Falahi Mubarok, Yogi Eka Sahputra, Pulau Seribu, Indonesia – Mustaghfirin unmoors his boat every day in the Thousand Islands archipelago, two hours' sailing from the Jakarta coast, and sets off into a sea filled with garbage.

A'an Suryana – The absence of identity politics in Indonesia's February presidential polls points to the recognition that this factor can be a double-edged sword, especially when wooing a younger electorate that is savvy on social media and seemingly less susceptible to manipulation.

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is said to be contemplating a significantly bigger Cabinet with the expansion of ministries in his upcoming administration, according to reports by the local media.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Austrian companies have shown huge interest in investing in Indonesia's new capital Nusantara, according to its envoy on Wednesday.

Pribadi Wicaksono, Jakarta – Former vice presidential candidate for the 2024 general elections, Mahfud Md, said that for him, the 2024 election is legally finished.

Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Indonesia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday it had requested a bigger budget to buy high-tech weapons that can "detect or retaliate" against separatist rebels in Papua who know the region's terrain better.

Faris Mokhtar – In mid-April, executives from foreign business chambers descended upon the home of an Indonesian minister to call for the removal of a new imports rule, a sign of the private sector's increasing consternation over the government's trade policy.

Savero Aristia Wienanto, Jakarta – The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) announced that the free lunch program will start running in 2025. The agency's deputy for Human, Community, and Cultural Development (PMMK), Amich Alhumami, said the government has allocated the budget for President-elect Prabowo Subianto's flagship program.

Hanin Marwah, Jakarta – The Indonesian all-female heavy metal band, Voice of Baceprot or VoB, is set to make history as the first Indonesian musicians ever to perform at the prestigious Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, UK, next month.

Jakarta – The OJK releases a new regulation obliging banks to increase their capital. This anticipates a threat to the banking sector as a result of volatile geopolitics.

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia is urging the police to release a number of high-school students who were arrested for wearing Morning Star independence flag attributes during a parade in Nabire, Central Papua.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Fear among Indonesia's ruling class of losing control of natural resources to Indigenous people is why the country's parliament continues to delay passing a long-awaited bill on Indigenous rights, according to activists.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Head of Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas), Suharso Monoarfa, announced that as of April 2024, the development progress of Indonesia's future capital, Nusantara (IKN), has reached 81 percent.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Following their defeat in the presidential race, Ganjar Pranowo and his running mate, Mohammad Mahfud MD, announced on Monday their intentions to pursue divergent political trajectories, formalizing the dissolution of their campaign team.

Annisa Febiola, Riri Rahayu, Majalah Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan disclosed the latest updates on Tesla's investment plans in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Pollution from the Ombilin PLTU in Sumatra is a threat to the environment and human health. It is being addressed using a bogus energy transition solution.

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) denied rumors of him providing suggestions to President- and Vice President-elect Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka regarding the formation of the ministerial cabinet under the succeeding administration.

Mitra Tarigan, Jakarta – The World Health Organization (WHO) Indonesia conducted a study on the trans fat content in Indonesian foods and found that almost 10 percent of them have trans fat levels surpassing the organization's recommended safe limit.

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – The Bali Prosecutor's Office will question 10 witnesses in the case of KR, the Bendesa Adat of Berawa, who allegedly extorted Rp 100 billion from a businessman in exchange for investment permits. A Bendesa Adat is the highest leader of a traditional village in Bali's customary village structure.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The East Kalimantan Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM Kaltim) revealed alleged human rights violations in the Nusantara State Capital (IKN) project during a meeting with several Dutch government officials in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, on Friday, April 26.

Elan Suherlan, Alfi Dinilhaq, Antara, Jakarta – Footwear company Sepatu Bata announced last week the closure of its factory in Purwakarta after 30 years of operation due to declining demand and continuous losses over the past four years. As a result, 233 employees lost their jobs.

Jakarta – Gerindra Party executive Habiburokhman said that adding new ministries to the upcoming administration of party patron and president-elect Prabowo Subianto would be a "good thing" for Indonesia to help address its vast arrays of issues.

Wijayanti Putri, Yustinus Paat, Solo – Vice President-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka stated that he had no issue with rival presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo's decision not to join the upcoming administration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Four individuals have been named as suspects in a case involving the alleged assault on Catholic students from Pamulang University (Unpam) who were reciting the Rosary prayer in the Babakan area, Cisauk, Tangerang.

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – Indonesia is stepping up its efforts to be removed from the blacklist of countries with poor intellectual property enforcement, known as the Priority Watch List.

