Meri Radinibaravi – Fiji Women's Crisis Centre coordinator Shamima Ali says instead of putting the plight of the West Papuan people on the Pacific Islands Forum agenda, Fiji is pursuing strong bilateral relations with their oppressors, Indonesia.

She made the statement during a Morning Star flag raising ceremony on Wednesday at the FWCC Office in Suva.

Jayapura, Jubi – Four Cenderawasih University students who protested against the Papua expansion were beaten by police on Thursday, July 14, 2022.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – Press Council Chairperson Azyumardi Azra says that a media which broadcasts communist, Marxist and Leninist ideas could be subject to imprisonment. This stipulation is found in the latest version of the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) which is currently being deliberated by the House of Representatives (DPR).

Jakarta – Residents of Wadas Village in Central Java from the Wadas Village Nature Concern Social Movement (Gempadewa) held a silent auction around their village on Thursday July 14.

One of the residents, SW, said that the action was held as form of resistance against all activities related to planned andesite rock mining in the area where they live.

Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – The Jakarta Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) and the Legal Aid Institute for the Press (LBH Pers) have slammed allegations of police intimidation against CNN Indonesia and 20Detik journalists when they were covering the recent shooting of Brigadier J in the vicinity of police Internal Affairs Division Chief (Kadiv Propam) Inspector Genera

Irfan Kamil, Jakarta – Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) activists held a theatrical action in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Supervisory Board (Dewas) offices at the KPK Anti-Corruption Education Centre building in Jakarta on the afternoon of Friday July 15.

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) highlighted the investigation of the fatal shooting that killed policeman, Brigadier J at the residence of the National Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) Chief Ir. Gen. Ferdy Sambo on July 8, 2022.

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission, or KPK, said on Thursday it has asked the immigration office to prohibit former executives of state-run oil company Pertamina including former president director Karen Agustiawan from traveling overseas.

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – The International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) said that Indonesia is in a state of emergency of human rights violations in the business world.

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The Institution for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) researcher Nailul Huda assessed that the fuel subsidy policy is still needed because it could save Indonesia from recession.

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he was optimistic Indonesia's economy could have expanded 5.1 percent in the last quarter, supported by increasing public consumption and investment amid robust investors' confidence in the country.

Jayapura, Jubi TV – The Student Executive Board (BEM) of Cenderawasih University took to the streets on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, asking the university's rector to stop all forms of cooperation with the security forces, especially the Indonesian Military (TNI).

Strip yourselves of all common sense and you might end up at the level of these educators in Indonesia, who are in trouble for staging an undressing competition for their primary school students.

As children head back to school for the new academic year this week, public elementary school Uwung Jaya in Tangerang began with an orientation day on Monday.

A plan to introduce segregated seating based on gender on angkot minivans has been shelved, after officials realized that the policy, which was designed to curb sexual harassment, would present a new hurdle.

The police are having to answer more and more questions regarding the suspicious circumstances surrounding a police officer's death in Jakarta, including the absolute lack of security camera footage from the scene.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – The National Narcotics Agency or BNN arrested three personnel of the Indonesian Military (TNI) and one member of the National Police who were involved in smuggling methamphetamine and marijuana.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – Following an earlier call by the Papua People's Petition (PRP) and despite being marred by police blockades, forced dispersals and assaults on protesters, simultaneous mass actions were held in various parts of the country on Thursday July 14,.

Jakarta (VNA) – Timor-Leste has reiterated its readiness to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) while working with the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Fact-Finding Mission to the country.

Maria Fransisca Lahur, Jakarta – The weekly positivity rate of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia surpassed the standard set by WHO of 5 percent. The positivity rate is the number of confirmed positive cases among the number of tested specimens.

Antara, Jakarta – Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria asked the public to report cases of sexual harassment occurring in public services, including in public transport minivans or angkot, via the city's hotline 112.

Reiner Brabar, Jayapura – The Papua People's Petition (PRP) as the group responsible for the simultaneous actions with the principle agenda of rejecting revisions to the Special Autonomy Law (Otsus) on Papua, opposing the planned creation of new autonomous regions (DOB) in Papua and calling for a referendum in West Papua, read out the following statement today, Thursday July 14.

Sharon Muller – Demonstrations against the creation of three new autonomous regions (DOB) have flared up in different parts of Papua: Sorong, Kaimana, Yahukimo, Wamena, Nabire, Jayapura and Merauke.

Jakarta – The Aceh representative office of the National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) says that it has handed over three alleged cases of gross human rights violations which occurred in Tanah Rencong – as Aceh is known – to Attorney General ST Burhanuddin.

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo remembered his own experience with the government when he explained on Wednesday why the ease of doing business became one of his top priorities since he took office in 2014.

The president said he had first-hand experience with how difficult it was to obtain a business permit from authorities.

Syafiq Hasyim – There are indications that the relationship between Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the National Awakening Party (PKB) is tense. Whether the two entities can kiss and make up could determine how Indonesia's moderate Muslims vote in the next election.

