The Foreign Ministry said 15 Indonesian nationals in the United States had been affected by President Donald Trump’s immigration policy, with one already deported. The Indonesian government now focuses on educating Indonesians there about their legal rights.

On April 4th, Cambodian police discovered Ihwan unconscious on the side of the road. He was naked and had multiple injuries across his body, and was promptly rushed to a local hospital.

According to the performers' legal representative, the circus management allegedly took in more than 60 underprivileged children, some as young as two years old, from their families and trained them as performers. They were reportedly denied salaries, education and any documentation of their identities or family ties.

It remained motionless in the corner of its cage while animal caretakers entered its enclosure and it did not hiss, bare its fangs or growl. Additionally, the predator did not pounce on or attack live prey provided by the caretakers, including chickens and goats.

The National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) reported that in 2024, at least 15 female detainees were subjected to gender-based violence by authorities during the investigation process. This abuse included forced nudity and sexual assault intended to intimidate and coerce the victims into confessing to their alleged crimes.

Villagers in South Sulawesi's Luwu regency have called for hydropower company Tiara Tirta Energi to close its Class C mine operations over unclear land documents, as recommended by regional authorities.

The UNESCO executive board has recognized two geoparks in Central Java and South Kalimantan, namely Kebumen and Meratus, as global geoparks, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

The Health Ministry has suspended the license of an obstetrician-gynecologist in Garut after a viral video allegedly showed him sexually abusing a pregnant patient during an ultrasound session.

The National Police have seized 192 kilograms of sabu-sabu (crystal methamphetamine) in Bireun, Aceh,  being smuggled by a Malaysian-Indonesian drug trafficking network.

Taman Safari Indonesia currently has 14 giraffes, consisting of nine bulls and nine cows.

The Health Ministry has said that the suspension of an anesthesiology residency program at the Hasan Sadikin Hospital following a rape case will not undermine education for doctors or healthcare services at the Bandung-based hospital in West Java.

According to a Commission I lawmaker, the House is still waiting for clarity from the TNI on its plan to establish five new regional military commands on Sumatra and Sulawesi as well as in the territories of Kalimantan and Papua.

North Sumatra Prosecutors’ Office spokesman Adre Wanda Ginting said the appeal had been submitted on Tuesday.

Papuan rebels have been killing civilians working as teachers, medical personnels and construction workers in the past few weeks, accusing them of being soldiers working in disguise. 

A light intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck the West Java city of Bogor and nearby areas on Thursday night, causing some minor damage to several homes, the latest shallow earthquake to hit the province that is home to the active Citarik Fault.

The Health Ministry has instructed the Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java to suspend its residency program for anesthesiologists following the arrest of a resident doctor who allegedly raped a patient in March.

A low-level but increasingly deadly battle for independence has simmered between security forces and rebels in Papua ever since it was controversially brought under Indonesian control in a vote overseen by the United Nations in 1969.

The police on Tuesday recaptured one of seven inmates who escaped from a penitentiary in Sorong, Southwest Papua last week, identifying him as the mastermind behind the jailbreak.

Authorities have found a dead Sumatran elephant in a palm oil plantation near Mount Leuser National Park (TNGL) in Bukitmas village, Besitang district, Langkat regency, North Sumatra.

Endri allegedly approached other journalists at the scene and threatened to "slap them one by one" for crowding around the police chief.

Situr Wijaya, a 33-year-old journalist from Palu, Central Sulawesi, and the founder of local media outlet iN Sulteng was found dead in a hotel room in West Jakarta on Friday, with his body bearing visible signs of violence including bruises on his face. 

The return flow of Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) traffic was expected to peak on Sunday, prompting authorities to implement an intercity traffic scheme as thousands return to Jakarta from the extended holiday despite fewer mudik travelers predicted this year.

The future capital has quietly played host to a record 64,000 domestic and foreign visitors over the extended Idul Fitri holiday, the largest footfall it has seen since Jokowi left office last October.

Authorities explained that the mountain has experienced a rise in deep volcanic earthquakes over the past few days, indicating a rise in pressure beneath the volcano.

Rescue workers recovered 10 bodies from a landslide on Friday that dragged two vehicles into a 30-meter ravine in the tourist area of Pacet in Mojokerto regency, East Java.

Various data related to holiday travel and hotel occupancy in the province, the country's third most popular, reveal a downward trend that has persisted over at least the first three months of the year.

Anwar said authorities had discovered a total of 393 rounds of ammunition and 16 grenades in the hole dug by the evacuee, all heavily rusted.

Every year during the Idul Fitri holiday, millions of Jakarta’s residents travel by land, sea and air to return to their hometowns. Many bring gifts from their work in the city, which often encourages thousands of relatives to follow them back in search of a better life in Jakarta, further exacerbating the overpopulation issue.

Local police have formed a special team tasked with recapturing seven inmates who escaped early on Tuesday morning from Sorong Penitentiary, the site of last year's jailbreak involving 53 convicts, 21 of whom are still at large.

Indonesia's resort island of Bali is known for its packed beach clubs and streets that bustle with hoards of tourists and traffic, but once a year it enjoys 24 hours of blissful silence.