"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.

The private data of millions of Indonesian citizens and corporations are at an increased risk of being exposed, amid the pandemic-influenced rise of remote work and a lack of robust personal privacy legislation.

The President has asked the public to remain calm in a reassuring statement, pointing out that monkeypox is a very different disease from COVID-19, and that the government is ordering vaccines and tightening screening measures.

The government has listed interventions to reduce stunting as one of the spending priorities in the budget allocated for the health sector in 2023, in a bid to achieve the country's target of reducing stunting prevalence to 14 percent in 2024.

Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan, a senior official at the ministry said in a statement the ministry had summoned representatives from Telkom and PLN and had sent recommendations on data protection to both firms.

The Health Ministry is stepping up efforts to manage monkeypox cases and limit the virus’ spread following the discovery of the country’s first confirmed case of the virus in Jakarta.

Almost a month after the WHO declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the Health Ministry said it had recorded the country's first case of monkeypox in a man who had recently returned from abroad.

The German Embassy in Jakarta will now recognize the use of Indonesian passports with add-on signatures for visa applications, as the two governments have agreed to settle the problem with a certain type of Indonesian passport that had resulted in the rejection of visa applicants.

Indonesia is standing at the peak of global leadership, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo said in his annual State Address on Tuesday, praising the country’s growing stature on the global stage.