Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo continues to be the front-runner for the 2024 presidential election with an eight-point lead while former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan overtakes Prabowo Subianto at second of the standing, according to a new poll released on Tuesday.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The latest study found that the majority of Indonesians use electronic wallet (e-wallet) more often than cash, with GoPay currently leading the sector, followed by OVO, Dana and ShopeePay.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A new poll published on Sunday suggested that up to 70 million Indonesian adults have paid a bribe in their interactions with police officers.

The survey by Indikator Politik Indonesia (IPI) found that 30.6 percent of respondents admitted to having paid a bribe at least once to avoid punishment mostly for traffic offenses.

The governor of West Java and an Islamic leader are among those who denounced religious discrimination towards a church, which was on a humanitarian mission to provide aid to survivors of the devastating earthquake in Cianjur Regency.

Footage recently circulated showing several men tearing off signs belonging to the church from aid tents.

Riska Munawarah and Niniek Karmini, Pidie, Indonesia – Children in school uniforms and toddlers with their parents lined up Monday for polio vaccinations in the Sigli town square on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, after four children were found infected with the highly contagious disease that was declared eradicated in the country less than a decade ago.

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged his supporters to vote for a "fully white-haired" leader, his most upfront show of support yet for a presidential hopeful.

Jakarta – The death toll from an earthquake that hit West Java last week has risen to 321 as rescuers found more bodies on Sunday, the national disaster mitigation agency said.

The shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the West Java town of Cianjur on Monday, where most of the victims were killed as buildings collapsed or landslides were triggered.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The NasDem Party has made its opening election gambit by declaring former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan its chosen candidate for the 2024 presidential race.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The government debt stood at Rp 7,496 trillion ($477 billion) as of October 31, an increase of Rp 76.23 trillion from the figures a month earlier, according to Finance Ministry data released on Monday.

The current sovereign debt accounts for 38.36 percent of Indonesia's gross domestic product, down slightly from 39.96 percent in September.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono has been nominated by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the new commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) replacing General Andika Perkasa, a senior lawmaker confirmed on Monday.

If approved by the House of Representatives, Yudo will become the first Navy chief to lead the TNI since August 2013.

BTV, Jakarta – The Jakarta Manpower Department announced a 5.6 percent rise in the capital city's minimum wage to Rp 4.9 million ($311.6) per month on Monday, the deadline for all provincial governments to decide on the new minimum wage for 2023.

The current minimum in Jakarta is Rp 4,641,854.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court has ruled President Joko Widodo not liable in the disastrous fires in 2015 that devastate large swathes of rainforests and peatlands in the country, despite three previous court rulings that found the president liable for the disaster.

Jayapura, Jubi - One of the parents of victims of persecution allegedly committed by soldiers in Keerom Regency, Elvi Yoku, said she had not received the results of the investigation into the persecution of the case that injured his son, Rahmat Paisei and two of his friends.

Jayapura, Jubi – Coordinator of Papuan Observatory for Human Rights (POHR) Thomas Syufi said that peaceful dialogue to end the conflict in Papua will not take place without the involvement of international institutions.

Cybernews, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – The selling of data on Indonesian citizens in deep webs is happening once more. In a hacking community forum, a person with the account name AllDataSource made an offer to sell data that was claimed to contain 487 million mobile phone numbers of WhatsApp users.

Antara, Cikarang – The Bekasi Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) sent assistance to victims of the tidal flood in Muaragembong District on Sunday, November 27, 2022. The regional agency head Muchlis explained that the aid includes 20 boxes of basic necessities, 15 boxes of mineral water, and 4,000 masks.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo is the only potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election who enjoys a two-digit surge in support since March of last year, according to a new poll released on Sunday.

Antara, Jakarta – Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Health Minister, stated that the Indonesian government currently pushes the domestic health system toward disease prevention and screening rather than medication.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Three airlines under Lion Group controlled 60 percent of the domestic market share, almost twice the share of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia throughout last year, according to a recent report by the Indonesia National Air Carriers Association (INACA).

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Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told thousands of his supporters on Saturday that the future leader who is prepared to continue his legacy could be someone who has white hair, prompting many to interpret as a disguised endorsement for silver-haired Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.

Jakarta – When a family of four in Kalideres, West Jakarta, was found dead in their house in October, the incident sparked many questions. Of these, one question was fundamental: Why did no one in their neighborhood notice their absence earlier?

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – "Remarkably lax" and "laissez-faire" law enforcement efforts by conservation authorities in Indonesia have allowed the killing, capture and trade of scores of orangutans to persist, according to a recent study.

Jakarta – The immigration office has arrested a South Korean citizen after he canceled a K-Pop concert in Jakarta two weeks ago without ticket refunds and unilaterally moved the schedule to January 2023.

The suspect, identified by his initials PJ, was detained for misusing his tourist visa, Immigration Director-General Widodo Ekatjahjana said in a statement on Friday.

Jayapura, Jubi – The seven treason convicts who were found guilty of raising the Morning Star flag were released on September 27, 2022, after completing their prison term of ten months. Until today, Papua activist and treason convict Melvin Yobe still do not know the result of his medical check-up at Dian Harapan Hospital on February 16, 2022.

