The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar -- their predominantly Buddhist homeland -- and thousands risk their lives each year on long and dangerous sea journeys to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.

Agusta Kalang, one of the business owners leading the movement, stated that tourist numbers have sharply declined since the government introduced a daily limit of 1,200 visitors allowed to climb the temple to preserve its structure.

A number of roads across Jakarta were inundated during Chinese New Year on Wednesday, hindering access for vehicles in the capital during the long holiday.

Last year’s tiger attacks led to the burning of the South Bukit Barisan National Park management office by an angry mob who demanded that authorities swiftly evacuate the tiger out of the area.

Thirteen students of state junior high school (SMPN) 7 Mojokerto were swept away by waves at Drini Beach in Gunung Kidul regency in Yogyakarta on Tuesday, with four of them being reported dead and the others hospitalized.

Both suspects are demanding Bintoro return Rp 5 billion (US$309,000) that they allegedly paid him in exchange for closing the investigation into the death of a 16-year-old girl in South Jakarta last year.

State-owned passenger ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry has reported that more than 14,000 vehicles and 55,000 passengers from Java have crossed to Sumatra via Merak Port by Saturday, ahead of two national holidays this week.

Last week, a 30-meter cliff in Cianjur's Sindanglaya village collapsed, temporarily blocking the main road to Puncak and forcing authorities to divert vehicles heading to the popular tourist spot on to alternative routes. 

A week after the operation began, a Navy-led team comprised of maritime personnel and fishers has dismantled just over half of a 30.16 km makeshift bamboo fence off the coast of Tangerang, amid an ongoing investigation into those responsible for the illegal structure.

Three more people had been found before the search was suspended, raising the death toll to 25

Paris officially requested Atlaoui's transfer in a letter from the minister of justice dated Dec. 19, according to Minister Yusril.

Bali Police chief Inp. Gen. Daniel Adityajaya said PARQ Ubud had been built on top of protected rice fields categorized as National Sustainable Agricultural Land (LP2B).

With the new e-ticket system in place, the Jakarta police seek to fully cease manual ticketing at traffic checkpoints which often fosters a "negative perception" of the police among the public.

The new task force, which reports directly to the President, aims to eliminate illegal plantations and mines in forested areas in a bid to improve management of the nation's forests.

Around 500 rescuers from the Search and Rescue Agency, the Indonesian Military, the Central Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and local residents are working tirelessly to search for victims buried under debris in Kasimpar village, the hardest-hit area.

Indonesia has been seeing an uptick in FMD cases since the end of last year. As of Jan. 13 around 17,000 livestock have been infected nationwide with hundreds of animal fatalities.

West Java governor-elect Dedi Mulyadi plans to recruit former ministers and technocrats Ignatius Jonan and Susi Pudjiastuti to help him develop the province’s strategic infrastructures in the next five years.

Fire safety in Jakarta has come under public scrutiny after a series of devastating fires in recent weeks, including two large blazes that erupted in densely populated neighborhoods on Tuesday.

The incident came to light as the National Police face widespread public scrutiny for a separate extortion scandal at the 2024 Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival last month.

Intense rainfall in a mountainous area near Pekalongan city sparked the landslide on Monday, collapsing bridges and burying cars and houses.

Indonesia is seeing an increased risk of hydrometeorological disasters due to the La Niña weather phenomenon, which typically brings a wetter rainy season to the archipelago.

The province's capital, Bandar Lampung, was the hardest hit by the disaster, as flooding submerged more than 14,000 homes and impacted over 11,200 residents.

"Sixteen people were confirmed dead. For injured victims, 10 have been referred to hospitals and the nearest community health centre," Adj. Sr. Comr. Doni Prakoso, police chief in Pekalongan city, told local broadcaster Metro TV. 

A total of 14 people were reported missing in the devastating incident, but as of Monday rescuers had only located and recovered the bodies of eight victims.

Deputy Tourism Minister Ni Luh Puspa has urged Bali authorities to devise rules requiring people visiting the island to use local tour guides, following two recent reports of sexual violence against tourists in the past few weeks.

The renovation project primarily focuses on strengthening the stadium's structure to make it earthquake resistant, improving safety features and increasing accessibility for people with disabilities.

Mount Ibu, on the remote island of Halmahera, sent a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky in an eruption on Wednesday.

Overtourism and overdevelopment have become serious issues in the southern part of the province, leading to environmental issues such as flooding and mounting waste.

Authorities have started evacuating villages located near the volcano, which has been showing increasing activity this month, after its alert status was raised to the highest "warning" level on Wednesday.

Mount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.