Prosecutors from the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office detain Askani, head of the National Land Agency's (BPN) North Sumatra regional office in 2022-2024, and Rahim Lubis, head of the BPN Deli Serdang office in 2023-2025, on Oct. 14, 2025, for their alleged involvement in a corruption case in Medan, North Sumatra. The suspects were later acquitted by Medan Corruption Court.`

Medan Corruption Court acquits all four suspects in land sales case

Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra has acquitted four defendants of all charges in a case involving the sale of assets of state plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) II to private developer PT Ciputra Land.

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Java needs seawall, mangrove restoration to protect northern coast

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Oligarchic consolidation pushes ‘end of Reform’ in Indonesia

The oligarchs have been reconsolidating economic and political power after being fragmented for more than two decades since the democratic reform in the country, as their system of alliances and relationships was never dismantled, political experts have noted.

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Jakarta university weighs punishment after two men caught kissing

Jakarta State Polytechnic (PNJ) officials are considering punishments including expulsion for a student caught kissing on the campus grounds, depending on the university’s disciplinary commission’s review of applicable regulations.

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Prosecutors demand counseling for girl accused of killing her mother

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Semarang waste banks handle 1,700 tonnes of garbage, reap Rp 1.99 billion per year

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Leadership change 'falls short' without reform in free meals program

President Prabowo Subianto’s removal of allegedly corrupt officials of the agency overseeing the free nutritious meal program might have been intended to restore public trust, but analysts have cautioned that a leadership change alone is not enough.

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Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim (center) walks wearing a detainee vest after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on June 4, 2026. After more than 10 hours of questioning, the antigraft body named Silmy a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving the processing of stay permits for foreign nationals.

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Deputy immigration minister suspected of extorting foreigners overstay permit

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KPK arrests deputy immigration minister on graft charges

The alleged corruption took place in 2023 to 2024, Budi said. Silmy served as director general for immigration affairs under Prabowo's predecessor Joko Widodo during the period.

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