Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Human rights organizations have denounced the disbanding of multiple public discussions and peaceful protests by "unknown" individuals over the past week, and the police's apparent indifference to the cases has raised suspicions that the force is aiding in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's efforts to hold on to power at the cost of civil liberties.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – Jakarta governor candidate Pramono Anung recently promised that he would let civil servants to take the MRT and LRT public transport services for free should he win the election.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 29 September 2024, the five students Mr Josan, Mr Ando, Mr Joshua, Mr Cela, and Mr Emigay, all members of the 'West Papuan Student Solidarity', were intimidated after registering a peaceful assembly to commemorate the Rome Agreement of 30 September 1962 in Nabire, Papua Tengah Province.

Wahyu Chandra, Makassar, Indonesia – Indonesian authorities have arrested a 72-year-old South Korean national for allegedly running a sand quarrying operation in a protected forest area in West Sulawesi province. The incident marks a rare instance of a foreign citizen charged with environmental crimes in the world's largest archipelagic country.

Arie Firdaus, Jakarta – Shocked families of victims of human rights abuses committed under former Indonesian President Suharto have condemned a proposal by national assembly members to give the deceased authoritarian leader "national hero" status.

Ilham Rian Pratama, Jakarta – The Civil Society Coalition commemorated five years since President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo "killed off" the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during an action held in front of the KPK Red and White building in South Jakarta on Monday September 30.

Pes Yanengga, Jayapura – On Monday September 30 Papuan Student Solidarity held a protest action on Jalan Kamwolker in Jayapura, Papua, in which they expressed their rejection of the 1962 Rome Agreement.

Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia believes that there was an element of omission on the part of the security forces in the recent attacks by unidentified groups on the Homeland Forum (FTA) discussion in Kemang in South Jakarta and the Global Climate Strike action at Menteng Park in Central Jakarta.

Maria Gabrielle Putrinda, Jakarta – President-Elect Prabowo Subianto, who will soon start leading the country next month, has set an ambitious goal of building 2 million houses in Indonesian villages annually during his presidency.

Joniansyah, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim has defended the recent amendment to immigration regulations that permits officers to carry firearms, citing the escalating dangers they face in the field.

Nabiila Azzahra A, Daniel A. Fajri, Tika Ayu, Andi Adam Faturahman, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi recently asserted that the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project has garnered widespread approval from the Indonesian people through their elected representatives in the House of Representatives (DPR).

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Jakarta – The wife of the late President Abdurrahman Wahid, popularly known as Gus Dur, expressed her gratitude on Sunday for the recent annulment of the 2001 parliamentary decree that led to his impeachment.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Jakarta – More than half of the 580 elected House of Representatives members are newcomers who will be part of a parliament where seven of eight incumbent parties have expressed support for the upcoming presidency of Prabowo Subianto.

The House will welcome 360 debutants during the inauguration on Tuesday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, New York – Indonesia finds Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent statement of "seeking peace" incredibly ironic and hard to believe, according to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the UN.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will run for a non-permanent membership at the UN Security Council which the country has considered as being passive towards Israel's war atrocities against Palestinians.

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Bogor – The head of the Center for Coastal and Marine Resources Studies at the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, stated that material suction in shallow sea, especially sea sand, has the potential to increase water turbidity. Water that has been mixed with fine sediment usually will mix back with the water.

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) regrets the forced disruption and attack on participants of the diaspora discussion organized by the Forum Tanah Air (FTA) last Saturday. The discussion took place at the Grand Kemang Hotel, South Jakarta.

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Presidium of the Constitutional and Administrative Law Society (CALS), Bivitri Susanti, assessed that the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) is currently forming a model that is not willing to politically punish former Indonesian presidents.

Tempo.Co, Petir Garda B, Jakarta – The police have arrested some perpetrators of the forced disruption of a diaspora discussion entitled National Diaspora Solidarity Meeting with National Figures and Activists held at Hotel Grand Kemang, Kemang South Jakarta, on Saturday, September 28, 2024. The perpetrators are charged with assault and vandalism.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was awarded the Golden Shark brevet by the Indonesian Navy during a ceremony aboard the Republic of Indonesia Ship (KRI) dr. Radjiman Widyodiningrat (RJW-992) in Jakarta Bay on Saturday. The brevet was presented by the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Agus Subiyanto.

Aqil Hamzah and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Magetan/Boyolali, Indonesia – A gentle laugh accompanies almost every single sentence uttered by Mr Imtihan Syafi'i, the principal of an Indonesian Islamic boarding school – or pesantren – in Magetan regency, about three hours away by car from Solo in Central Java.

Jakarta – While we welcome the recent agreement of the Netherlands to repatriate hundreds of Indonesian artifacts taken during the 300 years of the Dutch colonial era, we are calling on the government and the people to make more serious efforts in handling these priceless assets for future generations.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) must soon decide whether it is joining the incoming government of Prabowo Subianto, whose inauguration as the country's eighth president next month is approaching fast.

Herman, Antara, Jakarta – The leadership dispute within the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is nearing resolution following a meeting between Arsjad Rasjid, the chairman elected at the 2021 national conference, and Anindya Bakrie, who was appointed in an extraordinary congress on Sept. 14.

