Antara, Jakarta – West Papua Regional Police Chief Inspector General Daniel TM Silitonga raised the alert status in Maybrat, Southwest Papua, which was detected to be terrorized by the armed criminal group or KKB.

BTV, Jakarta – Former sports minister Roy Suryo was found guilty of spreading hatred and sentenced to nine months in prison by the West Jakarta District Court on Wednesday evening.

Roy was tried after he retweeted a picture of a Buddhist statue edited to resemble the face of President Joko Widodo.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia and Malaysia have already been negotiating their borders for way too long, and it is time for the two neighbors to reach a conclusion, according to their senior diplomats.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir is currently on his first official visit to Indonesia since his appointment earlier this month.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency, or BNN, revealed on Thursday that it had uncovered 23 international drug networks this year, while also saying that criminals mostly rely on maritime means to smuggle the illicit substances into Indonesia.

Dicky Kurniawan, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Jakarta – The National Police recorded about 5,989 vehicles have been fined through electronic traffic tickets until the third day of the 2022 Lilin Jaya Operation.

All the vehicles that were fined are caught by both the ETLE (Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement) static and mobile cameras.

Annisa Firdausi, Jakarta – Andalas University management announced that it will take firm action against one of its lecturers embroiled in an alleged sexual misconduct scandal. In a press conference by the deputy rector Prof. Mansyurdin, he announced that the campus' sexual harassment prevention task force has entered the final phase of its investigation.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – Acting Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono on Tuesday said the city administration is attempting to further overcome urban flooding, one of which is by continuing the construction of the Giant Sea Wall across the city's Northern coastline.

Antara, Jakarta – The General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) has urged state civil apparatus to maintain their political neutrality in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, has no intention of backing down its commitment to arresting and prosecuting high-level graft suspects, its chairman said on Tuesday.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Jokowi "Jokowi" Widodo told new Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Muhammad Ali on Wednesday that the latter holds one of the country's most important jobs because he's responsible for the sovereignty and integrity of a vast majority of the national territory.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is known for his preference for domestic policy, with little appetite for foreign diplomacy, especially if it offers no concrete or immediate results. He has tended to entrust Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi with the country's day-to-day foreign policy operations.

Anggi Muliawati, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) found there were 26 cases of intolerance recorded by the media as occurring in Indonesia in 2022. Imparsial revealed that West Java (Jabar) is the region with the highest number of cases of violations of religion and belief (KBB).

Adhyasta Dirgantara, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) Chairperson Julius Ibrani says that law enforcement officials have a special team tasked with criminalising critical and opposition groups in Indonesia.

This was conveyed by Ibrani during an end of year notes discussion on the state of law enforcement in Indonesia in 2022.

Rui Graca Feijo – In the past few years, everyday life in Timor-Leste has been disrupted by the multiple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Conditions were imposed on the exercise of public liberties, the composition of government and the dynamics of political life were challenged, economic performance weakened and the wellbeing of the population suffered.

Latika Bourke – The United Nations refugee agency has praised Indonesia's decision to rescue hundreds of Rohingya refugees who were abandoned by neighbouring countries as an "act in support of humanity."

The Geneva-based UNHCR said Indonesia had helped save 472 people in the past six weeks, with 200 saved over the Christmas period alone.

Jayapura, Jubi – Armed only with martelu (hammers), betel (stone pries), and hacksaws, old time Papuans in the 1980s and 1990s dismantled bombs from World War II. The risk if you are late in dousing the water when sawing the bomb, is an explosion. Lives were lost, some were injured or had their legs blown off.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Law Enforcement and Human Rights Coalition revealed that of the nine residents who were victims of shootings by security forces in Kepi, the capital of Mappi Regency on December 14, 2022, six of them were students. The six victims are still undergoing treatment for their gunshot wounds.

Nirmala Maulana Achmad, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has highlighted cases of human rights violations that have followed the same pattern in 2022 as in previous years.

YLBHI Chairperson Muhammad Isnur said that the same model was used by the government when was attempting to steal community land.

Christ Belseran, Central Halmahera, North Maluku – Police have deployed personnel to Central Weda district in Central Halmahera, North Maluku, following a clash between youth groups that started on Christmas Day and left two people injured.

Jayapura, Jubi – Harry Woersok from the Vertenten MSC Papua Study Center said the food estate program run by the central government in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province, destroyed the lives of the Marind indigenous people. This was conveyed by Harry as a speaker in an online discussion held by Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakyat on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Coalition of Law Enforcement and Human Rights on Friday, December 23, 2022, announced the results of its investigation into the shooting of a number of civilians in Mappi Regency, South Papua Province, on December 14.

News Desk, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said he is optimistic that Indonesia's COVID-19 situation is under control and that it is unlikely to see a surge in infections, like what is currently transpiring in China.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Tanjung Balai Police in North Sumatra arrested on Monday a suspected human trafficker attempting to smuggle 28 Rohingya refugees to Malaysia.

Toong Tjiek Liauw, Surabaya – When it comes to sharing research, Indonesia is a world leader. Around the world, university scholars share their research thoughts and findings via scholarly journals.

Agencies, Banda Aceh, Aceh – Rohingya refugees received emergency medical treatment after a boat carrying nearly 200 people came ashore in Aceh on Monday, authorities said, in the fourth such landing in the country in recent months.

Jakarta – Hopes were high for a robust democracy in Indonesia when new political parties sprung up nearly 25 years ago. As we have witnessed since the 1999 elections, billed as the most democratic ever, only a few have survived, even thrived, while the forces born during the New Order have continued to dominate the political landscape.

Dini Dwi Kusumaningrum, Jakarta – The 2020 World Economic Forum stated that women's empowerment was the key to increasing national income. The 2018 McKinsey Global Institute Analysis also stated that Indonesia could earn a gross domestic product of US$135 billion per year in 2025, with the prerequisite that more women participated in economic activities.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has set an ambitious goal of attracting up to 7.4 million foreign tourists in 2023, almost double the number the country recorded this year.

Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia President Director, Irfan Setiaputra, suggested the government revoke the rules on the price ceiling (TBA) for airplane tickets, and rather let it be decided by the market.

Antara, Jakarta – The Acsenahumanis Response Foundation reported Cianjur Regent Herman Suherman to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding the alleged misuse of aid for earthquake victims. Herman reportedly utilized humanitarian aid for his personal and party interests.

Molly Sprayregen – Two Indonesian soldiers were kicked out of the army and have been sentenced to seven months in jail for having gay sex.

Gay sex is currently legal for civilians in most of the country, according to the South China Morning Post, however it is banned for members of the military.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The ban on selling out of package cigarettes (Loosie) is confirmed to be applied starting in 2023. President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will issue a government regulation regarding this matter.

Herman, Jakarta – Indonesia has set a goal to book $7.6 billion in the fishery and marine exports next year, the government announced on Monday.

The country's fishery and marine export from Jan. to Nov. 2022 amounted to $5.71 billion. The Fisheries Ministry expects the figures would total $6.2 billion by the year-end.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo says he expects both the Greater Jakarta light rail transit (LRT Jabodebek) train and the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail (HSR) to be operational by either June or July 2023.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan will win in West Java, Banten and Jakarta; Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo will win in Central and East Java; and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto will come second or third in all these five provinces on the island of Java.

Kohe Hasan and Denny Rahmansyah, Singapore/Jakarta – The Indonesian government is preparing to pass a new energy and renewable energy bill known officially as Rancangan Undang Undang tentang Energi Baru dan Terbarukan or RUU EBT. This is a regulatory framework for renewable energy projects and incentivises the transition to green energy.

Jakarta – As the World Health Organization hopes COVID-19 will no longer be a public-health emergency in 2023, vulnerable Indonesians have to face a tougher road to recovery compared to fellow citizens who are in the higher-income group.

Investor Daily, Jakarta – The global price of coal is projected to top $400 per ton until early next year amid geopolitical uncertainties triggered by the ongoing war in Ukraine, an analyst has said.

According to Newcastle coal futures, coal price was closed at $401 per ton on Friday for December shipment, more than 150 percent from last year's level.

Septia Ryanthie, Imaji Lasahido (Intern), Karanganyar – The arrival of the leading candidate for the NasDem party, Anies Baswedan, at a wedding reception for the first daughter of a lecturer at the Economics and Business faculty of Sebelas Maret University (UNS), Lukman Hakim Hasan in Solo, on Sunday, December 25, 2022, was welcomed with acts of rejection from protesters calling the

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was still tight-lipped when asked about the cabinet reshuffle after confirming its possibility last Friday. Tempo tried to ask for confirmation on this issue.

Kiki Siregar, Jakarta – Indonesian Maria Loretha used to study law at a university in East Java. But it is not her expertise in law which makes her a household name in East Flores regency in the province of East Nusa Tenggara.

It is her persistence in educating people about sorghum, a cereal plant, which earns the 54-year-old activist, the nickname 'Mama Sorghum'.

Banda Aceh, Indonesia – Dozens of hungry and weak Rohingya Muslims were found on a beach in Indonesia's northernmost province on Sunday after weeks at sea, officials said.

Fitra Ashari, Uyu Liman, Jakarta – The government is striving to ensure that hospitals in all districts and cities are able to treat stroke patients, including conducting non-surgical intervention, to treat disruption in blood supply to the brain.

BTV, Bogor – A Christian community in the Jakarta suburb of Bogor on Sunday could finally hold Christmas mass at their own church which took 15 years to build due to resistance from hardline Muslim groups in the town.

Antara, Jakarta – The Ministry of Law and Human Rights granted 2022 Christmas Special Remission to 14,057 Christian and Catholic inmates across Indonesia to appreciate their good behavior.

There are 19,728 Christian inmates across Indonesia, Public Relations and Protocol Coordinator at the Correctional Directorate General Rika Aprianti said in a statement on Saturday.

Anisa Hafifah, Jakarta – Jakarta Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) head Fazzli reported that six passengers were successfully rescued after a boat, KM Nurul Hidayah, sank in the waters of the Thousand Islands, Jakarta, on Friday morning, December 23, 2022. No fatalities were recorded in the incident.

A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil, Jakarta – Nearly half of Indonesia's wild fish stocks are overfished as the country struggles to meet its own fisheries targets, while some essential marine ecosystems are still left out of the expanding marine protected areas (MPAs), a recent study by World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia has found.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the government has decided to import 991,000 tons of white crystal sugar or consumption sugar. The decision was made after a closed meeting between relevant ministries and institutions.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo visited former vice president Try Sutrisno who is being treated at the Gatot Soebroto Army Central Hospital in Jakarta, Friday, December 23. Jokowi arrived at around 14:40 and was welcomed by the hospital's chief, Lt. Gen. TNI dr. Albertus Budi Sulistya.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi reminded airlines to keep tickets affordable, especially during the Christmas and New Year Holiday season. His message came through a circular delivered via the Air Transportation Directorate General.