This year’s first round of negotiations for the Code of Conduct (COC) at the South China Sea will commence in March, said the Foreign Ministry on Friday, where Indonesia as ASEAN chairman will lead efforts to “explore new approaches” in navigating the increasingly “destabilized” region. 

The Environment and Forestry Ministry is looking to designate North Sumatra coastal areas for reforestation location in an effort to reduce carbon emissions as well as to develop the local economy and maintain aquatic ecosystems.

It comes after two separate tiger attacks in the same Sumatran town over the past week left at least four people seriously injured.

As Indonesia gradually moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic with the end of curbs earlier this year, Jakarta commuters are also getting reacquainted with the city’s notorious traffic congestion, with data showing that Jakarta’s traffic has largely returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Sri Mulyani said the money would be sufficient to pay for the organizing of the general election and that the government would give an additional sum to be included in the 2024 state budget.

The NU chief has maintained his stance that the organization's members should be motivated only by Islam and eschew any 'ideas and creeds' from 'outside the Islamic tradition'.

Despite its pledge to hold the 2024 general election as scheduled, the government has kept the debate about a possible election delay and term extension alive, amid persistent efforts to amend the Constitution to keep President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in power beyond 2024.

Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Airlangga, Surya said that he was still waiting for a response from Megawati if she warmed to the proposal.

Exploring "turtle island", taking day trips to neighbouring Lombok and hitting Bali's famed beaches, the world's biggest-spending tourists were back after the Lunar New Year kicked off and Beijing reopened to the world last month.

The latest attack took place in a protected forest reserve in Aceh at about 2 am (2100 GMT Tuesday).

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s economy-forward approach to development has left the country’s fight against corruption in tatters, critics say, as they point to a new global graft study that illustrates the scale of the regression.

Vandalism and clashes by soccer fans over the past few days have once again put the issue of hooliganism at the forefront of Indonesian soccer, despite it being under the international spotlight following the deadly stadium stampede in October and ahead of hosting the youth world cup in May.

NasDem Party chairman Surya Paloh rekindled ties with an ally from the ruling coalition on Wednesday in an apparent effort to head off the threat of a reshuffle that could end the party’s run in the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration.

The Religious Affairs Ministry’s plan to nearly double the administered price of the haj pilgrimage this year continues to divide opinion, even among government officials, as the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) flags aspects of the state’s haj management as inefficient and lacking transparency.

Two captive-bred Javan hawk-eagles, a female and a males, were released on Monday at the foot of Mount Gede Pangrango in West Java. 

Speaking during an anniversary event held by the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he would likely make an announcement on a possible cabinet reshuffle based on his calculation of the Javanese calendar.

The Constitutional Court's rejection of a petition against the Marriage Law, at least the third since 2012, maintains the lack of clarity in three provisions that have led to the law's prevailing interpretation as banning interfaith marriage.

“I can have five shots of the mix every day, and I never get drunk. It’s good for our bodies,” Bali Governor I Wayan Koster said.

Almost nine years on from their first election debate, President Jokowi and his ally Prabowo Subianto have cemented a symbiotic relationship that many believe could benefit them both in 2024.

Authorities have said two ingredients, ethylene glycol (EG) and diethyelene glycol (DEG), found in some syrup-based paracetamol medications are linked to acute kidney injury, which many of the children suffered.

North Sulawesi's Talaud regency and the YLLI sustainability group have launched a marine and coastal conversation and empowerment project to help improve lives in coastal communities while saving marine life in the surrounding seas to mitigate climate impacts.

The Constitutional Court has formed an oversight team to investigate an apparent mismatch between two versions of a November 2022 ruling that upheld the controversial dismissal of court justice Aswanto the month prior.

The Jakarta Police have formed a team to investigate the circumstances surrounding a 2022 traffic collision involving a retired police officer that resulted in the death a university student, following criticism of the force’s initial handling of the incident.

Supporters of the Coalition for Change, a political alliance between the NasDem Party and the only two opposition parties in the legislative body, the Democratic Party and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), are seeking to solidify their political partnership amid speculations the prospective coalition is now dead on arrival. 

Experts warn that dams in both Indonesia and the Philippines, crucial for irrigation, drinking water and electricity generation, may face increased strain as climate change brings unpredictable and high-precipitation weather patterns.

Indonesia strongly condemned the use of excessive force by Israeli security forces during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinian civilians.

A Brazilian teenager has been arrested in Bali for attempting to bring 3.6 kg of cocaine into the island. Manuela Vitoria De Araujo Farias, 19, could now face the death penalty.