Indonesian authorities are waging a war against political graffiti.

Concerns abound that the change could upend Indonesia’s democratic system as it will revive an authority of a legislative body to dictate government policies.

While the nation’s elections are still three years away, some prospective candidates seem to be seeking a head start as campaign billboards pop up in major cities, a move that has been criticized as tone-deaf amid the country’s continuing struggles with COVID-19.

Numerous rights groups throughout the country have welcomed the Indonesian Army's decision to abolish the controversial virginity test for women applicants.

Amid Indonesia’s ongoing democratic regression the Golkar Party, which controls the second-largest number of seats at the House of Representatives and which supports President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s administration, has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting democracy in the country.

Recent court rulings overturning or reducing otherwise hefty penalties for corruption have weakened the antigraft movement, which has languished since efforts to dismantle the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission.

Dissenting voices from political parties and within the legislature are growing louder alongside a significant fall in the public's approval for the President's "pandemic performance", leading to observations that the coalition goverment could be on the brink of fracturing, especially amid the competing interests aiming for 2024.

With the spectacular economic growth under nondemocracy in China, the view that democratic institutions are at best irrelevant and at worst a hindrance for economic growth has become increasingly popular in policy discourse.

The video has triggered another debate about systematic racism against native Papuans and has been compared to the footage of the United States police brutality against George Floyd.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has been criticized for making a series of impromptu public visits with the apparent aim of regaining public trust amid growing discontent over the government’s COVID-19 handling.

Public approval of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's handling of the pandemic has dropped over the past six months, a recent survey has shown.

Rachmawati Soekarnoputri, a Gerindra Party politician and the second daughter of Indonesia’s first president Sukarno, died of COVID-19 on Saturday morning. 

The 2004 TNI Law stipulates that its chief can be rotated among flag officers who hold or have held chief of staff positions within the three military services: the Army, the Air Force and the Navy.

The government has omitted provisions on past human rights abuse resolution in the latest version of the National Action Plan for Human Rights (RANHAM). 

Called Jokowi-Prabowo 2024, the group is endorsing a Jokowi-Prabowo Subianto ticket for the 2024 presidential election.

The race for the chairmanship of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), one of the most influential business lobby groups in the county, has intensified in recent weeks amid allegations of government intervention to back certain candidates.

Gerindra Party chairman Prabowo Subianto hinted at a possible return to the election trail during a surprise appearance on a popular-yet-polarizing talk show, which experts believe will give him the exposure needed to be considered for a third presidential bid.

Among provisions revised in the limited amendment of the Electronic Information and Transaction Law are ones on hate speech and defamation, which are commonly used to prosecute critics in the online realm.

A House commission has grilled Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto over his US$125 billion defense spending proposal to upgrade military equipment, when the state is pulling out all the stops to contain the pandemic and recover the economy.

A draft presidential regulation sees the government looking to spend heavily on defense procurement in the next few years, sparking criticisms over feasibility and transparency.

Ganjar Pranowo is hosting his own YouTube channel, Sandiaga Uno is TikTok-ing and Ridwan Kamil has been trying out new filters on Instagram. Top politicians who are potential candidates for the 2024 presidential run have taken to social media in a bid to boost their popularity.

The highly contentious dismissal of 51 Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees for failing a civics test aimed at assessing their understanding and loyalty to the national ideology of Pancasila raises the specter of the New Order regime that once weaponized it to quash dissenters and achieve short-term political goals.

The social-media savvy Central Java governor has been scolded and snubbed by party leaders.

In a move that is quickly becoming tradition, the President has inaugurated an Indonesian Military officer as the new head of the national disaster agency, a position that also oversees the country's response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

A new security crackdown on armed separatists in the central highlands of Papua will be maintained until the separatists are wiped out, the National Police’s intelligence chief has said.

At least 26 people have been victims of online intimidation in Indonesia this year, according to Amnesty International.

The government and the House of Representatives are still at odds about the role that the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) would play in the natural disaster bill that is currently being deliberated.

Indonesian authorities have arrested Papuan separatist leader Victor Yeimo over accusations that he orchestrated some of the most serious civil unrest in decades that broke out in 2019, the National Police said on Monday.

A presidential regulation on the National Research Agency (BRIN) mandates the agency to have a steering committee led by the head of the Agency for Pancasila Ideology Education's (BPIP) steering committee -- a position held by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) leader Megawati Soekarnoputri. 

Former CEO of tech giant Gojek Nadiem Makarim faces a huge challenge in managing a new ministry that is not only in charge of culture and education but also research and technology.