M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) strongly condemns the government's decision to involve the National Intelligence Agency (BIN) in disseminating the Criminal Code Draft Bill (RKUHP) across a number of regions.

Victor Mambor and Pizaro Gozali Idrus, Jayapura and Jakarta – Indonesia's president said Wednesday that police must thoroughly investigate six soldiers who were arrested as suspects in the grisly killing of four civilians in Papua last week, but residents of the troubled region cast doubt that justice would be served.

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – A district court in Jakarta on Wednesday began the graft trial against five defendants including a renowned market analyst and a former international trade director general accused of fraudulent conduct in issuing permits for crude palm oil exports that inflicted trillions of rupiah in state losses.

Church officials in Indonesia's Christian-majority Papua province have called for fail trial against six soldiers arrested for allegedly killing and mutilating four people.

Jakarta – Indonesia's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a law cementing the country's membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making it the latest Southeast Asian nation to join the world's biggest trade bloc.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, has diligently gathered his volunteers in recent times on a number of occasions.

Jakarta – Authorities in Papua region have detained six army officers and launched an investigation into their alleged involvement in the brutal killing of four civilians last week, military officials said on Monday.

Lt. Gen. Teguh Muji Angkasa, a senior military officer in Papua, told a televised news briefing the military and police would conduct a joint investigation.

Jayapura, Indonesia – Indonesian security forces said Monday they have arrested six elite troops who are accused of involvement in the killing of four indigenous Papuans and the mutilation of their bodies.

AWPA condemns the brutal killing of 4 West Papuan civilians in Pigapu-Logopon Village in the Mimika Regency in Papua. The victims were residents of neighbouring Nduga district where there are regular clashes between the Indonesian security forces and the Free Papua movement.

It's absolutely mind-blowing that no one in the entire world has come up with the solutions West Java Vice Governor Uu Ruzhanul Ulum championed to eradicate HIV and AIDS.

(Our attempt at sarcasm flew over a reader's head recently. So here's a disclaimer that the above statement is, indeed, sarcastic.)

Jayapura – Following the murder of four Papuans in Timika, Mimika Regency – Arnold Lokbere, Rian Nirigi, Elemaniel "Leman" Nirigi, and Atis Tini, the family of victims said they searched for the bodies without the help of the police, Indonesian Military (TNI), or Mimika SAR team. The family has been searching for the victims ever since they went missing on August 22, 2022.

It is heartbreaking to hear that four indigenous Papuan civilians have been killed and mutilated by Indonesian special forces. The names of the dead are Arnold Lokbere, Rian Nirigi, Lemanion Nirigi, and Atis Tini.

Jakarta – West Java Deputy Governor Uu Ruzhanul Ulum is proposing that husbands be allowed to be polygamous in order to bring down the number of HIV/AIDS sufferers among housewives. He said that religion does not prohibit husbands from practicing polygamy.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) has recorded that 61 people died during a series of 63 incidents of armed violence in Papua between 2021 and July 2022.

Jakarta – The government has been gearing up for fuel price increases in the coming days as it becomes increasingly apparent that the fuel subsidy cost would cause a blowout in this year's state budget.

Jakarta – For the first time, Indonesia, dubbed the world's third largest democracy, will hold the general elections – the presidential and legislative elections – and nationwide regional elections in the same year. Taking place in 2024, it will be perhaps one of the year's biggest democratic events, which people across the globe will closely follow.

Samantha Lock – Bali bomb maker Umar Patek has claimed it was a "mistake" to become involved in the 2002 attacks that killed more than 200 people.

In a 20-minute interview from inside the Indonesian jail from which he could soon be released, Patek said he "disagreed" with the plan to bomb two nightclubs.

An Indonesian YouTuber has caught flak after she was accused of harassing other women into following her strict religious dress code.

Enarotali – The commander in chief of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Damianus Magai Yogi states that Indonesia and Papua are equal in the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG).

The people of Timor-Leste rejoiced at the inauguration of Salesian Cardinal Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, the first cardinal for the tiny Catholic-majority country.

The 54-year-old archbishop of Dili was among 21 new cardinals that received a red hat at the consistory in the Vatican on Aug. 26.

Jakarta – Authorities in Indonesia's Papua region have detained six army officers and launched an investigation into their alleged involvement in the brutal murder of four civilians last week, military officials said on Monday.

Teguh Muji Angkasa, a senior military officer in Papua, told a televised news briefing the military and police would conduct a joint investigation.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – The government has agreed on a budget of Rp 22 trillion for a cash assistance program to be distributed immediately among low-income families and workers, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday.

The minister, however, declined to respond when asked if the program signaled imminent hikes in subsidized fuel prices.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Passengers of long-distance trains aged 18 years and above are required to get a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot starting Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Passengers aged 6 to 17 years, meanwhile, are only required to have a second dose.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Hundreds of online motorcycle taxi or online ojek drivers responded to the government's plan to hike the prices of subsidized fuel – Pertalite and Biosolar – by staging a protest in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) Building, Jakarta. They objected to the price increase as it will burden their economy.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has officially launched the Domestic Government Credit Card (KKP) and International QRIS (quick response Indonesia standard) payment systems, which enable the purchase of goods and services at the central and regional government levels with all of its processes done domestically.

