January 13, 2026 – Indonesia Headlines

Story gist: Jakarta Metro Police received a restorative justice submission related to the Jokowi diploma case. The complainant proposed peaceful resolution with two suspects in cluster 1.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting their perspectives entirely. Center outlet Kompas.com frames the story by emphasizing the complainant’s openness to ‘peace’ with suspects, using conciliatory language that highlights potential resolution and de-emphasizes ongoing conflict in the diploma case.

Story gist: A warning has been issued for extreme weather in the Jakarta region over the next three days.

Bias summary: Center-leaning CNBC Indonesia frames the story with urgent, alarmist language (‘Waspada!’ and ‘Dilanda Cuaca Ekstrem’), emphasizing immediate danger. Left- and right-leaning outlets provide no coverage, omitting the story entirely and leaving those perspectives absent.

Story gist: Indonesia’s KPK named former Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut as a suspect in a corruption case involving the improper distribution of 20,000 additional Hajj quotas.

Bias summary: Left-leaning outlets absent, omitting any framing. Center CNBC Indonesia embeds Yaqut in a list of 16 ministers as suspects, emphasizing widespread government corruption. Right-leaning Republika.co.id highlights KPK’s explanation for sparing Maktour boss from charges alongside Yaqut, focusing on procedural details and potentially mitigating implications for the former minister.

Story gist: Gorontalo Province Governor apologized because provincial employees have not received salaries.

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets omitted coverage of the story entirely. Center coverage from Pemerintah Provinsi Gorontalo reports it neutrally via headline matching the title, focusing solely on the governor’s apology without tone, criticism of delays, praise, or fiscal context. Absent left emphasis on worker hardship or right focus on government inefficiency leaves balanced analysis missing.

Story gist: Kompas.com published an article listing four disadvantages if regional heads in Indonesia are elected by local legislative councils (DPRD).

Bias summary: Left- and right-leaning outlets provided no coverage, omitting progressive or conservative perspectives on the policy debate. Center outlet Kompas.com frames the story critically by headlining ‘4 Kerugian’ (4 Disadvantages), emphasizing potential harms of reverting to DPRD elections over direct public voting, with a tone opposing the change.