Customers with the lowest income can enjoy a flat water bill of Rp 1,000 (US$0.06) per cubic meter. 

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated members of the Police Reform Acceleration Committee tasked to advise him on any necessary measures to reform the National Police following growing public pressure for change.

Irwan was the fourth suspect arrested by North Sumatra prosecutors in a case of selling plantation’s assets in Deli Serdang regency for the development of Citra Land housing estate.

Twenty-nine victims remain hospitalized including at least two in intensive care, as of Saturday.

A national forum for civic groups has called on advocacy organizations of all types to present a united front to fight back against any attempts to undermine country’s incipient democratic decline.

Prabowo's approval is little changed from 80.9 percent in the previous poll, released in January. He took office in October 2024 after sweeping a general election, but his government has had to deal with a number of economic and social challenges, including the protests against some of his policies.

As of October, more than 23 million policyholders are in arrears on Rp 10 trillion (US$599 million) owed to the BPJS Kesehatan.

Based on information from the crew, there were initially two Vietnamese vessels operating illegally in the area, a mothership and a smaller fishing boat. However, the mothership fled and left the smaller vessel behind when Indonesian patrols approached.

Justice Khamozaro Waruhu’s house, on Jl. Pasar II in the Taman Harapan Indah housing complex in Medan Selayang district, caught fire on Tuesday morning and police began their investigation on Wednesday.

Police found a "toy weapon" at the scene with some inscriptions on it, the Presidential Palace said in a statement, without elaborating.

According to local media reports, authorities carried out the raid on Friday in an 11-storey building in Phnom Penh’s Tuol Kork district after receiving reports that many Indonesians were being confined inside and were prevented from leaving the premises.

The two protesters, Muhammad Farhan Hamid, 23, and Reno Syachputra Dewo, 24, were reported missing after they reportedly joined a protest on Aug. 29 outside the Jakarta Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Kwitang.

Naming former president Soeharto as national hero would reopen old wounds suffered by survivors of gross human rights violations and betray the mandate of the 1998 Reform era, activists have said.

Anticipation had been high that Indonesia would demonstrate a strong commitment to renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction following promises made by President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. 

House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad who visited a hospital treating victims told reporters that the suspected perpetrator was about 17 years old and was currently undergoing surgery.

The activists, Teguh Istiyanto, 49, and Supriyono, 47, who have been leading a movement opposing Sadewo, were arrested on Friday while protesting the failed impeachment of the regent.

While a law has mandated private and public firms to allocate up to 2 percent of their positions for people with disabilities, weak oversight on the provision's implementation and lingering stigma put disabled people at a disadvantage while looking for jobs.

Student associations and analysts have lamented the House of Representatives ethics committee decision on lawmakers whose alleged arrogance angered people during August’s demonstrations, saying the sanctions against only three of the politicians were “not enough” of a deterrent.

On Wednesday afternoon, torrential rain on Mount Semeru triggered a massive lahar, a cold volcanic mudflow, along the Regoyo River in Lumajang regency, destroying a 150-meter embankment and a bridge. 

The Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) probe into alleged corruption in the construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway Whoosh is proceeding apace after President Prabowo Subianto reassured the public about having "no major problems" with the project's lingering debt.

The glass elevator has been criticized by many tourists as it is built on Kelingking Beach, a popular beach famous for its unique and natural T-Rex shaped cliff.

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has called for faster implementation of policies in Papua, as part of the central government’s push to close the development gap in Indonesia’s easternmost region.

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi acknowledged that many schools in the province suffer from substandard construction.

Some members of political parties in the House of Representatives welcomed the ruling and aimed to have more than 30 percent women in all legislature internal bodies, while others warned against ‘overrepresentation’ of female lawmakers.

More than 2,300 videos uploaded to YouTube were found featuring tobacco products and advertisements, according to a report recently released by the Southeast Asia Freedom of Expression Network (SAFEnet).

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Riau Governor Abdul Wahid as wa suspect for allegedly extorting his subordinates following his arrest earlier this week.

Yet, memories of Soeharto's heavy-handedness in governing the country have been passed down to these twentysomething youths during their formative years. Thus, it has become easier for them to denounce the plan from President Prabowo Subianto's administration to bestow national hero status upon the former general.