Tengku Ariefanda Abdul Djalil Rahmadshah was appointed sultan once his father Langkat Sultan XIV Tengku Azwar Abdul Djalil Rahmadshah passed away. 

A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday, burying a group of miners working only three meters away, said West Sumatra police spokeswoman Susmelawati Rosya.

Vendors said they are running out of stock and requested additional quota of Minyakita from state-owned food public corporation Perum Bulog. 

As investigations continue into the Bekasi Timur Station collision that killed 16 women, commuters along Greater Jakarta’s busiest rail corridor say fear has become part of the journey, while experts urge long-delayed safety reforms.

North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Agency’s (BKSDA) Region II Stabat head Bobby Nopandry said hundreds of orangutans currently live outside TNGL.

Police arrested two suspects and hauled some 12 cubic meters of processed wood as evidence of illegal logging in Siak and Pelalawan regencies.

North Sumatra Police Highway Patrol Unit head Sr. Adj. Comr. Dhery Fajariandono said police were still searching for the bus and pickup truck drivers, both of whom are suspected of fleeing the scene following the crash.

The Riau Islands Police are coordinating with several security agencies to monitor the maritime border in the province against fuel smuggling and other illegal practices by unscrupulous groups seeking to profit from the global oil price shocks.

The scamming syndicate also held two Japanese captives, who were forced to work as scam operators.

A wave of job cuts could hit as early as the second quarter of 2026 without immediate policy intervention or stimulus, industry players warn.

Indonesia is emerging as a new operational hub for transnational online gambling and cyber scam syndicates, said the National Police, following recent raids on cybercrime dens across the country that allegedly involved hundreds of foreign nationals.

Most of the foreigners detained are Chinese and Vietnamese nationals and entered Indonesia using the visa-free visit program (BVK) and visa-on-arrival (VoA).

The riot started after host Perspira Jayapura lost 1-0 to guest PS Adhyaksa Banten in a Liga 2 Indonesia soccer playoff match on Friday.

The government will issue a presidential instruction on rescuing the population and habitats of Sumatran and Kalimantan elephants.

The search for two missing Singaporean hikers after a volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera, North Maluku, was still hampered by continuous eruptions and bad weather on Sunday, an Indonesian official said, though they were feared to be dead.

One Indonesian female hiker was confirmed dead, with her body had been recovered by the rescuers and handed to her family.

The rescue agency had halted the search on Friday evening as the volcano continued to erupt.

Sri Wahyuni Pancasilawati, head of emergency response, equipment and logistics at the North Sumatra Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), said extreme weather has battered parts of the province over the past two weeks, triggering a series of hydrometeorological disasters.

Abdul Muhari, spokesperson for the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), said 20 hikers were on the volcano when the eruption occurred, including nine Singaporeans.

Special crimes investigators have foiled an attempt to smuggle 100 tonnes of illegally produced mangrove charcoal to Malaysia linked to a group running two clandestine factories in Meranti Islands regency, in the second such case since March amid Riau's crackdown on deforestation.

According to one of the victims’ attorneys, Ali Yusron, approximately 50 students at the Islamic boarding school were allegedly sexually abused by AS between 2020 and 2024, although most have so far declined to file formal police reports, BBC Indonesia reported.

According to the ruling, Sritex submitted falsified financial statements for 2017, 2018 and 2019 to secure loans from Central Java regional development bank Bank Jateng, West Java and Banten regional development bank Bank BJB, and Jakarta-owned Bank DKI.

Those arrested include operators of several illegal activities, such as love scamming, online gambling and e-commerce phishing.

A lawmaker has called for a comprehensive review of national transportation safety standards after a passenger bus collided with a fuel truck and exploded on Wednesday, killing 16 people, in the latest fatal accident involving public transport.

The case stems from comments Hamdani Adjam posted to Instagram suggesting a romantic "match" between North Sumatra's top lawmaker, a woman, and Governor Bobby Nasution, who are both married to other people.

Despite reports of fuel shortages across several provinces, Pertamina has insisted that national fuel supplies remain secure.

A road accident involving a passenger bus and a fuel tanker killed 16 people and injured four others in North Musi Rawas regency, South Sumatra, on Wednesday.