A cop in Jakarta may be in trouble for allegedly uttering a derogatory ethnic stereotype remark towards a citizen after the latter did not slip in something extra when filing a lost items report.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) celebrates an inclusive list of winners as the nation echoes similar joy at the country's film industry achievements this year.

Agencies, Cianjur, West Java – Authorities struggled on Thursday to get aid to thousands of people displaced by a deadly earthquake in West Java, as rain-triggered landslides and difficult mountainous terrain hampered the efforts of rescue teams.

Jakarta – The recent decision of the panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body against Indonesia's policy of banning raw nickel export should not in any way distract the government's focus on its well-designed strategy to develop the processing of nickel and other minerals in the country.

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) Law Commission and the Ministry of Law and Human Rights are set to discuss the final draft of the Criminal Code Bill (RKUHP) on Thursday.

Jayapura, Jubi – Treason convict Melvin Yobe and seven others also experienced intimidation and acts of violence in the Abepura Prison.

Maksimus Simon Petrus You, one of the treason convicts, experienced physical violence while detained at Abepura Prison. The beating incident occurred in the detention cell on July 29, 2022.

Jakarta – The earthquake that struck on Monday in Cianjur, West Java, has reminded us once again that there is no way to fight the power of nature. The only thing we can do is to try and mitigate the impacts, especially because no early warning system is in place for earthquakes.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – A new minimum wage regulation that offers significant pay rises to workers has elicited backlash from employers, who say the salary bump is out of keeping with next year's bleak economic outlook.

Rachel Farahdiba R, Jakarta – The Supreme Court (MA) has granted a judicial review request filed by President Jokowi, the Minister of Environment and Forestry, and the Central Kalimantan governor over the class action or civil lawsuit linked to the Central Kalimantan land and forest fire in 2015.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – The second Indonesia's Women Ulema Congress opened in Semarang and Jepara in Central Java on Wednesday, and will last until Saturday.

Events of the congress will be hosted at the Walisongo State Islamic University in Semarang and the Hasyim Asy'ari Islamic Boarding School in Jepara.

Dio Suhenda and Adi Marsiela, Jakarta – Aid from the government continues to pour into Cianjur regency in West Java, with President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo also traveling to the scene of Monday's earthquake that left more than 200 people dead.

Rescue workers are racing to find more than 100 people who are still listed as missing.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called on his ministers to be prudent in policymaking as the country prepares to enter 2023.

In a keynote speech to open the national convention of the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI), the President said the "debacle" in the United Kingdom had begun with a little mistake.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia says that the imported vaccines are insufficient to create herd immunity against the foot-and-mouth disease that suddenly returned in May. The Southeast Asian country is also producing homegrown vaccines, but they still fall short of what is needed.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday notified the House of Representatives of his pick for the successor of Armed Forces Commander General Andika Perkasa who will retire next month.

Andika will reach the retirement age of 58 on December 21, or 13 months after he was installed as the country's military chief.

Driving rain and the danger of landslides disrupted the work of Indonesian rescue workers searching on Wednesday for survivors of an earthquake that killed 271 people, with an official warning that time was running out for anyone trapped.

As the search continued, rescuers pulled a five-year-old boy from the rubble, who had survived because he was protected by a mattress.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – The government is back in the spotlight for failing to protect citizens' data following an alleged breach of COVID-19 tracking app PeduliLindungi – the second apparent hack of a state database since a national privacy law was enacted in October.

Adi Renaldi, Jakarta – Safety standards for school buildings in Indonesia should be prioritised after Monday's earthquake, experts have said, as more rescuers and volunteers were deployed on Wednesday to search for the dead and missing from an earthquake that killed at least 268 people.

Jayapura, Jubi – Apart from feeling that his health condition was neglected, treason convict Melvin Yobe also felt that he and the other seven Papuan activists and treason convicts were discriminated against in the prison. Yobe claimed to have been deprived of food for 12 days because he lost his food container.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – The government has admitted that the World Trade Organization ruling on its nickel-export ban was in favor of the European Union.

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – As hydrometeorological disasters are expected to pick up with the rainy season reaching its peak, Indonesia is encouraged to build facilities to better predict and cushion the impacts of climate change on disaster risks.

Jakarta – Indonesia this month put its human rights records before the Human Rights Council in Geneva under the Universal Periodic Review, the fourth time it has done so since the practice became mandatory for all countries in 2006.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesia has received pledges totaling US$20 billion from developed countries and global private lenders through the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), led by the United States and Japan, to help the country retire its coal power plants, bringing forward the power sector's peak emissions target to 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

The government in Catholic-majority Timor-Leste hosted the first music and cultural festival involving participants from across the country, part of an effort to promote tourism and diversify income sources.

Max Lane – The show of support for presidential contender Anies Baswedan has again underscored the enduring dynamic in Indonesian politics: competition without opposition.

Edna Tarigan and FirmanTaufiq, Cianjur, Indonesia – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said his government would hand out compensation to victims and their families after an earthquake struck the country's most populous province, killing at least 162.

Rebecca Ratcliffe, Adi Renaldi in Jakarta with agencies – Indonesian rescue workers were racing to reach people still trapped in rubble one day after an earthquake struck the main island of Java, as the death toll rose to 252.