President Prabowo Subianto has announced that the government will assume responsibility for repaying the Rp 1.2 trillion (US$71.81 million) cost overrun debt incurred by Indonesia's first high-speed railway, Whoosh. Prabowo justified the government's intervention by framing the railway as a public service obligation (PSO), arguing that its benefits extend beyond profit. He further stated that the government intends to fund the repayment using assets recovered from corruption cases, though the feasibility of this approach remains uncertain.

The Rp 200 billion (US$12 million) civil lawsuit against Tempo magazine now being heard at the South Jakarta District Court has all the hallmarks of a concerted government campaign to silence critical media. The suit, filed by Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman, is so weak that the court should have dismissed it with prejudice.

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa credited the result to effective fiscal management, pointing to a 5.49 percent increase in government consumption and a 3.02 percent rise in investment, backed by national strategic projects and social initiatives like the free nutritious meal program and public housing programs. But some analysts say these state-led injections may be propping up growth temporarily rather than signaling a private sector revival.

President Prabowo Subianto 's flagship free nutritious meal program has hit a critical juncture. Launched with the ambition of feeding millions and cementing his populist image, the program is now marred by reports of food poisoning, poor governance and slow budget absorption. In response, Prabowo has formed a high-level coordinating team to rescue the initiative before it collapses under its own weight.

East Kalimantan Province's investment realization reached Rp 23.36 trillion in the second quarter of 2025. East Kalimantan Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Office (DPMPTSP) Head Fahmi Prima Laksana stated that this achievement marks a 29.38 percent year-on-year (yoy) growth compared to the Rp 16.5 trillion achieved in Q2 2024.

Tech giant PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia has remained under intense public scrutiny throughout 2025. Entering the second quarter amid mounting investor pessimism and slowing revenue growth, GoTo's share price plunged by 24 percent in May — from Rp 85 per share at the end of April to Rp 64 at the end of May. The company's troubles deepened further in July when it became indirectly implicated in the corruption investigation involving former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim and the alleged misuse of Merdeka Belajar digital-procurement funds. Then, the law enforcement conducted a search of of GoTo's office that led them to discover yet another controversy involving GoTo.

President Prabowo Subianto, who often arrives at the presidential office in a locally produced Maung vehicle, has renewed his promise to create Indonesia's first official national car within the next three years. Whether he can succeed where his predecessors failed remains uncertain, as both Soeharto and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo saw their own national car dreams fade due to political and economic missteps.