Thresa Sandra Desfika, Farouk Arnaz, Jakarta – The Confederation of Indonesian Workers' Unions, or KSPI, has filed a judicial review on the 2020 Law about Job Creation to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, just hours after President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo signed the controversial legislation into law.

Achmad Nasrudin Yahya, Jakarta – Indonesian Human Rights Watch (Imparsial) director Al Araf is asking on the government to reevaluate the security policies applied to bring the conflict in Papua under control.

Devina Halim, Jakarta – The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) monitoring and investigation team has revealed that there have been efforts to obscure the facts surrounding the shooting of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani in Hitadipa district, Intan Jaya, Papua, on September 19.

Egi Adyatama, Jakarta – Hundreds of academicians joined in the Alliance of Academics have officially filed a request to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo asking to revoke Law No. 11/2020 on Job Creation passed by the president earlier today.

Hundreds of people in Bali today took to the streets to protest against Arya Wedakarna (AWK), a member of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) who has been accused of insulting Hinduism, among other allegations of controversial statements.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Following reports of high rates of newsroom layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID) has urged the government to financially aid media companies in order to help them survive the crisis.

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – The South Sumatra provincial administration has continued to carry out preventive measures against forest and land fires as it extends the emergency alert status until Nov. 30.

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The government has named social media influencer Kristia Budiyarto an independent commissioner for state-owned ferry operator PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni), marking yet another avid supporter of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo being appointed to a position in a state-owned enterprise (SOE).

Jakarta – Prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison sentence for musician I Gede Ari Astina, who goes by the stage name Jerinx, who is on trial at the Denpasar District Court in Bali for defamation against the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI).

Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie, Jakarta – The State Palace has downplayed typos and errors discovered in the Job Creation Law that was recently signed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, calling them unsubstantial technical errors amid mounting protests highlighting the flawed legislation process for the controversial law.

Jakarta – Protests against the Job Creation Law have entered their fifth week in Jakarta as workers stage yet another rally near the Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta to voice their opposition to the controversial law and the government's decision not to increase the minimum wage.

Jakarta – Indonesia's human rights commission said on Monday that a fact-finding team believed the military had tortured a pastor in the country's Papua region in a bid to extract information on stolen military weapons before shooting him dead.

Jakarta – The Yogyakarta administration is set to conduct COVID-19 tests on tourism players and residents who have been in contact with travelers visiting the special region during the recent long weekend.

Jakarta – Hundreds of Indonesian pilgrims landed in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, marking the first batch of Indonesians arriving for umrah (minor haj) following months of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

V. Arianti and Ulta Levenia – News recently emerged that in March 2020, a Jemaah Islamiyah faction in Banten had planned to conduct a series of robberies (fa'i) targeting shops owned by Indonesian Chinese in Serang (Banten), Tasikmalaya (West Java), and Surabaya (East Java). JI hoped to use the proceeds of these robberies to finance attacks in those cities.

West Papuan activists and an Indonesian human rights lawyer criticised the recent military crackdown on the two Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua in a New Zealand-hosted webinar at the weekend.

Jakarta – Medan Helvetia Police station in Medan, North Sumatra has set a new routine to prevent its detainees from contracting COVID-19, namely sending them outdoors to soak up the sun for a set amount of time.

The police believed that allowing the detainees to get sunlight in an outdoor setting would increase their immunity.

Jakarta – Despite thousands of new confirmed COVID-19 cases still being recorded daily, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said that Indonesia now has a lower and better active case percentage compared with the global average.

Edna Tarigan, Jakarta – Thousands of workers in Indonesia on Monday continued their protests against the country's new jobs law that critics say will erode labor rights and weaken environmental protections.

Andi Jatmiko and Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – Indonesian Muslims marched to the heavily guarded French Embassy in Indonesia's capital on Monday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad as protected speech.

Jakarta – National COVID-19 task force spokesman Wiku Adisasmita has deplored the fact that 54 regions have continued to be categorized as "orange zones" for 10 weeks now.

Orange zones, in the government's risk mapping system, are regions where there is a medium risk of COVID-19 infection.

Jakarta – The Bukittinggi Police in West Sumatra have arrested five members of the Siliwangi Bandung chapter of the Harley Owners Group (HOG) motorcycle club for allegedly beating two Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel in a road rage incident.

Jakarta – At least 50 criminal election violations have been reported to the police ahead of 2020 regional elections, the majority of which are related to smear campaigns, National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. Awi Setiyono said on Sunday.

"Twenty-two of the cases are related to activities that benefit or disadvantage one candidate," Awi said as quoted by kompas.com.

Norman Harsono and Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Indonesian coal mining firms expect global coal demand to recover in mid-2021 as economies around the world heal from COVID-19, even though volumes will remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Meybi Agensya Neolaka, born and raised in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, started her drumstick leaves company Timor Moringa two years ago with the simple thought that farmers' welfare and stunting in her region is a huge issue to address.

