The fresh eruption at Mount Ibu on Halmahera island occurred at 03:30 am local time (1830 GMT Sunday), and sent sand falling onto surrounding areas, according to authorities.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri has defied expectations that she would define her party’s stance on the incoming government by hinting instead that it will assume what analysts say is the role of a “balancing force”, allowing it to exercise its political advantage while maintaining its voter base.

Following a string of tragic accidents involving chartered tour buses, the government screened the road-readiness of buses over the Waisak extended holiday in an attempt to improve what experts deemed as lackluster supervision of transportation providers.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri may have dropped hints about her choice of successor, singling out her daughter Puan Maharani. But any change of leadership will have to wait a few more years, as Megawati is set to be reappointed as party chair for another term at an upcoming party congress.

The Health Ministry is increasing its vigilance against two newly emerged COVID-19 sub variants, KP.1 and KP.2, which are thought to be responsible for a recent spike in cases in neighboring Singapore.

As the President's entry into any existing party would require changes to internal party rules, creating a new political party with his volunteer organization members might be an easier path. 

Speaking before thousands of PDI-P cadres during the opening ceremony of the party’s National Working Meeting (Rakernas) in Jakarta on Friday, Megawati said the cadres should be prepared to step out of the “comfort zone” to safeguard democracy.

Among those included in the list is a book written by renowned author Pramoedya Ananta Toer titled Bumi Manusia (This Earth of Mankind), which was banned during President Soeharto’s authoritarian regime. 

The PKS is mulling over whether to back the former Jakarta governor for reelection in November's regional head elections.

The residents demanded that the UNHCR escort the Rohingya refugees out of Kwala Langkat village and would not allow the UNHCR staff to leave unless the refugees also left.

The 72-year-old former army general announced the change on Wednesday in a segment with local broadcaster TVOne, one of the first sit-down interviews he has given to local press since his landslide election victory.

Judges to the high court argued that, although Daniel was found guilty of violating the ITE law, he was an environmental activist who was fighting to ensure a sustainable environment for the wider community, and hence should be protected in his activism.

Voters can expect to see more candidates with ties to incumbents in November's regional head elections, as Indonesia's electoral democracy seems set to revive the prevalence of political dynasties that shaped past administrations.

United Development Party (PPP) acting chair Muhamad Mardiono has expressed his disappointment with the Constitutional Court for dismissing all the party’s petitions challenging February’s legislative election results.

It was still unclear whether Jokowi and Gibran would follow in Bobby’s footsteps, as the two appeared to take a wait-and-see approach to future political development.

The party was considering several names to run for the Central Java gubernatorial seat, including the chairman of PDI-P Central Java branch Bambang “Pacul” Wuryanto and the head of PDI-P Semarang branch Hendrar “Hendi” Prihadi.

The Aceh office of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) is pushing the plan to prevent visitors and athletes coming to the province for the national sports competition unknowingly consuming marijuana as a result of eating Acehnese traditional dishes in restaurants.

Head of Jatam's legal division Muhammad Jamil said that the construction of more solar power plants that would provide energy for desalination plants, as proposed by Musk, would require materials that come from new mining operations, mostly opened in the world's virgin forests.

The Islamic-based United Development Party (PPP) only won 3.9 percent of the national vote according to the final tabulation by the General Elections Commission (KPU), slightly short of the 4 percent threshold to qualify for seats at the House of Representatives. 

The antigraft agency suspects fake transactions in goods and services procurement process in the company have caused billions of rupiah in state losses.  

Indonesia’s democracy has gone backward since Reform, pushing the democratic values students and the public fought for during the fall of the New Order in May 1998 increasingly out of reach, according to Amnesty International Indonesia executive director Usman Hamid.

A press statement released by the Indonesian Military (TNI) on Tuesday said that the two senior military generals touched on the subjects of joint military exercises as well as the transfer of knowledge on weapons systems.

A total of 774 Indonesian pilgrims passed away during last year’s haj season. The figure was more than eight times the number of 2022 deaths and the highest since 2015.

Puan's decision to maintain cordial relations with Jokowi contrasted with other PDI-P elites who have been outspoken in accusing the President of tampering with the electoral process and attempting to establish a political dynasty through his sons and son-in-law who have now stepped into politics.

Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Makarim has defended a new university tuition policy that opponents say could put an excessive financial burden on some students, noting that the fee hikes apply only to new state university students above a certain income threshold.

Gerindra declared its support for Bobby’s candidacy on Monday, the same day he announced he had joined the party.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed authorities to work faster to rebuild damaged public infrastructure in West Sumatra following flash floods and lahars earlier this month that killed dozens of people and destroyed hundreds of homes in at least six regencies and cities in the province.