A general view of a damaged intercity bus operated by private operator Cahaya Trans on Dec. 22 at the Muktiharjo Tollgate in Semarang, Central Java. The bus was involved in a fatal road accident that killed 16 passengers and injured dozens others.`

Bus driver named suspect in fatal Central Java accident

The police found that the 22-year-old driver who had only driven a bus twice in the past two months was driving the bus at high speed when entering a downhill curve on a highway in Semarang, Central Java.

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Indonesia pushes for international legal framework on digital royalties

An estimated $55.5 billion in music and audiovisual royalties go uncollected worldwide each year, according to UNESCO and the World Bank.

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One year sentence sought for international organization worker for inciting August riot

In their sentence demand, prosecutors demanded that Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, who worked at an organization affiliated with the ASEAN secretariat, be found guilty of inciting hate and mass violence against the National Police related to the nationwide protests and unrest in late August through her Instagram Story posts.

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Villagers leave the Angkola Protestant Church at Aek Ngadol village, South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, on Dec. 25, 2025, in the aftermath of massive flooding and landslides in the area.
At a church in Sumatra, dozens of worshippers sang hymns at a Christmas service, holding their first service since floods and landslides killed more than 1,100 on the Indonesian island.

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'Starting anew': Christians in disaster-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass

Many in the congregation of churches in regions affected by cyclone-induced floods and landslides are still sheltering at evacuation sites after the disasters wreaked havoc on the regions a month ago.

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People attend a Christmas service on Dec. 25 at Pancasila Square in Salatiga, Central Java.

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Indonesia celebrates Christmas with prayers for Sumatra

Various churches and state officials call for Indonesian Christians to pray for victims of floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra during this year’s Christmas celebrations.

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Two officers from the Batam Customs and Excise Office flank a man (center) suspected of trying to smuggle 148 vape pods containing the anesthetic drug etomidate from Malaysia to Indonesia via Batam’s Harbour Bay ferry terminal in the Riau Islands on Dec. 17, 2025, in this undated picture.

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Batam foils attempt to smuggle in 148 doctored vape pods from Malaysia

An Indonesian man traveling back from Malaysia has been detained as a suspect for allegedly attempting to smuggle 148 vape pods containing an anesthetic drug via Batam's ferry terminal.

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A woman shops for red chili on Dec. 7, 2025, at a supermarket in Batam, the Riau Islands. The disaster that struck northern Sumatra at the end of November have caused a surge in prices for commodities like red chili, just as regional minimum wages are being determined nationwide.

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Batam gets highest 2026 minimum wage in Riau Islands

The provincial capital's minimum wage has been increased 7.38 percent to around Rp 5.36 million for 2026, while the greatest hike was around 9 percent for Bintan regency, where workers can expect a minimum wage of nearly Rp 4.6 million.

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Workers congregate on Dec. 24, 2025, at the pedestrian underpass on Jl. Kendal, Central Jakarta.

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Jakarta sets 2026’s minimum wage at Rp 5.7 million

Negotiations between workers, business owners and the city administration led to an agreement to set the alpha coefficient that determines the increase of minimum wage at 0.75, still within the threshold of between 0.5 and 0.9 set by the central government.

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Indonesia lodges complaint over 'flag desecration' at London embassy

The Foreign Ministry has urged calm over an action by a recently deported British porn star at the Indonesian Embassy in London that was deemed to have desecrated the national flag.

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Former vice president Ma'ruf Amin waves to journalists on Oct. 20, 2024, accompanied by his wife Wury Estu Handayani, as he leaves the vice presidential palace compound on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan in Central Jakarta.

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Ma’ruf Amin steps down from MUI, PKB leadership roles

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Asia-Pacific members nominate Indonesia to lead UN rights body

Asia-Pacific member states' nomination of Indonesia as the 2026 HRC president showed “strong support” for the country's capacity to lead in advancing global human rights, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

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Former education, culture, research and technology minister Nadiem Makarim (second left) greets journalists upon entering the Attorney General's Office building in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2025 for questioning as a witness in a corruption case pertaining to the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools nationwide during his ministerial tenure.

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Indonesia bans British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years

The 26-year-old, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was deported this month after police raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near provincial capital of Denpasar.

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