Simmering tensions between Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri and Joko “Jokowi” Widodo appeared to have reached a new height, with her loyalists accusing him of seeking to divide and take over the party.

The abrupt closure of an art exhibition at Jakarta’s National Gallery exploring themes related to former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has sparked concerns about the direction of freedom of expression in the country.

Authorities have been attempting to modify the weather throughout Java to reduce rainfall and mitigate flooding in preparation for an expected Christmas and New Year travel surge.

A group of unidentified individuals attacked Papua environmental activist Sulvianto Alias on Friday midnight, with one of the suspects claiming to be a police officer, prompting calls from civil groups for the police to investigate the case thoroughly.

Observers regard authorities’ odds of winning in their efforts to curb online gambling as slim, given that the government is too focused on law enforcement rather than comprehensive measures.

A group of researchers from the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) has introduced assisted reproductive technology (ART) for endangered species in an effort to assist in their conservation.

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) is urging the government to regulate social media use for children. MUI takes Australia as an example, where a law bans those under 16 from accessing popular social media platforms.

The Jakarta administration will mobilize thousands of officers to secure the year-end holidays. The Jakarta Police will also deploy more than a hundred thousand personnel.

The BMKG has warned that the majority of regions are entering the rainy season and forecast a 20 percent increase in rainfall intensity due to a weak La Niña, which typically brings a wetter rainy season with heavier rainfall to the country. 

Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) chair Jusuf Kalla inaugurates the leadership board for the humanitarian organization after the Law Ministry announces its recognition of his chairmanship, amid disputes with a Red Cross camp led by fellow Golkar Party politician Agung Laksono.

Densus 88 and the Central Sulawesi Police apprehended three suspected terrorists in Palu city and Tojo Una-Una regency, Central Sulawesi, who are believed to be linked to the Eastern Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) network.

The party matriarch's call for increased vigilance against external interference comes after the appearance of banners across Jakarta attempting to smear her, including some attacking her legitimacy as PDI-P chair.

The police's newly formed antigraft corps has grilled Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi over his previous role as communications minister in relation to an ongoing illegal gambling probe.

Budi Arie Setiadi and the police gave different accounts of his questioning related to a corruption case on Thursday, without divulging more about the case.

The BMKG does not ban people from visiting beaches, but warns the public to avoid water activities during extreme conditions, such as heavy rain or high waves during the year-end holiday period.  

Rights groups have condemned a clash that erupted on Wednesday between the private security personnel of developer PT MEG and local residents that refuse to leave their land to make way for the Rempang Eco-City development project.

Observers have said that a suggestion from President Prabowo Subianto to pardon graft suspects and convicts as long as they pay the evaded taxes conflicts the prevailing Anticorruption Law.

A ransomware scare has, once again, rung alarm bells surrounding the state of Indonesia’s digital security, which analysts warn has seen little improvement despite the enactment of a privacy law two years ago.

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Staquf Cholil is facing calls to step down from the top post of the country’s largest Muslim organization as discontent over his leadership grows.

Heavy rains have led to flash floods in South Tapanuli, affecting hundreds of families and prompting emergency evacuations. Local authorities are working to assist residents in disaster recovery efforts.

The panel of judges handling the lawsuit in the Palembang District Court granted a request from lawyers of the companies to postpone the hearing until early January.

The Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office has discovered counterfeit stamps used for the misappropriation of funds at the Jakarta Cultural Office, leading to suspected losses of over Rp 150 billion (US$9.21 million).

The Indonesian government plans to immediately establish a task force to address the widely spread African swine fever (ASF), which has been found across 32 provinces in the country in the past year and killed thousands of pigs.

Indonesia will draft an updated version or add revisions to the country's history books in preparation for the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s independence

Following the recent repatriation of foreign convicts, the government is mulling over legislating new rules on prisoner amnesty and transfers as part of a wider aim to ease congestion in the country's overcrowded prisons.

Speaking before hundreds of Indonesian university students in Cairo on Wednesday during his visit to Egypt, Prabowo said he would implement a plan to retrieve ill-gotten gains in the coming weeks or months.

The police and relevant ministries are discussing a plan to expand the new directorate to the regional level.