The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform is urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw from US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace (BoP), citing concerns over its implications for Jakarta's foreign policy.

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says the government is endlessly promising to impoverish corruptors through the Draft Law on Asset Forfeiture (RUU Perampasan Aset), but this is never followed up by any concrete steps to actually pass the law.

President Prabowo Subianto says he wants all zinc roofs on residential houses across the country to be replaced with tiles because zinc roofs tend to be hotter and more prone to rust compared to clay tiles.

Heavy rainfall across Jakarta and surrounding areas since Wednesday night (January 28) has pushed several floodgates and river monitoring posts to alert status, leaving dozens of neighbourhoods and major roads inundated across the capital.

A decision to appoint core staff at Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program kitchens as contract-based civil servants has sparked parliamentary warnings and criticism over recruitment standards, fiscal priorities and widening inequality with honorary teachers.

The Coalition for the Codification of Election Laws has rejected the idea put forward by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on a return the election of regional heads (Pilkada) through the Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).

Despite repeated claims that foreign powers are trying to steal Indonesia's natural resources and warning people of foreign interference in the country, President Prabowo Subianto has been conspicuously silent on the January 3 abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Madura.

Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono has been reported to police over material in his stand-up comedy special Mens Rea, igniting debate over the limits of satire, free expression and the application of Indonesia's new Criminal Code.

The administration of President Prabowo Subianto is making grand promises for 2026 while downplaying its failure to achieve the same promises made last year.

Cities across Indonesia will not be celebrating New Year with their usual fanfare, choosing instead subdued celebrations as a gesture of solidarity with communities devastated by floods and landslides in Sumatra that have killed more than 1,000 people.

When the Constitutional Court handed down a ruling on November 13 prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian posts, many assumed that this would put an end to the legal loopholes allowing thousands of officers to serve in government ministries and state agencies.

Trend Asia says the disappearance of millions of hectares of forest in Sumatra is linked to the issuance of forest use permits over the past decade. This was revealed following the massive hydrological disaster that hit Sumatra in late November claiming nearly 900 lives.

Barely a week after the massive hydrological disaster that hit several regions in Sumatra, which has been widely blamed on mining and palm oil concessions, President Prabowo Subianto has again touted the importance of planting palm oil for bio-fuel.

Speaking during an event at the National Police headquarters in Jakarta on October 29, President Prabowo Subianto said he does not consider himself to be an authoritarian leader and that he is open to criticism.

Indonesia's job market showed renewed strain in August with unemployment ticking higher as tens of thousands lost their jobs and young workers once again bore the brunt of the slowdown.

The Constitutional Court's November 13 ruling prohibiting active police officers from holding civilian government positions has sparked controversy over how to deal with the officers currently occupying posts in numerous ministries and state agencies.

Responding to criticism over the proposal to name former president Suharto a national hero, Cultural Minister Fadli Zon has claimed that there is no evidence linking then general Suharto to the 1965-66 mass killings in Indonesia.

The torrential rain that inundated Jakarta last week has caused widespread flooding across several parts of the city, inundating major roads and leaving vehicles stranded and traffic paralysed for several hours.

According to a new survey by global market research firm Ipsos, corruption, unemployment and social inequality are the top issues worrying Indonesians in the first half of 2025.

A survey by the Centre of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has found that the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has failed to meet public expectations, and gave Prabowo's Red and White Cabinet a score of 3 out of 10, down from a score of 5 in its first 100 days.