Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia is developing a satellite constellation to beef up monitoring of its marine and fisheries resources with the maiden launch of a nanosatellite scheduled this July.

Jakarta – The recent acquisition of nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia by state-owned mining holding company MIND ID has strengthened the Indonesian government's foothold in the country's nickel industry.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo expressed confidence on Tuesday that the economy would grow by over 5 percent this year, assuming the presidential election concludes without the need for a runoff.

Yohanes Maharso, Nabiila Azzahra A. and Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Board (BP2MI) responded to the TikTok video of a migrant worker from NTT claiming she was tortured by her employer in Saudi Arabia. The protection board promised to eradicate the mafias involved in human trafficking.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP still leads the race in the temporary real count by the General Elections Commission or KPU. What about the other parties?

As of today, March 5, 2024, at around 09:00 a.m., KPU has recorded over 65.89 percent of the total votes from 542,423 polling stations.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The House of Representatives or DPR held its first plenary meeting after the 2024 general elections on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. It was reported that only 164 members attended the meeting inauguration directly at the Nusantara II Building. The meeting started at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry said that the population of long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) has exploded due to an imbalance in the ecosystem. As a result, many monkeys have invaded residential areas, as has happened recently in a number of areas.

Aisyah Amira, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has opened the registration for the free homecoming program since March 4, 2024. The purpose of this program is to anticipate the spike in private vehicles on the road during the homecoming period, especially motorcycles.

Annisa Febiola and Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Campaign spokesperson of Greenpeace Indonesia Rio Rompas claimed that the smart forest city concept hailed by the Nusantara Capital City or IKN is "a mere cosplay". The development, Rio said, faced bigger environmental threats than advertised.

Antara, Jakarta – The Aceh Conservation and Natural Resources Agency (BKSDA) assesses that deforestation has caused wildlife in the forest of Aceh to become increasingly isolated.

Jakarta – Landslides caused by heavy rains in Pemalang Regency, Central Java on Sunday caused massive damages to three residential areas in Watukumpul District. As of 23:13 on March 3, a total of 133 residents were forced to evacuate to the Tundagan Village Hall Command Post.

Muhammad Aulia, Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – An executive from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has rejected the graft allegations leveled on Tuesday against the party's presidential nominee, Ganjar Pranowo, asserting that it is a political tactic aimed at suppressing his calls for an inquiry into suspected election fraud.

Andi Adam, Jakarta – A number of legislators in the DPR's Commission VII, which deals with energy issues, are paying attention to the alleged politicization of mining business permits (IUP) involving the Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Agency Bahlil Lahadalia.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Chairman of the NasDem Party's central executive board, Taufik Basari, affirmed that his side is currently in the process of gathering signatures from all members of the party faction in the House of Representatives (DPR) to exercise their right to inquiry into alleged fraud during the 2024 elections.

Jakarta – Indonesia's presumed president Prabowo Subianto on March 5 promised a "very smooth" transfer of power later in 2024 and opened the door to privatising state-run firms while maintaining government control of key economic sectors.

Dani Prabowo, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto says that democracy in Indonesia is still messy and very costly.

Prabowo, who is expected to be the winner of the 2024 presidential election, said that he is still not satisfied with the implantation of democracy in the homeland. Thus he sees that there is a need for improvement to democracy in the future.

Amy Sood – While Indonesia's official election results are expected to confirm Prabowo Subianto as president-elect later this month, the parties supporting his rival candidates have called for a legislative investigation into alleged election irregularities.

Jakarta – Two protesting groups consisting of a camp supporting the impeachment of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and a camp opposing his impeachment held demonstrations in front of the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Tuesday March 5.

Yogyakarta – Dozens of supporters of presidential candidate tickets number 1, Anies Baswedan and Muhaimin Iskandar, and ticket number 3, Ganjar Pranowo and Mahfud MD, descended on the Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta on Tuesday March 5.

Nabire, Jubi – The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) accuses the Indonesian Military (TNI), namely the Infantry Battalion 330 division, of shooting three civilians in Sugapa District's Titigi Village, Intan Jaya Regency, Central Papua Province.

Around 360,000 people in Timor-Leste, a country with a population of 1.3 million, face critical levels of food insecurity, according to a report assessing the food situation in the country, released by the World Food Programme (WFP).

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto predicts that Indonesia's economic growth could reach 8 percent in the next 3-5 years, emphasizing the need for increased investment to achieve this goal.

Johannes Nugroho – The death of a teenage student at a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) has horrified many in Indonesia and highlighted a rising trend of violence and bullying in the country's schools in recent years, with some warning the number of reported cases is just "the tip of the iceberg".

Panji Satrio, Medan – A trader has illegally bought 2,000 tons of rice from a State Logistics Agency (Bulog) warehouse in Medan for retail sales using falsified documents, police said on Monday.

The news came amid a shortage of the staple food that caused rice prices to increase significantly across the nation.

