The rise in fatalities comes as Gambia's government probes the death of 70 children from AKI linked to paracetamol syrups used to treat fever, which contained excessive levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol.

The development comes as health officials in Gambia said nearly 70 children had died from AKI after taking a locally sold paracetamol syrup used to treat fever.

Identified as the first-ever example discovered of a Homo erectus, a forerunner of anatomically modern humans, "Java Man" is the centrepiece of an important collection at the Naturalis museum in Leiden.

Keen to move on from the Kanjuruhan stadium tragedy, the government has entered into a partnership with FIFA to bring about sweeping changes to the local game.

The Health Ministry has formed a team of medical experts to investigate cases of acute kidney failure of unknown origin in children as cases continue to pop up around the country.

A new ministerial regulation allowing regional administrations to govern traditional dress as school attire has raised concerns from parents and education experts over financial burden and discriminatory practices.

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) also said it was investigating the possibility that the ingredients, diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, had contaminated other materials that are used as solvents.

Politicians are expected to double down on social media campaigns for the 2024 general election, as such platforms are the preferred source of information for prospective young voters.

The probe comes as authorities in Gambia said nearly 70 children died from acute kidney injury after taking a locally-sold paracetamol syrup used to treat fever. 

On the heels of fatal flooding in Greater Jakarta and beyond last week, vast swathes of the archipelago are being asked to prepare for more extreme wet weather in the coming days.

Negative sentiments surrounding the National Police linger as people remain disappointed with their probe into the deadly Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy despite the police having named six suspects thought to be responsible for the incident.

On Thursday evening in Malang, National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced that the police had named six suspects following the fatal stampede on Saturday at Kanjuruhan Stadium, one of the world’s worst soccer stadium disasters in recent decades.

A travel ban has been imposed on two persons since August and will be in place for at least six months.

With inoculation demand dwindling and the end of the pandemic in sight, it remains unclear whether health authorities could effectively distribute the planned tens of millions of doses of the new vaccines to the public.

The Environment and Forestry Ministry contends that there are more Sumatran rhinos in the wild than the less than 50 individuals the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently estimated.

The government finally seems set to impose an excise tax on sugary drinks tax next year, with the caveat that its implementation would depend on economic recovery.

In his instruction to Budi, President Jokowi asked if Indonesia could soon take steps to ease some of the COVID-19 restrictions based on guidelines provided by the international organization.

Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Brazil are working to present a common front at climate negotiations, the Congolese Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba said on Tuesday.

Former Constitutional Court justices have accused the House of Representatives of violating the Constitution by removing the court’s deputy chief justice Aswanto before his term ends.

The antigraft body has opened a fresh graft probe in connection with the battered flag carrier, this one allegedly involving over US$6 million in bribes paid to lawmakers for purchasing Airbus aircraft.

"The pandemic is beginning to ease off. Perhaps very soon we will have to declare it over," Jokowi said in a speech delivered during an event for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

Five medical professional associations deplore the House of Representatives Legislative Body's decision to make the omnibus bill on healthcare a priority for deliberation without consulting them.

When frustrated supporters of the losing home team invaded the pitch in Malang in the province of East Java late on Saturday, officers fired tear gas in an attempt to control the situation, triggering the stampede and cases of suffocation, East Java police chief Insp. Gen. Nico Afinta told reporters.

The government says it has managed to navigate the “dynamic” global situation and hold a conducive penultimate Group of 20 Sherpa meeting, adding that significant progress has been made in formulating the G20 leaders’ declaration, despite rising global tension.

The government has stressed the importance of developing national vaccines since the beginning of the pandemic but it currently relies on China's Sinovac and the Western-made Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA jabs.  

Indonesia has increased its emissions reduction target to bring its policies more in line with global goals, but environmentalists say the revisions still fail to respond adequately to the climate crisis.

More police officers have been brought before the National Police ethics panel on allegations of ethics violations over their handling of the Brig. "J" Nofriansyah Yosua Hutabarat murder case, with the latest being Second Insp. Arsyad Daiva Gunawan who was demoted on Monday.

The Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency greenlighted the use of Walvax Biotechnology's mRNA vaccine, which has been in development for more than two years and targets the original strain of the coronavirus.

In his speech to inaugurate the new academic year, UIII rector Komaruddin Hidayat said that the offline classes would allow greater space for collaboration and participation by students and professors after one year of a mix of physical meetings and online activities.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said in a statement that money contributed to the effort came from the state budget as well as funding by the private sector. The move was for the first for Indonesia to become a contributor to the initiative.