August 25, 2025 | 10:12 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Monday, August 25, 2025. Here are the highlights: August 25 Mass Protest: What BEM SI and the Labor Party Say About the Demonstration; 'Bareng Warga' Community Raises Doubts Over DPR Protest Participation; and Japan Sends 118 Teachers to Assist Japanese Learning successful Indonesia.
The pursuing is the database of the apical 3 quality on Tempo English today:
1. August 25 Mass Protest: What BEM SI and the Labor Party Say About the Demonstration
News of a large-scale demonstration in beforehand of the House of Representatives (DPR) gathering connected Monday, August 25, initiated by a question calling itself the "Indonesian People's Revolution," has circulated connected societal media. The objection calls connected civilian nine groups, including workers, farmers, and students, to instrumentality to the streets.
In its narrative, they request an probe into the alleged corruption cases involving the household of erstwhile President Joko Widodo and the impeachment of Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
"Keep pressuring the parliament to execute its work arsenic a authorities watchdog," reads the connection arsenic received by Tempo on Friday, August 22, 2025.
The President of the Labor Party, Said Iqbal, stated that his radical has respective akin issues arsenic those mentioned successful the invitation for the objection connected August 25, 2025. However, Said mentioned that the Labor Party volition show connected August 28, not connected August 25, 2025.
2. 'Bareng Warga' Community Raises Doubts Over DPR Protest Participation
The Bareng Warga (With People) assemblage has confirmed that they volition not enactment successful today's mass protest in beforehand of the House of Representatives (DPR) gathering successful Senayan, Jakarta, connected August 25, 2025. The protestation is held successful respective cities aft a concatenation message, often anonymous, containing an invitation to a protestation today.
One of Bareng Warga's societal media admins said they volition proceed to show and study connected today's actions. Bareng Warga volition besides supply information tips for radical who person already followed the invitation.
However, Bareng Warga has decided not to prosecute straight successful the rally this time. On societal media X, they did not endorse oregon enactment the action.
3. Japan Sends 118 Teachers to Assist Japanese Learning successful Indonesia
Japan Foundation volition erstwhile again dispatch individuals from Japan to assistance successful teaching the Japanese connection successful Indonesian schools done the NIHONGO Partners program. This programme has been moving since 2014 and is present entering its 11th year.
Japan Foundation's Publication Officer, Abdul Barry Sutan Pulungan, explained that 1 facet of this programme involves sending autochthonal speakers to precocious schools to service arsenic adjunct teachers.
"So, successful the Japanese connection taxable that volition beryllium taught successful those schools, determination volition beryllium 1 section teacher and 1 autochthonal Japanese teacher," helium said astatine the Japanese Embassy successful Jakarta connected Friday, August 22, 2025. Abdul besides emphasized that the Japanese individuals volition not regenerate the relation of section teachers, but volition lone assistance them.
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Minister Bahlil connected DPR Protest Chaos: 'Didn't Know, Was successful a Day-Long Meeting'
48 menit lalu

Bahlil Lahadalia claims to beryllium unaware of the objection successful beforehand of the DPR gathering today. He cited that helium had been successful a day-long meeting.
DPR Members' Taxes Covered by Government, Celios: Unfair for Citizens
5 jam lalu

Celios urged the authorities to revise the regularisation to beforehand fiscal justice, arguing that high-earning officials should wage their ain taxes.
Labor Party and Unions Unveil 6 Key Demands for August 28 Protest
6 jam lalu

Labor Party President Said Iqbal said the August 28 protestation would beryllium staged simultaneously successful 38 provinces.
Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters astatine Jakarta Parliament Building
6 jam lalu

Police fired teardrop state to disperse demonstrators successful beforehand of the People's Representative Council (DPR) gathering successful Senayan, Central Jakarta, connected Monday.
DPR Members' Monthly Earnings Could Reach Rp230 Million, Says Fitra
8 jam lalu

The Forum Indonesia for Budget Transparency (Fitra) has revealed a important summation successful the 2025 wage and allowance fund for DPR members.
Pati Regent Protest: 1,245 Personnel Deployed to Secure Letter-Sending Action to KPK
10 jam lalu

The simultaneous letter-sending enactment volition statesman astatine the station successful beforehand of the Pati Regent's Office.
'Bareng Warga' Community Raises Doubts Over DPR Protest Participation
10 jam lalu

The Bareng Warga assemblage decided not to enactment successful the wide protestation earlier the House of Representatives (DPR) gathering connected August 25, 2025.
Labor Party, Trade Unions to Hold Mass Protest astatine DPR Building connected August 28
10 jam lalu

Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) volition not enactment successful the August 25 wide protest, but volition rally connected August 28th.
Concrete Barricades Erected Around DPR Building Ahead of Planned August 25 Mass Protest
12 jam lalu

The ambiance astatine the House of Representatives (DPR) gathering is tense arsenic information measures are enactment successful spot for an upcoming wide protest.
BEM UI Calls for National Consolidation connected August 25 Under the Theme 'Prosecute Traitors of the People'
14 jam lalu

The UI Student Executive Body (BEM UI) calls for consolidation to code issues regarding the House of Representatives (DPR).