Jayapura, Jubi – West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Emanuel Dogopia stated that KNPB Timika was not involved in the firearms and ammunition trade in Papua. He made the statement responding to the arrest of the Chairman of KNPB Timika, Yanto Awekion (YA), for alleged involvement in the arms trade in Mimika Regency last week.

Jayapura, Jubi – Member of the Papua Legislative Council (DPRP) John NR Gobai asked the Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander to intervene in the legal process against soldiers in the case of murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency, as well as the persecution of six civilians in Mappi Regency.

An alleged assault victim by a policewoman may now face legal repercussions of her own after she was reported to the police for online defamation using a controversial law.

Violence in West Papua continues to escalate with the Indonesian government being urged to be transparent about the situation.

The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence claims the government has been covering up and restricting the international community's access to information.

Wasisto Raharjo Jati and Athiqah Nur Alami – Despite widespread and growing scepticism, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo recently insisted that plans to establish a new capital city named Nusantara in East Kalimantan will proceed.

A Church group in Taiwan has called on the government to allow the repatriation of eight Indonesian sailors who have been stuck on a broken-down cargo ship for seven months.

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – Most discussions about the 2024 presidential election focus on three names that have consistently topped all surveys of the most popular figures: Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan.

Jakarta – Indonesia's digital economy size could swell by more than seven times in this decade, retaining its place as the largest market in Southeast Asia as the country emphasizes developing its digital infrastructures, regulatory frameworks, and talents to tap its economic potential, officials say.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, criticized the Supreme Court on Tuesday for a lack of coordination with other law agencies and poor internal supervision after a justice was arrested for alleged corruption.

Jayapura, Jubi TV – The naming of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe as a graft suspect has stirred up social media and mass media. After being named a gratification suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Lukas Enembe has not given a statement to the press. Enembe is now recovering at his home due to several health problems.

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – Indonesia sent humanitarian aid on Monday to help ease the burden on the 800,000 Pakistani people displaced by the floods and landslides in the South Asian country.

Sweet drinks may well be off the menu for many Indonesian netizens after they rallied behind a customer who was threatened with a lawsuit for overstating the sugar content of a popular beverage.

On Sunday, Twitter user @Gandhoyy posted a thread apologizing to sweet drinks brand Es Teh after he received a cease and desist notice from the company.

Richo Andi Wibowo, Yogyakarta – The government has repeatedly shown signals that the state's policies have not been based on research, which raises the question of whether the nation's leaders have led the country on the correct trajectory.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's supporters have figured out another way to extend his political career beyond 2024, namely by having him run as vice president.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The democratic festivity is a bleak period for trans women in Aceh. They could potentially fall victim to a 'witch hunt' believed to boost the electability of local political elites. Sharia law has arguably annulled their rights as a citizen of the country.

Koran Tempo – Tens of thousands of transgender people are threatened with losing their right to vote in the 2024 General Elections due to a lack of citizen documents. Those who are evicted from their homeland because of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) label face more problems.

Jakarta – Anti-graft watchdog Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) on Monday urged the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to issue an ultimatum to forcefully collect Papua governor Lukas Enembe.

Antara, Jakarta – The Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) Bintang Puspayoga on Sunday called for parents to communicate with their children and better monitor their child's growth following a tragic case where a 13-year-old girl became a victim of sexual assault committed by preteens – some of the perpetrators were 11 years of age – in North Jakarta.

Yudha Baskoro, Jakarta – Hundreds of protesters, students, and environmental activists, who were members of environment advocacy group Kolektif Bumi Butuh Aksi, staged a climate strike in Central Jakarta last Friday.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A lawyer for troubled Papua Governor Lukas Enembe responded to allegations about his client's gambling habit that costs tens of millions of dollars, telling a news conference in Jakarta on Monday that he went to casinos only when he became ill.

Aloysius Renwarin also dismissed allegations that the governor has used taxpayers' money for gambling.

Jakarta – We call on Papua Governor Lukas Enembe to surrender himself to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) who has declared him a suspect and ask thousands of his supporters who are guarding his house to disperse.

We also appeal to the governor as a role model for compliance with the rule of law to undergo questioning after twice ignoring the KPK summonses.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A group of anti-corruption activists on Sunday released damning pictures of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe purportedly playing table games at an overseas casino amid unsuccessful attempts by law enforcement agencies to interrogate him in person after he was named a graft suspect two weeks ago.

Resty Woro Yuniar – I Made Nuka was torn when he had to choose in July between using what little money he had to either send his son to middle school or put food on the table for his family. He ended up choosing the latter option.

Evarukdijati, Suharto, Jayapura, Papua – A joint team of security personnel on Friday night arrested the chief of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB) for Timika over his alleged involvement in the supply of ammunition to an armed criminal group in Papua.

The joint team comprised personnel from the Damai Cartenz Law Enforcement Task Force and the Mimika Resort Police

Labour experts say a deposit is considered a work-finding fee, which is illegal in the UK and Indonesia.

