Hundreds of new transmission towers are planned in North Sumatra and Aceh to boost system reliability and prevent future blackouts.

Police seized 21 green sea turtles on Pegametan beach in Sumberkima village, Gerokgak distrisct, Buleleng regency, Bali, on Friday, from a smuggling suspect.

Law enforcement of illegal logging actitvities are aimed at tracing the origins of the wooden logs, checking their documents and ensuring timbers entering processing industry has proper legality.

The Rokan Hilir Police's special crimes unit has named a local businessman as a suspect in a forest encroachment case and charged him with articles that carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a Rp 10 billion (US$560,968) fine.

Rabies is endemic in 26 of Indonesia’s 38 provinces, with Bali and East Nusa Tenggara consistently recording some of the highest case numbers each year, driven largely by large stray dog populations.

Public debate over President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free nutritious meals program is intensifying, with competing demonstrations held in several regions amid concerns about alleged corruption, food safety problems and the burden on state finances.

Cigarettes produced in the Batam, Bintan and Karimun Free Trade Zone (FTZ) are not required to have a tobacco products excise (CHT) if consumed inside the FTZ, leading to much cheaper cigarette prices when compared to those produced inside the Indonesian customs area.

Labuhanbatu Police have handed over the dossier of an active Indonesian Army personnel to the Military Police Sub-Detachment I/1-2 Rantauprapat. 

The defendants allegedly dismantled posts and destroyed equipment and other property belonging to the Forest Enforcement Task Force (PKH) causing estimated state losses of around Rp 50 million.

Topping the demands made by students across the archipelago are to stop the free meals and rural cooperatives programs, restore the TNI to its original defense function and to stabilize the national currency.

Private tin mining company PT Putraprima Mineral Mandiri (PMM) said the export of 390 tonnes of ilmenite was worth some US$195,000 and not in the trillions of rupiah, or millions of US dollars, as estimated by the Indonesian Navy and Forest Enforcement (PKH) Task Force.

BGN procured more than 21,000 electric motorcycles for kitchen heads under its free meals program last year, at an estimated cost exceeding Rp 1 trillion.

In North Sumatra’s capital Medan, hundreds of ojol (online motorcycle transportation) drivers protested outside Pertamina's office on Thursday, demanding a solution to fuel shortages that have led to long queues at gas stations across the city.

Sudewo is charged with extorting officials appointed to fill various positions in 401 village administrations in 21 districts across Pati and taking bribes from railway track projects at the Transportation Ministry’s Railway Directorate General in 2022.

The tree is regarded as a significant historical landmark in Purworejo, marking the area where ancient inscriptions were discovered.

The disaster claimed one life and left 76 people injured, with 73 sustaining minor injuries and three suffering serious injuries.

Following YY’s report, a video surfaced showing four individuals, two men and two women, allegedly assaulting her. The footage quickly went viral in Indonesia and Malaysia, sparking widespread public outrage.

Muhamad Ali Munawar, 52, his wife Maghfirah, 43, and their two sons, Bagas Amar Hakiki, 21, and Alvino Evan Hakim, 16 were found unresponsive inside their tent on May 27 after a campground caretaker approached them to remind them of the check-out time. Authorities later confirmed that all four had died.

The defendant received a two-year jail term after he was found guilty of selling 13 kilograms of pangolin scales.

The seized assets included Rp 650 million in cash, an excavator, a Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck, a Suzuki Splash city car, land certificates and banking documents.

Indonesia defeated Cambodia 1-0 with a single goal by Muhammad Al Gazani Dwi Sugandi at the 60th minute of the Championship's third-place playoff.

Malaysian authorities intercepted six fishermen from Bintan regency, Riau Islands, for allegedly crossing the border and fishing illegally on May 30.

The incident took place after a mass to celebrate the induction of a new officer into the Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

The 54-year-old fisherman from a small village in Polewali Mandar has been a superfan of the Argentine football team since the 1980s and adores superstar Lionel Messi.

The 55-year-old female adult Sumatran elephant Rina previously gave birth to four elephant calves in Tesso Nilo.

The MoU involves Tanjung Pinang city administration, Karimun regency administration, Batam State Polytechnic and Batam Tourism Polytechnic.

In Medan, North Sumatra, the blackouts have now triggered a looming clean water supply crisis after critical equipment operated by regional water company PDAM Tirtanadi was damaged during the outages.