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Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:29 WIB
Protecting Children in Digital Spaces Through PP TUNAS
Indonesia is strengthening child protection online through PP TUNAS, which requires digital platforms to improve safeguards and tailor access according to users’ ages and service risks. A cross-government roadmap involving around 15 ministries and agencies will coordinate implementation, while officials highlight the need for public awareness and responses to emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:28 WIB
Prabowo Ready to Spend Big as Finance Minister Releases Rp1,300 Trillion in Three Months
Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara says the government plans to spend around Rp1,300 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2026, exceeding spending in the same period last year, to support economic activity and domestic consumption. The government is also reviewing expenditure for efficiency while maintaining its target of keeping the budget deficit at about 2.85% of GDP; spending through September reached Rp2,660.5 trillion, up 19% year on year.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:25 WIB
Rescue Measures Deployed: Can the JCI Weather the MSCI Storm?
The Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) fell sharply amid concerns that MSCI could downgrade Indonesia from Emerging Market to Standalone Market, prompting the Indonesia Stock Exchange to announce transparency reforms and Danantara to consider buying more fundamentally strong state-owned shares. The article also covers rupiah weakness, technology-sector volatility in the US, oil-market risks and share buyback plans by major Indonesian conglomerates.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:24 WIB
Reading the 21st-Century Neo-Battle of Stalingrad: Cognitive Warfare
A book by Brigadier General Agus Bhakti argues that modern conflict increasingly targets people’s perceptions and mental processes rather than physical territory. It describes how algorithms, micro-targeting and coordinated digital narratives can amplify divisive content, erode trust and undermine shared reality—damage that may be harder to repair than physical infrastructure.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:24 WIB
West Java Provincial Government Wins Forest and Land Recovery Award for Citarum Harum Programme
West Java’s provincial government has received the Forest and Land Recovery Initiative award at the 2026 ESG Now Awards for its Citarum Harum task force programme. A provincial communications official said the recognition would encourage continued environmental protection and collaboration with communities, priorities championed by Governor Dedi Mulyadi.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:20 WIB
MP Calls for Probe into Oil Palm Planted on Former Forest Fire Site, Says It ‘Hurts the Public’
Commission IV legislator Daniel Johan has called for an investigation into oil palm seedlings found on land burnt by forest and land fires in Dharmasraya, West Sumatra. He backed the local government’s removal of the palms and urged forest restoration, tougher sanctions and increased Forestry Ministry funding for rehabilitation programmes.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:20 WIB
South Kalimantan Police Name Four Corporate Suspects in Forest and Land Fire Case
South Kalimantan Police have named four corporate suspects from among 12 companies investigated over fires in concession areas. Police say they are pursuing cases regardless of the area burned, and report that eight individual suspects have also been named as 16 cases are handled.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:16 WIB
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Says Investment Realisation Reached Rp3,923 Trillion
Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said Indonesia’s investment realisation reached Rp3,923 trillion during the first two years of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. The reported investment generated nearly 5.5 million jobs, while 50.6 per cent of capital flowed to areas outside Java, which the government says supports more balanced development.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:16 WIB
IHSG Plunges as Danantara Sees Opportunity in Cheap Shares
Danantara says the Jakarta Composite Index’s fall below 5,000 could create long-term investment opportunities, and that it may increase its stock-market investments gradually. CEO Rosan Roeslani pointed to solid company fundamentals, low valuations and dividend yields in banking shares, while stressing that decisions will follow comprehensive fundamental, technical and market analysis.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:14 WIB
'We've Done Everything We Can': OJK Chief as Indonesian Stocks Fall Below 5,000
OJK Chairwoman Friderica Widyasari Dewi said regulators had taken extensive steps to ease pressure on the Indonesian stock market after the benchmark index fell below 5,000, amid concerns raised by MSCI over transparency and market integrity. President Prabowo has called for stronger enforcement against market misconduct, while reforms include raising the minimum free-float requirement to 15% and tightening significant-shareholding disclosures; MSCI has yet to decide whether to reclassify Indonesia as a standalone market.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:12 WIB
