An investigation by the Indonesian Ombudsman has found that the much-debated unilateral appointment of interim regional heads by Home Minister Tito Karnavian was marred by maladministration.

Twitter Inc’s widely popular social media platform was the first to be registered on deadline day, evading a potentially massive disruption if the government blocked public access to its services in Indonesia.

Policymakers are debating how to redraw the electoral districts in the three new Papuan provinces ahead of the 2024 elections and seem to be leaning in favor of a presidential regulation, which goes against expert views, especially on election principles.

Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook are the latest to register with the government before a deadline that would see authorities start meting out sanctions, such as a blanket access ban.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has ordered the Law and Human Rights Ministry to delay the deliberation of the revision to the Criminal Code amid concerns over its illiberal provisions.

Critics have called for an investigation into alleged campaign violation after Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan and National Mandate Party (PAN) distributed free cooking oil in Lampung while promoting his daughter -- who is running for the 2024 local legislative election.

Lawmakers recently passed a new law on the country's correctional system with the hopes of ending prison overcrowding. Activists, however, remain unconvinced, saying the legislation does not solve the underlying problem of the excessive incarceration of drug offenders, who have long dominated the inmate population.

Seknas Jokowi insists that no one has been named as a presidential candidate and that the group would follow President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo’s instruction not to rush into an election frenzy.

The House of Representatives is under fire for what critics say has been a spree of undemocratic lawmaking in its most recent sitting period.

Researchers and activists are concerned that the restoration of several provisions to the KUHP bill that the Constitutional Court threw out in previous years could be a setback to Indonesia’s already declining democracy. 

The appointment of Achmad Marzuki, a recently retired military (TNI) personnel, as acting Aceh governor has fueled mounting concern over the lack of transparency and military involvement in the process that will see 271 regional heads replaced over the next two years.

It would only be logical for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to start “grooming” Puan Maharani to succeed her mother, an expert has said.

NasDem of the ruling coalition is "intensifying" talks of an alliance with two opposition parties, the Democrats and the PKS, to be in the running in 2024.

The latest draft of the Criminal Code (KUHP) bill submitted by the government to the legislative body for speedy deliberation on Wednesday still retains several “colonial” provisions critics say will further curtail civil liberties in the country.

Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Edward OS Hiariej said the ministry's team had included seven major changes to the draft including revisions to 14 controversial points, adding provisions to make the draft more consistent with existing laws as well as some typo corrections.

Analysts say they expect follow-up discussions on President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's peace mission while also fearing the endeavour could still be disrupted by protests against Russia.

The Gerindra Party has strongly signaled its intent to team up with the National Awakening Party (PKB) in a mutually beneficial coalition ahead of election season, although no formal deal has been made so far.

The Jakarta-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recently hosted a webinar on Pancasila commemorating the late Muslim intellectual Syafii Maarif, who died in May of this year.

Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates on Friday signed a free trade agreement, strengthening economic ties between Southeast Asia's largest economy and the major oil producing Gulf state.

Critics have repeatedly called for a review of problematic articles that they say may threaten democracy, such as one that makes insulting the head of state or other state officials illegal and another that requires protests to have prior government approval.

The House of Representatives unanimously passed a set of laws on Thursday to establish new administrative units in Papua, in what critics say could undermine indigenous rights and stoke further tensions in the restive region.

Just after the President left for Europe, the normally discreet Ma’ruf waded into a controversial topic: marijuana policy.

Lawmakers have pressed ahead with a plan to create new provinces in resource-rich Papua after securing support from local elites, as politicians aim to pass a set of bills that will lay legal groundwork for the major redistricting before they go into recess early next month.

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, looks increasingly likely to get the nod from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) to run for Jakarta governor in 2024 – although analysts say the young politician would struggle to best other likely candidates.

The Personal Data Protection Bill could see a delay in its passage in the House of Representatives, despite a recent compromise on one of the main bones of contention.

When the National Mandate Party (PAN) officially joined the ruling government coalition with the appointment of its chairman, Zulkifli Hasan, as trade minister in the latest Cabinet reshuffle of the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration earlier this month, the opposition camp was already in tatters.

Deputy Law and Human Rights Minister Edward OS Hiariej said the House would expedite the deliberation of the Criminal Code draft and claimed that the bill’s passage was long overdue.

Megawati has asked her party members to wait as she calculates her final decision on its presidential nomination.

Voters are more inclined to stay loyal to their preferred presidential candidates regardless of the political parties that nominate them, a new survey from the research and development department of Kompas daily has found.

The mega project, a key part of President Jokowi's economic agenda, would see Indonesia move its capital from heavily congested Jakarta to an underdeveloped area in East Kalimantan.