Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – The Bogor, West Java, municipal administration tore down three buildings on Tuesday, following a landslide in Kebon Kelapa subdistrict, which killed four people earlier this month.

The municipality will relocate 60 families affected by the demolition to a temporary location for the next few months.

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – A research team from the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) has developed three varieties of winged-bean – locally known as kecipir – as potential legume alternatives to soybeans.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Long dumped and shunned by investors, publicly listed coal miner PT Bumi Resources Tbk (BUMI), one of the largest mining companies associated with politically connected the Bakrie Group, is once again becoming a target of investors in the stock market following the entrance of the country's premier conglomerate the Salim Group.

Jakarta – Amateur Ukrainian artists Varvara Hamianin and Vitalii Korzenenko raise awareness about the plight of their country's women and children after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The Investment Ministry is mulling over plans to restrict shipments of tin ingots in an effort to attract investment in processing it at home, but experts question whether an export ban could actually have a positive impact on the downstreaming of metal products.

Jayapura, Jubi – One of the eight activists who raised the Morning Star flag at Cenderawasih Sport Center on December 1, 2021, Zode Hilapok, died after being treated at the Yowari Regional General Hospital, Jayapura Regency, on Saturday morning, October 22, 2022.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore/Jakarta – Police officers and football and security officials have been taken into custody in Indonesia on charges of negligence as the death toll from one of the world's worst sporting disasters rose to 135.

Jayapura, Jubi – The spokesperson for the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), Ones Suhuniap, questioned why the police searched the house of KNPB activist Stevanus Itlay in Sentani, the capital of Jayapura Regency, on Sunday, October 23, 2022. Suhuniap considered the police's reason for searching Steven Itlay's house for a stolen motorcycle to be far-fetched.

Beritasatu, Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara – At least 14 people were killed after fire broke out and burned a ferry in the Timor Sea, East Nusa Tenggara, officials said on Tuesday.

During the Monday's incident, the Cantika Express ferry was sailing from the provincial capital Kupang to Alor Island carrying more than 250 passengers and crew members.

Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua's most important liberation leaders, and other United Liberation Movement for West Papua ministers, the movement reports.

The Movement's leader Benny Wenda said Indonesia is again suppressing freedom of expression and assembly in West Papua, in an attempt to crush the spirit and commitment to the struggle.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) says that the cases of acute kidney failure in children are because of weak supervision by the government over the distribution of medicines.

Two journalists have been summoned by the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL) after publishing two articles on a minister's request to dismiss Gastao Pereira, the Director of Internal Intelligence at the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

Luke Pachymuthu, Singapore – Indonesia will continue supplying natural gas to Singapore from South Sumatra when an existing sales agreement expires in 2023, the country's energy minister told The Straits Times on Tuesday.

Devi Nindy Sari R, Resinta S, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reminded the Bali provincial government to watch out for wet hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods and landslides, due to the reduced water buffer area.

Jakarta – Indonesian authorities detained on Tuesday a woman carrying a gun outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, though the country's leader was not there at the time and there were no injuries, officials said.

The incident had happened at about 7 a.m. local time (0000 GMT), said a presidential official, Ali Mochtar Ngabalin.

Jakarta – It is safe to say the government has made better decisions that have kept the country's economy afloat amid a war and global inflation this year. Despite a poor record of external shock-handling in previous financial crises, Indonesia has remained among the few countries with strong economic resilience.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The government has attributed the recent spike in acute kidney injury (AKI) cases to toxic levels of chemical compounds in medicinal syrups, as it considers a potential criminal investigation against drug manufacturers whose products have been linked to 141 child deaths this year.

Dinda Naraya Begjani (Intern), Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) chairperson Muhammad Isnur in a press statement on Tuesday criticized the government over what the organization believes to be a sluggish response in mitigating the acute kidney injury cases suffered by hundreds of children in the country.

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency (BPOM) has cracked down on the circulation of syrup medicines that is concluded to be the cause behind the acute kidney injury cases that had killed over 133 to date.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – The Jakarta Police ruled out terror allegations after a woman was arrested for pointing a gun at a security officer guarding the State Palace or the office of President Joko Widodo in Central Jakarta on Tuesday morning.

The woman has been identified as Siti Erlina, 24, a housewife living in Koja, North Jakarta.

Jakarta – Public trust in Indonesia's government fell to the lowest level since 2019, in part due to growing anger over rising living costs and several instances of blunders by the police, including their role in a deadly stampede at a football stadium.

Karanggeneng, Indonesia – Susanto looked at his catch after four hours of fishing – only four mullet – and shook his head in dismay.

Usually on an August afternoon he would be on a fishing boat off the Indonesian coast, catching mullet, skipjack tuna and other fish to support his family.

Sentani, Jubi – Chairman of the sixth Indigenous Peoples of the Archipelago Congress (KMAN VI) Estobio Rero Renggi said the congress' opening ceremony to be held in Tanah Tabi, Jayapura Regency on Monday, October 24, 2022, would be attended by 2,500 indigenous peoples from across the archipelago.

Jayapura, Jubi – General Manager of Papua and West Papua Unit of State-owned electricity company PLN Budiono revealed there were still at least 199 villages in Papua and West Papua untouched by electricity to date. These villages are to be directed to use new and renewable energy utilizing rivers and solar power.

