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Public satisfaction with Prabowo government continues to decline: Survey
Kompas.com – August 31, 2026
Febrianto Adi Saputro, Jessi Carina, Jakarta – According to a Poltracking Indonesia survey, public satisfaction with the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka reached 55.1 percent in August 2026.

"It turns out that as of today, in August, public satisfaction with the Prabowo-Gibran administration's performance is 55.1 percent", said Poltracking Indonesia Executive Director Hanta Yuda in a survey release broadcast online on Poltracking TV on Monday August 31.
Civil society coalition calls for complete overhaul of Indonesia's Forestry Law
Kompas.com – August 28, 2026
Febrianto Adi Saputro, Bilal Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Forestry Reset Coalition is urging the government and the House of Representatives (DPR) to comprehensively revise the Forestry Law given the recurring forest and land fires (karhutla) in several regions in Indonesia.

"Revise the Forestry Law in a comprehensive and participatory way", said Forestry Reset Coalition campaign team member Nisa Rizkian Zonzoa in a statement on Friday August 28.
Padi Alliance ends protest at House with signed pledge to enact Asset Confiscation Law
Kompas.com – August 28, 2026
Nurpini Aulia Rapika, Ambaranie Nadia Kemala Movanita, Jakarta – A demonstration by the United Pati People's Alliance (AMPB) in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Thursday August 27, ended with the promise they had been waiting for.

After hours of expressing their aspirations, representatives from the AMPB protesters were finally received by the DPR leadership for an audience.
End militarisation, demonstrators are not enemies of the state
YLBHI Press Release – August 27, 2026
Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition for Security Sector Reform condemns the involvement of the Indonesian Military (TNI) in securing the August 27 demonstrations in Jakarta. The coalition also wishes to highlight the police's approach that increasingly treats demonstrations as a security threat, rather than as an exercise in citizens' constitutional rights.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djamari Chaniago stated that the Jakarta Regional Military Command (Kodam Jaya) assisted the police in securing the August 27 demonstrations. The TNI stated that this involvement was made at the request of the National Police (Polri).
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Report from Korea
Kompas.id – August 1, 2026
President Prabowo Subianto's flagship Free Nutritional Meal (MBG) program is currently in the spotlight in the South Korean media with a KBS World TV broadcast featuring different aspects of the program, including the budget size, supply chain readiness, food distribution mechanisms and maintaining food quality before students receive it.
Look for another country
Kompas.id – July 25, 2026
Speaking at the National Cooperative Day celebrations in the Senayan area of Jakarta on July 12, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said that those who think Indonesia has a bleak future should look for another country to live in.
Divine inspiration
Kompas.id – July 25, 2026
Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono has revealed that during a limited cabinet meeting in March 2025 President Prabowo Subianto told him that he received a "divine revelation" to establish Red and White Village/Sub-district Cooperatives (KDKMP) throughout Indonesia.
Golden Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – July 15, 2026
The recent raid by the National Police's corruption eradication unit on the private residence of Assistant Attorney for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, has attracted widespread attention – not least because it led to the discovery of US$26.3 million in cash and 74 kilograms of gold bars.
Without warning
Kompas.id – June 27, 2026
Repeated power outages across multiple regions in recent days have disrupted essential services, interrupted critical examinations and been linked to fatal incidents, prompting renewed scrutiny of the reliability of state-owned electricity company PLN.
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Amnesty says Constitutional Court ruling on insulting president inconsistent
Media Indonesia – August 19, 2026

M Ilham Ramadhan Avisena – Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) believes the Constitutional Court's (MK) ruling regarding the article on insulting the president and vice president still poses a threat to freedom of expression.

Reclaim Independence student protest in Jakarta blocked by police
Kompas.com – August 18, 2026

Student protesters say that as many as 24 bus drivers were threatened and intimidated so they would not transport University of Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM UI) protesters to the Hotel Indonesia (HI) traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Tuesday August 18.

Shadow Cabinet, academics attend Independence Day event with Kendang farmers
Tribunnews.com – August 17, 2026

Mazka Hauzan Naufal, Pati – The 81st Indonesian Independence Day commemorations took place in a solemn atmosphere at Omah Kendeng in Sukolilo district, Pati regency, Central Java, on Monday August 17.

KNPB and TPNPB declare their rejection of the 1962 New York Agreement
Jubi Papua – August 15, 2026

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Behind the photo captions, a command state is being built
YLBHI Press Release – August 14, 2026

In his State of the Nation address before the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD) on August 14, President Prabowo Subianto stated that his administration had im

Intellectuals issue manifesto to realise an Indonesia as envision by the Constitution
Kompas.com – August 13, 2026

Nawir Arsyad Akbar, Jakarta – The Interdisciplinary Intellectual Forum (FIAD), comprising professors, intellectuals, experts and activists, has delivered a manifesto expressing concerns over various problems in Indonesia.