Not even a month into his tenure as trade minister, Zulkifli Hasan has already received some public scolding from President Joko Widodo after he gave away cooking oil to an audience at an event in return for their promise that they would vote for his daughter.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Newly minted Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan has caused an uproar in Indonesia after he and his daughter were seen distributing free cooking oil to residents in Lampung province, Sumatra, and engaging in early political campaigning.

Jayapura – Head of the Cenderawasih University's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (KKR) Team Melkias Hetharia says the expansion of Papua through the formation of three new provinces in Papua will not hinder the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Jayapura – The Military Police of the XVII/Cenderawasih arrested on Monday, July 11, 2022, two Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers suspected of being involved in illegal firearms and ammunition trade in Papua. The arrest of the two was a development from the case of AN, a civil servant in Nduga Regency who was caught in possession of 615 bullets.

Dili – The interfaith organization for religious tourism in Timor-Leste has urged the government to draw up special rules to preserve sacred places that will become religious tourism sites.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Indonesia said on Wednesday it has temporarily stopped sending its citizens to work in Malaysia, including thousands recruited for the plantation sector, citing a breach in a worker recruitment deal signed between the two countries.

Singgih Wiryono, Jakarta – The Community Legal Aid Institute (LBHM) is urging the government to immediately conduct research into the benefits of cannabis for medical purposes.

Jakarta – The National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) is continuing with its interrogation of two senior executives over alleged embezzlement at charitable organization Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT).

Jakarta – Many Indonesians will feel a sense of deja vu upon watching the current events in Sri Lanka, where economic and political crises are hitting hard and leading the country of 22 million people toward a failed state.

Jamal Abdun Nashr, Semarang – Mangrove expert from the Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at Diponegoro University, Rudhi Pribadi, criticized the construction project of the Semarang – Demak toll road. He argued that the national strategic project connecting Demak to the borders of Semarang would cut off the contact between mangroves and seawater.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – Indonesia on Wednesday delivered the first shipment of chicken carcasses to Singapore which has very strict regulations on imported food and agricultural products.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is encouraging its youth to embrace entrepreneurship as the country's demographic dividend – a situation in which the productive-age citizens dominate the total population and thus result in a potential for economic growth – is forecast to reach its peak in 2030.

Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta Transportation Agency has officially canceled its plan to impose gender segregation for passengers of long-serving urban transportation known as 'angkot' which was initially aimed to prevent sexual harassment cases.

Antara, Jakarta – Siti Zuhro, a researcher from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), said Indonesian citizens expect political parties that truly fight for the interests and aspirations of the people.

"Indonesians don't want many parties, but rather quality ones to accommodate people's hopes," said Siti in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Jayapura – Member of the Commission for Government, Politics, Law, Human Rights, and Security at the Papuan Legislative Council, Laurenzus Kadepa, said an independent team was needed to investigate the recent chaos in Paniai Regency that resulted in one resident died and two others were injured.

Jakarta – Lili Pintauli Siregar, a commissioner with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), has abruptly resigned amid allegation that she received special treatment from state-owned oil company Pertamina to watch MotoGP race at Mandalika Circuit in March.

The latest development prompted KPK's Oversight Council to halt investigation into her conducts on Monday.

Dicky Kurniawan, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko said the Indonesian government planned to require electric cars as vehicles for government officials, the Military (TNI), and the Police (Polri). This is aimed at expediting electrification in the country.

Moh. Khory Alfarizi, Jakarta – Jakarta Transportation Agency planned to separate seats for women and men in public transport minivans or locally known as angkot in a bid to prevent sexual harassment.

Jakarta – The National Police have said that a police officer with the rank of second agent (Bharada) was acting in self-defense in a shootout last week that left a fellow officer dead at the residence of the internal affairs chief.

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The sudden resignation of Lili Pintauli Siregar as the deputy chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has allowed her to escape allegations of ethics violations.

Hilaire Bule – Prime Minister Bob Loughman is among regional leaders converging in Fiji for the 51st Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders summit in Suva, Fiji, this week.

Andreas Harsono – One would hope that an educational institution that learned of sexual assaults on campus would focus on holding perpetrators accountable and preventing further incidents rather than targeting the messenger.

Dewa W, Kenzu T, Jakarta – The Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) has overturned Gubernatorial Decree No. 1517 of 2021 on the 2022 Provincial Minimum Wage (UMP) for which a lawsuit was filed by several entrepreneurs.

Oscar Grenfell – Last Friday, Labor government Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced that he was ending the prosecution of Bernard Collaery, a lawyer who had been charged with breaching national security laws by allegedly exposing Australian spying on East Timor.

Spencer Zifcak – Last week Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus put an end to Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery's criminal prosecution.

Collaery was prosecuted in 2018 and was facing five charges, including allegedly conspiring with his client, "Witness K", to disclose confidential information about the Australian government's spying operation in Timor-Leste.