Dipo Negoro – On June 15, a discussion attended by Budiman Sudjatmiko at the Innovation and Creativity Centre at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta was mobbed by students who climbed onto the stage and unfurled banners of opposition.
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Jakarta – Labour Party Secretary General Ferri Nuzarli and around 1.3 million members and administrators of the Indonesian People's Organization (ORI) – a political wing of the Confederation of the All Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPSI) led by Andi
Amsterdam – Disappointment with the Indonesian political system, which is believed to be increasingly distant from the ordinary people, has given rise to a new political initiative among the Indonesian diaspora in the Netherlands.
The Cuban people are currently struggling with an energy crisis due to the oil embargo by the US since last January.
Jakarta – A student alliance has setup a tent in front of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) offices in Jakarta urging a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator
Sultan Abdurrahman, Imam Hamdi – The Centre for Economic and Law Studies (Celios) has criticised President Prabowo Subianto's remarks about unpatriotic observers.
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition strongly condemns and calls for a thorough investigation into the acid attack on Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy Coordinator Andrie Yunus.
United States President Donald Trump is trying to create famine in Cuba. Mass starvation and suffering of the Cuban people are the aims of Trump's latest emergency executive order banning Cuba, an island nation, from importing oil or any energy resources it needs to survive.
The flood and landslide disasters that hit Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra starting on November 25, 2025, killed 1,190 and left 141 people still missing as of January 17.
Singgih Wiryono, Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Three different survey institutions, LSI Denny JA, Litbang Kompas and Populi Centre, have released similar results on the issue of the election of regional heads (Pilkada) being through Regional Representative Councils (DPRD).
Suci Amaliyah, Jakarta – One year since its launch, the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program still faces serious problems.
Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The results of a survey by the Denny JA Indonesian Survey Circle (LSI) show that the majority of President Prabowo Subianto's voters in the 2024 presidential election (Pilpres) reject the discourse on the election of regional heads (
Adhyasta Dirgantara, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Adi Prayitno, a political observer from the Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University (UIN) in Jakarta, says there is an impression that the political elite are afraid of the ordinary people, which is why they are floating the idea of electing regional heads (
Josi: There’s still lots of homework that's not finished yet, Mr!
Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka took up a populist platform during the election campaign, garnering the full support from the oligarchy and mainstream political parties, and ultimately secured a victory in the 2024 presidential election.
Nicholas Ryan Aditya, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Amnesty says that the first year of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has been marked by paradoxical public policies and a decline in respect for human rig
Jakarta – The MBG Monitoring Coalition is asking the government to halt the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program and then take steps to fully evaluate President Prabowo Subianto's ambitious program.
Poki: For my birthday, have you read the list of presents I want?
Father: That's a lot? Hmm, normative.
Poki: Normative, by the way it's upside down, yeah. Are you reading it properly? Focus!
Father: The cover's pink and green. Cool yeah.
Jakarta – The Indonesian Mothers Alliance is urging the authorities to release all the students that are still being detained and to stop repressive actions in handling demonstrations.
The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) condemns the state's indifference to the arsenic poisoning of Munir Said Thalib. They have wasted years leading up to the 21st anniversary of the case on September 7.




