Jakarta – Workers from the Labor Movement with the People (GEBRAK) will hold a demonstration to commemorate International Labor Day (May Day) on Wednesday May 1.

The central point for the action will be around the Presidential Palace complex in Central Jakarta. Before this however, the workers will hold a long-march from Dukuh Atas.

Jakarta – The restrictions on the imports of goods caused problems for many industries. They could become an opportunity for bribery and corruption.

Grace el Dora, Jakarta – The rupiah weakened further against the dollar in Tuesday's trading. Bank Woori Saudara analyst Rully Nova stated that the market is awaiting the direction of US interest rates through the Federal Open Meeting Committee (FOMC) meeting this week.

Bogor, West Java (Agencies) – Accompanied by their successors, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong celebrated their achievements in bilateral ties over the past decade at their Leaders' Retreat at Bogor Presidential Palace on Monday, and promised continuity in future cooperation.

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed the ratification of Law No. 2 of 2024 on the Jakarta Special Region, also known as the DKJ Law, which outlines the transition of the capital status from Jakarta to the State Capital of Nusantara (IKN) in East Kalimantan.

Indonesia – From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swathes of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27 per cent uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to a World Resources Institute analysis of deforestation data. But the loss is still seen as historically low compared to the 2010s, it said.

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto has expressed gratitude to Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), especially for its pledge to back his incoming administration.

Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has named businessman Hendry Lie, a cofounder of low-cost airline Sriwijaya Air, as a suspect in a corruption case involving state-owned metal producer miner PT Timah.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Unsurprisingly, the Constitutional Court put an end to all election result disputes by rejecting the legal challenges put forward by losing presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.

Jakarta – For a country like Indonesia, which is desperately trying to resuscitate its tourism industry, imposing an extra surcharge on already costly airfare is never a good idea.

That includes proposed levy collection under the newly established Tourism Endowment Fund scheme, which the government claims will improve the country's appeal to foreign travelers.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – During a corruption trial involving former minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, a senior official at the Agriculture Ministry revealed that vendors associated with the ministry paid for the installment of a Toyota Alphard luxury minivan owned by Syahrul's son.

Carolyn Cowan – Sunda clouded leopards spend most of their lives in the leafy shade of the forest canopy. Equipped with exquisite camouflage, superb climbing skills and outsize canines, they're formidable arboreal predators. But amid a development boom, the big cats' uncompromising dependence on forest cover could prove a fatal weakness.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded foreign direct investments (FDI) worth Rp 204.4 trillion, approximately $12.5 billion, in the first quarter of 2024, the government announced on Monday.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance visited the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs Office in Tangerang on Saturday to conduct a coordination meeting in response to several viral cases of complaints regarding the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – A recent survey showed that most Eid travelers were satisfied with what the police had done in making sure that everyone got to return to their hometowns safely.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia or InJourney Airports is optimistic that the Ministry of Transportation's regulations to cut the number of international airports will improve the national airport system. InJourney assesses that the adjustment will positively impact Indonesia's air connectivity and tourism.

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the Mukomuko Resort Police, Bengkulu Province, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Yana Supriatna banned electric bikes from operating on the roads for traffic violations and possible accidents.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that Indonesia faces difficult challenges in job creation, including the large number of residents and the vastness of the land.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – As many as 50,000 workers from Jakarta and the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) will commemorate "May Day" or International Labor Day near the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Wednesday May 1.

Ni Komang Erviani, Badung, Bali – Two South Koreans have been deported by immigration authorities after conducting an illegal film shoot in Bali. The foreigners, identified by their initials, YJC and NJ, had been shooting a reality TV show involving a total of 31 Korean nationals and one Indonesian national.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Witnesses in the corruption trial of former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo testified on Monday regarding how he had instructed subordinates to obtain funds for his family while in office.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) now depends solely on the Constitutional Court to avoid a historic defeat of not having representation in the House of Representatives for the first time in its history.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto revealed on Sunday that his third consecutive participation in the presidential election was made possible only because of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's blessing.

Jakarta – A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on April 27, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported.

The quake, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded at a magnitude of 6.1, was felt in capital Jakarta – where people were forced to evacuate buildings – and in nearby Bandung.

Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku erupted on Sunday morning, spewing an ash tower more than two miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn people to keep away.

Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera, erupted at 12:37 am (1537 GMT Saturday) and sent a thick column of dark smoke and ash west of the peak.

