Jakarta – The State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry might be onto something with its trial of a four-day workweek, set to begin on Monday.

Jayapura – On June 14 the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) held a candlelight vigil in memory of the shooting and death of KNPB General Chairperson Musa Mako Tabuni at the site of the shooting at the Waena III State Housing Company (Perumnas) in Jayapura city.

Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – A public policy expert warned on Saturday that conflicting policies among ministers could derail President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's attempt to achieve key targets in his final year in office.

Hendro Dahlan Situmorang, Jakarta – Hundreds of prospective Hajj pilgrims from Sidrap Regency, South Sulawesi faced a disappointing setback as they were denied entry to Saudi Arabia recently.

Duncan Graham – The pundits are already in a tizz: What'll happen to defence, AUKUS, trade and other relationships should Trump win in November? More pressing and certain is how we'll cope when Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto takes office in October.

Jakarta – Gone is the much-vaunted idea of the "military returning to the barracks" that filled the public discourse back in late 1990s in the wake of the Reform movement that put an end to the New Order.

Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) is gearing up to hold revotes or vote recounts in over 20 regions across the country following a series of Constitutional Court rulings that annulled a variety of results of the February legislative elections.

Faris Mokhtar and Grace Sihombing – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto plans to fund his spending promises by steadily increasing the debt ratio to its highest in two decades.

Amy Sood – Have a huge following on social media? In Indonesia, that might mean you are eligible for one of the many beasiswa influencer (influencer scholarships) now being touted by a number of private universities across the country.

Alfian Al-Ayubby – On 13 June 2024, a nickel smelting furnace at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) in Central Sulawesi caught fire and exploded, sending two workers to hospital.

Jakarta – The Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry has highlighted the importance of digital literacy in preventing online sexual exploitation of women and children.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed to helping Indonesia improve its capacity to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis, as the country sees more and more natural disasters triggered by global warming.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian rupiah weakened against the US dollar, reaching Rp 16,400 on Friday, its lowest point since the pandemic era in April 2020. Despite this decline, Bank Indonesia (BI) believes the rupiah's performance remains relatively strong compared to other countries.

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Chinese tech giant Bytedance is planning to lay off 450 employees in Indonesia as it restructures operations after merging its e-commerce unit TikTok Shop with Tokopedia, owned by local tech conglomerate GoTo Gojek Tokopedia. The layoffs represent 9 percent of Bytedance's workforce in Indonesia.

Wahroni, Tangerang – The monthly number of foreigners being deported from Indonesia has increased by 94 percent so far this year compared to last year's figures, a senior official said on Thursday.

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta's air quality has deteriorated to unhealthy levels, ranking as the second worst in the world. Residents are advised to wear masks when outdoors.

Antara, Jakarta – The Industry Ministry has reached an agreement with four Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers – Neta, Wuling, Chery, and Sokon – to establish Indonesia as a hub for producing electric vehicles for export.

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – Since the start of 2024, around 13,800 workers in the textile industry have been laid off. Experts foresee a second wave of mass layoffs due to a regulation easing the influx of imported goods.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Member of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission V, Suryadi Jaya Purnama, urged the government to evaluate the new capital city of Nusantara (IKN) project in East Kalimantan as it has not yet drawn investment. He assessed that investors are reluctant to put funds because of several issues.

Antara, Jakarta – Minister of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono invited Indonesian citizens in Uzbekistan to get involved in Nusantara Capital City (IKN) development.

Daniel A. Fajri, Jakarta – Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said there was no need for a new non-aligned movement, and the most important for Indonesia is taking concrete steps amid current geopolitical and economic rivalries.

Laila Afifa, Jakarta – The BPK found irregularities in gas sale transactions by PGN in 2017. This could be the way to investigate a number of other offenses.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Heavily polluted Indonesia is asking China to provide technical assistance and solar power industry investments, among other things, so people in the Southeast Asian country can breathe cleaner air.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The surge in online gambling has raised significant concerns due to its adverse societal impacts. While the government is actively tackling the issue, two ministers have voiced different opinions on how to manage online gambling practices.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who is also the head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), cannot just suddenly issue a mining permit to the Nahdlatul Ulama's Central Board (PBNU).

Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is urging President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to fully resolve the 2001 gross human rights (HAM) violations case in Wasior, Papua, which have been languishing for 23 years.

Max Lane – The Socialist Party of Timor (PST) evolved out of the national liberation struggle in Timor Leste in the 1970s. In the first stage of that struggle, socialist ideas circulated, originating from contact with Portugal, Brazil or the national liberation struggles in the Portuguese African colonies.

