The syndicate has so far sold eight babies to buyers from outside North Sumatra with a price of between Rp 10 million (US$597) and Rp 15 million.

Analysis of recent and historic mining in the region showed a "domino effect of destruction," ranging from deforestation on land to sediment run-off smothering coral reefs, the report by NGOs Auriga Nusantara and Earth Insight said.

Analysis of recent and historic mining in the region showed a "domino effect of destruction," ranging from deforestation on land to sediment run-off smothering coral reefs, the report by NGOs Auriga Nusantara and Earth Insight said.

Questions have been raised about standards and oversight of the scheme, which has expanded rapidly to reach over 20 million recipients, with an ambitious goal of feeding 83 million of Indonesia's 280 million people by year-end.

According to community representatives, 33 villagers were injured in the clash, including 18 women and one child with a disability. Fourteen people remain hospitalized because of the severity of their injuries.

North Sumatra Police Narcotics Unit director Comr. Jean Calvijn Simanjuntak said the drug trafficking ring has increasingly relied on Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia, particularly those without legal status, as couriers for smuggling operations.

Indonesia has ratified the Basel Convention, which bans the border crossing of dangerous and toxic waste, including electronic waste.

SKK Migas says oil and gas production are proceeding smoothly in Anambas and Natuna waters of the Riau Islands, uninterrupted by any competing claims in the South China Sea.

Queensland man Byron Haddow, 23, was found dead in the plunge pool of his Bali villa this year while on holiday.

Winarko, Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, stated that JRG has violated Indonesian immigration regulations by conducting commercial activities while on a tourist visa.

Latif emphasized that law enforcement efforts were directed solely at rioters who engaged in violence and destruction during the protests, adding that “peaceful demonstrators were not arrested.”

The findings were based on an autopsy and strengthened the conjecture that Maria Matilde Muñoz Cazorla was murdered.

A junior high school principal was removed without proper procedure after preventing a car carrying the mayor's daughter from enter school grounds while it was raining.

The Denpasar Basarnas declared an end to its SAR operation on Thursday, a day after the Bali administration lifted the emergency in the island province following severe flooding across several regions on Sept. 10.

The landslide occurred on Sept. 8 when material from an extraction point flowed at one of five sections of the Grasberg Block Cave (GBC) underground gold and copper mine in Tembagapura.

The eruptions came after the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry's Geology Agency raised the volcano's alert level to the highest of Indonesia's four-tiered system on Friday night.

Nazarenko was apprehended in December 2024 by investigators from the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) at an airport in Bangkok, while attempting to flee to the United Arab Emirates.

Towering concrete pillars along the shore of Cilincing have recently drawn widespread attention after a viral video surfaced showing fishermen complaining that the structure blocks their traditional fishing routes, forcing them to take longer, more costly detours.

Blora proposes to hand over management of old oil wells to region-owned enterprise (BUMD), cooperatives and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) following an oil well fire in August that left five people dead.  

The USGS said the earthquake's epicentre was located 28 kilometres (17 miles) south of the town of Nabire in the Central Papua province.

Supartha said the inspection was carried out by the special task force on Wednesday in response to the deadly flash floods that struck Bali last week, claiming at least 18 lives and leaving four people missing.

Despite its popularity, Roblox has faced controversies in Indonesia and abroad over child safety and lack of moderation of content and in-game communications.

Fish exports from Riau Islands province have been suspended since March because of technical issues with ships and fish specification problems. 

Unnes Law Alumni Legal Aid Center (PBH IKA FH Unnes), which is representing Iko’s family, said they found several inconsistencies in the police’s account of the incident.

Medan Mayor Rico Tri Putra Bayu Waas emphasized that the city would not allow the kind of protests and forced evictions against refugees that have occurred elsewhere.

Hanif explained that along the watersheds of Bali’s three major rivers, Tukad Badung, Tukad Mati and Tukad Singapadu, only 3 percent of the 49,500 hectares of designated buffer zones are covered by trees.

The company at the center of the controversial mining activities in Raja Ampat had resumed operations on Sept. 3, the environment minister revealed on Sunday, promising to increase the frequency of assessments from six months to two months to accommodate any necessary mitigation measures.

The twin mosque complex, named Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim, will be constructed using approximately 12 tonnes of plastic waste, which will be processed into durable pallets —flat, brick-like panels formed from melted plastic— to serve as the mosque’s primary wall material.

As the cooling La Nina weather phenomenon is predicted to return between September and November, the weather agency and experts warn of extreme rainfall exacerbated by climate change, raising the risk of more floods and landslides as the wet season approaches.

Authorities said the bus suffered a brake failure while descending a winding section of the road, causing it to hit a guardrail and collide with a passing motorcycle.