A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Indonesia has called for the nature deal to protect ecosystems, agreed at the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Canada, to also come with developed countries contributing their fair share to protecting nature.

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Nearly half of Indonesia's wild fish stocks are overfished as the country struggles to meet its own fisheries targets, while some essential marine ecosystems are still left out of the expanding marine protected areas (MPAs), a recent study by World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia has found.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi reminded airlines to keep tickets affordable, especially during the Christmas and New Year Holiday season. His message came through a circular delivered via the Air Transportation Directorate General.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo visited former vice president Try Sutrisno who is being treated at the Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital in Jakarta, Friday, December 23. Jokowi arrived at around 14:40 and was welcomed by the hospital's chief, Lt. Gen. TNI dr. Albertus Budi Sulistya.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government has decided to import 991,000 tons of white crystal sugar or consumption sugar. The decision was made after a closed meeting between relevant ministries and institutions.

Anisa Hafifah, Jakarta – Jakarta Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) head Fazzli reported that six passengers were successfully rescued after a boat, KM Nurul Hidayah, sank in the waters of the Thousand Islands, Jakarta, on Friday morning, December 23, 2022. No fatalities were recorded in the incident.

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – In a bid to lure more 'high-value' foreigners to Indonesia, the government officially launched the second home visa on Wednesday.

Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Jakarta – The recent statement said by the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan that seemed to regret the sting operation carried out by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) generated the attention of several parties.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – For years, Indonesia has strived to present itself as a welcoming investment destination to rival neighbours Vietnam and Malaysia.

Viet Nam News, Jakarta – Viet Nam and Indonesia agreed to raise two-way trade to US$15 billion during talks held between Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo in Jakarta on Thursday.

The talks took place after a welcome ceremony held by the Indonesian leader for President Phuc, who is on a State visit to Indonesia.

Jakarta – This Christmas season has brought especially good news to the country's Christians, both Protestant and Catholic, because for the first time since COVID-19 cases were discovered in Indonesia in 2020 they will enjoy full freedom to attend Christmas services in person.

Budiman Minasny, Sydney, Australia – The anti-racism protest that started in the US has spread to Europe and the world. Protesters are not only denouncing racism but also condemning slavery in the colonial era by bringing down colonialist statues and slave traders.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – All eyes will be on match organizers and security personnel who will be testing out new security measures on Friday as the Indonesian men's soccer team will play the country's first ever match involving pitch-side spectators, since the deadly Kanjuruhan Stadium crush in East Java in October.

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Indonesia expresses concern and disappointment with the decision of the Taliban that suspended the access to university education for women in Afghanistan.

Jakarta – Indonesia has extended by 20 years a production sharing contract (PSC) with BP and its partners for Berau, Muturi, and Wiriagar working areas in West Papua, government officials and the company said on Friday.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – A number of political parties that failed to pass the electoral verification process to take part in the 2024 elections have joined together under the "Movement Against Political Genocide" to call for a halt to the current stage in the election process.

Anne Barker, Jakarta – Multiple women's rights groups say Indonesia's controversial new criminal code will make it even easier and more common for sexual assault victims to be forced into marrying their own rapists.

The country's existing penal code – introduced more than a century ago during the Dutch colonial era – punishes adultery committed by married couples.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) says that there was an increase in environmental damage and the theft of community land in a number of parts of Indonesia throughout 2022.

YLBHI Chairperson Muhammad Isnur added that the YLBHI had directly assisted in some 10 cases related to residents being evicted from their land.

Jakarta – "Sorry" is the hardest word for the Netherlands to say. It is so hard that it has taken the country more than two centuries to apologize for its role in the slave trade.

BTV, Bandung – The National Police's counterterrorism squad Detachment 88 has arrested seven people for alleged role in a suicide bombing at a police station in Bandung two weeks ago, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

The arrests were the latest in police's crackdown on terrorism in recent weeks that saw at least 26 suspects in custody for various allegations.

Fad, Galang Island, Riau Island – The Galang Island special infection hospital task force in Riau Islands officially ceased its operation on Wednesday, but dozens of health workers complain that they have yet to be paid their meal allowances.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Surabaya – Surabaya city administration and the Transportation Ministry launched on Tuesday 17 electric buses to ply one of the city's bus routes.

The buses are grants from the ministry. The vehicles were first used as transportation during the Group of 20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, last month.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia needs to watch out for spiraling identity politics as the 2024 general election nears, the National Resilience Institute or Lemhannas warned.

Tempo.Co, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – A foreign tourist uploaded a video on TikTok saying that the traditional village of Sade in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, is a scamming village. This was revealed in the video after the tourist bought souvenirs at a price that was considered expensive.

Adi Marsiela, Bandung – Police have named seven suspects in connection with the fatal suicide bomb attack earlier this month in Bandung, West Java.

Jakarta – Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, has eased off the accelerator with a decision to raise its benchmark interest rate by only 25 basis points to 5.50 percent on Thursday, citing the slowing inflation and inflation expectation as its primary reason.