Haryanto and Rizkika Lhena Darwin – In recent years, voters in the world's third-largest democracy, Indonesia, have preferred to support candidates with solid religious personas and a lifestyle and appearances adhering to Islamic values. This preference is in line with the increasing trend towards Islamic piety in the Muslim majority country.

Bogor – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo held a bilateral meeting with visiting Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh at the Bogor presidential palace on Monday.

Jakarta – The Health Ministry called members of the public to immediately take the booster shot following the discovery of the new XBB strain of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Political parties have been racing to announce who they will be backing in the 2024 presidential election. Most recently, the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) declared its support for Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo in the election, saying he is the most suitable to carry on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's legacy.

Jakarta – Despite the warming political tensions on both the elite and grassroots levels following the declaration of former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan as presidential candidate of the NasDem Party, the move is worthy of an acknowledgment as the fruit of political reforms more than 20 years ago.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Poland is setting its sights on Indonesia's railway sector, according to its diplomat and business representatives.

"Currently, Polish railway companies are looking at Indonesia's ambitious railway development strategy," Polish Ambassador to Indonesia Beata Stoczynska recently said at the 2022 Railwaytech Indonesia exhibition in Jakarta.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Institute for the Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) executive director Tauhid Ahmad asserted that various incentives offered by the government are not enough to attract companies to invest in the new capital city project of IKN Nusantara, especially foreign companies.

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The NasDem Party reportedly would create a coalition with the Democrat Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS). Deputy chair of the NasDem Party, Ahmad Ali, stated that the three agreed to endorse Anies Baswedan in the 2024 general elections.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Senior economist from the University of Indonesia (UI) Faisal Basri on Thursday gave his response to Tempo on the government's incentives offered to investors of the New Capital City of Nusantara.

Sunudyantoro, Jakarta – A number of residents of Trenggalek in East Java, have traveled to Jakarta to protest against the mining permit issued for gold mining firm PT Sumber Mineral Nusantara (SMN) – whose majority shares are owned by Australian firm Far East Gold (FEG) – and voiced against the mining permit that directly affects 12,833.57 hectares or nearly 10 percent of the East J

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Monday ordered high-ranking police officers to cease the practice of a subordinate giving bribes to superiors for any reason, in his continued move to eradicate rampant corruption inside the law enforcement agency.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Poland is seeking to further promote its fast-moving consumer goods, starting from fruit juice, buckwheat cakes, and hummus to personal care, to the Indonesian market, in a bid to improve bilateral trade.

Carlos Paath, Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo enjoys a strong polling lead against his main potential rivals for the 2024 presidential election despite the uncertainty that he will be nominated by the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), according to a survey released on Sunday.

Mumbai, India – Palm oil prices are likely to strengthen further as excessive rain in key producing countries curbs output, while demand increases for its use in food and biofuels, industry officials said.

Mohd Iswandi, Kasan Anuar, Jakarta – A British registered charity, Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), has placed Indonesia in top position as the most generous country for the fifth year in a row.

Kenya is ranked second globally in the recently launched World Giving Index 2022 annual report, followed by the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Makassar, Jubi – The continued trial of the Bloody Paniai human rights violation in Makassar, presented three expert witnesses on Monday, October 17, 2022.

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – Indonesia will buy more antidotes from Singapore and Australia to help reduce child deaths from acute kidney injury linked to medicinal syrups, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Friday.

Ayesha Nadya Muna, Jakarta – Biotechnology is looking to surpass the shares of chemically derived drugs and dominate the global pharmaceutical industry by 52 percent in 2027, according to data from the International Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group (IPMG). This means that advancing biotechnology is a necessity. However, for Indonesia's biotechnology sector, challenges persist.

Editorial board, Jakarta – The ongoing saga of domestic violence involving a couple of celebrities has inevitably drawn huge public attention, but it is appalling to find comments on social media by people who should know better than condoning the act to the point of normalizing abuses in a marriage.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo has issued a landmark ruling that bans officers from issuing tickets for traffic offenders immediately at the scene.

The new ruling is meant to prevent traffic policemen from taking bribes, for which the police have gained notoriety for so long.

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) says that the statement by Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's desire to issue a Regulation in Lieu of Law (Perppu) in 2019 to annul revisions to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Law are just to garner public sympathy.

Maria Fatima Bona, Jakarta – The actual number of young children dying from atypical acute kidney injury (AKI) can be five times higher than the official government data as health authorities are investigating the cause of a sudden surge in kidney injury cases, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said on Friday.

Indonesian police have arrested Buchtar Tabuni, one of West Papua's most important liberation leaders, along with three other United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) ministers, reports the movement in a statement.

Ry Sochan – Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged the competent authorities of both Cambodia and East Timor to continue to effectively implement the three documents that both countries had signed in order to boost economic cooperation, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Malang – A football fan who suffered from injury resulting from a crush at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java, died on Thursday after receiving treatment for more than two weeks in a local hospital, a local media outlet reported on Friday.

The death of 17-year-old Reyvano Dwi Afiansyah brought the total number of deaths from the Kanjuruhan stampede to 134.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military (TNI) plans to deploy a massive security operation in Bali next month involving more than 18,000 personnel, 12 warships and four military jets, to secure the Group of Twenty (G20) leaders' summit.