The government unveiled West Jakarta's Murugan Temple on Sunday at an event led by the religious affairs minister, touting it as the biggest Hindu temple in the region and that it was open to all denominations of the religion.

Jakarta still lacks schools for children with special needs, with none at all in North Jakarta, as governor-elect Pramono Anung Wibowo vows to improve the situation.   

With the Indonesian Military (TNI) having identified improving cybersecurity as one of its top priorities this year, its chief Gen. Agus Subiyanto is considering recruiting civilians with expertise in information technology as soldiers, with a view for them to eventually join the planned cyber force.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is looking into potential corruption in the issuance of permits for coastal land fronting a sprawling bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of six districts in Tangerang regency, Banten.

The Immigration and Corrections Ministry has suspended multiple immigration officers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on the outskirts of Jakarta amid an investigation into reports of extortion of foreign nationals.

According to observers, President Prabowo Subianto's nationalistic view that resource-rich Indonesia should be self-sufficient, respected and well-networked has been driving his diplomatic efforts in the first 100 days of his presidency.

The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has urged the National Police to push for criminal investigations into the suspected extortion of attendants of the Djakarta Warehouse Project (DWP) music festival, as the force wrapped up its ethics hearings against officers allegedly involved in the scandal.

Indonesia has one of the world's highest rates of deforestation, with key drivers including timber plantations, palm oil cultivation and, increasingly, the mining of critical minerals.

The seized birds will be released at the Rawa Danau natural reserve in Serang regency in the province.

National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has asked regional police leaders to create special social media accounts to respond to public complaints before they go viral.

The amnesty plan first surfaced last month, when Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas announced after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto an idea to pardon some 44,000 prisoners nationwide on humanitarian grounds and to help relieve the country’s overcrowded prisons.

The President's instruction came just as the two institutions became the subject of public scrutiny following a growing number of incidents of brutality and violence by military and police officers in the country in recent months.

However, the ministry has stated it would not be able to compensate for incentives that have remained unpaid since 2020.

The victims said the perpetrators allegedly pretended to be part of a business association partnered with the government to run the free meals program. 

The officials were dismissed over problematic permits for coastal land that were issued during their tenure at the Tangerang Land Agency.

Commuter line operator PT KAI Commuter will integrate three stations in Central Jakarta, namely Karet, BNI City and Sudirman stations, in April this year as part of its efforts to improve commuters’ comfort.

The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported that at least that 2,784 residents were taking refuge as their homes were inundated by the heavy rainfall pouring across Jakarta on Thursday night.

The government has promised to avoid becoming complacent after the latest polls averaged an approval rating of 80 percent for the first 100 days of the Prabowo presidency.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that social assistance (bansos) funding would remain untouched despite the government's budget efficiency measures to support President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals program, among others.

The government has until March 3 to submit a formal extradition request against Paulus Tannos, an Indonesian businessman named suspect in the multitrilltion-rupiah e-ID corruption case, who fled to Singapore.

A group of prominent interfaith and pro-democracy figures has voiced a moral call for the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, which recently hit its 100-day mark, to strengthen democracy and uphold integrity in governing the country of 280 million people.

The Water and Air Police have postponed the operation to dismantle a segment of the controversial bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang regency, Banten due to bad weather.

Over 800 people from different ethnicities and religions gathered at See Hien Kiong Temple after dark to enjoy lion dances, dragon dances, line dances, wushu performances, and violin music.

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has ordered a shutdown of unauthorized dredging and land reclamation to build a channel and jetties on an islet near Pari Island north of the Jakarta coast that islanders fear will damage mangroves and marine ecosystems in the area.

The region has already faced devastating disasters triggered by extreme weather in the past month, including 29 floods and seven landslides. 

Health programs in Indonesia are unlikely to be significantly impacted after the US' withdrawal from the WHO, as Indonesia is not financially dependent on the organization and the planned programs are expected to continue, the government assured.

Authorities initially blocked the refugees from disembarking to prevent them from escaping and because some local residents opposed their presence in town, according to local official.