Jakarta is preparing a religious-based approach to release Philip Mark Mehrtens who has been held hostage for more than a year by a rebel group in Nduga, Papua Highlands.  

Authorities found the remnants of 50 fuel tanks following an explosive at a used oil warehouse in Bandar Lampung, Lampung province, which led to an investigation into alleged fuel hoarding.

The phenomenon began on Feb. 19 after days of heavy rain in Cibedug village, West Java, but a formal investigation has yet to take place to find the cause of the incident.  

As of Wednesday, the search and rescue team was still looking for victims who might be trapped in the landslide. 

Two West Java regencies have declared a state of emergency lasting 7-14 days after they were hit by several violent whirlwinds in the past week, including a disaster that could be the first tornado in Indonesia.

The two victims are identified as students from Bandung-based Padjadjaran University. 

Aside from the energy ministry, local police have opened their own probes after at least 123 residents were hospitalized for suspected poisoning and 300 others were evacuated on Friday from two villages in North Sumatra's Mandailing Natal regency, where SMGP recently started operating a newly drilled geothermal well.

The Japanese man was arrested while trying to cross illegally into Malaysia.

The Cartenz Peace Operation task force in Mimika apprehended Epson Nirigi, a known member of an armed criminal group, who allegedly received Rp 30 million from a former Kenyam district head to procure munitions for the armed group.

After the violent wind swept the town of Sumedang in West Java province on Wednesday, a climatologist at government research body BRIN Erma Yulihastin, said the agency would "reconstruct and investigate the tornado".

The flooding is caused by the equinox, where the Sun is directly above the equator bringing low pressure and heavier rainfall.

A linguistic expert at Papua Language Center has said that according to his research, four native languages in Papua had become extinct due to a lack of speakers.

Personnel from the Operation Cartenz Peace 2024 task force arrested on Sunday Alenus Tabuni, sometimes known as Kobuter, a member of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) armed criminal group, a spokesman reported on Monday.

State-owned railway company Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) will evaluate its operational procedures after a National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) investigation found that both a signaling error and human factors led to last month’s fatal train crash in West Java.

West Java acting governor Bey Triadi Machmudin confirmed that the Finance Ministry has approved the construction of the Greater Bandung Light Rail Transit (LRT) project after a meeting between the two parties on Monday.

The villages of Dulipali, Nobo and Waiula, among others, were cited as being at among the highest risk of heavy rain-induced lahars.

Former MRT Jakarta chief William Sabandar was appointed as head of the Nusantara Capital City IKN Authority expert assistance team for transportation on Feb. 16, 2024, aiming to achieve the goal of 80 percent public transportation usage and net-zero emissions.

The armed criminal group (KKB) fired at a Wings Air plane upon landing at Nop Goliat Dekai Airport on Saturday, hitting the aircraft’s fuselage.

The delay affects 22,091 voters across 92 polling stations in the Central Papua regency. 

Tourist-dependent Bali attracts millions of foreign visitors annually and the beach-dotted island is trying to capitalise on its popularity to boost its coffers and protect its tropical allure.

The increase in rice prices in Yogyakarta in the past three weeks is attributed partly to high demand following the frequent distribution of social assistance (Bansos) in the province.

The flooding has also affected three villages in Kertajati district, West Java, namely Jagawana, Palasah and Pakubeureum.

With the campaign season having ended over the weekend, local administrations across the country are now urged to manage the waste from campaign props to avoid polluting the environment and filling up landfills.

The US, Indonesia strengthen cooperation in maritime security by opening a maritime training center in Batam to improve the skills of Bakamla personnel.

The September blaze burned a total of 989 hectares of land in the Mount Bromo area, causing billions of rupiah in losses. 

The landslide also injured 14 others, mostly travelers using cars and motorcycles.

The Rohingya, a persecuted religious minority in Myanmar, have faced rejection and hostility from locals in Aceh when they land ashore. Nearly 2,000 of them have arrived since October last year, UNHCR data showed.

Joined by Public Works and Housing Minister Basuki Hadiulyono, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and Yogyakarta Governor Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, the President officiated the new roads connecting Yogyakarta's four regencies, Gunung Kidul, Kulon Progo, Sleman and Bantul.

ITB is criticized for offering high-interest online loans as part of the tuition payment plan for its students.

Medan Zoo has been facing a financial crisis as a result of low visitor numbers.