2025 in Indonesia

The following lists events that happened during 2025 in Indonesia.

Incumbents Central government

President: Prabowo Subianto (Gerindra) Vice President: Gibran Rakabuming Raka (independent) Speaker of the MPR: Ahmad Muzani (Gerindra) Speaker of the DPR: Puan Maharani (PDI-P) Speaker of the DPD: Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin (Bengkulu)

Governors Governors

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. 6 January Indonesia is fully admitted as a member state of the BRICS group. The Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program of the Prabowo administration is officially started. Shin Tae-yong is dismissed as coach of the Indonesia national football team amid multiple issues involving the team. 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. The Football Association of Indonesia appoints Patrick Kluivert as coach of the Indonesia national football team, replacing Shin Tae-yong. 15 January – A fire engulfs the Glodok Plaza shopping center in Glodok, West Jakarta, killing eight people and leaving several missing. The government raises its highest volcanic eruption level over Mount Ibu in Halmahera following a major eruption. 20 January – Landslides caused by heavy rains in Denpasar and Klungkung, Bali kill at least nine people. 21 January Flooding and landslides in Pekalongan, Central Java kill at least 25 people. A fire hits a residential area on Jalan Kemayoran Gempol, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, destroying more than 500 houses and displacing 1,797 residents. 24 January 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. The village head of Kohod in Tangerang Regency, Arsin bin Sanip, disappears after being involved in an argument with the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning, Nusron Wahid, about the sea fence on the north coast of Tangerang. He is suspected of being involved in corruption and bribery cases. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency opens fire on a boat carrying Indonesian migrant workers off the coast of Tanjung Rhu Beach, Selangor State, killing one passenger and injuring four others. 27 January – Four people are killed by a landslide in Mamuju Regency, West Sulawesi. 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.

February 1 February – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources sets a policy on the sale of 3 kg gas cylinders and can no longer be done at the retail level, prompting customers of 3 Kg LPG to go to the bases located in various regions that have been registered. 4 February – A truck crashes into a queue of cars at a toll booth in Ciawi, West Java, killing eight people and injuring 11 others. 5 February – Serge Atlaoui is repatriated to France as part of the bilateral agreement signed on 24 January. 12 February – A court in Banten sentences six members of a poaching gang to up to 12 years' imprisonment for the killing of 26 Javan rhinoceroses in Ujung Kulon National Park from 2018 to 2023. 13 February – The dismantling of the sea fence in Tangerang is completed after 11 days. 16 February – Indonesia wins its first gold medal at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships after Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Daniel Marthin defeat China's Chen Xujun and Huang Di 21-15, 21-9 in the men's doubles at the 2025 edition held in Qingdao, China. 17 February – Student-led protests against the government start throughout several cities in Indonesia, calling for a "Dark Indonesia" movement. 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. 18 February – The Mineral and Coal Mining law is officially ratified. 19 February President Prabowo Subianto inaugurates six officials in the first cabinet reshuffle in the Red-White Cabinet, one of whom is Brian Yuliarto as Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology replacing Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro. A fire at the Pasaraya Blok M building at Jakarta spreads from the 7th floor, causing hundreds of workers to escape into the building's yard. 20 February: 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. Secretary general of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Hasto Kristiyanto, is officially arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission in the bribery case against commissioner of General Elections Commission, Wahyu Setiawan. 24 February – The Daya Anagata Nusantara Agency for Investment Management is established, and can manage around Rp. 14.72 quadrillion funds ($900 billion). 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). 26 February – Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita announces an agreement with Apple Inc. for the latter to build facilities in Bandung and Batam amid efforts to end a ban by Indonesia on the sale of iPhone 16 devices. 28 February – A fire in Pondok Bambu destroys multiple residences.

