Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri has warned the Constitutional Court justices to deliver fair decisions in the disputes over the results of the February presidential race.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Pertamina Patra Niaga, the commercial arm of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, said that it saw a significant increase in fuel consumption ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday and the mudik (exodus) tradition that accompanies it.

Christ Belseran, Edison Waas, Seram Island, Indonesia – Samadin Samalehu paced up and down the beach in Haya village this past January, gathering human remains into a plastic bag.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – 2023 saw the worst fire season in Indonesia since 2019, with an area the size of Qatar going up in flames, according to official government data.

A Russian tourist, Mr Shmatov Ivan Aleksandrovich, was arbitrarily arrested by Indonesian security forces in the town of Enarotali, Paniai Timur District, Papua Tangah Province, on 11 March 2024.

Christian activists have demanded the Indonesian government take strict action against human traffickers on the Catholic-majority island of Flores after the recent death of a worker due to starvation in East Kalimantan province.

Christian activists in Indonesia have slammed law enforcement agencies for their inability to trace the kingpins behind human trafficking in the Christian-majority East Nusa Tenggara province.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently spoke with President-elect Prabowo Subianto on the phone, a call to congratulate the latter for officially winning the election.

Prabowo shared the news on his personal Instagram account on Tuesday.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – The nearly 200 million Indonesians expected to make the journey home for the Idul Fitri holiday face a heightened risk of extreme weather in their travels, authorities warned on Sunday, as the nation's busy land and sea transportation routes accommodate what is expected to be a record-breaking mudik (exodus) season.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The country's political parties have begun vetting potential nominees and searching for allies for the November regional elections as disputes over the results of the February presidential race near their conclusion at the Constitutional Court.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's economy is expected to continue to grow by over 5 percent in 2024 and 2025, according to a report by ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The National Board of Zakat (Baznas) has decided to reject a donation of Rp 1 billion ($62,990) from McDonald's Indonesia for Palestine.

Klas Lundstrom – I know what you think," the source tells me. "That it's fake. It's not fake. It's our life."

Wasisto Raharjo Jati and Made Supriatma – The final election results from East Java reveal a silver lining for the second-placed vice-presidential candidate, Muhamin Iskandar. He and his party could still win some in the horse-trading for cabinet positions under the next president.

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Director General of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Trade, Budi Santoso, responded to the issue of imported goods belonging to Indonesian migrant workers being held up at the Tanjung Emas Temporary Storage Place (TPS) in Semarang, Central Java on April 4, 2024.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Maruarar Sirait, a former member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), highlighted the relationship between President-elect Prabowo Subianto and President Joko Widodo or Jokowi.

Jakarta – A recent jaw-droppingly massive corruption case in the tin sector is yet another reminder that the government still lacks the capacity to manage the country's vast natural resources.

Pizaro Gozali Idrus – A gunfight between separatist Papuan rebels and government security forces killed a 12-year-old boy and injured a 6-year-old girl who were caught in crossfire on Monday, security authorities and a rebel spokesman said.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – The government has already received thousands of complaints from Indonesian workers regarding their Eid bonuses.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Mr Zavaraldo Renaldy, 28, is educated, single and in possession of a good job, but to his parents' dismay, he is not in want of a wife.

While Mr Zavaraldo is not averse to meet-ups and casual dating, he has shied away from long-term commitments in order to focus on his career as a mapping surveyor.

Jayapura – Two Papuan separatist leaders were killed in a shootout between security forces and their rebel group near one of the world's largest gold mines in Indonesia's restive Papua region, police said Sunday.

Antara, Jakarta – The Manpower Ministry recorded 1,187 submitted cases regarding religious holiday allowance (THR) payments from April 4 to 6, 2024, received by the ministry's THR Command Post.

Jakarta – Anew Javan rhinoceros calf has been spotted in Ujung Kulon National Park, giving hope for the conservation of one of the world's most endangered mammals.

The calf, estimated to be between three and five months old, was spotted in footage obtained Thursday by one of 126 camera traps installed in the national park.

Roy Triono, Bandar Lampung – The Lampung Police have arrested a suspect and are searching for four others for allegedly opening fire in front of the provincial police headquarters in Bandar Lampung on Saturday.

All the suspects are believed to be members of a car theft ring. The detained suspect has been identified as 19-year-old Kukuh Agung Wibowo.

Hendro D Situmorang, Jakarta. – The Constitutional Court will convene for a verdict in the presidential election dispute after concluding hearings and witness examination, a spokesman said on Sunday.

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The incidence of Singapore flu in Indonesia, as of March 2024, stands at a staggering 5,461 cases, according to the Health Ministry. The figure could potentially escalate with the Eid al-Fitr holidays, given the high intensity of gatherings.

Jakarta – Every year, the Idul Fitri tradition of mudik (exodus) causes a great deal of excitement for more than 230 million Muslims in the country.

Antara – According to reports from the Mount Semeru observation post officer, Liswanto, the mountain, which stands at 3,676 meters above sea level, erupted twice on Saturday, at 05:11 a.m. and 06:10 a.m.

