Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has again joined President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on a work trip, visiting South Kalimantan only days after the two made a joint appearance at a rice harvesting event in Central Java.
Prabowo was seen joining Jokowi during a mass prayer event in Tabalong, South Kalimantan, before taking a trip to visit a local market in the regency.
Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – The National Police's counterterrorism squad Detachment 88 has arrested five suspected militants during recent raids in the Central Sulawesi towns of Palu and Sigi, a spokesman said on Friday.
The five suspects are believed to be sympathizers of the shadowy regional terror network Jemaah Islamiyah.
Jayapura, Jubi – The Jayapura District Court on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, continued the trial of treason against Viktor Yeimo, the international spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB).
Jakarta – United Indonesia Party (Perindo) Chairman Hary Tanoesoedibjo has filed a defamation case against the owner of a YouTube channel, police confirmed on Thursday.
The police complaint was directed against "Agenda Politik" YouTube channel, but National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ramadhan didn't go into details.
Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The Setara Institute believes that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is merely showing a sympathetic mask for the victims and their families of severe human rights violations. They are calling for the President to thoroughly investigate these past crimes.
Mirza Bagaskara, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission or KPK seized Rp50.7 billion in the graft case of inactive Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.
Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) says there were a number of irregularities in the acquittal of two defendants in last year's fatal Kanjuruhan soccer stadium stampede.
Likewise also with the light sentence handed down against a third defendant in the tragedy that killed 135 soccer fans.
Jakarta – On October 22, 2004, AM Hendropriyono resigned from his position as National Intelligence Agency (BIN) chief. He only held the position for three years after being inaugurated on August 10, 2001.
Fitria Chusna Farisa, Jakarta – Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) Public Relations Centre Chairperson M Natsir Kongah has revealed that there are indications that there is some 45 trillion rupiah (around US$3 billion) in funds that are the proceeds of money laundering crimes (TPPU).
Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Defense Minister (Menhan) Prabowo Subianto claims that on the issue of leading the nation he has to learn from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
He conveyed this when giving greetings at the Rabithah Melayu-Banjar joint prayer event in Tabalong regency, South Kalimantan, on Friday March 17.
Ade Ridwan Yandweputra, Jakarta – The light sentences handed out by the Surabaya District Court toward defendants of the Kanjuruhan football mass stampede disaster has sparked criticism from human rights groups.
Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – Two people have been found dead and four others are still missing after a landslide hit several houses in Empang subdistrict in Bogor city, West Java, on Tuesday night.
The landslide also affected the Bogor-Sukabumi train track, leaving a section of the track hanging in mid-air.
Jayapura, Jubi – Violence against the press in Papua continues to occur in early 2023. The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Jayapura on Monday, March 13, 2023, received reports of threats to kill journalists and burn the Teropong News media office located on S. Kamundan Street Kilometer 12, Sorong City, Southwest Papua.
Wamena, Jubi – Jayawijaya AIDS Commission (KPA Jayawijaya) Margaretha Wetipo in a press conference on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, said the number of HIV/AIDS patients in Jayawijaya Regency reached 8,386.
Cheryl Tan, Singapore – The Republic could potentially tap renewable energy such as solar power and green hydrogen from Indonesia, now that both countries have signed an agreement to facilitate renewable energy cooperation.
Valdya Baraputri and Kelly Ng, Indonesia and Singapore – An Indonesian court has acquitted two policemen charged over the Kanjuruhan stadium crush last year, angering relatives of victims in the tragedy.
The solidarity network, Free West Papua Aotearoa, is calling for New Zealand to raise concerns with Indonesia over a shooting incident in Papua which left 10 people dead and two dozen injured.
Reuters reported that Indonesian security forces responded to a riot – where they opened fire on a crowd – late last month.
It is again the right opportunity for Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to revisit and strengthen her ministry's internal control after the disclosures by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and the Financial Transaction Report and Analysis Center (PPATK) of the hundreds of her ministry's officials suspected of money laundering, tax evasion and hiding much bigger assets
Singapore – Indonesia plans to build first-class hospitals and universities in its new capital city that is being developed in Borneo, and President Joko Widodo hopes Singapore investors will partner his country on this front.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Singapore has expressed its interest to help pave the way for Indonesia's dream of building a new green and smart capital in East Kalimantan during a leaders' retreat on Thursday.
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan recently said that Indonesia would become the third-largest producer of lithium batteries by 2028, as the Southeast Asian country worked to expand its downstream industry.
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on March 15 ordered Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin to coordinate with Komnas HAM (National Commission on Human Rights) in handling possible severe human rights violations.
Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Presidential Staff Office or KSP is giving a two-day training to 42 experts and special presidential staff, to become spokespeople for units who assist President Joko Widodo or Jokowi. The KSP calls it an effort to effectively communicate the government's work to the public.
Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) is continuing repair work on a section of a train track that was left hanging in mid-air after a landslide in Empang subdistrict, Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday.
Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) has said it is ready to launch a strike against the West Papuan rebel group holding a New Zealand national hostage but will wait for the command from the government, as negotiations are ongoing.
Antara, Jakarta – Investment Minister and Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) head Bahlil Lahadalia has stated that his party has completed 80 percent of unfinished investment projects worth Rp708 trillion (around US$45.7 billion) since his taking over as BKPM head in 2019.
