Ex-minister gets 10 years for graft
An Indonesian court has convicted former education minister Nadiem Makarim, the co-founder of a multibillion- dollar tech start-up, of corruption, sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
Rallies hit by police arrests
Authorities have charged four people after an anti-government rally in the nation's second largest city, a local police official said.
Experts: Safer online space requires community intervention
Three months after the nation introduced a new rule aimed at protecting children under 16 in the digital space, focus has increasingly shifted towards ensuring it delivers meaningful outcomes for the country's young tech users.
Military training that’s costing lives
THE nation's human rights commission yesterday called on the government to end basic military training for prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto's flagship village cooperative programme after five participants died just 10 days into the 45-day training.
Dozens held over anti-govt rally
POLICE have arrested dozens of protesters following a rally against President Prabowo Subianto's policies in the country's second-largest city, a rights group said.
24 foreigners charged in illegal gold mining case
THE country has charged 24 foreign nationals as criminal suspects in an illegal gold mining operation in the Maluku region, its energy ministry said.
Ex-minister, activist detained for defamation
The Jakarta Police have detained former youth and sports minister Roy Suryo and health activist Tifauzia "Tifa" Tyassuma over alleged defamation linked to the case of former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's contested university diploma, marking a major escalation in the long-running controversy.
‘Historical justice’ served
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten issued a formal state apology to members of the Moluccan community for their decades-long mistreatment by the Netherlands after Indonesia won independence from colonisation.
Cops rescue 21 sea turtles
Authorities in Bali foiled an attempt last week to illegally trade 21 protected green sea turtles, police said.
Scrutiny over ‘spending priorities’
Leaders of the House of Representatives held talks with protesters following a series of protests launched by university students in the past week to urge for a re-evaluation of President Prabowo Subianto's spending priorities and flagship programmes, among other demands.
