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.

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.

Salamun's Path to Hajj

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Jakarta – Health security agency BPJS Kesehatan continues to promote preventive promotional measures through health screening.

Sahrudin Nurdin, Halmahera, North Maluku – The Indonesian Police announced on Thursday that they have arrested four residents of North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, for allegedly smuggling weapons purchased in the Philippines.

The suspects include a 59-year-old woman identified only as Yeni and three men aged between 18 and 32.

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.

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.

Stefani Wijaya, Samarinda – The East Kalimantan Regional Police are probing a video posted by a foreign national, branding the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) as the capital of corruption and nepotism.

Jakarta – Former lawmaker and member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Permadi Satrio Wiwoho passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84.

A statement from the family said he died at his private residence on Pangadegan Barat Street in Pancoran, South Jakarta.

Rizky Ramadhan, Jakarta – State-run oil company Pertamina recorded strong growth in 2023 with net profit rising by 14 percent to reach $4.4 billion from $3.8 billion a year earlier.

Pertamina Finance Director Emma Sri Martini attributed the surge to increased production and effective efficiency measures.

The recent slogan "All Eyes on Papua" emerged in response to the viral "All Eyes on Rafah" campaign on Instagram. Indigenous communities and the youth in Papua hope that this movement will foster real solidarity with Papuan issues.

Sheena Suparman, Jakarta – Throughout the world, the month of June is now a time to recognize and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. While society is becoming more accepting of this marginalized group, the fight against their continued oppression and persecution from various sectors goes on.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Golkar Party has not held any internal discussions regarding the latest proposal to amend the 1945 Constitution, a party executive has said, despite recent statements from senior party politician Bambang Soesatyo that have led to some traction for the proposal.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority head Bambang Susantono and his deputy Dhony Rahajoe took Indonesia by surprise with their sudden resignations. This unexpected development raises suspicions about ongoing construction challenges at IKN, potentially leading to their departure.

Jakarta – The industry minister did not need to feel threatened when other ministers in President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's cabinet recently suggested the abolition of a policy that requires a minimum threshold of locally sourced components in all domestically manufactured products.

Herman, Yogyakarta – Celebrity Raffi Ahmad has decided to withdraw from a resort and beach club project in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, after facing opposition from residents and environmental activists.

Raffi announced his decision to withdraw from the project on his Instagram account @raffinagita1717.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The US has been in talks with President-Elect Prabowo Subianto and his team as inauguration nears, according to an American diplomat.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – An American diplomat said Tuesday that the lack of the trade preference scheme Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) had little impact on Indonesia's economic ties with Washington.

Jakarta – In a bid to enhance economic cooperation with various countries and boost exports to maintain the national trade surplus, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto embarked on a working visit and held several bilateral meetings in Moscow, Russia, from June 10 to 12.

Jakarta – The Public Housing Savings program will only burden workers and companies. It is a way for the government to evade its responsibility to provide people's housing.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is proposing to increase its budget by Rp117 billion from the total indicative ceiling of Rp1.23 trillion. The proposal was made by KPK acting chairman Nawawi Pomolango during a meeting with the House of Representatives Commission II today, June 11.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Public Housing Savings Management Agency, or BP Tapera, responded to ongoing public concerns that mandatory Tapera savings would be used to finance the development of the new capital city (IKN), Nusantara. Sugiyarto, Deputy Commissioner for Tapera Funds' Utilization, ensured that there was no allocation to finance the project.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite fell 0.08 percent on Wednesday to finish the trading day at 6,850.09.

The development came after Morgan Stanley downgraded Indonesia's stock market rating to underweight, a change expected to negatively affect the Composite index in the short term.

Teguh Suprayitno, Tebo, Indonesia – Electrified fences set up around farms are an emerging threat to the critically endangered Sumatran elephant, conservationists told Mongabay Indonesia following a series of deaths this year in Aceh and Jambi provinces.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Researchers looking into how Indonesia calculates its greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands and mangroves say they've identified ways for a more accurate accounting that will help the country meet its emissions reduction goals and refine its climate policies.

Jakarta – In Indonesian history, there has never been a long transitional period for the national leadership. With the support of President "Jokowi" Widodo and his cabinet, president-elect Prabowo Subianto has six months to prepare his administration, including the 2025 state budget that he helps draft.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo admitted that he had met with some leaders of pro-government political parties last month. However, the president denied that they had discussed another cabinet shake-up.

Jakarta – The Home Ministry is gearing up to replace interim regional heads, including acting governors, aiming to contest the 2024 regional head elections in a bid to ensure it is fair and accountable.

Jakarta – A court in Lampung has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – With talks ongoing at the House of Representatives on a controversial revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law, a recent suggestion from TNI chief of staff Gen. Agus Subiyanto for the TNI to play a greater "multifunctional" role has been widely condemned by critics, who fear that it would be a setback for civil liberties.

Leow Wen Xuan, Singapore – South-east Asian countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines ingest the most microplastics among 109 countries, according to a study by Cornell University researchers.

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) has initiated a trial of a 4-day work per week system. This was announced via the Instagram account @lifeatkbumn on Monday.

"The compressed work schedule (CWS) system is currently undergoing a trial phase," the account stated.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – Communication and Information Technology Minister, Budi Arie Setiadi, says that he will not hesitate to shut down the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) if it persists in allowing the sharing of pornographic content. Budi emphasized that Indonesia's regulations on pornography are non-negotiable.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto finally met with Jordanian King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein in person on Monday local time as he flew to Amman for talks on humanitarian assistance to people affected by the ongoing war in Gaza.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Deputy of Financing and Investment of the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority, Agung Wicaksono, claims nine foreign and domestic investors will enter the new capital project.

Three companies from Malaysia, China, and the United Arab Emirates have started conducting feasibility studies (FS), he said.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Minister of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) Budi Arie Setiadi spoke about the establishment of a Social Media Council before the Commission I of the House of Representatives on Monday, June 10, 2024.

Riza Salman, Kendari, Indonesia – In 2021, as the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Irwan watched online as a flurry of new social media groups dedicated to parrots sprang up across Indonesia.

Meirto Tangkepayung, Paniai, Papua – A group of Papua rebels fatally shot and burned a pickup truck driver in Paniai Regency on Tuesday, police said.

The joint security team known as the Cartenz Peace Operation Task Force attributed the attack to a local rebel cell known for launching deadly assaults on civilian and military targets in recent years.

Antara, Bandung – The West Java Police have interrogated 68 witnesses in the 2016 murder case of Vina Dewi Arsita and her boyfriend Muhammad Rizky Rudiana after eight convicts, including seven serving life sentences, retracted their previous confessions, citing torture and abuse by investigators.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been accused of glorifying transactional politics after he passed a law that enables the government to grant mining licences to religious organisations.

Jakarta – Indonesia plans to run clinical trials of several vaccines to fight surging cases of tuberculosis (TB) this year, with concerns the disease might affect economic growth, ministers said on Monday (Jun 10).