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.

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has officially formed an ad hoc team to investigate if the 2004 murder of activist Munir Said Thalib constitutes a gross human rights violation.  

Recent research has revealed that tobacco consumption reduces Indonesian households’ spending in essential needs such as food, education and health care, adversely impacting human capital investment in the country, especially in low income families.

A survey has found that the majority of ASEAN thought leaders believed that the region and their respective countries as socially cohesive.

Under pressure to control a ballooning energy subsidy budget, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Saturday said he had little choice but to hike subsidised fuel prices by about 30 percent, an unpopular move in the country of 270 million people. Oil prices are about 32 percent higher than a year ago. 

In a recent meeting of digital economy ministers held as part of a series of high-level meetings during Indonesia's Group of 20 presidency, Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate underlined the need for people-centered enhancements in digital connectivity in the post-pandemic recovery.

The government raised subsidized fuel prices by about 30 percent on Saturday, top officials said, as the it moves to rein in ballooning subsidies despite a risk of mass protests.

Peruvian government employs two international protocols to investigate the death of Rodrigo Ventocilla, while Balinese authorities state an openness to be ‘of service’.

The Communications and Information Ministry has denied that data on more than a billion registered Indonesian SIM cards, which have reportedly been compromised, was leaked from the ministry

Umar Patek was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2012 for his involvement in bombings that ripped through two Bali nightclubs, killing 202 people, including 88 Australians. He became eligible for parole this month after a series of remissions for good behaviour. 

It remains unclear whether the public will be able to use the two locally developed vaccines for the much-needed booster doses with the government slashing the national economic recovery (PEN) budget for the pandemic response next year and possibly cutting funding for further research.

COVID-19 vaccine booster shots have become mandatory for domestic travel as the government looks to get its slumping vaccine coverage up.

The government mulls winding down its mass vaccination drive after the 2023 COVID-19 budget was slashed, but experts insist any fixes should strive for the global target to protect 70 percent of the national population.

Following a day-long ethics hearing on Thursday, the National Police have dishonorably discharged former internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo – the two-star general who has been charged with the premeditated murder of his own aide-de-camp, Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

Women’s rights activists are scrutinizing the failed attempt to cover up the murder of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat with a sexual-harassment claim, insisting it would be detrimental to actual victims.

The government's latest reduction to Umar Patek's prison sentence -- revealed last week by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and confirmed by AFP -- means the bomber could be released on parole before the island marks the 20th anniversary of the attacks in October.

Rodrigo Ventosilla, 32, from Peru was detained by customs police when he arrived with his new husband, also Peruvian, his family said in a statement this week on Instagram, accusing Bali authorities of "police violence ... racial discrimination and transphobia".

The National Police began an ethics hearing against former internal affairs chief Insp. Gen. Ferdy Sambo – the two-star general who has been charged for the premediated murder of his own aide-de-camp Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat – at the police headquarters, in South Jakarta on Thursday morning.

Pressure continues to mount for a more open and transparent admission process to state universities, particularly in light of a recent graft case that has implicated a rector in Lampung.