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Large infrastructure projects have long dominated debate over the future of Indonesia's Batang Toru ecosystem, the main stronghold of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto stated that every political party in Indonesia comprises both good and bad individuals. Therefore, he urged that political differences should not lead to conflict.

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – Environmental activists have pushed the government to follow an advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to guide Indonesia's climate laws toward protecting vulnerable communities, rather than prioritizing investments for the carbon market.

Michael Neilson, Jakarta – On the outskirts of Jakarta, huge rolling peaks of rubbish stretch across more than 100 hectares (247 acres), towering over nearby villages. Each day a convoy of trucks plough in and dump more garbage into one of Asia's largest landfills.

Yudi Bachrioktora – On the night of 8 May 2026, a screening of the documentary film Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time) directed by Dandhy Dwi Laksono and Cypri Paju Dale, at the Pendopo Benteng Oranje Ternate in North Maluku was disrupted.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto said that many Indonesian farmers can now take vacations abroad. He stated that this condition shows that farmers in the country are starting to live prosperously. The Chairperson of the Gerindra Party received reports about this situation.

When corruption runs rampant, police and public prosecutors exposing one another's corruption cases would be beneficial for corruption eradication. It would make the public realize that law enforcement officials themselves are the perpetrators of corruption. But law enforcement driven by vengeance and used as a tool of intimidation can easily be defused through political deals.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto allows those who think Indonesia has a bleak future to look for another country. Prabowo expressed this during a speech at the peak of the National Cooperative Day celebration in the Senayan area, Jakarta.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Langkat Regent, Syah Afandin, also known as Ondim, as a suspect in a case involving alleged bribery in infrastructure projects and the receipt of gratuities related to job mutations and procurement of school uniforms.

Imam Suhartadi, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Immigration reduced the issuance of visa-free entry permits by 87.9% during the first half of 2026 as part of a stricter immigration policy aimed at screening foreign nationals while maximizing economic benefits and safeguarding national security.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – Chairperson of the Criminal Law Study Center at Trisakti University, Maria Silvya E. Wangga, believes that the presence of dozens of Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers at the Jakarta Metro Police headquarters could potentially be categorized as an obstruction of justice.

Dayat, Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Basudiwa Supraja, Jakarta – Indonesian police have named former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah as a suspect in a sweeping corruption and money laundering investigation before transferring the high-profile cases to the Attorney General's Office.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Reza Hery Pamungkas, Jakarta – Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, has resigned after police searched his home as part of a sweeping corruption and money laundering investigation involving state-owned companies.

Berita Satu Team, Jakarta – Economic growth has stayed above 5%. Secure jobs have not.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Civil Coalition Against Corruption (Kosmak) has raised concerns over recent developments involving Indonesia's law enforcement institutions, particularly the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – High temperatures inside homes can significantly increase the risk of heat-related illness among older adults, according to new research by Gadjah Mada University (UGM), highlighting a growing public health concern as extreme heat becomes more frequent.

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – While the Indonesian government designated the spread of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) culture as a "non-military threat" under Presidential Regulation 111/2025, the government denied that it is aimed to discriminate against LGBTQ individuals.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has criticized the deployment of military personnel during an ongoing corruption investigation, warning that it could undermine civilian authority and the rule of law.

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – Indonesia has imported 546 live breeding pigs from Denmark for the first time, seeking to accelerate the recovery of a national swine population that has yet to rebound from the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak that began in 2019.

Dian Rahma Fika Alnina, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, stated that he respects the proposal from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) calling for discussion of the Criminal Code Bill on LGBT.

Agencies, Jakarta – Alandfill fire on the outskirts of Jakarta has been put out after burning for more than a week as evacuees returned home, a disaster agency spokesman said on Friday.

The Jatiwaringin landfill in the Tangerang district caught fire on June 30, prompting the local government to declare a two-week emergency.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – A soldier from the Indonesian National Military (TNI) forcibly confiscated a Tempo journalist's mobile phone and demanded the deletion of photos showing military personnel on duty at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) complex in South Jakarta on Thursday, July 9, 2026.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia believes India's PM Narendra Modi is not deserving of Indonesia's highest state order. President Prabowo Subianto previously awarded Modi with "Bintang Republik Indonesia Adipurna" on Tuesday, July 7.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has hit back at critics accusing the Indonesian government of misleading the public. He countered the allegations by asserting that leaders who lie to their citizens commit a sin.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) argues that Google's rejection of the Copyright Law (RUU Hak Cipta) revision fails to reflect the actual substance of the regulation under discussion.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian lawmakers have called for a government fact-finding probe into a long-running conflict between an Indigenous community in Borneo and an industrial timber company linked to one of Indonesia's largest recent deforestation cases.

Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – A presidential regulation classifying LGBTQ "culture" as a nonmilitary threat has drawn sharp criticism from civil society groups, who warn it could provide legal and political justification for further criminalizing the vulnerable minority, while lawmakers and religious groups defend the policy as necessary to "safeguard" national resilience.

The erratic back-and-forth shifting of excess budget balance (SAL) funds into and out of state-owned banks reflects haphazard budget management. The SAL funds, which should serve as a cushion for emergencies, were instead funneled into state banks and ultimately destined for President Prabowo Subianto's favorite projects.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – An advocate, Muhammad Hafidz, has filed a lawsuit against legal protection for the buyers of special debt instruments such as Patriot Bonds and Merah Putih Bonds under the Law on Developing and Strengthening of The Financial Sector (PS2K Law).

Made Supriatma – President Prabowo's recent decision to replace Dadan Hindayana as head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) did little to address the serious structural problems plaguing the institution.

Responding to the deployment of dozens of soldiers to guard the home of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) amid a police investigation into a corruption case and the arrival of a group of individuals in military uniforms at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters, Amnesty International Indonesia's Executive Director Usman Hamid said:

Natasha Khairunisa, Jakarta – Indonesian rupiah plunged against the US dollar on Thursday as escalating US-Iran tensions fueled risk-off sentiment, compounded by mixed signals from the Federal Reserve and weaker domestic consumer confidence.

The rupiah closed 114 points, or 0.63%, lower at Rp 18,128 per US dollar, compared with Rp 18,014 at the previous close.

Jakarta – A surge in cheap plastic raw material imports from China, allegedly sold at dumping prices, is putting increasing pressure on Indonesia's petrochemical industry, prompting calls for immediate government trade safeguards to prevent upstream producers from losing further competitiveness.

Ni Made Tasyarani, Jakarta – The National Police have launched an investigation into alleged corruption involving local coal miners that may have led to rolling blackouts in several regions across Indonesia, causing an estimated Rp 5 trillion (US$277.5 million) in economic losses.

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 Khamenei, after the government's earlier decision to send only the ambassador in Tehran drew criticism for Indonesia's perceived departure from its free and active foreign policy.

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 Indonesia's indigenous belief systems and their place within the country's constitutional framework.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell to 117.8 in June from 120.9 in May, although it remained firmly in optimistic territory, according to a survey by Bank Indonesia.