M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Deputy Chief of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Nawawi Pomolango, said that many analysis reports made by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) are yet to be processed by the KPK.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – When Mr Richard Ratuwalu moved to a housing complex in an eastern suburb of Jakarta in 2016, the 40-year-old banker thought he had hit the jackpot.

His one-storey home sat at the edge of a riverbank which was covered by thick trees and shrubs. He was drawn to the area's serenity and fresh air, something not available in the city centre.

Marcel Thee – Dino Michael has spent a lot of time looking up at the stars in the night sky, ruminating on the possibilities of life out there. If there were extraterrestrial life forms, what would they look like? What would they be doing? And, maybe most importantly, when would they make contact with humans?

Hamish Hastie – The Perth-to-Lombok flight introduced in June last year has contributed to a 40 per cent jump in hotel occupancy rates in the burgeoning south of the island.

But the new push to make Lombok a tourism destination has not dented Australia's love affair with its next-door neighbour, Bali.

Jakarta – Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors have indicted former youth and sports minister Imam Nahrawi for accepting Rp 11.5 billion (US$840,280) in bribes and an additional Rp 8.64 billion in gratuities from a number of ministry and Indonesian Sports Council (KONI) officials.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The National Nuclear Energy Agency (Batan) has asked residents of the Batan Indah housing complex in South Tangerang, Banten, to remain calm after finding high levels of radiation within the complex.

Agency spokesperson Heru Umbara said locals should not panic because the case was being handled by the relevant authorities.

Asip Hasani, Kediri – Hanindhito Himawan Pramana, the son of Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung, confirmed his intention to take part in Kediri regency election in East Java, adding to the tally of children of government officials and politicians who will run in this year's regional elections.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry plans to develop Benoa Harbor, through state-owned port operator PT Pelindo III, into the archipelago's hub port for cruise liners to attract more tourists.

Hendrina DK, Sri Haryati, Jayapura, Papua – Papua Police rejected a report detailing deaths of 57 political prisoners and 243 civilians in Papua since December 2018, submitted by Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman and fellow activists to President Joko Widodo recently.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – The Congress Alliance of Indonesian Labor Unions (KASBI) chairwoman Nining Elitos opined that drafts of the omnibus law on job creation neglected women's reproductive rights.

Jakarta – Rebels in Indonesia's Papua province said Saturday they had seized weapons and ammunition from a military helicopter that crashed eight months ago in jungle-covered mountains.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Anti-child marriage campaigns should employ religious messaging and narratives to deliver their message in a deeply religious country like Indonesia, a woman leader from Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, the Nahdlatul Ulama, has said.

Tara Marchelin, Jakarta – Oil palm farmers have called on the government to take concrete actions to implement policies designed to create a sustainable palm oil industry and deliver supportive programs for oil palm growers.

Jakarta – Indonesia has officially halted imports of live animals from China as the Trade Ministry issued a regulation stipulating the temporary ban, another in a series of government efforts to prevent the coronavirus from spreading to the country.

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Coordinating Legal, Political and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD clarified on Thursday that he did not refer to documents on the victims of human rights violations in West Papua recently handed over to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as trash.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has rejected claims that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has diminished garlic supply from China, which had been blamed for a price spike of the commodity in Indonesia.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Representatives of the Association of Indonesian Churches, or PGI, met Indonesia's chief security minister Mahfud M.D. on Thursday to tell him their fear of rising religious intolerance against minorities and warn him of a sharp drop in religious freedom in the country.

Peter Job and Hamish McDonald – In later years he wore a hat for all seasons, whether it was the bitter cold of a Canberra winter or the tropical heat of Dili: a cap of checked tweed.

Karlis Salna and Arys Aditya – Indonesia moved a step closer to passing a series of sweeping reforms that will effectively strengthen President Joko Widodo's control over economic policy in a bid to boost investment.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – Alvara Research Center founder and CEO, Hasanuddin Ali, said law enforcement and corruption eradication add to the seven aspects in President Jokowi and VP Ma'ruf Amin's 100-days in Office that people are dissatisfied with.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has for the first time prioritized passing new legislation on renewable energy, and activists have seized the opportunity to call for a shift away from coal.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is planning to sue five companies, and possibly up to 16, over the fires that burned on their concessions last year. But recent cases indicate it will have a hard time getting any of the companies to pay up.

Belseran Christ, Maluku – Ten villagers have died from diarrhea between Jan. 25 and the first week of February because of a lack of health facilities and unhealthy lifestyles, according to the Tanimbar Island Health Agency in Maluku.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – The police in Medan, North Sumatra, have arrested a man for allegedly ripping a page from the Quran after stealing it from Al-Mahsum Mosque in the city last month.

The suspect, identified only as DIM, 44, a Medan resident, was arrested as he walked around the mosque on Thursday.

A woman in Klaten Regency, East Java was arrested on suspicion of neonaticide, motivated in large part by difficult circumstances in her household.

