Jakarta – Intimidation and violence against the people of Rempang Island in the Riau Islands is still occurring.

Responding to the intimidation and violence against the communities defending their land, Amnesty International Indonesia Deputy Director Wirya Adiwena is asking the authorities to investigate the perpetrators of the violence and stop the intimidation.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – A rushed law revision might allow Prabowo Subianto to build a big-tent coalition government after he is inaugurated on Oct. 20 as Indonesia's eighth president, but the bigger question is if he has the skill and acumen to manage the diverse political parties and pressure groups he is bringing into the fold.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto plans to announce his cabinet on the day of his inauguration as the next president next month, a senior politician of his Gerindra Party said.

Jakarta – An armed rebel group in the easternmost region of Papua released a proposal on Tuesday to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who they kidnapped more than a year ago.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's youngest son and Indonesia Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep went to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta on Tuesday to clarify his use of a private jet during a recent overseas trip.

Yokie Rahmad Isjchwansyah – In response to the recent hacking of TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency data in June 2024, the TNI commander, General Agus Subiyanto, declared that he would expand the TNI structure to include a new cyber force.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The United Kingdom agreed to help Indonesia embrace sustainable development in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on Tuesday.

Binoy Kampmark – Like eager lice on a ripe scalp, tourists have become a much-reviled feature of various economies. While cash and contributions come in their wake, such an industry depletes, drains and pollutes the very site it idealises. International tourism does its bit to bloat global greenhouse gas emissions, with transportation constituting the lion's share.

Laurens Ikinia, Jakarta – The Land of Papua is widely known as a land full of milk and honey. It is a name widely known in Indonesia that refers to the western half of the island of New Guinea.

Its natural wealth and beauty are special treasures entrusted by the Creator to the Papuan people who are of Melanesian ethnicity.

Jordyn Beazley – Rebels in Indonesia's West Papua region have proposed terms for the release of the New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens a year and seven months after he was detained.

Arif Ferdianto, Jakarta – The government has officially reopened the sea sand export tap after a 20-year moratorium. The restoration of sand sea export shows the government's panic in trying to increase non-tax state revenue (PNBP).

Radhiyya Indra, Jakarta – Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto was in Vietnam on an official visit from Friday to Saturday in what appears to be a continuation of his ASEAN tour earlier this month.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has pledged to evaluate the 21st National Games (PON) organization in Aceh and North Sumatra following widespread complaints over poor and incomplete infrastructure.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that Indonesia has imported 3.05 million tons of rice, worth $1.91 billion, from January to August 2024 – this represents a 121.34 percent increase in rice imports compared to the same period last year, contributing 1.5 percent to the country's non-oil and gas imports.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Tangerang – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently met with two of the world's wealthiest families in Bali to discuss plans for establishing family offices in Indonesia – the meetings were part of a government effort to attract foreign wealth and bolster the national economy.

Rezwan – On February 14, 2024, the Indonesian general elections took place, marked by a high voter turnout.

Surabaya – Dozens of residents in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya held a declaration in front of the Surabaya Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building on Tuesday September 17 supporting the empty ballot box in the 2024 Surabaya mayoral election (Pilwalkot),

Arie Firdaus and Tria Dianti, Jakarta – While appearing at the anti-corruption agency Tuesday, the Indonesian president's youngest son denied allegations of misconduct for using a private jet to fly to the U.S, saying he had "hitched a ride" on a friend's plane.

M. Raihan Muzzaki, Jakarta – The Indonesian government led by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has faced sharp criticism for reopening sea sand export permits, despite concerns about the activity's environmental impact.

Jakarta – If Prabowo Subianto had said that he would not intervene in the regional head elections before Constitutional Court ruling No. 70/2024, he might have been referred to as a statesman.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Almost everyone in Indonesia has their eyes glued on the upcoming election that will decide who will lead the country's largest city Jakarta for the next five years.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The government will raise the tax on private house construction from 2.2 percent to 2.4 percent starting next year, a Finance Ministry advisor announced on Tuesday.

The tax applies to the construction of houses with a minimum size of 200 square meters, said Yustinus Prastowo.

Jakarta – When it comes to the size of the government, or the cabinet, the adage "small is beautiful" should still hold. Yet with an imminent piece of legislation that will remove the cap on the size of the cabinet, currently set at 34, the incoming government is going to be very big, and it is not necessarily going to be more effective or efficient.

Jakarta – Indonesia reported a trade surplus of $2.9 billion for August, marking the 52nd consecutive month of surplus, up from the $2.04 billion surplus in July, the Central Statistics Agency announced on Tuesday.

The trade surplus streak, which began in May 2020, continued despite the August figure being $220 million lower than the same period last year.

