Juhra Nasir, Tambrauw – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) has spoke out about the declaration and inauguration of its management board in Tambrauw district, Southwest Papua province, which was broken up by police on Friday for alleged treason.

The group has also denied accusations that they planned to spread separatist ideas.

Rio Abadi & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, or PDIP, and the Democratic Party have been warming up for a high-level meeting despite major differences between the two parties widely considered as the opposing camps in the country's political spectrum.

Eva Fitriani, Jakarta – Overlapping regulations are adding pressure on the national furniture export already suffering from declining orders from a number of major markets.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's trade logistics performance is still lagging behind other ASEAN member states, and the government is blaming the country's geographical traits for its underwhelming performance.

Thomas Bywater – Access to Bali's 22 mountains is to be forbidden indefinitely following a government crackdown.

The majestic volcanoes are to be put off limits to tourists and locals in a bid to preserve the sanctity of the sacred peaks.

Travellers to the Isle of Gods with dreams of visiting Mount Batur or Mount Agung could be permanently grounded.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Reuters, Jakarta – The Carstenz Peace Operation Task Force revealed that the Papuan armed group or KKB, Free Papua Organization (OPM), obtained money to purchase weapons through the government's village funds.

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Indonesian government mulls hiring foreign workers in order to speed up the construction of the new national capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan, Chief Investment Minister Luhut BInsar Pandjaitan has said.

Vinnilya Huanggrio, Jakarta – Presidential candidate Ganjar Pranowo claimed on Saturday that a lavish lifestyle is not his thing, saying he grew up in a family who lived paycheck to paycheck every month.

Jakarta – An Indigenous community in Indonesia has requested an internet blackout in their area to minimize the "negative impact" of the online world, officials said Friday.

Juhra Nasir, Tambrauw – Police have arrested 19 West Papua National Committee (KNPB) activists in Tambrauw regency, Southwest Papua province on Friday after they announced or proclaimed Papuan independence.

Syafiq Hasyim – It is too early to tell if third-time presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto's seeming moderate shift in campaign strategy and tone will bear fruit in 2024. But no harm in trying.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – The Lampung Police on Monday rescued 24 victims of human trafficking from a house in Bandar Lampung belonging to an officer at the National Police headquarters.

Lampung Police chief Insp. Gen. Helmy Santika said authorities were currently looking into whether the officer was involved in the crime.

Nur Janti, Jakarta – Luhut Pandjaitan, a powerful senior minister in the Cabinet, took the witness stand at the East Jakarta District Court on Thursday as the plaintiff in a defamation case against two activists, defending his name from allegations of involvement with a mining business in restive Papua province.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to boost investment ties, as the former attempts to make its downstream industries – which aims to reduce exports of unprocessed minerals – more attractive in the eyes of foreign investors.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia reported the country's foreign exchange (forex) reserves dropped to $139.3 billion in May from April's $144.2 billion.

Bank Indonesia spokesman Erwin Haryono attributed the decline to the government's foreign debt payment.

Desty Luthfiani, Jakarta – Judicial Commission spokesperson Miko Ginting responded to the incident of Chief Judge Cokorda Gede Arthana making sexist comments during the trial of the alleged defamation case against Haris Azhar and Fatia Maulidiyanti on Thursday, June 8.

Tempo.Co, Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Residents of Indonesia's capital Jakarta are still faced with the threat of a clean water crisis. This, particularly, affects the vulnerable demographic such as children.

Jakarta – Anak Krakatau volcano erupted on Friday, belching a column of ash more than three kilometres into the sky, officials said.

The volcanic island emerged from the sea at the beginning of the last century from the crater formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatau – one of the deadliest and most destructive in history.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo's recent admission that he will meddle in the upcoming presidential election next year has drawn brickbats, with observers saying it raises political issues for the head of state to do so.

Erin Cook – Polls won't open in Indonesia's mammoth presidential election until February next year, but the battlelines are firmly drawn. Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan will face off with the popular Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) candidate Ganjar Pranowo.

Damien Kingsbury – New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to negotiate his release, and an unsuccessful Indonesian military rescue attempt, suggest a confused picture behind the scenes.

Tegar Nurfitra Putra Rofian, Jayapura – Papua Regional Police plans to tighten monitoring of illegal paths at several locations in the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea (PNG) border region to support National Police Chief's efforts to tackle and handle human trafficking (TPPO) cases.

Jayapura, Jubi – The trial of three students accused of treason continued at the Jayapura District Court on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

Kuala Lumpur – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for better collaboration with neighbouring Malaysia to fight what he called "discrimination" against their countries' palm oil products, as a new European Union law threatens to dent exports of the commodity.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Antara, Jakarta – The Papua Police Chief Sr. Commissioner Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo on Wednesday, June 7, said a joint military and police team together with the local administration were currently mediating a conflict between two local Papua tribes; Mee and Dani. The clash on Monday, June 5, turned deadly and claimed two lives.

Hazlin Hassan, Kuala Lumpur – Hundreds of Indonesian workers gave a rousing welcome to Indonesian President Joko Widodo on his walkabout in Malaysia's capital on Thursday, which was part of his working visit to strengthen bilateral ties with Putrajaya.

