NU pledges full support for Prabowo's administration, aiming to boost national welfare for a more prosperous Indonesia.

The National Police have begun a sweeping operation to crack down on hoarders and fraudsters taking advantage of the sudden shortage in 3 kg canisters of subsidized LPG, triggered by a now-reversed government ban on retail sales.

The government's idea to grant mining concessions to tertiary institutions has met with a mixed response, with some universities saying it could have a mutually beneficial outcome for both sectors and at least one professor alleging it is a subversive move to silence critics of the mining industry.

The President said during the first 100 days of his administration he had warned every ministry to “clean up” their act, otherwise they “will be cleaned out”.  

The antigraft body seized 11 cars, cash and other evidence from the residence of the Pancasila Youth chairman during a raid on Tuesday, in relation to a 2018 bribery scandal involving ex-Kutai Kertanegara regent Rita Widyasari and mining companies.

The higher education ministry has proposed excluding the government's university financial aid program from the sweeping budget efficiency measure to raise additional funds for the President's priority programs, and even plans to increase the KIP quota by another 200,000 students.

Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s books have influenced youths in their fight against injustice across generations, literary experts have said, stressing that the late author’s works are becoming increasingly relevant.

In a meeting with lawmakers on Tuesday, the communications minister laid out her plans to draw up an interim guideline on child online protection in the next two months as a stepping-stone to national legislation, underlining that the new policy would not limit freedom of expression.

The 2025 Train Travel Chart, or the 2025 Gapeka, is said to improve services and slash travel time, although some commuters have found difficulty in adjusting to the new schedule.

It is believed that the truck experienced a brake failure that caused it to crash into a line of vehicles waiting to pay at the toll gate. All the fatalities were individuals inside the vehicles struck by the truck, police said.

Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) Head Sugeng Teguh Santoso said the number of police officers who took their lives this year was alarmingly high compared to last year’s figure.

Batam mayor has expressed concerns that the incident could negatively affect tourism and industry in the region.

The two Japanese-made patrol boats, which are to be deployed to secure "choke points" in the waters off Indonesia's future capital in East Java, were donated in a deal agreed last month by President Prabowo and Prime Minister Ishiba.

The court called the plantiff's arguments "baseless" in its ruling on Tuesday, paving the way for the former governor's inauguration on Feb. 20 as the new East Java leader.

The agency on social media platform X said the quake, which was 81 km (50 miles) deep, had no tsunami potential.

A pileup at Ciawi tollgate in Bogor, West Java, on Tuesday night caused at least eight fatalities.

The Denpasar Immigration Office in Bali detained a British citizen for illegally opening a motorbike rental business, despite only holding a visitor visa.

The series of controversies embroiling several ministers in President Prabowo Subianto’s first 100 days in office has prompted calls for the reshuffle of his bloated Red and White cabinet, although observers say it is unlikely to happen soon unless “urgent factors” arise.

Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority chairman Basuki Hadimuljono has confirmed that there will not be a budget cut for the second phase of Nusantara’s development.

Since the policy was implemented, however, long queues have formed outside approved LPG distributors across various regions, with thousands of residents expressing frustration over their struggle to obtain the cooking gas.

While all regional heads sworn in on Feb. 20 will be inaugurated by Prabowo, only governors will be inducted by the President in a ceremony after the Feb. 24 ruling hearing. The elected regents and mayors will be inaugurated by their respective governors.

The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) is moving forward in a probe into the alleged falsification of permits for land on the shoreline facing an illegal sea barrier in Tangerang regency, Banten, which has sparked a debate about the issue of unlicensed land reclamation.

The Indonesian Ombudsman’s Banten office estimates that fishers suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered by a bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang regency.

The meeting was organized at the headquarters of the Agriculture Ministry in South Jakarta, after the President wrapped up his unannounced inspection of the distribution of free meals to students.

Police in Bandar Lampung City are still investigating the death of a policemen found dead in his home in Langkapura subdistrict, Bandar Lampung, on Monday evening.  

The West Java city of Bogor is expanding its efforts in both case detection and public outreach, specifically for groups at high risk of contracting tuberculosis, amid a surge in active cases in one of four TB hot spots in the province.

President Prabowo Subianto finally conducted “an impromptu visit” to several schools in Jakarta on Monday to observe the implementation of his flagship free nutritious meals program.