Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said he obtained reports from Singaporean authorities that a Singaporean court had rejected a request for bail submitted by Indonesian businessman and graft suspect Paulus Tannos, who was arrested for corruption in January.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, which is in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (6.84 miles) high, forcing the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the highest. 

Authorities had been searching for several suspects over the shooting of Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old Australian national, on Saturday.

At least two dozen flights to and from the resort island of Bali have been canceled, its international airport website showed Wednesday, after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10 kilometers into the sky.

A long-running dispute between the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra was resolved on Tuesday, with President Prabowo Subianto mediating between the two governors and affirming that four contested islands fall under Aceh’s jurisdiction.

The private jet was reportedly bought in cash carried in 19 suitcases and transported by plane. The money was allegedly embezzled from the Papua provincial budget between 2020 and 2022, according to the antigraft body.

The Saudia Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was carrying 442 haj pilgrims to Jakarta when the aircraft was diverted to Medan. 

The DNA-based testing will be combined with the acetate acid (IVA) screening that is currently widely used across the nation in order to increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening for women.

The arrests were made following cooperation between Indonesian police, immigration authorities and the Australian Federal Police, he said, adding Bali police would later release further details about the arrests.

Indonesia will receive its first Airbus A400M heavy transport aircraft in November while waiting for the delivery of four H145M light helicopters. 

The disaster has forced residents to relocate dozens of graves in the village, as many tombs cracked open and shifted. As of Sunday, villagers and authorities have managed to relocate 26 graves, but dozens more still remain.

The hardest hit region is Sayung district, where nearly half of the 20 villages face daily tidal floods, usually between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Floodwaters often rise as high as 30 centimeters and worsen during the rainy season.

The Jakarta administration is studying whether to require employees of private companies to take public transportation on Wednesdays, after city workers were required to do so

Culture Minister Fadli Zon has defended his denial of mass rape during the May 1998 riots from a recent interview. But it was met with more outrage from historians and activists who deemed it a government attempt to sanitize Indonesia’s violent past amid the ministry’s controversial project to rewrite history.

Despite criticism from environmentalists and apparent conflict with Governor Pramono Anung’s conservation pledge, the Jakarta administration has committed to supporting President Prabowo’s ambitious seawall megaproject along the city’s northern coast following the President’s request last week.

Deputy Governor Rano Karno introduced the Jakarta Film Commission (JFC) as an independent body to be managed by film industry professionals, aimed at supporting filmmakers from within and outside the country.

The deceased has been identified as Zivan Radmanovic, 32, while the surviving victim, Sanar Ghanim, 34, was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Amid reports of increased military activity in Nduga regency, Highland Papua, following the release of a New Zealand pilot from rebel captivity, rights groups said that Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel have committed an extrajudicial killing of a Papuan civilian, an accusation the military has denied.

President Prabowo Subianto will step in and handle the dispute surrounding four islands between Aceh and North Sumatra provinces, following tensions over the Home Ministry’s recent decision on the ownership of the islands.

The six provinces in the country’s easternmost region account for 90 percent of the national caseload, whereas nearly 80 percent of all regencies and cities across the country have been declared malaria-free.

Culture Minister Fadli Zon’s denial of mass rape during the May 1998 riots has triggered a wave of condemnation, with rights groups warning that it reflects a growing effort to sanitize Indonesia’s violent past and erase the long-ignored suffering of Chinese-Indonesian women during one of the nation’s darkest chapters.

Witnesses said the perpetrators who fled the scene after the attack were speaking in English with a thick Australian accent.

Around two-thirds of people participating in the free birthday health screening are women, according to the Health Ministry, with health workers detecting dental problems, hypertension, diabetes and obesity as the top four health issues found during the checkups.

Each year, an estimated 1 million to 2 million Indonesians travel abroad for medical treatment, leading to losses of approximately Rp 163 trillion (US$10 billion) annually in capital outflows. The massive losses underscore the urgent need to develop high-quality medical tourism within Indonesia.

The governor is fully behind the draft rule, which includes two types of smoke-free zones and contains a raft of clearly defined sanctions that can go up to 50 million (US$3,000) depending on the severity of the offense.

Local fishermen aboard the Duta Lestari 08 spotted the American man, waving and calling for help after drifting overnight from Nusa Lembongan on a Jet Ski that had run out of fuel, and safely delivered him into the hands of SAR personnel near Uluwatu.

Exercising in the evening may help improve physical and mental health, but working out too hard at nighttime may disrupt one's sleep pattern and quality, experts have warned.