Virdika Rizky Utama – The recent revelation that Indonesia is considering normalising ties with Israel as part of its bid to join the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has surprised the international community and the Indonesian public.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is resuming a controversial policy of exporting lobster larvae – the latest chapter in an eight-year saga that began over concerns for wild lobster stocks and led to a fisheries minister being jailed for corruption.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Rice planting is set to be a new area of cooperation for Indonesia and China, promising better food security for the Southeast Asian state but also possibly tilting their bilateral ties.

Indonesia (DPA) – Nyoman Warta laboriously carries seawater in two simple containers to the beach of Kusamba, a coastal village located on the island of Bali, in Indonesia.

As is the tradition, he balances them on a pole that rests heavily across his shoulders, and then pours the contents with deliberate care into the dark sand.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Buoyed by elevated domestic consumption during the Islamic festive season and the presidential election, Indonesia's economy again exceeded market expectations as it posted gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5.11 percent year-on-year (yoy) in the first quarter.

Jakarta – Vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has hinted that professionals will make up the majority of cabinet ministers under the administration of president-elect Prabowo Subianto, who will be inaugurated on Oct. 20.

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – The recent high temperatures in Indonesia, according to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), are not due to a heatwave like those experienced in Thailand and the Philippines. Instead, they are a result of the seasonal transition.

Jakarta – The leadership of the National Mandate Party (PAN) has confirmed that the party has nominated a former comedian who currently serves as a lawmaker Eko "Patrio" Hendro Purnomo as a possible candidate for a ministerial position in the incoming Prabowo Subianto administration.

Jakarta – The recent visits of the CEOs of Apple and Microsoft to Indonesia are highly encouraging for the country's business climate and have strengthened its reputation as a thriving and dependable Asian economy as it readies for a change of leadership in October.

Jakarta – Indonesia sought to remind leaders of the Islamic world to "remain united in helping Palestine", as the organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened over the weekend to hash out a resolution on the war in Gaza amid revived efforts to advance ties between Israel and Arab nations.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – In a speech on Monday at the National Development Planning Conference (Musrenbangnas), outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo once again called on regional administrations to fall in line with the central government's policies and priorities.

Wahroni, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan inspected the implementation of Trade Minister Regulation (Permendag) Number 7 of 2024, which regulates imported goods restrictions, at the international arrival area of Soekarno-Hatta Airport on Monday.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated the Indonesia Digital Test House (IDTH) worth Rp 980 billion ($61 million) on Tuesday. IDTH is a telecommunications device testing laboratory located in Tapos, Depok, West Java.

Wiji Nur Hayat, Jakarta – PT Spays Bata Ltd. (Bata) has been forced to closed down one of its shoe factories in Purwakarta, West Java. The impact of this policy is that as many as 233 employees or workers will be sacked immediately and no longer work for the factory.

Solo – The Muhammadiyah University Surakarta (UMS) in Central Java held a peaceful defend Palestine rally on the grounds of the Siti Walidah Campus 2 main building on Tuesday May 7. The action was joined by thousands of campus residents ranging from the chancellor to lecturers, university employees and students.

Jakarta – The Jakarta Muhammadiyah University (UMJ) academic community held a defend Palestine action at the UMJ Plaza in Jakarta on Tuesday May 7.

Surabaya – The Surabaya Muhammadiyah University (UM) academic community held a defend Palestine action on the campus grounds on Tuesday May 7 in which lectures and students were united wearing black clothing and carrying Palestinian flags.

In addition they also brought protesters with the action title "Long Live Palestine, Freedom for Palestine".

Bandung – The academic community from two universities in Bandung – the Aisyiyah University Bandung (Unisa) and the Muhammadiyah University Bandung (UMB) held a defend Palestine action in front of the Sate building in Bandung city, West Java, on the afternoon of Tuesday May 7.

Jakarta – During the 10 years of President Joko Widodo's administration, there are significantly high numbers of repressive actions from the state against the civil society which includes environmental destruction, shrinking space and rights of women, workers, and civilians, and the increasing number of corruption cases.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detained Sidoarjo Regent Ahmad Muhdlor Ali on Tuesday over allegations that he had illegally cut financial incentives allocated for staff members in the local tax office for personal gain.

Jakarta – The South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that the suspected reason for the flash flood and landslide disaster in Luwu regency is because the forest cover on Mount Latimojong has declined significantly.

Walhi suspects that this has been triggered by the massive gold mining activates in the Latimojong region.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – In less than six months, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka will be sworn in as the country's new president and vice president.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Supreme Court Justice Gazalba Saleh faced allegations of bribery and money laundering during the opening of his second corruption trial on Monday, following his acquittal of corruption charges last August.

Rahmat Riyadi – The next administration has its work cut out for it to ensure true sustainable development by resolutely committing to cutting fossil fuel subsidies for good.

Seoul, South Korea – Indonesia has proposed to cut its share of payments for a joint fighter jet development project with South Korea to about one-third of the originally agreed amount, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Monday.