March 6 March – Governor of West Java, Dedi Mulyadi orders the demolition of Hibisc Fantasy, an amusement park at Puncak, Bogor Regency that was only opened December last year, due to concerns of causing flash floods in Jakarta. 10 March At least 53 inmates escape from the Kutacane Penitentiary in Aceh. 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. 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. 18 March — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits North Tapanuli Regency in North Sumatra, killing one person. 19 March — A package containing a pig's head is delivered to the office of the magazine Tempo by an online courier. 20 March — The House of Representatives (DPR) officially ratifies the revision of Indonesian National Armed Forces Law, which would allow military officers to hold civilian office without leaving the service, in a plenary session. The Lewotobi volcano erupts in Flores, cancelling flights. 22 March — A second package, wrapped in floral paper and containing six decapitated rats, is found outside the office of the magazine Tempo. 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.

April 3 April — Ten people are killed in a landslide that buries two vehicles along a hilly road near Watu Lumpang in Mojokerto Regency, East Java. 9 April — Seventeen people are killed in an attack by the West Papua National Liberation Army on a gold panning camp in Yahukimo Regency, Highland Papua. 11 April The iPhone 16 goes on sale in Indonesia. At least 18 structures are damaged following a shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Bogor. 17 April — Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo dissolves the Capital City of Nusantara Infrastructure Construction Task Force. 24 April — The animated film Jumbo surpasses six million viewers in under a month, becoming Indonesia's most-viewed animated film to date.

May 2 May — An island-wide power outage hits Bali. West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi implements a military barracks program in several areas that are considered vulnerable, such as Purwakarta and Bandung. 5 May — KMP Muchlisa sinks at Balikpapan Bay, possibly due to propeller damage, killing two passengers. 6 May — A bus overturns near Padang, killing 12 people and injuring 23 others. 7 May A dump truck collides with a minibus carrying teachers in Purworejo, Central Java, killing 11 passengers on the bus. American Tangerang Hawks basketball player Jarred Shaw is arrested after 132 pieces of cannabis candies are discovered in a raid on his apartment in Tangerang Regency. A truck belonging to the Indonesian National Army carrying ammunition explodes while traveling from Surabaya to Jember, killing two soldiers. 11 May — The Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 crashes into the sea near Jakarta after being in orbit for 53 years. 12 May A tourist boat sinks off Tikus Island, Bengkulu, killing seven people. 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. 14 May — Eighteen suspected West Papua National Liberation Army militants are killed in a clash with government forces in Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua. 16 May — Two police officers are killed by the West Papua National Liberation Army in Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua. At least six miners are killed while 14 others are reported missing following a landslide near a gold mine in the Arfak Mountains in West Papua. 18 May — The government raises its highest volcanic eruption level over Mount Lewotobi in Flores following a major eruption. 20 May — In the largest drug bust in Indonesian history, two tons of crystal methamphetamine are seized from a fishing boat off the Riau Islands, resulting in six arrests. 22 May — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Bengkulu, killing one person from a heart attack. 24 May – Death of Argo Ericko Achfandi, a student at Faculty of Law at Gadjah Mada University, who was killed by a BMW car driven by an international undergraduate program student at Faculty of Economic and Business from the same university. 30 May — Seventeen people are killed in a collapse at a quarry in Cirebon Regency.

June 10 June — The government revokes the operating permits of four mining firms in Raja Ampat, citing regulatory violations. 14 June — An Australian national is killed in a shooting inside a villa in Badung Regency, Bali. 17 June — The government raises its highest volcanic eruption level over Mount Lewotobi in Flores following a major eruption. 23 June – The National Narcotics Board announces it arrested 285 people, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over 0.68 ton of narcotics in a two-month crackdown operation on narcotrafficking and illegal drug abuse. 24 June – The body of Juliana Marins, a Brazilian tourist who fell while hiking near the crater of Mount Rinjani in Lombok on 21 June is recovered.

July

3 July – The ferry KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya traveling from Banyuwangi in East Java to Bali sinks in the Bali Strait, killing at least six people and leaving 29 others missing and 30 rescued. 7 July — Two major eruptions occur at Mount Lewotobi in Flores, causing the cancellation of at least 24 flights at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali.