Could there be a time when no one in Bali is named Nyoman or Ketut?

That is one concern Governor Wayan Koster seems to be taking seriously, as he has expressed his intention to launch a family planning program that would encourage parents to have four children instead of the national standard of two.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Syena Ahoro Papua (SAPA) Foundation held a focus group discussion at the Papua Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) Hall in Jayapura City on Monday, February 20, 2023. The discussion was held to map the needs and development of human resources in Papua.

Manokwari, Jubi – The Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia, Rut Kruger Giverin, was welcomed by Indonesian Military (TNI) and police leaders, as well as West Papua Regional Leaders Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) at Rendani Airport, during a visit to Manokwari on Monday, February 20, 2023. The Norwegian Ambassador made a two-day visit to the capital of West Papua Province.

Bali's tourism players have raised concerns that a viral video may keep travelers away from the island due to fear of prosecution over who they get up to within the bedroom.

Jayapura, Jubi – In addition to Paro District, there were four other districts that were affected following the burning of Susi Air aircraft and the hostage-taking of Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, 37, a New Zealand national, on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Residents of Yuguru, Geselama, Yenggelo and Mapenduma districts fled their hometown.

For the crime of flaunting her naked body on Instagram for money, a woman in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu may face up to six years in prison due to Indonesia's strict anti-pornography laws.

Meri Radinibaravi – A West Papua delegation led by United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) president Benny Wenda, West Papua Interim Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Morris Kaloran and ULMWP secretary Rex Reinakiek is in the country to meet with the Fiji Government and lobby for their support for West Papua's full membership in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).

The Pacific Conference of Churches has concluded a series of meetings with Benny Wenda and other representatives of the united liberation movement of West Papua during his visit to Fiji.

Jakarta – Jokowi Mania (JoMan), a group of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo supporters, has recently thrown their support behind Jokowi's erstwhile rival-turned-ally Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto for the 2024 presidential election after previously endorsing Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo as the country's next leader.

Jakarta – A police helicopter carrying five passengers and three crew members crashed in the jungles of Jambi on Sunday, an accident that the National Police blamed on bad weather.

Currently, the police are conducting a massive operation to rescue passengers and crew, who include Jambi Police chief Insp. Gen. Rusdi Hartono.

Jakarta – The Islamic political party Gelora declared over the weekend that it would nominate chairman Anis Matta and senior politician Fahri Hamzah as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 election.

Luke Gosling, Canberra – Australia enjoys a warm and strong relationship with Indonesia, but even its supporters often lament that it is dominated by officials and driven by the bureaucracies of both countries. In other words, that it's too top-down.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – When President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo exits the political stage in October 2024, Indonesia will likely be a more corrupt nation than when he moved into the presidential palace a decade earlier, unless he can turn things around. This is hardly a legacy that Jokowi wants to be remembered by.

BTV, Jakarta – A huge explosion allegedly caused by illegal firework production activities in a house killed at least four people and damaged dozens of houses in the East Java regency of Blitar just before midnight on Sunday.

Muhammad Aulia, Jayapura – Graft suspect Ricky Ham Pagawak, the regent of Central Mamberamo in Papua, was arrested on Sunday, seven months since he was put on the fugitive list.

Investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, arrested Ricky during a raid in the Abepura area in the provincial capital of Jayapura, KPK spokesman Ali Fikri said.

Investor.id, Jakarta – Garibaldi "Boy" Thohir, the CEO of major coal exporter Adaro Energy, has resigned from a commissioner post at mining company Merdeka Copper Gold, the company announced on Monday.

The brother of State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir didn't explain the reason for his decision.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian Churches Association ("PGI") condemned the alleged attempt to forcefully stop religious worship at Gereja Kristen Kemah Daud in Rajabasa Jaya sub-district, Rajabasa district, Bandar Lampung.

Antara, Jakarta – Head of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) Rahmat Bagja has insisted that it is impossible for the 2024 general elections to be postponed.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – The Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States and delegations arrived in Bali and were scheduled to carry out a number of activities, such as photoshoots at a number of tourist attractions on the Island of the Gods.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo attended the inauguration of the Central Executive Board of the Young Indonesian Entrepreneurs Association (BPP HIPMI) on Monday, February 20, 2023.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Ahmad Munasir Rafie Pratama, a missing lecturer who teaches at the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), has been detected in Boston, the university announced over the weekend.

Seoul, South Korea – Defence cooperation between South Korea and Indonesia will expand, diplomats from the two countries said on Friday, after a dispute over funding for a joint fighter jet project was resolved last year.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The B35 policy – which increases the palm-oil based biodiesel blend from 30 percent to 35 percent – could increase domestic demand for palm oil by 2 million tons, an industry executive has said.

Jayapura, Jubi – Hundreds of trucks from Jayapura to Wamena, Jayawijaya and Yalimo have been stuck in Welarek Village, Welarek District, Yalimo Regency over the past few months. Around 500 drivers cannot continue their journey to Wamena due to badly damaged road access.

They have been stuck around Welarek Village since November 2022.

Manokwari, Jubi – Three suspects of treason, Hellezvred Bezaliel Soleman Waropen, Andreas Sanggenafa, and Kostan Karlos Bonai have been handed over by Manokwari Police investigators to the Public Prosecutor of the Manokwari District Attorney's Office on Thursday, February 16, 2023.

