Efforts to extinguish forest fires engulfing parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan have yielded few results, with air quality in some cities deteriorating to levels unsafe for schooling and travel.

Weighing about 27 kilogram (59.52 lb), the yet-to-be named female calf, was born on Saturday at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) facility in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung province.

Fifteen-year-old Jovan Farellino was one of 135 people killed after a match in Malang, East Java with many dying from suffocation or being trampled in one of the deadliest disasters in the sport's history. 

Fewer than half of total of 7,682 permanent houses have been built as authorities claim land-acquisition issues caused the delay.

Tourist-dependent Bali attracts millions of foreign visitors annually and the beach-dotted island's narrow roads have been clogged with traffic jams since its reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The fine will be enforced starting in January 2024 after Medan completes a restoration project on the Deli River.

The revenue from the planned tourist tax will be used for waste management and cultural preservation programs to help Bali maintain its status as a world-class tourist destination.

Wildfires engulfed several more national parks in Indonesia as a prolonged dry season triggered by El Nino continued to sweep the southern part of the country.

National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has ordered a thorough investigation into the death of police officer Setyo Herlambang, who was found dead last week of a gunshot wound to the chest, with a pistol lying on the ground next to him.

A preliminary investigation by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has found indications of possible rights violations occurring in the handling of the recent string of riots and forced eviction of locals living in Rempang – an island that is part of Batam, Riau Islands province.

At least four people were killed on Saturday evening when a trailer truck hit nine motorcycles and seven cars after an alleged brake failure near the Bawen toll gate in Semarang regency, Central Java.

Jakarta had abandoned island development for decades before recent investment arrived from China.

The growing presence of mining companies in Indonesia has caused riots and clashes in recent years over poor working conditions and land encroachment.

The growing presence of mining companies on Indonesia's main islands has caused riots and clashes in recent years over poor working conditions and land encroachment.

A district court in South Sumatra has sentenced a woman to two years in prison after she recited an Islamic prayer before eating pork in a viral TikTok video widely criticized in Indonesia.

Lina Mukherjee, 33, was found guilty of "spreading information aimed at inciting hatred against religious individuals and specific groups" at a court on Tuesday in Palembang, according to the verdict.

Among the measures to respect the locals’ rights was to withdraw all police and military personnel tasked with safeguarding the island amid the protests by residents against the plan. Security forces would also dismantle security posts across Rempang once they considered the situation to have calmed down.

Indonesia is expecting to see more fires during this year’s dry season, which is forecast to be longer and drier due to the El Niño weather system.

Several cabinet members and high-ranking police officers visited Rempang island and neighboring Batam in the Riau archipelago over the weekend, as the government looks to ensure the continuation of the Rempang Eco-City project despite mounting resistance from locals.

Civil society organizations and religious groups have criticized authorities for their handling of protests by residents against a new eco-city project on Rempang Island in Riau Islands, accusing the government of prioritizing investment over the interests of the people.

The Suralaya power plant complex in Cilegon, around 100 kilometers west of Jakarta, is presently the largest such facility in Southeast Asia. The complex currently has eight power generation units (PGUs) with a total output capacity of 4,025 megawatts (MW).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has described local opposition to plans to develop a new eco-city project on Rempang Island, in Riau Islands, as a case of miscommunication, as he promised to send Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to resolve the issue.

Violent scenes erupted on Monday on Rempang island, located about 44 km (27 miles) from Singapore, where about 1,000 demonstrators had gathered in front of the office of BP Batam, one of the developers of the planned Rempang Eco City. 

Some of the nearly 1,000 people who took part in Monday’s protest in Batam city threw rocks, bottles and other objects at security personnel, authorities said.

The Environment and Forestry Ministry estimates that nearly 270,000 hectares of land and forest have been burned so far this year, with West Kalimantan, East Nusa Tenggara, South Kalimantan and East Java among the worst-hit provinces.

The Indonesian geological agency pegged the magnitude at 5.9 with no threat of tsunami. North Maluku covers the northern part of the Maluku islands.

Promoting the country’s ambitious Nusantara capital city project at the Group of 20 Summit in India last week, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo returned to Jakarta with four fresh investment commitments, albeit still with no concrete promises of actual funding.

A 6.2-magnitude quake that shook Sulawesi island in January 2021 killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.

Residents of Rempang Island in Riau Islands province clashed last week with security forces in a demonstration against plans to develop the island into a new economic hub, which necessitates the eviction of hundreds of families from their homes before the end of the month.

Police have named a suspect for allegedly causing the fire that burned the savanna at Mount Bromo in East Java on Thursday.