The Pontianak Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan) advised oil palm companies to create a better labor protection system for their workers as social security coverage in the sector remains low.

Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka expresses optimism in adopting the United Kingdom’s downstreaming practices in Indonesia, enhancing local innovation and high-value production.

West Java reported that 874 hectares of rice fields suffered from crop failure due to extreme weather, which resulted in landslides, droughts and floods in the latest planting season.

In the Old Town, which is home to many colonial-era buildings, flooding to a depth of 50 centimeters has prevented motorists from traversing the area.

The boat with at least 35 crew capsized on Saturday in waters off the remote Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi Province before the 11 were found stranded on two separate atolls after days floating in the sea.

The SAR operation for the Smart Aviation plane that crashed in North Kalimantan last Friday concluded on Monday, after rescue personnel successfully recovered the aircraft's black box and emergency location transmitter (ELT).

The boat with 37 crew went down on Saturday near Selayar Island off South Sulawesi province, according to the search and rescue agency, with 11 survivors in life jackets spotted by fishermen only on Tuesday. Two other crew were found dead. 

Batam authorities deported on Tuesday Yusuke Yamazaki, a Japanese national on the Interpol Blue Notice, following his arrest in January in the Riau Islands.

A Lion Air plane flying from Surabaya to Jeddah was diverted to Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, on Monday, after the airspace over Sri Lanka was temporarily closed. 

Up to 100 people including divers were deployed on a search and rescue operation to find a Taiwanese national who went missing after a boat capsized in waters off Jakarta.

BNPB chief Suharyanto says landslides and flooding in West Sumatra had claimed a total of 30 lives as of Monday.

Rescue operations are continuing for several people still missing as a result of flooding and landslides in West Sumatra, while the National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that the death toll had risen to 26 as of Monday.

Torrential rains on Thursday triggered the disaster in West Sumatra province, where rivers overflowed and landslides swallowed homes. 

Torrential rains on Thursday triggered the disaster in Pesisir Selatan regency in the West Sumatra province, with more than 75,000 people forced to evacuate.

Torrential rains triggered the floods and landslide that hit Pesisir Selatan regency, West Sumatra, forcing around 46,000 people to evacuate to temporary shelters.

A statement from the Presidential Palace said that Prabowo joined the President in a flight on the presidential aircraft, which left the Halim Perdanakusumah Military Air Base in East Jakarta on Friday morning.

While there were no casualties in the incident, several windows at the police station were broken by stones. 

The 26-year-old leader of the Mangkunegaran court made the statement in response to speculation that Gibran had given his blessing for the young king to run as mayor in the upcoming regional election.

Health agencies in some regions have been recording an increase in cases of dengue fever and deaths caused by it in the past month, and are warning residents to be alert regarding the mosquito-borne disease.

Bali continues its policy of granting Rp 300 million to each customary village in 2024, aiming to preserve and promote the Balinese culture through various programs.

Jakarta is preparing a religious-based approach to release Philip Mark Mehrtens who has been held hostage for more than a year by a rebel group in Nduga, Papua Highlands.  

Authorities found the remnants of 50 fuel tanks following an explosive at a used oil warehouse in Bandar Lampung, Lampung province, which led to an investigation into alleged fuel hoarding.

The phenomenon began on Feb. 19 after days of heavy rain in Cibedug village, West Java, but a formal investigation has yet to take place to find the cause of the incident.  

As of Wednesday, the search and rescue team was still looking for victims who might be trapped in the landslide. 

Two West Java regencies have declared a state of emergency lasting 7-14 days after they were hit by several violent whirlwinds in the past week, including a disaster that could be the first tornado in Indonesia.

The two victims are identified as students from Bandung-based Padjadjaran University. 

Aside from the energy ministry, local police have opened their own probes after at least 123 residents were hospitalized for suspected poisoning and 300 others were evacuated on Friday from two villages in North Sumatra's Mandailing Natal regency, where SMGP recently started operating a newly drilled geothermal well.

The Japanese man was arrested while trying to cross illegally into Malaysia.

The Cartenz Peace Operation task force in Mimika apprehended Epson Nirigi, a known member of an armed criminal group, who allegedly received Rp 30 million from a former Kenyam district head to procure munitions for the armed group.

After the violent wind swept the town of Sumedang in West Java province on Wednesday, a climatologist at government research body BRIN Erma Yulihastin, said the agency would "reconstruct and investigate the tornado".