Several articles about political and social events on Tempo\u2019s\nNational channel have attracted the attention of the majority of\nreaders. The news includes the reason for teachers\u2019 salaries falling in\n2026, UI students\u2019 plan for weekend protests, and a string of calls for\nIndonesia to withdraw from the Board of Peace.<\/p>\n
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Here is a summary of the most popular national news on Thursday, 6\nMarch 2026.<\/p>\n
Reason for Teachers\u2019 Salary Decline This Year<\/p>\n
Head of Advocacy of Teachers at the Association for Education and\nTeachers (P2G) Iman Zanatul Haeri highlighted a significant decrease in\nthe share of education budget transfers from the central government to\nthe regions over the past three years. He said the policy directly\naffected the ability of regional governments to fund teachers,\nespecially contract teachers (PPPK).<\/p>\n
Based on data from P2G, in 2024 total education budget reached Rp 655\ntrillion. Of that, transfers to the regions and village funds amounted\nto Rp 346 trillion or 52.82 percent. However in 2025, although total\neducation budget rose to Rp 724 trillion, transfers to the regions were\nonly around Rp 347.9 trillion or 48.08 percent.<\/p>\n
The decline was sharper in 2026. From total education budget Rp 769\ntrillion, transfers to the regions shrank to Rp 264 trillion or only\n34.33 percent. \u201cThis means that although total education budget rises,\nthe share transferred to the regions actually falls drastically,\u201d Iman\nsaid when contacted on Tuesday, 3 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Iman stated that the reduction in transfers affected more than 500\nlocal governments that experienced reduced education funding. As a\nresult, several regions are said to be unable to pay full salaries to\nPPPK teachers.<\/p>\n
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UI Students to Hold Weekend Against<\/p>\n
Universitas Indonesia students said they would hold mass protests if\ndemands for President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw Indonesia from the\nBoard of Peace (BoP) are not met.<\/p>\n
Rep of UI Students for Justice in Palestine, Razan Diandra\nFatahillah, said the planned mass action titled \u201cWeekend Melawan\u201d had\nbeen planned by the UI Students Alliance and civil society coalition\nwith the assumption that Prabowo would ignore the demands.<\/p>\n
\u201cCross-movement mass action will be held this Friday, Saturday, and\nSunday,\u201d Razan told Tempo on Thursday, 5 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Weekend Melawan aims to trigger similar actions in other regions so\nthat the essence of demanding Indonesia exit BoP and the withdrawal of\nthe plan to send Indonesian troops to Gaza can be considered by\nPrabowo.<\/p>\n
Razan said the Weekend Melawan action will begin on Friday, 6 March\nat the DPR, MPR, and DPD Complex, and the following day at the Arjuna\nWijaya Horse Statue area in Central Jakarta. \u201cFor Sunday, location is\ntentative,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/p>\n
Mass Demand for Indonesia to Leave BoP<\/p>\n
The calls for Indonesia withdraw its membership from the Board of\nPeace (BoP) have grown louder after the United States and its allies,\nIsrael, launched airstrikes into Iran\u2019s territory over the weekend.<\/p>\n
The military operation killed several important figures in the\nIslamic Republic of Iran, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali\nKhamenei. The US initiated the BoP.<\/p>\n
The incident sparked strong public criticism in Indonesia, including\nfrom the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), civil society coalitions,\nuniversities, and students urging President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw\nIndonesia\u2019s membership from BoP.<\/p>\n
Through a letter to the Office of the State Secretariat, the UI\nAlliance of Students urged President Prabowo Subianto to withdraw\nIndonesia from BoP.<\/p>\n
Alliance representative Fathimah Azzahra said the letter was a final\nwarning for Prabowo to fulfill his promises. In early February, Prabowo\nsaid he would withdraw Indonesia from BoP if the aim did not align with\nPalestinian independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ultimatum the President and his officials to meet these demands\nwithin 3x24 hours before the people\u2019s wrath descends,\u201d Fathimah said in\na written statement on Thursday, 5 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/p>\n
Andi Adam Faturahman and Dinda Shabrina contributed to this piece<\/p>\n
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