When political systems neither collapse nor improve, they enter a state of fatigue that erodes the very possibility of reform. Indonesia has transitioned from the explosive ruptures of 1998 to a modern era of managed stagnation, leaving a generation to navigate a democracy that functions as a procedure but fails as a promise.

Questions are mounting over the key figure behind the sponsorship of a Jakarta-based online gambling network, following last week’s raid that uncovered hundreds of foreigners operating across 75 domains and gambling websites from an office building in the heart of a business district in West Jakarta.

Competition for the chairmanship of the country’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has begun to take shape ahead of the upcoming congress, with fresh possible contenders emerging to challenge incumbent Yahya Cholil Staquf.

Prabowo’s speech is direct and simple about the key elements that ASEAN must retain to keep the organization relevant now and in the future. 

With little fanfare, Indonesia’s labor movement has joined President Prabowo Subianto’s big coalition government, giving it an inside track in the corridors of power to fight for its interests. Although some might argue that it has been co-opted to blunt the movement.

The Immigration and Corrections Ministry said it is currently building around 70 kitchens across prisons and detention centers nationwide, with about 36 expected to be operational by the end of the month.

By attempting to screen who qualifies for protection, the government risks transforming itself from a guardian of liberty into a gatekeeper for rights violators.

A wave of job cuts could hit as early as the second quarter of 2026 without immediate policy intervention or stimulus, industry players warn.

Growing concern over global warming and plastic waste is accelerating research into environmentally friendly packaging for food and beverages. As consumers become more aware of sustainability issues, demand is rising for packaging that is biodegradable, renewable, safe and affordable.

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.

The closure of steelmaker PT Krakatau Osaka Steel (KOS) has sparked fears that Indonesia’s steel industry crisis is deepening, undermining the government’s self-sufficiency push in the strategic sector.

The government believes that climbing commodity prices have created windfall profits for mining companies, requiring an adjustment to the state's revenue share.

Visitors from the Middle East, Europe and the US typically spend more and stay longer in Indonesia compared with tourists from other regions, Tourism Minister said.

Indonesia has held two tax amnesties, in 2016 and 2022, the first of which was initiated on the fallout from the Panama Papers leak that revealed data on individuals holding assets offshore, many in tax haven countries.

The passengers -- four Australian citizens, one permanent resident in Australia and a New Zealander -- are to be kept at Western Australia's 500-bed Bullsbrook center, originally built for the Covid-19 pandemic.

Today’s emissions choices will determine how many more may face dangerous heatwaves this century.

In Barma Baru village, Meyado district, Teluk Bintuni regency, West Papua, change is evident. TK Negeri Barma Baru, a kindergarten that for years had to endure a cramped, plywood-partitioned space, now stands in a more suitable building with much more adequate facilities.

Cooperation between Southeast Asia and Latin America matters, as both regions face similar pressures related to sustainable development, biodiversity protection and green industrialization.

The dollar climbed in Asia on Monday on signs that talks between the United States and Iran were deadlocked, leaving the vital Strait of Hormuz all but shut and sending oil prices higher.

Indonesia has built a sophisticated carbon market on paper, but without a tighter cap and a real price floor, it remains a system for recording emissions rather than reducing them.

While Indonesia’s macroeconomic indicators signal stability, a deepening governance asymmetry risks turning a temporary K-shaped recovery into a permanent structural divide.

The Jakarta administration, under the leadership of Governor Pramono, is aiming to upgrade all low-income neighborhoods and build adequate public facilities and supporting infrastructures by 2027.

Indonesia is emerging as a new operational hub for transnational online gambling and cyber scam syndicates, said the National Police, following recent raids on cybercrime dens across the country that allegedly involved hundreds of foreign nationals.

We offer a paradigm shift: from managing conflict to preventing conflict through shared prosperity models. 

Most of the foreigners detained are Chinese and Vietnamese nationals and entered Indonesia using the visa-free visit program (BVK) and visa-on-arrival (VoA).

President Prabowo Subianto’s push to slash ride-hailing platform commissions has sparked growing concerns over the sustainability of Indonesia’s digital economy, with critics warning that the policy could weaken the very ecosystem it aims to protect.

The public’s enthusiasm was high despite there being road construction activity along Jl. HR Rasuna Said, leading the city administration to open CFD and several other activities in the area.