Lawmakers and the government are pushing to quickly pass legislation to create yet another new province in Papua at the coming plenary meeting despite pushback from experts and activists.

A picture of Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, posing together with leaders of three political parties that have expressed their interest in nominating him as a presidential candidate, has sparked speculation about the impending establishment of a political axis to challenge the pro-government candidate in the 2024 presidential race.

The latest public opinion poll found that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s approval rating has taken a 10 percentage-point hit, as a result of his administration’s decision to raise fuel prices.

The opposition Democratic Party leader Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono made a fresh bid to reinvigorate the party and his political fortune by growing more assertive against President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Azyumardi Azra, a prominent Muslim scholar who played a leading role in modernizing higher Islamic education in Indonesia and whose global influence as a promoter of interfaith dialogue earned him the prestigious honorary title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire, died at a Malaysian hospital on Sunday. He was 67.

Central Java Police confirmed on Friday that a body that was found charred alongside a motorcycle belonged to Paulus Iwan Boedi Prasetijo, a Semarang, Central Java, administration official who was a key witness in an alleged corruption at the city’s financial agency.

The 56-year-old is a self-taught conservationist with no formal background in botanics. 

The victims were mining gold on a bare hillside when the landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the area in West Kalimantan province.

The G20 Labor and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) in Jimbaran Bali earlier this week has agreed on a plan to accelerate development of an inclusive labor market for people with disabilities.

A 4-year-old girl died and three of her siblings injured after being stung by hornets in Silandit, Padang Sidempuan regency, North Sumatra, on Tuesday.

A 30 percent hike in fuel prices spurred hundreds of drivers of the most popular ride-hailing apps to hold protests across Indonesia as they struggle to make ends meet.

With the World Health Organization proclaiming that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, health experts are urging the government to enact consistent strategies to ensure the road to endemicity is trouble-free.

A year after a court found President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and top-ranking officials in central and local administrations guilty of negligence for failing to tackle chronic air pollution in Jakarta, activists say there has been little in the way of actual implementation of the ruling.

If the presidential election were held today, Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo would win, according to a variety of political surveys. But a brewing power struggle within the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), of which Ganjar is a member, has cast doubt on whether he will have a chance to run in 2024 at all.

In recent years, some Asian holiday destinations have seen an influx of digital nomads, or long-stay visitors from overseas who combine travel and recreation with remote working.

With his five-year term as governor coming to a close next month, Anies, 53, has emerged in independent opinion polls as one of the top figures expected to contest the presidential election due in February, 2024.

Critics are lamenting a “clear lack of understanding” in the state’s latest cybersecurity measures, after a quick response team established to address a recent spate of data leaks played down the sensitivity of the information being circulated.

The iconic gardens have marked another notch in botanical research and conservation with the first Rafflesia arnoldii to flower outside its native habitat, cultivated by the same botanist who successfully cultivated Rafflesia patma at the park.

In a bid to strengthen the path toward renewable energy transition and reach Indonesia’s emissions-reduction and climate goals, the House of Representatives is currently deliberating the renewable energy bill. Chairman of House Commission VII overseeing energy, Sugeng Suparwoto from the NasDem Party, spoke to The Jakarta Post’s A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil about how lawmakers can support Indonesia’s transition to cleaner energy. The following are excerpts from the discourse:

Police in Asahan regency, North Sumatra, have arrested four people for alleged stockpiling of the subsidized Solar brand of diesel fuel in Aek Ledong district and have confiscated around 3 tonnes of fuel and two tank trucks.

"From the bottom of my heart, I apologize if my statement hurt the feelings of all members of the TNI from the lowest-ranking to the generals as well as all retirees, all of who have been upset by that statement," said Effendi, who is also a senior politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

"The service has returned to normal. You can now access PeduliLindungi on the mobile and web platforms," the official account of the mobile application @PLindungi tweeted on Wednesday.

Bambang Wuryanto, a PDI-P executive in charge of election campaigns told reporters that there was no constitutional rule that barred Jokowi from running as vice president. "He definitely can [run], but he has to be nominated by a political party or a coalition of parties," Bambang said, as quoted by kompas.com.

Jakarta-owned bus operator Transjakarta resumed 24-hour bus services on Monday, ending a curtailed timetable that had prevailed under pandemic restrictions.

The City Council has submitted to the Home Ministry its three top picks for replacing outgoing governor Anies Baswedan, starting a process in which it actually has a say following an ombudsman investigation into public disgruntlement with earlier regional appointments this year.

Rights advocates and a religious tolerance official have lambasted a Banten mayor's decision to back a public petition against the construction of a church in Cilegon, where Christians are a minority.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued thunderstorm warnings for this week, following days of torrential downpours that have flooded a number of neighborhoods in Greater Jakarta.