The bodies of climbers Elsa Laksono and Lilie Wijayanti Poegiono have been flown back to Jakarta after the school friends perished on Saturday during their descent from Puncak Jaya, one of the fabled "Seven Summits" of Indonesia, after installing a memorial plaque for another friend who died during his attempt last year.

Heavy rainfall caused the Ciliwung River to overflow, submerging homes and affecting 423 residents across 119 households in Kampung Pensiunan, Cisarua, Bogor. There were no fatalities in the incident.

Authorities claim to have identified 10,666 job vacancies in Surakarta and the surrounding areas in industries including apparel and food and beverage manufacturing, as well as services.

The Acehnese capital's "sharia police" is planning to ramp up patrols and public campaigns to ensure compliance with Islamic law during the holy fasting month, which is expected to begin on March 1 this year.

On Wednesday, 12 students from Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, were hospitalized after experiencing symptoms of food poisoning from government-provided meals at their schools. This marks the fifth food poisoning case linked to the program since its launch last month.

Just hours after being transported by police car to Yogyakarta, the victim was hospitalized and passed away three days later. 

The flogging began before midday at a park in provincial capital Banda Aceh, with one man accused of instigating the relationship lashed 82 times and the second man 77 times.

The incident is the latest in a long series of clashes between TNI and police personnel in recent years, highlighting decades of bitter rivalry between the two institutions.

West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi plans to integrate mandatory military training, in collaboration with the military and police, in high school curricula as part of the Jabar Manunggal movement to combat crime.

Poachers and hunters often pose as local residents to gain access to the park under the guise of activities such as honey harvesting, fishing, religious pilgrimages or visiting graves. 

The tremor hit at 6:55 am local time (2255 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) with the epicentre offshore near North Sulawesi, according to the USGS.

The Constitutional Court orders a revote in Papua after disqualifying vice governor candidate Yermias Bisai over administrative violations. The KPU must complete the revote within 180 days.

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has stated that the meals provided during Ramadan will have a longer shelf life than usual, which will allow fasting students to take their meals home for iftar.

Rescuers began the search on Saturday after a truck carrying employees of PT Empat Res Bersaudara (ERB), which operates a local acacia plantation, and members of their families plunged into the river at about 10 a.m.

Students who joined the ongoing series of nationwide rallies protesting the government’s controversial policies and programs have accused police of using excessive force to disperse protesters in certain regions, with the East Java force opening an internal affairs probe into once such incident, captured on video.

The incident attracted widespread public attention, with artists and netizens expressing their support for the band on social media using the hashtag #KamiBersamaSukatani (we are with Sukatani), often accompanied by the slogan “ACAB,” which stands for “all cops are bastards”.

Indonesian civic organizations have pushed President Prabowo Subianto’s administration to fulfill his campaign promise to immediately resolve land conflicts across the archipelago, suggesting that the President take direct action to bypass bureaucratic muddle on the issue.

The police station and the Regional Representative Council’s (DPRD) building in Purbalingga, Central Java were spray-painted with messages, some of which referred to punk band Sukatani, which was allegedly intimidated into making an apology video for making a song criticizing corrupt cops.

Kontras reported that during the group’s detention, Langsa authorities prevented humanitarian organizations from reaching the refugees, which consisted of 32 men, 51 women and 10 children.

Instead of an out-of-province study tour, Dedi suggested the school could focus on local issues in Depok, such as the city's growing waste problem and its management, or explore the industrial systems in local factories.

Foreign Ministry citizen protection director Judha Nugraha said at least 270 other Indonesian nationals were still trapped in Myanmar’s rebel-controlled Myawaddy region, where online scam rings operate. 

In a world where education is the key to success, the Baduy people, a Sundanese ethnic minority that is indigenous to Banten province, have a different perspective.

At least two food poisoning incidents linked to the free meals program also occurred last month.

The National Police's deputy head of the Corruption Eradication Division, Brig. Gen. Arief Adiharsa, recently said that the four officers had allegedly "abused their power" by demanding money from suspects during an investigation.

Robiin was trafficked in September 2023 after applying for a job with a textile company in Thailand. He said he saw the job advertisement on Facebook and was attracted by its high salary.

The island is home to several species of crocodiles that regularly attack and kill humans.

A 17-year-old male Bornean orangutan was recently seen roaming a coal mine in East Kutai regency, East Kalimantan.

Police have named four suspects, including two Kohod village officials, alleging they forged documents to fraudulently issue land permits in connection with the bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang, Banten.

The central government is currently building around 2,700 permanent homes for residents affected by the Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruptions, with plans to complete construction by April.

Farmers in Denpasar took part recently in a mangrove-planting drive in an effort to mitigate climate change in conjunction with World Wetlands Day and in cooperation with several companies.