Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) now depends solely on the Constitutional Court to avoid a historic defeat of not having representation in the House of Representatives for the first time in its history.

Thomas Rizal, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance visited the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Customs Office in Tangerang on Saturday to conduct a coordination meeting in response to several viral cases of complaints regarding the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – A recent survey showed that most Eid travelers were satisfied with what the police had done in making sure that everyone got to return to their hometowns safely.

Dewi Elvia Muthiariny, Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed the ratification of Law No. 2 of 2024 on the Jakarta Special Region, also known as the DKJ Law, which outlines the transition of the capital status from Jakarta to the State Capital of Nusantara (IKN) in East Kalimantan.

Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia or InJourney Airports is optimistic that the Ministry of Transportation's regulations to cut the number of international airports will improve the national airport system. InJourney assesses that the adjustment will positively impact Indonesia's air connectivity and tourism.

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the Mukomuko Resort Police, Bengkulu Province, Adjunct Senior Commissioner Yana Supriatna banned electric bikes from operating on the roads for traffic violations and possible accidents.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto stated that Indonesia faces difficult challenges in job creation, including the large number of residents and the vastness of the land.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – As many as 50,000 workers from Jakarta and the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) will commemorate "May Day" or International Labor Day near the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Wednesday May 1.

Teguh Adi Prasetyo, Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Witnesses in the corruption trial of former Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo testified on Monday regarding how he had instructed subordinates to obtain funds for his family while in office.

Ni Komang Erviani, Badung, Bali – Two South Koreans have been deported by immigration authorities after conducting an illegal film shoot in Bali. The foreigners, identified by their initials, YJC and NJ, had been shooting a reality TV show involving a total of 31 Korean nationals and one Indonesian national.

Jakarta – A volcano in North Maluku erupted on Sunday morning, spewing an ash tower more than two miles into the sky and prompting officials to warn people to keep away.

Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera, erupted at 12:37 am (1537 GMT Saturday) and sent a thick column of dark smoke and ash west of the peak.

Jakarta – A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island on April 27, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) reported.

The quake, which the United States Geological Survey (USGS) recorded at a magnitude of 6.1, was felt in capital Jakarta – where people were forced to evacuate buildings – and in nearby Bandung.

Rachel Farahdiba Regar, Jakarta – On April 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Aeshnina Azzahra Aqilani, the co Captain of Riverin (River Warrior Indonesia), joined the march to end the "plastic era" in Ottawa, Canada.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Institute of Child Protection (LPAI) Chairman Seto Mulyadi called on the government to give children more protection from the negative impacts of mobile games containing violent content by blocking them.

"The government must be present in enforcing the regulation," Mulyadi noted in his statement on Saturday.

Antara, Denpasar, Bali – Indonesia's Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister, Bintang Puspayoga, on Saturday, April 27, 2024, celebrated the International Dance Day with thousands of dancers in Bali.

Catherine Zengerer and Sophie Kesteven for LNL – He was a radio producer, an underground political activist, an accused gold-smuggler, a flight instructor and the producer of one of Indonesia's most significant bands.

Fito Akhmad Erlangga, Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto revealed on Sunday that his third consecutive participation in the presidential election was made possible only because of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's blessing.

Juan Ardya Guardiola, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Former Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan raised a key question on Saturday regarding the future direction of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) amid the majority of incumbent parties pledging support for president-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta – The mining of tin causes serious environmental damage in Bangka Belitung. The number of children with intellectual disabilities and autism is on the rise.

Vinnilya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) believes that job mapping is essential to address Indonesia's nearly 8 million unemployed population.

Muhammad Awaludin, Lombok – The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, has dismissed rumors about a tourism fund levy being added to airline tickets.

Minister Sandiaga Uno emphasized that no levy is imposed on the public, particularly given the current economic situation.

Heru Andriyanto, New York – District prosecutors in Manhattan, New York, announced Friday that they have returned three antiquities to Indonesia and 27 others to Cambodia.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) Composite closed significantly lower on Friday, dropping by 119.21 points, 1.67 percent, to 7,036.07, the new lowest point this year.

Friday's session saw 153 stocks rise, 422 decline and 203 remained unchanged.

The total trading volume reached Rp 14.2 trillion (US$875.37 million) from 16.8 billion shares traded.

Irsyan Hasyim (Contributor), Jakarta – Daryono, head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), said that the State Capital of Nusantara or IKN is surrounded by multiple active faults.

Myesha Fatina Rachman, Friski Riana and Novali Panji Nugroho, Jakarta – Many Indonesian citizens seek medical care abroad, including Singapore. Indonesian President Joko Widodo or Jokowi revealed that this has led to a loss of potential foreign exchange amounting to US$11.5 billion or Rp180 trillion in a year.

Jakarta – Indonesia is the world's largest producer of animal torture video content. This is a result of weak law enforcement.

