Devi Ernis, Jakarta – The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim lamented the reported discrimination experienced by a high school student of SMAN 2 Depok. Nadiem also assured that the central and regional government will make sure that schools will become safe spaces free from discriminatory behavior.

Fadhil Haidar Sulaeman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has urged his ministers to scale up the country's food estate megaproject to boost agricultural productivity, even as technical problems continue to plague the program in its third year.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – Greater Jakarta braces for more flooding after heavy downpours swept through many neighborhoods, causing massive floods and severing major thoroughfares in the past few days.

Heavy rains and flooding also hit other parts of the country, with more rain forecast across the archipelago for the rest of the week.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The National Police handed over disgraced internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Wednesday, as the trials relating to the murder, and subsequent alleged cover-up, of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat are set to begin soon.

Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced early this week a 1.17 percent headline inflation in September on a month-to-month basis – the highest since December 2014 – and 5.95 percent year-to-year inflation, while core inflation was 3.21 percent on a YOY basis.

Jakarta – Indonesia was among 19 nations that rejected a motion against China at the United Nations to hold a debate on alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, in a blow to largely Western attempts to antagonize Beijing internationally.

Six people, including police and match organisers, are facing criminal charges in Indonesia after a crowd crush at a football game killed at least 131 people at the weekend.

David Engel – The Indonesian government's announcement on 27 September of its agreed 2023 defence budgetary allocation leaves Indonesia no closer to having a military capable of wielding a 'minimum essential force' (MEF) by 2024, let alone, on its current trajectory, of transforming into the powerful nation envisaged in President Joko Widodo's 2016 defence white paper or his more re

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has once again postponed the analog switch-off (ASO) program for Jakarta, leading experts to question whether digital television broadcast in Indonesia will be feasible in time.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Vaksincom cybersecurity and digital forensic expert Alfons Tanujaya commented on the plan to utilize face recognition technology by state-railway operator Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI). Alfons noted that there are a number of aspects that need to be considered before the technology is implemented.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Health Agency asked the government to relocate the supply of the COVID-19 vaccine from other regions with surplus stock to the capital as its stock is starting to run low in a number of medical facilities.

Basten Gokkon, Richaldo Hariandja, Jakarta/North Penajam Paser, Indonesia – The Indonesian government's strategy to minimize the marine impacts of building a new capital city on the island of Borneo is severely lacking, researchers and activists say.

Siktus Harson – A multimillion-dollar graft scandal involving high-ranking leaders in conflict-torn Papua has drawn a public backlash and further impoverished people traumatized by decades of violence.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi' Widodo has appointed his secretary Heru Budi Hartono as the acting Jakarta governor to replace Anies Baswedan whose term expires on October 16, the capital city's top councilor said on Friday.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Anies Baswedan met with Democratic Party Chairman Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono on Friday to gain support for the 2024 presidential election in his first political tour since he was nominated as a candidate by the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) four days ago.

Fika Nurul Ulya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) is asking Indonesian police chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo to stop his officers from intimidating Aremania (Arema Football Club fans) and witnesses in the Kanjuruhan football stadium case.

Wamena, Jubi – The Ministry of Home Affairs plan to accelerate the inauguration of the acting governors of the three New Autonomous Regions (DOB) in Papua land at the end of October is considered too hasty by the Chairman of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP), Timotius Murib.

Jayapura, Jubi – Papua Legislative Council member Namantus Gwijangge condemned the attack on Trans Papua road workers in Moskona, Bintuni Bay Regency, West Papua on September 29, 2022.

The attack on 14 civilians who were working on road construction killed four. The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) claimed to have done the attack.

Made Supriatma – A personal spat between two four-star generals spilling into the open has raised questions about military professionalism and elite politics in Indonesia.

Before you reach out for that packet of spicy noodles, you need to souper careful. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) had to recall two instant noodle products from Indonesian brand Mie Sedaap due to the presence of ethylene oxide – a type of pesticide.

Eko Rusdianto, Wawonii Island, Indonesia – The coconut palm has been a source of food and identity for centuries among the people of Wawonii Island. In the local language wawo means above and ni'i is the word for coconut – Wawonii is an island crowned by coconuts.

Kiki Siregar, Karagasem, Bali – Standing regally on the eastern side of Bali in Karangasem regency lies Mount Agung, the highest mountain on Indonesia's Island of the Gods.

With a summit of more than 3,000m above sea level, it is hard not to admire the majestic volcano when one is in Karangasem.

Jakarta – The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA), the state-owned wealth fund created by the government to accumulate capital for the country's long-term development, recently invested in booking unicorn Traveloka.

News Desk, Jakarta – Despite the pledge from President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo that the government would start relaxing COVID-19 restrictions, the Home Affairs Ministry has decided to implement the lowest level of public activity restrictions (PPKM) until early November.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The rising benchmark interest rate added pressure on the landed housing sector, property consultancy firm Colliers has said.

Agencies, Malang, East Java – Locked stadium doors were a key reason why the Kanjuruhan soccer riot turned so deadly, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday, ordering an urgent review of safety in stadiums and suggesting that the sport's governing body FIFA could help fix some issues.

