Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Director General of Informatics Applications of the Communication and Information Ministry (Kominfo), Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, stated that the ministry has unblocked a number of electronic system providers besides Paypal. They are video game developer Valve Corp and search engine Yahoo.

Fajar Pebrianto, Jakarta – Communications and Information (Kominfo) Minister Johnny G. Plate asserted that his side has taken down or terminated access to online gambling games and websites since several years ago.

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) has found articles in the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which will weaken the fight to eradicate corruption. According to ICW there are at least three articles in the RKUHP which reduce sentences and fines for corruption crimes.

Indonesia's Information and Communications Ministry (Kominfo) has fallen so far down on the dignity scale, that some say they are going to chuck urine in bottles at the ministry's Jakarta office this afternoon to protest its recent ban of online services and gaming platforms.

Animal welfare activists and police in the city of Surabaya, East Java conducted a raid of a canine slaughterhouse on Sunday, which had reportedly been operating for four decades.

Jayapura, Jubi TV – Head of the Abepura Penitentiary Sulistyo Wibowo confirmed that one of his personnel had beaten one of the seven Morning Star raisers, namely Maksimus Simon Petrus You. As a result of being hit, Maksimus' right eye temple was swollen and his lip was injured.

Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Cenderawasih University's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Team Melkias Hetharia said that the formation of the KKR was the right solution to resolve human rights violations in Papua and build peace. This was conveyed by Hetharia in an online discussion held by the Alliance for Democracy for Papua on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Karen McVeigh and Gemma Holliani Cahya in Jakarta – Five years ago, Unilever announced a "radical recycling" process aimed at tackling a huge waste scourge it helped to create: billions of single-use sachets that litter south-east Asia's landfills, pollute its waterways and wash up on its beaches.

Jakarta – A planned urine bottle throwing action called by the group Student Political Block (BPP) has been cancelled. Their representatives however, still held a symbolic action by pouring urine over the Communication and Information Ministry's (Kominfo) office address marker.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More than 100 Indigenous people in Indonesia's Papua region are calling on the local government to revoke all the permits of a palm oil company that's continuing to clear land despite being ordered to halt all activities by officials.

John Kehoe – A confidential report prepared for East Timor's government advises that the stalled Greater Sunrise gas project to be operated by Woodside Petroleum in waters north of Australia can be built and run at a similar cost in East Timor, instead of Darwin.

Antara, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry's Special Staffer for Strategic Communication Yustinus Prastowo stated that the government would no longer hold tax amnesty programs such as the Tax Voluntary Disclosure Program (PPS).

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Institute or LBH Jakarta accused the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) of being authoritarian for blocking a number of websites and applications on July 30, 2022. Kominfo blocked them because they were not registered under the private scope electronic system operator (PSE) based on the ministry's regulation No.

Tempo, Jakarta – The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) lamented the Communication and Informatics Ministry's decision to block a number of sites and apps on July 30, 2022. The blocking of Paypal, in particular, is a major loss for the Indonesian people, it said.

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia in June 2022 reached 345.44 thousand, skyrocketing by virtually 2,000 percent or 1,973.96 percent to be exact from June 2021.

Jakarta – A new, increased fee to visit Komodo and Padar islands in Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara, has become effective on Monday, along with a government-imposed limit for the island's visits of 200,000 people per year.

Muhammad Aulia & Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – A number of political parties, including the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, commonly abbreviated as PDI-P, on Monday visited the General Elections Commission or KPU's headquarters in Jakarta to sign up for the 2024 elections.

Jakarta – Thousands of Indonesian and American troops began a two-week joint military exercise on Monday that Washington said aims to advance "regional cooperation in support of a free and open" Asia-Pacific region.

Grace Sihombing and Claire Jiao – Consumer prices in Indonesia rose by the fastest pace in nearly seven years in July, driven by stubbornly high food costs.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) considers the move by the Communication and Information Ministry (Kominfo) to block a number of websites and applications on July 30 to be digital authoritarianism.

Herman, Jakarta – The government has agreed to reopen access to global payment platform PayPal temporarily to allow Indonesian users to withdraw their funds and migrate to other providers, a senior official said on Sunday.

The reopening applies for five days unless PayPal complies with the regulation.

Kiki Siregar, Banjar, South Kalimantan – Every time Ramjaena wants to use the toilet, she first checks if there is anyone in the vicinity of her home.

Like most residents of Paku Alam village which lies on the tributary of Martapura river, her house is built on stilts and situated along the waterway.

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Lumajang– State-owned plantation-firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) and Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have started a trial intercrop soybean and sugarcane in East Java.

Jakarta – Forum of Concerned Citizens for Indonesia's Parliament (Formappi) researcher Lucius Karus believes that the government will in fact demean this year's Independence Day celebrations if it enacts the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) before August 17.

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) Chairperson Muhammad Isnur says that he deplores the Communication and Information Ministry (Kominfo) decision to block 10 websites and online games.

