Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa – Indonesia's regional elections, scheduled for 27 November, bear all the signs of a worsening democratic backsliding at the hands of "toxic alliances". These alliances – an unnatural coalition between opposing political forces – have become a defining feature of Indonesia's recent political landscape at the expense of genuine democratic representation.

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Wednesday reminded new cabinet members of the mandatory public disclosure of their wealth.

KPK Deputy Chairman Pahala Nainggolan said only around 10 new cabinet members have contacted the commission asking about the procedures to report their wealth.

Jakarta – The Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) announced on Monday that it would hold a meeting with the Chinese coast guard in what the agency chief described as a move to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions.

Agencies, Washington, United States – President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that includes a meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta has formed a team to investigate alleged plagiarism committed by its lecturers after the accusation went viral on social media.

Jakarta – Over the weekend, what appears to be a departure from Indonesia's foreign policy regarding the South China Sea has sparked heated debate.

Jakarta – The police continue to update the number of victims in a pileup accident that occurred on Monday on the Cipularang toll road in Purwakarta, West Java, involving 17 vehicles.

Jakarta – Former trade minister and suspect in an alleged sugar import corruption case Thomas Lembong sent a handwritten letter from prison to the public on Saturday, saying that his legal team was managing his case.

Jakarta – The Nusantara International Airport in the planned new capital has received International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) registration code WALK and was granted public operational status as of Monday.

The airport is managed by a management unit (UPT) under the Transportation Ministry's Civil Aviation Directorate General.

Andreas Harsono – If you visit Indonesia's National Library – home to 7.7 million physical books – and do a search with the keywords "West Papua", "Irian Jaya" or even simply "Papua", you'll find a rather modest number of results in Dutch, English and Indonesian: just 1,192 titles.

Theo Kelen, Jayapura – On Monday November 11 the Papua Council of Churches (PCC) and Papuan indigenous priests held a press conference in Jayapura city, Papua, to address the current situation in the land of Papua.

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Indonesia continues to rely heavily on imported milk, with about 80% of its dairy needs currently met by imports, compared to just 40 percent in 1997.

Alfida Rizky Febriana, Jakarta – Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sudaryono is ramping up efforts to promote the urban farming concept through the Sustainable Food House Area program.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto tried to convince American business giants that his government would not tolerate corruption while promising foreign investors that Indonesia would take good care of them.

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto wants to develop an international airport in northern Bali to boost the local economy. However, parts of the proposed site overlap with protected forest areas.

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo confirmed that the project has undergone comprehensive studies involving multiple sectors and considerations.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Indonesia's government debt rose by 0.14 percent to Rp 8,473.9 trillion ($537.34 billion) as of Sept. 30, up from Rp 8,461.93 trillion the previous month. This debt level represents 38.55 percent of the nation's GDP, well below the 60 percent threshold set by the State Finance Law.

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo admits to the difficulty of tracing overseas assets of online gambling dealers.

"Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation where the perpetrators are investing abroad, making it difficult for us," he said during a work meeting with the DPR's Commission III on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia wants the international community to kick Israel out of the UN General Assembly following its endless aggressions in Gaza.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that from 2022 to mid-2024, extreme weather has caused 100 buildings to collapse in the region.

The Head of Jakarta BPBD, Isnawa Adji, stated that the collapsed buildings in various parts of Jakarta were caused by heavy rain and strong winds.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will implement a ban on the export permit of copper concentrate in January 2025. The Director General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu), Askolani, estimated that the country will lose Rp10 trillion when the regulation is applied.

Yvette Tanamal and Deni Ghifari, Jakarta/Washington, DC – President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call with Donald Trump, during a working visit to Washington, DC, saying that he was willing to travel to Florida to meet the president-elect in person amid an ongoing effort to solidify his American rapport.

Joseph Rachman, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has dazed and confused many foreign policy observers with an apparent dramatic shift in Indonesia's South China Sea policy while in Beijing.

Susannah Patton – Last month, a mini fracas broke out about the symbolism of Anthony Albanese citing a royal visit as cause for missing the Indonesian presidential inauguration.

Ilona Estherina, Jakarta – Indonesian Finance Minister's circular on slashing the budget for official trips has begun to affect the hotel industry. The Secretary General of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), Maulana Yusran, said that he had received reports from a number of hotels in some regencies about the cancellation of government activities.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – Former minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi revealed that a suspect in the online gambling case at the Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) is a close associate of former transportation minister Budi Karya Sumadi. The suspect is identified as T.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – A total of 152 Rohingya refugees finally returned to South Aceh after being rejected in Banda Aceh. The refugees from the conflict areas in Myanmar were previously relocated from South Aceh by the local government, approximately two weeks after they landed in the regency.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – The Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force (Satgas Ops Damai Cartenz) is hunting Aske Mabel, a former police officer suspected of joining the Free Papua Movement-West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM). Aske Mabel previously served at the Yalimo Police Resort (Polres) in the Central Highlands of Papua with the rank of second brigadier.

