On May 25, all seven factions in the Gowa DPDR agreed to establish a special inquiry committee to investigate three main allegations against Husniah: suspected corruption, an alleged extramarital affair and alleged abuse of authority.

The air temperature in Riau is currently very hot with very little rain, increasing the risk of forest and land fires. 

Former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati Soekarnoputri were notably absent from the annual People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting on Friday, to hear President Prabowo Subianto deliver his second State of the Nation address as the country’s president.

A women’s rights group and a number of individual petitioners have filed a legal challenge to the Job Creation Law, saying the law contains discriminatory provisions that impoverish women and undermine their rights.

Intellectuals call for the government to restore the independence of key state institutions to support the rule of law and end misallocation of state funds for initiatives including President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programs.

Thousands of farmers in Central Java, Jogjakarta and South Sulawesi staged simultaneous protests on Monday, calling on the government to take immediate steps to address the crisis and improve conditions for poultry producers.

An offer of free alcohol in exchange for reciting a Quran verse at a North Jakarta music festival has sparked public outrage and a police investigation over alleged blasphemy.

Mounting debts are the latest blow for an initiative that has struggled with governance issues, supply chains problems, mass food poisoning cases and financial cutbacks since it was launched last year, leaving kitchens idle, children unfed and investors owing tens of millions of dollars.

Rescuers combed the Lombok Strait off Bali island on Thursday for five people declared missing after a ferry fire that killed one and sent dozens of passengers scrambling overboard, officials said.

The motorcycle was hit by the Putri Deli U98 train, which was traveling from Medan to Tanjungbalai in North Sumatra.

In February, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa issued a regulation requiring 58 percent of village funds to be allocated to support President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship Red and White Cooperatives program.

Calls grow for installations of train platform barriers to prevent passengers from falling onto the tracks, following the recent death of a teenager who was struck by a commuter train in South Tangerang, Banten.

The growing consolidation of mass organizations under a group cofounded by President Prabowo Subianto’s younger brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo to support government programs has raised concerns over the potential narrowing of space for criticism and the weakening of independent voices.

The economic disparity is most apparent in the eastern part of Indonesia, such as Sulawesi and Papua, where extractive industries, which are done by businesses led by wealthy people and driven by Jakarta-centered development, have exacerbated the wealth rift.

The fire aboard KMP Putri Yasmin occurred less than two weeks after another deadly ferry fire that claimed five lives.

Before being able to formally take up the position, senior prosecutor Rinaldi Umar was replaced by Saiful Bahri Siregar as the new investigation director under the assistant attorney general for special crimes (jampidsus). 

The government’s plan to put expiration date labels on free nutritious meal packages has drawn criticism that it could shift responsibility for food poisoning onto beneficiaries while leaving deeper food safety problems unaddressed.

Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia -- an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that relies heavily on boat connections.

The trilateral exercise involved 60 personnel and three patrol vessels from Malaysia, Singapore and host Indonesia.

Official data and independent analysis show that fire activity this year has surpassed levels recorded during the same period in 2019, when Indonesia experienced one of its most devastating fire seasons in recent history.

Police said the three foreign nationals, two Pakistanis and one Indian, and the Medan resident had met while working at a scam center in Cambodia before regrouping in Medan to carry out similar operations.

Jakarta’s only regency is currently served by 11 water taxis serving four routes connecting the Muara Angke port in North Jakarta with Thousand Islands’ inhabited islands, as tickets can reach up to Rp 74,000 (US$4.17) per trip.

The trial of former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas began on Tuesday at the Jakarta Corruption Court, with prosecutors accusing him of abusing his authority in the management of the haj quota three years ago to enrich himself, ministry officials and private travel agencies.

University of Riau student Khariq Anhar allegedly committed an unlawful act by altering a news article headline that prosecutors deem contributed to August 2025 anti-government protests that led to nationwide unrest.

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to overhaul school textbooks has raised concerns that the government could use the revisions to further its controversial project to reshape Indonesia’s history, which critics have accused of downplaying human rights violations committed during the New Order era.

In Pontianak, West Kalimantan, schools have been ordered to close due to the smoke wafting over the city from fires elsewhere.

Bali Governor I Wayan Koster said the project, dubbed the autonomous rail rapid transit (ART) , would replace a planned mass rapid transit (MRT) system that broke ground in 2024 but failed to attract sufficient investor interest.