Appointing a retired military doctor may disrupt meritocracy within civilian institutions and hindering the resolve of persistent issues faced by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) and the national health insurance (JKN), observers have said.

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case of nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine in a trial at the Batam District Court, Riau Islands.

Students enrolled in this program are those who have repeatedly violated reguations during their school terms.

The funds were traced through gold shops and refining companies using raw materials from the illegal mine, as well as through gold exporters.

Putri said observing the fast from an emergency tent is far from ideal. The shelter becomes stiflingly hot in the afternoon and uncomfortably cold at night. She also worries about the risk of wild animals entering her tent.

Last year's unrest resulted in Indonesia’s harshest crackdown since 1998, an independent investigation finds, citing mass arrests and alleged torture.

A cloud seeding operation has helped in firefighting efforts as Riau continues to battle hot spots and wildfires that have burned through at least 564 hectares across several regions over the past three weeks.

The narcotics agency found some liquids for e-cigarette laced with narcotics, such as methamphetamine and etomidate, which is classified as a new psychotic substance.

Governor Dedi Mulyadi's approval among West Java residents has notched up nearly 1 percent over the past nine months to a staggering 95.5 percent, though analysts suggest this may be due to his personal appeal, seeing as his administration rates much lower in performance at 71 percent.

The sun bear is the world's smallest bear and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

The number of FMD cases in Riau this year has already surpassed last year’s total.

Many villages are situated in mountainous areas with uneven terrain, requiring expensive cut-and-fill work to prepare a 1,000-square-meter plot. In addition, some village land is located far from main roads due to limited infrastructure, making access difficult.

In the first year of his administration, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has repeatedly conveyed his ambition to elevate Jakarta’s status to a top global city, but the vision risks overshadowing mounting urban problems that still confront the world’s most populous metropolis.

The Communications and Digital Ministry will block social media accounts owned by underage children as soon as the minimum age limit policy takes place in March, promising immediate action on online platforms for users under 18 years old.

The Jakarta administration has prohibited restaurant raids commonly carried out by members of certain mass organizations during daylight hours in the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, citing the need to maintain public order and religious tolerance.

At a Jakarta Arts Council lecture, scholars challenged the state and the public to rewrite disaster history from the perspective of the displaced, as Sumatra struggles to recover from deadly floods and landslides.

According to police, the students were paid to transport the group by car from Pekanbaru to Dumai, where a boat had been arranged to take the 18 foreign migrants to Malaysia via an illegal port.

Covering just 44.6 hectares and home to around 2,000 residents, the island generates more than 46 tonnes of waste per day, more than double the national average waste production per capita.

The facilities offered for teachers recruited for the Sekolah Garuda (Garuda Schools) program have drawn criticism for potentially creating disparities between educators at elite and regular schools.

The disaster affected 42 villages across 10 districts, with water levels reported between 50 and 100 centimeters. Floodwaters also inundated 26 schools, more than 1,800 hectares of rice fields and severely damaged two houses.

The activities are in line with national policy to accelerate welfare development in Papua as regulated by Presidential Instruction No. 9/2020 and Law No. 2/2021 on Special Autonomy for Papua.

Officials will launch ground verification to ensure whether 2,000 beneficiaries that switch to the self-funded scheme can still pay for the premiums by themselves or require subsidies from the state.

The government has announced that Ramadan will start on Thursday following an isbat (moon sighting confirmation) meeting on Tuesday.

Didik was arrested after the authorities discovered a suitcase containing 16.3 grams of methamphetamine, 50 ecstasy pills, 19 alprazolam tablets, two “Happy Five” pills and 5 grams of ketamine during a raid at the private residence of a female police officer in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Feb. 11.

Panji Akbar, another evacuee in Aceh Tamiang, said he fears this year’s Ramadan will be far less peaceful than in previous years.

Rather than pushing the community for mass actions to pick up trash, the government should focus on addressing systemic flaws in the country’s waste management system, environmentalists have said.

Amid the rare overlap of Lunar New Year and Ramadan, Chinese Muslims in Indonesia are finding ways to honor both celebrations, respecting family customs and Islamic practices at the same time.