Residents line up with a variety of containers to buy clean water on March 14, 2025, amid a days-long water outage in a Jakarta neighborhood.`

Blocked pipe leaves West Jakarta neighborhood dry for weeks

A blocked pipe due to nearby construction has left Jembatan Besi residents dealing with a weeks-long water outage, as PAM Jaya continues its efforts to restore services while battling the city's limited, aging grid.

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Fugitive oil tycoon under spotlight after graft verdicts

The son of 'gasoline godfather' Riza Chalid, Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, received a 15 year prison sentence in a corruption case pertaining to a fuel terminal lease contract from state energy company Pertamina.

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Marriage takes backseat for Indonesia’s Gen Z

Once widely seen as a rite of passage, marriage is being redefined by Indonesia’s Gen Z, who are increasingly choosing to wait or keep celebrations modest as rising living costs and evolving personal values reshape their priorities.

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Indonesian migrant workers deported from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, arrive at the Batam Center International Ferry Terminal in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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RI seeks legal option for workers in Malaysia amid rising visa abuse

Many of the undocumented workers take up freelance or short-term jobs in Malaysia before returning to Indonesia prior to the expiry of their visa-free stay. After spending only a few days in border areas, they re-enter Malaysia under the visa exemption scheme, repeating the cycle.

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Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza (right), former vice director of Product Optimization at PT Kilang Pertamina Internasional and son of businessman Riza Chalid, accompanied by his wife Atya Sardadi (left), waits for a sentencing hearing in the Pertamina corruption case at a courthouse in Jakarta on February 26, 2026.

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Son of 'gasoline godfather' Riza Chalid jailed in $17 billion corruption case

Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza is the highest-profile defendant to be convicted in the sprawling scandal involving state-owned energy firm Pertamina.

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Game off: A cyclist rides on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 past a banner opposing the construction of a padel court in Pulomas, Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta. Residents say they put up the banner in protest because they were never consulted about the construction by the management and fear noise and disruption in their neighborhood.

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Jakarta padel boom rattles residential areas

The rapid spread of padel courts across residential neighborhoods in Jakarta has triggered growing public backlash, with residents complaining of constant noise and late night activity, prompting the city’s administration to crack down on venues found to be in violation.

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Holy matrimony: A wedding ring is placed on a woman's hand in this undated photograph. (Clinovic/Nahla Faizah)

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KUA mixes TikTok, treats to spark Gen Z interest in marriage

From TikTok trends to free durians, religious affairs offices (KUA) across Indonesia are adopting creative tactics to spark Gen Z interest in marriage, as registration numbers continue to fall nationwide.

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