Yuvensius Stefanus Nonga, executive director of WALHI’s East Nusa Tenggara branch, said the incident is a serious warning about the increasing vulnerability of the region’s marine ecosystem.

The Health Ministry has reported a high prevalence of depression and anxiety among Indonesian children, affecting around 10 percent of them, about five times the rate recorded among adults and elderly, with bullying and academic pressure among the key risk factors. 

Handling nearly 8,000 tonnes of waste generated daily in Jakarta, the Bantar Gebang landfill now holds 80 million tonnes of waste, some 30 million tonnes more than its maximum capacity. 

According to authorities, the 15-year-old, identified only by his initials JA, visited the abandoned mine in Petapahan Village, Kuantan Singingi Regency, with a friend on Saturday to search for leftover gold.

The Denpasar District Court on Monday found Mevlut Coskun, 22, Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou, 26 and Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, guilty of premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms.

The government is accelerating post-disaster recovery across northern Sumatra after months of slow progress, prioritizing the construction of temporary housing to relocate thousands of evacuees ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.

According to the United States’ Global Measles Outbreak Tracker, Indonesia currently has the world’s second-highest number of measles cases, behind Yemen, which has reported 11,288 infections in 2026.

The regent in Bengkulu became the fourth regional head elected in the 2024 regional elections to be nabbed for corruption by the antigraft body.

Indonesia will require platforms to deactivate "high risk" social media accounts for under 16s, according to a new ministerial regulation distributed on Monday.

According to Susi’s parents, she left the country on Dec. 12, 2025, after accepting an offer from a man named Bram Silitonga, who was reportedly her boyfriend. She was promised work in Malaysia but was allegedly taken to Cambodia to work at an online scam compound.

At least five people died and four went missing when a massive landslide tore through Bantar Gebang, Indonesia’s largest landfill, following hours of heavy rain on Sunday, exposing the deadly consequences of Jakarta’s chronic waste mismanagement.

Women’s rights group the Legal Aid Foundation of the Indonesian Women's Association for Justice (LBH APIK) said on Monday it will file an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief this week in support of a lawsuit against Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s denial of the 1998 mass rapes. 

South Sumatra DPRD Secretary Aprizal said the procurement of the billiards tables was proposed by DPRD Speaker Andie, who also chairs the South Sumatra chapter of the All-Indonesia Billiards Sports Association (POBSI).

Social media and other digital platforms in Indonesia now have three months to assess child safety risks under a new government regulation, with users under 16 facing restrictions on high-risk services to curb exposure to harmful content and online exploitation.

The accident occurred when a Toyota Kijang Innova minivan hit a box truck at Km. 134 while traveling from Kisaran to Indrapura. 

Relentless rain and strong winds battered Greater Jakarta over the weekend, flooding dozens of neighborhoods, paralyzing roads, and killing a motorcyclist crushed by a fallen tree in South Jakarta.

The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on Sunday, located in the outskirts of  Jakarta, said Desiana Kartika Bahari, head of the local rescue agency.

Human rights activists call the ruling to acquit four activists of incitement charges surrounding the nationwide riots in August 2025 to become a precedent for hundreds of other activists and protesters who are still facing prosecution.

A late letter of condolences on the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the lack of condemnation on the United States-Israel strike may influence how Iran sees Indonesia’s position on the conflict, analysts say.

Both new species have unique morphology characteristics, especially in wing pattern and genitalia structure, the main markers in moth identification.

The social media ban for children under 16 will take effect on March 28, but details about the ban remain scarce.

The case became viral after prosecutors demanded death penalty for Fandi and five other defendants.

PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, the trading arm of oil and gas producer PT Pertamina, said that there is no need to panic buy fuel because there is ample national stock.

Despite having ‘progressive’ policies such as the 2022 Sexual Violence Eradication Law, gender-based violence cases are still rampant in the country, with many blaming the lack of adequate response from law enforcement institutions in giving justice to victims of such crimes.

Komarov went missing on the night of Feb. 15 while riding scooters with two friends on Jl. Pura Batu Meguwung in the tourist area of Jimbaran. According to his friends, a group of foreigners in a car suddenly appeared and attacked them. His friends managed to flee, but Komarov disappeared following the incident.

Raja Juli said the government would gradually remove oil palm trees planted by settlers and replace them with forest species with high ecological value.

In Bali, Hindus to observe Nyepi’s Day of Silence while Muslims quietly perform takbiran, highlighting the island’s long-standing culture of interfaith tolerance.