Condemned internationally and at home, the former regent Terbit Rencana Perangin-angin, had been accused of human trafficking, torture, forced labor and slavery.

Coordinating Politics and Security Minister Budi Gunawan guaranteed that people affected by natural disasters can still exercise their voting rights in the upcoming regional elections on Wednesday.

Regional administrations and General Elections Commission (KPU) offices are preparing for the possibility that natural disasters may strike ahead of voting day for the regional elections on Wednesday, as some parts of the country experience increased flooding and landslides amid an intense rainy season.

A school representative doubted police allegations that the victim was a gang member while a security guard near the brawl location denied a brawl took place.

In North Sumatra, the bodies of five people listed as missing had been pulled from under a mountain of mud and debris, agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said in a statement.

At least 11 people died and one other went missing over the weekend as hydrometeorological disasters, including flash floods and landslides, hit a number of regions in North and West Sumatra.

Investigators with the West Sumatra Police have alleged that the fatal shooting of a South Solok Police chief detective was triggered by a police probe into an illegal mining operation in the regency.

Golkar chair Bahlil Lahadalia said Ahmad Luthfi knew Central Java very well, having served as the Surakarta Police chief and the Central Java Police chief, in addition having strong connections with the central government.

The government is expediting efforts to relocate 2,209 families affected by the recent eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Four people died following a landslide late on Tuesday in Peniron,  Purworejo, Central Java, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has reported.

The existing I Gusti Ngurah International Airport currently serves 32 million passengers annually and its peak capacity will be reached by 2029-2030, necessitating building a new airport soon, Erick Thohir said.

Previous joint operations between the Customs and Excise Directorate General and the National Police have uncovered clandestine narcotic laboratories in Jakarta, Semarang, Canggu, Medan and Malang.

East Java-based entrepreneur Ivan Sugianto may face more charges related to online gambling after he was arrested by the police for harming a minor.

Starting on Oct. 28 this year, the Bandung city administration implemented its “no sorting, no pickup” policy, with sanitation workers no longer picking up unsorted collected waste.

The Bekasi regency administration is committed to solving the problem by collecting information from residents to find the perpetrators, as well as earmarking funds to expand an existing final garbage disposal site.  

Back in April, the Yogyakarta provincial administration permanently closed the Piyungan final disposal site (TPA), stating that the 2.5-hectare site was already at maximum capacity.

Listyo urged residents who evacuated to the neighboring Sikka regency to return to East Flores regency to cast their votes for the Nov. 27 regional election. 

The campaign team of the Sampang regent candidate pair whose volunteer was killed said the assault was politically motivated, but the police have said it is too early to make such a conclusion.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned of potential flooding and landslides in November and December, as many parts of the country are entering a wetter rainy season caused by the La Niña weather phenomenon.

The police received a tip that two women were about to depart from Batam to Singapore as illegal migrant workers.

BMKG has issued a warning about the potential for lahar flow from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has encouraged regional heads to enhance the management of final disposal sites (TPA), particularly those with open dumping systems.

The infant, named Agustinus Gibran Raka Tapung, was born to Katarina Kwuta, 25, at the Lewolaga community health center (puskesmas) on Wednesday morning, one day before the Vice President made his visit to Kobasoma.

Trials conducted by the IKN Authority found that the system's autonomous mode was not performing as expected because manual intervention from the driver was still required in emergency situations.

Eighty-three international routes were cancelled on Wednesday, the general manager of Bali's international airport said in a statement, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a nine-kilometer tower of ash into the sky.

Dozens of international and domestic flights to and from the popular tourist destinations of Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo were canceled on Wednesday after the nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewed an ash tower into the sky a day before.

A truck plunged into a ravine in Blitar on Monday, leaving two people dead and three others injured.

Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to Bali on Wednesday for safety reasons because of volcanic ash, while plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed flights to the island by AirAsia and Virgin were also cancelled. 

Several Australian airlines on Wednesday canceled their flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky.

Authorities are preparing to build houses in safer locations for people affected by continuous eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).