The Health Ministry said a recent uptick in mpox cases in the country was not yet a cause for concern, although health experts are still urging authorities to ramp up their tracing efforts and vaccine procurement as they expect cases to continue to rise.

The diaspora visa, introduced by the Immigration Directorate General on Thursday, grants an immediate permit to stay in the country for five or 10 years for former Indonesian citizens.

The Religious Affairs Ministry argued that the administered price for the haj needs to be increased next year, citing an expected increase in the United States Dollar exchange rate.

Several Islamic groups had called for the British band's only concert in Muslim-majority Indonesia this year to be cancelled over the rock group's views which they say clash with their conservative beliefs.

Environment and forestry minister Siti Nurbaya revealed a 30 percent decline in forest and land fires compared with 2019.

British pop-rock band Coldplay will perform its scheduled concert in Jakarta on Wednesday night despite calls by anti-LGBTQ demonstrators in the country for the show to be canceled, a minister has said.

Prosecutors charged Haris and Fatia for defamation under the controversial Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law for their statement against senior cabinet minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan

Gunung Padang, also known as “mountain of enlightenment”, sits at the top of an extinct volcano and is considered a sacred site by locals. In 1998, Gunung Padang was declared a national cultural heritage site.

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued Fatwa No. 83/2023, which underlines the Israeli goods boycott as part of its obligations in supporting Palestinian independence.

President Jokowi bestowed national hero titles on six figures, recognizing their pivotal role in Indonesia’s independence struggle on National Heroes Day.

Indonesia has experienced reduced rice production, forest fires and landfill fires as an impact of the long dry season caused by El Niño this year. 

The Environment and Forestry Ministry said indigenous peoples must adhere to the requirements, including holding customary forest licenses, to be eligible for carbon trading benefits. 

The emergence of the seed of tropical cyclone 94W is also a contributing factor to extreme weather conditions across various parts of Indonesia.

A call to boycott McDonald's emerged in Indonesian due to allegations of the chain providing free meals to the Israeli military.

The Health Ministry’s digital office will introduce a points system on SatuSehat app, rewarding physical activity with free meds to promote preventive health care.

Experts are urging the government to improve its approach and messaging in risk communication to avoid stigmatizing both the disease and patients amid a mpox casesthe country see more cases in the past few weeks.

Two regions in East Nusa Tenggara, East Sumba and Rote Ndao, have experienced 176 days without rain.

While officials have noted that few households will extract enough water to necessitate the permit, some analysts have criticized the regulation as unnecessary and unfair in a country where less than a quarter of the population has access to clean piped water.

To address famine in Papua, the government will soon introduce superior tuber varieties and appropriate agricultural technology.

Under the new direct cash assistance (BLT) scheme, each eligible family will receive Rp 200,000 (US$12.61) once a month in November and December to help them deal with the impacts of prolonged dry season.

BMKG warned the public of the potential for extreme weather as Indonesia enters the transitional season.

Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws but has held off conducting executions for several years. 

Forget about dreaming big. For children in Mentawai Islands regency, finishing school is a matter of luck and not the norm.

The promise of getting rich quick and easy access has allowed online gambling to mushroom in Indonesia, to the tune of Rp 200 trillion worth of transactions. But not everyone, if anybody, is hitting the jackpot. 

Indonesia faces a severe El Nino, possibly a 'Gorilla El Nino,' as rising temperatures mirror 2015's extremes.

As cases of monkeypox infection in Jakarta have multiplied over the past 10 days, the Health Ministry is on alert for the virus as epidemiologists highlight the importance of tracing.

Teachers have called on education authorities to revamp school safety systems, including building designs, following a string of incidents this year that have resulted in accidental student deaths because of faulty school railings and collapsing buildings.  

The accusations against drugmaker Afi Farma were made in a court in Kediri, in East Java, where the company is based, and Reuters is the first to report the charge that it used highly toxic ingredients. 

Many cities and regencies have declared a state of emergency for the drought caused by the El Niño-induced prolonged dry season, which has led to limited access to clean water for thousands of residents. 

World Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every Oct. 10, calling for countries still implementing capital punishment to abolish it, while raising awareness of the condition of death row convicts, many of whom experience injustice during the legal process leading to their verdict.