Pope Francis’ activities during his upcoming visit to Indonesia in September will be centered in Jakarta, a representative from the Indonesian Bishop’s Conference (KWI) has said.

The Religious Affairs Ministry has warned Indonesians to not attempt the haj without holding the correct visa, as Saudi authorities turn away thousands of unregistered pilgrims from across the globe ahead of the haj, which begins next week.

Some female workers as well as businesses have expressed concerns that the provision on maternity leave in the new Maternal and Child Welfare Law could be an extra burden on their colleagues and operations, respectively.

In a country that has been named among the most “fatherless” in the world, lawmakers' decision to declare child-rearing a shared responsibility between partners in the recently passed Maternal and Child Welfare Law has garnered mixed responses, with critics saying the provision, which lacks both a monitoring mechanism and sanctions for violations, is insufficient to ensure that fathers will take a more active role.

Komnas Perempuan has hailed the Maternal and Child Law's passage as an achievement, but also raised concerns that it could widen inequality between women in the formal and informal sectors, as well as perpetuate gender norms.

Tiko Aryawardhana, husband of singer Bunga Citra Lestari, is currently under police investigation for an alleged embezzlement case.

X updated its policies on June 3 to formally allow consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such. 

According to a new law passed on Tuesday, a mother giving birth is eligible for three months of maternity leave, which can be extended for another three months under certain medical conditions as prescribed by the doctor. 

The police in Banten recently arrested 13 poachers who later claimed to have killed up to 26 critically endangered Javan rhinos in or around the Ujung Kulon National Park in Banten. 

The controversial Public Housing Savings (Tapera) program has been met with a backlash from ojol (app-based ride-hailing motorcycle taxi) drivers, who fear that the mandatory monthly salary cut will become a burden for those with unsteady incomes.

Education experts have questioned the effectiveness of the government’s Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (Freedom to Learn Independent Campus/MBKM) initiative in addressing a skills mismatch between universities and industries, despite having absorbed a large amount of the state budget.

Following the shock departure of Bambang Soesantono and Dhony Rahajoe from their position as head and deputy head of the Nusantara capital, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo appointed Basuki to serve as person in charge of the IKN Authority on an interim basis.

The Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) has a new rector, Jamhari Makruf, who says he is committed to offering world-class education and promoting modern Islam.

In a press conference on Friday, Trisakti Foundation head Anak Agung Gde Agung said one of the requirements for such a takeover was the assent of the target institutions, which he said they would not grant.

Thousands of Indonesians took to the streets on Friday and Saturday to protest Israel’s unabated military operations in Gaza, thronging the street in front of the United States embassy in Jakarta to demand a permanent ceasefire while condemning Washington’s complicity in the Middle Eastern humanitarian crisis.

Although a lot of his policies were deemed innovative and revolutionary, observers have pointed out that, during his almost five-year term in office, Nadiem still failed to address fundamental problems that have blighted the country's education system for decades.

President Jokowi previously invited the 87-year-old bishop to the country with the world’s largest Muslim population as part of an effort to promote religious tolerance.

Government officials’ attitudes in welcoming Elon Musk have drawn jeers from the public as they seemed “obsessed” with the billionaire, following years of attempts to lure him to invest in the country.

The Indonesian Ombudsman has called on the government to ensure better hospital facilities and fair premiums once standardized inpatient care for National Health Insurance (JKN) policyholders goes into full effect next year.

Education expenses at public universities (PTN) have experienced average growth of around 1.3 percent per year. The rise is in part due to the privatization of a number of public universities, with these new legal entities (PTN-BH) having more financial and structural autonomy.

Fatal bullying cases continue to haunt schools in Indonesia despite a regulation issued by the Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry last year aimed at preventing violence at educational institutions.

Claims that the police only act when a case goes viral resurfaced following the arrest of an alleged mastermind in a 2016 murder case, which regained popularity after it was turned into a movie recently.

Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim announced on Monday that incoming state university students this year would not be subjected to tuition increase, in a policy U-turn following a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.

In his opening remarks at the program’s launch event on Monday, Jokowi told ministers and other government officials in attendance that the state bureaucracy should be geared toward making public services easier to access and use.

Following widespread backlash over a January education ministry regulation that allowed universities to increase tuition for certain students, the Religious Affairs Minister has called on Islamic universities to work with his ministry to ensure that their tuition remained affordable.

An unidentified source told media about the spying incident which, if true, would indicate police overreach, experts say.

The Health Ministry is increasing its vigilance against two newly emerged COVID-19 sub variants, KP.1 and KP.2, which are thought to be responsible for a recent spike in cases in neighboring Singapore.

Among those included in the list is a book written by renowned author Pramoedya Ananta Toer titled Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind), which was banned during President Soeharto’s authoritarian regime. 

Judges to the high court argued that, although Daniel was found guilty of violating the ITE law, he was an environmental activist who was fighting to ensure a sustainable environment for the wider community, and hence should be protected in his activism.

Head of Jatam's legal division Muhammad Jamil said that the construction of more solar power plants that would provide energy for desalination plants, as proposed by Musk, would require materials that come from new mining operations, mostly opened in the world's virgin forests.