The ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) says that it is not worried about losing President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s grassroots votes for the 2024 presidential and legislative elections.

“We are doing this to preserve the history and cultural heritage of the archipelago,” minister Luhut Panjaitan said on Sunday.

Abdul Qadir Hasan Baraja, leader of Khilafatul Muslimin, some of whose members are affiliated to the Islamic State terror outfit, was arrested in the Lampung provincial capital of Bandarlampung and brought to Jakarta for further questioning and investigation, according to the police.

Indonesia has joined in the chorus of Muslim majority countries condemning Indian politicians whose remarks are deemed to have insulted the Prophet Muhammad.

The KM Ladang Pertiwi ran out of fuel and sank in bad weather while sailing through the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi province on May 26.

Amnesty International Indonesia has called out the government for excessive use of force in Papua last week against protesters who were rallying against Jakarta's plan to create new provinces in the country's easternmost region.

The newly formed United Indonesia Coalition (KIB) is keeping its options open to welcoming other political parties while hinting at the possibility of nominating an outsider as a presidential candidate.

Three civil groups have alleged "maladministration" in the Home Minister's recent appointment of interim regional heads, citing several legal violations.

Scientists say that the government needs to go beyond human in preparing for the next pandemic, including sustainable development and the One Health approach.

The roaring success of the inaugural Jakarta E-Prix is in little danger of being politicized according to one analyst, who says that the event will have almost zero political impact ahead of 2024.

The country's third largest political party may have "superstar" status among young users on Twitter, but this will not translate into actual votes come 2024, say election researchers.

The government, lawmakers and the KPU are making a last-ditch effort to agree on the campaign period on June 7, just seven days before the election stages begin.

Local police caught the former Bener Meriah regent and two other suspects as they were trying to sell the skin and bones of a slain Sumatran tiger.

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil's family has announced the death of his eldest son who has been reported missing since May 26 after he was swept away by strong currents while swimming in the Aare River in Bern, Switzerland.

Albanese and his cabinet members are scheduled to visit Jakarta from Sunday to Tuesday in what experts see as Australia’s reprioritizing Indonesia in its diplomacy while remaining anchored to its Western allies.

After various controversies and multiple delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Jakarta is finally ready to host its first-ever Formula E electric motorsport on Saturday at Ancol Beach, North Jakarta.

Many parents believe that two years of living with the COVID-19 pandemic have taught their children the importance of health protocols in school.

Party leaders looking to the 2024 presidential election have begun meeting with peers and erstwhile rivals to explore possible electoral alliances, but divergent ambitions and a wide-open field keep the future landscape unpredictable.

Rights groups bemoan the insufficient protection afforded to women in the revision of the Criminal Code, which the government has promised to strengthen after the newly enacted Sexual Violence Law watered down points on coerced abortion and rape.

The PKS has floated the idea of entering the recently formed United Indonesia Coalition (KIB), while continuing to suggest it might use its close ties with Anies Baswedan to back the outgoing Jakarta governor as presidential candidate in the 2024 elections.

Twelve more countries have been added to Indonesia's visa on arrival eligibility scheme, part of a larger drive to relax COVID-19 restrictions and spur economic recovery.

The AGO attorneys will draft an indictment of human rights violations that occurred in Paniai, Papua.

Representatives from Dogiyai regency, Papua, were in Jakarta this week to express their opposition to tightened security in the regency after a protest on May 22 turned violent.

The government and lawmakers are trying to soften some draconian provisions in a bill aimed at replacing Indonesia’s colonial-era Criminal Code (KUHP) in an apparent bid to quell public outcry, as lawmakers seek to pass it before their recess next month.

The Jakarta Post contributor Rita Widiadana spoke by video link with University of Illinois in Chicago (UIC) professor Jeffrey Drope, the lead author of the Tobacco Atlas, a worldwide public health report.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration is in hot water after appointing a senior Indonesian Military (TNI) official as interim regent in Maluku despite swelling criticism, fueling further speculation of a “hidden agenda” and prompting concern over a “prolonged polemic” on the opaque process to replace hundreds of outgoing regional heads.

The infected participants have been isolated in their hotel rooms and barred from physically attending the rest of the conference, which ends Saturday.