Indonesian politics

Indonesia’s top court rules to bar parties that breach 30% gender quota from legislative polls

Indonesian workers unfurl the Indonesian flag during a May Day rally in front of the East Java Governor’s Office in Surabaya on May 1.

Officials tried to silence Papua film Pesta Babi. It drew millions of views on YouTube instead

Representatives of the Awyu and Moi indigenous tribes dance and perform rituals in front of the Supreme Court building during a protest in Jakarta on May 27, 2024.

Indonesia clings to fuel subsidies despite oil price surge, worrying economists

epa12888124 A worker (R) refuels a motorbike at a gas station in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 14 April 2026. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia stated that oil supply and prices in Indonesia remain stable, despite distribution disruptions and rising global oil prices. National stocks are in a safe condition, with fuel for up to 20 days and LPG for up to 10 days, after the crisis period, and the supply is assured to be sufficient as Indonesia's fuel needs reach around 1.5 to 1.6 million barrels per day in 2024-2026. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

Indonesia cannot afford to lose its top talent to fear

Gojek founder Nadiem Makarim is now under house arrest, facing corruption charges stemming from the procurement of approximately 1.1 million Chromebooks during the COVID pandemic.

Indonesian tech consultant gets four years in prison in Chromebook graft case

The court also ordered him to pay a Rp 500 million (S$3,626) fine, or serve an extra 120 days’ imprisonment in default.

Tari Lang’s memoir My Neighbour, The Dictator recalls 1965 coup, growing up under Suharto’s regime

My Neighbour, The Dictator by Tari Lang.

Forum: Criticism of Danantara should consider a different context

Indonesia’s Danantara: Sovereign wealth or sovereign risk?

Mr Rosan Roeslani (right) plays a double-hat role as Minister of Investment and Danantara CEO.

Indonesia finance chief takes his growth bet to a world on edge

Indonesia's finance minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa thinks Indonesia will post its best growth in more than a decade in 2026.

Indonesia can outlast Mid-East war fallout to year-end: Minister

People walk as stock prices are displayed on the LCD board at the Indonesian stock exchange building in Jakarta, Indonesia, 13 April 2026.

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