Jayapura, Jubi – On Monday, June 5, 2023, members of the Papuan People's Front Against Racism (RPMR) organized a protest in the courtyard of Mimika Dormitory in Perumnas I Waena, Jayapura City. Various organizations, student groups, and Papuan people in Jayapura City participated in the protest.

David Fogarty, Singapore – Indonesia's President Joko Widodo made a strong pitch for investment in the nation's upcoming new capital Nusantara on Wednesday, days after Singapore investors visited the site in the first roadshow for the city.

Nusantara is being built on forested land in the eastern part of Borneo Island, about 1,200km from Jakarta.

Kate Lamb and Ananda Teresia, Jakarta, Indonesia – Separatists in the Indonesian region of Papua where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February have been siphoning off government aid money to buy black market guns for a deadly guerrilla war, officials say.

Wamena, Jubi – Nduga Regent Edison Gwijangge has announced a new policy to ensure the security of the Nduga Regency. Instead of being treated as a military operation zone, Nduga's status will be changed to a civil technical area. This means that the Nduga and the Mountainous Papua Province Administrations will be responsible for handling security issues in the area.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) on Thursday revealed that it had discovered a multitude of transactions linked to human trafficking throughout 2023, reaching a staggering total of Rp442 billion. The National Police have been notified about this report.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Thursday claimed Indonesia and Malaysia have reached a deal in establishing maritime boundaries after 18 years of deadlock. The bilateral agreement is achieved under Anwar Ibrahim's leadership as Prime Minister.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – Ganjar Pranowo is not only the presidential nominee of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), but he is also President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's personal pick for a successor, a party executive said on Thursday.

The Yomiuri Shimbun, Tokyo – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto held two separate meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Ambassadors to Indonesia, following a controversial speech he delivered over the weekend at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

Peter Yeung, East Bintuni Regency, Indonesia – Striding barefoot through the emerald green jungle with a long wooden bow slung over his shoulder, Josep Ogoney points up at the tropical vegetation surrounding him and his remote riverside village.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a deal for a US$44.2 million loan for PT ALBA Tridi Plastics Recycling Indonesia, the Indonesian subsidiary of ALBA Group Asia, to establish a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling facility in Central Java.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – After outlining an unapproved plan for peace in Ukraine at one of Asia's foremost defense summits, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has come under fire from the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) for appearing to undermine the country's official foreign policy position, as the minister meets with envoys from Russia and Ukraine.

Jakarta – Human rights activist Haris Azhar says that that he was not looking to create a problem with Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan over the issue of gold mining in Intan Jaya regency, Papua.

Sadaf Hasan, Indonesia – Papua Officials claim that separatists in Papua, an Indonesian province where a New Zealand pilot was taken hostage in February, have been using government aid money to buy weapons on the illicit market for a deadly guerrilla conflict.

Jakarta – A defendant in a case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan who said in his testimony that he wanted to audit all of the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has admitted that he does not remember who called him a villain in a video titled "There is Lord Luhut behind the Economic Relations-Military Operations in Intan Jaya!! There are also State Intelligence Agency Generals!!".

The Indonesian government has decided to ease rules for building houses of worship, including churches, by initiating changes to a 17-year-old decree, considered a major barrier to such plans.

Septia Ryanthie, Sukoharjo – Demand for domestic soybean seeds remains high to this day but has not been matched by sufficient soybean seed production, which was an issue that arose during a state official visit of the Central Java Agriculture and Forestry Agency to a local soybean seed processing plant in Sukoharjo, Central Java, on June 6.

Timika, Jubi – On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, the Timika City District Court conducted a hearing to read the verdicts of four civilians accused of murdering and mutilating four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency. Each of the defendants received different prison terms.

James Callery – An unmarried couple have been publicly whipped 21 times each for breaking Sharia law in Indonesia's Aceh district after they were caught making out in a parked car.

The couple were found in the Ule Lee Harbor area of Banda Aceh City, on the island of Sumatra, according to Sindo News.

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – When two police officers involved in the Kanjuruhan Stadium crush walked free from a Surabaya courtroom two months ago, Indonesians were outraged.

Yvette Tanamal, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto's Ukraine peace plan suggestion at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the weekend hung over a meeting with Australia's visiting Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles, who reiterated Canberra's full support of Ukraine while noting that any peace solutions should be based on Kyiv's terms.

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – When reading Government Regulation No. 26/2023 on the resumption of sea sand excavation (for Singapore) and listening the defense of two ministers regarding the policy, I burst into laughter because the formulation of the ruling is reminiscent of the New Order practice of using subterfuge to hide business interests of Soeharto's children and cronies.

David Fogarty and Cheryl Tan, Singapore – Indonesia could reach net-zero emissions by 2055, five years ahead of the government's target of 2060, if it receives financial and technology support, Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said on Tuesday.

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia, the world's two largest palm oil producers, are in negotiations with their European Union (EU) counterparts, hoping the bloc will refrain from implementing stringent measures that may hammer the palm oil industry in its upcoming deforestation law.