Panda cub thrives 40 days after birth
Taman Safari in Cisarua, West Java, released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub 40 days after his birth in the country.
Fatal flash floods sweep Sulawesi
At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in North Sulawesi, an official said, as the search for the missing continued.
Prosecutors claim Nadiem profited from Chromebook deal
Prosecutors have filed corruption charges against former education minister and the co-founder of start-up Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, over alleged improper laptop procurement during the pandemic that led to US$125.64mil in state losses.
New penal code takes effect, marking historic break with colonial law
The country began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal law that had governed the country for more than 80 years and marking a major shift in its legal landscape.
Dead chickens sent to government critics
A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the home of an Indonesian government critic, while others have received intimidating messages, rights campaigners said, warning of growing threats to freedom of speech in the South-East Asian country.
‘New criminal code requires public oversight’
THE nation's new criminal code, which will make crimes of premarital sex and insulting the state when it takes effect tomorrow, will need public oversight to help prevent abuse of the law, a government minister said.
Alert raised for Mount Bur Ni Telong
LOCAL authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano in the country's westernmost province of Aceh to its second highest following a series of increased activity and volcanic earthquakes, officials said.
Prabowo’s free meals plan falls further behind target
The nation's free school meals programme is expected to reach 80 million recipients by April, said the senior minister overseeing the food sector, falling further behind its targets.
No New Year fireworks as nation mourns flood victims
The central government will support the plans of several regions to forgo fireworks while celebrating the New Year this week in solidarity with the victims of recent floods on Sumatra, an official in the president's office said.
Nursing home fire kills at least 16 people
A fire at a nursing home on the island of Sulawesi killed more than a dozen people, with three others injured, a local official said.
