‘Good-looking’ babies up for sale
Baby Arya flew from Jakarta to Changi Airport in mid-2025 together with a couple posing as his parents. He was one of at least 15 Indonesian newborns trafficked into Singapore by a syndicate that preyed on desperate parents in West Java, offering them up to 20 million rupiah (RM4,790) to surrender their babies.
Missing plane wreckage found
Authorities said they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and had recovered the body of one of the 10 people on board.
Forces rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege
THE military rescued 18 workers at gold and copper miner Freeport Indonesia that had been surrounded by armed rebels for three days at a company outpost in the insurgency-plagued Papua region, officials said.
Prabowo commits to Nusantara plan
Prabowo Subianto reiterated his commitment to a US$32bil (RM130bil) project to build the country's new capital city as he made his first overnight stay there as president, the government said.
Govt blocks Musk’s Grok AI over porn content
THE government suspended Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok over concerns about AI-generated pornographic content, the country's communication and digital affairs minister said.
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.
