Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto asks ministers and subordinates not to excessively conduct seminars and to refrain from making working visits abroad. In addition, the Head of State also reminds subordinates not to engage in excessive 'leisure activities' and to take more actions.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Supreme Court rejected on Friday an appeal by an indigenous tribe in Papua in its lawsuit against a palm oil firm, a decision a rights group said put the tribe at risk of losing vast swaths of ancestral forest.

Jakarta – This year is seen as a critical juncture for sustainability, especially October and November.

The United Nations biodiversity conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia, has wrapped up just two weeks before the COP29 climate change conference kicks off 12,000 kilometers away in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

Jakarta – Indonesian worker groups said on Friday (Nov 1) that a Constitutional Court ruling on labour laws should lead to higher minimum wages next year, even though parts of their petition challenging the legislation were rejected.

Larius Kogoya – According to the chairperson of the Malind and Condodigun Indigenous Peoples Forum in Merauke, Simon Petrus Balagagaze, the atmosphere of terror and intimidation began to be felt after August 27.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – Police have dismantled another online gambling ring, this time operated by a Chinese national. Previously, authorities arrested several suspects allegedly linked to the Communications Ministry, who were facilitating gambling sites.

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – State-owned pharmaceutical company Biofarma has secured a contract valued at Rp 1.4 trillion ($88 million) to supply vaccines to international organizations and foreign countries for next year.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Center for Economic and Legal Studies (Celios) presented the results of its study on the economic losses due to the theft of sea sand that occurred in the waters of Batam, Riau Islands last Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

Vitorio Mantalean, Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Constitutional Court granted of a number of points in a legal challenge submitted by labour groups related to the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Cipta Kerja) on Thursday October 21.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday (Oct 31) ruled that changes must be made to some labour rules including ordering the establishment of sectoral minimum wages, in response to a petition by several workers unions.

Dr. Budi Hernawan – I was privileged to attend two important events in Jakarta on 16 and 18 October 2024 where representatives of the Malind and Ye tribes from the Southern Papua advocate for their rights to exist in their own land against the encroachment of the so-called Proyek Strategis Nasional Food Estate (the National Strategic Projects for Food Estate, hereafter PSN).

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently shared photos of a dinner with Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil on his personal Instagram account @prabowo.

The post, made around Friday midnight, features three images showing the two politicians enjoying their meal of Nasi Padang (Minang-style rice and side dishes) together.

Jakarta – As his state visit to China next week will be his second meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his introductory meeting in his capacity as president-elect in April, President Prabowo Subianto can use his tete-a-tete with his host to raise substantive and sensitive issues that are known only to the two leaders.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – An official under fire for demanding 300 times the budget earmarked for his new ministry. Invitations to a family event marked with official government letterheads.

The administration of Indonesia's new president Prabowo Subianto may only be several days old but his Cabinet has already been dogged by controversies.

Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's headline annual inflation rate cooled in line with expectations, but its core inflation rate accelerated to its highest in over a year, official data showed on Friday.

Rino Fajar Setiawan, Bekasi – At least eight people died and several others are missing after a fire broke out at a cooking oil factory in Bekasi, just east of Jakarta, on Friday morning.

"The bodies have been sent to Kramat Jati Police Hospital. So far, we have identified eight bodies," said Priadi Santoso, head of the local Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD).

Andreas Harsono – In December 2008, I visited the Abepura prison in Jayapura, West Papua, to verify a report sent to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture alleging abuses inside the jailhouse, as well as shortages of food and water.

Jakarta – The number of foreign visitors to Indonesia reached over 10 million as of September, inching closer to the full-year target of 14 million, according to data released by the government on Friday.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower has confirmed that the calculation of the Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) for 2025 will adhere to Government Regulation (PP) Number 51 of 2023.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Anti-corruption activists visited the South Jakarta Red and White Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Tiara Juwita, Jakarta – The newly inaugurated President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, established the National Economic Council in the Red and White Cabinet. The institution, chaired by Luhut Binsar Panjdjaitan, is tasked with providing advice and recommendations to ensure the proper implementation of prioritized economic programs.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Controversy has erupted across the country after a high-flying Cabinet minister was awarded a doctoral degree by a top Indonesian university following a short period of study, giving rise to allegations that he used the services of a writer-for-hire, or "joki", for his dissertation.

Antara, Jakarta – Said Iqbal, President of the Labor Party, expressed his relief and gratitude after the Constitutional Court granted a partial judicial review of the Job Creation Law.

"Justice prevails. We appreciate the Constitutional Court's judges. No dissenting opinion today," Iqbal said on Thursday, October 31.

Agencies, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech giant Apple's iPhone 16 for the same reason.

Jakarta – A former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has urged graft suspect Thomas Lembong, who served as trade minister in 2015-2016, to assist authorities in uncovering alleged corruption in the country's sugar trade.

Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted a gathering with leaders from his coalition's political parties at the State Palace on Friday, many of whom also serve in his cabinet.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to address a spike in layoffs, with Labor Minister Yassierli announcing nearly 60,000 workers affected nationwide as of October 2024 – a rise of 25,000 in just the past three months.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Director General of Industrial Relations and Social Security of Manpower, Indah Anggoro Putri, stated that Jakarta Province had the highest number of layoffs as of October 28, 2024. She said that 14,501 workers were affected by layoffs in Jakarta.

Widy Wicaksono, Semarang – Central Java gubernatorial candidate Ahmad Luthfi claimed on Wednesday that he has the backing of President Prabowo Subianto and former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Duncan Graham – It took less than a week for the reality to be exposed. Even Deputy PM Richard Marles must now acknowledge that the nation next door he praises for its moderation and democracy is now a military dictatorship and a serious threat.

Fitriansa Sima Sima Sohilauw, Ambon – At least seven people died and dozens more were injured after a seaside bridge in Central Maluku Regency collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, during a campaign event for a local regent candidate.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The government has given the green light for textile giant Sri Rejeki Isman, better known as Sritex. to resume its export-import activities despite a bankruptcy verdict, according to Chief Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A Russian diplomat recently revealed that Moscow was still keeping its fingers crossed that Indonesia would implement its contract purchase for Su-35 fighter jets.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana aims to attract high-quality tourists to Indonesia by intensifying the promotion of five 'Super Priority Destinations' over the next five years.

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) projects motorcycle sales in Indonesia to hit 6.7 million units next year, up from an expected 6.5 million units by the end of 2024.

Jakarta – Jakarta deputy gubernatorial candidate Suswono apologized on Monday for his controversial joke suggesting that rich widows should marry unemployed men.

He used Prophet Muhammad's marriage to Khadijah, who was a wealthy widow, as an example.

Agencies, Jakarta – Six people have died as nearly 100 Rohingya landed by boat in Aceh province, a local fishing community said on Thursday, in the latest wave of arrivals to Indonesia in recent days.

Miftach Tjut Adek, chief of the community, told Reuters that the 96 arrivals, including seven children, were still at the local beach in the eastern part of Aceh.

Jakarta – Indonesia's new leader Prabowo Subianto wants to complete key government and parliamentary buildings in the country's $32 billion new capital city in the next four years, according to a cabinet minister.

Greta Nabbs-Keller – As Jakarta geared up for the Indonesian armed forces' 79th anniversary on 5 October, there seemed to be an added frisson in the air. Amid the martial scene of massed military equipment in central Jakarta and with the 20 October inauguration of Prabowo Subianto approaching, it felt like Indonesia was on the cusp of something new – yet also familiar.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – The Minister of Public Works, Dody Hanggodo, received instructions from President Prabowo Subianto to expedite the construction of the Giant Sea Wall (GSW), stretching from Jakarta to Gresik, East Java.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – In Indonesia's North Sumatra province, conservation groups and authorities have built canopy bridges that stitch back together primate habitat, including for orangutans, that were fragmented by roads over the years.

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies – A former Indonesian trade minister who campaigned for the opposition has been arrested in the first days of Prabowo Subianto's presidency on alleged corruption offences from almost 10 years ago, raising questions about whether the timing is a coincidence or a message from the new administration.

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X has officially issued a gubernatorial instruction letter to regulate the circulation of alcoholic beverages.

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – Thousands of workers from various labor unions will hold a protest demanding the repeal of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation, at the Constitutional Court Building, Central Jakarta, on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Jepara District Court's panel of judges declared the four shrimp farmers in Karimunjawa guilty of environmental pollution. This decision was announced alternately on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

M. Rizki Yusrial, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Public Works, Dody Hanggodo, stated that President Prabowo Subianto is currently very concerned about the increasingly heated geopolitical situation. This is the basis for the president to request the Ministry of Public Works to support the food self-sufficiency program.

Nabiila Azzahra A, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto targets Indonesia's economic growth to reach 8 percent during his term. Far from that target, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that Indonesia's economic growth will only reach 5.7 percent by 2029.

Pizaro Gozali Idrus and Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Images of newly inducted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto wearing jungle-green camouflage fatigues and leading cabinet members in drills has raised concern over whether he is reviving the military's "dual function" role in government, as it was under dictator Suharto.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Ministry of Manpower responded to workers' demands for an 8-10 percent increase in the minimum wage. Manpower Minister Yassierli said that the demand will be considered as per existing regulations.

Thousands of workers from various trade unions again held a demonstration to oversee a Constitutional Court (MK) ruling on a judicial review of the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (UU Cipta Kerja). The demonstration was held in front of the Constitutional Court building in Central Jakarta on Thursday October 31.