Tati L. Durriyah (360info), Depok, West Java – When the Indonesian government first set about improving poor literacy levels in 2015 it regulated 15 minutes of reading for pleasure before the start of a school day.

A hacker that has been selling breached data from Indonesia on an online marketplace has a few choice words for Indonesia's Ministry of Communications and Information (Kominfo).

Graft convict Pinangki Sirna Malasari was granted conditional release after serving just a small fraction of her initial sentence. Before appeals, she was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) said that Indonesian Military (TNI) members of Yonif Raider 600/Modang suspected of torturing and killing civilians in Mappi Regency must undergo a legal process even though they have paid compensation to the victim's family.

Jayapura – The families of Mimika murder victims told the Papua Legislative Council (DPRP) team who visited Timika last week, that the DPRP should oversee the resolution of the murder case. On August 22, 2022, six Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers and four civilians allegedly killed and mutilated four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency.

Melbourne, Australia – Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in the Greater Sunrise gas project in the waters between Timor Leste and Australia, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday.

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – The results of an Indonesian Political Indicator survey showed that the majority of Indonesians disagree with increasing fuel (BBM) prices. This was found in a survey held on May 25-31 before the government decided to cut fuel subsidies.

Jakarta – Thousands of people joined protests across Indonesia this week against a fuel price increase but even as anger mounts on the streets of Southeast Asia's largest economy, analysts say President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is well placed to weather the storm.

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – House Speaker Puan Maharani is making high-profile public appearances and increasingly playing the woman card in a bid to boost her electability, which has remained stubbornly low in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

Endy Bayuni, Jakarta – In the run-up to Saturday's announcement that the price of major subsidized fuel brands would increase, the government made a compelling argument that the huge sum it was spending to keep gasoline cheap was morally indefensible because the lion's share of the money went to people who drove cars.

Jakarta – The foreign exchange reserves have remained unchanged at $132.2 billion at the end of August from a month earlier, thanks to tax and oil and gas revenues, Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank, said on Wednesday.

The result halted eight consecutive months of decline and reflected Indonesia's resilience against rising global financial market volatility.

Moh Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The National Cyber and Encryption Agency (BSSN) is in the process of investigating an alleged data leak of 105 million Indonesians that is suspected to be the act of one account in the Breached Forums under the identity of 'Bjorka' on September 6. This data is believed to be from the General Elections Commission (KPU).

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch or ICW suspected that the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) attempted to avoid investigating the alleged corruption committed by the former Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police Chief Sr. Comr. Edwin Hatorangan Hariandja.

Gadis Oktaviani, Jakarta – The Democrat Party allowed its members at the House of Representatives (DPR) up to Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) to participate in the demonstrations against the increase in fuel prices.

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Labor Party President Said Iqbal stated that the mass of workers would continue to hold demonstrations until the fuel price is lowered, believing that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo sides with the people and there will be policy changes such as the pension fund program (JHT) which was disputed some time ago.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid has refused an offer to become a member of the Munir Murder Case ad hoc Investigation Team being formed by the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM).

Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says that around 93 percent of Jakarta residents are breathing dangerously polluted air with particulate matter content five times the safe limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), namely 5 micrograms per cubic metre.

Eva Safitri, Jakarta – The parliamentary watchdog Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) has criticised an incident in which the birthday of House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani was celebrated at a parliamentary plenary meeting while workers outside demonstrated against the recent fuel (BBM) price hike.

Yogyakarta – Protesters calling themselves the People's Alliance Movement (ARB) gathered in front of the Yogyakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on the afternoon of Wednesday September 7 to articulate their opposition to the recent fuel (BBM) price hike.

Stevani Wijaya, Jakarta – A high-ranking officer has been dishonorably discharged for obstruction of justice in the ongoing investigation into the July 8 murder of a fellow officer allegedly masterminded by police general Ferdy Sambo.

Yustinus Paat, Fana Suparman, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Wednesday spent around 11 hours with investigators of the Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, who are investigating alleged corruption in the city's hosting of the Formula E race.

Parker Novak – It's been hard to miss Jose Ramos-Horta, the President of Timor-Leste, in the news over the past couple of weeks. He's been doing the rounds with major media outlets, including the ABC and Guardian Australia.

Jakarta (Bisnis.com) – The Indonesian rupiah opened today's trade, September 6, with a gain on the US dollar. According to Bloomberg's data, the rupiah climbed 0.13 percent to trade or Rp14,887.5 per US dollar, while the greenback index weakened 0.26 percent to 109,535.

Jakarta (Antara) – The government has announced that all regions of Indonesia are under the public activity restriction or PPKM level 1, the least stringent of the four-level COVID-19 curbs.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The President of the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI), Said Iqbal, declared that the workers will conduct a nationwide strike in November or December against the hike in subsidized fuel prices.

