Six of 10 Indonesians surveyed by the Indonesian Survey Circle disapprove of a proposal to scrap direct regional elections, with rejections consistent across regions, income levels and age groups.

Prominent stand-up comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono has been reported to the Jakarta Police by groups identifying themselves as youth wings of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organizations, over material in his comedy show that they claim is defamatory and potentially divisive.

A raid mounted by the Yogyakarta City Police on Monday has netted an unknown number of suspects linked to an alleged cyber scam center operating out of a shop-house in Sleman regency.

BMKG has previously noted that Indonesia is increasingly exposed to tropical cyclones forming in both the Indian and Pacific oceans.

President Prabowo Subianto named the panda cub, a child of Cai To (male) and Hu Chun (female), Satria Wiratama, which means Virtuous Knight.

A draft Presidential Regulation (Perpres) lays out the military’s responsibilities in combating terrorism, including three roles for the Indonesian Military (TNI), which activists argue should be mainly carried out by civilian institutions such as the National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT).

The revised Indonesian Military (TNI) Law and the 2002 National Police Law were the most frequently challenged legislation at the Constitutional Court last year, the court has reported. 

From August to December 2025, Indonesia confirmed 62 cases of super flu across eight provinces, with the highest numbers reported in East Java, South Kalimantan and West Java.

Sekumur village was completely destroyed by Cyclone Senyar. A total of 283 homes were swept away by a 10-meter-high flash flood when the cyclone struck. Today, nothing remains of the village except a mosque, which still stands amid mud and piles of debris.

Prabowo Subianto's administration has assured that ad hoc judges will receive a pay raise after a threat of nationwide strikes by these judges across Indonesia over long-complained welfare disparities between them and career judges.

According to Malaysian officials, Keong is believed to have jumped from the Second Link Tuas–Johor Bridge, a key transport link between Malaysia and Singapore although the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear.

Failure to address the need for better welfare and democratic policymaking may cause people to have lower trust in the government, therefore threatening political stability in the country, according to Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) researchers.

President Prabowo Subianto has said that he welcomes criticism as a necessary part of governance. But the newly effective Criminal Code (KUHP) that makes insulting a sitting president and the government a crime has raised concern over restrictions on criticism. 

The task force, led by Home Minister Tito Karnavian, aims to strengthen coordination between the central government and local administrations in northern Sumatra that were affected by floods and landslides in late November.

Jakarta will soon begin dismantling the long-abandoned monorail structure in South Jakarta, clearing dozens of concrete pillars along Jl. HR Rasuna Said and Jl. Asia Afrika to make way for wider roads and improved pedestrian facilities.

In a speech to farmers in Karawang, West Java, President Prabowo celebrated an "important victory" in achieving rice self-sufficiency within just over a year since he entered office in October 2024.

Alfarisi, a 21-year-old protester who was arrested following nationwide protests against economic hardship in August 2025, died at a detention center reportedly after suffering from a seizure.

BMKG has urged the public to remain vigilant in the face of extreme weather after detecting the formation of Cyclone Seed 91S in the southwestern Indian Ocean near Lampung on Monday.

Batam, the largest city in Riau Islands province, is an economic center with high vehicle mobility thanks to its free trade zone status.

A lawmaker has called for a sweeping overhaul of Indonesia’s tourism safety and security standards, saying a series of fatal incidents involving both domestic and foreign tourists has exposed serious weaknesses in oversight and enforcement.

Jakarta’s fire crisis deepened in 2025 as higher death tolls and mounting losses revealed enduring risks in overcrowded neighborhoods and poorly regulated commercial buildings.

The pro-government Democratic Party has thrown its weight behind President Prabowo Subianto’s suggestion to abolish direct elections for regional heads, potentially overturning a legacy of democracy that came about under its founding figure, former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

At least 10 judicial review petitions against the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) have been filed with the Constitutional Court within four days after the new laws came into force.

As schools in disaster-hit regions of Sumatra reopened this week, students in Aceh continue to face challenges returning to normal learning routines, with many flood-damaged schools still undergoing recovery.

Wearing a mask, Sugianto began going door to door, knocking on residents’ homes. He guided them slowly to the evacuation site and carried those who were unable to walk.

The fire also damaged five trucks and five motorcycles as well as three buildings, a tire repair shop, a palm oil collection post and a motorcycle repair shop.

Farkhan’s death comes just months after Second Pvt. Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo died in a fatal bullying incident at a military barracks in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara.