Evarianus Supar, Nabil Ihsan, Timika, Papua – Indonesian Army (TNI AD) Chief of Staff General Dudung Abdurachman reminded troops stationed in Papua to be endearing towards Papuans and prioritise a sympathetic approach in convincing criminal groups to restore their allegiance to Indonesia.

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander General Andika Perkasa and National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo met at the Police Headquarters on Tuesday, November 23.

One of the subjects they discussed was the security approach in Papua.

A social media influencer from Garut, West Java has become one of the most recent victims of revenge porn in Indonesia, after her ex boyfriend/manager leaked their sex tapes online.

Azhar Bagas Ramadhan, Jakarta – The Indonesia Calling or IM57+ Institute established by former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan and 56 other sacked KPK employees has found a new headquarters – one of the offices at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) in the Pegangsaan area of Menteng, Central Jakarta.

Arjuna Pademme, Jayapura, Jubi – Lawmakers in Papua have agreed on a number of points to address the armed conflict currently occurring in Indonesia's easternmost province, in a meeting initiated by the Papua Legislative Council on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021.

The sense of entitlement and arrogance were off the charts in a viral video depicting a verbal feud between the mother of an Indonesian MP and a woman claiming to be the daughter of a three-star military general.

Singapore – Indonesia's palm oil exports and production in 2021 are both likely to fall for a second straight year, the vice chairman of the country's palm oil association (GAPKI) said on Tuesday.

The expected decline at the world's top producer is due to a sharp drop of crude palm oil exports and output issues stemming from less fertiliser use and poor plantation upkeep.

Konradus Epa, Jakarta – Indonesia's attorney general has called on prosecutors to speed up efforts to deal with unresolved human rights violation cases after becoming frustrated over a lack of progress since forming a special team to handle them last year.

Nivell Rayda, Jakarta – Members of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) regional terror network have been infiltrating religious and civic institutions across Indonesia in a bid to spread their ideology, a top official at the country's Counterterrorism Agency warned.

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan – The newly-appointed commander of the Indonesian military has an army background. But his appointment comes at a time when Indonesia's defence challenges fall largely in the maritime domain.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Pope Francis has revoked the priesthood status of a diocesan priest in Timor-Leste who aims to run for president in the Catholic-majority nation.

The revocation was made public in a communique addressed to Catholics on Nov. 21 in Baucau Diocese, to which Martinho Germano da Silva Gusmao belongs.

A war for public opinion with a heavy religious subtext may be brewing in Indonesia, with the Jakarta chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) throwing their weight behind Governor Anies Baswedan by pledging to raise a "cyber army" to protect his reputation.

Chris Barrett, Singapore – Indonesia Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has revealed a pragmatism in Jakarta about Australia's nuclear-powered submarine ambitions, saying he understands countries "will do whatever they can to protect themselves".

Jayapura, Jubi – On November 20 every year, the world community celebrates World Children's Day. The theme for this year's World Children's Day is "A Better Future for Every Child". Sadly, such a beautiful theme is far from what Papuan children are experiencing today.

Indonesia's highest Muslim clerical council has called for a review of guidelines on the use of loudspeakers at mosques, following concerns and complaints from members of the public in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.

Resty Woro Yuniar – Diana Fitriani was only 17 when she left her sleepy hometown of Purwokerto on Indonesia 's most populous island of Java to further her studies in Yogyakarta, a bustling city about four hours away by car.

Haeril Halim and Lucie Godeau, Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara – The holiday island of Lombok welcomed thousands of fans Sunday for Indonesia's first superbike race on a new circuit that is part of a mega tourism infrastructure project denounced by the UN over the eviction of local families.

Jakarta – The recent arrest of Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) member Ahmad Zain An-Najah for his alleged link to the Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group has shocked not only high-ranking officials like Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Mahfud MD, but also the general public who put their trust in the council as their moral guide.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The pre-employment card – the government's flagship training program for pandemic-hit workers and job seekers – has reached 11.4 million beneficiaries across the archipelago, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.

A Saudi citizen has been arrested for the suspected murder of his new Indonesian wife, who he allegedly doused with a highly concentrated acidic liquid in their home in Cianjur, West Java.

Harry Jacques, Makian Island, Indonesia – Farmer Musdi Siraju, 19, picked his way down the steep, slippery mountainside in bare feet, on his way to a grove of coconut palms, canarium and nutmeg trees where he works every day to support his family on eastern Indonesia's Makian Island.

Katitza Rodriguez – Indonesia's Constitutional Court dealt another blow to the free expression and online privacy rights of the country's 191 million internet users, ruling that the government can lawfully block internet access during periods of social unrest.

Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies, Singapore – In the coastal village of Tanjung Kasuari, on the north-west tip of West Papua, there is no garbage collection service, so the locals burn their household trash.

All of it, that is, except the nappies that have been worn by their young children.

M Yusuf Manurung, Caesar Akbar, Jakarta – Law and human rights foundation Lokataru director Haris Azhar asked state officials to focus more on dealing with the persisting conflict in Papua instead of other matters, such as criminalizing activists.

Siktus HarsonSiktus Harson, Jakarta – The people of Papua have become disenchanted over a lack of action among Catholic leaders amid the hardships they are facing. The silence of the shepherds amid a climate of insurgency-led violence and perceived state oppression is interpreted as them showing no concern, prompting locals to seek help from the universal Church.

West Papuans will peacefully mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of West Papua next week – on Wednesday, December 1.

It is also the first anniversary of the formation of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) provisional government.

The Commission for the Protection of Indonesian Children (KPAI) has made public the plight of three elementary school students in Tarakan, North Kalimantan who are reportedly losing out on their precious formative years because they're adherents of a non-mainstream faith in Indonesia.

Jakarta – Indonesia is preparing regulation to help finance a program of mangrove restoration work from sources outside of the state budget, as part of its carbon-neutrality efforts, a senior government official told Reuters on Friday.

Felicity James – Maria Jose was at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Timor-Leste 30 years ago when Indonesian soldiers opened fire.

"I was young at the time, very excited to go along with the crowd and with my friends, we all walked together," Ms Jose said.

"We thought we were going to have a peaceful demonstration, to tell the world what Timorese want."

Vina Mubtadi, Washington – When an Indonesian American, a recent college graduate, collected a $10,000 peace prize she spent the money as soon as she could to realize her winning plan – providing aging trans women in Jakarta with a steady income from a laundry business, freeing them from sex work and begging.

Jakarta – Reisa Broto Asmoro – the government's Covid-19 handling spokeswoman and new habits adaptation ambassador – recently asked the public to make 2022 the last year of Indonesia's pandemic fight.

Jakarta – Smarting from past mistakes, the government is considering stringent mobility restrictions ahead of the year-end holiday season to prevent another spike in COVID-19 infection.

Antara, Jakarta – Kapuas Regency Administration in Central Kalimantan Province declared a state of emergency in the flooding disaster.

"We've previously set disaster alert status and yesterday afternoon, the status was increased to disaster emergency response," said the head of Kapuas Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), Panahatan Sinaga, Saturday, Nov. 20.

Jakarta – With the threat of a Covid-19 third wave looming ahead of the year-end festivities, the government is gearing up to take another crack at preventing a holiday-fuelled spike in cases by imposing the second-most stringent level of the four-tiered public activity restrictions (PPKM) in all provinces.

Jakarta – Indonesia will not allow cross-border carbon trade until it meets its greenhouse gas reduction targets, its finance minister said on Friday, underlining that its domestic carbon price would be among the cheapest in the world.

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – A Catholic organization has joined advocacy groups in calling on Indonesia's new army chief to change the military's way of dealing with problems in Papua by prioritizing a humanitarian approach.

Dewi Nurita, Jamal A. Nashr, Jakarta – Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko recalled the chronology of when he was expelled by the mass of the Aksi Kamisan rally who rejected the Human Rights Festival held in Semarang City on Thursday, November 18.

Dewi Nurita, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, on Friday said the government planned to construct more nursery centers by pressuring palm oil and mining corporations to do so in an attempt to tackle climate change from the upstream sector. The government is aiming at pushing for roughly 30 nursery centers within the next three years.

Antara, Jakarta – The Garuda Indonesia Workers Union (Sekarga) on Friday announced they had sent a formal forensic audit request to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) against Garuda Indonesia management's entire transactions.

Antara, Jakarta – The National Police (Polri) have officially set free two youngsters who were previously detained by law enforcers on suspicions of being involved in the recent attack by an armed criminal group (KKB)'s on the Sugapa Police Sector in Papua.

Sydney Allen – Indonesian environmentalists were embroiled in conflict this week after the Legal Mafia Eradication Committee, led by Secretary Husin Shahab, reported two Greenpeace Indonesia activists to the police for criticizing President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) deforestation and environmental policies.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Protecting all remaining orangutans and their forest habitat in Indonesia will provide a bastion for the survival of Asia's only great ape, wildlife experts say in a new investigative report.

Indonesia is now included on a free travel list established by the European Union, after the bloc's council updated their recommendations on COVID-related border restrictions on Thursday.

Yance Wenda, Jayapura, Jubi – Head of the Papuan People's Assembly Women's Working Group Ciska Abugau said that the safety of women in Papua was threatened by three things, namely armed conflict, high cases of HIV/AIDS, and violence led by alcohol abuse due to easy accessibility of alcohol in Papua.

Benny Mawel, Jayapura, Jubi – Two residents of Serambakon District, Bintang Mountains Regency have been reported missing since May 18, 2021. They have not been found to date.

Jakarta – The National Police are investigating claims by a hacker who said this week they have stolen personal data of thousands of police officers, the latest in a spate of cyber attacks that has highlighted the country's digital vulnerabilities.

Yuliana Lantipo and Ronna Nirmala Jayapura, Indonesia, and Jakarta – Twenty years after Indonesia introduced legislation for special autonomy to pacify a clamor for independence in Papua, residents of the underdeveloped and impoverished region are not seeing a better economy while violence from a separatist insurgency persists.

Jakarta – West Kalimantan Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) Regional Executive Director Nicodemus Ale says that the acute flooding in Sintang regency needs to be understood in terms of the impact of deforestation.

Ale says that forest cover in Sintang has declined by 516,000 hectares over the last 10 years.

Tatang Guritno, Jakarta – The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) is asking the government to take concrete action to resolve human rights violations in the country.

Jakarta – A coalition of non-government organisations (NGOs) believes that the government is anti-criticism because it often responds to criticism with threats of criminalisation and audits. This was conveyed following a threat to audit NGOs by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) and retired military General Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.