The government says it has managed to navigate the “dynamic” global situation and hold a conducive penultimate Group of 20 Sherpa meeting, adding that significant progress has been made in formulating the G20 leaders’ declaration, despite rising global tension.

The government has stressed the importance of developing national vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic but it currently relies on China's Sinovac and the Western-made Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA jabs.  

Indonesia has increased its emissions reduction target to bring its policies more in line with global goals, but environmentalists say the revisions still fail to respond adequately to the climate crisis.

More police officers have been brought before the National Police ethics panel on allegations of ethics violations over their handling of the Brig. "J" Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat murder case, with the latest being Second Insp. Arsyad Daiva Gunawan who was demoted on Monday.

The Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency greenlighted the use of Walvax Biotechnology's mRNA vaccine, which has been in development for more than two years and targets the original strain of the coronavirus.

In his speech to inaugurate the new academic year, UIII rector Komaruddin Hidayat said that the offline classes would allow greater space for collaboration and participation by students and professors after one year of a mix of physical meetings and online activities.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a statement that money contributed to the effort came from the state budget as well as funding by the private sector. The move was for the first for Indonesia to become a contributor to the initiative.

Following the decision by lawmakers to drop a new omnibus bill on education from their upcoming legislative priority list, educators are calling on the government to use this opportunity to thoroughly revise the controversial bill, amid mounting concerns surrounding rushed deliberations.

Indonesia is keeping tabs on the latest development over the recently announced Russian partial mobilization and hopes that the conflict can reach a solution away from the use of nuclear weapons, the Foreign Ministry says.

In Indonesia's happiness index released recently by the agency, Banten province, which is made up mostly of municipalities bordering the capital city, stood at the at the bottom of the list with an index of 68.08. 

Indonesia abruptly ended its previous accord with Norway a year ago, due to apparent disagreements and slow progress in releasing payments based on the results of work to curb forest loss. 

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is pressing for the Papua governor and graft suspect Lukas Enembe to cooperate with the commission’s second summons amid chants of criminalization by his supporters.

The United States’ newly sworn-in envoy to ASEAN will arrive in Jakarta by October to fill a post that had been left vacant “for a very long time”, Indonesian Ambassador to the US Rosan P. Roeslani revealed on Wednesday.

The newly passed privacy law has been widely lauded as a step forward in protecting personal data in a country facing emerging cybersecurity threats. But critics said that a lack of clarity surrounding the institutional design of the oversight agency and vague provisions on what constitutes a crime might lead to government overreach and overcriminalization.

While observers commended Indonesia’s receptiveness to the resolution, they noted that it was still up to lawmakers to realize the document's tenets. 

The Indonesian Foreign Ministry will hold the fourth iteration of Indonesia-Latin America and the Caribbean Business Forum 2022 (INA-LAC 2022) in October in a bid to strengthen economic relations and provide business opportunities between Indonesia and countries in the Latin American and Caribbean regions.

A Dutch scientist who is among a group of researchers reportedly banned from conducting research in Indonesia by the Environment and Forestry Ministry for their critical writings says he is concerned about the state of scientific freedom in the country.

The late prominent Muslim scholar Azyumardi Azra, who passed away on Sunday, aged 67, in Selangor, Malaysia, was laid to rest at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery on Tuesday morning in a state-funeral ceremony led by Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy.

State-run Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has found suspicious transactions worth hundreds of billions of rupiah after examining financial records of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe, who was recently named a corruption suspect, but continues to evade police questioning.

Azyumardi Azra, a prominent Muslim scholar who played a leading role in modernizing higher Islamic education in Indonesia and whose global influence as a promoter of interfaith dialogue earned him the prestigious honorary title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire, died at a Malaysian hospital on Sunday. He was 67.

The G20 Labor and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) in Jimbaran Bali earlier this week has agreed on a plan to accelerate development of an inclusive labor market for people with disabilities.

A 30 percent hike in fuel prices spurred hundreds of drivers of the most popular ride-hailing apps to hold protests across Indonesia as they struggle to make ends meet.

With the World Health Organization proclaiming that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, health experts are urging the government to enact consistent strategies to ensure the road to endemicity is trouble-free.

In recent years, some Asian holiday destinations have seen an influx of digital nomads, or long-stay visitors from overseas who combine travel and recreation with remote working.

In a bid to strengthen the path toward renewable energy transition and reach Indonesia’s emissions-reduction and climate goals, the House of Representatives is currently deliberating the renewable energy bill. Chairman of House Commission VII overseeing energy, Sugeng Suparwoto from the NasDem Party, spoke to The Jakarta Post’s A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil about how lawmakers can support Indonesia’s transition to cleaner energy. The following are excerpts from the discourse:

"From the bottom of my heart, I apologize if my statement hurt the feelings of all members of the TNI from the lowest-ranking to the generals as well as all retirees, all of who have been upset by that statement," said Effendi, who is also a senior politician of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P).

"The service has returned to normal. You can now access PeduliLindungi on the mobile and web platforms," the official account of the mobile application @PLindungi tweeted on Wednesday.

Rights advocates and a religious tolerance official have lambasted a Banten mayor's decision to back a public petition against the construction of a church in Cilegon, where Christians are a minority.

The rise of cyberattacks in recent years may have united Indonesians in their push for a robust cybersecurity infrastructure and stronger law to protect their privacy, but a pseudonymous hacker claiming to have launched a data breach spree against the President and his men to make a political statement has polarized them.

Protecting trees is key to meeting climate goals but environmentalists blame Indonesia -- home to the world's third-largest rainforest area -- for a deforestation free-for-all by allowing companies to clear land for new plantations.