Jakarta – A joint search and rescue team is still scrambling to look for a cargo ship carrying equipment to build communication towers that has been missing since last week during its sail in Papua.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has tapped Democratic Party politician Andi Arief, a close aide of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, as a new commissioner of the state-owned electricity company PLN.

Jakarta – Authorities have admitted that the government's cloud seeding operations have failed to reduce intense rains in the country's planned future capital of Nusantara over the past weeks and have hampered the construction of a VVIP airport in the East Kalimantan city to-be.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Ministers from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration have brought the topic of the subsidized fuel, Pertalite, back into the spotlight.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has conducted raids at several locations in connection with the investigation into alleged corruption involving presidential social aid (bansos) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

KPK spokesperson Tessa Mahardhika stated that the raids were carried out in the Greater Jakarta area.

Antara, Jakarta – The 2024 National Kebaya Day celebration marks its inaugural event. As stipulated in Presidential Decree Number 19 of 2023, National Kebaya Day will be observed annually on July 24.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – Anti-graft agency KPK is currently investigating an alleged corruption involving the state-run ferry operator ASDP.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – A financial technology (fintech) association is bracing itself for the upcoming policy aimed at raising the online loan cap while hoping they can access government data such as the borrower's utility bills to make sure they can pay their debt.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Civil society organizations in Indonesia are getting a boost to ensure their participation in the country's clean energy transition and land stewardship, amid an increasingly hostile climate for groups advocating for environmental and social rights.

Jakarta – The National Military Police Headquarters (Puspom TNI) is investigating the alleged involvement of a member of the Army in an arson attack that killed a journalist and his family in Karo regency, North Sumatra, last month.

Usman Hamid and Ary Hermawan – The controversial policy of the outgoing Joko "Jokowi" Widodo government to grant coal mining concessions to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) – Indonesia's largest Islamic organization – is posing a serious threat to the country's efforts in the fight against global warming.

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) chose to wait until President-Elect Prabowo Subianto takes his oath of office before declaring whether they would be in the opposition or not, according to its chairman Muhaimin Iskandar.

Jayapura – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's visit to Jayapura, West Papua, on July 23 in the context of the commemoration of Indonesian National Children's Day at the Istora Papua Bangkit sports complex was a form of distain and insult when as many as 62,000 Papuans are still displaced.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority or OJK's plans to raise the online loan limit to Rp 10 billion ($617,549) is expected to be helpful for new businesses, according to economist David E Sumual.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's carbon trading market is very small compared to the world's largest markets, but the government remains committed to reducing carbon emissions by 43.2 percent by 2030.

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology approved the use of official online loan services for paying tuition fees (UKT) for university students, provided they are interest-free.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The transition team of president-elect Prabowo Subianto has denied a plan to slash the price per serving for the flagship free meal program, stressing that no decision has been made yet.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has promised to offer more long-term and fixed placements for nonpermanent teachers in the city, following recent backlash over the sudden dismissal of over 100 contract educators across different levels of education – from elementary to senior high schools – last week.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has launched an online tracking system for nickel and tin shipments to increase state revenue and improve governance in the mining sector.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has announced the completion of the new presidential palace in the future capital city of Nusantara, East Kalimantan, as authorities race to complete other key infrastructure projects in the future capital city to host the Independence Day celebrations next month.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was in Jayapura, Papua, on Tuesday to celebrate National Children's Day. The city was chosen as the organizer for this year's event to symbolize that education should touch all children in Indonesia, including those in the remote and outermost regions.

Church leaders and advocacy groups have rejected a proposal by the Indonesian government to allow soldiers to do business by revising a military law.

The proposal "is not in accordance with the functions of the military," said Father Alexandro Rangga, director of the Franciscans Secretariat for Justice and Peace in strife-torn Papua province.

Adi Renaldi, Jakarta – For nearly two decades, hundreds of Ahmadiyya Muslims have lived in a cramped government shelter on the Indonesian island of Lombok, after they were attacked by a mob that accused them of being deviant.

Antara, Jakarta – General Maruli Simanjuntak, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, suggested that soldiers be allowed to take on side jobs, noting that many members of the military currently need additional income and are turning to online ride-hailing services (online ojek).

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The government is set to inaugurate four new Special Economic Zones (SEZ) with a total investment of Rp 161 trillion ($10 billion) in Batam, Sulawesi, and Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) in South Tangerang.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is telling all kids across the archipelago to study hard as Indonesia celebrates National Children's Day.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Representatives of the Awyu and Moi Sigin indigenous communities submitted a petition supporting the tribes' struggle against palm oil companies to the Supreme Court on Monday, July 22, 2024, from South Papua and Southwest Papua.

