Indonesia
A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 4 domains, including Microplastics, ASU Surveillance and Platform Tech.
Coverage of Indonesia is holding steady : 17 signals on the latest tracked day, up 89% from its three-week baseline of 9, across 8 domains (unchanged from a week ago). That makes it the #7 most-covered of the 348 concerns we track.
What’s changed
6 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- M5.0 earthquake — 64 km W of Labuha, Indonesia · USGS Earthquake Hazards Program · 2026-08-29
- Saving Sampurna: Farmer rescues weakened orangutan from forest fires in Indonesia's Borneo · Channel News Asia Indonesia · 2026-08-30 · usually covers Indonesia
- Orangutan rescued from fire zone in Indonesia's Borneo, battles respiratory illness · Reuters · 2026-08-30 · usually covers Intelligence
- Jakarta protests show lingering unease in Prabowo’s Indonesia · The Edge Malaysia · 2026-08-30 · usually covers Indonesia
- Talking Indonesia: changing human-tiger relations in Sumatra · Indonesia at Melbourne · 2026-08-29 · usually covers Indonesia
- President Prabowo: Indonesia’s Economy Remains Firm Amid Global Uncertainty, Fiscal Discipline Maintained · Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia · 2026-08-29 · usually covers Indonesia
What the reporting says
Across 297 tracked stories from 84 outlets, reporting on Indonesia most often describes disaster (112), public statements (6), meetings or visits (6), sanctions or trade (5), launches or releases (3), regulatory approvals (2).
It shows up alongside Earthquake (107), China (59), Malaysia (39), Jakarta (36), Japan (36), Singapore (34), India (33), Australia (31).
Two steps out: Iceland (through Earthquake, 107 shared stories on the weaker link); M5 2 (through Earthquake, 107 shared stories on the weaker link); Philippines (through Earthquake, 93 shared stories on the weaker link); AI (through China, 59 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Apr 8, with coverage on 65 separate days — concentrated in Geophysical.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Israel and Indonesia normalize relations by December 31, 2026?” rose 3 points between Jul 23 and Aug 26, from 8% to 11%.