Lake Toba has been selected to host this year's G20 women's summit amid growing uncertainty over attendance following calls from member countries to boycott Russian participation.

The truck, carrying 28 passengers and the driver, was heading down a road in the Arfak mountains to the provincial capital Manokwari at roughly 2:00 am local time (17:00 GMT on Tuesday) when the driver lost control and crashed, police said.

The government is seeking to improve childhood vaccination rates this year, which have been greatly impacted by disruption in health services during the COVID-19 pandemic and as parents avoid doctor's visits over fears of contracting the coronavirus.

The government has expanded its free mudik transportation program amid the surge in demand from people eager to unite with their families back home over the holiday season.

The election is shaping up to be a three-horse race as political parties have been opening communication with potential allies to assemble new competitive coalitions.

Lawmakers make good on their promise to pass a bill that offers greater protection for survivors of harassment and other forms of sexual violence.

Lawmakers passed the bill in a plenary meeting on Tuesday after deliberations were fast-tracked in late March, which marked a culmination for activists after years of campaigning for the passage of the bill.

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International Indonesia (AII) has slammed the violence that stemmed from Monday’s student demonstration, which saw thousands of university students protesting in Central Jakarta, West Java, and other cities against proposals to extend President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s final term in office.

A majority of lawmakers backed the bill at the plenary session in parliament, overcoming opposition from some conservative groups in the world's biggest Muslim majority country after six years of deliberation.

Political parties that had previously supported delaying the 2024 elections have made a complete U-turn.

Indonesia’s many Muslims rejoice as the government relaxes most pandemic-era restrictions to allow for the annual mudik exodus to take place, the first in two years.

The proposal comes as the government and House remain at loggerheads over the provision to establish a data protection agency to implement the PDP bill, which has effectively stalled the bill’s deliberation.

Demonstrations took place in several parts of the country, including South Sulawesi, West Java and the capital Jakarta, where hundreds of students wearing neon jackets marched towards parliament to complain about rising goods costs and the prospect of the president outstaying his two-term limit.

The Golkar Party has put its weight behind the President's weekend statement that ended all speculation on the 2024 elections and the presidential term.

“These need to be made clear to avoid any speculation [...] that the government is trying to delay elections or speculation on a presidential term extension and also a third term.”

The arrests came as authorities stepped up their investigation into the illegal incarceration of people in iron-barred cells at Terbit’s residence.

The holiday arrangement means that many offices across the country will be closed for the first week of May.

CISDI is urging the government to impose excise taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages amid lacking support in handling the country's growing diabetes crisis.

Bill is a comprehensive legal framework in handling sexual violence much awaited by the Indonesian public.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's approval ratings have taken a modest hit amid rising inflation, with analysts undecided as to how far his popularity might further wane.

The acting corporate secretary of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, a Pertamina subsidiary, confirmed on Thursday that the company had yet to import crude oil from Russia, adding that the plan was still being studied.

Analyst Kevin O'Rourke of the Reformasi Weekly Review said that Jokowi's statement marked a partial step toward reining in the postponement campaign. 

The government has declared May 2 and 3 national Idul Fitri holidays, alongside mandatory collective leave on April 29 and May 4 to 6, an arrangement that will see many offices closed for the whole first week of May.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered his aides to stop calling for an extension of his term or postponement of the 2024 elections as he asked them instead to focus on handling the rising threat of inflation. But he stopped short of rejecting the idea of having his term extended outright.

The case against Munarman, a former secretary-general and spokesperson of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), follows the jailing last year of FPI leader, Rizieq Shihab, for spreading false information about COVID-19. Followers of the controversial organisation have said the cases are politically motivated.

After four months of investigation, the North Sumatra Police have finally named graft suspect and inactive Langkat regent Terbit Rencana Perangin-Angin a suspect in the deaths and illegal incarceration of people at his residence.

The Financial Transaction Report and Analysis Center (PPATK) has frozen 345 accounts allegedly related to illegal investment schemes worth Rp 588 billion (US$40.9 million).