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An activist shouts slogans during a protest outside the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta on Dec. 5, 2022 as the House of Representatives is set to pass a new Criminal Code (KUHP) that will ban sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples, insulting the president and expressing views counter to the national ideology. — An activist shouts slogans during a protest outside the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta on Dec. 5, 2022 as the House of Representatives is set to pass a new Criminal Code (KUHP) that will ban sex outside marriage, cohabitation between unmarried couples, insulting the president and expressing views counter to the national ideology.`

New criminal code requires public oversight, minister says

"It's our own legal system [...] different from other countries," said Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas.

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Medan Police charge girl with domestic violence over mother's homicide

Police have charged the juvenile suspect under the domestic violence law, as the evidence collected during the investigation indicated the crime was likely spontaneous.

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Regions scale back New Year’s festivities in solidarity with Sumatra flood victims

State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi praised the regional administrations’ decisions, emphasizing the importance of national solidarity.

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Final voyage: Members of a joint search and rescue team carry a body recovered on Dec. 29, 2025, from a sunken boat in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara. The team recovered one victim, who was pronounced dead, from the KM Putri Sakinah during a rescue operation in the northern waters off Serai Island.

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Indonesia's poor maritime safety in spotlight following Labuan Bajo boat accident

Siswanto Rusdi, director of the National Maritime Institute, said the recurring accidents involving tourist boats point to weak enforcement and poor oversight by maritime authorities.

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Vehicles pass by piles of garbage in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 26, 2025. The city administration has declared a waste management emergency, in effect from Dec. 23, 2025, to Jan. 5, 2026, to accelerate cleanup efforts and mitigate the impact on residents’ health.

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South Tangerang waste emergency highlights national problem

Piles of plastic bags and household waste have been reported across South Tangerang since the Environment Ministry ordered a temporary shutdown of the city’s final trash disposal site, Cipeucang, on Dec. 10, citing failure to properly process waste.

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New Indonesian Army officers pose for pictures during a commissioning ceremony for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies on July 23 at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

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Yearender: Rising militarism marks civil-military shift in 2025

Analysts argue President Prabowo Subianto and his administration have been using the Indonesian Military (TNI) as a tool to push for not only political consolidation and flagship programs, but long-term political and electoral interests.

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Children play at Puring Park in Jakarta on Dec. 28, 2025. Green open spaces which feature children’s playgrounds and fountains offer a free alternative recreational destination for the public.

Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered

From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.

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Opening year: President Prabowo Subianto leads a cabinet plenary meeting on Oct. 20, 2025, at the State Palace in Jakarta. The meeting on the first anniversary of the new administration was held to evaluate the Red and White Cabinet’s performance in its first year, as well as to discuss the plan for the following year.

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Power consolidated, governance left wanting in 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Indonesia faces the outcomes of President Prabowo Subianto’s first year in office, marked by rapid political consolidation that delivered stability for the elites but exposed weaknesses in the government’s coordination and policy execution.

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New Indonesian Army officers pose for pictures during a commissioning ceremony for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies on July 23 at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

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Yearender: Rising militarism marks civil-military shift in 2025

Opening year: President Prabowo Subianto leads a cabinet plenary meeting on Oct. 20, 2025, at the State Palace in Jakarta. The meeting on the first anniversary of the new administration was held to evaluate the Red and White Cabinet’s performance in its first year, as well as to discuss the plan for the following year.

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Power consolidated, governance left wanting in 2025

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chair Yahya Cholil Staquf (center) talks to journalists after a gathering of the group's senior leaders at the Miftachussunnah 'pesantren' (Islamic boarding school) on Dec. 28, in Surabaya, East Java. The meeting marks the end of the internal leadership dispute in the country's largest Islamic organization.

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NU declares end to internal leadership feud

Govt's free meal scheme to reach 80 million recipients by April, behind target

Since its launch in January, more than 11,000 children nationwide have been affected by food poisoning, according to data from the agency overseeing the free nutritious meals program.

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President Prabowo Subianto arrives on May 17, 2025, at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. Prabowo is in Bangkok for an official visit to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

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Yearender: A year of leadership leaving home

A demonstrator holds a portrait of Affan Kurniawan, an ojol (online motorcycle transportation) driver who was run over by a police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) armored vehicle, during a protest on Aug. 30, 2025, in front of the East Java Police headquarters in Surabaya, East Java. Indonesia was rocked by protests in major cities on Aug. 29 after footage spread of Affan being run over by a police vehicle in a rally against low wages and financial perks for lawmakers.

