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The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) highlights the death penalty that still occurs in Indonesia. The NGO recorded 27 verdicts from October 2022 to September 2023.

The documentary film entitled "Mengejar Mbak Puan" produced by the Konde Institute, Perempuan Mahardhika and JALA PRT will be screened for the first time in front of the House of Representatives building, Jakarta, Thursday (12/10).

This figure was revealed by the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI). Of that, 861 occurred within the educational settings. KPAI elaborated that the cases consisted of sexual violence (487), physical/psychological violence (236), bullying (87), violence induced by school policies (87) and violence due to inadequate school facilities (27), per Kompas, Tuesday (10/10).

Indonesia’s uninterrupted badminton medal tradition at the Asian Games came to an end after six decades when Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto lost in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles event at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.

The Bali office of Law and Human Rights Ministry (Kemenkumham) will provide a special lanes to smooth out the immigration process at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport for delegates attending the 2023 Archipelagic and Island States Summit (AIS) Forum.

The Religious Affairs Ministry (Kemenag) reported the “backpacking” (independent) umrah (minor hajj) organizer to Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya).

State logistics agency Bulog is ready to import 1.5 million tons of rice from China in anticipation of the drought. However, the government is still looking for the best price and opening up opportunities to import from other countries.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo officially launched the operation of the Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (KCJB), known by its popular moniker Whoosh, at Halim Station, East Jakarta, Monday (2/10).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo approved the measure to provide assistance to victims of atypical progressive acute kidney failure (AKI) which impacted many children in February.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially issued Presidential Regulation 58/2023 in the Strengthening of Religious Moderation on September 25.

The government will temporarily close the Indonesian National Museum (MNI) following the fire on September 16. The closure for renovation and restoration is said to last a year.