A haul of confiscated fireworks exploded on Sunday evening, injuring an officer near a police barrack in Grogol, Sukoharjo, Central Java.

The education and technology minister has issued a clarification following a backlash from lawmakers over a speech he delivered last week at a UN education summit.

Local authorities are ramping up both domestic and international efforts in their hunt for alleged gambling ring leader Jhoni.

The survey found that 86.2 percent of the respondents wanted the two-term limit for the president maintained while 97.2 percent were also of the opinion that the direct election continued to be the best way to choose the next president and vice president.

In his speech to inaugurate the new academic year, UIII rector Komaruddin Hidayat said that the offline classes would allow greater space for collaboration and participation by students and professors after one year of a mix of physical meetings and online activities.

The most recent opinion poll, which focuses on the 2024 electoral outlook of young voters, has revealed that social media darlings and governors Ganjar Pranowo of Central Java and Anies Baswedan of Jakarta are young voters’ firm favorite presidential hopefuls – edging out Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in a three-horse race.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a statement that money contributed to the effort came from the state budget as well as funding by the private sector. The move was for the first for Indonesia to become a contributor to the initiative.

Following the decision by lawmakers to drop a new omnibus bill on education from their upcoming legislative priority list, educators are calling on the government to use this opportunity to thoroughly revise the controversial bill, amid mounting concerns surrounding rushed deliberations.

The recent arrest of Supreme Court justice Sudrajad Dimyati by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for alleged bribery has exposed the failure of the court in curbing judicial corruption.

KPK deputy chief told a news conference that judge Sudrajad Dimyati had been detained after he voluntarily reported to the agency earlier in the day.

The development of ITF Sunter waste-to-energy incinerator has long been under scrutiny by environmentalists, who have warned of possible health hazards, including toxic fumes released by the facility.

Indonesia is keeping tabs on the latest development over the recently announced Russian partial mobilization and hopes that the conflict can reach a solution away from the use of nuclear weapons, the Foreign Ministry says.

In Indonesia's happiness index released recently by the agency, Banten province, which is made up mostly of municipalities bordering the capital city, stood at the at the bottom of the list with an index of 68.08. 

Indonesia abruptly ended its previous accord with Norway a year ago, due to apparent disagreements and slow progress in releasing payments based on the results of work to curb forest loss. 

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is pressing for the Papua governor and graft suspect Lukas Enembe to cooperate with the commission’s second summons amid chants of criminalization by his supporters.

The United States’ newly sworn-in envoy to ASEAN will arrive in Jakarta by October to fill a post that had been left vacant “for a very long time”, Indonesian Ambassador to the US Rosan P. Roeslani revealed on Wednesday.

The newly passed privacy law has been widely lauded as a step forward in protecting personal data in a country facing emerging cybersecurity threats. But critics said that a lack of clarity surrounding the institutional design of the oversight agency and vague provisions on what constitutes a crime might lead to government overreach and overcriminalization.

While observers commended Indonesia’s receptiveness to the resolution, they noted that it was still up to lawmakers to realize the document's tenets. 

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry will hold the fourth iteration of Indonesia-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Forum 2022 (INA-LAC 2022) in October in a bid to strengthen economic relations and provide business opportunities between Indonesia and countries in the Latin American and Caribbean regions.

The Bogor regency’s environmental agency has reported heavy pollution in Cileungsi River, which has been a source of raw water for the regency and the Bekasi city in West Java.

The trial, which is being run by a division of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) tasked with investigating human rights violations, has been welcomed by activists as a positive step in a restive area where security forces have been accused of abuses.

A trial relating to a 2014 gross human rights violation that occurred in Paniai regency in Papua began on Wednesday at the Makassar Human Rights Court in South Sulawesi, with a retired military officer standing accused as the sole defendant in the case.

A Dutch scientist who is among a group of researchers reportedly banned from conducting research in Indonesia by the Environment and Forestry Ministry for their critical writings says he is concerned about the state of scientific freedom in the country.

The Democratic Party founder alleged that the upcoming election was in danger of becoming “dishonest and unfair”.

North Sumatra Police have confiscated seven buildings owned by a man known as Jhoni, who is wanted for allegedly running an illegal online gambling ring based in the provincial capital of Medan. He is believed to have fled to Singapore. 

The late prominent Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra, who passed away on Sunday, aged 67, in Selangor, Malaysia, was laid to rest at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery on Tuesday morning in a state-funeral ceremony led by Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy.

State-run Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has found suspicious transactions worth hundreds of billions of rupiah after examining financial records of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, who was recently named a corruption suspect, but continues to evade police questioning.