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Residents of the Marunda Kepu fishers' village in Jakarta's northern coastal area have undergone a clean water crisis to this day. A fisherman from the village, Tiharom, recalled the lack of clean water supply system installation by the Jakarta provincial government.

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Depok – The wealth of Ari Kuncoro, the University of Indonesia's rector, has seen a significant increase of Rp35 billion after he took the position as the leader of the academic institution. The rector's electronic wealth reporting (LHKPN) data was revealed by the campus' Student Executive Board BEM UI in its Instagram post.

Fika Nurul Ulya, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) researcher Kurnia Ramadhana says that the political parties have no sense of shame if they nominate former corruption convicts as legislative candidates in the 2024 elections.

Primus Dorimulu, Singapore – When President Joko Widodo appointed chief economic minister Airlangga Hartarto as the head of the Covid-19 response in July 2020, he was given so much authority that even the military and the police reported to him for coordinated measures related to the pandemic.

Dian Erika Nugraheny, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) Director Gufron Mabruri believes that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to push for the resolution of alleged human rights violations through non-judicial channels or outside the courts shows that his commitment to settling these cases is just political rhetoric.

Jayapura, Jubi – If you look at the mangroves in Papua New Guinea from Vanimo in north-westernmost PNG to the provinces of East Sepik and Madang, you can see that their mangroves are thriving well. Even though there is nickel mining in East Sepik's capital of Wewak, the mangroves are left untouched.

Jayapura, Jubi – The Manokwari Sorong Diocese Catholic Church has recently persuaded the displaced people of Maybrat to return to their hometown in Kisor Village.

Jakarta – Former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) senior investigator Novel Baswedan says that allegations that there is a gambling and narcotics group within the Indonesian police is just the tip of the iceberg.

Jakarta – Nonbinary people have been making waves on social media this past week, thanks to the courage of a student at Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, who openly declared themself as not identifying exclusive as either female or male.

Anselmus Bata, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has lodged a defamation lawsuit against political activist Faizal Assegaf who allegedly accused him of having "many wives" and being an "irresponsible father".

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – The Greater Sorong Papua People's Petition (PRP) is continuing to hold actions protesting the formation of new autonomous regions (DOB) in the territory of West Papua. The latest action was held in front of the Elin Sorong traffic lights on Thursday August 23.

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The National Mandate Party, or PAN, has selected nine figures for its potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election, but it turns on Prabowo Subianto who the party supported in the last two elections.

Jakarta – There is a good reason why President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo did not make more of a meal out of Indonesia's rice self-sufficiency achievements over the past three years. He mentioned it in his Aug. 16 speech on the state of the nation, but neither the government nor his supporters picked it up to tout or celebrate.

Markus You, Nabire – The process of uncovering the alleged gross human rights violations that took place in the Bloody Paniai case on December 8, 2014, has failed to reveal the senior officer who allegedly gave the command to shoot into the crowd, which resulted in five people being killed and 11 others being injured.

Dandy Koswaraputra (BenarNews) – Rohingya refugees living in Indonesia say they are growing more and more desperate as they struggle to get by in the face of an uncertain future, with the prospect of relocation to a third country increasingly remote.

Andra Nasrie – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani has given arguably her strongest hint yet that she would run for president in 2024, as she seeks to follow in the footsteps of her mother Megawati Soekarnoputri.

Chris Barrett, Singapore – The Australian government has reversed a decision not to have an official government ceremony in Bali to mark 20 years since the terror bombings but will stage its main service in Canberra.

Sofie Syarief – The emergence of digital media has not resulted in more diversity in ownership control and editorial content in Indonesia's media industry. The capital-intensive nature of the industry means that large media groups have become larger by expanding into multiplatform media.

Ryan Dagur – A court in Indonesia has rejected a petition filed by a district head in Papua asking it to dismiss a case against him in which he stands accused of corruption in a church construction project.

Jakarta – The city government demolished a street bump in North Jakarta on Thursday evening following reports that many motorcyclists crashed while riding at a normal speed over it throughout the day.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to expand protection of its seas to cover an area nearly the size of Germany by 2030 – and then tripling it by 2045.

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – Two major car manufacturers in Indonesia, Toyota and Honda, responded on the statement issued by the Phasing out Leaded Fuel Committee (KPBB), which stated that Indonesia will face difficulties exporting cars due to the strict Euro 5 emissions standard adopted by the international community.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The Indonesian Anticorruption Society (MAKI) reported an alleged smuggling attempt of toxic waste in the region of Riau. In its official report which the organization plan to send to the Environment and Forestry Ministry (KLHK), they suspected that there is a company attempting to dump 5,500 tons of toxic waste on the Riau Islands.

With President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr scheduled to visit the neighboring countries of Singapore and Indonesia in September, Indonesia ambassador to the Philippines Agus Widjojo said their country was proud to be the first country Marcos Jr visits as president.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Policymakers will seek to offset the effects of a planned increase in the subsidized price of Pertalite motor fuel with a bump in social assistance spending, a minister has said.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said on Friday that the government felt the two strategies would have to be deployed in tandem to protect consumers.