The government is preparing the Nusantara International Airport in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) to receive the Boeing Business Jet 2 presidential aircraft, with the airport construction expected to be completed by the end of this year to receive even larger aircraft.

Another elephant was found dead at the Way Kambas National Park in Lampung on Sunday, marking the third such case in the past eight months. 

Experts doubt the formation of five new infantry battalions in three Papua provinces will help reduce tension there despite the military saying the new units will focus on helping locals in agricultural activities. 

The national weather agency is advising residents in East Java to remain vigilant over potential disasters due to extreme weather amid the current transitional season, even as some areas in the province continue to experience severe drought.

The Ombudsman will mediate a dispute between Borobudur vendors and management in the newly constructed Borobudur Art Village.

The rivalry between North Sumatra gubernatorial candidates Bobby Nasution and Edy Rahmayadi has intensified in recent days, with both politicians exchanging taunts on the campaign trail.

Bali is scaling up free rabies vaccinations for domestic, free-roaming and stray dogs amid lagging coverage in the province this year.

The North Sumatra gubernatorial race is heating up as Medan Mayor Bobby Nasution and incumbent Governor Edy Rahmayadi trade jabs over road infrastructure ahead of the regional elections.

An expedition team has found a thriving population of the endangered owa jawa (Javan gibbon) in the forests of Mount Sanggabuana in West Java, recording a total of 311 individuals.

Former East Java governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has a commanding lead in the race for governor of the province with the support of 61.2 percent of voters, a survey found on Monday, leaving social affairs minister Tri Rismaharini in a far second with 26 percent.

Central Java has recorded the most layoffs of any province this year, with 14,767 as of Sept. 26, according to the Manpower Ministry.

The provincial prosecutor’s office has detained five suspects in a graft case that allegedly caused Rp 7.1 billion (US$469,936) in state losses from procurements in 2017 related to the Kualanamu airport development project.

A sperm whale which had reportedly been stranded since Monday at Teritip Beach, about 35 kilometers north of Balikpapan city in East Kalimantan, eventually died on Friday following days of evacuation efforts by local residents and officials.

Unlicensed mines are common across the country, where abandoned sites attract locals who hunt for leftover gold ore without proper safety equipment.

Local residents and officials are trying to help the animal back to the sea.

The Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra on Wednesday sentenced inactive Labuhanbatu regent Erik Adtrada Ritonga to six years in prison for accepting Rp 1.7 billion (US$112,506) in bribes in relation to procurement tenders in the regency.

The new airport in Nusantara Capital City (IKN) will be more useful if it also serves passengers who want to go on haj, umrah (minor haj) and trips to and from the future capital city in East Kalimantan, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said.

The new airport at Nusantara, East Kalimantan, is ready to receive presidential flights after a number of proving flights in the past two weeks using various types of aircraft. 

Local police in Batam have named suspects in two separate child abuse cases, one involving a Singaporean national.

Having died at the estimated age of 23, Si Manis was one of the oldest tigers at the zoo.

Phillip Mehrtens, 38, was released on Saturday by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) insurgent group after 19 months in captivity.

Calls for a peaceful resolution to the continuing conflict in Papua have grown following the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens on Saturday, after months of negotiations involving religious and community leaders to secure his freedom from the TPNPB faction that had held him for 19 months.

They also expressed thanks to Ekianus Kogoya, a military commander in the Papua rebel group, and his fighters for "keeping Phil as safe and healthy as their means allowed".

The task force picked up Mehrtens in a village of Nduga district this morning, according to security officers.

Located on top of a hill next to the popular Lake Toba in Samosir regency, the 61-meter high statue was officiated on Thursday by the head of the Bishops’ Conference of Indonesia (KWI) Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, Medan Archbishop Kornelius Sipayung, as well as local authorities. 

A 4-year old boy identified as Fauzan and a sixth grade elementary school student named Nasywa Syaqira have died after a 5-magnitude earthquake jolted West Java on Wednesday morning.

A Batam city councilman has warned that prolonged protests could harm investment in the area.