Since the policy was implemented, however, long queues have formed outside approved LPG distributors across various regions, with thousands of residents expressing frustration over their struggle to obtain the cooking gas.

While all regional heads sworn in on Feb. 20 will be inaugurated by Prabowo, only governors will be inducted by the President in a ceremony after the Feb. 24 ruling hearing. The elected regents and mayors will be inaugurated by their respective governors.

The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) is moving forward in a probe into the alleged falsification of permits for land on the shoreline facing an illegal sea barrier in Tangerang regency, Banten, which has sparked a debate about the issue of unlicensed land reclamation.

The Indonesian Ombudsman’s Banten office estimates that fishers suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered by a bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang regency.

The meeting was organized at the headquarters of the Agriculture Ministry in South Jakarta, after the President wrapped up his unannounced inspection of the distribution of free meals to students.

Police in Bandar Lampung City are still investigating the death of a policemen found dead in his home in Langkapura subdistrict, Bandar Lampung, on Monday evening.  

The West Java city of Bogor is expanding its efforts in both case detection and public outreach, specifically for groups at high risk of contracting tuberculosis, amid a surge in active cases in one of four TB hot spots in the province.

President Prabowo Subianto finally conducted “an impromptu visit” to several schools in Jakarta on Monday to observe the implementation of his flagship free nutritious meals program.

Lawmakers have asked the government to ensure undisrupted distribution of the subsidized cooking gas to eligible consumers after the energy ministry issued a new cap on sales to approved suppliers.

An alliance of civil servant lecturers has said it will organize a nationwide strike after Ramadan if the government did not pay their overdue allowances from 2020-2024.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate potential graft in the Tangerang sea fence scandal and ensure it will not overlap with an investigation by the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

The government’s plan to substitute the widely criticized public school enrollment (PPDB) with an “improved” new school admission system called the SPMB has been met with cautious optimism from observers, who see the new policy to be off the mark in addressing more fundamental issues plaguing students’ enrollment. 

The government has begun questioning the need for Indonesia’s commitment to the 2015 Paris Climate Accords amid sluggish global progress and United States disruption, raising concerns ahead of a crucial moment when the country must choose to double down on its contributions or empower its dirty energy interests.

The Prabowo Subianto administration and the House of Representatives are rushing the deliberation of a bill that will define the authority of Danantara, the country’s first state-owned enterprise (SOE) superholding company and an investment management agency, akin to Singapore’s Temasek.

A Bali lawmaker has called for a comprehensive review of the island province's tourist industry after a rise in criminal activity perpetrated by foreign nationals, particularly since post-COVID recovery.

The incident was the latest in a string of extortion scandals to hit the National Police in recent months.

The Army chief of staff has said senior leaders of the military branch will start working on the President's order to assist in achieving food security, such as by collaborating with relevant ministries and state-owned enterprises.

The Jakarta administration has revived its OMC in a bid to combat heavy and extreme rainfall and prevent flooding, after it found that releasing salt into the skies above the city in December helped reduce rainfall intensity 38 percent.

The government unveiled West Jakarta's Murugan Temple on Sunday at an event led by the religious affairs minister, touting it as the biggest Hindu temple in the region and that it was open to all denominations of the religion.

Jakarta still lacks schools for children with special needs, with none at all in North Jakarta, as governor-elect Pramono Anung Wibowo vows to improve the situation.   

With the Indonesian Military (TNI) having identified improving cybersecurity as one of its top priorities this year, its chief Gen. Agus Subiyanto is considering recruiting civilians with expertise in information technology as soldiers, with a view for them to eventually join the planned cyber force.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is looking into potential corruption in the issuance of permits for coastal land fronting a sprawling bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of six districts in Tangerang regency, Banten.

The Immigration and Corrections Ministry has suspended multiple immigration officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on the outskirts of Jakarta amid an investigation into reports of extortion of foreign nationals.

According to observers, President Prabowo Subianto's nationalistic view that resource-rich Indonesia should be self-sufficient, respected and well-networked has been driving his diplomatic efforts in the first 100 days of his presidency.

The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has urged the National Police to push for criminal investigations into the suspected extortion of attendants of the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival, as the force wrapped up its ethics hearings against officers allegedly involved in the scandal.

Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including timber plantations, palm oil cultivation and, increasingly, the mining of critical minerals.

The seized birds will be released at the Rawa Danau natural reserve in Serang regency in the province.