Twenty-one of the council’s 55 members signed on Monday the motion to invoke the right of inquiry. Eight of nine parties in the DPRD support the move, while Golkar, the governor’s party and the largest faction with 15 seats, has withheld its backing.

The recent death of another intern doctor in Jambi, allegedly linked to overwork, marks the fourth such fatality in just two months and has intensified scrutiny of Indonesia’s medical internship program, with observers calling for urgent reforms to improve working conditions and trainee protection.

The Batam city administration and BRIN have agreed to develop the botanical gardens, already popular among visitors, into a strategic ecotourism attraction and enrichment center to promote plant conservation and biodiversity.

A newly published book by the Jakarta-based think tank examines eight decades of the country's history through various topics to explore three possible future trajectories, though only one will lead to fulfilling the Golden Indonesia 2045 vision.

The tanker MT Honour 25, along with its crew, was reportedly seized by Somali pirates while carrying fuel from Oman to Somalia on April 21.

A local conservation official has noted an increase in orangutans spotted in community plantations, attributing their movement out of their natural habitat to forest conversion.

A higher education ministry official argued several majors, such as education and medical degrees, have been oversupplying graduates, leaving hundreds of thousands of graduates from such programs without employment.

The recent expansion of Army battalions across Indonesia has raised concerns over what analysts describe as “creeping militarization” under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, pointing to a growing presence of military roles in civilian affairs that could weaken civilian supremacy.

The Jakarta Police have escalated their handling of last week’s fatal train collision at Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, moving from a preliminary inquiry to a full investigation amid renewed scrutiny over railway crossing safety following another deadly crash in Central Java.

Across the province, lines of motorcycles, trucks and cars have formed at nearly every gas station, frequently spilling onto main roads and causing traffic disruptions.

The Jakarta administration is expanding its free private school program this year by funding more than 100 schools across the capital, as the number of out-of-school children remains high.

The tourist was deported because of a physical altercation with a traffic police officer in Denpasar after he refused a ticket for not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle on April 22, 2026. 

Destorying e-waste here is as a form of transferring the pollution load to Indonesian territory and weakening the sovereignty of environmental law enforcement.

Suspect claimed to be a doctor without any proper education in offering various beaty treatments. 

The government has rushed to the defense of Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya from politician Amien Rais’ rebuke claiming Teddy is not fit for the job due to his alleged homosexuality, which he deemed a moral threat to the nation and President Prabowo Subianto.

Geographical conditions of malaria hotspots, climate-induced extreme weather, people migrations and limited funding are among obstacles to health authorities’ effort to achieve national target of disease elimination by 2030.

Police have arrested at least 100 "provocateurs" for alleged incitement to unrest at Labor Day rallies in Jakarta and Bandung, West Java.

The government previously raised a plan to take over the drafting process for the General Election Law revision amid the lack of progress made by the House of Representatives on the bill, which is already included in this year’s legislature’s priority bill list.

Head of Batam Police narcotics directorate Comr. Arsyad Riyandi said authorities are encountering a rising trend in the use of e-cigarettes, or vaporizers, as a medium for drug abuse and distribution.

Surabaya Zoo in East Java is set to receive four animal species from Japan’s largest reptile park, iZoo, under a breeding loan agreement that will see the Indonesian zoo exchange its Komodo dragons.

The teen defendant had a large amount of drugs in his possession to justify the demand for the death penalty, a prosecutor said.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, many women commuters now face a painful dilemma, as the space intended to protect them has also become associated with fear and vulnerability.

Following a mandatory facial age estimation provided by the platform, Roblox will transition 23 million accounts owned by under-16 users to either a Kids account with no chat feature or a Select one that is allowed to communicate with approved family members and friends.

The driver of the car involved in the collision in Grobogan did not see the oncoming train on a level crossing due to thick fog, according to the police.

People deemed fulfilling criteria to be called human rights activists according to assessment by a government-sanctioned team will become eligible to legal protection while getting involved in a case, Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai says.

Attending the Labor Day event in Jakarta, President Prabowo Subianto announced several measures to protect workers, including a task force mitigating mass layoffs, higher income shares for ride-hailing drivers and the construction of affordable housing units for laborers.

The airline covered accommodation, transportation and other expense costs for the pilgrims at five different hotels in the Nagoya area.