Antara, Jakarta – Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has issued a call for national unity and respect for the forthcoming verdict from the Constitutional Court regarding the ongoing presidential election dispute, scheduled to be announced on Monday.

An Australian author and advocate, Jim Aubrey, today led a national symbolic one minute's silence to mark the "blood debt" owed to Papuan allies during the Second World War indigenous resistance against the invading Japanese forces.

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Traditionally, the weeks following the Eid al-Fitr holidays marked a peak in the influx of migratory workers seeking job opportunities in Jakarta. However, this trend has seen a notable decline in recent years.

Antara, Jakarta – The 2nd National Women's Conference integrated nine main agendas of women, people with disabilities, and marginalized groups to ensure they are included in medium- and long-term national development planning documents.

Agung Dharma Putra, Sampang – The viral video of two children getting engaged in Sampang Regency, East Java, has drawn the attention of the East Java Provincial Representative of the National Population and Family Planning Board (BKKBN).

The video depicts a 7-year-old girl shaking hands with each of the guests who came to their house to congratulate her on her engagement.

Jakarta – For a cinematic genre drenched in violence and terror, horror's enduring popularity is a curious enigma, especially in recent decades when horror movies topped the Indonesian box office list. What makes horror so irresistibly enjoyable?

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – In wildlife conservation management, the best species to focus on to maximize protection of a region's biodiversity aren't necessarily the most charismatic ones, a new study from Indonesia's Leuser Ecosystem suggests.

More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.

Abdul Haris Maulana, Jakarta – Supporters of the winning presidential and vice presidential ticket number 2, Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka, also held an action in the Horse Statue area of Gambir, Central Jakarta, on Friday April 19.

Diamanty Meiliana, Jakarta – The Islamic Brotherhood Front (FPI), the 212 Alumni Brotherhood (PA 212) and the National Movement to Safeguard the Fatwas of the Ulema (GNPF Ulama) fully support the Constitutional Court uncovering the depravity of the 2024 general elections.

Jakarta – Protesters from the Musicians Coalition for Gaza held a demonstration demanding "Stop the Palestine Genocide" in front of the United States Embassy in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon, April 19.

Wijayanti Putri, Solo – Elected Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed his enduring optimism on Friday for a potential reconciliation between his father, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, believing that their past amicable relations can be restored.

Panji Satrio, Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta – Bobby Nasution, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son-in-law, has garnered endorsement from the Golkar Party to vie for the North Sumatra gubernatorial election.

Michelle Anindya, Denpasar, Indonesia – Four years after Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that he would move the nation's capital from the main island of Java to Borneo, he led a tour of dozens of influencers through Nusantara, the new capital under construction.

In early March 2024, the Indonesian internet and its online periphery would be rocked by a shocking video: A Papuan native seemingly detained in a bucket of water and being punched excessively by what appears to be Indonesian military forces. Then, another soldier is seen mercilessly slashing the Papuan's back with a bayonet as the victim could do nothing but writhe in pain.

Jeremy Hance – There's good news and bad news for the Javan rhino, one of the most threatened large mammals on Earth. The recent sighting of a mother-and-calf pair in Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park, the only place in the world where the species is still found, means the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) continues to reproduce.

Laila Afifa, Jakarta – Mochtar Lubis' autocriticism about the character of our society in Manusia Indonesia (Man of Indonesia, 1977) is still relevant today. Although it is often denied, these characteristics continue to live on in our subconscious. Two of them have a feudalistic nature and weak character.

Intan Setiawanty, Jakarta – A number of residents in Lumajang Regency, East Java, self-evacuated to a safer place as cold lava floods hit Mount Semeru areas on Thursday, April 18, 2024. The cold lava flood caused the Regoyo watershed to overflow, submerging residential areas on Thursday evening, at around 07:30 p.m.

Diva Suukyi Larasati, Jakarta – Supporters of the presidential candidate pair number 1, Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar or AMIN, staged a rally in the Horse Statue area in Central Jakarta today, April 19, ahead of the decision hearing on the election dispute lawsuit by the Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday, April 22.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesian manufacturers are feeling the pinch, as a weakening rupiah exchange rate against the United States dollar and a surge in oil prices lead to higher input costs for local industry.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has rolled out what it calls a "biodiversity management master plan" amid mounting criticism of the environmental and social threats posed by the construction of the country's new capital city in the Bornean forest.

Deasy Simandjuntak – In February's presidential race, the use of religion as a motivator to get votes seemingly declined in North Sumatra. This shift echoed the national propensity to focus on pragmatism in politics, rather than piety.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, revealed tech giant Apple's plans for a substantial investment in the country following the meeting between Apple CEO Tim Cook and President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo at the Jakarta Merdeka Palace on Wednesday, April 17.

Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi stated that the people's movement during the 2024 Eid al-Fitr homecoming and return flow was recorded at more than 242 million.

Jakarta – One of Indonesia's largest parties, the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) has confirmed that it will nominate new candidates instead of Anies Baswedan for the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election.

