The Jakarta Environment Agency started testing the refused-derived fuel (RDF) plant in Rorotan, North Jakarta ahead of its reopening in September, after the site was closed following complaints from local residents about thick and smelly smoke.

Speculation about former Jakarta governor and failed presidential candidate Anies Baswedan establishing a mass organization or political party has surfaced since 2024, when he hinted of a plan to build a new political platform amid growing public support and calls for continued change.

Attorney General’s Office (AGO) investigators alleged that former education, culture, research and technology minister Nadiem Makarim had instructed the officials that are accused of favoring Google’s Chromebooks in the nationwide procurement project.

The House of Representatives has made its formal decision on the Constitutional Court ruling mandating separate national and local elections starting in 2029, as parties are still reviewing the justices’ decision.

Mentawai Islands Regent Rinto Wardana stated that the boat was operating over its maximum capacity when the accident occurred.

The former president alleges that political motivations are behind the twin scandal plaguing the Widodo family: one regarding his academic credentials that has seen a recent resurgence, the other a petition to impeach his son over judicial irregularities related to Gibran’s 2024 vice presidential bid.

The BKKBN has launched a new back-to-school campaign that aims to boost paternal involvement in the country, where societal expectations based on patriarchal culture frequently relegated fathers to the role of breadwinner and conversely, an inactive parent.

The right to almost half of 55.9 million hectares of certified land were in the hands of just 60 families, creating injustice which led to structural poverty, Nusron said.

Human rights group Amnesty International Indonesia has documented what it calls a “massive” wave of attacks on human rights defenders in the first half of 2025, warning of deteriorating civic space and the government’s persistent failure to protect those speaking out.

Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s decision to designate Oct. 17, President Prabowo Subianto’s birthday, as National Culture Day has sparked public outrage, with critics questioning the date’s cultural and historical relevance amid growing concerns over the politicization of national symbols.

The lack of a checking mechanism for underperforming deputy ministers raises the risk of conflicts of interest for cabinet members holding double positions as state-owned enterprises (SOEs) commissioners, which may undermine the government's overall performance, experts have warned.

Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where accidents are caused by bad weather and lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded.

Mining activities at a limestone quarry are threatening lives and the environment on Kei Besar Island through a higher risk of flooding and landslides as well as disruption to fishing communities, not to mention increased marginalization of islanders.

The relatively light sentence demand for an Argentine woman and British man on trial for drug trafficking at a Denpasar court reflects a growing trend of leniency toward foreigners charged with drug offenses in recent years since a moratorium on executions in 2017.

The Social Affairs Ministry opened the doors of 63 Sekolah Rakyat (community school) sites across the country on Monday, with students slated to undergo orientation and assessments first before starting the regular learning process in August.

The plan to recover the KNP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank in the Bali Strait was announced after joint search and rescue team confirmed the location of the wreck of the sunken vessel over the weekend.

Indonesia officially wrapped up this year’s haj season late last week with the departure of the final group of pilgrims from Medina, Saudi Arabia, coinciding with a recent legislative push in Jakarta to revise the 2019 haj law.

A summary of the rule of Soeharto, who is also Prabowo's former father-in-law, only mentions how "student demonstrations... became a factor" in his resignation.

Public criticism is intensifying over President Prabowo Subianto's decision to appoint deputy ministers as commissioners in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a practice critics warn threatens good governance and undermines anti-corruption efforts.

The minister said the high price of land in big cities inspired his plan to build 18-square-meter subsidized houses on 26 sq m of land to help young people become homeowners.

Civic groups have accused the House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs of not listening to their input for the revision of the Criminal Law Procedure Code (KUHAP) that is expected to pass by year-end.

Relatively short preparation time for the program as well as a discrepancy about potential recipients' data have been blamed for the slow uptake of the Sekolah Rakyat (community school) program that will be launched on July 14.

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has finally located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, following its sinking just before midnight on July 2.

Following the Jakarta city administration’s plan to ban the iconic ondel-ondel (giant Betawi effigy) buskers from streets, city council members and historians have called for deeper integration of Betawi culture into the school curriculum to ensure its continuity and relevance among the younger generation.

Half of a million social aid recipients in Indonesia were found on a list of online gamblers, according to a recent analysis by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK).

The Human Rights Ministry has kicked off an initiative to revise the country’s Human Rights Law to strengthen the authority of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), a move cautiously welcomed by rights groups who urge that the reforms avoid legal overlaps or weaken existing protections.

The death of Arya, 39-year-old junior diplomat at the Foreign Ministry specializing in the protection of Indonesian citizens abroad, has raised questions, particularly due to the circumstances in which he was found.