The 40-year-old woman, identified as Luiza Kosykh, left Bali's Denpasar on a late Sunday flight to Moscow, Bali law and human rights agency official I Nengah Sukadana told AFP, just days after she was nabbed by immigration officials.

Efforts to save the New Zealand-national pilot held by separatist rebels will intensify following Saturday’s shootout, a military spokesperson has said.

With Idul Fitri less than a week away, the government has reported a spike in the number of Indonesians on the move, particularly using modes of public transportation, as the country’s biggest mudik (exodus) season yet is almost in full swing.

Merri Utami, 49, was sentenced to death in 2002 by a court in Tangerang, Banten, after she was found guilty of trying to smuggle heroin into the country. She had claimed that she was duped into becoming a drug mule.

Indonesian Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Julius Widjojono said on Sunday other soldiers were dispersed to several sites in the search for captured Susi Air pilot, Phillip Mehrtens, and they were having communication difficulties due to bad weather.

At least one soldier was killed in the Papuan Highlands on Saturday during a clash with a rebel group holding a New Zealand national hostage, as the Indonesian Military (TNI) promised to “thoroughly evaluate” its rescue mission for the abducted pilot amid rising tensions in the region.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Sunday named Bandung Mayor Yana Mulyana and two officials of the city administration as suspects in a bribery case centering on a botched procurement of the internet infrastructure for Bandung's smart city project.

The Bali governor has again reiterated his refusal to allow Israeli participation, this time at the World Beach Games set for August, refuting an earlier statement from the sports minister that the province was committed to supporting the event "1,000 percent".

The suspects allegedly pelted police officers with stones during a drug and gambling raid on Monday that left four officers injured.

Authorities in Papua have reported that a civilian turbine engine aircraft was shot by members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) upon landing at Beoga Airport in Puncak regency, Central Papua, on Friday morning.

At least six people were killed and two injured after a trailer truck carrying steel rebar hit seven vehicles in Boyolali, Central Java, on Friday.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster said after a meeting with Youth and Sports Minister Ditto Ariotedjo and chairman of the Indonesian Olympics Committee (KOI) Raja Sapta Oktohari that the Bali administration had thrown its weight behind the event, scheduled for the first week of August.

Police have arrested the principal of a pesantren in Central Java in what appears to be another case of serial child sexual abuse.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Batam, Riau Islands, is calling local residents to be aware of fires risk as temperatures passed 33 degrees in the city.

Local police have said that two people were killed and 13 injured when a bus plunged into a ravine while climbing a steep road in the popular tourist area.

Taman Safari Indonesia  (TSI) wildlife park in Bogor, West Java, celebrated the birth of white southern rhinoceros over the Easter weekend.

On Monday, police in Jayapura arrested the protesters after staging a rally to call for the release of pro-independence activist Victor Yeimo, who was standing trial for sedition.

The joint Indonesian Military (TNI) and police rescue team hunting for abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip Merthens in Nduga regency, Papua Highlands, has captured a suspect thought to be responsible for burning Merthens’ aircraft some two months ago.

The newly inaugurated church, rechristened Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) West Bogor, has divided the Yasmin congregation as several members refuse to use the new building.

Yudo said over the weekend that he would not deploy only soldiers to free New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens as the strategy could be used as justification by the separatist group to escalate the situation.

The government is urging holidaymakers to start traveling to their hometowns earlier in hopes of avoiding widespread traffic congestion during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday, which is expected to be the biggest mudik (exodus) season since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As religious tolerance has stagnated in the past year throughout the country, West Kalimantan’s Singkawang was found to be the most tolerant city in the country while Banten’s Cilegon is the most intolerant, a study by human rights advocacy group Setara Institute revealed.

The male sperm whale was found stranded on Yeh Leh beach in Jembrana on Saturday afternoon. 

The province's police force have arrested an American man for assault and property damage in the latest case in what appears to be a spate of negative incidences involving foreign nationals in Bali.

The senior minister is visiting Batam over a report from a civic group alleging that local officials, including the deputy chief of the Batam intelligence office, are involved in allowing human trafficking to flourish.

Susi Air pilot Phillip Mehrtens was abducted by the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB) in the Papuan highlands area of Nduga two months ago after a routine flight to the area.

The sperm whale, believed to weigh many tonnes, beached itself in the east of Bali on Wednesday before locals and officials pushed it back out to sea.

Koster used the same argument that Indonesia did not have a diplomatic relationship with Israel as the justification for the latest decision.

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD has said there was a strong indication that alleged human trafficking crimes in Batam involved government officials and private parties.

Banjarnegara Police in Central Java have arrested 45-year-old Slamet Tohari who is believed to have killed at least 12 people he had promised to multiply money for.