The Minyakita scandal comes in the midst of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, during which household consumer spending traditionally rises ahead of the Idul Fitri celebration.

The House of Representatives is considering altering the 2017 Migrant Workers’ Protection Law to grant amnesty to both unauthorized migrant workers and the firms sending them overseas illegally, although experts say the plan will do little to solve the issues Indonesian migrant workers face.

A recent spate of accusations of nepotism and cronyism under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto has caused a public outcry, as experts warn of the potential impact on the government’s effectiveness and accountability.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has searched the house of former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil, who has been out of the public limelight since losing the Jakarta gubernatorial race four months ago, as part of the agency’s probe into corruption at publicly listed lender Bank BJB.

Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto has reasserted that active military officers must retire or resign from active service before holding civilian positions, as mandated by Article 47 of the 2004 TNI Law.

During the livestream, she responded to a viewer who had asked her to cut her hair to be more like a man’s, by holding up a picture of Jesus Christ and saying, “You [Jesus] should not look like a woman. You should cut your hair so that you will look like his father,” referring to the viewer's father.

Chief of mission, Jeff Labovitz, said there is no current planned reduction in services. 

“While the label indicates 1 liter [of cooking oil], our tests showed volumes ranging between 700 and 900 milliliters,” said the head of the police's Food Task Force.

Ratu Thalisa was found guilty by the Medan District Court of spreading hatred under a widely-criticised online hate-speech law in a TikTok livestream, Dapot Dariarma of the local prosecutor's office told AFP.

The South Jakarta District Court declared a pretrial motion filed by Hasto Kristiyanto void on Monday after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) filed a dossier of charges against the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician for bribery and obstruction of justice.

Frustration over the government’s decision to postpone the employment start date for some 1.2 million newly recruited state workers has spilled over onto the streets, with scores of recruits staging protests in several cities demanding accountability for months of lost income and financial setbacks.

Women workers from a variety of sectors voiced demands for women’s rights protection, including through the ratification of the domestic worker protection bill, which has been stalled in the House of Representatives for over 21 years.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung is seeking to meet the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) to discuss the fate of his planned free school breakfast policy after the central government signaled approval for the rollout of the program that will complement President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meal program.

In recent years, teenagers have started modifying their sarongs to make them more dangerous, such as by filling them with rocks and metal scraps to use during brawls, leading to injuries and fatalities.

Riau's capital, Pekanbaru, has been battling flooding for over a week after heavy downpours caused the Siak River, one of the largest rivers in the province, to overflow on March 2.

She is one of thousands of Indonesians on social media promoting a popular hashtag that translates as "let's just escape for now".

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is taking Hasto Kristiyanto to court for bribery and obstruction of justice this week, potentially derailing the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) politician’s attempt to avoid investigation through pretrial motions.

The University of Indonesia (UI) has ordered Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia to revise his controversial doctoral dissertation, ignoring calls from critics to have his degree revoked over academic dishonesty.

Activists and legal experts urge authorities to thoroughly investigate the installation of a 30-kilometer bamboo fence in the waters off Tangerang regency, Banten, to find the masterminds ordering its construction.

The free mudik program for the 2025 Idul Fitri holiday season will still run, despite budget cuts, to suppress the use of private vehicles and reduce traffic congestion.

A lawmaker and military observer say Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya’s military promotion from major to lieutenant colonel violates the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law that largely restricts active military officers from holding civilian positions.

Restricting schools from going on field trips may impact businesses in West Java and other regions often picked as destinations for such trips, according to a representative from the tour and travel agencies association.

Although the construction of Kampung Susun Bayam (KSB) was completed in 2022, the Jakarta administration, then led by acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono, prevented the displaced residents from moving in to the apartment complex, citing unresolved legal issues.

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said at a press conference on Friday that he and the Jakarta administration would make a proposal to add Greater Jakarta’s flood control efforts to the 2025-2029 PSN list.

This year, the Transportation Ministry predicts that half of Indonesia’s population, or around 146 million people, will travel during the holiday, with West Java recording the highest mobility, according to a release earlier this week. 

Attorney General ST Burhanuddin has suggested that suspects in a corruption case pertaining to fuel imports at state energy giant Pertamina could receive the death penalty as they committed their crimes during COVID-19, which was a national disaster.

Drug dealers have immense financial power to buy off political leaders and law enforcement agencies to secure their illicit drug trafficking activities, warns BNN chief.