The government’s plan to introduce a rise in the cost of haj for Indonesia's pilgrims this year has elicited a mixed response from observers, particularly since it surfaces at a time when Saudi authorities have instead lowered haj service prices.

Indonesians celebrating Chinese New Year have welcomed the return of festivities this year along with many of its traditional hallmarks, such as family gatherings and lion dances, as businesses reliant on the holiday have also begun to show signs of bouncing back from the pandemic.

Indonesia has received US$ 103.65 million of funding allocated for programs related to biodiversity, climate change and land degradation from the multilateral environmental fund Global Environment Facility.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will summon Jakarta City Council Speaker Prasetyo Edi Marsudi and council member M. Taufik, among other witnesses, for questioning in relation to allegations of corruption in state land procurement in Pulogebang, East Jakarta.

People gathered in front of the State Palace for the 16th year of the Kamisan (Thursday) silent protest, demanding the government resolve past atrocities through the judicial process and not merely through nonjudicial settlements.

The President and the incumbent Sukarta Mayor, who are also father and son, met on Tuesday in Bogor to "talk politics", the latter told reporters afterward without divulging any details.

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil, who has risen to the top in the race for the vice-presidential seat in many recent polls, has officially joined the Golkar Party, paving the way for a possible run in the 2024 elections.

Prosecutors have demanded that the wife and former bodyguard of ex-National Police internal affairs chief Ferdy Sambo be sentenced to eight and 12 years in prison, respectively, for their alleged roles in the murder of police officer Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat in July 2022.

The incumbent West Java governor has set his sights on the vice presidency in 2024, eyeing Golkar as his election launchpad.

The prosecution has demanded the court hand down a life sentence to Ferdy Sambo for the premeditated murder of Brig. Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat.

About 200 children have died of acute kidney injury in Indonesia since last year and authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol and diethyelene glycol, found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to the illness.

More than 200 health workers have yet to receive the promised financial incentives for their work on the frontlines of Indonesia's pandemic response throughout 2022, independent data initiative LaporCOVID-19 has found.

Environmentalists have criticized Indonesia and Malaysia’s pledge to fight “discrimination” against palm oil, saying it puts the countries’ commitment to halting deforestation into question.

The government urges parents to be more vigilant and has ordered local health agencies to increase their monitoring of food establishments, particularly after multiple children throughout the country were poisoned by consuming a street-side snack that was frozen by liquid nitrogen.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is looking into possible money laundering in an ongoing investigation against graft suspect Lukas Enembe, who has previously been linked with bribes and suspicious financial transactions during his time as Papua governor.

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has denied rumors that he is planning to run for Jakarta governor.

The government is preparing to "rehabilitate" the rights of victims and families of victims of a dozen serious past human rights violations after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday acknowledged and expressed regret over the country's dark events.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Wednesday expressed regret over mass human rights violations committed in the country's past, including a violent anti-communist purge in the 1960s and the disappearance of student protesters in the late 1990s.

Last month, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, and its third-largest democracy, banned people from having sex outside marriage or even living together, at the risk of prison time.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested one of Papua’s most popular and controversial figures, governor Lukas Enembe, who had been on the commission’s radar for months after he failed to appear for a summons in relation to a bribery investigation.

After lifting all remaining pandemic health restrictions at the end of last year, the government now plans to focus its attention and resources on transforming the country’s healthcare system.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s state visit to Jakarta next week will offer an opportunity for Indonesia to strengthen its ties with Kuala Lumpur and address persisting bilateral issues, experts say, amid regional and global tensions. 

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has filed an appeal against a human rights court ruling that acquitted the sole defendant in the 2014 fatal shooting of civilians in Papua's Paniai regency, as rights groups are pushing for reinvestigation.

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo’s electability has ticked up slightly amid speculation that the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri will make her final decision on the party’s 2024 presidential candidate during the party’s upcoming 50th anniversary celebrations. 

As floods hit regions in the northern coast of Central Java, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) forecast the rainy season in the province would reach its peak in January and February.

Indonesia condemned Tuesday's controversial visit by Israel National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound that has stirred protests from across the Arab world.

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal and upheld the death sentence handed down to an Islamic boarding school teacher who had raped 13 of his students.

AGO investigators arrested on Wednesday three suspects in connection with the graft case surrounding the BTS procurement auction, part of the 4G infrastructure development project helmed by the communication ministry's accessibility agency, BAKTI.

Silmy Karim, a businessman with a track record of restructuring ailing state-owned enterprises, was inaugurated on Wednesday as the country’s new immigration director general.

The government is expecting that this year will be drier compared to the past three years, which might translate to higher risk of forest fires than the previous years.