As their children spend more time on social media, some parents are worried that their sons and daughters will be exposed to harmful and inappropriate content, believing that the government plan to restrict user age on social media will help them protect their kids online.

Plans are being laid out for the development of approximately 1 million new urban housing units this year, primarily in the form of vertical housing, as part of President Prabowo Subianto’s 3 million houses program. But experts are unconvinced that simply erecting more residential towers will solve Indonesia’s urban housing woes.

Feeling a mixture of anger and hopelessness, a number of Indonesians have found themselves looking for a life out of the country.

A recent survey shows that parents are overwhelmingly in support of the government's plan to restrict social media use for Indonesian minors, with most respondents citing age-inappropriate content as a key reason.

The rhinoceros endemic to Java is critically endangered, with authorities believing there are only around 82 remaining in Ujung Kulon National Park -- their last stronghold.

Several tech companies have expressed their commitment to working with the Indonesian government in creating a safe digital environment for children, following the plan to impose age restrictions on social media platforms to follow in the footsteps of Australia.

The culture minister has urged additional studies into the hotly debated origins of Gunung Padang in West Java, which was attributed to an ancient culture from over 25,000 years ago in a now-retracted controversial study.

The national weather agency found out on Wednesday that its budget for this year had been slashed 50 percent, giving the lie to an earlier assurance from the presidential spokesman that the reduction would not be so large.

Since thousands of years ago, Chinese culture has interacted with local cultures to become what is Indonesian culture today, with the acculturation celebrated in a three-month exhibition at the National Museum in Jakarta.

Proposed budget cuts threaten the accuracy of Indonesia's weather and earthquake data, the agency says, potentially impacting disaster preparedness.

Under the programme, all citizens will eventually be entitled to a free screening on their birthday, the ministry said. The screening, which is not mandatory, includes blood pressure, tests to determine the risk of heart problems or stroke, and eye tests, the ministry said.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned in a statement on Thursday that most parts of the archipelago were forecast to experience heavy rain with strong winds until Feb. 13, due to the influence of Tropical Cyclone Taliah in the Indian Ocean to the south, as well as a tropical depression identified as 95W in the western Pacific Ocean.

Health screenings on birthdays will be available specifically for children aged up to 6 years and adults over 18. Meanwhile, students aged 7 to 17 will receive screenings at their schools, and this will roll out next July. 

The government has committed to curbing online tobacco promotions by forming a special task force to monitor and remove such advertisements, which remain rampant in the digital sphere and pose health risks especially among children and teenagers.

NU pledges full support for Prabowo's administration, aiming to boost national welfare for a more prosperous Indonesia.

The higher education ministry has proposed excluding the government's university financial aid program from the sweeping budget efficiency measure to raise additional funds for the President's priority programs, and even plans to increase the KIP quota by another 200,000 students.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s books have influenced youths in their fight against injustice across generations, literary experts have said, stressing that the late author’s works are becoming increasingly relevant.

In a meeting with lawmakers on Tuesday, the communications minister laid out her plans to draw up an interim guideline on child online protection in the next two months as a stepping-stone to national legislation, underlining that the new policy would not limit freedom of expression.

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 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 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.

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.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that social assistance (bansos) funding would remain untouched despite the government's budget efficiency measures to support President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals program, among others.

Health programs in Indonesia are unlikely to be significantly impacted after the US' withdrawal from the WHO, as Indonesia is not financially dependent on the organization and the planned programs are expected to continue, the government assured.

The partnership comes in response to several reported cases of food poisoning linked to the free, meal program, which have sparked public concern and calls for stricter food safety controls.

To make a living, lecturers take on extra jobs, while simultaneously balancing their daily tasks and professional obligations.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin says the official launch of the free check-ups is contingent upon the inauguration of new regional heads, which the Home Ministry has said will take place at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Feb. 6.

Residents of Jakarta's Chinatown, now a melting pot of diversity, still recall the mob violence that ripped through the community almost three decades ago and the discriminatory undertones that linger.

A central fund of just over $1 billion has been earmarked to renovate and revitalize schools nationwide as part of the Prabowo administration's priority aim to improve national education.