Students in West Java are banned from being outside from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m., while students involved in brawls during curfew will not receive medical bill assistance from the provincial administration.
5 hours agoOvertourism and overdevelopment have become serious issues in Bali as tourism returns to the island following the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports of rowdy tourists violating local customs and unlicensed businesses competing unfairly with locals have become increasingly common in recent years. ...
6 hours agoMember of the House of Representatives Mafirion of the National Awakening Party (PKB), said the repeated prison breaks highlight serious shortcomings in the security and management of Indonesia’s correctional system. ...
19 hours agoSeveral Australian airlines on Wednesday canceled their flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky.
6 months agoAuthorities are preparing to build houses in safer locations for people affected by continuous eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
6 months agoNusantara International Airport has received ICAO registration code WALK and received public operational status.
6 months agoA massive 17-vehicle collision that occurred on the Cipularang toll road in Purwakarta, West Java, left one dead and 29 others injured on Monday afternoon. State-owned accident insurance firm PT Jasa Raharja promised compensation to the victims.
6 months agoAlleged plagiarism involves two books written by UGM history lecturers on the history of Madiun regency in East Java and Raden Rangga Prawiradirdja III, who was appointed as Madiun regent in the transition from the 18th to the 19th century.
6 months agoThe Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority is working to commercialize flying taxis or sky taxis by 2029 as part of the smart air mobility initiative in the future capital.
6 months agoAuthorities widen the exclusion zone as Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki continues to erupt at a high level in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
6 months agoOne man has died and several others have been injured after dozens of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel stormed Selamat village in Biru-biru district, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, late on Friday.
6 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday.
6 months agoThe province's gubernatorial candidates maintained their heated exchange during the second election debate on Wednesday, with Edy taking the offensive this time against his opponent Bobby, whom a recent survey shows has a strong lead.
6 months agoWhile authorities have maintained Mt. Semeru's status at Level II (advisory), they have advised people to remain vigilant and to avoid activities in the designated exclusion zone to the volano's southeast.
6 months agoThe KSPI has called for immediate government measures to help the thousands of workers potentially at risk of layoffs by the textile giant's bankruptcy declaration, adding that the union is ready to provide them with legal support in the worst-case scenario.
6 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of residents from a 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) exclusion zone.
6 months agoVideos of the flooding in West Java have also circulated on social media, with some residents saying the floodwater reached a depth of up to 2 meters in Bandung regency.
6 months agoMedan, North Sumatra Mayor Bobby Nasution, the son-in-law of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has a strong lead in the province’s upcoming gubernatorial election with 44.9 percent of respondents saying they support his ticket, a survey by Litbang Kompas has found.
6 months agoAuthorities raised Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system after several eruptions since Sunday evening, telling locals and tourists to avoid a seven-kilometre (4.3-mile) radius of the crater.
6 months agoAuthorities have temporarily closed the historical site and protected forest area of Bulu Matanre in Soppeng regency, South Sulawesi, after nine people were killed by a fallen tree during a thunderstorm on Sunday.
6 months agoBNPB allocated Rp 16.4 billion (US$1.04 million) for essential supplies and emergency operations following Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki’s eruption, which caused extensive destruction to nearby villages in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.
6 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-feet) twin volcano located on the popular tourist island of Flores, shot flaming rocks at residential areas overnight Monday, setting wooden houses on fire and pockmarking the ground.
6 months agoNineteen Rohingya refugees left their temporary shelter in Seunebok Rawang village, East Aceh regency, Aceh, on Friday, local authorities have said.
6 months agoIndonesia posted year-on-year inflation of 1.71 percent in October, which was within the government’s target.
6 months agoThe policy introduced last month allows for foreigners holding Singaporean permanent residency to visit Batam, Bintan and the Karimun islands visa free for four days.
6 months agoThe Yogyakarta administration said it has confiscated thousands of bottles of alcoholic beverages from unlicensed stores and closed down unlicensed outlets following an order by Governor Hamengku Buwono X.
6 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island, erupted on Sunday at 11.57 p.m. (1557 GMT), belching a fiery-red column of lava, volcanic ash and blazing rocks, Hadi Wijaya, a spokesperson for The Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG), said on Monday.
7 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located on the popular tourist island of Flores, spewed a tower of ash and lava on nearby villages that were forced to evacuate.
7 months agoPolice have named the headmaster of Pondok Pesantren Sri Muslim Mardhatillah, reportedly an unlicensed Islamic boarding school in Jambi city, as a suspect of sexual abuse involving at least 12 students.
7 months agoThe first North Sumatra gubernatorial election got off to a heated start, with Bobby Nasution going on the attack against the policies of former governor Edy Rahmayadi, who is up for reelection.
7 months agoNasi Padang restaurant association apologizes for causing commotion on social media.
7 months agoAlthough there were barely any barbs traded during the first debate, candidate Ahmad Luthfi boasted about the support he got from former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and his successor Prabowo.
7 months agoThe Home Ministry said that village heads who fail to maintain neutrality in regional elections may face job termination.
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