Central Papua: Meki Fritz Nawipa (PDI-P) (starting 7 February)
South Papua: Apolo Safanpo (independent) (starting 7 February)
Highland Papua: John Tabo (Golkar) (starting 7 February)
Papua: Benhur Tomi Mano (PDI-P) (starting 7 February)
Events
January
1 January – An increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate to 12% is put into effect on luxury goods and services or those that fall into the luxury tax category.[1]
8 January – At least four people die and eleven others are injured after a bus carrying a group of students from Bali crashes into several vehicles in Batu, East Java.[5]
A fire hits a residential area on Jalan Kemayoran Gempol, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, destroying more than 500 houses and displacing 1,797 residents.[10]
Indonesia and France sign an agreement to repatriate French national Serge Atlaoui, who has been in death row since 2007 in an Indonesian prison following a conviction for drug smuggling.[11]
30 January – Composer Ari Bias wins a copyright infringement lawsuit against Agnez Mo for performing the song Bilang Saja without permission in three concerts in May 2023, with the Central Jakarta Commercial Court ordering her to pay 1.5 billion rupiah in damages.[15]
Student-led protests against the government start throughout several cities in Indonesia, calling for a "Dark Indonesia" movement.[22]
A group of singers and songwriters, including prominent figures like Armand Maulana, Ariel NOAH, and Bunga Citra Lestari, form the collective Vibrasi Suara Indonesia (VISI)]and file a judicial review with the Constitutional Court to challenge five articles in the Copyright Law No. 28/2014, aiming to establish a fairer and more transparent royalty system for performers in the music industry.[23]
Following the 2024 Indonesian local elections, 961 regional heads, consisting of 33 governors, 33 vice governors, 363 regents, 362 vice regents, 85 mayors and 85 vice mayors are inaugurated at the central field of presidential palace, Central Jakarta.[27]
25 February – The Attorney General's Office names seven people as suspects in a corruption case involving state-owned energy company PT. Pertamina Patra Niaga, a subsidiary of PT. Pertamina (Persero), and private contractors. The alleged irregularities that occurred between 2018 and 2023 reportedly resulted in state losses of Rp. 193.7 trillion (US$12 billion) per year. However, the losses have almost reached Rp1 quadrillion, which is Rp. 968.5 trillion (US$58.96 billion).[31][32][33]
At least 53 inmates escape from the Kutacane Penitentiary in Aceh.[39]
Singer Riefian Fajarsyah, known as Ifan Seventeen, is appointed as President Director of Produksi Film Negara (PFN), sparking controversy due to his limited experience in the film industry.[40]
17 March – Three policemen are shot dead by two TNI members while raiding a cockfighting arena at the village of Karang Manik in Way Kanan Regency, Lampung.[41]
22 March — A second package, wrapped in floral paper and containing six decapitated rats, is found outside the office of the magazine Tempo.[43]
26 March — One person is killed while two others are reported missing following the collapse of a nickel waste disposal site in the Morowali Industrial Park.[47]
Thirteen people, including four soldiers, are killed in an explosion during the disposal of unusable and expired ammunition at an environmental conservation area in Garut Regency, West Java.[64]
A speedboat capsizes during a storm off the coast of Mentawai Islands Regency, resulting in the rescue of all 18 passengers on board.[79]
The Minister of Finance imposes a tax of 0.5% generated by traders to collect Article 22 Income Tax, through the Minister of Finance Regulation Number 37 of 2025 (PMK No. 37/2025).[80][81]
The United States and Indonesia reach a trade agreement in which US tariffs on Indonesian exports would be reduced from 32% to 19% in exchange for full access for US firms in Indonesia.[83]
Around 1,178 prisoners are released as part of a comprehensive clemency plan by President Prabowo,[91] among them include Thomas Lembong and Hasto Kristiyanto.[92]
A demonstration is held by students and workers in front of the DPR/MPR RI Building in South Jakarta in protest over various government policies, including plans to raise DPR members' salaries and the dissolution of the DPR RI.[105][106]
At least 17 people are reported to have died in an outbreak of measles in East Java, with all but one fatality recorded in Sumenep Regency.[107]
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