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Yearender: Police reform met with doubt amid persistent brutality, impunity

Indonesian Navy chief of staff Adm. Muhammad Ali (center) poses with crew members of KRI Prabu Siliwangi-321 on Dec. 22, 2025, after a delivery ceremony in Muggiano, Italy. The frigate is the second vessel of the Brawijaya-class Multipurpose Combat Ship (MPCS).

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Indonesia receives second MPCS frigate from Italian shipyard Fincantieri

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Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered

From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.

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Visitors watch a sky simulation show at the Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory on Dec. 25, 2025. The facility reopens after years of closure for renovations, now featuring upgraded facilities and technology to enhance astronomy education for the public.

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Starts return to Jakarta as planetarium reopens to eager crowds

Workers wait for buses home on Feb. 6, 2024, on Jakarta's Jl. Sudirman after office hours.

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Jakarta's minimum wage bump faces disappointed laborers

The dome of Jakarta Planetarium is seen on March 5, 2024, at the Taman Ismail Marzuki compound, in Cikini, Central Jakarta. The renovation project was met with a sold-out opening day and great fanfare.

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Jakarta reopens planetarium after years of hurdles

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

A man holds an umbrella under overcast skies near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Jakarta is stepping up disaster mitigation, with heavy rains and strong winds forecast during the year-end holidays.

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Jakarta braces for floods, landslides over holiday season

Pedestrians walk past activists taking part in a sit-in on Dec. 10, 2024, to raise awareness of gender-based violence in Jakarta

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Online abuse tops violence against women in Greater Jakarta

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Protesters stage a demonstration in front of the Riau High Prosectuor's Office in Pekanbaru, Riau, on Nov. 20, 2025, rejecting the relocation of local communities residing within the Tesso Nilo National Park in the province to other areas. The protesters also urged the government to allow the comanagement of cultivation land within the national park between local communities and state-owned firm PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara.

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Host communities resist resettlement of Tesso Nilo National Park settlers

Valencia coach Fernando Martin dies in Labuan Bajo boat accident

Valencia said they were "deeply saddened by the passing of Fernando Martin, coach of Valencia CF Femenino B, and three of his children, in the tragic boat accident in Indonesia, as confirmed by local authorities".

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Manado fire kills 16 people in retirement home

A fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home was extinguished late Sunday and authorities are still investigating its cause, police official Alamsyah P. Hasibuan told Antara.

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Rescuers evacuate people affected by flooding on Dec. 27 in Tebing Tinggi, Balangan, South Kalimantan.

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Flash flooding, strong winds mar year-end holidays

Cleanup time: A man cleans a home and salvages household belongings on Dec. 22, 2025, as another man looks on, in the aftermath of flooding in Lokop, East Aceh regency, Aceh.

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Anger over slow disaster response triggers display of separatist flags

A female Tapanuli orangutan (‘Pongo tapanuliensis’) looks out of an enclosure at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on Dec. 24, 2025, after her return from Thailand, where she had been taken by smugglers.

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Repatriated orangutans need 'years of' rehab before release: Conservation group

Kudus village gets first-in-country solar-powered water well

The program combining solar cells and water pumps is claimed as the first in Indonesia to provide clean water in rural areas.

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People of the Bonokeling indigenous community walk carrying food offerings during the 'Unggah-unggahan' ceremonial procession in remembrance and gratitude to their ancestors on Feb. 20, in Banyumas, Central Java. Bonokeling people from various locations walk about 40 kilometers over two days to gather at the Bonokeling cemetery, bringing livestock, rice and snacks to cook and share as a way to mark the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

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Yearender: Indonesia lags behind on indigenous rights protection

The wreckage of the Cahaya Trans bus is seen on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, after an accident near the Muktiharjo tollgate in Semarang, Central Java. According to the Joint Emergency Post for Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026, 16 passengers were killed and 18 others were injured in the bus crash on the Jatiasih-Yogyakarta route early on Monday.

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Year-end travel remains risky amid heavy traffic, extreme weather

'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

A police officer with a sniffer dog inspects the Jakarta Cathedral on Dec. 23, 2025, in preparations for Mass in Central Jakarta.

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Police step up security ahead of Christmas, New Year

Swiss court admits North Jakarta islanders climate case against Holcim

Four residents of the low-lying island of Pari, which has been repeatedly flooded as warmer temperatures push up sea levels, submitted a legal complaint in January 2023 to the cantonal court in Zug, Switzerland.

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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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