A price board displays current fuel prices on April 19, 2026, at a gas station on Jl. Basuki Rachmat in Jatinegara, East Jakarta.`

Riau Islands Police clamp down on fuel fraud, smuggling in border areas

The Riau Islands Police are coordinating with several security agencies to monitor the maritime border in the province against fuel smuggling and other illegal practices by unscrupulous groups seeking to profit from the global oil price shocks.

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Papua documentary crackdown sparks fears over free speech, military overreach

Produced by WatchDoc alongside several environmental and legal advocacy groups, Pesta Babi explores deforestation and land conversion in Papua linked to the government’s expanding food estate and energy transition programs, which have been designated National Strategic Projects (PSN) under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

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BGN head reported to KPK over alleged halal certification mark up

ICW estimated the halal certification program should have cost around Rp 92.2 billion (US$5.27 million) to process 4,000 halal certificates. However, the allocated budget stood at Rp 141 billion.

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This photo taken on May 6, 2026 shows a child receiving a measles-rubella vaccine as part of the governments health program to combat childhood diseases in Surabaya.

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Vitamins over vaccines: Misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge

Misinformation circulating on social media about vaccines causing disease paralysis, behavioral problems, or worse has become an issue as the number of measles cases in Indonesia has soared, becoming the second-highest in the world behind only war-torn Yemen, according to the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI).

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Surabaya Police chief Sr. Comr. (third right) Luthfie Sulistiawan is flanked by Indonesian Interpol National Center Bureau (NCB) Transnational Crimes Department head Sr. Comr. Ricky Purnama (third left), Surabaya Police Crimes Investigation (Reskrim) unit chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Edy Herwiyanto (second) right and other officials hold pieces of evidence during a press conference in Surabaya on May 08, 2026. Surabaya Police have dismantled an international scamming ring, consisting of 44 suspects from China, Indonesia, Japan and Taiwan.

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Police detain 44 people in Surabaya scam ring, mostly foreigners

The scamming syndicate also held two Japanese captives, who were forced to work as scam operators.

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Foreign nationals, who police said were mainly from Vietnam, walk on May 10, 2026, ahead of being transported after their arrest in Jakarta. The detainees have been suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building

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Jakarta raid on foreign nationals raises questions over gambling ring financiers

Questions are mounting over the key figure behind the sponsorship of a Jakarta-based online gambling network, following last week’s raid that uncovered hundreds of foreigners operating across 75 domains and gambling websites from an office building in the heart of a business district in West Jakarta.

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Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf delivers his address on Jan. 31 at the 100th anniversary of the Islamic group according to the Gregorian calendar in Jakarta.

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NU leadership race takes shape ahead of upcoming congress

Competition for the chairmanship of the country’s largest Muslim organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), has begun to take shape ahead of the upcoming congress, with fresh possible contenders emerging to challenge incumbent Yahya Cholil Staquf.

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Jakarta expands free schooling scheme as out-of-school rate remains high

Passengers ride a commuter train during afternoon rush hour in Jakarta on April 29, 2026.

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Between safety and fear: Women commuters navigate travel after deadly crash

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Job applicants wait for their turn to enter a job fair in Surabaya, East Java, on April 7, 2026.

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Event industry shrinks by 60%, East Java’s creative sector faces mass layoffs

A handout picture taken on May 6 and released by the Batam Immigration Office shows computers seized during a raid by immigration authorities and police that detained 210 foreign nationals over an alleged online investment scam operation at an apartment complex in Batam in Riau Islands.

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Police warn transnational cybercrime hubs shift to Indonesia in light of recent raids

Immigration Director General Hendarsam Marantoko (third left) holds evidence, consisting of passports and electronic devices, together with other Immigration officials, Riau Islands Police chief Insp. Gen. Asep Safrudin (third right) and Indonesian Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) secretary Brig. Gen. Untung Widiatmoko during a press conference on May 8 in Batam, Riau Islands. Immigration officers raided an international scam network at Baloi View Apartment in Batam on Wednesday, May 8, and arrested 210 foreigners.

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Govt to evaluate ASEAN visa-free travel after 210 scammers nabbed in Batam

Fireworks are seen during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Games (PON) on October 15, 2021, from outside the Lukas Enembe Stadium, formerly known as Papua Bangkit Stadium, in Jayapura, Papua.

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Police detain 14 people after Jayapura stadium soccer riot

Preservation: A mahout feeds a domesticated elephant on Feb. 22, 2026, on its way to a small river at the Peusangan Watershed conservation response unit in Negeri Antara village, Bener Meriah regency, Aceh.

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Elephants in Indonesia critically endangered with only 21 habitat areas

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Search for two Singaporeans at Mount Dukono hampered by eruptions, rain

The search for two missing Singaporean hikers after a volcanic eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera, North Maluku, was still hampered by continuous eruptions and bad weather on Sunday, an Indonesian official said, though they were feared to be dead.

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