Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, confirmed on Sunday it would request a review of the Supreme Court's decision to acquit Syafruddin Arsyad Temenggung, the former head of the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency, or IBRA, from charges of issuing a letter to exonerate tycoon Sjamsul Nursalim from paying back Rp 3.7 trillion in government bailo

Jakarta – United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) chairman Benny Wenda has called on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to make good on his claim that he is willing to meet with pro-referendum Papuan leaders.

"I hope that Indonesia's President Jokowi is willing to sit down with me to discuss the future of West Papua," Benny tweeted on Sunday night.

Jakarta – Indonesia has completed the last leg of a 13,000-km (8,080 mile) fiber-optic network that will bring high-speed internet to some of its poorest regions in the country's east, including the restive region of Papua, the government said on Monday.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – Khairul Bukhari is in mourning. On October 3, Golfrid Siregar, his friend and colleague at the biggest environmental group in Indonesia, was found in an underpass in the city of Medan on the island of Sumatra with a serious head wound. Three days later he was dead.

Five bodies have been found in the highlands of Indonesia's West Papua, with residents alleging them to be victims of a military attack.

Papuan news outlet Tabloid Jubi reports the bodies were found on Thursday in a village in Nduga regency, where violence has flared since last year.

James Massola, Jakarta – When Prime Minister Scott Morrison flies in to Jakarta this weekend to attend the second inauguration of President Joko Widodo, he'll heap praise on Indonesia's popularly elected leader.

Joko won re-election back in April with about 55 per cent of the popular vote, defeating his opponent Prabowo Subianto for the second time in a row.

Islamic organizations in Indonesia have voiced their complete rejection of a community of cross-dressing Muslim men wearing female Muslim attire, with one organization going as far as calling on the authorities to get involved in cracking down against the behavior.

Last week's violent attack on chief security minister Wiranto has had several unexpected repercussions in Indonesia, including sanctions for those who commented on the incident in a negative manner on social media.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Laode M. Syarif, the deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, is among the winners of the 2019 Advance Awards, a prestigious honor for members of Australia's global diaspora and alumni.

Agus Salim, Suwanti, Jakarta – Indonesia's central government, along with the Papua provincial government, will conduct an evaluation of the policy and implementation of Papua's special autonomy status, according to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh is scheduled to meet Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto on Sunday night at the former's residence in South Jakarta.

Jakarta (Antara) – The lawyer team of two students killed in a rally outside the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD) building on Sept. 26 have appealed to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to set up an independent fact-finding team to probe the case.

Ahmad Bil Wahid, Jakarta – Housewives from Indonesian Housewives Solidarity have held an action in front of the Metro Jaya Jakarta regional police headquarters.

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The death of an Indonesian activist leading a lawsuit to block a Chinese-funded hydroelectric dam has raised "numerous alarm bells" and should be investigated, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday.Golfrid Siregar, 34, a lawyer and activist at the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), was found injured and unconscious on a street in Sumatra's Medan city last week.

Jakarta – The government and the House of Representatives (DPR) should restart their discussions of the draft of the mineral and coal mining law. The bill, which is a revision of Law No. 4/2009 which the DPR failed to pass into law in the previous period, provides many facilities and incentives for natural resource concession holders, but ignores the interests of the people.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – The National Police's anti-terror special detachment Densus 88 have nabbed suspected terrorists from September 23 until October 11.

Dozens of suspected terrorists were arrested in eight different locations, namely in Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Bali, Central Sulawesi, and North Sulawesi.

Jakarta (VNA) – The Indonesian government on October 11 officially inaugurated Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on an area of 523.7 hectares in Sorong district, West Papua province.

Heru Andriyanto & Beritasatu, Jakarta – The shocking attack on Chief Security Minister Wiranto earlier this week is likely only a forerunner of more serious acts of terror ahead of the Oct. 20 presidential inauguration, a former militant has warned.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military, has taken disciplinary action against three of its members after their wives raised doubt on social media over Thursday's attack in Banten on Chief Security Minister Wiranto by an Islamic militant.

The event in Jakarta was held at the Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base to mark the 74th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

The footage, taken on October 5, shows uniformed lines of soldiers marching in time with each other.

Nindya Astuti, Jakarta – Terrorism, and intelligence expert Harits Abu Ulya called for Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Security Affairs Wiranto to do self-introspection on past statements he made that might have been hurtful toward the general public.

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has stated the central and the regional governments will evaluate the policy and the implementation of the special autonomy (otsus) of Papua.

"We will hold a discussion between the central government and the administration of Papua," said the President at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, Friday, Oct. 11.

Sydney – Veronica Koman, who is currently on the Indonesian police's wanted persons list, met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Australia on Tuesday October 8.

The meeting with Michelle Bachelet in Sydney was revealed in a posting on Koman's Facebook and Twitter accounts along with a photograph of the two together.

Jakarta – The hashtag #Reformasidikorupsi (Reform corrupted), which became the tagline for recent nationwide rallies in the country, has inspired a musical protest that amplified protesters' demand that the state be committed to continuing decades-old efforts of political reforms.

Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko has said his office will be dissolved once the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and Jusuf Kalla administration is over on Oct. 20, and will be replaced with a similar body.

"Yes, according to the rule, on [Oct.] 19 the Office of the Presidential Chief of Staff [KSP] will be dissolved," Moeldoko said on Thursday, kompas.com reported.

Gisela Swaragita, Jakarta – Lawmaker and former Purwakarta regent Dedi Mulyadi has called on the Purwakarta regency administration in West Java to revoke the permit of a stone mining company that recently blew up a cliff, causing large fragments to fall on residents' houses.

Benjamin Strick & Famega Syavira for the BBC – Indonesia's Papua province has become the focus of a well-funded social media campaign using bots to promote a pro-government agenda, the BBC has found.

Biking without fear of getting run over by cars in the heart of Jakarta may soon become an activity that's not just limited to Car Free Day every Sunday, as more dedicated bicycle lanes are set to open on several of the capital's main streets.

Jakarta – Police in Indonesia's restive Papua region pledged on Friday to hold an investigation after a local leader said the bodies of five villagers had been found with bullet wounds in an area where there has been a military crackdown.

The Eradication of Sexual Violence Bill (RUU-PKS) may still be a long way from ratification, but the government has decided to take matters into its own hands to push for its immediate passing into law.

Andreas Harsono – An Indonesian woman with a psychosocial disability faces up to five years in prison for an altercation at a mosque, the latest victim of Indonesia's toxic "blasphemy" law.

National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop is leading non-government organisations, the PNG Council of Churches, students, disciplined forces and others in the city to petition the United Nations at the Sir John Guise Stadium today.

Luthfi T. Dzulfikar, Fajri Siregar and Herlambang P Wiratraman – Scholars say that clauses in Indonesia's new science law are prone to political abuse from authorities under the guise of 'national security', threatening academic freedom.

Beritasatu & Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met with political rival Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta on Friday afternoon to discuss current events, the state of the nation and the possibility of forming a backup governing coalition.

Jakarta – Political jockeying over seats in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's next Cabinet seemed to have reached new heights on Friday, with Jokowi welcoming Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto – his opponent in the April election – for a discussion over the possibility of welcoming the party into the government coalition.

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ombudsman has accused the National Police of maladministration while handling a string of post-election protests in Jakarta in May, which killed at least eight people and injured hundreds of others.

Ombudsman official Ninik Rahayu said the maladministration had led to fatalities.

Christoforus Ristianto, Jakarta – Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance (CIPG) researcher Klara Esti says that the political buzzer phenomena can be said to have begun during the 2012 gubernatorial (pilgub DKI) elections in Jakarta.

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – Activists from the Civil Society Coalition held an evening of contemplation and prayer in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Red-and-White building in Jakarta on Friday October 11.

The event was held to remember and pray for those who died during the series of protest actions in Indonesia which took place in late September.

Fikri Arigi, Jakarta – The Indonesia Parliament Watch (Formappi) called for people to tightly monitor and control the political dynamics within the House of Representatives (DPR) as the organization believes that opposition has died and ceases to exist within parliament.

Indonesia's West Papua police chief is making assurances that no jihadis have arrived in Papua.

Paulus Waterpauw's comments come after hardline Indonesian Muslim group Front Jihad Islam, or FJI, issued a call to arms in the Indonesia-ruled Papuan provinces after non-Papuan settlers were among the victims of recent violence there.

Jakarta – The Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) has taken down a Facebook post featuring a photo of Joker, a character in a movie with the same name who is pushed to violence after struggling with mental health issues, following criticism from mental health communities.

James Massola and Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – A senior member of the Indonesian cabinet has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed twice with a knife by suspected Islamic State sympathisers.

Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – Indonesia's chief security minister has been stabbed by a man who authorities suspect may have been radicalised by Islamic State ideology.

Wiranto, a retired army general who goes by one name, was on an official visit in Pandeglang in the province of Banten when the attack happened.

After a wave of protests from students, civil society activists and prominent community figures, the national legislature (DPR) and the government finally agreed to postpone passing a controversial new criminal code (KUHP) to replace the current code, inherited from the Dutch.

Eko Listiyorini and Yoga Rusmana – Indonesia is trying to clamp down on illegal palm oil plantations by first identifying the perpetrators.

A government investigation found that 3.1 million hectares, or about 19% of the country's total oil palm plantations, are operating without permits in forest areas.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The government has named 13 traditional arts from West Java as intangible cultural heritage as a way to protect the arts from being claimed by other countries.

Jakarta – Manggarai Station in South Jakarta will serve long-distance trains by 2022, replacing in that function Gambir Station in Central Jakarta, which will be left to serve commuter line and special trains.

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – A heated exchange between Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician Arteria Dahlan and economist Emil Salim on TV has circulated like wildfire on social media, with netizens criticizing the former for being disrespectful to the latter, who is decades his senior.

Jakarta – A new regulation signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo makes the use of Indonesian the obligatory official language in a broad range of activities, ranging from school lessons, official documents and the naming of buildings to speeches by state officials in both international and national forums.