The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership change at the beleaguered government body in just over a month.

According to the Medan Search and Rescue Agency, seven people were inside the house when the explosion occurred: A married couple and their two-year-old daughter, a driver, two domestic workers and a courier who was delivering a package.

Six of 10 surveyed Generation-Zers in Indonesia said they have used artificial intelligence platforms to confide about personal issues and discuss sensitive topics such as mental health, a recent survey has found.

The largest wildfire was reported in Buleleng regency in Bali, where flames swept through 48 hectares of dry grassland in the hills of Pemuteran village. About half of the burned area is part of a protected forest.

Energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia insists that cooperatives and religious will remain eligible for priority mining licenses after the Constitutional Court struck down direct appointments, pledging to introduce new implementing regulations accordingly to ensure transparent vetting.

The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru facilitated the repatriation of 90 Indonesians who were previously detained in Malaysia for various immigration violations. 

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has prohibited its members from managing kitchens under President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meal program, saying government welfare initiatives should not become vehicles for political or commercial interests.

The accident happened after a truck carrying 5-gallon water jugs experienced a brake system failure hit eight vehicles,  killed four people and injured eight.

A woman who led a baby trafficking ring in West Java, Indonesia was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison, a judge said.

The Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) has dismissed speculation that village supervisory officers (Babinsa) from the Indonesian Military (TNI) will be involved in collecting taxpayer data, after a draft internal circular sparked criticism over what many viewed as another example of the military’s expanding role in civilian affairs.

The collapse is the latest in a string of incidents involving deteriorating school buildings across Indonesia over the past year, some of which resulted in injuries and deaths, intensifying scrutiny of the government's commitment to repairing aging education infrastructure and ensuring safe learning environments.

A string of mob attacks targeting transgender women in Bogor, West Java, has sparked outrage among civil society groups, which blame a presidential regulation classifying LGBTQ culture as a national threat for justifying harassment and violence against the queer community.

The latest clash was not the first violent incident between the two villages linked to the long-running land dispute. A similar confrontation erupted in March, while another conflict broke out in May, leaving dozens of houses burned and seven residents shot and requiring hospitalization.

The Press Council has issued a statement criticizing celebrity lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea for his insulting comments toward journalists, saying his response undermined the role of the press in seeking information protected under the law.

If passed, Indonesia could become the first country in Southeast Asia to incorporate AI in its copyright law, as governments globally grapple with the impact of the technology on copyright rules, including the use of work created by humans to train AI models.

The Jakarta-Tangerang toll road, which connects Jakarta with Banten and several important gateways to the city and country, has been plagued by continuous roadworks that have increased travel times on the road significantly for commuters.

President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed his administration's zero-tolerance stance on corruption, as public scrutiny intensified over the Attorney General's Office's (AGO) decision not to detain its former top prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah despite naming him a suspect in a corruption and money laundering case.

Despite losing sleep due to time differences between the country and World Cup hosting countries, soccer enthusiasts still crowd watch parties and community screenings to watch the quadrennial tournament.

PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is seeking to normalize supply by extending operating hours to 24 hours and deploying 30 additional fuel tanker trucks to distribute fuel to gas stations across North Sumatra. 

As students return to school for the 2026/2027 academic year that started on July 13, state elementary schools in several regions have reported low enrollment. Some have enrolled as few as three new pupils, while others have no new pupils at all.

Airport operator PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia has prepared various facilities, both at airside and landside, to welcome the return of jet airliners and commercial flights to Bandung's airport.

The Nongsa Changi Cable provides ultralow latency and the shortest and most direct connection between Nongsa in Batam, Riau Islands, and Changi in Singapore, for data center-to-data center connectivity.

Five survivors from a passenger boat that sank off South Sulawesi, including a seven-year-old girl, have been rescued after floating at sea for three days, a rescue official said on Sunday.

The firing exercise was held to maintain the readiness of the Maritime Security Agency's (Bakamla) personnel and weapons.

Food prices are climbing again as the government's free nutritious meal program resumes nationwide, squeezing household budgets and traders' profits alike, in what analysts say underscores long-standing structural weaknesses in Indonesia's food supply chain.

As the government continues its efforts to free the Indonesian sailors aboard the Honour, one of three vessels currently held by Somali pirates, the father of the ship's captain reported last month that their condition was deteriorating.

The victim was prospecting for gold using a traditional dulang (pan) in an abandoned illegal gold mine when a cliff collapsed and buried the 15-year-old student of a vocational high school.