Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – An Indonesian-funded hospital in Gaza is struggling to treat a deluge of patients wounded in Israeli bombardment amid dwindling medicine stocks and blackouts that have forced doctors to operate in darkness, a volunteer organisation has said.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The announcement of Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka as the last presidential candidate pairing to be registered with the General Elections Commission (KPU) reveals a cold antagonism between sitting President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and former president and party matron Megawati Soekarnoputri, which could go on long beyond the 2024 elections.

Jakarta – Focusing on stability over growth, as reflected in Bank Indonesia's (BI) surprise move on 0ct. 19 to raise its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 6 percent, is the right monetary stance in coping with the persistent global economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and the risks of escalating political noise and even political turbulence in the run-up to the Feb.

Kuala Lumpur – The cooperation and success of the Malindo Kekar Exercise, which has been carried out by the Malaysian Army (TDM) and the Indonesian National Army (TNI) since a long time ago, underscores the strong diplomatic defence ties between the two countries.

Mohammad Said & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo extended invitations to all three potential successors for a luncheon at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Monday, sending a strong message of his neutrality for the upcoming election.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is telling Lithuania that its palm oil is sustainable, while saying that its top commodity has met the national sustainability standards.

BeritaSatu, Jakarta – Munarman, a leading figure of the now-defunct hardline group Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), was released from a Jakarta prison on Monday after serving his sentence for a terrorism conviction.

Jakarta – In the lead-up to the presidential election, the Counter-terrorism squad Detachment 88 has been actively cracking down on terrorism cells, resulting in the arrest of at least 45 suspected militants in October alone.

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Yusuf Wibisono, an economist and director of the Institute for Demographic and Poverty Studies (IDEAS) claimed that the Nusantara State Capital (IKN) is President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's most problematic inheritance. This notion started way before the development of this giant project began.

Antara, Jakarta – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) informed that the National Park of Mount Merbabu was set ablaze by wildfires until Sunday, October 29, 2023.

Jakarta – A district court in Banten on Friday handed death sentences to eight Iranian drug traffickers found guilty of smuggling more than 300 kilograms of crystal meth into the country.

Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws but has held off conducting executions for several years.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – From hectic metropolitan cities to placid rural areas, nearly every corner of Indonesia has for months been crowded by billboards, banners and posters bearing the image of presidential and parliamentary member candidates, and their number seems to be growing as the Feb 14 general elections draw near.

Warief Djajanto Basorie, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has enjoyed consistently high approval ratings, better even than India's popular Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In recent months, Mr Jokowi has achieved as high as 81 per cent, an extraordinary figure given he first took office as president in October 2014.

Ilham Azhar Lubis – After losing in The Dispute settlement with the European Union at the WTO on the basis of national mineral downstream policy, especially for nickel ore, in December 2022, Indonesia is facing challenges regarding the impact of the program that has been running for a decade, which was considered by economic experts as insignificant, especially in helping to strengt

Mohd Iswandi, Kasan Anuar, Jakarta – Two individuals have been rescued, but three others remain missing in a landslide that occurred on the Sumatra-Aceh road in Subulussalam City, Aceh Province, on Friday night.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan dismissed reports that he would resign from his position in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet, saying that he would continue to be loyal to President Joko Widodo or Jokowi.

Rahma, Makassar – A demonstration on Saturday October 28 commemorating Youth Pledge Day in the South Sulawesi provincial capital of Makassar has ended in chaos. A scuffle between students and police was unavoidable.

Yogyakarta – The Yogyakarta Special Province (DIY) Nusantara Student Executive Council (BEM) is demanding that the Constitutional Court Honorary Council (MKMK) be impartial in dealing with alleged ethical violations by the Constitutional Court related to a ruling on the minimum age for presidential and vice presidential candidates.

Antara, Jakarta – Japanese carmaker Daihatsu has sold 120,243 cars to export markets from its Indonesian plant in the nine months ending September of the current year.

Jayapura – Indonesian security forces said Saturday they have recovered the bodies of six traditional gold mining workers who had been missing since a separatist attack at their camp in the restive Papua region almost two weeks ago.

Jakarta – Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto was top in a fourth opinion poll in the space of a week on Thursday, though only narrowly in front of the ruling party's Ganjar Pranowo ahead of the start of campaigning next month.

On October 14, West Papuan journalist Victor Mambor was informed that the police investigation into an explosion outside his home in January had been terminated months prior.

Jakarta – The dust had barely settled from the fallout of the controversial Constitutional Court ruling that changed the Elections Law in favor of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's son Gibran Rakabuming Raka, when on Wednesday Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto registered himself to run in the 2024 presidential election.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – In a bid to prevent unpleasant surprises, business groups have proposed road maps to be adopted by all presidential candidates participating in next year's general election.

Antara, Jakarta – General Agus Subiyanto, the recently appointed Army Chief of Staff, made a firm commitment on Friday to uphold strict political neutrality during the forthcoming presidential election.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – The President of the Labor Party and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, said that workers were determined to stage a wave of demonstrations across the archipelago from October 27, 2023, to January 30, 2024.

