The Batam customs authority is pushing for regulatory compliance to avoid a reoccurrence of the e-waste case that unfolded in October last year, a spokesman has said, even as 914 containers carrying the hazardous material continue to take up valuable space at Batu Ampar Port.

The military used drones to deliver food and medicine to the stranded workers, before evacuating them to safety after three days, a spokesman said. 

The governor has called on local businesses engaged in foreign exchange trading to exercise integrity so as to maintain investment and tourism flows into the strategic border region.

Rescue personnel have recovered the bodies of two shrimpers who were killed on Sunday when their boat capsized in huge waves and strong winds off Batu Bara regency, while a third survived.

The case started in 2020 when an Indonesian was charged with murdering a friend of his as charged with Article 302 of the Malaysian Penal Code. 

Laid off in October 2024, workers did not receive their rights after the company ceased operations in March.

Joint SAR teams remain on standby at disaster sites and will be deployed if new information emerges on the whereabouts of missing persons. 

Persistent heavy rainfall across West and Central Java has triggered flooding and landslides with coastal areas bearing the greatest impact due to ongoing erosion. The situation is expected to continue in the coming days.

Amran said illegal imports of agricultural produce not only cause financial losses to the state through unpaid taxes and duties, but also pose a serious threat to the environment and national agriculture by potentially introducing plant diseases.

Displaced children are turning to begging on the streets amid limited aid, often with their parents' permission, potentially leading to their long-term mental and developmental harm.

The installation of solar cells is a realistic solution for lighting in South Papua, which is still dependent on diesel generators due to a limited electricity network in the province.

Siau-Tagulandang-Biaro (Sitaro) Islands regency administration is not only focusing on disaster emergency response but also applying sustainable solutions for public safety.

Some 2,400 units of temporary housing are being built, with a target of 12,000 units in Aceh province.

The deportees consisted of two children, an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, 111 men and 50 women

Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Henry Novika Chandra said the suspects are the boat’s captain, identified only as L, and a crew member, identified as M, whose alleged negligence was believed to have caused the fatal accident.

The preventive strategy proved effective in cutting nonprocedural migrant worker networks at exit points along Riau’s coastal areas.

A raid mounted by the Yogyakarta City Police on Monday has netted an unknown number of suspects linked to an alleged cyber scam center operating out of a shop-house in Sleman regency.

President Prabowo Subianto named the panda cub, a child of Cai To (male) and Hu Chun (female), Satria Wiratama, which means Virtuous Knight.

Sekumur village was completely destroyed by Cyclone Senyar. A total of 283 homes were swept away by a 10-meter-high flash flood when the cyclone struck. Today, nothing remains of the village except a mosque, which still stands amid mud and piles of debris.

According to Malaysian officials, Keong is believed to have jumped from the Second Link Tuas–Johor Bridge, a key transport link between Malaysia and Singapore although the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear.

BMKG has urged the public to remain vigilant in the face of extreme weather after detecting the formation of Cyclone Seed 91S in the southwestern Indian Ocean near Lampung on Monday.

Batam, the largest city in Riau Islands province, is an economic center with high vehicle mobility thanks to its free trade zone status.

A lawmaker has called for a sweeping overhaul of Indonesia’s tourism safety and security standards, saying a series of fatal incidents involving both domestic and foreign tourists has exposed serious weaknesses in oversight and enforcement.

As schools in disaster-hit regions of Sumatra reopened this week, students in Aceh continue to face challenges returning to normal learning routines, with many flood-damaged schools still undergoing recovery.

The fire also damaged five trucks and five motorcycles as well as three buildings, a tire repair shop, a palm oil collection post and a motorcycle repair shop.

Farkhan’s death comes just months after Second Pvt. Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo died in a fatal bullying incident at a military barracks in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara.

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As recovery efforts continue, the government has prepared a special disaster education curriculum to be implemented in three phases over the next four years, as well as services to aid in the psychological recovery of affected residents, including students and teachers.

Search and rescue workers earlier found the body of one of Carrera's daughters and are still looking for his two sons, while his wife and another daughter survived the accident.

Fathur Rahman, head of the local search and rescue agency, said a body was found floating in waters near Rinca island, around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from site of the accident on December 26.