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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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 – 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.

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.

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.

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.

Antara, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta Governor Heru Budi Hartono has responded sharply to accusations from his predecessor, Anies Baswedan, who alleged that Heru had undermined welfare programs established during Anies' tenure.

Anies, who served as the elected Jakarta governor from 2017 to 2022, is currently seeking reelection.

Ari Sandita Murti, Jakarta – Thousands of people from the Defend Palestine Indonesian People's Alliance (ARI-BP) held a peaceful action to reject the Israeli contingent at the 2024 Paris Olympiad.

Tanjungpinang – Hundreds of Rempang Island residents in Galang district, Batam city, Riau Islands, held a demonstration on Sunday July 21 rejecting relocation to the Pasir Merah Sembulang beach area and to oppose the Rempang Eco City national strategic project (PSN).

Emily Dugan – Indonesian workers who paid thousands of pounds to travel to Britain and pick fruit at a farm supplying most big supermarkets have been sent home within weeks for not picking fast enough.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestine, with Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi calling the decision a significant affirmation that international law is on Palestine's side.

Pes Yanengga, Jayapura – Leaders of the Papuan Baptist Church and the Tolikara Student Association have slammed a statement by the Cenderawasih XVII regional military commander (Pangdam) on the fatal shooting of three civilians by the 753 AVT Infantry Battalion Task Force in Pepera Village, Mulia district, Puncak Jaya regency on Tuesday July 16.

Algi Muhamad Gifari, Bella Evanglista Mikaputri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has dismissed claims of distributing ministerial positions before the end of his term. He said that the appointments were coordinated with president-elect Prabowo Subianto to ensure a smooth transition of governance.

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) had a sluggish week, with transaction values and volumes dropping over 5 percent and market capitalization declining nearly 1 percent.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – National events planned for Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, have been delayed or scaled back after construction deadlines were missed, even as efforts to woo investors for the mega project continue.

A brutal killing of three Papuan civilians in Puncak Jaya reveals that occupied West Papua is a ticking time bomb under Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto, claims the leader of an advocacy group.

And United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Benny Wenda says the Melanesian region risks becoming "another East Timor".

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta, Indonesia – An emotionally and physically abusive marriage of 11 years led Rani Miranti to join a fight club that has trained her in martial arts, enabling her to stand up against violence.

Bella Evangelista, Jakarta – Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) executive Sudaryono dropped his plan to contest the Central Java gubernatorial election after he was sworn in by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as the vice agriculture minister in Jakarta on Thursday.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) is reviewing data from the European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union. The EC data states that Indonesia's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 1.24 Gt CO2e equivalent, or roughly 2.3% of total global emissions in 2022.

Tim Tempo, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto expressed optimism about achieving 8% economic growth, even placing a friendly bet with ministers from neighboring countries on his success.

Tria Sutrisna, Krisiandi, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) is being urged to immediately pass the Draft Law on the Protection of Domestic Workers (RUU PPRT) into law.