Indonesia News News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia’s Disinformation Bill and the Politics of ‘Foreign Propaganda’
In its bid to clamp down on fake news, President Prabowo’s administration is arming itself with some concerning powers.
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia backs away from coal exit test case amid financial and political pushback
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has scrapped a plan to retire a major coal-fired power plant, after having promised for years to do so. Airlangga Hartarto, the country’s chief economics minister, ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Teaching Western Political Thought in Indonesia
JAKARTA-On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16, just before proud Indonesians celebrated the 80 th anniversary of their independence on Sunday, Aug. 17, I conducted in the countrys capital city four ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia’s Unrest Revives Fears Over Military’s Expanding Role
Over the past two weeks, Indonesia has been rocked by some of the most widespread unrest in recent memory, with mass demonstrations erupting across Jakarta and other major cities. The protests are the ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia joins board of peace, betrays Palestine
Indonesia’s decision to join the Board of Peace (BoP) for Gaza is not a diplomatic adjustment. It is a moral collapse. It is a betrayal so grave that it places Indonesia on the side of domination ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia’s Political Capital Nusantara to Have Lawmakers Complex by 2028
Indonesia plans to finish building the judicial and legislative complexes in its future political capital Nusantara by early 2028, as the government dismisses worries over the project’s continuity.
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia's political unrest roils stock, currency markets
A protester walks with an Indonesian flag in front of a police headquarters that was set on fire and looted during demonstrations in Surabaya on August 31, 2025. Southeast The political unrest in ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia protests are a political setback, but it remains a stable emerging market at the moment
Howe Chung Wan of Principal Asset Management discusses the differences between the political situation in Indonesia and Thailand. He also sees a more significant trend towards the movement towards ...
News Indonesia » Politics: Reform, regret and the politics of reversal in Indonesia
In recent years, Indonesia has witnessed a series of policy reversals that, taken together, raise important questions about the consistency of its reform agenda.
News Indonesia » Politics: Indonesia’s hard-charging defence minister delivers politics, not reform
In October 2024, Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin assumed office as Indonesia’s defence minister, bringing with him a dual reputation as a technocratic reformer and a controversial former commander long shadowed ...