Indonesia has detected 23 cases of hantavirus infections since 2024, with recent cases in Jakarta and Yogyakarta were assumed to have no connections with the outbreak on board of a European cruise ship.

Through the citizen lawsuit, the plaintiffs demand the court order the government to push for a more serious and coordinated disaster response in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, which suffered damage from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in November 2025.

The Health Ministry has pledged to overhaul Indonesia’s medical internship program to ensure fewer working hours and adequate leave, following the deaths of four intern doctors in just two months amid mounting scrutiny over overwork in the system.

Ministry spokesperson Maria Assegaff said the Indonesian government fully respected and supported Saudi Arabia’s policy of la haj bila tasrih (no haj without an official permit).

The recent death of another intern doctor in Jambi, allegedly linked to overwork, marks the fourth such fatality in just two months and has intensified scrutiny of Indonesia’s medical internship program, with observers calling for urgent reforms to improve working conditions and trainee protection.

The tanker MT Honour 25, along with its crew, was reportedly seized by Somali pirates while carrying fuel from Oman to Somalia on April 21.

A higher education ministry official argued several majors, such as education and medical degrees, have been oversupplying graduates, leaving hundreds of thousands of graduates from such programs without employment.

The Jakarta Police have escalated their handling of last week’s fatal train collision at Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, moving from a preliminary inquiry to a full investigation amid renewed scrutiny over railway crossing safety following another deadly crash in Central Java.

Geographical conditions of malaria hotspots, climate-induced extreme weather, people migrations and limited funding are among obstacles to health authorities’ effort to achieve national target of disease elimination by 2030.

Following a mandatory facial age estimation provided by the platform, Roblox will transition 23 million accounts owned by under-16 users to either a Kids account with no chat feature or a Select one that is allowed to communicate with approved family members and friends.

The first measure is age verification through facial scanning for all under 16 Roblox users in Indonesia, minister Meutya Hafid told reporters

Despite repeated fatal incidents, locals continue to use the level crossing near Bekasi Timur Station, as it remains an essential route to work and public services amid weak safety supervision.

World Bank figures show more Indonesian women workers and commuters depend on public transport than men in a workforce where the manpower ministry says they accounted for about 40 percent in 2024.

A daycare abuse case in Yogyakarta involving at least 53 children has triggered nationwide outrage and renewed scrutiny of Indonesia’s childcare oversight system, prompting authorities to intensify inspections of unlicensed facilities and tighten regulatory enforcement.

President Prabowo Subianto and experts pointed to level crossings as a key factor leading to the fatal collision between a Greater Jakarta commuter train and an intercity train that killed at least 15 passengers and left 88 others injured.

Rico died on Friday after undergoing intensive treatment at St. George Hospital in Beirut for injuries sustained in an Israeli strike near the Lebanese city of Aadchit Al Qusayr on March 29.

A renewed measles vaccination drive following a recent outbreak in several regions has fueled public debate over vaccine necessity and effectiveness, exposing resistance among some parents who refuse immunization for their children.

During a meeting on April 23, Wikimedia clarified its nonprofit nature and commitment to user privacy, while the government made clear its electronic platform registration as a mere administrative process.

Among the vaccines that can be given to pregnant women are those that inoculate against pertussis and tetanus, as antibodies against such diseases can be passed down to the baby through the placenta and breast milk.

Google’s video sharing platform YouTube became the latest platform identified as having a ‘high risk’ for children to comply with the government’s restrictions on social media use for children under 16.

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) admitted that it has yet to test food samples from the government’s free nutritious meal program, despite a growing number of reported food poisoning cases nationwide, citing budget constraints.

Last year, Indonesian immigration authorities prevented the departure of approximately 1,250 Indonesians who attempted to perform the pilgrimage through unauthorized channels.

Deputy Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Stella Christie said that early education could benefit from the fact that the human brain, even at the early stage of human growth, has a superior capability than even the most advanced form of artificial intelligence.

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is conducting surveys through a special team to refine the distribution of the free meals program, citing President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to prioritize undernourished children and low-income families as the primary beneficiaries of his flagship initiative.

While some see vasectomy as a way to ease the disproportionate contraceptive burden on women, others remain cautious, partly due to misconceptions equating it with castration, removal of testicular function, which is often associated with reduced hormones, libido and “loss of masculinity”.

Lawmakers on Monday pressed the government and university leaders to strengthen campus sexual harassment safeguards, following public outrage over recent cases involving dozens of University of Indonesia (UI) students and a Padjadjaran University professor.

The new policy classifies drinks from A to D with corresponding color codes based on the percentage of sugar, salt and fat content per 100 milliliters of sugary drinks, which determined with lab testing supervised by authorities.

The Communications and Digital Ministry gave an ultimatum for the nonprofit platform to register as an electronic system provider (PSE) in the country for seven days from April 15 to prevent a permanent block on its projects’ websites.

Indonesia’s haj departures remain on track despite the ongoing United States-Israeli war against Iran, with preparations entering the final stage and the first group of pilgrims set to leave on April 22 as authorities press ahead with safety measures.

The students, who are under investigation by the university's anti-sexual violence task force, are barred from participating in all academic activities, entering campus premises except for purposes related to the case or urgent matters under university supervision.