The Saturday incident occurred just a month after an employee of PT Ocean Sky Metal Industry (OSMI), one of IMIP’s tenants, was killed after being buried by 150 kilograms of mining material.

The West Nusa Tenggara Police replaced the Kayangan Police station chief for alleged extortion and intimidation that led to a civil servant taking his own death. 

The court found Chief Seaman Bambang Apri Atmojo and First Sgt. Akbar Adli guilty of committing premeditated murder and unlawfully taking possession of a stolen vehicle.

President Prabowo Subianto’s administration has been facing criticism for its dismissive public communication style, which analysts say is a reflection of its penchant for closed-door, top-down policymaking.

Protests have broken out in major cities such as Bandung and Surabaya since the House passed the TNI Law revision on Thursday following what critics called a rushed, opaque deliberation process.

The Free Papua Movement (OPM) rebels claimed responsibility for the attacks they said were aimed at “intelligence agents” disguised as teachers and medical workers in the region.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo plans to install security cameras in every neighborhood unit (RT) and community unit (RW) in the city following Idul Fitri as part of a promised effort to reduce Jakarta’s crime rates.

Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head Dwikorita Karnawati said that while the overall chance of rainfall had decreased as Indonesia transitioned to the dry season, several atmospheric factors made for a continued risk of extreme weather across the country.

Around 1,000 students and activists dressed in black participated in the protest in front of an East Java government building.

A ministry official reported that the total gross deforestation for 2024 was 216,200 ha, offset by reforestation efforts covering 40,800 ha, resulting in a net loss of 175,400 ha.

The President has left several key ambassadorial posts vacant, prompting analysts to question the former military general’s long-term geopolitical plans.

The recent passage of a controversial revision to the 2004 Indonesian Military (TNI) Law has sparked concerns that the military’s expanded role in civilian affairs could lead to overlapping responsibilities and further strain Indonesia’s already overburdened bureaucracy.

The police have started a preliminary investigation into the intimidation of journalists from national news magazine Tempo amid pressure from civil society groups to safeguard press freedom and ensure the safety of the country’s reporters.

The government has stressed that no institution is obliged to provide holiday bonuses ahead of Idul Fitri (THR) to civil society organizations, commonly referred as ormas (mass organizations).

The new governor vowed on Saturday that his administration would not carry out so-called “justice operations”, where authorities would actively discourage newcomers from settling in Jakarta to find work after the Idul Fitri holidays.

Weekly magazine Tempo, a top publication since the 1970s, has been critical of the policies of President Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general whom rights groups accuse of abuses under the New Order regime.

The 7.8-hectare Rorotan RDF plant is part of Jakarta's efforts to tackle its growing waste problem. Originally scheduled to be fully operational by mid-March, the plant is designed to process about one-third of the city's 8,000 tonnes of daily waste, the majority of which is currently sent to the Bantar Gebang landfill.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has reported that the 91S tropical cyclone developing in the Indian Ocean is causing increased wind speeds across Indonesia, resulting in high waves that were expected to persist until Sunday.

More Chinese businesses will invest in Indonesia, especially Central Java province, with the designation of Batang Industropolis as a special economic zone. 

Several days after a Tempo journalist was sent an anonymous package containing a pig’s head, the outlet’s office in Jakarta received another box containing the carcasses of decapitated rats in what was seen as another attempt to intimidate the publication and its journalists.

The PDI-P has been facing various political and legal pressures, potentially pushing the nationalist party into the wall and affecting its stance toward the government and coalition of President Prabowo Subianto, analysts have said.

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) vows to pay thousands of its development pioneer scholar (SPPI) employees, who have not been paid since the free meals program started in January, before the Idul Fitri holidays.

In a small win for democracy amid the ongoing furor over the newly passed TNI Law revision, justices at the top court have ruled "to uphold [...] the people's sovereignty" by barring legislators-elect from abandoning their constituency expressly to make a bid for a regional leadership post.

At least two people were rushed to hospital, with one tourist pronounced dead, according to the police.

The legislature's habitual use of closed-door meetings to deny opportunities for civil participation is reflected in the EIU's latest Democracy Index, which shows that the country's "civil liberties" score has remained unchanged for almost three decades.

Tempo and its journalists who recently received an anonymous package containing a pig’s head say they are undeterred by the apparent intimidation attempt and have called on the public to “stay critical”.

The incident erupted when a joint team of 17 officers from the Negara Batin Police and Way Kanan Police raided an illicit gambling operation at 4:50 p.m. on Monday.