Special Presidential Envoy on Energy and Climate Change Hashim Djojohadikusumo (left) slices a tumpeng (rice cone) on Nov. 10, 2025, during the opening ceremony of the Indonesian Pavilion at the United Nations climate change conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. The Indonesian delegation for the conference showcased climate mitigation and adaptation efforts in the pavilion throughout the two-week summit in the Brazilian town.`

Hashim's appointment to national park task force raises eyebrows

The task force, led by businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, is assigned to look for ‘innovative and sustainable funding’ for national park management without compromising its main purpose of environmental conservation, according to Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni.

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Batam Customs impounds speedboat carrying 1.12 million illegal cigarettes

The contraband cigarettes, without excise stamps, are estimated to be worth Rp 1.66 billion (US$97.733), a potential state loss of Rp 835.5 million.

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KPK reiterates warning against accepting unofficial Idul Fitri 'money gifts'

After issuing a letter last month warning public officials not to accept or solicit unofficial THR as illicit gifts during the Idul Fitri holiday, the anticorruption body has arrested two regents for doing exactly that.

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Constitutional Court Justice Anwar Usman attends a 2024 legislative election dispute hearing on April 29, 2024, at the court building in Jakarta.

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Anwar Usman wraps up controversial tenure at Constitutional Court

Justice Anwar Usman, who played a pivotal role in the Constitutional Court’s controversial 2023 ruling that enabled Gibran Rakabuming Raka to run for vice president, delivered his farewell during his last hearing on Monday, ahead of his term ending in early April after over a decade of service.

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Indonesian Navy personnel inspect packages of methamphetamine on May 26, 2025, at the Batam Customs Port in Riau Islands province.

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Police seize 29 kilos of meth smuggled from Thailand to Aceh

A man has been arrested in Aceh over an attempt to smuggle 29 kilograms of the illicit substance, in the latest case along the eastern Sumatra coast amid a surge in drug trafficking activities across Southeast Asia, according to an UNODC report.

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Vehicles are seen stuck in traffic on Tuesday on the toll road heading out of Jakarta at the Cikampek Utama toll booth in Cikampek, West Java, as people head to their hometowns for the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday, which marks the end of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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Indonesia braces for peak Idul Fitri ‘mudik’ season

Hundreds of millions of people are still expected to hit the road and travel homebound on Wednesday and Thursday ahead of Nyepi and Idul Fitri, with the latter expected to fall on Friday or Saturday, depending on the moon sighting.

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Protecting the youth: This photo taken on Oct. 30, 2025, shows 10-year- old Bianca Navarro lying on the floor as she watches a show on YouTube at her home in western Sydney, Australia. Australia’s un- der-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology’s impact on young people, experts say.

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Online child exploitation looms amid planned social media restrictions

The threat of online child exploitation continues to loom despite the government’s plan to restrict children’s access to certain digital platforms, as experts warn that predators can easily move across multiple online spaces where young users interact.

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