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Graft watchdog rejects proposal to exclude state losses from corruption definition
Kompas.com – October 21, 2026
Haryanti Puspa Sari, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) rejects the proposal by National Economic Council (DEN) Chairperson Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan to exclude state losses from the definition of corruption.

ICW researcher Wana Alamsyah said that if the element of state losses were removed from the definition of corruption, the number of corruption cases would appear to decrease due to the interests of those in power.
Greenpeace activists released after banner protest say it's not the end of the struggle
Kompas.com – October 21, 2026
Muhammad Isa Bustomi, Jakarta – Eleven Greenpeace Indonesia activists arrested after unfurling protest banners on the Welcome Statue Monument at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Tuesday October 20 have been released.

Initially, five activists consisting of the rescue team and the press team, were allowed to go home first. Meanwhile, six climbers were released after undergoing approximately eight hours of questioning at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police Headquarters (Mapolda Metro Jaya).
Varied protests in Jakarta mark two years of Prabowo-Gibran government
Kompas.com – October 21, 2026
Muhammad Isa Bustomi, Jakarta – A number of protest actions marking two years of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka were held in Jakarta on Tuesday October 20.

Students and civil society activists held demonstrations in the Heroes Statue Monument or Farmers Monument area in Menteng, Central Jakarta, and on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan in Gambir, also in Central Jakarta.
Simultanious actions in Jakarta, Yogya and Makassar marking two years of Prabowo-Gibran
CNN Indonesia – October 20, 2026
Jakarta – Students from various campuses in Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Makassar will hold simultaneous demonstrations today, Tuesday October 20, to coincide with two-years of the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

In Jakarta, University of Indonesia (UI) students are scheduled to hold a demonstration at the Farmers Monument in Central Jakarta at 3 pm. One of the demands of the masses is to urge the government to declare the forest and land fires a national disaster.
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Sadistic prison
Kompas.id – September 26, 2026
Indonesia's Ombudsman has uncovered a cluster of villa-like residences, luxury facilities, alcohol bottles and luxury cars inside the Cibinong Class IIA Prison in Bogor, West Java, raising questions over whether some facilities were being commercially used by inmates.
Owning a home
Kompas Newspaper – September 23, 2026
The government is struggling to meet President Prabowo Subianto's target of building 3 million homes a year, with progress being slowed by financially strained state contractors and sluggish mortgage and property lending.
Forest fires
Kompas.id – September 5, 2026
While President Prabowo Subianto has repeatedly expressed frustration with the continued failure to contain ongoing forest and land fires (karhutla) and vowed to crack down on those deliberately starting fires, environmentalist say that the government's failure to control palm oil and mining companies is largely to blame.
Fired or on fire
Kompas Newspaper – September 1, 2026
The National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim) has revealed the modus operandi of suspects involved in forest and land fires across nine regions. Police found that most suspects intentionally set fire to the land to reduce the cost of clearing plantation areas.
Nine dragons
Kompas.id – August 30, 2026
As the 2026 Economic Census nears its August 31 deadline, the government has come under fire following concerns over inaccuracies in the data used to determine people's income levels with numerous cases going viral on social media of people losing government assistance after being reclassified to a higher decile.
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Coalition slams appointment of active police general as head of agrarian reform agency
Kompas.com – October 4, 2026

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Agrarian Justice has condemned the inauguration of Police Commissioner General Dedi Prasetyo as Head of the National Agrarian Reform Agency (BRAN).

Acid attack victim Andrie Yunus wins IM57+ Award for rights activism
CNN Indonesia – October 3, 2026

Jakarta – Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) Deputy External Coordinator Andrie Yunus is reported to be in reasonably good condition and is continuing to adapt to the injuries he sustained after being doused with acid by soldiers from the Indonesian Mili

Data centre expansion threatens water sources, moratorium needed
Walhi Press Release – October 1, 2026

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that the expansion of data centres for AI could trigger water crises in various regions if the government continues to prioritise digital investment without specific regulations ensuring the protection of water sources and the environment.

Protesting Rome Agreement, Papuan students raise Morning Star flag
Suara Papua – September 30, 2026

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Sixty-four years have passed, yet the question of who determined Papua's future remains unresolved.

Labour coalition rallies at parliament to oversee deliberations on new labour law
CNN Indonesia – September 29, 2026

Jakarta – The Grand Coalition of Indonesian Workers' Struggle (KBPBI) is proposing a maximum temporary work contract (PKWT) period of one year in the Employment Protection Bill that is planned to be ratified in early October.

Marking Farmers Day, protesters criticise newly enacted Agrarian Reform Law
Kompas.com – September 24, 2026

Ridho Danu Prasetyo, Tri Susanto Setiawan, Jakarta – Protesters from the Agrarian Reform Movement Alliance (AGRA) held a demonstration to commemorate National Farmers Day 2026 in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Central Jakarta on Thursday afternoon Septe