Hendro Situmorang, Jakarta – Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali has said that he will consider resigning if he becomes deputy chairman of the Indonesian Football Association or PSSI, but on Friday he insisted that he left that matter to the president after he did get the position.

Alvinsyah, Depok, West Java – Jakarta's insufferable congestion problems are legendary. The city is ranked 10th worst in the world by the traffic Index and drivers lost an average of 123 hours a year to sitting in jams, according to Tomtom.

Yerica Lai, Jakarta – A Hanura Party executive has expressed his sorrow at the news that the party founder Wiranto will join the National Mandate Party (PAN) after a years-long rift between the party's patron and the current leadership.

Jakarta – Police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of football fans who tried to attend a closed-doors match in Semarang, Central Java, on Friday, officials said, four months after the country suffered one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes.

Tumpat – The Home Ministry (KDN) is currently engaged in finalising the new border crossing between Malaysia and Indonesia following the development of Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara, in Kalimantan.

Len Garae – Prime Minister (PM) Ishmael Kalsakau has assured the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) Interim President, Mr. Benny Wenda, that as Executive Head of Government, he will follow the exact path that his predecessors had followed concerning the historical demand by ULMWP to be added on the forthcoming MSG Summit Agenda for full membership into the MSG.

Hilaire Bule – Former Vanuatu Prime Minister, Barak Sope and Interim President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) Provisional government, Benny Wenda, have welcomed the comment of Vanuatu's Prime Minister, Ishmael Kalsakau, regarding the purported recruitment of Indonesian consultants into the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Secretariat in Port Vila.

Ina Parlina, Jakarta – Labor unions and worker rights activists plan to stage another nationwide protest and strikes to oppose the controversial government regulation in lieu of law (Perppu) on job creation that is set to be passed into law in a House of Representatives plenary session in March.

Herman, Jakarta – Japanese automaker Mitsubishi plans to produce electric microvan Minicab-MiEV in Indonesia starting next year to tap growing domestic demand in the company's ambition to pioneer electric commercial vehicle markets in the country, an executive said on Friday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Poland is currently in talks with the Indonesian government to expand its list of agrifood export to include beef and apples, according to a Polish diplomat.

Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has rightly reminded Australia to be clear and open with Indonesia about its activities as part of the AUKUS trilateral security pact, which involves the United States and United Kingdom. But Indonesia, too, must be more mature in dealing with Australia, as oversensitivity has harmed the neighbors' friendship in the past.

Sugiarto, Banda Aceh – Congestion charging is coming to Jakarta, despite public opposition. Evidence from around the world shows it is the best policy to get traffic flowing in Indonesia's congested capital.

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – The Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced on Thursday that it would not lodge an appeal against the lenient verdict of Second Agent Richard Eliezer, who participated but also helped expose the murder plot of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat in Jakarta last year.

Kanishka Singh and Rami Ayyub, Washington – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed Washington's concern about certain provisions in Indonesia's new criminal code in a call Thursday with the country's foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, the State Department said.

Jayapura, Jubi – Four soldiers of the Raider 20/Ima Jaya Keramo Infantry Brigade, who were defendants in the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency, were sentenced differently by the Military Court III-19 Jayapura.

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Campus Coalition for Papuan Democracy Marudut Hasugian said his team had conducted field research on politics of natural resource management and the livelihoods of indigenous peoples, especially Papuan women in changing situations.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – A fourth attempt at revising Law Number 24/2003 on the Constitutional Court (MK) is seen as showing the desire on the part of those in power and legislators who want to strengthen their grip on the institution, so that their interests are not disturbed.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – The Center for Law and Policy Studies (PSHK) insisted that the Job Creation Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perpu) issued by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has violated the formal requirements mandated by the 1945 Constitution (UUD).

Septia Ryanthie, Solo – Solo Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) stated that the number of people affected by the flooding that hit the region on Thursday, February 16, 2023, had reached 21,846 people as of 09:17 western Indonesian Time on Friday, February 17, 2023.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo stated that he has no problem with his two subordinates, SOE Minister Erick Thohir and Youth and Sports Minister Zainuddin Amali, who have two concurrent positions as ministers and administrators of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI). Jokowi stated that he allowed his ministers to hold multiple positions.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk. (PGE) is preparing to hold an initial public offering (IPO). But the plan was met with rejection from the United Pertamina Workers Union Federation (FSPPB), the parent organization of 25 trade unions within Pertamina's ecosystem.

Jakarta – The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the beverage giant, has helped Badung, Bali, to have 425 infiltration wells in 4 villages that can help store rainwater, according to a press release.

BTV, Semarang – Central Java prosecutors have recommended the death sentence for a man tried for allegedly murdering and dismembering his girlfriend in Semarang Regency, saying on Friday that psychological examinations indicated the defendant was fully aware of his crime.

Kornelius Purba, Jakarta – All the nine political parties sitting at the House of Representatives were so intimidated by thousands of village chiefs who threatened to boycott them in the 2024 elections that they recently agreed unanimously to grant their demand for term extensions.

Agencies – A military commander in Papua on Thursday said a "law enforcement operation" was being prepared to free a New Zealand pilot held hostage by separatists, but only as a last resort if negotiations failed.