Yesterday: Foreign involvement in forest fires and FPU 7 task force completes its mission
Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto said foreign parties were involved in forest and land fires in Indonesia, while praising the Garuda Bhayangkara FPU 7 contingent for completing its UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. Other reports covered the Navy’s destruction of narcotics-laced vape cartridges worth Rp34.9 billion, the uncovering of an illegal cosmetics factory, and arrests over an attack on a Persib Bandung youth-team bus.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:11 WIB
Houthis Warn Saudi Arabian Airspace Is Unsafe, Except Over Makkah and Madinah
The Houthis have warned workers and residents to stay away from Saudi oil facilities and said Saudi airspace is unsafe except over Makkah and Madinah, while urging Aramco shareholders to sell their shares. The warning comes amid escalating hostilities, including reported projectile injuries in Najran and the interception of two ballistic missiles near Khamis Mushait.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:10 WIB
Yesterday: Subagyo HS Dies as Prabowo Discusses Forest and Peatland Fires
The roundup covers the death of former Army Chief of Staff General (Ret.) Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo, President Prabowo Subianto’s meetings with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and a briefing on forest and peatland fires. It also reports a Poltracking Indonesia survey finding public trust in the Prabowo-Gibran administration at 64.8 per cent, above its 55.3 per cent satisfaction rating.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:07 WIB
Fireworks Provocation Sparks Violent Brawl in Manggarai
A brawl in Manggarai, South Jakarta, broke out in three waves after groups of youths set off fireworks, leaving a stall burned and a mobile-credit shop looted. Police detained six people, while Jakarta’s provincial government, the police and military agreed to establish a joint post to help prevent further clashes.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:05 WIB
Civil War Intensifies as Food and Fuel Prices Soar
Residents of Taiz are facing sharp increases in food and fuel prices as Houthi forces’ siege and road closures deepen an already severe humanitarian crisis. The World Food Programme says the city’s flour stocks are nearly depleted, while aid agencies report widespread shortages of essentials and the displacement of at least 121,000 people in Taiz Governorate.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:02 WIB
Asked When Forest and Land Fires Will Be Declared a National Disaster, Coordinating Minister Dudung Says State Can Still Cope
Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Dudung Abdurachman says Indonesia has sufficient capacity to handle forest and land fires, so there is no current need to declare them a national disaster. He welcomed offers of foreign assistance, while noting that logistics, fuel distribution and operational arrangements must be discussed before aid can be deployed.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:01 WIB
Ferry Juliantono Elected President of SI’s Lajnah Tanfidziyah
Co-operatives Minister Ferry Juliantono has been elected by acclamation as president of the Central Board of Syarikat Islam for the 2026–2031 term. The organisation’s 42nd National Congress also elected Hamdan Zoelva as head of its central council.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:00 WIB
How to Check Denpasar Traffic CCTV via the Free ATCS Service
Denpasar residents can view real-time traffic conditions through the city’s free Area Traffic Control System (ATCS), managed by the local transport agency. The service provides access to feeds from at least 110 CCTV cameras, helping motorists assess congestion and plan alternative routes.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 06:00 WIB
KSP Under Listyo Sigit Seen as Tackling Bureaucratic Bottlenecks Ahead of Prabowo Government’s Second Anniversary
The Presidential Staff Office (KSP), led by General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, is being credited with improving coordination across ministries and addressing regulatory obstacles that have delayed President Prabowo Subianto’s priority programmes. One early example is its effort to enable the distribution of over-the-counter medicines through Merah Putih village and urban-ward cooperatives, intended to widen access to essential healthcare.
Tue, 20 Oct 2026, 05:58 WIB
Institutional Foundations for Human Rights Strengthened
The Prabowo-Gibran administration has established a dedicated Human Rights Ministry, updated regulations and expanded protection and public education programmes. The ministry has secured a 2027 budget of Rp953.1 billion and is extending grassroots outreach, although a claimed world record for a training programme remains under assessment.
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