Ninda Dwi Ramadhani, Jakarta – The Energy Democracy Coalition consisting of several NGOs, namely Greenpeace, Enter Nusantara, and 350.org Indonesia staged a confrontational creative action to mark National Electricity Day on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono stated that he has discussed the provincial minimum wage (UMP) for 2024 with the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Office.

Defara Dhanya Paramitha, Jakarta – Indonesian Vice President and Chairperson of the National Committee of Sharia Economy and Finance (KNEKS) Ma'ruf Amin launched the Indonesian Halal Industry Master Plan (MPIHI) 2023-2029 at the opening of the 2023 Indonesia Sharia Economic Festival (ISEF) on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Antara, Jakarta – IKN Authority reported that there are currently 300 Letters of Intent from potential investors from both domestic and foreign private entities. "[From] approximately 20 countries," IKN Authority Head Bambang Susantono said at the IKN Authority Office in South Jakarta today.

Jakarta – Indonesia on Friday flew its first commercial flight using palm oil-blended jet fuel, as the world's biggest producer of the commodity pushes for wider use of biofuels to cut fuel imports.

Jakarta – The Banyumas City Police have discovered that the glass flooring on a bridge that shattered at a tourist destination in the Limpakuwus pine forest in Banyumas regency, Central Java, this week was extremely thin, measuring only 1.2 centimeters.

Jakarta – According to the Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti), Indonesia had 17.91 million cryptocurrency investors as of September, marking a 0.67 percent increase from the previous month's figure of 17.79 million investors.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko Widodo, has officially ended his membership with the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) by becoming the running mate for Prabowo Subianto, party executives confirmed on Friday.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Lombok – A Finance Ministry official has said that the government's unexpected decision to exempt value-added tax (VAT) on home purchases priced up to Rp 2 billion ($126,000) will not significantly impact tax revenue for the next year.

Koh Ewe – When Joko Widodo, popularly as Jokowi, was sworn in as Indonesia's seventh President in 2014, optimism surrounding the state of democracy in the country seemed at its peak.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Polica has provided four tons of rice and instant noodles to the Amuma District community in Yahukimo Regency, Mountainous Papua Province. The residents of Amuma District are grappling with food shortages brought on by a prolonged drought and crop failures resulting from extreme weather conditions since August 2023.

Church groups in Indonesia's Christian-majority Papua region joined the government to provide food aid to hundreds of indigenous people hit by famine because of crop failure.

Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jakarta – Indonesian police on Friday said they had found the bodies of six more civilians killed in an attack on gold miners by Papuan separatist rebels earlier this month, bringing the death toll to 13.

Natania Longdong, Jakarta – The conflict between Israel and Hamas and other armed groups over the last three weeks has resulted in civilian causalities.

Rosseno Aji Nugroho, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) and the Labour Party held a demonstration near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Friday October 27 demanding a 15 percent increase in the minimum wage for 2024.

"We demand a wage rise of at least 15 percent", said a speaker on the command vehicle at the location.

Jessi Carina, Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters from the Labour Party and the Confederation of the All-Indonesian Workers Union (KSPSI) held a demonstration in front of the United Nations office at the Thamrin Tower in Central Jakarta on Friday October 27.

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Jakarta – United States-based NuScale Power and ThorCon Power are planning to construct new nuclear power plants (PLTNs) in Indonesia despite the current lack of approval from the Indonesian government.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Riding on President Joko Widodo's popularity and exploiting his 36-year-old son Gibran Rakabuming Raka's youthful image to win over young voters are among key reasons why Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has picked the latter as his running mate in contesting the upcoming Indonesian presidential election, say analysts.They believe the move could give the 72-

Jakarta – Indonesia is grappling with unusually high temperatures believed to be the result of El Nino. Experts are expressing concerns that this weather phenomenon may escalate into what they have dubbed the "Gorilla El Nino".

Hayamuddin and Aghe Bagasatriya – Early on Saturday, October 7, a surprise attack was launched by resistance groups based in the Gaza Strip. For 16 years Gaza has been closed off by an Israeli air, sea and land blockade, and by all these means the resistance groups penetrated Israel: By air using paragliders, by sea in boats and also by land by breaking through the border wall.

Jayapura, Jubi – The investigation into the shooting of nine civilians on December 14, 2022, in Mappi Regency of South Papua Province remains incomplete, with both the police and the Papua representative of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) yet to make significant progress.

Jayapura, Jubi – Hana Lay, the Coordinator of the Solidarity Movement for Students and People of Papua in Manokwari, is urging the Papua Police and the Yahukimo Police to promptly investigate the attack on two displaced armed conflict victims, identified as IS and AK.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia's election season has kicked off, but the weak economy is not playing ball.

Not only is the country grappling with a falling rupiah, food insecurity and a current account deficit, investors are staying on the sidelines until a winner emerges from the Feb 14 poll.