Antara, Jakarta – Bogor Mayor Bima Arya Sugiarto allocated Rp4.6 billion from the general allocation fund (DAU) for providing social assistance to people affected by the hike in fuel prices, including public transport drivers.

Bachtiar Rojab, Jakarta – An alliance of workers and social organisations held a protest action today against the recent increase in the price of subsidised fuel (BBM) in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Senayan, Central Jakarta.

Muhammad Aulia, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Ratu Atut Chosiyah, who made history by becoming the country's first female governor, was released on parole on Tuesday after serving time in prison since she was first convicted of corruption in September 2014.

Jakarta – With less than two weeks until the United Nations General Assembly convenes for high-level dialogue in New York, the government continues to avoid a straight answer as to whether President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo will make his first in-person appearance at the annual global forum.

David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis – ASPI has analysed thousands of suspicious tweets posted in 2021 relating to the Indonesian region of Papua and assessed that they are inauthentic and were crafted to promote the policies and activities of the Indonesia government while condemning opponents such as Papuan separatists.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI) President Said Iqbal is urging the House of Representatives (DPR) to form a special committee (Pansus) to oppose the recent increase in the price of fuel (BBM).

Jakarta – Thousands of people rallied in Indonesia's biggest cities on Tuesday, seeking to pile pressure on the government to reverse its first subsidised fuel price hike in eight years amid soaring inflation.

Edna Tarigan and Fadlan Syam, Jakarta – Hundreds of workers and students in Indonesia rallied on Tuesday demanding the government cancel fuel price hikes, a politically sensitive issue that has triggered past unrest.

Wike D. Herlinda, Jakarta – The government is preparing a cushion to soften the blow of the recent subsidized fuel hike on the transportation sector, considering that the cost of fuel is a major component in transportation.

Thousands of people in Timor-Leste lined the streets of the capital Dili to welcome the Catholic-majority nation's first on Sept. 5.

Cardinal Da Silva, Archbishop of Dili was returning home after attending a consistory on Aug. 27 during which Pope Francis created 20 new cardinals including himself and five others from Asia.

Aryo Putranto Saptohutomo, Jakarta – Indonesia Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Director Gufron Mabruri says he hopes that the time limit for investigating the 2004 assassination of renowned human rights activist Munir Said Thalib – which will expire tomorrow on September 7 – will not become an excuse for the government not to pursue and try the masterminds behind the crime.

Laborers and university students are staging protests throughout the country today, demanding the government reverse its subsidized fuel price hike.

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has confirmed that he will meet with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to aid in the anti-graft body's probe into the capital's hosting of the Formula E race in June.

Though the electric car race itself was, by all accounts, a success, questions about possible off-track shady dealings linger.

Jayapura – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) announced nine points from their investigation into the murder and mutilation of four Nduga residents in Mimika Regency.

Jakarta – The Kendari municipal police along with the Kendari municipal government in South-East Sulawesi have prepared free busses to take children to school while public transport mini-busses (angkot) are on a mass strike over the recent fuel (BBM) price hike.

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.

Detik.com Team, Jakarta – Demonstrations opposing the recent fuel (BBM) price hike continued on Tuesday in several parts of the country, both in the Greater Jakarta area (Jabodetabek) as well as in other cities. The demonstrations were held by various different groups including students, workers and the general public.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Papua Office of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM Papua) has started an investigation into the murder and mutilation of four civilians from Nduga Regency in Timika, Mimika Regency.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The number of women who were victims of violence throughout 2021 totaled some 27,335 people.

Jayapura, Jubi – Member of the Religious Working Group of the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) Rev. Nicolas Degey condemned all forms of torture and killing of humans on earth, especially the killing of Papuans which kept recurring and had never seen justice.

The government's policy of raising fuel (BBM) prices has attracted opposition from many parties with student groups in different parts of Indonesia holding demonstrations on Monday September 5 to articulate their opposition.

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria called on the people who are planning to hold protests against the increase in subsidized fuel prices not to commit anarchic actions.

"Don't let the demonstration turns into anarchy," said Riza at the Jakarta City Hall, Monday, September 5, 2022.

Sebastian Strangio – Indonesia has bitten the bullet and cut its subsidies for fuel, after the government's attempts to hold down the cost of petrol amid rising global oil prices threatened to blow a multi-billion dollar hole in the national budget.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – A number of textile entrepreneurs expressed deep worries about the government's decision to increase the subsidized fuel price, Pertalite and Solar, by more than 30 percent as it would drop people's purchasing power.

What was briefly the cheapest fuel in the land has been pulled from circulation, as private gas station chain Vivo's Revo 89 variant is reportedly no longer available nationwide.