Jakarta – The National Police counter-terrorism unit has arrested 59 suspected militants including some loyalists of the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) suspected of planning to disrupt an upcoming election, a unit spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Jakarta – In the past few weeks, passengers arriving at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, received an unfriendly welcome in the form of thick smoke during landing.

A blanket of dense smoke billowing slowly in the wind is not a sight anyone wants to see outside the window of their airplane before touchdown.

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – The government's push to develop mineral processing industries has prompted Rp 151.7 trillion (US$9.53 billion) of investment this year, according to government data, for the construction of nickel and copper smelters among other things, but the Industry Ministry says investment in the petrochemical industry has been subpar.

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The government has kickstarted the development of the Jakarta light rail transit (LRT) extension to Manggarai, South Jakarta, which is set to be completed in 2026.

Jakarta – As Indonesia transitions from the dry season to the rainy season, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati issued a warning to the public about the potential for extreme weather.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government will roll out a new cash aid program for underprivileged families to help them deal with the impacts of the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has caused prolonged dry spells and stoked concerns of food shortages in many areas throughout the country.

On October 27, 8 progressive and socialist organisations issued a joint statement in support of Palestine and its resistance against Israeli colonialism. Two of the organisations, Socialist Union (Perserikatan Sosialis, PS) and Solidarity Net (Solidaritas Net) were participants in the recent Dilemmas of Humanity Conference in Johannesburg.

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle or PDIP politician Aria Bima urged that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo remain neutral during the 2024 general elections.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has warned Indonesia's acting regional heads to be prepared for rising world oil prices due to the ongoing war between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel.

For more than two decades now, the mothers, family, and friends of 13 anti-dictatorship activists who were detained and then disappeared between 1997 and 1998, hold vigils known as the kamisan, every Thursday, outside Indonesia's Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

Ihsan Reliubun, Jakarta – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has been sued on account of violating KPU's regulations after passing Gibran Rakabuming Raka's registration for vice presidential candidacy. The lawsuit was submitted by Brian Demas Wicaksono to the Central Jakarta District Court.

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia and Timor Leste inked a bilateral agreement to support Timor Leste's membership at the World Trade Organization (WTO). The agreement was signed during the Senior Official Meeting WTO in Geneva on October 23, 2023.

Andika Dwi, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi reminded the state civil apparatus (ASN) to be neutral ahead of the 2024 general election. He called on civil servants not to take sides with any of the presidential and vice presidential candidates contesting in the upcoming election.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo has proposed General Agus Subiyanto, the recently appointed Army Chief of Staff, to assume the role of Armed Forces Commander, House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani announced on Tuesday.

This development comes a mere six days after the president inaugurated Agus as the new Army Commander.

Jakarta – The two-month remote working for Jakarta public employees that ended recently was largely ineffective in reducing severe traffic congestion and air pollution in the capital, analysts have said.

Jakarta – Senior economist Faisal Basri has testified that he once met with the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan (Menko Marves) and warned him of a potential conflict of interest related to the coal extractive industry.

Jayapura, Jubi – The government's push for woody biomass as an eco-friendly solution to energy transition and carbon emissions reduction has faced criticism from 29 civil society organizations.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Democracy Alliance for Papua (ALDP) has revealed that the container port development in Depapre, located in Jayapura Regency, which is part of President Joko Widodo's Sea Highway policy, has been unsuccessful. This assessment is the outcome of an investigation carried out by ALDP from July 2021 to October 2023.

Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa, Bali – It's mid-afternoon and the main road in Canggu is at a standstill, jammed with motorcycles, cars and trucks.

It could be just about any day in the coastal Bali town, a trendy haven for surfers, influencers and other expatriates, or elsewhere in the island's most bustling tourist areas.

Jakarta – Indonesia will exclude coal-fired power plants operated by industrial estates from its investment plan for a G7-led funding programme to decarbonise its power sector, sources drafting the document told Reuters.

Jakarta (VNA) – Reserves of high-grade nickel ore in Indonesia may be exhausted in around six years, risking shortages of the material used to make stainless steel, according to the Indonesian Nickel Miners Association.

Jakarta – Two potential successors of Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo on Monday called on him to remain neutral in the run-up to the 2024 election amid public criticism he may be trying to retain power after leaving office.

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.