Situr Wijaya, a 33-year-old journalist from Palu, Central Sulawesi, and the founder of local media outlet iN Sulteng was found dead in a hotel room in West Jakarta on Friday, with his body bearing visible signs of violence including bruises on his face. 

The return flow of Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) traffic was expected to peak on Sunday, prompting authorities to implement an intercity traffic scheme as thousands return to Jakarta from the extended holiday despite fewer mudik travelers predicted this year.

The future capital has quietly played host to a record 64,000 domestic and foreign visitors over the extended Idul Fitri holiday, the largest footfall it has seen since Jokowi left office last October.

Authorities explained that the mountain has experienced a rise in deep volcanic earthquakes over the past few days, indicating a rise in pressure beneath the volcano.

Rescue workers recovered 10 bodies from a landslide on Friday that dragged two vehicles into a 30-meter ravine in the tourist area of Pacet in Mojokerto regency, East Java.

Various data related to holiday travel and hotel occupancy in the province, the country's third most popular, reveal a downward trend that has persisted over at least the first three months of the year.

Anwar said authorities had discovered a total of 393 rounds of ammunition and 16 grenades in the hole dug by the evacuee, all heavily rusted.

Every year during the Idul Fitri holiday, millions of Jakarta’s residents travel by land, sea and air to return to their hometowns. Many bring gifts from their work in the city, which often encourages thousands of relatives to follow them back in search of a better life in Jakarta, further exacerbating the overpopulation issue.

Local police have formed a special team tasked with recapturing seven inmates who escaped early on Tuesday morning from Sorong Penitentiary, the site of last year's jailbreak involving 53 convicts, 21 of whom are still at large.

Indonesia's resort island of Bali is known for its packed beach clubs and streets that bustle with hoards of tourists and traffic, but once a year it enjoys 24 hours of blissful silence.

There has been no new evacuation order, but visitors and villagers have been told to vacate a zone 4 to 5 kilometers from the peak.

Seven members of two families were traveling on 'mudik' (exodus) for Idul Fitri when the Batara Kresna railbus collided with their vehicle on Wednesday morning at a railroad crossing in Sukoharjo, Central Java, killing four and injuring three.

The body of Juwita, who worked for digital news outlet Newsway, was found on the side of a road in Cempaka district at around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Her motorcycle was discovered in the bushes just a few meters away. 

The case adds to a growing list of violent acts allegedly committed by police officers in recent months.

The Banjarbaru chapters of leading press associations have called on the police to thoroughly investigate a "single-vehicle crash" that allegedly led to the death of a 25 year-old female journalist, including the possibility of foul play.

Five people have been arrested in the case of cannabis crops found in Lumajang regency, East Java, with the police seizing 1 kilogram of dried marijuana

The Saturday incident occurred just a month after an employee of PT Ocean Sky Metal Industry (OSMI), one of IMIP’s tenants, was killed after being buried by 150 kilograms of mining material.

The West Nusa Tenggara Police replaced the Kayangan Police station chief for alleged extortion and intimidation that led to a civil servant taking his own death. 

Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said that while the overall chance of rainfall had decreased as Indonesia transitioned to the dry season, several atmospheric factors made for a continued risk of extreme weather across the country.

Around 1,000 students and activists dressed in black participated in the protest in front of an East Java government building.

The 7.8-hectare Rorotan RDF plant is part of Jakarta's efforts to tackle its growing waste problem. Originally scheduled to be fully operational by mid-March, the plant is designed to process about one-third of the city's 8,000 tonnes of daily waste, the majority of which is currently sent to the Bantar Gebang landfill.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported that the 91S tropical cyclone developing in the Indian Ocean is causing increased wind speeds across Indonesia, resulting in high waves that were expected to persist until Sunday.

More Chinese businesses will invest in Indonesia, especially Central Java province, with the designation of Batang Industropolis as a special economic zone. 

At least two people were rushed to hospital, with one tourist pronounced dead, according to the police.

The incident erupted when a joint team of 17 officers from the Negara Batin Police and Way Kanan Police raided an illicit gambling operation at 4:50 p.m. on Monday.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano's alert status to the highest level.

"They were found to have accidentally entered Malaysian waters because of ocean currents and winds," a Bakamla official said.

As unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are more widely used in modern warfare, state-owned aerospace firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia is working to improve its own UAV products, the Wulung and Elang Hitam, which are in different stages of development.

Thursday night's large eruption of the volcano in East Nusa Tenggara province followed dozens of smaller ones since March 13, the national geological agency said in a statement.

Rizkil was found hanging in his room on Monday afternoon, with a message reading "honesty is useless" scrawled on a nearby wall.