Thirteen of the victims were children aged between eight and 17 years old, Adj. Sr. Comr. Alfredo Agustinus Rumbiak, the police chief of the remote Nduga region, told Reuters. 

Average transactions in online gambling sites among North Sumatra provincial administration employees is less than Rp 10 million (US$600).

Of seven factions in the Pati DPRD, only the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) agreed with the impeachment motion, with six others preferring to recommend a performance improvement plan.

Nusantara was designed as a green city, with only a quarter of its 252,000-ha site planned for development and the remainder preserved as green space.

Witness Second Pvt. Richard Bulan sobbed when he recalled the brutal tortures inflicted on him and the late Second Pvt. Lucky Chepril Saputral Namo during a session against four defendants at the Kupang Military Court.

Since its launch in January, the government’s free meals program has been plagued by a series of food safety incidents, with more than 13,000 students reported to have suffered food poisoning as of earlier this month.

Last month, on Sept. 29, a three-story building at Al Khoziny School in Sidoarjo regency, also in East Java, collapsed while dozens of students were performing asar (afternoon prayers), killing 63 and injuring many others.

The case against Misrantoni began in the early hours of Nov. 15, 2024, when an unknown masked assailant attacked a roadside post set up by villagers to block coal trucks from a local mining company.

An audit in 2024 found that there were 1,037 employees in the North Sumatra provincial administration who were suspected of taking part in online gambling.

The first-year anesthesiology resident allegedly lured a woman into an unused room around 1 a.m. on March 18 under the pretense of conducting a blood type crossmatch test. He then reportedly administered the sedative Midazolam to the victim, causing her to lose consciousness.

The Rote Ndao Police in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) detained seven Chinese nationals on board a suspicious vessel that drifted into the waters off Ndana Island in Ndao regency on Sunday. Also detained were three Indonesian crew members from Southeast Sulawesi.

Since last week, reports have been circulating both online and offline from drivers in East Java complaining that their vehicles stalled or broke down after refueling with Pertalite. Many users also noted a stronger, alcohol-like odor coming from the fuel.

A research team from the Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) recently identified several Tapanuli orangutans in a peat forest near Lumut Maju Village, Central Tapanuli, approximately 32 kilometers north of the Batang Toru ecosystem.

All pesantren which were registered with the Religious Affairs Ministry in Surabaya already had their IMBs but his office will renew their building permits in accordance with their latest conditions.

Since October 21, heavy downpours have caused severe flooding in Semarang and Demak, affecting approximately 46,000 people.

Last week, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that a massive illegal gold mine was operating in Sekotong District on Lombok, just an hour’s drive from the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ), home to Indonesia’s MotoGP international circuit.

According to Nur, the student was first drawn into gambling through online gaming, initially seeking money to play the games. What began as an attempt to earn quick cash soon escalated into a full-blown addiction, leaving him embroiled in debts.

Batam Customs intercepted the delivery of 10 rangkong gading (helmeted hornbill) beaks and 43 sun bear teeth from Bandar Lampung to Tanjung Pinang through Batam.

The bacteria were identified as Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus and they caused 134 people to suffer from food poisoning in Toba regency.

Governor Bobby Nasution maintained that the resignations would not disrupt the provincial administration's bureaucracy.

The Riau Islands Police ranked 20th in officers’ violations nationally, which reflects a relatively lower number of violations when compared to other provincial police forces.

Residents on the island can now buy subsidized Solar diesel, at the official price of Rp 6,800 (41 US cents) per liter, that was 13,000 per liter at retailers before.

The money was returned as a goodwill gesture by the alleged perpetrators and as a concrete measure to restore state finances.

For years, the northern coast of Java Island has been plagued by relentless tidal flooding, driven by land subsidence, rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

The case began earlier this month when a social media user shared deepfake pornographic videos featuring the faces of teachers and students from SMAN 11 Semarang on X, using the caption “Scandal Smanse,” referring to the school’s nickname.

The four universities are Padjadjaran University (Unpad), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and Veteran National Development University (UPN).

In August and September, the number of upper respiratory infection cases in Medan increased by 20 percent, climbing from 27,715 to 30,952.

According to Sergei’s statement to the police, he was taken to a house in the Jimbaran area of South Kuta, where he was allegedly beaten and tased by his abductors. The assailants then forced him to hand over his mobile phone and transfer approximately US$4,600 worth of cryptocurrency to their accounts.

The coalition called for an immediate amendment to the Military Tribunal Law, arguing that all general criminal offenses involving members of the Indonesian military should be tried in civilian courts.

The materials contaminated with Cesium-137 are from 13 locations outside the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate in Cikande, Serang regency, Banten.