Fana Suparman & Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Two high ranking police officers are slated to stand trial today for allegedly taking bribe from Djoko Tjandra in return for removing the businessman from the Interpol wanted list.

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – A soldier allegedly tortured and shot Papuan pastor Yeremia Zanambani at close range in the latter's pig pen in Hitadipa district, Intan Jaya regency, which led to his death hours later amid escalating tensions in the area, according to the findings of an independent investigation carried out by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM).

Jakarta – Prosecutors at the Jakarta Corruption Court have indicted two police generals for accepting bribes of approximately Rp 8.3 billion (US$566,456) in total in exchange for assisting graft convict Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra evade capture when he was a fugitive.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – As many as 408 tourists have shown reactive results for coronavirus after the West Java administration conducted random COVID-19 rapid tests at 54 tourist destinations in 15 regencies and cities during the long holiday from Wednesday to Sunday last week.

Mardika Parama, Jakarta – State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) posted a Rp 2.4 trillion (US$163.6 million) loss between January and September, a drastic turn-around from the Rp 1.5 trillion profit booked during the same period last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put pressure on travel demand.

Dian Septiari, Jakarta – Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi announced on Sunday that Indonesia has retained its status as a beneficiary of the United States' Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) following the recent visit of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Jakarta.

Jakarta – Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairperson Megawati Soekarnoputri has brushed off criticism against her comments regarding the country's millennials, saying she was pleased her statement had triggered a public discussion on the topic.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Storms that hit Greater Jakarta on Sunday have led to blackouts in several parts of the capital and its satellite regions, causing some residents to complain about state-owned electricity firm PLN on social media.

Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is set to revitalize hygiene facilities at several tourist sites in Bali in November.

Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Thousands of workers grouped under several labor confederations are set to stage another round of nationwide protests against the controversial omnibus law on job creation on Monday.

Jakarta – Recognizing that dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic requires a collective effort, the Jakarta provincial administration launched in April the Large-Scale Social Collaboration (KSBB) program, an initiative to help vulnerable communities affected by the health crisis.

Jakarta – Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers are bearing the brunt of the outbreak and are starting to suffer from burnout, a nurse association reveals.

Jakarta – Dozens of domestic tourists taking advantage of the long weekend from Wednesday to Sunday were found to be reactive after taking COVID-19 rapid tests as mobility jumps across the country.

At Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world located in Magelang, Central Java, authorities confirmed that two visitors had tested positive for the disease.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – A steady decline in newly cases of coronavirus in the last few weeks may suggest that Indonesia has been past its peak, although no confirmation has come from health authorities.

Jakarta – Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has announced that his administration will raise the provincial minimum wage for 2021 by 3.27 percent, despite the Manpower Ministry's directions to maintain wages at current levels.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has condemned a statement made by French President Emmanuel Macron on Islam, calling it insulting and offensive to Muslims the world over.

The President claimed that Macron's statement could spark division among different faiths at a time when the world needs unity to face the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara, reported zero new COVID-19 cases for six consecutive days from Oct. 24 to 29, but it continues to be categorized as a medium-risk "orange" zone, according to the local coronavirus task force.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Bandung-based NGO Syamsi Dhuha Foundation (SDF) in West Java has launched a smart walking cane called BriCane for the visually impaired to help their mobility.

The cane is connected to an application that can warn users when they get lost, said SDF head Dian Syarief.

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The West Java administration is carrying out randomized COVID-19 screening at 54 tourist destinations across 14 regencies and municipalities to contain transmission of the coronavirus.

The screenings began on Wednesday and are to be conducted until Saturday in anticipation of a large number of travelers during the long weekend.

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Three Indonesian biosphere reserves have been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program following a high-level online meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.

A biosphere reserve is a unique ecosystem that is conserved and protected for research and educational purposes.

Jakarta – Three cyclists were attacked with acid by unidentified assailants while riding across Sleman regency, Yogyakarta, on Thursday morning.

The three acid attacks occurred separately at 6 a.m., 6:17 a.m. and 6:40 a.m. local time.

Dicky Christanto, Jakarta – The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has been warned to tread carefully with its latest plan to reopen its soccer leagues, Liga 1, Liga 2 and Liga 3, since there is still no end in sight to the country's COVID-19 pandemic.

Jakarta – A junior high school student in Tarakan, North Kalimantan, committed suicide on Tuesday reportedly as a result of stress he faced as a result of remote learning, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) says.

Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – Indonesia's capital city Jakarta has come out as the winner of the global 2021 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) for its ambitious integrated public transportation programs. Indonesia is the first-ever Southeast Asian country to have received the prestigious award.

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – The United Development Party (PPP) is considering the prospects of supporting former Jakarta deputy governor and businessman Sandiaga Uno in the 2024 presidential election, with several members of its branch executive board (DPC) promoting his candidacy for PPP chairman.