Indonesia, West Papua – Police officers arrested two indigenous Papuans, Mr Ripe Kerebea and Mr Eli Koranue, in the town of Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, on 17 August 2024.

Firda Janati, Akhdi Martin Pratama, Jakarta – The Setara Institute for Peace and Democracy believes that the closure of of a discussion forum in Kemang, South Jakarta, which was attended by a number of figures and activists, was a form of terror against freedom of expression.

Yustinus Paat, Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – A new survey from Poltracking Indonesia indicates that the race for Jakarta's gubernatorial seat is heating up, with Ridwan Kamil and his running mate Suswono leading the pack with a notable electability rate of 47.5 percent, while Pramono Anung and Rano Karno trail at 31.5 percent.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government aims to boost wind energy capacity by 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, tapping into the country's vast wind power potential, the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry said on Friday.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The government is set to launch INA Digital, a unified application aimed at simplifying public access to government services, State Apparatus and Bureaucratic Reform Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas announced Friday.

Marchio Gorbiano, Jakarta – A landslide at an illegal gold mine in West Sumatra has killed at least 15 people and buried dozens of others in the abandoned pit with rescue workers struggling to locate the missing, officials said on Friday.

Jakarta – A "King of Java" theatrical action held by a civil society alliance in Jakarta was marred by chaos after a number of unknown individuals blocked them in the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman area of Central Jakarta on Monday September 27.

Kiki Safitri, Ihsanuddin, Jakarta – Research and Partnership Institute Executive Director Laode M Syarif says that over the decade of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration (2014-2024) human rights defenders in Indonesia have faced increasingly severe challenges.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the residence of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar in South Jakarta on Sept. 6.

Cash and electronic evidence were seized during the search.

Mahfudzulloh Al Murtadho, Jakarta – The Head of the Coastal and Marine Resource Research Center at Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Professor Yonvitner, said sea sand export has long been deemed a futile activity. Sea sand dredging in shallow waters, he said, is considered harmful to the ecosystem, and even the socio-economic aspects of the country.

Advist Khoirunikmah, Jakarta – Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Ridwan Kamil proposes an initiative at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST), a colossal repository of the city's waste in Bekasi, West Java. He envisions a technological transformation that will segregate and repurpose the accumulated refuse into durable bricks.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Extreme weather damaged many buildings in Magetan Regency, East Java, on Wednesday evening, September 25, 2024.

Tempo.Co, Kemlu.Go.Id, Jakarta – During the High-Level Meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, conveyed Indonesia's strong commitment to realizing a world free of nuclear weapons.

Indonesia, West Papua – On 13 August 2024, Indonesian military forces reportedly raided the Silatuga Village of Sugapa District, Intan Jaya Regency, searching residential houses in the area. According to information received from local human rights defenders, military members released bazookas in Silatuga.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – The small cities and villages of archipelagic Indonesia are also enjoying the economic benefits from the massive air transport infrastructure development under President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's leadership, according to an expert.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – A University of Indonesia (UI) economics professor has proposed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo be honored with the title of "Father of Indonesian Infrastructure" for the significant development projects completed during his decade-long tenure.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Elected lawmaker Tia Rahmania has filed a lawsuit against the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) following her dismissal from the party and the annulment of her election due to alleged vote manipulation.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia will likely lose billions of American dollars in exports if it cannot close the overdue deal with the European Union, according to the country's business association.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The central banks of Indonesia and Malaysia renewed their Local Currency Bilateral Swap Arrangement on Friday, enabling both nations to exchange their respective currencies, amounting to a total of Rp 82 trillion ($5.4 billion), over the next five years.

Jakarta – The Jakarta administration is planning to release the eggs of lab-bred mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacteria next week in Kembangan district, West Jakarta, in an effort to control dengue in the mayoralty., The process involves health authorities distributing buckets filled with water and up to 150 Wolbachia-infected mosquito eggs.

Alifia Sekar, Jakarta – A recent decision made by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration to lift a decades-old ban on sea sand exports has raised concerns that it may jeopardize the country's islands and the people living on them.

Jakarta – "Eighty percent of success is showing up," a saying often wrongly attributed to American filmmaker Woody Allen, perfectly captures the paradox of the recent rise of Indonesia's diplomatic influence.

Jakarta – Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto is set to introduce a free medical check-up programme, targeting 55 million Indonesians starting from 2025.

The initiative, part of the administration's broader healthcare reforms, will focus on key health indicators such as blood pressure, blood sugar, uric acid, and early detection of severe diseases.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Following a 20-year ban, the government has officially lifted the restriction on exports of sea sand, prompting protests from some quarters, including a former minister and environmental activists.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra on Wednesday sentenced inactive Labuhanbatu regent Erik Adtrada Ritonga to six years in prison for accepting Rp 1.7 billion (US$112,506) in bribes in relation to procurement tenders in the regency.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government will improve supervision of its commodities sector after the US Department of Labor said there was forced labour in the country's nickel industry, a senior manpower ministry official said on Friday.