Since the democratic transition that began in 1998, hundreds of independent media outlets have emerged, making Indonesia a pioneer in this domain in Southeast Asia. But they struggle to meet the needs of the 275 million Indonesians who are spread over 12,000 islands and speak more than 800 languages.

Yerica Lai and Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – A disagreement has emerged in Prabowo Subianto's coalition after a member objected to the potential inclusion of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), a mid-size party in the legislature with a loyal supporter base, in the president-elect's incoming government.

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto intends to establish an elite club comprising the sitting president and living former presidents as a forum for exchanging views and ideas, his spokesman said on Friday.

Antara, Jakarta – Astra International, the authorized distributor of Peugeot vehicles in Indonesia, has announced the discontinuation of Peugeot vehicle sales in the country after 52 years.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Friday that he had told President-Elect Prabowo Subianto to avoid bringing "toxic people" into his incoming administration.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – Indonesia is grappling with a growing number of part-time teachers facing financial hardship, with calls for government intervention to address their plight.

Jakarta – Like the tales of naughty boy Bart in the television serial The Simpsons, the 2024 elections ended in denial of blatant wrongdoing. The Constitutional Court refused to cancel the result of the election won by the pair of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Laura Dobberstein – Indonesia has acquired spyware and surveillance technologies through a "murky network" that extends into Israel, Greece, Singapore and Malaysia for equipment sourcing, according to Amnesty International.

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) urged the government to be careful in realizing the plan to establish a State Revenue Agency.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Deputy Head for Financing and Investment at the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority Agung Wicaksono claims that investment opportunities in IKN are attracting European attention.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has replaced imported COVID-19 vaccines with domestically produced ones that have lower chances of side effects, according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

Australia says it "unreservedly recognises Indonesia's territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Papua provinces" in response to a letter accusing it of betrayal, but it also "condemns violence".

The Organisasi Papua Merdeka (OPM) – Free Papua Movement – has laid into the US and Australian leaders.

A wide range of highly invasive spyware and surveillance products are being imported and deployed in Indonesia, Amnesty International's Security Lab said today, as it released a new report in collaboration with media partners Haaretz, Inside Story, Tempo, WAV research collective and Woz.

Antara, Jakarta – Several experts appeared in a public discussion held in Jakarta, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, as input for president-elect Prabowo Subianto in forming his cabinet.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Principal Expert Researcher at the Center for Public Health and Nutrition Research at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Ristrini said that Indonesian people's awareness of indoor or household air pollution is still relatively low.

Jakarta – Robert Priantono Bonosusatya is close to the illegal mining in the Timah mining permit area in Bangka Belitung. The name of the tycoon cannot be separated from the alleged tin trading corruption currently being investigated by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

Antara, Jakarta – Acting Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Syafrizal Zakaria Ali, stated that five smelters involved in the tin corruption case had laid off 1,000 of their workers.

Antara, Jakarta – Deputy Head for Financing and Investment at the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Agung Wicaksono stated that several companies from Malaysia and Germany had expressed interest in investing in development at IKN.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, promotes Indonesia's Special Economic Zones to British investors, assuring them of certainty in doing business in Indonesia, the ministry said in a statement.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi inaugurated the Tiu Suntuk Dam in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) on Thursday, May 2. Jokowi said the dam was built with a budget of Rp1.4 trillion.

Jakarta –- The workers' security agency BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and the state-owned housing firm Perum Perumnas recently inked a memorandum of understanding.

Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given some comments on Indonesia's economy as the country is undergoing a government transition from President Joko Widodo to President-elect Prabowo Subianto, at a recent press briefing on the Asia Pacific Department Regional Economic Outlook April 2024.

Jakarta – The Indonesian government has set a target for the sales of battery-based electric cars to reach 50,000 units in 2024.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Health Ministry, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO), announced on Monday a new funding initiative that would pour in some US$5 million to help Indonesia build a more climate-resilient health system.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a total of 3,031,756 foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2024.

According to Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, Acting Head of BPS, foreign tourist arrivals from January to March 2024 increased by 25.43 percent compared to the same period last year.

Ichsan Ali, Thomas Rizal, Andrea Arshirena Hosana, Jakarta – On the occasion of the 65th National Education Day (Hardiknas) on May 2, Deputy II of the Presidential Chief of Staff, Abetnego Tarigan, revealed that out of the total of 3 million teachers in Indonesia, only around 1.34 million or approximately 44.9 percent are certified.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has repudiated a claim made by Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chairman Kaesang Pangarep, his youngest son, that the outgoing executive will assist in the party's campaigning for the November regional elections.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a monthly inflation rate of 0.25 percent in April 2024, driven by rising transportation costs as millions of Indonesians embarked on the Eid exodus.

