Will Dunham, Jakarta – On the ceiling of a limestone cave in South Sulawesi, scientists have discovered artwork depicting three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig in what they have determined is the world's oldest-known confidently dated cave painting – created at least 51,200 years ago.

Jakarta – The family and lawyers of a 13-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers in Padang, West Sumatra, are in Jakarta this week, visiting several state institutions and media organizations in the hope of finding support in their search for justice.

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia (Reuters), Jakarta – Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian militant network blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, have announced they are disbanding the group, according to a report by a Jakarta-based think tank on Thursday.

Laura Dobberstein – Brain Cipher, the group responsible for hacking into Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) and disrupting the country's services, has seemingly apologized for its actions and released an encryption key to the government.

That key was in the form of an 54 kb ESXi file. Its efficacy has not yet been confirmed.

Jakarta – A non-halal (non-kosher) culinary festival in Solo (Surakarta) was cancelled after objections from the Surakarta City Shariah (Islamic Law) Council (DSKS).

Jakarta – An ethics hearing on Wednesday ordered the removal of Hasyim Asy'ari from his post as General Elections Commission (KPU) chairman after finding him guilty of an ethics breach for harassing a female overseas poll administrator.

Jakarta – Protesting workers have dispersed after holding a demonstration rejecting Minister of Trade Regulation Number 8/2024 on Import Policies and Regulations in front of the Ministry of Trade offices in Central Jakarta on Wednesday July 3.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – A giant glass factory run by South Korea's KCC Glass is set to begin production in the Central Java town of Batang in August, according to Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.

Ichsan Ali, Karawang – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday denied reports that he had asked political parties to nominate his youngest son, Kaesang Pangarep, as a gubernatorial candidate.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has suffered another legal setback against Kresna Life Insurance. This defeat took place at the Jakarta State Administrative High Court (PTUN) on June 14, where OJK's appeal to maintain the revocation of Kresna Life's license was overturned.

Jakarta – Police in North Sumatra are investigating an accusation by a journalists' group that arson was behind a fire that killed a reporter and three of his family, an official said on Tuesday, a rare incident that has prompted concern over media freedom.

Jakarta – Puan Maharani from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said on Tuesday that the party leadership was weighing the idea of nominating Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep for Central Java governor in November's regional head elections.

Jakarta – NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh has said his party will support Bobby Nasution for North Sumatra governor in the November regional elections.

Paloh said the party had yet to discuss the candidate for deputy governor, adding that Bobby should make his own decisions on his running mate.

Jakarta – Bogor Police have arrested four female influencers in West Java over the past week for allegedly promoting online gambling via their social media accounts amid the government's nationwide crackdown against the illegal activity.

The four influencers, identified only by their initials IP, LN, MS and AP, were arrested in different districts across Bogor regency.

Jakarta – A woman was found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in South Sulawesi, police said Wednesday, the second python killing in the province in a month.

Siriati, 36, had gone missing after she left her house Tuesday morning to buy medicine for her sick child, police said, prompting relatives to launch a search.

Jakarta – Vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, assured his supporters on Wednesday that Defense Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto is in a healthy condition following leg surgery last week.

Jakarta – Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal said hundreds of thousands of workers are affected by mass layoff, based on the data from the R&D of the Labor Party and the Indonesian Trade Unions Confederation (KSPI) over the last three months.

Herlan Kanduruan Adiwisastra, Garut – Garut Police continue their investigation into mutilation involving cannibalism case in Bantar Limus Village, Cibalong District, Garut Regency, West Java Province.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Indonesian immigration officials have detained 15 foreign asylum seekers who had been camping outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Setiabudi, South Jakarta.

Aisha Shaidra, Jakarta – The Directorate General of Air Transportation of the Indonesian Transportation Ministry has clarified the airport's status in the new capital city of Nusantara (IKN), which is named Nusantara Airport. The airport, which is currently under construction, is intended for VVIP flights, rather than commercial ones.

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – The Press Council's Journalist Safety Commission (KKJ) is investigating the death of Tribrata TV journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu following a fire at his home in Karo Regency, North Sumatra.

Michelle Gabriela,, Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Alexander Marwata, who has been serving as deputy chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for eight years since 2015, said he has failed to eradicate corruption based on a number of indicators.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is evaluating a proposal by the Indonesia National Air Carriers Association (INACA) to scrap the maximum airfare price (TBA) policy and adopt a market-based system.

"The government is studying it," Secretary General of Air Transportation, Sigit Hani Hadiyanto stated during Indonesia AERO Summit 2024 in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Jakarta – Chemical engineering expert Panut Mulyono is calling for some government measures that can protect the Indonesian petrochemical industry from an influx of imported goods.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – The General Election Commission (KPU) has established the minimum age requirement for gubernatorial candidates at 30 years old by the inauguration date of the election winner.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Tuesday that it had named two new suspects in the corruption scandal related to the procurement of liquefied natural gas by the state-owned energy company Pertamina from 2011 to 2021.