He mentioned that the observed volcanic ash column ranged from white to gray with moderate intensity towards the north.

Jakarta – Indonesia is evaluating regulations designed to curb imports of more than 3,000 products, a senior trade ministry official said on Friday, following industry concerns the rules could disrupt the domestic supply chain and disrupt exports.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Sultan Abdurahman and Adinda Jasmine Prasetyo, Jakarta – Constitutional Judge Arief Hidayat stated that the panel adjudicating the dispute over the results of the general elections (PHPU) did not summon President Joko Widodo or Jokowi because he is both the head of state and head of government.

The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) has declared its solidarity with civil society groups and student protesters demonstrating against the torture of a Papuan man, Defianus Kogoya, by Indonesian troops in West Papua last February.

The torture was revealed in a video that went viral across the world last month.

Doddy Morris – It has been 60 years since Indonesia has refused humanitarian agencies and international media access to enter West Papua.

Johannes Nugroho – The orange truck crammed with 75 Rohingya survivors of a capsized boat was told to hurry along by Indonesian police in Beureugang, West Aceh, as dozens of angry villagers gave chase, shouting "[we] reject the presence of refugees here!"

Jakarta – The crucial House of Representatives plenary session on Thursday was nearly devoid of yells and interruptions.

Less than 190 of the body's 575 seats were filled, although House Speaker Puan Maharani said in her opening remarks that 290 lawmakers had signed in as present.

Jayapura – Peaceful demonstrations by the Meepago people in Nabire, the capital of Central Papua province, on the morning of Friday April 5, were forcibly broken up by officers from the Nabire district police. A number of protesters were reportedly injured, some of whom were rushed to Nabire regional pubic hospital.

Jakarta – Indonesia will leave enough fiscal room in the 2025 budget for incoming president Prabowo Subianto's multi-billion free school meal programme, while ensuring the country's track record of fiscal prudence, a minister said on Friday.

Boyko Nikolov – At present, Indonesia is grappling with a multitude of other defense deals, such as Scorpene, Rafale, Black Hawk, and PPA Korvette, among others. As a result, the acquisition of Su-35 from Russia has taken a back seat.

Niniek Karmini and Andi Jatmiko, Jakarta – Four Indonesian Cabinet members testified Friday that no rules were violated in the distribution of government aid during the recent election campaign, despite claims by the two losing presidential candidates that it was used for the benefit of the election winner.

Bali and Jakarta, Indonesia – Late last year, Balinese woman Nih Lu Putu Rustini got the shock of her life when she tried to withdraw cash from an ATM to complete a renovation project at her ancestral home.

Adi Renaldi – In a small village on Indonesia's Sumatra island that stares at the vastness of the Indian Ocean, tsunamis may come at any given moment. The village's beautiful coastlines, rich with nature reserves of mangroves and corals, guard it against the disaster.

An Indonesian court has jailed an activist for a social media post criticizing illegal shrimp farming at a protected national park under a sweeping law criticized by advocacy groups.

The Jepara District Court in Central Java province sentenced Daniel Frits Maurits Tangkilisan to seven months in prison in a trial marked by protests by his supporters on April 4.

Hendrik Yaputra and Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – Chairman of the Ombudsman, Muhammad Najih, admitted on Thursday that he was not aware of the issue of merging the Ombudsman with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). The Ombudsman has also never been invited to discuss the plan to eliminate the KPK's enforcement function.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Health Ministry has urged the public to stay alert yet calm amid a spike in dengue cases and deaths across the country, with the rise expected to continue in the coming weeks.

Andrea Hosana & Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Four ministers from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cabinet attended the hearing for the dispute over the results of the 2024 presidential election in the Constitutional Court on Friday.

Jakarta – The four model houses for people affected by the Rempang Eco-City development project are entering their final stage.BP Batam's spokesperson Ariastuty Sirait said that the construction was almost 100-percent complete. The construction of these model houses, which lie in Tanjung Banon, also has not had any major issues.

Faris Mokhtar – Indonesia's move to get more goods produced onshore is already starting to backfire, with companies warning that supplies of products including Apple Inc.'s MacBook Pro could start to run out as soon as the end of April.

Ahmad Syamsudin, Dili, Timor-Leste – At Timor-Leste's museum of memory, Hugo Fernandes supervises exhibits chronicling resistance and oppression during the Indonesian occupation – an era when Prabowo Subianto, now Indonesia's president-elect, is alleged to have overseen atrocities.

Jakarta – Anies and Ganjar, along with their campaign teams, are asking the Constitutional Court to annul the victory of Prabowo and Gibran. This is an opportunity to restore the Court's honor.

The dispute over the results of the 2024 elections could be a good opportunity for the Constitutional Court to restore its dignity.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Constitutional Court (MK) Judge Arief Hidayat highlighted President Joko Widodo or Jokowi's partisanship in the 2024 presidential election during the hearing of the election dispute case today, April 5.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated Marshal Mohamad Tonny Harjono as the new Air Force Chief of Staff (KSAU) at the State Palace, Jakarta, on Friday, April 5, 2024. Tonny succeeded Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo, who will retire on April 9.