A group of civic organizations has blasted the ongoing legislation of the revised KUHAP Law as lacking transparency and sidelining public participation in a rushed process, a trifecta of criticisms leveled at lawmakers that have become all too common, including the recent revision of the TNI Law that led to nationwide protests in March.

The Health Ministry has said that the suspension of an anesthesiology residency program at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital following a rape case will not undermine education for doctors or healthcare services at the Bandung-based hospital in West Java.

The Bareskrim says no evidence has been found to indicate that the illegal structure has incurred losses to the state, but that the National Police’s new antigraft corps is looking into possible corruption involving two Kohod village officials who are embroiled in a separate case of document fraud.

According to a Commission I lawmaker, the House is still waiting for clarity from the TNI on its plan to establish five new regional military commands on Sumatra and Sulawesi as well as in the territories of Kalimantan and Papua.

Experts blame the dwindling life quality caused by the government’s policies as one of the main causes of Indonesia’s dropping in this year’s global happiness report; a reality that is balanced by acts of generosity toward others driven by the need for self-comfort.

North Sumatra Prosecutors’ Office spokesman Adre Wanda Ginting said the appeal had been submitted on Tuesday.

The country’s antigraft body agrees with President Prabowo Subianto’s suggestion that those convicted of corruption should have whatever assets obtained from illicit practices seized, as long as the method is regulated in a law on asset forfeiture.

Foreign Minister Sugiono claims that the meeting request had been sent to the White House before United States President Donald Trump announced the so-called “reciprocal” trade tariff policy.

Papuan rebels have been killing civilians working as teachers, medical personnels and construction workers in the past few weeks, accusing them of being soldiers working in disguise. 

The governor has sacked Bank DKI's IT director after a series of technical issues prevented customers from performing various transactions over Idul Fitri, saying this was the third such incident to plague operations at the city-owned bank.

A light intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck the West Java city of Bogor and nearby areas on Thursday night, causing some minor damage to several homes, the latest shallow earthquake to hit the province that is home to the active Citarik Fault.

The premium section of news magazine Tempo's website was inaaccessible several times between Monday and Wednesday due to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks following the outlet's publication of investigative report on an online gambling ring in Cambodia, which is reportedly controlled by several Indonesian high-ranking officials.

The government has launched a subsidized housing program for journalists, aiming to allocate 1,000 units this year as part of its effort to ensure access to affordable housing for media workers across the country.

As President Prabowo Subianto navigates the presidency since taking office six months ago, Gerindra party executive and House Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad has emerged as a key figure in the machinery of power.

Legendary singer and songwriter Titiek Puspa died at the age 87 on Thursday of complications from a brain hemorrhage.

National Police investigators now have until late April to complete the case dossier, including by pushing for an investigation into the fiasco around the 30-kilometer bamboo fence in the waters off Tangerang regency, Banten, after prosecutors returned the case to the police and pushed for a corruption investigation into the matter.

Jakarta is expected to welcome fewer newcomers following this year’s Idul Fitri holiday compared to previous years, despite Governor Pramono Anung’s decision not to carry out “justice operations” aimed at curbing urban migration.

The Health Ministry has instructed the Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java to suspend its residency program for anesthesiologists following the arrest of a resident doctor who allegedly raped a patient in March.

In addition to banning a male passenger who was caught on video allegedly harassing a woman at Tanah Abang Station early this month, KCI has renewed its call for all Commuter Line passengers to be aware of their surroundings both on board and at stations.

A low-level but increasingly deadly battle for independence has simmered between security forces and rebels in Papua ever since it was controversially brought under Indonesian control in a vote overseen by the United Nations in 1969.

The ongoing revision of the 2002 Broadcasting Law must regulate the use of artificial intelligence in broadcasting to ensure ethical usage of the technology and safeguard good journalism practices, media practitioners and journalist organizations have said.

President Prabowo Subianto and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri are committed to maintaining contact following their first meeting since last year’s election, a move that could lay the groundwork for closer ties between the government and the opposition party for the next five years.

President Prabowo Subianto has dismissed mounting concerns over the potential return of military overreach in civilian affairs following the recent controversial revision to the 2024 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law that lacked meaningful public participation, while acknowledging that there should be more transparency on the deliberations of future bills.

Speaking after welcoming Golkar Party chairman Bahlil Lahadalia at his private residence in Surakarta on Tuesday night, Jokowi said that a meeting between Prabowo and Megawati would result in peace in the country's politics.

While a regulation on performance bonuses has been signed, the Higher Education, Science and Technology Ministry says that the government may need longer time to disburse the money to lecturers with civil servant status across the country.

The police on Tuesday recaptured one of seven inmates who escaped from a penitentiary in Sorong, Southwest Papua last week, identifying him as the mastermind behind the jailbreak.

The Jakarta branch of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has recorded a drop in the number of passengers across different modes of transportation, including mass rapid transit (MRT), light rail transit (LRT) and the bus rapid transit (BRT) Transjakarta in February compared with January.