Jakarta – Indonesia's trade surplus is estimated to have widened in March as imports were seen easing from a seasonally high demand in the prior month, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

Jakarta – The campaign team of president-elect Prabowo Subianto has urged supporters to cancel a street protest planned for Friday in anticipation of the Constitutional Court's verdict in the lawsuit challenging the results of the presidential election.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) reported that Indonesia's Foreign Debt (ULN) stood at $407.3 billion in February 2024, showing a 1.4 percent year-on-year increase. This growth surpassed the previous month's 0.2 percent year-on-year growth.

Jakarta – The changing tide of the rupiah's interaction with the United States dollar has put Bank Indonesia (RI) between a rock and a hard place.

Resty Woro Yuniar – A new report alleges that miners in Indonesia's nickel hub of Sulawesi, some tied to Chinese electric vehicles battery manufacturers, cleared protected forests at a rapid rate, causing environmental destruction and threatening the ancient way of life of the indigenous Bajau people, the world's last "sea nomads".

Jakarta – More than 10,000 Indonesian civil servants will move to Nusantara in September, marking the first phase of inhabiting the country's new capital in East Kalimantan as development takes further shape.

Taufiq Hanafi – Mr Hanafi is responding to Max Lane's Fulcrum, published on 18 March 2024, on the success of "Eksil", the documentary about ten exiled Indonesians discussing Suharto's purge of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) and the ensuing violence in the mid-1960s.

Antara, Jakarta – According to data from OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited, a travel intelligence agency based in London, Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Soetta) claimed the title of the busiest airport in Southeast Asia in April 2024.

Jakarta (Agencies) – Authorities in North Sulawesi shut an international airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest alert on the situation.

Jakarta (Agencies) – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said China and Indonesia had agreed to strengthen cooperation and bilateral relations, after a meeting with China Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Jakarta on Thursday.

Jakarta – When he officially takes the helm of Singapore on May 15, Lawrence Wong will owe a debt to his predecessor Lee Hsien Loong, the outgoing prime minister, and the country's two previous leaders, who have all played a part in transforming Singapore into one of the world's most advanced nations.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia will need a total investment of at least Rp 7,130 trillion ($440.8 billion) to attain economic growth of up to 5.6 percent next year, a government official said on Thursday.

Antara, Denpasar – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) discovered that the glacier's thickness atop Puncak Jaya, Papua, decreased by about four meters, or 66 percent, in December 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, based on their latest monitoring.

Harkristuti Harkrisnowo – Indonesia's recent election results have sparked controversy and raised questions about the integrity of the Indonesian electoral process.

Laila Afifa, Jakarta – Many Islamic boarding schools are operating without permits. There needs to be standardization of these religious educational institutions.

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Deputy Chair of Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR), Kurniasih Mufidayati, highlighted the case of the dismissal of 249 non-civil servants health workers in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), and the failure of 500 midwives to be appointed as Government Employees under Work Agreement aka PPPK.

Jakarta – Defense minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto on Thursday held a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who arrived in Jakarta for bilateral talks with his counterpart Retno Marsudi.Wang arrived at around 11 a.m. at the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Central Jakarta, shortly after wrapping up his session with Retno.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Anti-Mafia Task Force (Satgas) for Football is investigating allegations of match-fixing in the Indonesian Liga 1 match between Bhayangkara FC and Persik Kediri, which ended in a striking 7-0 victory.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A recent string of fatal clashes in Papua has led experts to call for more restraint in the Indonesian Military's (TNI) handling of tensions in the country's restive easternmost region.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government is planning to review energy subsidies later this year, according to Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo summoned his ministers to Jakarta's Presidential Palace on Tuesday for an internal meeting following Iran's retaliatory strike on Israel.

Ilham Oktafian, Jakarta – Pastor Gilbert Lumoindong has been officially reported to the Jakarta Metro Police for a sermon addressing prayer and almsgiving in Islam (Zakat).

According to Jakarta Metro Police spokesperson Ade Ary Syam Indradi, Gilbert faces allegations of blasphemy, with the report received on April 16.

Dina Indrasafitri – Circa 1999, I sat on the floor in a poorly lit house on the outskirts of Jakarta, still in my grey-and-white high-school uniform. The members of the protest punk band Anti-Military were plotting their first album recording in the next room.

Jakarta – Indonesia's economy was primed for monetary easing later this year, but an unwelcome plunge in its currency is complicating matters for Bank Indonesia and could force it to grudgingly raise rates as early as next week.

Jaka Hendra Baittri, Vinolia Ahmad, South Pesisir, Indonesia – Bendri lived with his wife and child just 80 meters, or 260 feet, back from the Surantih Mudiak Dalam River, which flows from Sumatra's Barisan Mountains down to the Indian Ocean coast of West Sumatra province.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – South Korean automobile giant Hyundai has ended an agreement with Adaro Minerals, a subsidiary of Indonesia's second-largest coal miner, PT Adaro Energy, to procure aluminum for its electric vehicle (EV) production.