Apriadi Gunawan, Toba, North Sumatra – The government will disburse an additional budget of Rp 15 trillion (US$963 million) to develop five priority-tourism destinations in the next two years.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing to increase its biodiesel blending to 35 percent next year and this plan will cause the crude palm oil price to average $970 per metric ton in mid-2023, according to the Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS).

Wahyu Chandra, Kahu-Kahu, Indonesia – Fishers in this village on the northwestern tip of Selayar Island, in eastern Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, are a fortnight into a community experiment.

Viet Nam News, Jakarta – Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's state visit to Indonesia will mark a new milestone in the unique and long relationship between the two countries, Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior researcher at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in Indonesia, has said.

An interview with Benny Wenda – Since Indonesia annexed West Papua, its people have faced brutal military repression while the US helps whitewash the occupation. But the country's freedom movement is pressing ahead with a unique liberation project based on ecological principles.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Minister of Agriculture Syahrul Yasin Limpo issued a statement regarding the country's rice production which comes as a direct response to a report by World Bank ranking Indonesia's rice as the most expensive in Southeast Asia, which garnered international attention.

Antara, Jakarta – Tax revenues swelled 41.93 percent year on year to reach Rp1.63 trillion as of December 14, 2022, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati informed on Tuesday.

This high increase was due to the good recovery of the domestic economy, rising commodity prices, and the implementation of tax reform through the Law on Harmonization of Tax Regulations (UU HPP).

Antara, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani in a virtual press conference on Tuesday revealed that the government managed to collect Rp231.75 billion from the cryptocurrency tax from June up to December under the Electronic Systems Trade Operators (PPMSE).

Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – Anticorruption activist Ubeidillah Badrun on Wednesday finds it unfortunate that Coordinating Minister Luhut Pandjaitan lamented sting operations against corruption suspects, which the minister said in a public event on Tuesday.

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – Having the experience of contesting the 2019 presidential election under his belt, social-media savvy Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno is considered a strong candidate for the vice-presidential ticket.

Paul Marshall – Although it is the world's fourth largest country by population, and the third largest democracy, Indonesia usually attracts comparatively little attention overseas.

Sebastian Strangio – Indonesia's newly appointed military chief has played down the seriousness of the situation in Papua, after several years of worsening conflict in the restive eastern region.

Nabire, Jubi – The Papua Peace Network (JDP) encourages the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to form an independent investigation team to reveal alleged human rights violations in the shooting incident of four civilians in Tolikara on Monday, December 19, 2022. This was stated by JDP spokesperson Yan Christian Warinussy to Jubi via WhatsApp on Tuesday.

Jayapura, Jubi – A total of four residents of Tolikara Regency were shot at the Tolikara Police Headquarters in Mountainous Papua Province on Monday, December 19, 2022. One of them died.

Jeffrey Hutton, Ubud, Bali – When Lucy retired to Ubud from her job in administration at a health insurance company in Australia in 2011, she counted on soaking up Balinese culture, good food and the balmy climate for decades.

After dawn in a small eastern Indonesia town, a young man holds an ornate umbrella over non-binary priest Puang Matowa Nani, as they walk barefoot to a nearby pond to perform the annual ritual of Mappalili.

Anita Permata, Raka Adji, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) has called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to ratify the Domestic Workers' Protection Bill (RUU PPRT) to give comprehensive protection to domestic workers.

Sulistiyo Ardiyono and Arianto Patunru, ANU – Indonesia has placed a high bet on the manufacturing sector's revival by enacting the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, but the country might miss out on the economic opportunities in emerging modern services industries.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway (HSR) service is expected to see lower demand than initially projected. At its inception, the Jakarta-Bandung HSR was estimated to transport 60,000 passengers per day, but a new study conducted after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has cut the estimate by half.

Aliyyu Medyati, Jakarta – City-owned bus operator Transjakarta on Tuesday pledged its support for the anti-sexual harassment campaign during a talk show held by Yayasan Suara Perempuan.

Transjakarta secretary Anang Rizkani Noor said the company has tasked 1,800 additional service personnel to prevent sexual crimes from happening on Transjakarta buses.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – An alliance of non-government organisations calling themselves the Civil Society for Safeguarding Clean Elections reported 10 General Election Commission (KPU) officials at all levels to the Election Organisers Ethics Council (DKPP) on Wednesday December 21.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – Transparency International Indonesia (TII) Secretary General Danang Widoyoko says that Indonesia's poor Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is not caused by frequent Corruption Eradication Commission's (KPK) sting operations (OTT).

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The construction of the East Java Semantok Dam, located specifically in Nganjuk Regency, is officially one of the national strategic projects under the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo-Ma'ruf Amin administration that saw a cost overrun from the initial Rp805 billion to Rp2.5 trillion as it was introduced today.

Jakarta – Following the success of the burden-sharing agreement between Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Finance Ministry in financing the fiscal deficit over the past three years to prevent a deeper economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, the government and the House of Representatives have agreed to maintain that cooperation under the newly enacted omnibus Financial Sector Law.