Miftahul Huda, Yogya – Thousands of workers from various labour alliances, as well as students in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta, took to the streets to commemorate May Day or International Labour Day on Thursday May 1.

The demonstrators from various alliances first gathered at the Pal Putih Monument north of Yogyakarta city as the initial gathering point to prepare for a long-march to Jalan Abu Bakar Ali, the Malioboro shopping district and the zero kilometre point in front of the central post office.

Kartika Sari, Medan – Hundreds of workers in Medan held a peaceful action commemorating International Labour Day or May Day at the North Sumatra (Sumut) governor's office. During the action, they conveyed a number of demands, one of which was abolishing outsourcing.

Based on Detik Sumut's monitoring on Thursday May 1, the workers were seen carrying several banners with their demands, one of which read "Eliminate outsourcing, pass the domestic workers bill, anticipate mass layoffs and form a layoff task force".

Nurhalim, Banda Aceh – The commemoration of International Labour Day (May Day) 2025 has again reverberated in the Acehnese provincial capital of Banda Aceh, where hundreds of workers and journalists took to the streets to voice their aspirations.

The action was cantered in front of the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, with various demands that reflect the labour struggle.

Jakarta – Over 5 thousand people have signed an online petition opposing Indonesia's 2nd president Suharto being awarded the title of national hero. The petition on the Change.org website titled "Reject the National Hero Title for Suharto!", had 5,480 verified signatures as of 1.03 pm West Indonesia Time (WIB) and was continuing to grow.

Initially, the petition was launched by the Civil Society Movement to Bring Suharto to Justice (Gemas) on April 8. In the petition, the group highlighted the government's intention through the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) to give the title of national hero to Suharto.