Jakarta – Some 4,000 soldiers mostly from Indonesia and the United States will conduct a joint military exercise next week that underscores "the importance we place on a free and open Indo-Pacific region," a senior U.S. military official said on Friday.

News Desk, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has blocked access to eight popular electronic services providers (ESPs) – including Yahoo, Steam and PayPal – for failing to register under a controversial licensing regime.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – Indonesia warns that the sharing of nuclear technology to power submarines could heighten the risk of new types of weapons of mass destruction emerging.

Jakarta (Xinhua) – Three people were killed and four others missing as flash floods struck Indonesia's province of Central Sulawesi. A search operation for the missing is under way, said a senior local disaster agency officer on Friday (July 29).

Seoul, South Korea – Indonesia expanded a cooperation agreement with South Korea on Thursday relating to the construction of a new capital city in Kalimantan to replace overcrowded Jakarta, paving the way for Korean firms to participate in building digital infrastructure.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo returned Friday from his week-long trip to three Northwest Asia countries after securing or strengthening investment commitments worth $11.9 billion for developing electric vehicles, basic materials, and other industries in Indonesia.

Septhia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka allowed residents, especially youngsters, to hold a street fashion show in the city like the Citayam Fashion Week in Dukuh Atas, Jakarta. Yet he barred the event from being held in the middle of the road.

Antara, Jakarta – An Indonesian Army (TNI AD) soldier was shot when the police dispersed the people visiting the Dekai Police Station, Yahukimo Regency, Papua.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Commercial Director of state-owned steel maker Krakatau Steel, Melati Sarnita, responded to issues about illegal steel imports brought up by Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan. She acknowledged that many business actors committed the illicit practice which caused major negative impacts on the performance of the national steel industry.

Servio Maranda (Contributor), Jakarta – Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency, BPS, said that the government's plan to stop exporting tin next year would cause negative impacts. The policy is seen as having the potential to affect Bangka Belitung's economic growth.

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi meets today with a number of his political volunteers and loyalists at the Bogor Palace, West Java, to discuss a multitude of domestic issues, political situations, and the global economy.

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned power company PLN booked a net of Rp17.4 trillion in the first semester of 2022. The figure reflects a 162.4-percent increase from Rp6.6 trillion in the same period last year.

Hasya Nindita, Jakarta – Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid believes that the remarks by Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria and the Central Jakarta Social Office about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) groups at the Citayam Fashion Week (CFW) are discriminative.

Kuala Lumpur (Reuters) – Malaysia's human resources minister on Thursday (July 28) said Indonesia has agreed to lift a freeze on sending its migrant workers to the country effective Aug 1, after the neighbours ironed out concerns surrounding workers' rights.

It looks like we have to wait a little bit longer for a second airport on the Island of Gods after the plan to build the facility in the northern part of Bali was officially shelved by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – Second Cpl. Muslimin, who had been on the run from the police for hiring hitmen to kill his 34-year-old wife Rina Wulandari, was found dead at his parents' home in Kendal, Central Java, on Thursday morning.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – Indonesia is reporting zero cases of foot and mouth on Bali but experts warn the island is far from free of the dreaded livestock disease that threatens to infiltrate Australia to devastating effect.

Merauke, Jubi – Lawmakers of the Merauke Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) are worried about the lives of indigenous Papuans who are deemed threatened by the rapid investment in plantations in Merauke Regency.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The trial of eight defendants accused of being involved in the fatal caging of people in the house of graft suspect and inactive Langkat regent Terbit Rencana Perangin-Angin has begun at the Stabat district court in Langkat, North Sumatra.

News Desk, Jakarta – The results of the second autopsy of Brig. Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat, who was reportedly killed in a shootout at the Jakarta residence of a high-ranking police official, will only be available in the next four to eight weeks, according to a team responsible for the process.

News Desk, Jakarta – The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has revealed that CCTV cameras had captured the events leading up to the fatal shooting of police officer Nopryansyah Yosua Hutabarat – also known as Brig. J – at the residence of the police's internal affairs chief, Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo, in Jakarta on July 8.

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – The North Sumatra Police intercepted an attempt to smuggle 91 Indonesian migrant workers to Selangor, Malaysia, as the government temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in the neighboring country.

Jakarta – Toyota Motor Corporation, the largest car company in the world, plans to increase its investment in Indonesia over the next five years to tap into the Southeast Asian country's burgeoning electric vehicle industry.

Antara, Jakarta – Residents of Bojong Kulur Village in Gunung Putri, Bogor Regency, complained about the pollution of the Cileungsi River. They reported that the river was foamy and emitting a foul smell on Tuesday, July 26.

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria ensured that Citayam Fashion Week would never be closed and banned. This phenomenon emerged as teenagers of SCBD (Sudirman, Citayam, Bojonggede, and Depok) often hung out in Dukuh Atas areas, Central Jakarta, with their fashionable and attractive street style.