Human rights watchdogs have demanded transparency in the police investigation into the death of a 13-year-old boy, who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers in Padang, West Sumatra.

A number of South Sumatra regencies have been put on siaga (alert) status, the second-highest level of the country’s four-tiered alert system, for land and forest fires ahead of the peak of the dry season.

Residents discovered the bruised body of high-school student Afif Maulana in a river close to a village in Padang, in West Sumatra on June 9. 

Bobby Nasution has confirmed Jokowi's involvement in his bid in the 2024 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, attributing his success to his father-in-law’s support.

Delinquent police officers were punished for various offenses including criminal actions.

The floating garbage and trash on the bottom of the Citarum River in West Java, often dubbed as the most polluted river in the world, as well as other bodies of water across Indonesia, comes from the mishandling and mismanagement of waste, experts have highlighted.  

In early June, a group of Sukolilo residents allegedly beat a car rental businessman to death after he had tried to retrieve his car that had been reported missing for months.

The West Java administration is expanding its cleanup operation of the Citarum River, known as one of the dirtiest rivers in the region.

The latest incident, which injured two workers, shows that the company has not done enough to improve the safety and security of the nickel processing plant in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, a union has claimed.

PowerChina and Sumitomo have pulled out of what aimed to be Southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric project.

The West Java administration has launched a massive cleanup operation to clear the Citarum of a floating pile of trash stretching at least 3 kilometers, with the acting governor vowing to deploy heavy equipment to speed up the process.

As preparations for for the Independence Day celebration in Nusantara in August are underway, the IKN Authority has requested an additional budget to the House of Representatives to manage all the infrastructure after it was handed over by the Public Works and Housing Ministry.

Five Javan gibbons were relocated on Monday to Malabar Mountain Protected Forest area in Bandung, West Java, following rehabilitation at Java Gibbon Center (JGC) in Bogor.

The rhinoceros endemic to Java is critically endangered, with authorities believing there are only around 82 remaining in Ujung Kulon National Park.

Aulia Rakhman, a comedian from Lampung province, was found guilty of spreading hatred through stand-up jokes at a campaign event for presidential candidate Anies Baswedan in December, Lampung prosecutor's office spokesperson Ricky Ramadhan told AFP.

The husband of 45-year-old Farida and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province discovered her on Friday inside the reticulated python, which measured around five metres (16 feet).

Businesses across Sumatra suffered losses after a massive power outage affected most provinces on the island for two days, which PLN blamed on a power disruption on a high-voltage power line in South Sumatra.

He added that the first phase of Nusantara’s construction was nearing 80 percent completion and that the phase would be finished in time for a planned Independence Day ceremony in August.

The state-owned electricity company will grant the discount to certain customers in West Sumatra, as the province's governor calls for a prompt solution to the power issue.

The rhinoceros endemic to Java is one of the world's most endangered mammals, with authorities believing there are around 82 remaining in the wild.

Addressing an Apeksi meeting on Tuesday, the President emphasized that infrastructure was key to developing “livable and lovable” Indonesian cities of the future.

The 1,325 metre-high (4,347 ft) volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted twice on Thursday, Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari an official at PVMBG told Reuters.

Dhony Rahajoe has insisted that development of the nation's new capital in East Kalimantan must continue for "a better future", just a day after his and his superior’s resignation was announced on Monday.

The volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted at 5:36 a.m. for about two minutes, said Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari, an official of the PVMB agency, with all activities barred within seven kilometres (4.4 miles) of the crater. 

The hashtag #AllEyesOnPapua is trending across various social platforms as the movement has captured the attention of millions, echoing the indigenous communities' plea for the world to witness their struggle.

It is the latest of around 100 eruptions from the volcano since early this year.

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted at 1:04 pm (0604 GMT), spewing thick grey clouds of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) above its peak, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BNPB, said in a statement.

Rising political star and Kendal Regent Dico has spoken with Raffi about their potentially pairing up to contest the Central Java gubernatorial race in November.

Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said this month's deadly disasters on the volcano could have been avoided if the government had a better mitigation system.

The fresh eruption at Mount Ibu on Halmahera island occurred at 03:30 am local time (1830 GMT Sunday), and sent sand falling onto surrounding areas, according to authorities.