A West Papuan independence leader has called on the Dutch Parliament to support a United Nations visit to the Melanesian region ruled by Indonesia and says the recent election of Prabowo Subianto as the next President is a "frightening" prospect due to his notorious human rights record.

Jakarta – Speaking at the Mandiri Investment Forum, Prabowo said he was not satisfied with Indonesia's democracy and there was room for improvement. He did not elaborate on the problems.

Jakarta (Agencies) – Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday promised a "very smooth" transfer of power later this year and pledged to continue the policies of incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and do what was necessary to make improvements in the country.

Jakarta – A senior aide to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has issued a statement rejecting speculation that Indonesia plans to open bilateral relations with Israel.

Coordinator of President Jokowi's special aides Ari Dwipayana said in a statement issued late last week that no deal had been struck between Indonesia and Israel on the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Health agencies in some regions have been recording an increase in cases of dengue fever and deaths caused by it in the past month, and are warning residents to be alert regarding the mosquito-borne disease.

Jakarta – The price of rice has started to decline in various parts of the country after government efforts in past weeks to focus on distributing the staple food to markets.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – A revised ministerial regulation is expected to support industrial and commercial use of rooftop solar panels, but how it is implemented will be crucial in ensuring companies can easily access the electricity generated by the installations.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is updating the list of Indonesian voters in Kuala Lumpur after alleged electoral fraud spoiled the voting in the Malaysian city and led to a revote.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto wants to raise the tax ratio to 16 percent, up from the current 10 percent, which he deems low compared to other countries.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry is currently formulating a contingency fund dedicated to the National Food Agency (Bapanas) to ensure the distribution of food in markets and execute policy interventions.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises Minister, Erick Thohir, has called on both state-owned and private companies to contribute towards providing 1.5 million homes annually to address the national housing backlog, currently standing at 12.7 million.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – The latest Kompas Research and Development (Litbang Kompas) survey shows that 62.2 percent of respondents agree with the House of Representatives (DPR) using its right of inquiry to investigate alleged fraud in the 2024 presidential election.

Sabrina Asril, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is asking the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to be serious in investigating the recent violence that has occurred in Papua.

Kontras Coordinator Dimas Bagus Arya said this is important in order to stop a repeat of the violence.

Jakarta – Representatives from the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) visited the office of the Ministry of State Secretariat at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta on Monday March 4.

Thomas Rizal & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto, the projected winner of the February 14 presidential election, is poised to take the reins from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo whose unifying cabinet has become the standard bearers for maintaining political stability and ensuring the smooth implementation of impactful – albeit occasionally controversial – programs with

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday that the government had no plan to increase fuel prices in the coming weeks.

The decision was announced after the President staged a short cabinet meeting before his departure to Australia for a working visit.

Jakarta – At this point, no one doubts that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is and has long been playing the role of kingmaker for presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto. As the outgoing President prepares for the handover of power in October, he seems to be doing his utmost to ensure a smooth transition – and a soft landing for himself.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The row between President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chair of the Indonesian Democratic Party or Struggle (PDI-P), could move into a new round, this time with much bigger political stakes, if the House of Representatives goes ahead with its plan to launch an inquiry to look into allegations of impropriety in last month's gener

Jakarta – Presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto has predicted that Indonesia will be able to achieve food self-sufficiency through the food estate program in the next two to three years.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – More than half of Indonesians say products they regularly buy have been downsized in a phenomenon known as shrinkflation, or the practice of reducing the size of a product while maintaining its price in an effort to conceal the effects of inflation.

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – Ahmed Zaki Iskandar, a consultant to Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto, has rebutted allegations that the free school lunch program would utilize the state budget designated for teachers, namely the School Operation Assistance (BOS) fund.

Achmad Ali, Surabaya – An explosion rocked the headquarters of the Bomb Squad (Gegana) Detachment of the East Java Regional Police in Morokrembangan, Surabaya, on Monday, destroying several office rooms and one vehicle.

Myesha Fatina Rachman and Dewi Rina Cahyani, Jakarta – Dates have always been a popular food during Ramadan, and it is a worldwide Muslim tradition to break the fast with dates. Consumption of dates usually increases during the holy month. Different types and brands of dates can be easily found in most stores or minimarkets.

Antara, Aisyah Amira, Jakarta – The Head of the National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief Prasetyo Adi spoke up about the spike in food prices a week before Ramadan. Arief, during a coordination meeting in Jakarta on Monday, specifically asked all regional leaders, governors to regents alike to employ three actions in efforts to stabilize food prices.

Antara, Jakarta – Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka embarked on a working visit to the UK, as he was invited by the Indonesian Embassy in the country.

"He departed last Saturday, [and will be in the UK] until Sunday (March 10)," said Vice Surakarta Mayor Teguh Prakosa in Solo, on Monday, March 4, 2024.

Antara, Jakarta – Vice Chair of the House of Representatives (DPR) Sufmi Dasco Ahmad denied the reports of the direct appointment of Jakarta's regional head. He stressed that Jakarta governors will still be elected by residents going forward through regional elections.