The country has been on high alert in recent days after two suicide bombers -- alleged members of a pro-IS extremist group -- blew themselves up at a church in Makassar city on Sulawesi island, wounding about 20 people.

Indonesia's transportation safety agency has recovered the cockpit voice recorder of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, which authorities are hoping contain data that could help them uncover the cause of the crash that occurred in January.

Officers shot and killed a person who entered the National Police headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon, local media said, in what the authorities described as a "suspected terror attack".

Rights groups have pushed back against a government plan to designate armed criminal groups in Papua as terrorists, arguing that doing so would do little to break the cycle of violence in the region.

While violence against journalists is nothing new in Indonesia, an annual report by LBH Pers showed a spike in cases  throughout the pandemic in 2020, with most of the cases involving police brutality.

Officials said a press briefing "regarding the discovery of the Cockpit Voice Recorder" from the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 would be held later Wednesday morning.

Four oil storage tanks are in flames at the Balongan refinery in West Java, owned by state oil company Pertamina, after an explosion on Monday morning.

More than 500 donation boxes were confiscated from the homes of suspected terrorists in Deli Serdang regency and Tanjung Balai municipality from March 19 to 26.

Police urge Christians to celebrate the Holy Week from home to guarantee their safety following Sunday's bomb attack on a church in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

About 20 people were wounded in the powerful explosion outside the church in Makassar while worshippers celebrated the start of Holy Week.

The party hopes to bring environmental issues to the forefront of Indonesia’s political discourse.

The fire began just after midnight on Sunday evening, media reported, with videos shared on social media showing huge flames engulfing the refinery, while a large explosion can be heard.

A bomb believed to have been detonated by two suicide attackers exploded outside a Catholic cathedral in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday morning, wounding at least 20 and killing the assailants.

"A suicide bombing occurred at the cathedral church in Makassar," Mahfud MD told reporters in the capital Jakarta. "The two (bombers) died."

Indonesia is rationing its vaccine use in response to expected delays in shipments from AstraZeneca and a slowdown in the production of Sinovac, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said, as the ongoing inoculation drive for the most at-risk population, the elderly, lags far behind that for the productive-age population.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has detained the former president director of state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II, RJ Lino, in a move that marks progress in the long-running graft case that has been under investigation since 2015.

An explosion outside the Catholic cathedral in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Sunday caused 14 casualties, the National Police have confirmed.

News footage showed police had set up a cordon around the church and cars parked nearby were damaged.

The government has banned the Idul Fitri tradition of mudik (exodus) for the second consecutive year to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Muhadjir Effendy, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, told a press conference that the ban will be imposed on all from May 6 to 17.

While more Indonesian young people oppose violent extremism, they still show signs of religious intolerance, a recent survey has found.

While the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has declared the vaccine haram, it has made an allowance for the emergency situation.

The National Police chief is yet to make good on his pledge to instill a more "humane" approach to policing, as police violence remains prevalent across the country.

The net-zero emissions goal is part of the country's three climate mitigation scenarios to be submitted to the United Nations' climate body prior to the climate summit in Glasgow, the United Kingdom in November.

Indonesia is ready to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine made by British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca after a brief delay over blood clot concerns.

An Australian court has ordered PTT Exploration and Production Australasia to pay compensation to seaweed farmers in East Nusa Tengara who were affected by the Montara oil spill of 2009.

Once considered crazy by fellow villagers, Indonesian eco-warrior Sadiman has turned barren hills green after 24 years of effort, making water resources available in the drought-prone mountainous region where he lives.

The establishment of the National Police's cyber patrol unit has raised fears that the state is invading online civic space, adding fuel to the ongoing debate over the far-reaching ITE Law and potential curtailing of civil freedoms.

Human Rights Watch has said the hijab remains mandatory female attire in various institutions in Indonesia, posing psychological and even physical risks to the women compelled to wear it.

Siti Rohani remembers the day her teenaged daughter came home in tears after being bullied for not wearing a hair-covering hijab at her Indonesian school.