Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts as seen from Pululera village in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on August 18, 2025.`

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts as alert level raised

The eruptions came after the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry's Geology Agency raised the volcano's alert level to the highest of Indonesia's four-tiered system on Friday night.

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Child obesity surges as junk food, sugary drinks take over

A surge in childhood obesity across Indonesia is raising the alarm, with experts warning that the country’s children face a greater risk of diabetes, heart disease and other life-threatening illnesses as junk food replaces healthier diets.

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Over 800 students suffer mass food poisoning from free meals program

From the program's launch in January, when the program was launched, over 4,000 children have been hit by food poisoning after consuming the meals, according to INDEF.

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Ukrainian national Roman Nazarenko, 40, appears at a verdict hearing for his drug case at Denpasar District Court in Bali on Sept. 18, 2025. He was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of operating a clandestine drug laboratory in Canggu, Badung regency.

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Ukrainian sentenced to life for running drug lab in Bali

Nazarenko was apprehended in December 2024 by investigators from the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) at an airport in Bangkok, while attempting to flee to the United Arab Emirates.

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A breakwater construction project is seen on Sept. 4 off the coast of Cilincing, Jakarta. Fishermen have complained that the structure, part of a planned expansion of the nearby Marunda Port, blocks their traditional fishing routes, forcing them to take longer and more costly detours.

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North Jakarta sea barrier may threaten marine ecosystem, disrupt fishermen's livelihoods

Towering concrete pillars along the shore of Cilincing have recently drawn widespread attention after a viral video surfaced showing fishermen complaining that the structure blocks their traditional fishing routes, forcing them to take longer, more costly detours.

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A teacher distributes free meals on Sept. 8, 2025, at SDN 3 Delod Peken state elementary school in Tabanan, Bali.

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Quality, not quantity: Teachers push back against free meals expansion plan

Teachers and education observers are urging the government to focus on improving teachers' welfare and the quality of meals served to schoolchildren, as well as refocus on the program's original aim to tackle childhood stunting.

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A worker observes an oil well fire in Gandu village, Blora regency, Central Java, on Aug. 17, 2025. Five people were killed in the blaze, which occurred at a locally run oil well.

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Central Java to examine 3,000 old oil wells in Blora following fatal blasts

Blora proposes to hand over management of old oil wells to region-owned enterprise (BUMD), cooperatives and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) following an oil well fire in August that left five people dead.

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House of Representatives Legislation Body (Baleg) chairman Bob Hasan (front left) poses with Baleg deputy chairman Martin Manurung (center) and Deputy Law Minister Edward “Eddy“ O.S. Hiariej on Sept. 18, 2025, as they sign the 2025 and 2026 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas) at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta.

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House's Legislation Body pushes to deliberate asset forfeiture bill

In a sudden flurry of activity, Baleg has endorsed the revised 2025 Prolegnas to push House lawmakers to begin deliberating the long-awaited asset forfeiture bill before the year-end, as well as next year's priority list that includes legislation for on-demand transportation services and gig worker protection.

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House's Legislation Body pushes to deliberate asset forfeiture bill

Ojol (online motorcycle transportation drivers) protest in the rain at the main entrance of the House of Representatives complex in Central Jakarta on Sept. 17, 2025. They demanded better welfare protection and a full investigation into the death of an Ojol during an August rally.

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House to prioritize on-demand transportation bill next year

President Prabowo Subianto (right) witnesses as special presidential adviser on public order, safety and police reform Ahmad Dofiti (left) signs a document on Wednesday during the inauguration ceremony of new cabinet members at the State Palace in Jakarta. Prabowo inaugurates several new cabinet members, including Coordinating Politics and Security Minister Djamari Chaniago and Youth and Sports Minister Erick Thohir, in the second reshuffle of his administration.

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New presidential adviser leaves doubt on police reform

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Defense minister Sjafrie holds meeting with Dasco

The two senior politicians held the meeting inside the House compound on Tuesday night in what Sjafrie described as an attempt to show unity.

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Police requests Interpol Red Notice for oil tycoon Riza Chalid

The National Police have submitted an Interpol Red Notice request for Mohammad Riza Chalid, dubbed the "godfather of gasoline", who has been wanted by the AGO since February as a suspect in its ongoing probe into a high-profile fuel fraud case linked to Pertamina.

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