Bali Regional Secretary Dewa Made Indra announced three days of work from home (WFH), from October 15-17, 2026, to support fuel oil distribution by state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina.
The Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) named nine individuals as corporate suspects in ongoing forest and land fire investigations as of Oct. 13.
Laos plans to introduce a zero-alcohol limit for drivers, prison terms of up to 12 years for drink-driving offences causing multiple deaths and tighter alcohol sales.
Authorities have seized 23 excavators and other equipment during inspections of suspected illegal gold-mining operations in Sor and Vangma villages in Vientiane. The crackdown is to eliminate illegal mineral extraction.