Political party leaders of the ruling coalition have begun solidifying support for President Prabowo Subianto’s proposal to scrap direct elections for regional heads, a major change that analysts and critics say could help the President centralize power in a way that risks reversing hard-won democratic reforms.

Several articles of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Law Procedures Code (KUHAP) may erode civil liberties and freedom of expression, especially rights to criticize government policies, according to pro-democracy activists and scholars.

President Prabowo Subianto spent the final day of 2025 with hundreds of displaced people in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, among the hundreds of thousands who welcomed the New Year at emergency shelters following the floods and landslides that devastated the island’s northern region.

"It's our own legal system [...] different from other countries," said Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas.

Analysts argue President Prabowo Subianto and his administration have been using the Indonesian Military (TNI) as a tool to push for not only political consolidation and flagship programs, but long-term political and electoral interests.

As 2025 draws to a close, Indonesia faces the outcomes of President Prabowo Subianto’s first year in office, marked by rapid political consolidation that delivered stability for the elites but exposed weaknesses in the government’s coordination and policy execution.

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chair Yahya Cholil Staquf asserted there are no changes to the organizational structure, while asserting that the group’s upcoming congress (Muktamar) in 2026 will become a forum to settle all differences between the conflicting parties.

Since its launch in January, more than 11,000 children nationwide have been affected by food poisoning, according to data from the agency overseeing the free nutritious meals program.

In one of the country’s most internationally visible stretches in years, Indonesia’s exposure more than doubled, with President Prabowo making 35 overseas visits to 29 countries in 12 months, nearly triple the average annual pace of the previous decade.

Persisting cases of police brutality stem from weak oversight by the executive, legislative and judicial branches, as well as the police's external oversight body, the National Police Commission (Kompolnas), rights activists have said. 

The KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 frigate is the second vessel of the Brawijaya-class Multipurpose Combat Ship (MPCS) made by Italian shipyard Fincantieri.

Of those receiving remissions, 174 inmates were released immediately, while 15,904 others saw their sentences shortened, including high-profile corruption convicts businessman Harvey Moeis and former communications and information minister Johnny G. Plate.

Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, has taken a key step toward ending a weeks-long leadership dispute, with rival factions agreeing to convene an early congress next year.

Jakarta Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo urges reflection on human responsibility in the devastating flood and landslides that hit three Sumatra provinces.

An estimated $55.5 billion in music and audiovisual royalties go uncollected worldwide each year, according to UNESCO and the World Bank.

In their sentence demand, prosecutors demanded that Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, who worked at an organization affiliated with the ASEAN secretariat, be found guilty of inciting hate and mass violence against the National Police related to the nationwide protests and unrest in late August through her Instagram Story posts.  

The Foreign Ministry has urged calm over an action by a recently deported British porn star at the Indonesian Embassy in London that was deemed to have desecrated the national flag.

The former vice president's early resignation from leadership roles at the MUI and the PKB comes amid an internal leadership rift at NU, though any connection between these events is unknown.

Asia-Pacific member states' nomination of Indonesia as the 2026 HRC president showed “strong support” for the country's capacity to lead in advancing global human rights, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

The corruption trial of former education minister Nadiem Makarim was delayed again on Tuesday to allow him recover from surgery.

Civil movements and members of the general public have taken to the street, fought in courtrooms and voiced their concerns online against policymakers’ controversial decisions, with some campaigns having evolved to social movements to aid ones affected by disasters.

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) regional leaders have suggested a snap leadership election if reconciliation attempts fail to decide on the group’s leadership and resolve the contested chairmanship of Yahya Cholil Staquf.

Balaputradewa is taken from the name of the 11th king of Sriwijaya Kingdom, which came from the House of Syailendra.

Graft busters arrested several prosecutors and businesspeople as well as a regent in separate raids in Banten, Jakarta, West Java and South Kalimantan from Wednesday to Thursday.

Members of the ruling coalition are open to President Prabowo Subianto’s suggestion of scrapping the prevailing direct elections for regional heads, despite strong opposition from pro-democracy advocates who warned that would undercut democratic accountability and risk reversing hard-won reforms.

Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) have charged four activists arrested after the August unrest, accusing them of spreading social media content deemed inciting hostility toward the government and encouraging students to take part in riots.

President Prabowo Subianto’s aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn strong backlash from environmentalists, who warn the policy risks repeating the ecological disasters already unfolding in Sumatra. 

To fund recovery and reconstruction after the cyclone-induced floods and landslides, the administrations of Aceh and West Sumatra are requesting the central government to not cut the regional transfer fund (TKD) for 2026.

The Jakarta Corruption Court has postponed the trial of former education, culture, research and technology minister Nadiem Makarim related to his procurement of Chromebook laptops, due to his health issues.

The police consulted with the government before issuing an internal regulation that allows active police officers to serve in 17 ministries and state institutions, according to National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo.