A former employee of the West Java regional office of the National Alms Agency (Baznas) was named a suspect after filing reports of alleged corruption within the agency involving zakat funds and grants from the regional administration.
1 day agoCorruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators questioned two individuals, including former Hyundai Engineering & Construction general manager Herry Jung, who was named a suspect in a bribery case pertaining to the construction of a coal-fired power plant in Cirebon, West Java. ...
1 day agoThe Yogyakarta Police have named Christiano Pengarapenta Pengidahen Tarigan, a student at the Faculty of Economics and Business at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), a suspect in a fatal car accident that claimed the life of a student from UGM’s Faculty of Law. ...
1 day agoSupporters of Persik Kediri and Arema FC soccer clubs clash at the Kediri-Malang border on Monday evening following a match between the teams.
5 months agoThe Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority has shifted its focus to the construction of legislative and judicial office buildings in the future capital city in East Kalimantan, saying government buildings that will be used by civil servants early next year are nearing completion.
5 months agoThe Gunungkidul Regency administration in Yogyakarta is working to deactivate three extreme routes leading to tourist destinations from Google Maps for the Christmas and New Year holidays to reduce potential accidents.
5 months agoLocal police are actively investigating the circulation of millions of counterfeit rupiah, allegedly produced at a state university in Gowa Regency. So far, 15 suspects have been arrested.
5 months agoTransportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi tested the direct train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta on Monday. The route will serve travelers during the year-end holidays.
5 months agoA police officer from Palangka Raya Police has been dishonorably discharged following his suspected involvement in the murder of a man.
5 months agoThe BMKG has predicted that extreme weather in the country could last until April, with rain fall expected to increase by 20 percent due to La Niña phenomenon.
5 months agoThe alleged assault sparked widespread public scrutiny of Dedy's annual wealth report (LHKPN), with observers noting a rapid accumulation of wealth in recent years that exceeded what his official salary should provide.
5 months agoThe flood in Trenggalek has cut off access to Jl. Soekarno-Hatta, a key national road affecting thousands of residents, submerging homes and disrupting public services
5 months agoFloods hit several areas in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Sunday, causing severe damage in four subdistricts, while also inundating areas around Faisal Islamic Hospital and several government office buildings.
5 months agoPolice in West Java raided a home in Bojongsoang, uncovering an international drug trafficking network. The operation led to the seizure of drugs worth Rp 670 billion (US$42 million) and the arrest of three suspects.
5 months agoLocal volunteer group Sahabat Relawan Indonesia (SRI) recently referred four Baduy patients to Banten General Hospital. One patient passed away due to tuberculosis during treatment.
5 months agoGreater efforts are needed to integrate the Anak Dalam tribespeople into the larger society, as villages have limited budget.
5 months agoRelatives of victims of the fatal 2022 Kanjuruhan stadium crush in Malang, East Java, are seeking Rp 17.5 billion (US$1.1 million) in compensation from five people who were found guilty of negligence in the incident.
5 months agoBoth suspects were previously imprisoned for 10 months for convictions on similar charges.
5 months agoThe West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Police have revealed that at least 15 women, including underage girls, have fallen victim to alleged sexual harassment over the past few months by a 22-year-old man identified by his initials IWAS.
5 months agoThe regency administration as well as the local disaster agency are working together to manage the impacts of series of natural disasters, including flooding, landslides and a minor earthquake, through measures such as online learning, home repair assistance and planned relocation in up to 18 affected districts.
5 months agoHundreds of residents in Java's easternmost province have been displaced after a series of natural disasters, including floods, landslides and high waves, which also left four people dead.
5 months agoThree trees collapsed at popular tourism site Monkey Forest in Ubud, Gianyar regency, Bali, killing two foreign tourists and severely injuring another.
5 months agoThe West Java administration has been gearing up for relocation procedures in some of the province’s landslide-prone regions, including in Sukabumi and Cianjur, as heavy downpours show no sign of ending any time soon.
5 months agoThe Central Java Police have dishonorably discharged a police officer and named him a suspect in the killing of a vocational high school student in Semarang. The police have retracted their position that the student was involved in a brawl.
5 months agoResidents and visitors are advised not to enter within in a 3 kilometer radius of Mt. Dukono's crater.
5 months agoAuthorities plan to launch a cloud seeding operation to reduce rainfall intensity in disaster-hit areas across Sukabumi regency, West Java, to help authorities locate missing people and mitigate the impacts of flooding and landslides in the regency.
5 months agoThe 44-year-old woman was working with a colleague in the province when the crocodile chased the pair, biting the victim on her left hand and dragging her into a ditch.
5 months agoThe National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is pushing for a joint search and rescue team to use all necessary means to find the seven missing people by next week.
5 months agoThousands of members of the Ahmadiyah community, including women and children, from across the country have been forced to return to their respective homes after the local administration blocked access to Manislor village in Kuningan, West Java, where they were due to hold a mass religious gathering.
5 months agoThe Banjarbaru Elections Commission (KPU) did not provide a blank box to replace a candidate disqualified from the mayoral race, and declared all votes cast for the ousted pair invalid, raising protests among voters.
5 months agoExtreme weather events due to unusually heavy rainfall linke to La Niña since Tuesday has hit dozens of districts across Sukabumi and Cianjur in West Java and is expected to continue for the next few days, while the national weather service has warned the country to aniticipate 20 percent more precipitation this rainy season.
5 months agoFormer Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebels raised a red crescent and star flag in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, to celebrate the group's 48th anniversary.
5 months agoThe Bukit Barisan Military Command in North Sumatra promised to conduct transparently the investigation into the attack on a village in Deli Serdang regency allegedly committed by dozens of soldiers.
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