The volcano located in Yogyakarta and Central Java erupted around 12 p.m local time (0500 GMT) and a lava flow of 1.5 km was observed, the local authority said.

Indonesia has lodged a formal complaint with the Fijian government expressing its “deep disappointment” with the South Pacific country’s recognition of West Papua and support for the separatist movement there, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani “promises” to work with senior minister Mahfud MD to address reports about suspicious transactions amounting to Rp 300 trillion (US$19.4 billion) within tax and customs offices.

Downed communication lines following a landslide in the remote region of Natuna, Riau Islands, which killed at least 30 people, hinder evacuation efforts.

Jokowi’s son, Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka, confirmed on Thursday that the President had bought a ticket. 

Pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who works for the small, domestic Susi Air service, was abducted by the armed wing of Free Papua Movement (OPM) on Feb. 7 after landing at an airstrip in the Nduga district.

An Indian national died after slipping into the sea while posing for a photo at a popular beach-view cliff in Nusa Penida, a small island east of Bali, on Saturday.

Sri Mulyani said that only recently she had received reports on the suspicious transactions and upon closer inspection, she could not verify if Mahfud's claim was correct.

Yudo suggested he was concerned that civilians could be hurt if a military operation to rescue Mehrtens was carried out.

Speaking to reporters in Jakarta, Pahala said the KPK had flagged 134 tax officials with stakes in 280 companies in varying sectors, including tax-consulting services.

According to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, some 2 million Indonesians leave the country every year seeking medical treatment, costing the country Rp 165 trillion (US$10.6 billion) annually in capital outflows.

The relative newcomer has insisted that it wasn't trying to delay the 2024 elections with its lawsuit, merely get the KPU to declare it eligible to participate, even though it failed the verification process – twice.

Organizing official gets 18 months, security official one year.

Indonesian Military (TNI) commander Adm. Yudo Margono has turned down New Zealand's offer of assistance in an operation to release the New Zealander pilot who has been held hostage by an armed Papuan rebel group in Nduga regency, Papua Highlands, for about a month.

The Finance Ministry's inspector general Awan Nurmawan Nuh said he had issued a recommendation to Sri Mulyani following an internal probe and that the finance minister had agreed to implement the decision.

The landslide struck Monday on Serasan Island, located in the Natuna region between Kalimantan and Peninsular Malaysia. 

The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many crushed as they fled for exits after police fired tear gas into the crowd.

The PPP, the only Islamic party in the ruling coalition, has decided to provide a platform for both Erick and Sandiaga to get public attention ahead of 2024.

The PPP chair's statement on Tuesday signals a possible expansion of the KIB electoral alliance with the addition of the PDI-P, which is still yet to announce its presidential candidate.

More sexual violence against women cases were reported last year following the passing of stronger regulations, a study by Komnas Perempuan has found.

Indonesia welcomed on Monday the delivery of the first of five Super Hercules aircraft from the United States, which the Defense Ministry says is ready for immediate operational use by the Air Force as of Wednesday.

"What I said is not a hoax; I have written proof," minister Mahfud said.

Indonesia will officially declare Nusantara its new capital in the first half of 2024, the head of the Nusantara authority Bambang Susantono said during a visit to the site in East Kalimantan.

As the General Elections Commission (KPU) prepares to appeal a controversial ruling that ordered it to effectively postpone the 2024 elections, it has pushed back against allegations that it failed to take the lawsuit seriously enough.

Speaking in an event at the Halim Perdanakusumah Military Airbase in East Jakarta, Prabowo, who is also chairman of the Gerindra Party and Jokowi's former rival in the 2019 presidential election, said that the President had done much to boost the country's minimum essential forces.

Luhut said that the fuel storage facility should remain in place given its strategic role and it was the residents living in the vicinity of the establishment who should instead be relocated.

Activists and scholars are questioning the government’s commitment to free speech as the police press ahead with an online defamation case against two human rights defenders under a law that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said should be reformed.