Novianti Setuningsih, Jakarta – Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) researcher Lucius Karus says that the regeneration by the political parties is just a camouflage because it is done for the sake of creating political dynasties that are not immediately visible.

Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – The findings of a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) shows that the number of female legislative candidates (candidates) who have the potential to qualify as members of the national House of Representatives (DPR) in the 2024 elections has increased compared with previous elections.

David Hutt – Last month, videos emerged of 13 soldiers from an elite Indonesian battalion in West Java torturing a Papuan man, Definus Kogoya. According to Human Rights Watch, Kogoya "had his hands tied behind him and been placed inside a drum filled with water. The soldiers taunted Kogoya with racist slurs, kicking and hitting him.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati predicts Indonesia's economic growth in the first quarter of 2024 will reach 5.17 percent, driven by strong household consumption. However, this growth is still constrained by the performance of exports and imports, which often face contractions due to the impact of global economic turmoil.

Josa Lukman, Jakarta – The Indonesian government through the Trade Ministry has affirmed that the integration of e-commerce platform Tokopedia with TikTok Shop into Shop Tokopedia is in line with Trade Ministry Regulation (Permendag) No. 31/2023.

Yustinus Paat, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, have been rumored to be considering a move to the Golkar Party amid post-election dynamics that have seen the first family parting ways with the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has spent Rp 59 trillion ($3.6 billion) on the presidential and legislative elections under a multi-year budget that began during the preparatory phase in 2022, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati revealed on Friday.

Yustinus Patris Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has begun to discuss potential candidates for the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27. Secretary of the Jakarta PDIP Regional Leadership Council, Pantas Nainggolan, revealed that several names are being considered.

Thomas E. Harefa, Jakarta – Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara recently said that a good citizenship meant paying taxes, as the money would go into advancing the country's development.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati announced that as of March 31, Indonesia's state budget (APBN) maintained a surplus of Rp 8.1 trillion ($499.2 million), despite an increase in employee expenditure and the 2024 election spending.

Ichsan Ali, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has greenlit a fresh capital injection of Rp 18.6 trillion ($1.1 billion) for state-owned construction company Hutama Karya to speed up the construction of the Trans-Sumatra toll roads.

Hanoi – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on Wednesday discussed measures to further strengthen the robust Strategic Partnership between the two countries across various fields.

Talks took place as the two co-chaired the 5th session of the Viet Nam-Indonesia Bilateral Cooperation Committee (JCBC) in Ha Noi.

Jakarta – Losing presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo predicted that the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), the political party that nominated him in the Feb. 14 presidential election, would recast itself to become a force of opposition against the incoming administration of President-elect Prabowo Subianto.

Jakarta – President elect Prabowo Subianto received a boost on Thursday after a prominent political party that backed another candidate pledged its support for his administration, moving him a step closer to securing a majority in the new House of Representatives.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Swedish businesses need to consider investing in the Indonesian healthcare sector, as people's spending to stay healthy is expected to grow over the years, coupled with the country's large population size, according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin.

Meg Hocking – On Sunday 21 April, millions of women and girls across Indonesia celebrated Hari Kartini (Kartini Day), the commemoration of the birth of 19th century Javanese noblewoman, Raden Adjeng Kartini. Named the first female hero in Indonesia by the country's first president Sukarno in 1964, this year marks the 60th year of the national holiday.

Resty Woro Yuniar – After being certified the winner of Indonesia's February 14 polls, president-elect Prabowo Subianto is expected to spend the next few months trying to persuade former rivals to join his political coalition, although a few parties have already indicated their willingness to ally with him.

Jakarta – Indonesia President-elect Prabowo Subianto is likely to get a near-supermajority support in parliament after two parties showed signs of joining his new governing coalition.

Jeremy Hance – It was news that rhino conservationists had long feared. Indonesian media are reporting that a poaching ring allegedly killed seven Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus), and possibly more, from 2019-2023, potentially wiping out 10% of the entire global population of the critically endangered species.

Jakarta – The Job Creation Law is expected to create a more inclusive economy for Indonesia, according to the task force that is in charge of promoting the policy.

Singapore – Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met Indonesia's incoming president Prabowo Subianto, as part of his four-day visit to the capital Jakarta.

Dr Balakrishnan visited Mr Prabowo at Indonesia's Ministry of Defence offices in central Jakarta, after arriving in the city on April 23.

Moh. Tamimi, Belitung Island, Indonesia – Nasidi paddled gently past a row of the eponymous rasau trees that line the riverbanks here in Tebet Rasau village, where a decade ago people would wade into the Lenggang River to catch silverfish. But life along the river here in the hills of Belitung Island, he said, is not as it once was.

Green NGOs have accused the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal plants in Indonesia through a $600 million loan despite promises to no longer fund projects tied to the fossil fuel, according to a new report.

Jakarta – President-elect Prabowo Subianto, joined by vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka held a meeting with outgoing President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Wednesday night, hours after the General Elections Commission (KPU) formally declared the defense minister the country's next leader.