Jakarta – The Cilegon government's refusal to allow a church in the steel town of Banten province does not bode well for Indonesia's reputation as it prepares to host a major international meeting to discuss peaceful coexistence between religious communities around the world. The Religion 20 (R20) Forum scheduled for Nov.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Telecommunications provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison announced that the company has decided to lay off more than 300 of its employees. The announcement was confirmed by Head of Corporate Communication Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison Steven Saerang in a text message on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo was working at the Bogor Presidential Palace during the mass protest staged by religious-based mass organization PA 212 in Jakarta. A State Palace representative denied rumors that the President was in Bogor to avoid the protest.

Aliyyu Medyati (Intern), Jakarta – A woman has fallen victim to sexual harassment in a commuter line or KRL at Depok Baru Station, Depok City. The perpetrator identified as D (39) reportedly rubbed his genitals to the victim while standing close by the victim on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Nuri Yatul Hikmah (Warta Kota), Jakarta – Thousands of workers joined the Indonesia Farmers Union (SPI) in a demonstration in front of the State Palace near the Horse Statue in Central Jakarta on Saturday September 24. The action was held in the context of commemorating National Farmers Day (HTN).

Anggi Dwi Anggraeni, Jakarta – Thousands of people from various parts of Indonesia who are part of the Earth Needs Action (BBA) collective voiced their anxiety about the threat of the climate crisis through a Climate Strike in Jakarta action on Friday September 23.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Solidarity Action Committee for Munir (KASUM) says that the composition of the Team for the Non-Judicial Resolution of Past Gross Human Rights Violations (PPHAM), which was recently formed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is problematic.

Church officials in Indonesia's Central Java province have condemned and demanded a fair probe and justice for the gruesome murder of a Catholic government official who was a key witness in a corruption case.

Wahyu Chandra, Makassar, Indonesia – Indonesia is drafting a harvest strategy for snapper-grouper fisheries as part of a fisheries management plan for WPPNRI 713, the fisheries management area that borders the islands of Borneo, Sulawesi, Bali and Flores and encompasses the Makassar Strait, Bone Bay, Bali Sea and Flores Sea.

Faris Mokhtar – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has less than two years left in his final term before he steps down from running Southeast Asia's largest economy. Several of his backers in the political class don't want to see him leave when the time is up.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Paniai Monitoring Civil Society Coalition urges the Supreme Court and the Makassar Human Rights Court to provide protection for witnesses who will be presented in the trial of the Bloody Paniai case. The coalition also requested that each member of the judges presiding over the case should also be protected.

Jakarta – A rarely used Indonesian human rights court is putting a former army officer on trial for alleged crimes during a 2014 massacre in Papua, Human Rights Watch said today. Maj.

Makassar, Jubi – The Makassar Human Rights Court began the trial of the Bloody Paniai gross human rights violation on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Maj. (Ret.) Isak Sattu was the sole defendant in the case.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legislative Council's Special Group urged President Joko Widodo to immediately issue a Presidential Regulation on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Papua.

Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) has announced in its happiness index that Banten province, Jakarta and Papua are among the least happy provinces in Indonesia in 2021.

Fikri Harish, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is pressing for the Papua governor and graft suspect Lukas Enembe to cooperate with the commission's second summons amid chants of criminalization by his supporters.

Jakarta – The Supreme Court on Friday promised to work cooperatively with the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK after Justice Sudrajad Dimyati was named a suspect for allegedly taking bribes.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – Supreme Court Justice Sudrajad Dimyati was named a corruption suspect along with nine other people following separate raids in Jakarta and Semarang, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) announced on Friday.

Rizki Liasari, Jakarta – The Jogja Fossil Free Community in the Central Java city of Yogyakarta held a Global Climate Strike (GCS) 2022 action with a joint mural at the Kewek Bridge in Darunejan, Yogyakarta city, on Friday September 23.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – Indonesia's peer-to-peer lending industry is set to expand its loan disbursement by 70 percent to $16.6 billion this year, thanks to the high demand from the country's underbanked micro-, small- and medium enterprises, industry leaders said on Thursday.

Muhsin Sabilillah (Intern), Jakarta – The Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadli Imran proposed for mass protests to be moved from public streets at West Medan Merdeka street to within the National Monument (Monas) area. Fadli argued that it would help solve traffic congestion problems often occur during demonstrations.

Antara, Jakarta – Residents of Semper Timur, North Jakarta, urged the provincial government to shut down the prostitution complex near the Rawa Malang City Forest, Cilincing. Its existence is deemed to present a negative influence, moreover, there is a recent case of alleged sexual abuse against a girl committed by four children in the area earlier this month.

Ima Dini Shafira, Jakarta – The Labor Party president Said Iqbal announced that thousands of farmers and laborers are set to stage a protest at the State Palace on Saturday, September 24, 2022, which coincides with National Farmers Day.

Bachtiar Rojab, Jakarta – A protest action against the recent fuel (BBM) price hike by the Alumni Brotherhood (PA) 212 and the People's Defenders National Movement (GNPR) has attracted quite a lot of attention because it included emak-emak (urban housewives) who brought household implements with them.

Jakarta – A group of fifth graders, who go to the elementary school SDN 2 Cisaat in Sukabumi, recently went on a school trip to Kampung Papisangan to learn more about eco-friendly farming.