Eisya A. Eloksari, Jakarta – Technology associations and industry players in Indonesia are optimistic that job gains from the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) will outweigh job losses, despite growing concern that automation will replace millions of jobs in the country.

Andi Hajramurni, Makassar, South Sulawesi – A mother in Jeneponto regency, South Sulawesi, has posted about her child's rape case on social media as the police have not yet brought the alleged perpetrator to justice after a year of investigation.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has decided to skip for the first time in his presidency an event commemorating International Anticorruption Day on Monday organized by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), opting to send Vice President Ma'ruf Amin instead.

Jakarta – East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has laid the first stone for the Munir Human Rights Museum in Batu, East Java, marking the start of construction of a museum dedicated to slain human rights defender Munir Said Thalib.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has named former Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara as the new president director of state-owned utility company PLN, says an official close to the President.

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – University students and human rights activists staged a rally on Sunday in Sorong, West Papua, demanding that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo fulfill his vow to settle a human rights violation case in Paniai, Papua.

Karlis Salna – Indonesia has entered "a new norm" of historically low inflation, according to a senior central bank official, possibly portending an era of lower interest rates.

Ian Lloyd Neubauer, Jogjakarta and Denpasar, Indonesia – Every year in Indonesia, at least one million dogs are brutally butchered for human consumption, according to various charities trying to stamp out the trade.

Police in Malang regency, East Java on Friday arrested a 38-year-old vocational school (SMK) teacher who has been accused of molesting 18 of his students.

According to the police, the suspect, who is identified by his initials CH, molested the victims, all of whom are male and in grades 7 to 9, after calling them to the school's counseling office.

Solomon Islands and Indonesia have moved to strengthen ties through increased trade and investment opportunities.

That was formalised in a development cooperation framework agreement signed by both countries last week, on the sidelines of the 12th Bali Democracy Forum.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprises Ministry is looking to streamline operations, with the objective of slashing bureaucratic red tape and restructuring strategic state-owned companies.

A woman behind one of the biggest sexual harassment scandals in Indonesia in the past year has retracted her accusations against the alleged culprit and apologized, according to the latter.

Dili – The SVD procurator general is currently visiting Timor-Leste to support victims of ex-priest R.D., who sexually abused children in his orphanage in Oecusse. Father Peter Dikos is positive about the growing openness in the society, but disappointed with the criminal justice system in this case for being slow, not responsive and breaking promises.

Jakarta – In a bid to provide better public transportation services, state-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) and city-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta have signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture company to manage transportation in Greater Jakarta.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Monday his administration is open to the possibility of imposing the death sentence against graft convicts.

The existing anti-corruption law mentions capital punishment but no inmates have been executed for corruption since the law was issued in 1999.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia may face challenging credit conditions in the next two years due to slow GDP growth, according to an outlook on the national economy released by credit rating agency Moody's in Jakarta on Monday.

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Around 112 people were arrested by police in several towns of Papua and Papua Barat provinces within a week ahead to 1 December 2019 under the treason article concerning the Morning Star flag-raising.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he was observing the performance of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under the new leader before deciding to issue a regulation in lieu of law or Perpu on KPK.

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said the government was ready to propose a revision of the corruption law to include death penalty for corruptors so long as it the people wanted it.

Dias Prasongko, Jakarta – Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto ensured there will be no charge for online trade or e-commerce operators registering their businesses. This policy is implemented to facilitate entrepreneurs to obtain the required permit.

Arya Dipa, Bandung, West Java – The West Java administration has launched a mobile application that will enable local residents to engage in a two-way communication with administration officials, allowing them to voice concerns over certain issues and curbing the prevalence of fake news.

Andita Rahma, Jakarta – Commenting on the World Anti-corruption Day, senior investigator of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Novel Baswedan opined efforts to combat corruption were in a poor condition.

Jakarta (Antara) – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) held an anti corruption film festival (ACFFest) 2019 as a part of the series of activities in commemoration of the World Anti-Graft Day in Jakarta's Ciputra Artpreneur on Sunday.

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru – Authorities have arrested five suspected poachers and traders targeting Sumatran tigers, confiscating four fetuses of the endangered species and tiger skin during raids in Riau over the weekend.

Suherdjoko, Semarang, Central Java – Thousands of students in Central Java took to the streets to declare support for the country's anticorruption efforts during Car Free Day on Jl. Pahlawan in the provincial capital of Semarang on Sunday.

Jakarta – The government's export ban on nickel ore, set to take effect in January 2020, will hurt a newly listed nickel mining company, Ifishdeco, as it sells most of its products overseas.

James Balowski – Surya Anta Ginting, the national spokesperson for the pro-independence Indonesian People's Front for West Papua (FRI-WP) – who along with five other Papuan activists is being held in Jakarta's notorious Salemba prison awaiting trial on treason charges – is reportedly seriously ill.