Hariz Baharudin, Jakarta – A familiar approach was floated by Indonesia when news broke about social platform X's decision to officially allow pornographic content: Ban and block it.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The Institute for Demographic and Poverty Studies (IDEAS) projects Indonesia's potential qurban economy for 2024 to reach Rp 28.2 trillion ($1.7 billion), generated from 2.16 million qurban participants.

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Jakarta – The relaxation of import regulations has led to the closure of several textile companies and significant layoffs in Indonesia. With nearly 14,000 job losses due to declining orders, many factories now face survival challenges.

Agung Dharma Putra, Didik Fibrianto, Jakarta – For many Muslims, the Hajj pilgrimage is a profound obligation, an act of faith and devotion that transcends worldly challenges. Despite economic hardships and physical limitations, Salamun's and Kasiyo Joyowiono's resilience and sacrifice overcome the challenges to fulfill this sacred duty.

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Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – A state administrative Djohermansyah Djohar recently called for the establishment of an agency dedicated to handling the hajj pilgrimage and have it part of the Religious Affairs Ministry.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – During Singapore's data center moratorium from 2019 to 2022, Johor State in Malaysia increased its data center capacity from 10 megawatts to 1.3 gigawatts.

By contrast, Indonesia currently operates only around 300 MW, despite a similar proximity to the city-state, according to the Indonesian Data Center Association (IDPRO).

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The government will build an eco-city in North Penajam Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, near the new capital of Nusantara, the Land Bank Authority has said, hoping investors will take an interest in the project.

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The government is courting Chinese investment in a bid to ramp up development of the country's railway sector, touting three major railway projects at a rail expo in Shanghai, China, last week.

Bagus Pribadi, Jakarta – Member of Commission VI of the House of Representatives or DPR Khilmi criticized Pertamina regarding the number of its subholdings. He asked for a study of each Pertamina subholding.

Jakarta – On behalf of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto attended the "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza" conference in Jordan near the Dead Sea on Monday, where he proposed bringing a certain number of Palestinians war victims to Indonesia for treatment and deploying Indonesian peacekeeping forces to the Gaza Strip.

Jakarta – The Constitutional Court has granted numerous petitions filed by losing legislative candidates and political parties challenging the results of the February legislative elections and ordered the General Elections Commission (KPU) to hold a revote and vote recounting in over a dozen regions across the country.

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – Two owa jawa (Javan gibbon) families were relocated on Monday to the Malabar Mountain Protected Forest area in Bandung, West Java, following rehabilitation at the Java Gibbon Center (JGC) in Bogor, also in the province.

Surakarta – Vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka has apologized following controversy over the distribution of free books with a cover bearing the face of his son and President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's grandson, four-year-old Jan Ethes Srinarendra.

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo vowed on Wednesday to launch a massive crackdown on online gambling, which he said involves transnational networks.

In a video message, the president announced that his government will establish a task force against online gambling to expedite operations.

Raden Putri, Tim Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesian Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia admitted that the new capital Nusantara or IKN project has not secured foreign investment to date. He argued that this is because the first phase of the construction has not yet been completed.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH) has highlighted findings that 65 percent of school-age children in Indonesia do not eat breakfast.

Kemlu.Go.Id, Jakarta – The Director General of Information and Public Diplomacy (DG IDP), together with the Vice President of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) Turkiye, Rahman Nurdun, co-chaired the Emerging Development Partners (EDP) meeting in Bali on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The National Awakening Party (PKB) formally endorsed Anies Baswedan as a candidate for the Jakarta gubernatorial election on Thursday.

Anies was the Jakarta governor from 2017 to 2022 and he is expected to seek reelection after being defeated in the presidential election.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar has said that her ministry is working to accelerate the rehabilitation of former mining sites, which are estimated to cover an area of 800 thousand hectares nationwide.

Daniel A. Fajri, Hendrik Khoirul Muhid, Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The extended family of President Joko Widodo or Jokowi has been in the public limelight. After his eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, was elected vice president, reports have surfaced that his relatives have assumed prestigious roles in state-owned companies and the government. Read on to discover them.

On 10 June 2024, the Papua Bali Student Community Student Association, in collaboration with IMMAPPA Bali and AMP KK Bali, organised a peaceful demonstration in Denpasar to support the indigenous Awyu and Moi tribes in their struggle to protect their customary lands and forests. The event was marked by a series of significant confrontations with local police forces.

Han Revanda Putra, Jakarta – The Indonesian Trade Ministry is expanding cooperation with Chile under the Indonesia-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IC-CEPA) in the investment sector, primarily in the fields of agriculture, food, tourism, hospitality, and housing.

Agus Pabika, Jayapura – The Papua Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has condemned the repressive actions by police against a peaceful protest by the Bali Papua Community Student Association (IMMAPA) and the Bali city committee of the Papua Student Alliance (AMP) on Monday June 10.