September 20, 2025 | 09:01 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Here are the highlights: Sixteen Activists Join Syahdan Husein in Hunger Strike at Jakarta Police Detention Center; Indonesia Considers SOEs Ministry-Danantara Merger Amid Legislative Revisions; and Palace: Prabowo Never Agreed to Form Independent Probe Team for August Riots.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Sixteen Activists Join Syahdan Husein in Hunger Strike at Jakarta Police Detention Center
Sixteen activists detained at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police have launched a hunger strike to protest their detention over August 2025 mass demonstrations.
Among them is activist Syahdan Husein from the Gejayan Memanggil movement, who is believed to have initiated the action.
Fellow detainee Khariq Anhar, a student at the University of Riau, said the strike began on September 16 at Syahdan’s urging.
“We are tired of being detained. At Syahdan Husein’s initiative, we started the hunger strike,” Khariq wrote in an open letter shared on several civil society social media accounts on Thursday, September 18.
2. Indonesia Considers SOEs Ministry-Danantara Merger Amid Legislative Revisions
Indonesian Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi revealed that the government is considering merging the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) into the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Daya Anagata Nusantara (BPI Danantara), though the plan is still under review.
“There is a possibility, but it is still in the process of review and discussion,” Prasetyo said at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta on Friday.
The Gerindra Party politician noted that several factors are being weighed, including ongoing supervision and management improvement efforts led by Danantara.
3. Palace: Prabowo Never Agreed to Form Independent Probe Team for August Riots
Indonesia's State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi clarified that President Prabowo Subianto never agreed to the formation of an independent investigation team to probe the riots that broke out in late August 2025.
Prasetyo denied claims from the National Conscience Movement (Gerakan Nurani Bangsa, or GNB), which said Prabowo had agreed to such independent team formation during their meeting on Thursday, September 11.
According to him, the president only told GNB representatives that the investigation process was already underway.
“We need to make it clear that the president never expressed any intention to form, nor did he approve, the establishment of an investigation team,” Prasetyo said at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Friday, September 19, 2025.
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Why Prabowo Wants IKN to Serve as the Political Capital by 2028
5 jam lalu
President Prabowo Subianto has set Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in East Kalimantan as the political capital of Indonesia starting in 2028 with various indicators.
Prabowo Set to Transfer 1,700 to 4,100 Civil Servants to IKN
9 jam lalu
Prabowo also signed the designation of IKN as the political capital in 2028.
Prabowo Heads to New York for UN General Assembly
12 jam lalu
Prabowo will be there until September 23. His main agenda is to attend a special session on the Two-State Solution.
Indonesia Considers SOEs Ministry-Danantara Merger Amid Legislative Revisions
21 jam lalu
Indonesia's Minister of State Secretary stated that the merger of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises into BPI Danantara is still under review.
Today's Top 3 News: Human Rights Ministry Says Enforced Disappearance in August Protests is Hasty Conclusion
22 jam lalu
Here is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today.
Nusantara Set as Indonesia's Political Capital in 2028 Under Prabowo's Regulation
1 hari lalu
MPR Chair Ahmad Muzani emphasized that the term "political capital" means Nusantara will serve as the nation's core seat of government.
Palace: Prabowo Never Agreed to Form Independent Probe Team for August Riots
1 hari lalu
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said President Prabowo Subianto never agreed to form an independent team to probe the late-August 2025 riots.
Indonesian Govt Invites Ex-Coordinating Minister Mahfud MD to Join Police Reform Team
1 hari lalu
Former coordinating minister Mahfud Md is being considered for a role in the newly formed Police Reform Team by the Indonesian government.
Sixteen Activists Join Syahdan Husein in Hunger Strike at Jakarta Police Detention Center
1 hari lalu
Sixteen activists held at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police have launched a hunger strike to protest their detention over August 2025 demonstrations.
Survey: 61,1% of Experts Say Public Trust in Indonesian Police Is Poor
1 hari lalu
Setara Institute conducted a survey of 176 experts on the Indonesian National Police. The majority rated the performance of the police as poor.
