A flash flood killed two people in Lariang village, Tikke Sub District, North Mamuju District, West Sulawesi Province, a local official said.

China plans to invest Rp22 trillion in a number of projects in West Sulawesi province, Governor H.Anwar Adnan Saleh said.

Idul Fitri travelers flowing through Makassar seaport of South Sulawesi peaked on Thursday with four motorized ships serving them, a port official said.

Inter-city Inter-Province (AKAP) bus drivers in West Sulawesi are required to undergo urine tests during this year's Lebaran holiday exodus, local Communication and Information Department spokesman Ismail Zainuddin said here on Thursday.

People on board MS Sirimau at Makassar port going to Larantuka, East Nusa Tenggara, on occasion of the upcoming Idul Fitri festivities had increased substantially reaching 1,293.

Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu has called on her officials to activate routine supervision over goods in circulation in order to protect consumers.

The South Sulawesi Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) is discussing a draft bylaw on protection of the rights of domestic helpers that will also include legal sanctions for abusive or arbitrary employers.

The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) will soon set up an Investor Protection Fund to secure investors' investment in the stock exchange, IDX marketing division chief Fahmin Amirullah said.

A joint Police and Immigration Team is scheduled to leave Jakarta for undisclosed destinations overseas to bring home Muhammad Nazaruddin, a fugitive in a corruption case, according to a minister.