Indonesia has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury since August, with the deaths of at least 199 people, mostly children, prompting a probe and ban on some liquid medicine sales.

The National Police issued a regulation on policing sports events earlier this month to prevent any recurrence of the fatal Kanjuruhan Stadium stampede, but critics are wary of lessons not learned.

The soldiers, who joined the army last year and were based in Java, were also booted from the army, according to a military court ruling dated November 9.

A race for the kebaya is on the cards after Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and Thailand announced plans to jointly nominate its inclusion in UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has inaugurated politician Muhamad Mardiono as his special envoy for poverty eradication and food security.

People in the above-60 age group are now eligible to get a second booster dose, but the government still has not budged in response to experts' calls to retighten social restrictions.

As hydrometeorological disasters are expected to pick up with the rainy season reaching its peak, Indonesia is encouraged to build facilities to better predict and cushion the impacts of climate change on disaster risks.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported on Tuesday morning that the death toll from Monday’s earthquake near Cianjur regency, West Java, had risen to 103, with 25 people still missing.

The government is back in the spotlight for failing to protect citizens’ data following an alleged breach of COVID-19 tracking app PeduliLindungi – the second apparent hack of a state database since a national privacy law was enacted in October.

While President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo received praise for success as a power broker on the global stage during a time of war as Indonesia played host to the G20 Summit in Bali, activists at home have deplored restriction of speech around the events.

Authorities have named three pharmaceutical companies and a chemical distributor as suspects in cases of acute kidney injury and associated fatalities stemming from contaminated children’s medicinal syrup.

President Jokowi raised the stakes of the new capital city project in Kalimantan by announcing Indonesia's official bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games in Nusantara.

Health experts are calling for the government to reinstate stricter health measures under its four-tier PPKM scheme, which remains at level 1 even as daily cases have topped 8,000 and deaths continue to rise.

As the United Nations climate summit in Egypt is still debating whether rich countries will compensate poorer countries for the loss and damage from climate-induced natural disasters, environmentalists urge Indonesia to campaign for the issue and walk the talk by decarbonizing its economy.

Indonesia, together with the World Economic Forum (WEF), has unveiled the Ocean 20 (O20), a public-private initiative to reap the economic benefits from the ocean with a sustainable, inclusive approach.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo asked Group of 20 leaders to show wisdom and not allow the world to “fall into another cold war” as he opened the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Tuesday morning.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Tuesday urged G20 leaders to "end the war" as he opened a summit dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Washington and allies heaping pressure on Moscow.

Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking requirements, even though such measures have been largely dropped in some member countries.

US president’s trip was perfectly timed, but not enough to fully win the Indo-Pacific over, observers say.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has asked the European Commission and the Group of Seven bloc to lend "support and flexibility" so that this week's Group of 20 Summit can produce a declaration, he said in a statement on Monday.

The Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) has lambasted recent intimidation allegedly carried out by a group of people including a team of pecalang (traditional Balinese security officers) during one of its meetings in Sanur, Bali, on Saturday and demanded the Bali Police apologize and investigate the incident.

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he would hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, in what would be the first meeting between leaders of the two nations after years of strained ties.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call on the Group of 20 (G20) for coordinated action to address international economic instability and the rising cost of living in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his government said on Monday.

The immigration office has said that a number of individuals and groups are suspected to have planned a disruption to the Group of 20 Summit and its series of meetings in Bali.

Sitting in the dark, wearing a batik shirt and surrounded by candles, Elon Musk offered a vision for the future that includes aliens, deep tunnels and rocket tourism.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched down in Bali on Monday to attend the G20 summit, hours after his home city of Istanbul was rocked by an explosion that authorities blamed on Kurdish separatists.

World leaders have begun to arrive in Bali ahead of what are expected to be tense talks on a range of geopolitical issues at the Group of 20 Summit this week.

The Indonesian Olympic Committee (KOI) will promote the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games (AWBG) 2023 at the Group of 20 summits and meetings in Bali.

The Immigration office in Bali has increased its supervision of visiting foreigners in Bali, in an effort to ensure that none of them would hold or participate in any protest during the G20 Summit and meetings in Nusa Dua.

The authorities arrested two Chinese citizens in Jakarta on Friday night for allegedly attempting to stage a protest during the series of G20 summits and meetings in Bali.