Observers say the recent accidents highlight a "systemic failure" in the enforcement of the country's transportation laws.

The volcano is currently still on the second highest alert level. 

The disease has infected more than 6,000 animals in the province, killing 300.

The 3,676-meter-high volcano has erupted more than 100 times since the beginning of the year, with 43 of those eruptions occurring on Tuesday alone.

FMD has spread to at least 30 of the 38 regencies of East Java, the province with the largest cattle population in the country.

The alleged involvement of a Navy officer in a recent shooting in Tangerang, Banten, that resulted in the death of a civilian has sparked fresh concerns about the misuse of firearms and a culture of impunity in the Indonesian Military (TNI).

An outspoken firefighter known for his criticism of alleged corrupt practices and inadequate equipment did not have his contract renewed by the Depok Fire and Rescue Agency.

A lawyer killed in a shooting in Bone, South Sulwesi, was handling five land dispute cases and had received threats in the weeks leading up to the shooting.  

Some Acehnese say their patience have been tested, claiming the Rohingya consume scarce resources and occasionally come into conflict with residents.

The construction of the country's future new capital city Nusantara may be in jeopardy as the government has cut the allocation for the project in the 2025 state budget.

Authorities said the assault took place on Wednesday after a student from the Mamuju branch of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) reprimanded an officer for visiting his girlfriend at a female dormitory late at night. 

Afif's body was found in a river near the Kuranji Police station in Padang, West Sumatra, on June 9 last year with suspicious blunt impact injuries to his abdomen and chest. 

Indonesia is one of the world's biggest contributors of plastic pollution and marine debris, with annual monsoon rains and winds sweeping mountains of plastic waste from its cities and rivers into the ocean.

Tangerang City Police have identified four suspects in a shooting incident at the KM 45 rest area, with one victim dead and another wounded.

Corrosive chemicals are sold for less than Rp 100,000 per kilogram at chemical stores and online.

Observers call for "massive structural reforms" within the force, such as by revising the prevailing Police Law or putting the police under the supervision of a ministry instead of directly under the President

The Semarang City Police chief has been reassigned to an administrative post following the controversial fatal shooting of a vocational high school student, with Central Java Police saying it was only a normal refreshment of tour of duty for officers.

KPK has arrested two suspects in a corruption case related to a 2014 tsunami shelter project at Bangsal Port, North Lombok. The scandal resulted in financial losses of Rp 18.4 billion (US$ 1.14 million).

Authorities have arrested and charged a wealthy entrepreneur from Makassar identified as ASS who they say is the primary actor in a counterfeit money syndicate linked to Alauddin State Islamic University

Scammers are exploiting President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meal program for fraud, swindling money from catering businesses in several regions who have paid down payments to join as suppliers.

Officials claimed that the new tower would be on-par with other famous towers across the globe such as the Tokyo Tower, Macau Tower and even the Eiffel tower.

Around 20 tonnes of sodium hydroxide were spilled onto a road in West Bandung regency, West Java, while being transported from Karawang to Bandung, resulting in at least 100 injured motorists and hundreds of damaged vehicles.

Extreme weather conditions that continue to hit the country amid the year-end holidays have resulted in the deaths of at least five individuals and caused thousands of others to flee their homes for safety.

Aulia's family filed a detention request with the Central Java Police in Semarang on Thursday, two days after the police named the suspects.

As Aceh commemorates 20 years since the 2004 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands in the province, authorities are striving to ensure that people are better prepared when future disasters come knocking at the door.

In Banda Aceh city, an official ceremony at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque kicked off a series of memorials across Asia with a three-minute-long siren at the exact time a major earthquake caused giant waves on December 26, 2004.

The Central Java Police have named three suspects at the Undip medical school in relation to the ongoing investigation into anesthesiology intern Aulia Risma Lestari, who died by suicide in August.

PT KAI offers a panoramic journey on the Mutiara Timur train along the Surabaya-Banyuwangi route during the year-end holiday period. 

Authorities broke out inflatable rubber boats to help visitors either evacuate or leave their hotels in flood-hit areas in the island province, which has seen frequent flooding in recent years, partly due to overdevelopment.

Authorities have been attempting to modify the weather throughout Java to reduce rainfall and mitigate flooding in preparation for an expected Christmas and New Year travel surge.