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

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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Two police officers disciplined in death of colleague

The two officers were suspected of trying to cover up the violent actions of the main suspect,

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Man, elephant killed amid growing human-animal conflict in Sumatra

Aceh BKSDA said severe floods and landslides that hit Aceh, West Sumatra, and North Sumatra in November last year have significantly altered forest landscapes, disrupting natural elephant habitats and migration corridors.

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Pupils carry food dispersed by the free nutritious meal program on Feb. 4, 2026, at state Islamic elementary school Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri Medan in North Sumatra.

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Bacterial contamination blamed for food poisoning in N. Sumatra

Laboratory examination found the meals were contaminated by Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus bacteria, filamentous fungi and khamir yeast.

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Graffiti that reads “Police are killers“ is seen as community groups and university students stage a demonstration on Sept. 1, 2025, demanding an end to police brutality in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

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Student groups press for police reform after fatal assault on Maluku teenager

The recent police brutality case against an underage student in Tual, Maluku shows the government’s failure to protect its citizens and reform the police as well as a troubling pattern of impunity within the force, student groups have said.

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A forest ranger attends a flag-raising ceremony at the Forestry Ministry's office in Jakarta on Dec. 28, 2024.

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Govt’s plan to recruit 70,000 forest rangers criticized

Two officials have raised a plan to recruit 70,000 new forest rangers across the country to prevent illegal logging, forest encroachment and other forest crimes.

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British national Kial Garth Robinson attends his trial at a court in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on February 26, 2026. Two British men were given lengthy jail terms on February 26 by an Indonesian court after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine into the popular holiday island of Bali.

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Bali court jails two Britons for drug smuggling

Kial Garth Robinson was sentenced to 11 years, while Paul Ezra Wilkinson landed a term of nine years.

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C. Java Police raid firecracker production centers after three separate blasts

The raids were conducted following three separate explosions at houses producing firecrackers in the regencies of Grobogan, Kendal and Wonosobo, which resulted in five people being injured.

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