Antara, Jakarta – Animal rights activist and founder of Animal Defenders Indonesia, Doni Herdaru, on Wednesday, said the community will conduct intense talks with Jakarta officials in the formulation of the regional regulation draft (Raperda) banning dog meat consumption.
Amy Heppy, Jakarta – Floods hit Jakarta today, March 15. Affected areas expanded to 18 neighborhood units (RT) and one road as of 9 a.m. from seven RT and two roads, according to the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD).
"At present, one road and 18 RT are flooded," said Jakarta BPBD Isnawa Adji in a written statement, Wednesday, March 15.
Jayapura, Jubi – As of Monday, March 13, 2023, the Yahukimo Police has detained one person suspected of being involved in the shooting of a Trigana Air plane type B 373-500 when landing and taking off at Nop Goliat Dekai Airport on Saturday, March 11.
Jayapura, Jubi – As of Tuesday, March 14, 2023, the Yahukimo Police has yet to name EG (23) suspect in the shooting of a Trigana Air plane despite him having been detained for four days, or since the day the shooting occurred.
Jayapura, Jubi – Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia Usman Hamid said the armed conflict in Papua between the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) and Indonesian security forces has gotten more alarming and increasingly difficult to control.
The West Jakarta Police says it has arrested an influencer known for his humorous content, who allegedly defrauded a complainant to the tune of IDR1.3 billion (US$84,646).
Guardian staff and agencies – Early every morning in a city in Indonesia's far east, sleepy teenagers can be seen trudging through the streets on their way to school.
The students are taking part in a controversial experiment to get the day off to a much earlier start.
The death toll from a landslide on a remote Indonesian island rose to 50 with four people still missing on the last day of the search, an official said Wednesday.
The landslide struck the island of Serasan on March 6, killing scores of residents in a village and burying houses under mud and debris.
Bali, Indonesia – Russians have poured into Bali in droves since the invasion of Ukraine.
In Indonesia's most popular destination, the arrivals are finding refuge from the economic fallout of the war and the threat of conscription.
They are also meeting a backlash from locals angry about what they see as the growing problem of outsiders taking their jobs.
Yerica Lai, Jakarta – The leadership of the House of Representatives has vowed to kickstart its deliberation on the long-awaited domestic worker protection bill in the current sitting session as lawmakers returned from recess on Tuesday.
Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Another year, and it's another blaze for PT Pertamina: on Feb. 3, a fire broke out at the state-owned energy holding company's Plumpang depot in North Jakarta, killing 20 people living in a residential area in the depot's vicinity.
Haris Eko Faruddin, Jakarta – The logistics industry is a driving force for the national economy. Logistics transportation is one of the supports for the rise of the economy, which is currently in a slump due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investor Daily, Jakarta – Illegal clothing imports reached 300,000 tons worth $2.1 billion every year, including about 30 percent of used clothing valued at around $631 million, according to an industry association.
BTV, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo on Wednesday ordered stern measures against the import of used clothing that according to him did serious damage to the already struggling domestic textile industry.
"I have given the order for the crackdown and within the last two days many have been discovered," the president told reporters in Jakarta.
Stefanno Sulaiman, Sukaraja – As plans by Indonesia's president to build a new $32 billion capital city on Borneo island slowly start to take shape, the once sleepy settlement of Sukaraja is being rapidly transformed.
Yamin Kogoya – The West Papua National Liberation Army, armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (OPM), known by the acronym TPNPB, released a video on February 15, showing hostage, Captain Philip Mehrtens – a New Zealander and Susi Air pilot – saying in a calm, but trembling voice: "I have been instructed to read this statement.
Harlyne Joku, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea, after a decade's delay, has ratified an agreement governing its 760-kilometer (472-mile) border with powerful neighbor Indonesia, its foreign minister said, possibly opening the way to relieving a longstanding pressure point in relations.
Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The younger brother of Communication and IT Minister Johnny Gerald Plate has returned Rp 534 million ($35,000) in cash he allegedly took from a government agency at the center of the ongoing corruption investigation into a telecommunication project, a senior prosecutor said on Wednesday.
BTV, Cirebon – A vocational school teacher in the West Java town of Cirebon was fired on Tuesday reportedly after he threw a question to Governor Ridwan Kamil about the latter's outfit during a recent video conference with students.
Ridwan posted the footage of the conference on Instagram showing him addressing students of a state junior high school in Tasikmalaya.
Hilaire Bule – A five-man delegation from West Papua arrived are in Port Vila as part of a visit to lobby for West Papua to become full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).
Jakarta – A number of labour and farmer organisations are threatening to hold a mass strike if Government Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) Number 2/2022 replacing the Omnibus Law on Job Creation (Ciptaker) is ratified into law.
Manokwari, Jubi – Residents of Kwoor District in Tambrauw Regency, West Papua Province have blocked illegal gold mining sites in three villages in Kwoor.
Previously, residents had submitted two reports to the Sausopur Police but there was no response from the Police. Therefore, the people decided to block the site themselves.
Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – A senior Indonesian official says the country's sea lanes should not be used by Australian nuclear-propelled submarines because "AUKUS was created for fighting".
James Guild – Indonesia's planned new capital city Nusantara has been in the news lately after a flurry of reports that the government is still struggling to attract investors, and as a result is offering very generous financial incentives to increase interest.