Antara, Jakarta – Hyundai's flying taxi, set to operate in Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara (IKN), will soon commence test flights this month. The Ministry of Transportation has issued guidelines for operators to ensure the tests are conducted smoothly.

Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – MNC Land (KPIG), owned by conglomerate Hary Tanoesoedibjo, will launch Trump International Golf Club-Lido, Trump Residences Lido, and Hyatt Regency Lido in the MNC Lido City Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the second half of this year.

Herald van der Linde – Jakarta is a fabulous city. To many, this statement might sound odd. The city conjures up images of endless traffic jams, immense shopping malls that all sell pretty much the same thing and, of course, floods.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Political analyst from Al Azhar University Indonesia Ujang Komarudin criticized Adang Daradjatun, Chair of the DPR Ethics Council (MKD), for not disclosing the names of lawmakers involved in online gambling, suggesting it highlights flaws in MKD's ethics enforcement.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said that President-elect Prabowo Subianto's flagship program, free nutritious meals for students, has the potential to boost the rural economy.

According to Amran, the larger the budget allocated for this program, the more traders, farmers, and livestock breeders in villages will be involved.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – German chemical giant BASF and French miner Eramet have pulled out of a multibillion-dollar "green energy" project in Indonesia because of its impact on one of the last Indigenous tribes on Earth living in voluntary isolation.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Indonesia on Monday "strongly condemned" Israel's recent plans to legalise five Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank, reasserting that the two-state solution must be implemented and that Jakarta would "demand" Tel Aviv's accountability through its diplomacy.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesia saw its manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) drop to a 13-month low in June as companies recorded a slower growth rate for both new orders and output.

Jakarta – Without rice, most Indonesians would agree, a meal feels incomplete. Even though we now eat less rice per capita than we used to, it remains the unrivaled carbohydrate staple.

Jakarta – Prosecutors of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) plan to appeal the court's sentence for Karen Galaila Agustiawan, the former president director of state energy company Pertamina who has been convicted of graft in relation to liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from 2001 to 2021.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration's plan to ban private vehicles aged over 10 years from traveling on its roads has once again met with public resistance.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has proposed incentives such as pay raises and accelerated promotion for civil servants (ASN) who relocate to the country's future capital of Nusantara in East Kalimantan ahead of their peers.

Ellen Phiddian – A study has found that nearly half of land cleared in Indonesia is left idle for more than 5 years.

Indonesia has lost 25% of its old-growth forest since 1990, and while much of it has been converted to other use like palm oil, US and Indonesian researchers have found that 44% of cleared lands stay unused for at least half a decade.

Hengky Yeimo, Nabire – A number of Papuan pro-independence organisations commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the proclamation of West Papuan independence at several locations inside and outside of Papua on Monday July 1.

From information gathered by Jubi.id, commemorations were held in at least six different locations, from morning through to the evening.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Informatics has apologised repeatedly for June's ransomware attack that has crippled some government services amid mounting criticism from the public on the handling of the cyber attack and its fallout.

Jakarta – Indonesian police are investigating an accusation by a journalists' group that arson was behind a fire that killed a reporter and three of his family, an official said on Tuesday, a rare incident that has prompted concern over media freedom.

Mochamad Azhar – Users' carelessness provided hackers the loophole to cripple the Temporary National Data Centre-2 where only two per cent of the data was backed up.

Syafiq Hasyim – The Indonesian government's decision to grant mining concessions to religious mass organisations has resulted in some creative theological justifications. It begs the question whether the recipients have the requisite skill not to damage the environment or their own autonomy.

The Indigenous Peoples Movement for Self Determination and Liberation, as one of the movements endorsing the Permanent Peoples Tribunal Session on Environmental Destruction and State Repression in West Papua on June 27 to 29, welcomes the success of the recently concluded Tribunal.

Bella Evanglista, Jakarta – Indonesia is considering a 200 percent import duty on goods from China, including clothing, steel, and textiles, as a response to domestic industries struggling to compete with cheaper imported products.

Syakirun Ni'am, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that qualified figures wishing to become candidates for the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (Capim KPK) still feel traumatized by the events of 2019.

As a consequence, the number of KPK candidate leaders that have registered for the period 2024-2029 is still minimal.

Nanda Prayoga – The Press Council suspects that an unscrupulous member of the TNI (Indonesian military) was involved in a fire that engulfed the house of Tribrata TV's journalist Sempurna Pasaribu in Karo regency, North Sumatra, which killed him and his family.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The populous Indonesia will likely be self-sufficient in food within the next three years, according to Agricultural Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman.