Unlike the Marcos clan in the Philippines, the Soeharto family in Indonesia remains political pariah two decades after its downfall.

Local environmental groups have noted that no regulation is in place to stop the hunting, abuse or trade of the monkey species.

United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina J. Mohammed has applauded Indonesia's efforts to protect its 270 million people from COVID-19.

New York-based publisher The New Press is set to launch a new book titled We Have Tired of Violence by Matt Easton, geared to shedding light on the death of human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, which occurred close to 18 years ago.

The Fifth World Reconstruction Conference (WRC5) noted how the pandemic have changed opportunities for social, infrastructural, and economic recovery. 

The launch of a development program for the country's outlying regions is a step in the right direction, but experts wonder if it will amount to more than a symbolic gesture.

A military command has detained five Army personnel in the human caging case in North Sumatra.

Although stating it was still too early to drop the four-tiered public activity restriction (PPKM) system, the government has continued to ease pandemic curbs with more cities and regencies now under the lowest level of PPKM.

Labor groups plan to assemble next month to protest new policies that could revive the “omnibus” legislative vehicle, wherein a variety of provisions are drafted, debated and passed as part of one overarching piece of legislation.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo told his supporters during a rally over the weekend to “be patient” and that he remained focused on handling national health and economic issues as the country approaches the 2024 presidential election. But the President also hinted that he might direct his supporter groups to back a particular presidential hopeful.

Adenovirus infection and post-COVID-19 infection are among a number of working hypotheses the government is investigating regarding the mysterious cause of the outbreak that has infected children across the globe.

Married couples of mixed Indonesian and non-Indonesian citizenship have welcomed a planned regulatory revision that could buy their children some time to consider which nationality to retain to comply with the country’s prohibition of indefinite dual citizenship.

Educators and health experts say that in-classroom learning should continue despite recent discoveries of a poorly understood form of child hepatitis, but they have urged parents and the government to keep close watch over health and hygiene protocols.

Health experts have urged the government to take a more comprehensive approach to the outbreak of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, as more potential cases are reported across the country.

Indonesia’s student movement is struggling to retain its role as an agent of change, as previously united fronts fragment and alliances with the governing elite are nurtured, not avoided.

A new set of Press Council members – headed by prominent Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra – took up their positions on Wednesday for three-year terms with a focus on improving the welfare of the country’s media workers.

Journalists are caught in a maelstrom of proliferating false information on social media and threats to their own safety and their work, showing that freedom of the press remains precarious, especially in the region of Papua, observers say.

Families of the four victims of the 1998 Trisakti shootings recently received houses and Rp 750 million each from Cabinet ministers, prompting questions about the true motivation of the politicians.

Gerindra Party chairman and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto appears to be moving toward another presidential run with his recent head-turning “political safari” during Idul Fitri, a move analysts said was designed to bolster support from moderate Muslims, amid his party’s plan to endorse Prabowo for the 2024 race.  

On Saturday, Densus 88 arrested 24 suspected East Indonesia Muhajidin (MIT) supporters.

Alert level for North Sumatra’s Mount Sinabung has been lowered due to decrease in volcanic activity.

A ferry with more than 800 passengers ran aground in shallow waters in East Nusa Tenggara.

Health experts are calling for the government to proceed with caution in easing the COVID-19 curbs while redoubling testing and tracing efforts to avoid a resurgence in cases.

Over the past few weeks, banners, posters and billboards of various sizes displaying the image of popular Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan have begun to pop up in numerous regions outside of the capital, as he inches closer to the end of his term in October.

The Bali administration has requested that the central government give Bali a COVID-19 endemic status to boost tourism

Singapore has barred the entry of Indonesian Muslim preacher Abdul Somad Batubara, citing the preacher’s “extremist and segregationist teachings.”

National Police's elite Densus 88 counter-terrorism taskforce arrested two dozen suspects during raids on Saturday and subsequent interviews revealed some had performed bayat, or a pledge of allegiance, to Islamic State's new leader, Abu al-Hassan al-hashemi al-Quraishi, police said.