Desi Yulita, 28, gave birth to a baby boy on Feb. 8 at home, alone and unassisted. Moments later, she covered his nose and mouth with her hand for two minutes, killing the newborn.

Karen McVeigh and Emma Graham-Harrison – A Harvard academic has defended research suggesting a possible underreporting of coronavirus cases in Indonesia, following fierce criticism from the health minister in the world's fourth most populous country, which insists it has no cases.

Antara, Beritasatu, Jakarta – An expected drop in the number of Chinese tourists due to coronavirus concerns may cost Indonesia $2.8 billion this year, an official said on Thursday.

Indonesia's tourism industry depends largely on Chinese tourists, who made up nearly 13 percent of total international arrivals last year.

James Massola, Jakarta – For the last month, the world has watched as COVID-19 has taken hold in China and then travelled around the world.

Shotaro Tani and Ismi Damayanti, Jakarta – Indonesia is proposing to make it easier for startups to hire foreign talent, lending a hand from the government to a sector that it sees as essential to economic development, but one that has struggled with a lack of domestic talent.

Dyna Rochmyaningsih – After living and working in Indonesia for about 15 years, French landscape ecologist David Gaveau suddenly left the country on 28 January. Indonesian immigration authorities had ordered Gaveau, a research associate with the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in Bogor, on Java, to leave because of a visa violation.

Jakarta – Human rights lawyer Veronica Koman has released data on 57 political prisoners and 243 Papuan who have been killed allegedly as a result of military operations since 2018.

Agustinus Hari, Manado, South Sulawesi – Despite the increasing number of deaths linked to the coronavirus disease COVID-19, supermarkets in Manado are still selling paniki (bat meat).

Local people continue to seek out the bat meat in supermarkets for dinner or parties.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) deputy coordinator, Feri Kusuma, disapproves of the government's decision in mobilizing additional Indonesian Army troops (TNI AD) to a military district command (Koramil) in West Papua.

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – In response to a question about protests against a church renovation in Tanjung Balai, Karimun, Riau Islands, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he had called for firm action to ensure that religious freedom was upheld, while adding that such matters were the responsibility of regional administrations.

Nasori, Dion Bisara, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to cut the minimum requirement for the number of founding members in a cooperative from 20 people to three as the government moves ahead with its list of extensive reforms to improve ease of doing business in the country.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A hydropower plant project in the Batang Toru ecosystem in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, has been lauded for its future role of supplying electricity to the supposedly underpowered province and helping curb the country's greenhouse gas emissions.

Esther Samboh, Jakarta – The government submitted the controversial omnibus bill on job creation to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, marking a milestone that will kick start deliberations on labor reforms that are intended to woo investors, boost economic growth and create jobs.

Jakarta – Three Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have been dishonorably discharged and sentenced to prison after a military tribunal found them guilty of supplying thousands rounds of ammunition to an armed rebel group in Papua.

Jakarta – People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Speaker and ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Deputy General Secretary Ahmad Basarah has asserted that Pancasila is not just important as a state ideology but also to ward off liberal campaigns such as those supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) is displaying a CN235 gunship at the Singapore Airshow held at the Changi Exhibition Center from Feb. 11 to 16.

PTDI corporate communication manager Adi Prastowo said the company was seeking to "expand marketing and increase sales of products and services" by participating at the show.

Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Asfinawati has criticised a statement by Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD who said that data on political prisoners and people killed in Nduga, Papua, was "rubbish".

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD has clarified his statement about documents being "rubbish".

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Former self-styled prime minister of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Malik Mahmud al-Haytar, demanded that the government follow up on various points of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that ended three decades of armed conflict in Aceh.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang (Cipularang) toll road at kilometer marker (KM) 118 is at risk from landslides that have occurred at Sukatani village, West Bandung regency, West Java.

Adrian Wail Akhlas and Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The government will make it compulsory for employers to provide bonuses or so-called "sweeteners" to reward employees in the omnibus bill on job creation.

The draft of the bill, obtained by The Jakarta Post on Wednesday, stipulates that employers must give the reward to improve worker welfare.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – A rape and assault victim, aged 15, in Cimahi, West Java, passed away on Wednesday after two weeks in a coma, the victim's sibling has said.

Apriadi Gunawan, Karo Regency, North Sumatra – Police named 20 inmates suspects on Thursday following a prison riot that culminated in a large-scale case of arson that damaged most parts of the Kabanjahe Penitentiary in Karo regency, North Sumatra, a day earlier.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – In light of the celebration of Valentine's Day, the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, has urged stores to refrain from openly selling and displaying contraceptives.

The agency has banned public condom sales in Makassar since 2015.

Jakarta – A Malaysia-based foundation called the Perdana International Anti-Corruption Champion Fund (PIACCF) has bestowed an award on Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government will ease rules on the import of scrap metal for use as raw material by the country's steel industry, hoping this will lead to a reduction in imports of steel billets, the industry minister said on Wednesday.