Mathias Hariyadi

The papal nuncio presided over Thursday’s ordination ceremony. The archdiocese is in East Nusa Tenggara, a province where the Catholic and Protestant communities date back to colonial times. According to Archbishop Pakaenoni, the local Catholic Church needs a new approach.

A group of university students had gathered to pray in the home of a Catholic family but were forced to stop by armed men. The man at the head of an Islamic extremist group said Christians should gather in church. The police have opened an investigation.

The US giant is ready to allocate funds worth USD 1.7 billion to the archipelago. For CEO Nardella, the aim is to 'help' the country 'hit its development targets', in line with outgoing President Widodo's Indonesia Emas 2045 slogan. A plan that embraces the Southeast Asian region and aims to create up to 2.5 million jobs.

After President-elect Prabowo's visit to Beijing, China’s foreign minister travelled to Jakarta to discuss Chinese involvement in the infrastructure of Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara, a project that follows the building of a high-speed train between Jakarta and Bandung.

The daughter of Sukarno, who heads the PDI-P, the party to which outgoing President Joko Widodo belongs, has asked the Constitutional Court to allow her to act as “amicus curiae” in a legal case that could stop Gibran Rakabuming Raka from taking office as vice president after his running mate, General Prabowo Subianto, won the presidency.

A spokesperson for Papuan nationalist group, Sebby Sambom, claimed responsibility for the death of Second Lieutenant Oktovianus Sogorlay, who was ambushed along with a local village chief in Painai district. The killings follow a change by the Indonesian military towards pro-independence groups.

Card. Suharyo and the president of the Bishops' Conference confirm the rumours leaked in recent days. The mosaic of the long September trip between Asia and Oceania is being put together, which would see the Pontiff also make stops in East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. For Indonesia it would be the third visit by a pontiff after Paul VI in 1970 and John Paul II in 1989.

Although he is not expected to take office until October, the Indonesian Defence minister has made a stop in China before going to Japan in search of new investments. The visit will be an issue for the United States, which denied the former general an entry visa due to accusations of human rights violations.

Scandal over an Indonesian agency's programme promoted among hundreds of young people. The denunciation was triggered after some found themselves working 12 hours a day for EUR 700, without having their internship recognised once they returned to Indonesia. Associations denounce complicity in universities.

The Indonesian Election Commission (KPU) has certified the results of the 14 February vote for the new president who will take office in October. The winning tandem won 58.59% of the vote, averting a runoff. They paid tribute to their predecessor (and former rival) Jokowi, described as "a noble statesman" who "strongly supported my candidature".The 'girlfriends' rat in Central Asia

Fr. Hironimus Pakaenoni appointed a few days ago to lead the archdiocese of East Nusa Tenggara Province. He succeeds Bishop Turang who is leaving due to age limit. Among his objectives is the 'development' of the community in a context of 'pluralistic societies' that must 'walk together'.

The outgoing president awarded the rank of four-star general to the current Defence Minister who won the elections on 14 February. He overlooked the fact that he was dismissed from the army in 1998 following allegations of human rights violations in the repression of East Timor's independence uprisings.