2023 in Indonesia
2023 (MMXXIII) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2023rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 23rd year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 4th year of the 2020s decade.
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Incumbents
President and Vice President
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Joko Widodo | ![]() |
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Ma'ruf Amin |
Coordinating Ministers
Ministers
Events
January
- 7–12 January – Papuan separatist rebels launches multiple attacks in Oksibil, sparking evacuations of civilians.[1]
- 8 January – An 11-year-old boy named Muhammad Fadli Sadewa in Makassar, South Sulawesi, was allegedly kidnapped and found dead.[2][3]
- 10 January
- Papuan governor Lukas Enembe is arrested for alleged corruption case.[4]
- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake strikes Maluku, damaging dozens of buildings.
- 11 January – Government acknowledges 12 major human rights violations in the past.[5]
- 16 January – Indonesian court holds the first public hearing for the 2022 Kanjuruhan disaster.[6]
- 21 January – More than 100 are displaced after riots erupt in Dogiyai Regency, Highland Papua.[7]
- 29 January – Protest following slow response of Kanjuruhan disaster turns violent in Malang, injuring 3.[8]
- Starting from early January to February – A series of chain messages and rumours regarding child abduction became widespread.[9]
February
- 5 February – Motorcycle gang attacks and kills 1 citizen in Cimahi, then destroys a hotel.[10]
- 7 February – Papuan rebels take a New Zealand national hostage in Nduga, demanding the official recognition of Papua's independence from Indonesia.[11]
- 9 February – Four people are killed and several houses and buildings are destroyed by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Papua.[12]
- 13 February – Murder of Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat: Ferdy Sambo is found guilty of killing his adjutant, Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat, and is sentenced to death.[13]
- 16 February – Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir officially became the General Chairperson of PSSI for the 2023–2027 period during the KLB-PSSI event.[14]
- 20 February
- 23 February – The Indonesian Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) officially endorses Anies Baswedan as a presidential candidate for the 2024 general elections.[17]
- 24–26 February – Indonesia has held the F1 Powerboat 2023, on Lake Toba, North Sumatra.[18]
- 25 February – At least 12 are killed during a riot in Wamena, Highland Papua.[19]
March

Entire village was wiped out following a massive landslide in Serasan, burying dozens of residents
- 2 March
- Democratic Party officially endorses Anies Baswedan as a presidential nominee for the 2024 elections.[20]
- District court of Central Jakarta ordered postponement of 2024 elections.[21]
- 3 March – 2023 Plumpang oil depot fire: Seventeen people are killed and fifty others are injured by a fire in a fuel storage station in Koja, Jakarta.[22]
- 6 March – A series of landslide was triggered in Natuna Regency, resulting in 50 people missing.[23]
- 9 March – The Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD explained his reasons for disclosing information on suspicious transactions of up to Rp 300 trillion at the Ministry of Finance.[24]
- 11 March
- 24 March – Jakarta's local government announces that the death toll from the oil depot fire in Plumpang has risen to 33.[27]
- 28 March – Kapuas regent Ben Brahim S. Bahat was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).[28]
- 29 March
- Indonesia has been canceled from hosting the U-20 World Cup by FIFA, due to several parties rejecting the arrival of the U-20 Israel National Team to compete in Indonesia.[29][30]
- Indonesian House of Representatives summons incumbent coordinating minister Mahfud MD for questioning following accusations of alleged money laundering of more than 300 trillion rupiah within Indonesia's Ministry of Finance.[31]
April
- 3 April – President Jokowi appoints Dito Ariotedjo as Minister of Youth and Sports and Rycko Amelza Dahniel as Head of the National Counter Terrorism Agency.[32][33]
- 4 April – KPK has arrested Director General of Taxes, Rafael Alun Trisambodo, on charges of gratification.[34]
- 11 April - Police names M. Iman Mahlil Lubis, a former employee of a state-owned bank, as suspect in a case of pasting fake QRIS codes on charity boxes at a number of mosques in Jakarta.[35][36]
- 16 April
- Papuan rebels announce the deaths of 9 Indonesian soldiers after claiming that the operation to rescue a New Zealand hostage from the Papuan jungles has been botched.[37]
- Indonesian military refuses the statement and only acknowledges one death from the ambush. The military admits that 5 people have been MIA.[38]
- 17 April – Armed Forces admits that 5 soldiers have been killed during the botched rescue operation in Papua.[39]
- 21 April – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle endorses incumbent Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as presidential hopeful of the 2024 general elections.[40]
- 22 April – People's Conscience Party endorses Ganjar Pranowo as presidential nominee of 2024 elections.[41]
- 24 April – Government evacuates hundreds of Indonesian nationals from Sudan after conflict erupts throughout the country.[42]
- 25 April
- Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Mentawai Islands, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.[43]
- The North Sumatran police arrests Aditya Hasibuan, son of police officer AKBP Achiruddin Hasibuan who is a suspect in the alleged abuse case against student Ken Admiral. [44][45][46][47]
- 26 April – United Development Party officially endorses Ganjar Pranowo as presidential nominee of the 2024 elections.[48]
- 27 April – SB Evelyn Calisca capsizes within the waters of Indragiri Hilir in Riau, killing 12 people.[49]
May
- 1 May – BRIN researchers Andi Pangerang Hasanuddin, threatened members of the Muhammadiyah was arrested by Bareskrim officials, claiming he was tired of arguing over the difference in the determination of Eid al-Fitr.[50][51][52]
- 2 May – The perpetrator died when he carried out the shooting that took place at the Central Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Office in Central Jakarta.[53][54]
- 10–11 May – 2023 ASEAN Summit
Deaths
January
February
March
April
May
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