This rate was lower than the rates recorded in March 2024, which stood at 0.52 percent, and April 2023, which stood at 0.33 percent.

Jakarta – Indonesia has rolled out spyware tools sourced from Israel, the European Union and Malaysia, raising concerns about privacy and freedom of expression in the country, Amnesty International said Thursday.

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto has launched an early diplomacy offensive to lay out his foreign policy direction for the next five years after he takes over the country's top leadership position from Joko "Jokowi" Widodo in October.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto is not expected to implement significant changes in the cabinet structure, as his primary focus is on maintaining policy continuity from the Joko "Jokowi" Widodo government, according to a supporter group on Thursday.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) reported a significant surge in cryptocurrency transactions in Indonesia in March 2024. The transaction value soared to Rp103.58 trillion, a 207.5 percent increase compared to February 2024, which was Rp33.69 trillion.

Meirto Tangkepayung, Intan Jaya, Papua – The Papua Police have initiated the deployment of reinforcements to Intan Jaya regency in response to escalated attacks by rebel groups targeting both civilian and security installations over the past week.

Makassar – Police have broken up a demonstration by students commemorating National Education Day (Hardiknas) in front of the Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN) and Muhammadiyah University Makassar (Unismuh) campuses in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Dozens of students were arrested at the two locations.

Jakarta – The commemoration of the National Education Day (Hardiknas) this year was marked by a number of demonstrations by students and social organisations (ormas) in different parts of the country.

A West Papuan resistance leader has condemned the United Nations role in allowing Indonesia to "integrate" the Melanesian Pacific region in what is claimed to be an "egregious act of inhumanity" on 1 May 1963.

Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Thursday that the rise in temperature affecting some cities in Indonesia was not part of a heat wave currently sweeping much of the Southeast Asian region.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced that the government will move forward with a plan to enable the export of solar power to Singapore.

Chairul Fikri, Jakarta – Indonesian furniture exporters are setting their sights on capturing 1 percent of the market share, following a significant decline in exports last year.

Global furniture sales are estimated to have reached $729 billion last year, with a projected increase to $766 billion this year.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – An office building of the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) in Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, has been demarcated by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) as part of the ongoing investigation against the local regent.

Elisa Sekenyap, Jayapura – A peaceful demonstration by Papuan students in the Balinese provincial capital of Denpasar on Wednesday May 1 to commemorate the day Papua was annexed into the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) has been blocked and repressed by police.

Muhammad Rafi Azhari, Jakarta – The Greater Bandung Labor Alliance (ABBR) held a demonstration to articulate their struggle on International Labour Day or May Day at the Cikapayang Dago Park in the West Java capital of Bandung.

ABBR media affairs manager Ajat Sudrajat said that the fate of daily contract workers is ignored by employers and the government.

Jakarta – Commemorations of May Day or International Labour Day have taken place in a number of parts of Jakarta, although the main location for the protests centred on the Horse Statue near the National Monument (Monas).

Naufal Habibi, Banda Aceh – Scores of protesters from the Aceh Workers Alliance (ABA) gave speeches at the Simpang Lima traffic circle in the Achenese provincial capital of Banda Aceh on Wednesday May 1.

Rachel Caroline L. Toruan, Medan – Hundreds of protesters from labour groups held a demonstration to commemorate International Labour Day at the North Sumatra Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) building. This was confirmed by action coordinator Tony Rickson Silalahi on Wednesday May 1.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) has collected Rp69 trillion in revenue as of March, or 21.5 percent of its 2024 target. However, the revenue dropped by 4.5 percent compared to last year's Rp72.2 trillion value.

Sita Planasari, Jakarta – Foreign media on Tuesday highlighted the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan's statement that the government plans to offer dual citizenship to former Indonesian citizens to attract more skilled workers.

Defara, Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto hoped that all workers would see remarkable progress and attain greater prosperity. He delivered this message through a video statement coinciding with International Labor Day, which falls every May commemorated annually on May 1.

Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – To commemorate International Labor Day, also known as May Day, thousands of workers from various unions took to Jakarta streets, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan and MH Thamrin, in Central Jakarta, about one kilometer from the State Palace, on Wednesday, May 1.

Adi Warsono, Bekasi – Some 15,000 workers from Bekasi planned to stage a May Day rally to commemorate International Labor Day on May 1 in front of the Jakarta Palace and the Constitutional Court (MK) building. Sarino, coordinator of the Buruh Bekasi Melawan community, said tens of thousands of workers would leave the region starting at 7 a.m.