Stefan Armbruster, Harlyne Joku and Tria Dianti, Brisbane/Port Moresby/Jakarta – No progress has been made in sending a U.N. human rights mission to Indonesia's Papuan provinces despite the appointment of Fiji and Papua New Guinea's prime ministers to negotiate the visit.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia criticizes the draft law on the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia, or Polri Bill, which is being discussed at the House of Representatives Commission III.

Gusty da Costa Journalist – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid asks the Indonesian government and the Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to investigate the death of three civilians in Karutabe village, Mulia District, Puncak Jaya Regency, Central Papua, on July 16, 2024.

Jakarta – Amid reports that government-owned construction firms had suffered losses due to their involvement in Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail project, Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir said that the Whoosh train has been able to save the government trillions of rupiahs in fuel savings since it began operations last year.

The orderly transition of power to a duly elected leader is a, if not the, hallmark of a well-functioning democracy. As if setting a template for Donald Trump to follow, Prabowo Subianto reacted to his loss in two straight presidential elections to Joko Widodo in 2014 and 2019 by declaring himself the victim of electoral fraud and refusing to accept the results.

Jakarta – The Gerindra Party has endorsed Dhani Wirianata, a former personal secretary of party chairman and president-elect Prabowo Subianto, as its candidate for Bandung mayor in the regional head elections in November.

Gerindra secretary-general Ahmad Muzani announced Dhani's nomination on Friday at an event in West Java's provincial capital.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is committed to regaining public trust and restoring its credibility, following the recent dishonorable dismissal of its former chairman Hasyim Asy'ari over a sexual harassment scandal.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The House of Representatives will soon begin deliberations on the creation of the Supreme Advisory Council (DPA), replacing the Presidential Advisory Council known as Wantimpres.

Jakarta – Make no mistake, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's move to green-light a plan to revise the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law at the last opportunity before the transition of power is controversial in several ways.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed BYD's plan to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Indonesia after the Chinese automaker completed building its first Southeast Asian facility in Thailand.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – National Democrat (Nasdem) Party Chairman Surya Paloh has announced his full support for Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) leader Kaesang Pangarep in the 2024 Central Java governor election. This endorsement follows a recent survey indicating that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son is highly electable among the candidates.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The world's second-largest coconut producer Indonesia is eyeing the production of sustainable aviation fuel as a means to derive more value from the fruit.

Nida Sahara, Jakarta – The state-run Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) has blocked at least a thousand accounts linked to online gambling.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A key witness whose testimonies led to the conviction of eight suspects in the deaths of Vina Dewi Arsita and her boyfriend Muhammad Rizky Rudiana in Cirebon nearly eight years ago has admitted to making false statements, alleging that the murder case could have been fabricated by the father of one of the deceased.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is considering using one of the islands in the Thousand Islands as a landfill. Asep Kuswanto, head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency, said the plan was still in the study stage at both the provincial and central government levels.

Tria Sutrisna, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – The Civil Society Network for Gender Justice Policies is urging House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani to push through the enactment of the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT).

Kusumasari Ayuningtiyas and Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Sentul, Indonesia – Tears rolling down her face, Chusnul Chotimah viewed an exhibit showing a white Mitsubish van similar to one that carried a huge bomb a terrorist detonated in Bali on Oct. 12, 2002, scarring her for life and killing 202 people.

Singgih Wiryono, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia has revealed the discovery that the Indonesian police have purchased spyware from Israel through a third party, namely Singapore.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that the Coal Management Information System (Simbara), an online tracking system for mining activities, has added Rp 7.1 trillion to state revenues since its launch in 2022.

Antara, Yogyakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) conducted its first trial of B40 biodiesel for railway transportation at Lempuyangan Station, Yogyakarta, on Monday. The Ministry anticipates that the use of B40 could save up to $9 billion in fuel import costs.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party Secretary General Ahmad Muzani announced the party's decision to nominate Central Java Police Chief Ahmad Luthfi as their candidate for the 2024 Central Java gubernatorial election.

Jakarta – The All-Indonesia Student Executive Council (BEM SI) has given a score of 10 out of 100 for the last 10 years of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration.

Jakarta – Indigenous peoples from the Awyu tribe in South Papua and the Moi Sigin tribe from Southwest Papua along with environmental activists handed over a petition of support for the Awyu and Moi tribes containing 253,823 signatures to the Supreme Court (MA) on Monday June 22.