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.

The law should not be used as an instrument to limit freedom of expression and speech in a democratic country, the judges said in their ruling for the four activists. 

The workers have demanded 1.75 times their wages under a provision for retirement severance pay after the company offered just half their basic severance, while a management representative says the company has not decided on any layoffs as yet.

Tasked with reviewing the police’s institutional structure, governance, and legal framework, the team has finalized 10 comprehensive volumes incorporating public input and proposed legislative and regulatory changes. 

Johnny said eight of the suspects arrested are from Riau, while the rest come from outside the province. Each allegedly played a different role in the operation, ranging from killing the elephant and removing its head to extract its tusks to supplying illegal firearms and acting as buyers and intermediaries in the ivory trade.

A study published on March 2 in The Lancet Oncology recorded some 60,400 cases of breast cancer across the country in 2023, nearly six times higher than the figure in 1990. At least 28,300 patients in Indonesia also died in the same year because of this type of cancer.

Several national figures attended the prayer service on Thursday at the Iranian ambassador's official residence in Menteng, joining other mourners as they paid their final respects to the late ayatollah, who was killed on the first day of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.

Asep Guntur Rahayu, KPK’s deputy for enforcement and execution, said Fadia is alleged to have manipulated public procurement tenders for goods and services in Pekalongan regency so they would be awarded to companies linked to her family.

The Illegal gold mining operations have a turnover of Rp 600 million per day from six mines in the South Tapanuli and Mandailing Natal regencies.

The rampant misuse of canisters of nitrous oxide gas ostensibly marketed as whipped cream chargers but increasingly used to induce euphoria, has exposed regulatory loopholes that raise concerns about its impact on young people.

The Constitutional Court ethics council has dismissed three complaints against the newest member of the court, Adies Kadir, whose abrupt nomination by the legislature had raised suspicions of a politically driven process.

Greater Jakarta, recently dubbed the world’s most populous urban area by the United Nations, has long been afflicted by smog coming from, among other sources, internal combustion engine vehicles and coal-powered power plants and industrial areas.

Muslims in Bali can celebrate takbiran with restrictions as Nyepi, the Hindu Day of Silence, coincides on the same day, reflecting the island’s long-standing tradition of interfaith respect and harmony.

The quasi-opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has stepped up criticism of government programs and policy decisions, including questioning President Prabowo Subianto’s silence on the escalating Middle East crisis, signaling a shift toward a more assertive counterbalance in the absence of strong legislative opposition.