Michael Rose – On Tuesday afternoon last week, around half the population of Timor-Leste, at least 600,000 people, attended a mass held by Pope Francis in Dili.

Jakarta – For decades, Indonesia's protected wildlife such as songbirds and orang utans have been traded illegally and even smuggled out of the country, to the detriment of the species.

Heru Yustanto, Jakarta – A 56-year-old woman died while returning from a tourist resort in Bogor, West Java, after the bus carrying her group became stuck in heavy traffic on Sunday evening.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – The power struggle within the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) escalated on Monday as both the newly-appointed chairman and the incumbent, who refuses to recognize the sudden leadership change, sought intervention from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil aims to reduce Jakarta's air pollution in five years, if he is elected to lead. He said efforts to tackle pollution must be multidimensional.

"In five years, air pollution in Jakarta should be reduced," he said when met at Ganara Art Space, FX Sudirman, Central Jakarta on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Antara, Jakarta – Air quality in Jakarta on Monday morning, September 16, 2024, fell into the unhealthy category. As reported by Antara, with air conditions like this, Jakarta is ranked second as the city with the worst air in the world.

Zulkifli Mangkau, Pohuwato, Indonesia – Lukman Ahmad managed in the end to drag himself down from the slopes of Mount Pani toward the southern coast of Indonesia's Pohuwato district. When he staggered back into Botubilotahu village, the 56-year-old was gaunt and reeling.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Golkar Party is expecting to have a bigger number of cabinet members under the Prabowo Subianto presidency than in the current government.

Jakarta – The Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) will have limited representation in the upcoming cabinet, despite its chairman, Prabowo Subianto, set to assume the presidency next month with full authority to appoint new ministers, a senior party executive revealed on Monday.

Antara, Jakarta – The 5th President of Indonesia, Megawati Soekarnoputri, introduced the ideology of Pancasila to the public of St. Petersburg, Russia and Samarkand, Azerbaijan.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – As Prabowo Subianto prepares to assume the presidency next month, he faces a critical decision in selecting a finance minister, a position crucial to steering Indonesia out of its persistent middle-income trap, analysts said on Monday.

Arif Ferdianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) believes that the government's decision to reopen the tap of sand sea mining will bring with it financial losses for the state.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's West Kalimantan Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) revealed that from January 1 to August 30, 2024, land and forest fires have burned an area of 13,057.7 hectares in 13 districts/cities.

Jakarta – Indonesia must be delighted that during his three-day visit last week, Pope Francis lauded the interfaith harmony it has endeavored to preserve since independence, as evident in Jakarta Cathedral and Istiqlal Mosque's decades-long coexistence, not to mention Terowongan Silaturahmi (Tunnel of Kinship), built in 2020-2021 to allow easier access between the two houses of wors

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The government's plan to differentiate the pricings of Commuter Line (KRL) tickets based on commuters' identity card numbers (NIK) has sparked widespread public outcry.

Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto plans to launch a green economy fund by selling carbon emission credits from projects such as rainforest preservation, aiming to raise US$65 billion by 2028, an adviser told Reuters.

Panji Satrio, Jakarta – A viral video on social media recently exposed inadequate and poorly nutritious meals provided to athletes at the 21st National Sports Week (PON) in Aceh and North Sumatra, sparking widespread criticism.

Sella Rizky Deviani, Jakarta – After initially considering extending Heru Budi Hartono's term as acting governor, the Jakarta Legislative Council has decided to propose three new candidates to replace him. The new acting governor will serve until an elected leader is inaugurated in late December.

Nazarudin Latif, Jakarta – Triana Rahmawati, a mother of two, lost her publishing job in Jakarta earlier this year, forcing her family to cut back on spending drastically.

Rafi Adis Subarna – Indonesia has emerged as the leading force in the nickel industry, holding over half of the global market share in 2023.

Sella Rizky Deviani, Nusantara – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto pledged to continue the construction of Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, during an emotional cabinet meeting on Friday.

Heru Andriyanto, Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – Renowned business executive Anindya Bakrie was appointed chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) on Saturday, sparking immediate opposition from the current chairman, Arsjad Rasjid, who has refused to step down.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Local petrochemical businesses are urging the government to reimpose the 2023 Trade Ministry Regulation 36 on Import to save the domestic industry – be it in the upstream or downstream sectors.

Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – According to Ahmad Heri Firdaus, a trade researcher at think-tank Indef, the government needs to be more selective when imposing import duty policies for plastic raw materials as Indonesia relaxes imports restrictions.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is letting his ministers come up with new regulations as long as these rules can lead to a more effective government transition.

Jakarta – Bali has deported 378 foreigners throughout the third quarter of 2024 as of September 9, government data showed.