Rachel Farahdiba Regar, Jakarta – On April 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani, the co Captain of Riverin (River Warrior Indonesia), joined the march to end the "plastic era" in Ottawa, Canada.

Antara, Denpasar, Bali – Indonesia's Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister, Bintang Puspayoga, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, celebrated the International Dance Day with thousands of dancers in Bali.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Child Protection (LPAI) Chairman Seto Mulyadi called on the government to give children more protection from the negative impacts of mobile games containing violent content by blocking them.

"The government must be present in enforcing the regulation," Mulyadi noted in his statement on Saturday.

Catherine Zengerer and Sophie Kesteven for LNL – He was a radio producer, an underground political activist, an accused gold-smuggler, a flight instructor and the producer of one of Indonesia's most significant bands.

Jakarta – The mining of tin causes serious environmental damage in Bangka Belitung. The number of children with intellectual disabilities and autism is on the rise.

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) believes that job mapping is essential to address Indonesia's nearly 8 million unemployed population.

Muhammad Awaludin, Lombok – The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, has dismissed rumors about a tourism fund levy being added to airline tickets.

Minister Sandiaga Uno emphasized that no levy is imposed on the public, particularly given the current economic situation.

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan raised a key question on Saturday regarding the future direction of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) amid the majority of incumbent parties pledging support for president-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Heru Andriyanto, New York – District prosecutors in Manhattan, New York, announced Friday that they have returned three antiquities to Indonesia and 27 others to Cambodia.

Myesha Fatina Rachman, Friski Riana and Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Many Indonesian citizens seek medical care abroad, including Singapore. Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi revealed that this has led to a loss of potential foreign exchange amounting to US$11.5 billion or Rp180 trillion in a year.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Swedish businesses need to consider investing in the Indonesian healthcare sector, as people's spending to stay healthy is expected to grow over the years, coupled with the country's large population size, according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has spent Rp 59 trillion ($3.6 billion) on the presidential and legislative elections under a multi-year budget that began during the preparatory phase in 2022, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed on Friday.

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, have been rumored to be considering a move to the Golkar Party amid post-election dynamics that have seen the first family parting ways with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

Jeremy Hance – It was news that rhino conservationists had long feared. Indonesian media are reporting that a poaching ring allegedly killed seven Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), and possibly more, from 2019-2023, potentially wiping out 10% of the entire global population of the critically endangered species.

Jakarta – Indonesia President-elect Prabowo Subianto is likely to get a near-supermajority support in parliament after two parties showed signs of joining his new governing coalition.

Josa Lukman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government through the Trade Ministry has affirmed that the integration of e-commerce platform Tokopedia with TikTok Shop into Shop Tokopedia is in line with Trade Ministry Regulation (Permendag) No. 31/2023.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite closed significantly lower on Friday, dropping by 119.21 points, 1.67 percent, to 7,036.07, the new lowest point this year.

Friday's session saw 153 stocks rise, 422 decline and 203 remained unchanged.

The total trading volume reached Rp 14.2 trillion (US$875.37 million) from 16.8 billion shares traded.

David Hutt – Last month, videos emerged of 13 soldiers from an elite Indonesian battalion in West Java torturing a Papuan man, Definus Kogoya. According to Human Rights Watch, Kogoya "had his hands tied behind him and been placed inside a drum filled with water. The soldiers taunted Kogoya with racist slurs, kicking and hitting him.

Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – The findings of a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) shows that the number of female legislative candidates (candidates) who have the potential to qualify as members of the national House of Representatives (DPR) in the 2024 elections has increased compared with previous elections.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) researcher Lucius Karus says that the regeneration by the political parties is just a camouflage because it is done for the sake of creating political dynasties that are not immediately visible.

Jakarta – Indonesia is the world's largest producer of animal torture video content. This is a result of weak law enforcement.

Meg Hocking – On Sunday 21 April, millions of women and girls across Indonesia celebrated Hari Kartini (Kartini Day), the commemoration of the birth of 19th century Javanese noblewoman, Raden Adjeng Kartini. Named the first female hero in Indonesia by the country's first president Sukarno in 1964, this year marks the 60th year of the national holiday.

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Daryono, head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said that the State Capital of Nusantara or IKN is surrounded by multiple active faults.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun to discuss potential candidates for the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27. Secretary of the Jakarta PDIP Regional Leadership Council, Pantas Nainggolan, revealed that several names are being considered.

Thomas E. Harefa, Jakarta – Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara recently said that a good citizenship meant paying taxes, as the money would go into advancing the country's development.