Ardito Ramadhan, Jakarta – The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) says that the number of reported cases of sexual violence against women in Indonesia continues to increase every year.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has outlined at least three environmental problems found from the results of a Strategic Environmental Study (KLHS) on Indonesia's proposed site for a new capital city (IKN) in North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan.

New York – The Indonesian government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic displaced important human rights concerns in 2021, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2022. After a deadly surge in cases in 2021, the authorities locked down Java, Bali, and many other parts of the archipelago.

Jakarta – The leader of an East Kalimantan district where the national government plans to build the new national capital was named corruption suspect on Thursday after he was arrested at a Jakarta mall for allegedly accepting bribes.

Jakarta – One day in 1969, not long after it was decided Papua was to become part of Indonesia, Yones Douw's family were forced to flee from security forces.

Wulan Kusuma Wardhani, Jakarta – Reformed terror convicts are deploying their knowledge and personal stories to assist in deradicalization programs.

It is never easy, but some rehabilitated terrorism convicts have been trying their best to share their experience and perspectives with people susceptible to extremism so that they can avoid making similar mistakes.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo marked the end of 2021 with the signing of Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 14/2021, which establishes the office of deputy home minister.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government on Wednesday officially launched a state-owned food holding company, which goes by the name ID Food, in a bid to boost the food supply chain.

State-run agroindustry firm Rajawali Nusantara Indonesia (RNI) will serve as the parent company of the food holding.

Fana Suparman, Jakarta – A former investigator of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) was convicted for accepting Rp 11.5 billion ($802,000) in bribe money and sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday.

Dyna Rochmyaningsih – On 3 January, Isabella Apriyana grabbed her phone to take a picture of her lab bench and post it on Twitter. "A gloomy Monday morning in the beginning of the year," she tweeted.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Environmental activists have cautiously welcomed the Indonesian government's move to revoke hundreds of permits for logging, plantations and mines, calling it an opportunity to conserve vast swaths of forest.

Prosecutors in a serial rape case involving an Islamic school teacher in West Java demanded the most severe punishments possible for the defendant for what they see as one of the most heinous crimes imaginable.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – The national task force on the sexual violence crime bill (RUU TPKS) chairman Eddy Hiariej shared optimism that the bill will be completed soon as his side had held five consultations with the House of Representatives (DPR).

Antara, Jakarta – The COVID-19 Task Force reported Tuesday, Jan. 11, that Indonesia is facing a surge in COVID-19 confirmed cases in the last two weeks.

"Positive cases in Indonesia have increased for two consecutive weeks," said the task force's spokesman Wiku Adisasmito at a press conference on Tuesday.

Bisnis, Jakarta – Indonesia in 2021 recorded 5,057,516 units of motorcycles sold, the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association (AISI) said. This is a 38 percent increase from 2020's 3,660,616 units.

AISI head of Commercial Affairs, Sigit Kumala, said that the sales performance was attributable to the government's role in handling Covid-19 cases.

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – Jakarta Health Agency Head of Disease Prevention and Control Division, Dwi Oktavia, said the daily number of COVID-19 Omicron cases reached 498 as of January 11. The figure increased by 91 from previously 407.

Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Two of President Joko Widodo's children, Gibran Rakabuming and Kaesang Pangarep, have been reported to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) over alleged corruption and money laundering through their businesses that have ties to companies suspected of forest fires.

Jakarta – Indonesia provided prosecutors with proof of graft on Tuesday in flag-carrier Garuda's deals to lease aircraft made by ATR, a joint venture between Airbus and Italy's Leonardo, the country's state-owned enterprises minister said.

Jakarta – Indonesia kicked off its COVID-19 booster program for the general public on Wednesday, as the country hit an almost three-month high in cases amid the rise of the Omicron variant.

West Papuan liberation leader Benny Wenda said today that his provisional government is stepping up the fight for justice and freedom from Indonesian rule this year as he announced the opening of diplomatic missions around the globe.

Anita P D, Resinta S, Jakarta (ANTARA) – Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Bintang Puspayoga lauded the steps by Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim, who urged Indonesia's universities to immediately form a sexual violence prevention and handling Task Force.

Indonesian singer-songwriter-turned-actor Ardhito Pramono has been arrested for alleged marijuana use and possession today.

Jakarta, Jubi – The National Police Headquarters has changed the operation of the Nemangkawi Task Force to the Cartenz Peace Operation, which will start operating at the end of January 2022. This operation is claimed to no longer prioritize hunting down armed groups in Papua.

Dony Indra Ramadhan, Bandung – The appointment of Major General Untung Budiharto as Jakarta military commander (Pangdam Jaya) has attracted public attention because of his background as a former member of the Rose Team (Tim Mawar). TNI (Indonesian military) chief General Andika Perkasa has responded to this attention. What does he say?

Jakarta – The West Papua National Liberation Army-Free Papua Organisation (TPNPPB-OPM) believes that the Indonesian police's plan to change its security approach in Papua to become more persuasive is pointless.

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Chinese thermal coal futures fell on Tuesday after Indonesia, the world's biggest thermal coal exporter, eased a ban on overseas shipments that surprised buyers at the start of the year, alleviating concerns about supply disruptions.

