The defendants allegedly dismantled posts and destroyed equipment and other property belonging to the Forest Enforcement Task Force (PKH) causing estimated state losses of around Rp 50 million.

Lebanese President Jospeh Aoun stressed "the need for Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory to cease through the achievement of a comprehensive ceasefire".

Topping the demands made by students across the archipelago are to stop the free meals and rural cooperatives programs, restore the TNI to its original defense function and to stabilize the national currency.

The government has issued Government Regulation (PP) No. 19/2026 on state asset fund Danantara, allowing entities under Danantara Investment Management (DIM) to receive state capital injections from the state budget for purposes of national development and public service. While Danantara recently secured investment grade credit ratings, the new regulation raises concerns about moral hazard, particularly as questions on the fund’s governance, transparency and financial disclosures remain unresolved.

House of Representatives Deputy Speakers Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Saan Mustopa promised to facilitate dialogues between student protesters and the government about their concerns, including rising fuel prices and a re-evaluation of the free nutritious meal program.

Global economic shocks and climate volatility are no longer temporary disruptions; they are structural crises deeply embedded in our strained natural systems. For resource-rich nations like Indonesia, surviving the next shock requires rewriting the global incentive structure to value nature on the national balance sheet and fairly compensate the smallholders on the front lines.

Indonesia joined a coalition of Muslim countries on Friday in condemning recent Israeli attacks on mosques in the occupied West Bank, warning that escalating violence in the Palestinian enclave risks undermining already fragile efforts to stabilize the Middle East.

As soccer's old guard stumbles against a fierce new wave of global underdogs, the expanding World Cup proves that the gap between the giants and the rest is officially dead.

Bali's Tri Hita Karana philosophy should be recognized as an indigenous model of regenerative tourism as the global tourism industry shifts beyond sustainability, according to tourism expert Dr. Putu Ayu Sita Laksmi of Warmadewa University.

Global index provider MSCI has downgraded Indonesia’s information flow criterion to negative in its latest review, raising concerns over the “investability” of the country’s stock market due to limited transparency in shareholding structures and signs of coordinated trading behavior.  

Prabowo rattled global markets last month by announcing Indonesia will centralize exports of strategic commodities, starting with coal, palm oil and ferroalloys, under the management of a unit under sovereign wealth fund Danantara.

The deal was also meant to halt the fighting in Lebanon, but Israel's military announced on Friday new strikes against Hezbollah targets, with 18 people killed, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

Civil society groups have condemned growing calls from religious leaders and lawmakers to criminalize LGBTQ people and advocacy, warning that such proposals would violate fundamental rights and further marginalize an already vulnerable minority.

Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor nicknamed "King of the North", won the contest in Makerfield in northwest England with 54.8 percent of the vote, beating the candidate for Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK party, on 34.5 percent.

Bank Indonesia (BI) on Thursday raised its benchmark rate by another 25 basis points to 5.75 percent, extending a rapid tightening cycle intended to attract capital inflows and prop up the rupiah.  

The multi-billion dollar meal scheme is one of President Prabowo Subianto's signature policies, but has been widely criticised for its high costs, with hundreds demonstrating in Jakarta last week to call for it to be scrapped.

After a dreary first period, Luis Romo's goal just after half-time thanks to a goalkeeping error put Mexico through as Group A winners with a match to go.

Vance told members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet to "wake up and smell the reality," amid growing tensions between Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump.

Tax Director General Bimo Wijayanto said there was an ambiguity in the issuance of a National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head circular which classifies the funds used by the programs’ kitchens as grants that are not subject to tax.

Private tin mining company PT Putraprima Mineral Mandiri (PMM) said the export of 390 tonnes of ilmenite was worth some US$195,000 and not in the trillions of rupiah, or millions of US dollars, as estimated by the Indonesian Navy and Forest Enforcement (PKH) Task Force.

The yen was pinned near four-decade lows on Friday, with markets on heightened intervention watch as neither a US-Iran peace deal nor a rate hike in Japan managed to arrest its prolonged slide.

BGN procured more than 21,000 electric motorcycles for kitchen heads under its free meals program last year, at an estimated cost exceeding Rp 1 trillion.

Oil tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and the United States said it lifted its blockade on Iran on Thursday as an interim deal to end the war took effect, though key issues are still unresolved between the two countries.

Marking 60 years of diplomatic relations, a National Gallery exhibition pairs documentary photographs of Uruguay’s gauchos with abstract watercolor works inspired by cities around the world.

For many Gojek drivers, the road has long been more than a route between destinations. It is where they spend hours each day working to support their families, pursue their aspirations and create opportunities for the next generation.

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s decision to engage with student protesters amid waves of demonstrations against President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programs has raised questions about whether the move is aimed at increasing his political visibility and the possibility of a meaningful policy response.

Media across the nation have had a field day following the recent arrest of Silmy Karim, 51, the former deputy minister of immigration and corrections, quickly linking his confiscated luxury assets to corruption charges related to an alleged massive scheme extorting expatriates over their stay permits. The scandal has landed a heavy blow on the administration, especially given President Prabowo Subianto’s vow to wage a relentless war against corruptors who undermine his government.