The measure aims to curb “negative behaviors” among youth, including “unsupervised socializing”, substance abuse and involvement in brawls. 

The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. when seven UGM students and five local residents departed from Kai Kecil Island to Wahru Island to collect sand for a coral reef revitalization project.

Police have reported a rising trend of using vaping devices to consume illicit drugs, driven by the growing popularity of e-cigarettes nationwide, particularly among young people.

West Java made another notch in its religious intolerance record when villagers in Tangkil, Sukabumi regency, damaged a neighbor's home for hosting a Christian retreat for youth and their parents.

On Thursday evening, the KPK arrested six people in North Sumatra allegedly involved in a corruption case related to several road construction and preservation projects in the province between 2023 and 2025, with a total worth of around Rp 231 billion (US$14 million). 

The government has asked the South Korean government to thoroughly investigate a case of suspected employer negligence leading to a work accident which resulted in the death of an Indonesian migrant worker. 

Nazli’s fall happened just days after a fatal accident involving Brazilian tourist Juliana De Souza Pereira Marins, who died after falling into a ravine near the same area.

Agus Hikmat, a plant conservation expert at IPB, warned that although there is no nickel mining occurring directly on Waigeo Island, the environmental impacts from mining activities elsewhere in Raja Ampat could eventually reach the island, posing a threat to the already vulnerable blue orchid.

Aria noted that the work-from-anywhere policy for civil servants has drawn public criticism, with concerns that it could lead to a decline in public service performance.

According to authorities, the victims and 10 others departed from Nenek Island at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday to play in a soccer match on Setokok Island. However, during the journey, their longboat was struck by strong waves and capsized.

The Defense Ministry signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with British shipbuilder Babcock International on the Maritime Partnership Program together with the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry.

Brazilian netizens have questioned the competence of the rescue teams and criticized what they saw as a lack of proper equipment to carry out the operation. Some went as far as to claim that Marins did not die from the fall itself, but as a result of the delayed rescue efforts.

Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani, located on Lombok island.

Juliana Marins, 27, was hiking with five friends on Mount Rinjani on Saturday when she slipped and fell off a cliff on the side of the 3,726-metre (12,224 feet) mountain. 

The government's removal of subsidies for millions of recipients, however, has drawn criticism from local authorities, who argue that many of the affected policyholders still deserve government assistance.

Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono stated that Indonesia’s critically low waste management rate results in 34 million tonnes of waste polluting the environment annually.

Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at the volcano, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone.

Bali Legislative Council deputy speaker supports legalizing tajen (cockfighting) as a part of cultural heritage, saying this could help the provincial economy.

Maritime authorities operating out of North Sumatra's Belawan Port apprehended a Malaysian boat on Monday, the latest in a series of vessel impoundments this year over suspicion of fishing illegally in Indonesian waters.

Cargo owners often seek trucking companies that offer the lowest possible rates while promising to haul the largest loads. This practice has pushed trucking operators to slash their transportation fees to unsustainable levels, leaving only a small portion of the revenue for drivers.

Jonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram, according to public court records.

The woman identified by relatives and media reports as Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, which neighbours Bali.

Difficult terrain and thick fog prevented search and rescue workers from locating a Brazilian hiker who fell into the crater of Mt. Rinjani on Saturday. 

BMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said much of Indonesia is now likely to experience a shorter-than-expected dry season due to higher-than-normal rainfall observed in recent months.

Enggano Island district head Susanto said that in recent months, prices of staple foods like sugar and cooking oil have risen by 20 to 35 percent, while prices for farm produce grown by islanders have fallen by more than 50 percent due to oversupply.

The govenrment will continue rehabilitating the Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau while settlers refuse to voluntarily relocate without any compensation from the state.

A Saudia Airlines plane carrying hundreds of haj pilgrims back to Surabaya in East Java from Saudi Arabia was diverted on Saturday after a bomb threat, the second such incident in a week.

The protesters claim that the government’s over dimension overload (ODOL) policy unfairly targets drivers. They argued that while drivers face the threat of imprisonment for overloading their vehicles, transport company operators, who often instruct them to exceed legal limits, are rarely held accountable.

The victims were promised jobs as ship crew or restaurant servers in various European countries, such as Spain, Portugal, Greece and Poland

The eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki disrupted at least 87 flights to and from Bali on Wednesday, including 66 international and 21 domestic flights.