Jakarta – A member of the Islamic based Justice and Prosperity Party (PKS) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), Sukamta, touched on a speech by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Chairperson Megawati Sukarnoputri during an interruption at a DPR plenary meeting opening the third sitting period for 2021-2022.

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) says that 222 illegal palm oil corporations have been granted amnesty or in other words they can continue operating despite not meeting the legal requirements.

In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald (10 Jan 2022), It was reported that Defence Minister Peter Dutton said that his focus was on "prevailing peace" in the region, and that he also thought it was important to be honest and speak frankly with the Australian public.

Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta – A Protestant politician in Indonesia is facing a prison term after being charged with hate speech for allegedly making offensive social media comments on religious, ethnic and racial issues.

Jakarta – Billionaire Indonesian businessman Chairul Tanjung said on Tuesday he will lift his investment in struggling flag carrier Garuda Indonesia after the airline completes a court-led debt restructuring.

The announcement came as the government asked prosecutors to begin a graft investigation into some of Garuda's plane leasing contracts.

Khaerul Izan, Fardah, Cirebon, West Java – Floods inundated 698 houses in two villages in Cirebon District, West Java Province, according to the Regional Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) of Cirebon on Tuesday.

"Temporary data shows that the number of houses that were flooded reaches 698," Cirebon BPBD Chief Executive Alex Suheriyawan stated here on Tuesday.

Siwage Dharma Negara – 2021 has been another challenging year for Indonesia as it struggles to balance the economy and public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While the economy seems to have passed the worst of the crisis, its future trajectory remains unclear.

Rieka Rahadiana and Arys Aditya – Indonesia's parliament will resume deliberation of a bill against sexual harassment on Tuesday, as President Joko Widodo pushes to conclude a legislative process that's languished for six years amid strong opposition from religious groups.

The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) plans to open a government branch office in the neighbouring Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby along with diplomacy offices to be based in Europe and the United Kingdom.

In a New Year message from interim president Benny Wenda, he has confirmed a strategic office reshuffle around the world.

Maire Leadbeater – In December, Indonesia came in for unusually direct criticism from the UN over its treatment of human rights defenders, especially its treatment of exiled Veronica Koman, outspoken advocate for West Papua.

Indonesia reacted angrily to being put under the spotlight, but the evidence is compelling.

Just one day before the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots for the general public begins, President Joko Widodo issued a statement that the third dose will be administered at no cost to all who are eligible.

Jakarta – By the end of his administration's first year in 2015, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had ordered the revocation of nearly 4,000 mining licenses, mostly for coal, which were found to be legally ill-defined or environmentally problematic.

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – The government has decided to allow some coal miners, which have fulfilled their coal sales quota to the domestic market, to resume export on Wednesday after the country's coal stockpile for power generation had risen above a critical level, a senior minister said on Monday.

Hans Kapisa, Manokwari, Jubi – Gold mining activities in Wasirawi Village, Masni District, Manokwari Regency, West Papua are reportedly illegal, or outside the control of the government and related institutions. This activity is suspected to be a massive and systematic practice of plundering natural resources.

M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – An epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia, Pandu Riono, predicted that the possible COVID-19 third wave in Jakarta triggered by the Omicron variant would not be as severe as the second wave caused by the Delta variant.

Lani Diana Wijaya, Jakarta – The number of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta is slowly increasing following the finding of the Omicron variant. On Monday, the city recorded 360 new cases, which were mostly contributed by international travelers at 259.

Warief Djajanto Basorie – Recovering Together, Recovering Stronger. Indonesia adopted this tagline when it took over the rotating chair of the club of the world's 20 largest advanced and emerging economies, the Group of 20. After meeting in Rome on Oct. 30-31, the next G20 annual summit will be in Bali in October/November 2022.

Antara, Bandung – An Islamic boarding school teacher in West Java was recommended a death sentence on Tuesday for charges of raping at least 13 students and impregnating some of them.

Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Indonesian Farmers Union (SPI) chairperson Henry Saragih on Monday responded to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's decision to revoke mining and forest-use permits in the form of right to cultivate (HGU) and land-use permits (HPH). He urged the government to treat the situation as a part of agrarian reform.

Bisnis.Com, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asserted that the government would continue to enforce the ban on exports of raw mining goods.

"After nickel, [we will ban] bauxite export. The regulation is being finalized. We are preparing a smelter," he said as quoted from Bisnis.com, Monday, January 10.

Antara, Jakarta – The Indonesian Armed Forces, TNI, has sent two company-level units (SSK) from Kodim 1702 and Yonif 756/WMS to assist the Jayawijaya Police, to reduce clashes between residents in the Papuan regency.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo or Jokowi virtually attended the 49th anniversary celebration of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) on Monday, January 10, 2022. In his opening speech, the President lauded PDIP as the largest political party in the country.

Annie Sloman – Thursday night, hot, humid and sweaty as the sun sets over the capital of Timor-Leste. On the side of the road a large crowd gathers around a makeshift stage. Beside it are paintings thrown in a pile like junk – powerful art works depicting Timorese veterans, years of guerrilla struggle, heroes of this young nation.

Jakarta – Indonesia has recorded an additional 75 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing the total number of cases to 414, according to the Health Ministry on Sunday.

"Most of the Omicron cases are related to international travelers so we call on people to refrain from traveling overseas," Health Ministry spokeswoman Siti Nadia Tarmizi said.