Alexander M. Hynd and Max Broad – On October 20, Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as the eighth President of Indonesia. During the day's celebrations, Prabowo opted to shun the black Mercedes S-Class sedan frequently used by his predecessors, instead waving to crowds through the sun-roof of a custom-made all-white SUV – the MV3 Garuda.

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Bagus Santosa, Jakarta – United States president-elect Donald Trump has praised Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in a recent telephone conversation.

The praise was conveyed by Trump after Prabowo congratulated Trump on his re-election as US president. This telephone call was uploaded by Prabowo on his Instagram account on Monday November 11.

Nikson Sinaga – Scores of TNI (Indonesian Military) soldiers from the Medan 2 Artillery Battalion/Kilap Sumagan (Armed-2/KS) attacked residents in the Selamat Village near their headquarters in the Sibiru-Biru sub-district, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra on Friday November 8.

Church leaders in conflict-stricken Papua have urged the Indonesian government to stop the transmigration and new rice field programs that will destroy indigenous lands.

Jakarta – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, following in the footsteps of his father, former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, has set up a complaint desk at his office where members of the public can directly file reports on a variety of issues.

Indra Komara, Jakarta – As many as eight residents were injured and one died in an alleged attack by 33 TNI (Indonesian military) soldiers on Friday November 8 at the Selamat Village in Sibiru-Biru sub-district, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra (Sumut).

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency or BNPB noted that the number of refugees as a result of the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki reached 11,445 people. The refugees were previously in East Flores Regency and Sikka Regency.

Ilham Oktafian, Medikantyo Adhikresna, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police have arrested two new suspects in the ongoing criminal investigation against an online gambling syndicate involving 10 officials of the Communication and Digitalization Ministry.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia denied Monday that it was accepting China's so-called "nine-dash line" or territorial claims over most of the South China Sea in the newly announced bilateral maritime partnership.

Theressia Silalahi, Jakarta – The government is mulling having Indonesian school children in selected elementary and middle schools learn coding and artificial intelligence (AI).

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – The fast-food chain KFC Indonesia has reported ballooning financial losses of Rp 557.08 billion for the third quarter of 2024, leading to the closure of dozens of outlets and the dismissal of 2,274 employees over the past year.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesian businesses are concerned that restrictive trade policies from United States president-elect Donald Trump will incentivize Chinese producers to divert large quantities of goods to Southeast Asian markets and create barriers for Indonesian exports to the US.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto ended his state visit to China on Sunday and left directly for the United States as his administration seeks to maintain balanced ties with the two rival powers.

Agencies, Jakarta – Russian and Indonesian ships practiced freeing a vessel captured by terrorists and fought unmanned boats during the first joint naval exercises between the two countries in the Java Sea, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Monday.

Agencies, Jakarta – Members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) arrived on Sunday with their warship docking at Banyuwangi in East Java for a joint military exercise, which will involve 2,000 personnel from both countries.

Agencies, Jakarta – Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the pact risked compromising its sovereign rights.

Jakarta – Waging a war on online gambling is a step in the right direction as the new government is seeking quick wins in the first 100 days of its mandate. Not only will it boost public trust, but it could also save the futures, and even lives, of millions of people.

Jakarta – Indonesia has opened a six-month window until May 2025 for certain businesses to receive full loan forgiveness from state banks, a policy that aims to boost loan and economic growth, according to details of a new regulation.

Alfitria Nefi P, Jakarta – The Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) in Central Java is investigating a short video clip that appears to show President Prabowo Subianto endorsing the Ahmad Luthfi-Taj Yasin ticket in the upcoming Central Java gubernatorial election.

Ella Cao and Marius Zaharia, Beijing/Hong Kong, China – China and Indonesia have agreed to strengthen cooperation in key sectors, including lithium, new energy vehicles, green energy and tourism, according to a joint statement released on Saturday.

Yan Kusuma – The chairperson of the Islamic mass organisation Muhammadiyah's Central Board, Dadang Kahmad, has condemned the attitude of law enforcement officials who are seen as being discriminatory in their treatment of the general public and celebrities involved in the promotion of online gambling.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (FAST), the licensee owner of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in Indonesia, experienced a loss of Rp558 billion in the current period until the third quarter of 2024.

Gooto.com, Jakarta – President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, feels upset that Indonesia is unable to produce cars and motorcycles independently. Despite Indonesia being the fourth most populous country in the world with abundant natural resources, according to Prabowo.