The Soccer Association of Indonesia’s (PSSI) executives have rejected calls for resignation after the task force investigating the causes of the deadly Oct. 1 stampede at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, concluded that the association had been negligent in the enforcement of regulations.

Amid improved COVID-19 case numbers, a waning appetite for booster shots and a lull in government vaccine imports, regions across the country have run short on vaccines.

Consumer groups, lawmakers and pharmacists are calling for more action by the Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) following its decision to order several medicinal syrups to be recalled from the market over their possible links to fatal kidney injuries among almost 100 children.

The Health Ministry has temporarily banned sales of all syrup-based medications and has been looking closely at paracetamol syrups used locally to treat fever in children that contain diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol.

The Health Ministry has temporarily banned the prescription of all syrup-based medicines and their over-the-counter sales amid an ongoing probe into an unexplained rise in the number of acute kidney injury (AKI) cases that has left nearly 100 children dead so far this year.

Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) founder Dino Patti Djalal said grassroots-oriented forums like its Global Town Hall were increasingly needed as many governments were locked in "fighting mode".

The ban comes as health authorities probe an unexplained rise since January in the number of children's deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI).

The rise in fatalities comes as Gambia's government probes the death of 70 children from AKI linked to paracetamol syrups used to treat fever, which contained excessive levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol.

The development comes as health officials in Gambia said nearly 70 children had died from AKI after taking a locally sold paracetamol syrup used to treat fever.

Identified as the first-ever example discovered of a Homo erectus, a forerunner of anatomically modern humans, "Java Man" is the centrepiece of an important collection at the Naturalis museum in Leiden.

Keen to move on from the Kanjuruhan stadium tragedy, the government has entered into a partnership with FIFA to bring about sweeping changes to the local game.

The Health Ministry has formed a team of medical experts to investigate cases of acute kidney failure of unknown origin in children as cases continue to pop up around the country.

A new ministerial regulation allowing regional administrations to govern traditional dress as school attire has raised concerns from parents and education experts over financial burden and discriminatory practices.

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) also said it was investigating the possibility that the ingredients, diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, had contaminated other materials that are used as solvents.

Politicians are expected to double down on social media campaigns for the 2024 general election, as such platforms are the preferred source of information for prospective young voters.

The probe comes as authorities in Gambia said nearly 70 children died from acute kidney injury after taking a locally-sold paracetamol syrup used to treat fever. 

On the heels of fatal flooding in Greater Jakarta and beyond last week, vast swathes of the archipelago are being asked to prepare for more extreme wet weather in the coming days.

Negative sentiments surrounding the National Police linger as people remain disappointed with their probe into the deadly Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy despite the police having named six suspects thought to be responsible for the incident.

On Thursday evening in Malang, National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo announced that the police had named six suspects following the fatal stampede on Saturday at Kanjuruhan Stadium, one of the world’s worst soccer stadium disasters in recent decades.

A travel ban has been imposed on two persons since August and will be in place for at least six months.

With inoculation demand dwindling and the end of the pandemic in sight, it remains unclear whether health authorities could effectively distribute the planned tens of millions of doses of the new vaccines to the public.

The Environment and Forestry Ministry contends that there are more Sumatran rhinos in the wild than the less than 50 individuals the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently estimated.

The government finally seems set to impose an excise tax on sugary drinks tax next year, with the caveat that its implementation would depend on economic recovery.

In his instruction to Budi, President Jokowi asked if Indonesia could soon take steps to ease some of the COVID-19 restrictions based on guidelines provided by the international organization.

Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Brazil are working to present a common front at climate negotiations, the Congolese Environment Minister Eve Bazaiba said on Tuesday.

Former Constitutional Court justices have accused the House of Representatives of violating the Constitution by removing the court’s deputy chief justice Aswanto before his term ends.

The antigraft body has opened a fresh graft probe in connection with the battered flag carrier, this one allegedly involving over US$6 million in bribes paid to lawmakers for purchasing Airbus aircraft.

"The pandemic is beginning to ease off. Perhaps very soon we will have to declare it over," Jokowi said in a speech delivered during an event for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

Five medical professional associations deplore the House of Representatives Legislative Body's decision to make the omnibus bill on healthcare a priority for deliberation without consulting them.

When frustrated supporters of the losing home team invaded the pitch in Malang in the province of East Java late on Saturday, officers fired tear gas in an attempt to control the situation, triggering the stampede and cases of suffocation, East Java police chief Insp. Gen. Nico Afinta told reporters.