In a ministerial instruction signed by Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian, the ministry decided to keep the PPKM after considering "the level of community transmission" as well as the "socioeconomic condition" of the population.

In one of the world's worst soccer disasters, hundreds of fans were crushed as they tried to flee the overpacked stadium in East Java on Saturday, after police fired tear gas to disperse agitated supporters of the losing side Arema FC, who had poured onto the pitch.

He was in the city of Malang to visit relatives of the victims and talk to the wounded at a hospital, and to see the stadium where a stampede killed at least 131 people on Saturday.

With a backlog of unresolved human rights violations and continuing violence in Papua, the nine new National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) members have their work cut out for them.

As public anger grew over the tragedy, police moved to punish those responsible for the crush in the city of Malang that witnesses say started when officers fired tear gas into packed stands to quell a pitch invasion.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's office intends to give out the funds within one or two days.

Panicked spectators were crushed on Saturday as they tried to flee the overcrowed stadium in Malang, East Java, after police fired tear gas to disperse fans of Arema FC, who had poured onto the pitch after a 3-2 home defeat to Persebaya Surabaya.

The police have formed a joint investigation team with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) as they begin to crack down on rogue officers allegedly involved with online gambling rings.

After weeks of speculation, the NasDem Party on Monday officially named outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan as its 2024 presidential nominee.

Andika told reporters after a Cabinet meeting on Monday that soldiers involved in the incident would be prosecuted and that the TNI had also launched an investigation to look into the extent of violence committed by those soldiers.

Panic-stricken spectators stampeded as they tried to escape the overpacked stadium in Malang, East Java, on Saturday after police fired tear gas to disperse fans from the losing home side who ran onto the pitch at the end of the BRI Liga 1 match in the domestic league.

Anies has consistently ranked among the top three possible contenders to lead the world's third-largest democracy, according to opinion polls, alongside Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo and Defence Minister and ex-special forces general, Prabowo Subianto.

The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang also saw 323 people injured.

He also told the country's soccer association (PSSI) to stop Liga 1 matches until the investigation had been concluded, and called for this to be the "last soccer tragedy in the nation."

Dozens of ships have been arrested by the Indonesian Navy over the last year for illegally anchoring in its waters just east of Singapore, Reuters has previously reported, based on information from a dozen people involved in the cases, including captains, ship owners, intermediaries and insurers.

Six of the individuals told Reuters they were targeted themselves. 

In a statement made available to The Jakarta Post on Friday, the Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister said that the official email account of Airlangga was not installed on the minister's private cellular phone.

"My warmest congratulations to HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a close friend of Indonesia, on his appointment as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. Looking forward to working closely together in advancing our bilateral ties, including in the economic sector," President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wrote on Twitter, on Friday morning, from his handle @jokowi. 

Embattled Papua Governor and graft suspect Lukas Enembe has skipped another summons for a corruption probe, while the Democratic Party has suspended him from the party provincial leadership.

Two top ex-KPK officials have announced that they have joined the legal team of former National Police internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo and his wife Putri Candrawathi, who are facing a premeditated murder charge in the fatal shooting of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

Advocates have deplored a series of wide-ranging and coordinated cyberattacks against journalists and employees of the media company Narasi and have urged the police to act immediately.

The Judicial Commission (KY) has welcomed a government plan to push for judicial reform following a bribery case that implicates a Supreme Court justice.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has less than two years before he steps down but his die-hard supporters have been tinkering with ways to keep him in power beyond 2024.

The education and technology minister has issued a clarification following a backlash from lawmakers over a speech he delivered last week at a UN education summit.

The survey found that 86.2 percent of the respondents wanted the two-term limit for the president maintained while 97.2 percent were also of the opinion that the direct election continued to be the best way to choose the next president and vice president.

The most recent opinion poll, which focuses on the 2024 electoral outlook of young voters, has revealed that social media darlings and governors Ganjar Pranowo of Central Java and Anies Baswedan of Jakarta are young voters’ firm favorite presidential hopefuls – edging out Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in a three-horse race.

The recent arrest of Supreme Court justice Sudrajad Dimyati by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for alleged bribery has exposed the failure of the court in curbing judicial corruption.

KPK deputy chief told a news conference that judge Sudrajad Dimyati had been detained after he voluntarily reported to the agency earlier in the day.

The trial, which is being run by a division of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) tasked with investigating human rights violations, has been welcomed by activists as a positive step in a restive area where security forces have been accused of abuses.

The Democratic Party founder alleged that the upcoming election was in danger of becoming “dishonest and unfair”.