Delayed marriages coupled with the growing aspiration of young people choosing to remain childfree may have a substantial impact on Indonesia’s fertility rate.
Human Rights
Indonesian authorities are cracking down on perpetrators of sexual violence on the country’s trains after a spike in reports of women being harassed on public transport.
Outgoing President Joko Widodo’s government has built food estates across Indonesia – including in Papua – to promote self-sufficiency.
The once-popular president now faces a backlash as allegations of dynasty building cast a pall over his commitment to democracy.
Pope Francis on Thursday invited Muslims and Catholics to push global leaders to confront the dangers of climate change and extremism, and spoke of the common roots of different religious beliefs as he visited Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in Jakarta.
On March 20, 2024, a major tragedy struck hundreds of Rohingya refugees who were stranded in the waters of West Aceh after their ship sank, killing more than half of the 149 passengers.
Pope Francis, the leader of the global Catholic Church, arrived at Merdeka Palace on Wednesday morning to meet with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
On 27 August 2024, former Constitutional Court Chief Justice Anwar Usman lodged an appeal against a Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) ruling (604/G/2023/PTUN.JKT) that cancelled ethical sanctions imposed on him by the Constitutional Court. He did so because it also denied his request to be reinstated as head of that court .
Pope Francis is in Indonesia as part of a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific region. His visit comes as numerous discriminatory regulations in Indonesia target religious minorities around the country.
Since August 22, cities across Indonesia have been rocked by student-led protests against a proposal to revise the laws governing regional elections, which are due in November.
Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, whose final term in office ends on October 20, has presided over ten years of democratic regression in Indonesia.
With the Grand Mass at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) and the Indonesia Sustainability Forum (ISF) at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta’s Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono advised workers to work from home to avoid anticipated congestion.
A thriving new disability centre in Indonesia has become a beacon of hope for people with disabilities in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The Centre, which has just celebrated its first anniversary, was influenced by University of Melbourne research and owes much of its success to the collaborative efforts of the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Program (PAIR).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Indonesian Embassy in Dhaka have facilitated the repatriation of the body of an Indonesian citizen, a victim of riots in Bangladesh.
Earlier this month, senior officials of the Gerindra party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Habiburokhman, met with several pro-democracy activists from the 1997/1998 period and their family members.
Thousands clashed with police and attempted to storm parliament, in reaction to a plan to change the country’s electoral rules. Former President Joko Widodo has been accused of trying to establish a political dynasty.
