Activists are calling on the government to introduce comprehensive prison reform measures to end overcrowding in Indonesia’s correction facilities, including by exploring alternative schemes for the rehabilitation of drug offenders.

The Javan rhinoceros, which is among the most critically endangered species in Indonesia, is under threat from natural disasters and inbreeding as a result of its small population, the staff of Ujung Kulon National Park in Banten have warned.

A recently published World Bank study presents new estimates correlating learning loss with future earning losses amid the prolonged school closure, while the education ministry assesses potential solutions for learning recovery.

The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has opened an investigation into allegation of abuse committed by Insp. Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte, who was implicated in a bribery case involving graft convict Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra, of fellow inmate Muhammad Kasman.

With no signs of an extension of the oil palm concession moratorium, environmentalists are worried that the 2020 Job Creation Law and the implementing regulations that are supposed to supplant the ban might run counter to its original spirit, by giving amnesty to plantations in forest areas.

The justices were unanimously selected by the political factions in House Commission III overseeing legal affairs, human rights and security. 

The flagship education project of the Joko Widodo administration is to begin its maiden academic year next week with an aim to become a new center of global Islamic studies.

Speculation over the next Indonesian Military (TNI) chief to succeed Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, who will retire in November, has recently intensified, with lawmakers saying that they expect President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to soon nominate his candidate of choice to the House of Representatives.

Last year, vaccinations were particularly low for measles-rubella (MR) and tetanus-diphtheria (TD), with their average national coverage rates standing at 40 and 45 percent, respectively.

A National Police task force launched a counterterror operation in Central Sulawesi, killing East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT) leader Ali Kalora and an accomplice in a remote village in Parigi Moutong regency on Saturday.

Late last week, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said the addition of confirmed cases of COVID-19 had dropped by 94.5 percent since a peak in mid-July.

The moratorium, enacted by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo three years ago required government agencies to stop granting new licenses for palm oil concessions and to review existing ones every three years.

A joint operation by military and police personnel killed Ali Kalora in a shootout at a village on Sulawesi island on Saturday afternoon, according to a police statement.

The Southeast Asian nation intends to move cautiously to reopen its borders following a devastating second virus wave, driven by the Delta variant.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) recent reclassification of the Komodo dragon, a species endemic to Indonesia, as “endangered” should provide a stronger impetus for the protection if its habitat, activists and experts have said.

The nation’s appetite for “revenge travel”, the slew of visits and vacations planned to make up for more than a year of mobility restrictions, has health experts concerned.

Ruling on a citizen lawsuit on Thursday, judges found senior officials were culpable in failing to prevent, monitor and control unhealthy pollution levels in and around the capital.

Indonesia, the world's top palm oil producer, launched the moratorium in September 2018 to try to stop deforestation caused by palm oil, while seeking to boost output from existing cultivated areas. The moratorium ends on Sept. 19.

Five navy vessels, assisted by an air patrol, have been deployed in North Natuna Sea to secure the area, Indonesian Navy western fleet commander Arsyad Abdullah told reporters.

Behind his brown mask, he could be seen wearing a wide smile as he appeared from behind the banqueting hall of the State Palace, greeting more than a dozen journalists who sat in a circle.

The President has green-lighted infrastructure development under the capital city relocation plan, his pet project that had been sidelined by COVID-19, while stressing that funding would not be diverted from those projects critical to the country's pandemic response.

Leading Southeast Asian superapp Grab has collaborated with Good Doctor, the Health Ministry and the Yogyakarta Health Agency to establish the Grab Vaccine Center to support the second wave of its vaccination program.

The Rimbun Air flight lost contact with air control authorities shortly before it was due to land at an airport in Papua's Intan Jaya regency, police and transport officials said. 

Vaccination rates are now part of a set of indicators the government uses to assess levels of COVID-19 curbs across the country.

The coalition, comprised of Anticorruption Indonesian Women and I am a Woman Against Corruption called on the KPK’s supervisory council to reconsider its decision in punishing Lili, arguing that she should be dismissed from her position due to her ethics breach.

The fate of scores of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) employees who were suspended after failing a controversial civics test lies with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, now that all other legal means to restore their employment have been exhausted.

Tourist spots in most parts of the island will now accept visitors, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Panjaitan told a virtual conference, as long as they adhere to strict protocols, such as proving their vaccination status on a government-verified phone app.

The Jakarta-based think tank has concluded that the risk of terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda in Southeast Asia is fairly low, at least in the short term, while noting that remnants of the dismantled Islamic State (IS) group could pose a greater threat.

The breach was discovered by Insikt Group, the research division of threat intelligence company Recorded Future, in April. The firm detected PlugX malware, believed to be operated by a group called Mustang Panda, operating within the networks of Indonesian government agencies, cybersecurity publication The Record reported on Sept. 10.

According to the latest World Health Organization situation report, Indonesia recorded some 55,000 cases in the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, a 42 percent decrease from the week before.