In 2024, cases rose to 2,449, prompting the local administration to declare a malaria emergency in October to speed up mitigation efforts. Since then, authorities have extended the emergency status 20 times as cases continue to climb.

NS’s death sparked widespread public outrage after videos surfaced on social media showing the boy alleging abuse by his stepmother.

A human trafficking case involving 13 women from West Java who were allegedly deceived and forced into sex work in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has again underscored persistent gaps in the state’s protection against the exploitation of women and children.

The quake was at a depth of 633 km (393.33 miles), GFZ said. It initially reported the quake at 7.1 but revised the figure.

Throwing stones not only damage train facilities but also a direct risk for passengers’ lives.

Pelita Air Service uses Air Tractor AT-802 fuel tanker aircraft to distribute fuel to border areas under One Price Fuel program. 

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case of nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine in a trial at the Batam District Court, Riau Islands.

Students enrolled in this program are those who have repeatedly violated reguations during their school terms.

The funds were traced through gold shops and refining companies using raw materials from the illegal mine, as well as through gold exporters.

Putri said observing the fast from an emergency tent is far from ideal. The shelter becomes stiflingly hot in the afternoon and uncomfortably cold at night. She also worries about the risk of wild animals entering her tent.

A cloud seeding operation has helped in firefighting efforts as Riau continues to battle hot spots and wildfires that have burned through at least 564 hectares across several regions over the past three weeks.

The sun bear is the world's smallest bear and is native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

The number of FMD cases in Riau this year has already surpassed last year’s total.

Many villages are situated in mountainous areas with uneven terrain, requiring expensive cut-and-fill work to prepare a 1,000-square-meter plot. In addition, some village land is located far from main roads due to limited infrastructure, making access difficult.

According to police, the students were paid to transport the group by car from Pekanbaru to Dumai, where a boat had been arranged to take the 18 foreign migrants to Malaysia via an illegal port.

Covering just 44.6 hectares and home to around 2,000 residents, the island generates more than 46 tonnes of waste per day, more than double the national average waste production per capita.

The disaster affected 42 villages across 10 districts, with water levels reported between 50 and 100 centimeters. Floodwaters also inundated 26 schools, more than 1,800 hectares of rice fields and severely damaged two houses.

The activities are in line with national policy to accelerate welfare development in Papua as regulated by Presidential Instruction No. 9/2020 and Law No. 2/2021 on Special Autonomy for Papua.

Didik was arrested after the authorities discovered a suitcase containing 16.3 grams of methamphetamine, 50 ecstasy pills, 19 alprazolam tablets, two “Happy Five” pills and 5 grams of ketamine during a raid at the private residence of a female police officer in Karawaci, Tangerang, on Feb. 11.

Panji Akbar, another evacuee in Aceh Tamiang, said he fears this year’s Ramadan will be far less peaceful than in previous years.

Two suspects, identified as GW and AH, have been confirmed to be members of the Sisibia armed criminal group.

The small grant is a funding scheme to support Indonesia’s target for Forestry and Other Land Use (FOLU) Net sink 2030.

Riau Police chief spokesman Sr. Comr. Zahwani Pandra Arsyad said all regional police forces had been instructed to increase patrols and surveillance in regions prone to forest fires to prevent them from spreading.

Visitors are expected to wear Chinese costumes, such as kebaya encim, as well as Indonesian traditional costumes.

The flooding damaged two emergency river levees in Tukka and Barus districts and washed away two temporary bridges in Sibabangun and Tapian Nauli, cutting off access to at least four villages.

Da Costa was arrested on July 13 last year upon arriving at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport from Brazil. Customs officers discovered two packages in his luggage containing a total of 3.2 kilograms of cocaine.

Bengkalis Police have uncovered two illegal migrant workers syndicates in the past two weeks.

“We have taken firm action by temporarily halting the operations of both companies,” Environment Minister Hanif Faisal Nurofiq said.

Some students reported that the fish smelled off and the tempeh appeared moldy.

The climber's body was found along a river with steep slopes in a slippery and highly risky for search and rescue workers.