Yustinus Paat, Fana Suparman, Jakarta – The smuggling fiasco at Garuda Indonesia continues with the flag carrier's board of commissioners taking the drastic action to suspend several of the state-owned company's directors who were implicated in the case at the weekend.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's Health Minister has caused a stir by proposing that the country promote traditional Indonesian treatments and herbs such as Tongkat Ali, Purwaceng and Mak Erot to boost medical tourism.

Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo introduces a unique anti-corruption campaign targeting his own subordinates by sticking stickers reading a daring oath to never commit corruption on government cars.

The sticker carries a Javanese sentence that translates to "If I commit corruption, I won't be safe".

Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat – News about the 165,000 Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong dominates coverage of the relationship between the city and the Southeast Asian nation.

Ainur Rohmah – It is early morning in Giriloyo, Yogyakarta, and a group of women are busy drawing motifs on white cloth in an open gazebo. Next to them are buckets of liquid wax that they will melt on a small stove and use to draw intricately detailed patterns filled with flowers and birds.

Muhammad Ridwan – Becoming an activist, especially a human rights defender, often means confronting the law. Human rights defenders are not exempt from the treat of criminalisation.

The threat of criminalisation was revealed from data compiled by the Civil Society Coalition for the Protection and Defense of Human Rights (HAM).

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Perempuan Berkebaya, or "Women in Kebaya," a community of women in Jakarta who has been preaching the gospel of the traditional Indonesian blouse in the past five years, says that wearing the kebaya every day can do wonders to the women who wear it and also to its preservation as a cultural heritage.

Jakarta – Indonesian Child Protection Agency (LPAI) head Seto Mulyadi has suggested that the government cut down the school week to three days from the common five to six days to allow students to explore their potential outside of the academic field.

He said he had applied such a system in his homeschooling service in Bintaro, South Tangerang, for the last 13 years.

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – In its previous term, the House of Representatives failed to pass a bill on the elimination of sexual violence even though it was included in its priority list.

Jakarta – State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has issued a circular meant to end the notorious practices of distributing souvenirs during state companies' shareholders meetings, citing efficiency and good governance.

However, non-state shareholders in publicly listed state companies are exempt from the new ruling issued earlier this week.

Jakarta (Antara) – A joint team of the police and the Environment and Forestry Ministry has arrested five people over alleged illegal hunting of Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris) in Riau Province.

The arrest was made on Saturday (Dec. 7) at 06:00 a.m., the ministry's Director for Forest Prevention and Security Sustyo Iriyono said in a statement on Sunday.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle has addressed President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's disapproval of the party's plan to amend the Constitution at the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR).

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Heavy rains in Greater Bandung since Friday afternoon have caused the Cisangkuy River, part of West Java's longest river, the Citarum, to overflow, inundating with floodwater 11 of the 13 community units (RWs) in Kamasan village in Banjaran district, Bandung regency, at night.

Donald Greenlees – Joko Widodo begins his second term contemplating the legacy he will bequeath as Indonesia's seventh president and with precious little time to do it. His inauguration on 20 October marked the start of what, according to the current constitution, is a final five-year term.

Amy Chew – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has fuelled speculation that he plans a tilt at the presidency by speaking at a rally held by the Islamist movement that helped orchestrate the fall of his Christian predecessor.

Jakarta – Indonesia has been named the third-most spammed country in the world by Swedish-based smartphone application Truecaller, a significant jump from last year's 16th position. In South-east Asia, Indonesia was the most spammed market.

Edward Aspinall and Marcus Mietzner – Indonesia's 2019 elections confirmed both the country's status as a competitive electoral democracy and the trend of decreasing democratic quality.

Fergus Hunter – Australia and Indonesia have jointly declared "serious concerns" about the state of the South China Sea, issuing a warning about China's militarisation of the contested waters and urging adherence to international law.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD played down on Friday recent reports from several organizations regarding Indonesia's forest fires in 2019, saying that the country is better off than other countries that also suffered from forest fires.

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Minister of State-owned Enterprises (SOE), Erick Thohir, said his office would deactivate four other directors of flag carrier Garuda Indonesia. It will be done following the illegal cargo findings in Garuda's newest airbus.

Jakarta (Antara) – A landslide hit railway in the area of Cicewol Village, Sukabumi, West Java, on Saturday, December 7, canceling four train schedules of Sukabumi-Bogor's KA Pangrango. The natural disaster hit the railway located between Cicurug and Parungkuda train stations.

Kathleen Magramo – An Indonesian domestic helper and citizen journalist deported from Hong Kong for overstaying her visa said on Saturday she was forced to take off her clothes in front of a male doctor during her detention, as about 100 people joined a rally in Central to throw their support behind her.

Jakarta – An exhibition at Darmawangsa Residence in South Jakarta brings the art of Papua's Kamoro tribe to the capital and lets visitors place bids on sculptures and plait work from Indonesia's far east.