The Police said most of the trafficked babies were taken from West Java and had been "sold" by their own parents, in many cases before they were even born. Authorities are now considering whether to also charge the parents involved in the scheme.

The rampant stone-throwing at trains recently is a dangerous act and disrupt operations and services to passengers and requires a better approach to handle the issue, authorities have said.

Riau athletes secured a total of 11 medals at the 2024 PON, including six golds, three silvers and two bronze. However, nearly 10 months later, these athletes claim they have yet to receive the bonuses they were promised.

BNN chief Comr. Gen. Marthinus Hukom said that international drug dealers are now using blockchain technology and cryptocurrency to conduct transactions in Bali in a bid to evade law enforcement.

Mentawai Islands Regent Rinto Wardana stated that the boat was operating over its maximum capacity when the accident occurred.

The BKKBN has launched a new back-to-school campaign that aims to boost paternal involvement in the country, where societal expectations based on patriarchal culture frequently relegated fathers to the role of breadwinner and conversely, an inactive parent.

The right to almost half of 55.9 million hectares of certified land were in the hands of just 60 families, creating injustice which led to structural poverty, Nusron said.

Boats and ferries are a regular mode of transport in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where accidents are caused by bad weather and lax safety standards that often allow vessels to be overloaded.

Mining activities at a limestone quarry are threatening lives and the environment on Kei Besar Island through a higher risk of flooding and landslides as well as disruption to fishing communities, not to mention increased marginalization of islanders.

The relatively light sentence demand for an Argentine woman and British man on trial for drug trafficking at a Denpasar court reflects a growing trend of leniency toward foreigners charged with drug offenses in recent years since a moratorium on executions in 2017.

The plan to recover the KNP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank in the Bali Strait was announced after joint search and rescue team confirmed the location of the wreck of the sunken vessel over the weekend.

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has finally located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, following its sinking just before midnight on July 2.

Bali has been grappling with a growing waste crisis in recent years, with unmanaged garbage frequently contributing to environmental problems such as flooding, including in popular tourist areas.

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority said there were no prostitution practices in the new capital's core area although there were some online prostitution practices outside the core area.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been investigating the alleged misuse of East Java provincial grant funds since 2022 and has named dozens of individuals as suspects.

A search is underway for a 29-year-old Saudi man who went missing on Tuesday while swimming off Bali’s Batu Belig Beach, the province’s fourth incident of a foreign tourist missing at sea in as many months.

Videos circulating on social media show residents complaining of shattered windows and damaged roofs, caused by the intense vibrations from horeg parades passing near their homes.

The long beach project is expected to help Toba Caldera Geopark to regain its green card from UNESCO, after receiving a yellow card in 2023.

Nurhadi, an officer with the West Nusa Tenggara Police’s Internal Affairs Division (Propam), was found dead with suspicious injuries in a swimming pool at a rented villa on the popular tourist island of Gili Trawangan on April 16.

The program offers 15 different types of health screenings, including nutritional status assessments, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, as well as screenings for tuberculosis, anemia and thalassemia. 

During a legislative hearing on Wednesday, the KNKT's acting head of maritime safety said its ongoing investigation had pointed to human error as a possible cause of the ferry's sinking in the Bali Strait on Friday.

Police are investigating the death of a Foreign Ministry diplomat who was found dead at his rooming house in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.

While many locals welcome the potential economic benefits, others have voiced concerns about the airport’s impact on Bali’s environment and culture, especially as the holiday island is already grappling with overtourism and overdevelopment.

Although no official evacuation orders have been issued, dozens of residents have temporarily relocated to relatives’ homes in neighboring regencies to protect themselves and their families from the harmful effects of the ash.

Irine Yusiana Roba Putri, a member of the House of Representatives Commission V overseeing transportation and infrastructure, said the recent accident highlights systemic issues in Indonesia’s maritime safety.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Monday morning, spewing out an ash cloud reaching as high as 18 kilometres (11.18 miles).

Pioneer airline Susi Air opened new routes linking tourism spot Karimunjawa in Jepara regency, Central Java, with Semarang and Yogyakarta starting on Friday.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 11:05 am local time (0305 GMT), the volcanology agency said in a statement.

The search for the missing passengers of the ill-fated Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, which sank last week in the Bali Strait, has continued to its fifth day after rescuers found wreckage of the vessel a day before.

An elementary school in East Nusa Tenggara launched an initiative to encourage garbage recycling and turn waste into school equipment while a junior high school in Bandung developed an application to overcome bullying and mental health issues.