A Batang Police traffic officer (right) guides two workers on March 19, 2026, at the Semarang–Batang toll road while evacuating the wreckage of a Mitsubishi Xpander after an accident in Kedawung village, Banyuputih district, Batang regency, Central Java. Two people died in the accident while two others were injured. `

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Prabowo calls acid attack against activist a ‘terror act’

President Prabowo Subianto has said that the acid attack against activist Andrie Yunus was a “barbaric, terror act” that must be thoroughly investigated, pledging to personally ensure that those who masterminded the assault are brought to justice.

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Former president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri (second left) met with President Prabowo Subianto (second right) at the State Palace on March 19, 2026, in a closed-door meeting to discuss a range of geopolitical issues.

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Prabowo, Megawati holds closed-door discussion on geopolitics

Quasi-opposition chairwoman underlined Jakarta’s free and active, non-aligned foreign policy amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

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Cars are stuck in traffic at a segment of the trans-Java toll road in Semarang, Central Java, on March 14, 2026. Travelers from Greater Jakarta have started to go on the 'mudik' (exodus) homebound trip ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday, which is expected to fall on March 20 or 21.

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‘Mudik’ flow peaks two days ahead of Idul Fitri, say police

The National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas) has projected that the peak of this year’s homecoming mudik (exodus) traffic flow has taken place two days ahead of Idul Fitri.

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Advocacy for Democracy Team (TAUD) members hold posters after a press conference in Jakarta on March 16, 2026. in solidarity with Andrie Yunus, an activist and deputy coordinator with rights group Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), who suffered burns to 24 percent of his face and arms from acid thrown by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle on March 12.

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Calls mount for public trial in activist acid attack

An internal military justice investigation of the alleged perpetrators clouds transparency and risks perpetuating impunity, civil society groups have said.

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Support and empathy: A man holds a poster during a demonstration in Yogyakarta on March 14, 2026, expressing solidarity with Andrie Yunus, a rights advocate with the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) who was targeted in an acid attack perpetrated by unknown individuals on March 12 in Central Jakarta.

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TNI names suspects in acid attack on Kontras activist

Exactly seven days since two unknown motorcyclists attacked Andrie Yusri with acid, leaving the rights activist with severe burns on his face and chest, law enforcement authorities have detained four suspects and identified another two in parallel investigations by the military police and the Jakarta Police.

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A teenager holds a smartphone in front of the mobile app icon for Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp, in this illustration taken Sept. 11, 2025.

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Govt signals more online platforms could face under-16 restrictions

In addition to the eight "high-risk" platforms subject to restrictions under the new online child protection rule, the digital ministry has indicated that other social media apps like WhatsApp could be required to adjust their minimum user age, pending the results of their self-assessments.

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