Nina A. Loasana, Jakarta – After years of sluggish progress, the government has inched closer to realizing its plan to impose an excise tax on all packaged sweetened beverages, when the Finance Ministry and the House of Representatives Budget Committee (Banggar) agreed to include sugary drinks as goods subject to excise tax in next year's budget.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, confirmed on Thursday that it has requested the anti-money laundering agency to freeze bank accounts belonging to Yulce Wenda Enembe, the wife of corruption suspect Papua Governor Lukas Enembe.

Like his husband, Yulce refused to honor a KPK summons earlier this week.

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) and the Marimoi Legal Aid (LBH) have urged the North Maluku Police to investigate a report of alleged torture done by a North Halmahera police personnel to a college student over a criticism the student made. The student criticized how the police handled a recent demonstration.

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry supports the government's plan to achieve the goal of having two million electric motorcycles by 2025. One of the programs is by providing a free certificate of the type test registration or SRUT for manufacturers.

Jack Brook – Hours before he was bludgeoned into a coma, Yulianus Yeimo was singing worship songs at a bonfire in 2014. Christmas was still several weeks away, but the festivities began early in Paniai, a region within Indonesia's Central Papua province.

Beritasatu, Jakarta – At least three students of a state Islamic junior high school in South Jakarta died on Thursday after walls in a section of the school building were swept by floods and collapsed on Thursday afternoon.

The Vatican representative in Timor-Leste has urged Catholics to respect the sanctions that have been imposed on Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo for "the serious crimes" he has committed and asked them to maintain loyalty to the Church amid heated debates over the issue.

The Timorese government plans to buy the majority stake of Brazilian company Oi in Timor Telecom (TT) in 2023, in an operation valued at about US$14.5 million, an amount budgeted in the draft state budget for 2023.

Antonia Timmerman, Jakarta, Indonesia – On August 31, a user named Bjorka posted an entry on a little-known site called Breached Forums, with the bland title: "Indonesia SIM Card (Phone Number) Registration 1.3 Billion." Those few words signaled a vast data hack into 1.3 billion SIM registrations – one that revealed national identity numbers, phone numbers, names of telecommunicatio

Baim Wong's latest wrong won't keep him and his wife Paula Verhoeven away from police questioning, it has been reported, after they posted a distasteful and possibly illegal video.

Makassar, Jubi – The Makassar Human Rights Court on Monday, October 3, 2022, continued the trial of the Bloody Paniai gross human rights violation. At Monday's hearing, three police officers were presented as witnesses to the shooting that killed four students in Enarotali, the capital of Paniai Regency, on December 8, 2014.

Dwita Sutjiningsih (360info), Depok, West Java – Flood control solutions are expensive, but the cost of inaction is far greater.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PT PLN recently formed four sub-holding companies, two that consolidate all its power generation assets, one that integrates primary energy management and one that develops services beyond electricity.

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) in an official statement on Wednesday condemned the House of Representatives (DPR) over a Rp1.5 billion spending budget on 100 43-inch television sets which will be installed in the offices of the legislators.

Antara, Jakarta – A total of 73,000 residents of Bogor Regency or 1.21 percent of the total population are living in extreme poverty. The acting regent Iwan Setiawan thus called on all parties to work together to overcome the issue.

John McBeth, Jakarta – A political bombshell could be about to explode over the deeply-Catholic state of Timor Leste following revelations that the Vatican covered up long-rumored accusations that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo was a serial pedophile.

Jose Ramos-Horta – At the recent UN General Assembly, the president of Vanuatu called on governments to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, a proposal I have supported alongside 100 other Nobel Prize laureates.

Bangun Santoso – In the lead up to the 77thy anniversary of the Indonesian military (TNI) which falls on October 5, the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) has released a report on the role and function of the institution.

Mohammad Arief Hidayat and Dani Randi (Banda Aceh) – The chairperson of the Acehnese Regional House of Representatives' (DPR Aceh) Commission V for Health Affairs, M Rizal Falevi, has proposed a draft qanun (bylaw) legalising cannabis for medical use so it can be included in the 2023 priority Regional Legislation Program (Prolegda).

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) urged every school in the country to implement early sex education in a bid to prevent sexual violence against children, both inside and outside educational institutions.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Environmental Agency planned to install 14 more units of air quality sensors across the capital city in order to increase the validity of air quality in the region.

"This is intended to ensure that the data produced by the sensor is of high quality," said the agency head Asep Kuswanto as quoted from Antara on Monday, October 3, 2022.

Jayapura, Jubi – The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) asked the Indonesian government to immediately find an alternative to resolve the root of the Papua conflict and end the violence that repeatedly occurs in Papua.

Jayapura, Jubi – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) hoped that there will be other defendants examined and tried in the Bloody Paniai gross human rights violations, said Komnas HAM chairman Ahmad Taufan Damanik in Jayapura City last Thursday, September 29, 2022.

Karuni Rompies and Chris Barrett, Malang, Indonesia – Indonesian football authorities rejected a request from police to shift the ill-fated Javanese derby between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya from an evening kick-off to the afternoon to satisfy the league broadcaster, says a member of the taskforce formed to investigate the world's deadliest stadium disaster in decades.