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View all search resultsNearly 300 regional administrations have received administrative sanctions from the Environment Ministry for operating their landfills using an open dumping approach, leaving the garbage unprocessed.
5 days agoSamosir Police in North Sumatra have arrested and named two of its own officers suspects for allegedly running a drugs distribution ring following the seizure of 5.5 grams of sabu (crystal methamphetamine). ...
5 days agoA year-long Magdalene investigation across three geothermal regions in Indonesia found that environmental changes, health concerns and declining livelihoods have placed the heaviest burden on women. ...
5 days agoThe House of Representatives reassured that discussions on the long-awaited asset forfeiture remain ongoing, dismissing online claims that lawmakers had rejected the proposed legislation, as they continue public consultations on the bill.
5 days agoThe Attorney General's Office (AGO) and the National Police sought to project unity amid speculation over strained relations sparked by overlapping high-profile corruption cases, though observers warn the apparent thaw could come at the expense of Indonesia's anticorruption efforts.
5 days agoThe vehicle was carrying 17 passengers who were returning after escorting a bride and groom from Cempeh village in Lelea district to Parean village in Kandanghaur district, about 20 kilometers away.
5 days agoThe government was considering a potential budget cut of more than $2 billion with reductions in the number of beneficiaries and kitchen operators.
5 days agoFollowing the widely publicized sexual harassment case at UI in June, USU has opened a probe into a business student who allegedly harassed around 60 female students, asking all victims to report to its sexual harassment task force.
5 days agoIn addition to the ethics hearing and his subsequent dismissal, the former officer of the South Tegal Police criminal investigation unit is under investigation by the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) over an alleged acid attack on his mistress that occurred in September 2025.
6 days agoThe arrest of 10 regional heads by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during the first seven months of 2026, including three over the past month, has renewed concerns over systemic corruption stemming from lack of integrity in regional bureaucracy.
6 days agoThe line outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library showed little sign of shrinking on Friday afternoon. Just two days after reopening on July 8, the South Jakarta library had already reached capacity, leaving dozens of visitors waiting patiently for their turn to enter.
6 days agoPPLS planning official Arif Firmanto said the breach was largely caused by land subsidence around the northern and western sections of the containment embankment. The subsidence has caused the mudflow to shift predominantly toward those areas, increasing pressure on the embankment.
6 days agoThe whereabouts of former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah remain a mystery, which has increased scrutiny of the handling of the graft case in which he has been implicated, particularly following the controversial handover of the investigation from the National Police to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).
6 days agoPolice have arrested a 34-year-old man, identified only by the initials MY, for allegedly sending a bomb threat that disrupted the first day of school at SD Srengseng Sawah 15 Pagi state elementary school in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on Monday.
6 days agoIndonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has reaffirmed her party’s role as a “balancing force” amid scrutiny from pro-government political parties over what they described as an ambiguous stance toward President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.
1 week agoMedan District Court acquitted man buying subsidized fuel using jerrycan to help treat his late father's blood cancer while Medan Corruption Court sentenced a businessman free after corruption charges were not proven in the lease and control of land owning to state-run plantation firm.
1 week agoThe attack took place inside the Semenanjung Kampar landscape, a natural habitat for the Sumatran tiger, near an HTI (industrial forest plantation) concession in Pelalawan regency.
1 week agoConcerns over due process and accountability grew after the National Police handed over an investigation into corruption cases implicating the former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah to the Attorney General's Office (AGO).
1 week agoThe court seized the KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) on each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing in Malaysian waters.
1 week agoThe Home Ministry has instructed regional administrations not to furlough government contract employees (PPPK) despite mounting fiscal pressure, urging them instead to slash nonessential spending and reprioritize budgets before seeking central government assistance.
1 week agoJust hours after the AGO announced Febrie Adriansyah's resignation, the National Police declared the former assistant attorney general for special crimes a suspect in connection with three ongoing graft cases into as many state-owned enterprises.
1 week agoDespite supporting United Nations’ resolutions pertaining to state responsibility on climate change, Indonesia has shown a weak commitment to protecting vulnerable communities in its existing and upcoming climate legislations, according to environmental groups.
1 week agoWahid is a defendant in a case relating to alleged corruption and extortion at Riau Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land (PUPR-PKPP) Agency with two other defendants, agency head M Arif Setiawan and gubernatorial expert staff, Dani M Nursalam.
1 week agoThe Chinese deportees are the latest to be netted in a string of raids against online scam operations involving foreign actors, with at least three such raids in various regions in May, as the government moves to tighten immigration policies to avoid Indonesia becoming a hotbed of cross-border cybercriminal activities.
1 week agoA high-profile prosecutor with a name for uncovering major graft cases, Febrie Adriansyah came under the spotlight when the police began an investigation into suspected corruption involving coal supplies to state utility PLN.
1 week agoEtik is the fourth regional head in Central Java and the 10th nationwide to be arrested by the KPK on corruption allegations this year.
1 week agoThe Attorney General’s Office (AGO) would expedite the investigation of several priority cases, including ones pertaining to President Prabowo Subianto’s free meals program, said Jampidsus Febrie Ardiansyah while dismissing allegations of corruption.
1 week agoSMP Il Kapten Fatubaa in Fatubaa village, Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara, was awarded the grand prize of US$40,000 for transforming banana peel into ice cream, compost fertilizer and liquid fertilizer.
1 week agoOriginally a businessman, Rachmat served as trade minister during the first term of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
1 week agoThe Jatiwaringin landfill in the Tangerang district caught fire on June 30, prompting the local government to declare a two-week emergency.
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