Indonesia

March 2025

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id - March 9, 2025

Father: Starting tomorrow, your mother will manage your pocket money.

Poki: So it'll be safe?

Father: It should be, but it's not certain.

Poki: Mother won't be corrupt, right?

Father: That's not yet certain, hopefully not.

Poki: But I'll certainly have more money?

News/Indonesia
Detik News – March 8, 2025

Rumondang Naibaho, Jakarta – A number of civil society organisations under the Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) held a protest action in the Arjuna Wijaya or Horse Statue area of Central Jakarta on March 8. The action was to commemorate International Women's Day (IWD).

Analysis/Indonesia
Arah Juang – March 7, 2025

Riang Karunianidi and Dipo Negoro – The first one hundred days of the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has already given us a picture of how this regime will run in the future.

News/Indonesia
Sinar Harapan – March 7, 2025

Natalia Santi – Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard visited Indonesia on March 4-7. The visit was part of a global campaign against authoritarian practices that have been increasing in a number of countries, including Indonesia.

Statements/Indonesia
Amnesty Press Release – March 6, 2025

The House of Representatives (DPR) soon plans to deliberate revisions to Law Number 34/2004 on the Indonesian Military (UU TNI). This move was taken after President Prabowo Subianto sent a presidential letter (Surpres) to the DPR giving the go ahead

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 6, 2025

Serang Rasyid Ridho – Two footwear companies that produce shoes for the Nike brand in Tangerang regency, Banten, are in the process of laying off (PHK) thousands of employees.

News/Indonesia
Kompas.com – March 6, 2025

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Deputy Director Hussein Ahmad says that the revisions of the Indonesian Military Law (UU TNI) on the removal of prohibitions on business activities is just a pretext for a handfu

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas.id – March 5, 2025

Terong (Eggplant): We will eradicate corruption!!!

Rats: Hooray!!!

News/Indonesia
Bisnis.com – March 5, 2025

Yanita Petriella, Yanita Petriella, Jakarta – Throughout Tuesday March 4, the Greater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) area was paralysed by flooding. Some areas of Bogor and Bekasi regencies that are crossed by the Cikeas, Cileungsi and Bekasi rivers were even flooded with waters to a height of up to five meters.

Cartoons/Indonesia
Kompas Newspaper – March 5, 2025

Laid off workers: Help Mr Minister (Labour Minister Yassierli dressed in clown suit in back of car)