Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurates several party executives for the 2025-2030 term on Aug. 14, 2025, at the party's headquarters in Jakarta.`

PDI-P reaffirms ‘balancing’ role amid scrutiny from ruling coalition

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has reaffirmed her party’s role as a “balancing force” amid scrutiny from pro-government political parties over what they described as an ambiguous stance toward President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

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Medan courts acquit defendants from all charges

Medan District Court acquitted man buying subsidized fuel using jerrycan to help treat his late father's blood cancer while Medan Corruption Court sentenced a businessman free after corruption charges were not proven in the lease and control of land owning to state-run plantation firm.

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Tiger suspected of mauling 12-year-old girl in Riau

The attack took place inside the Semenanjung Kampar landscape, a natural habitat for the Sumatran tiger, near an HTI (industrial forest plantation) concession in Pelalawan regency.

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Acting Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Rudi Margono (left) shakes hands with National Police Anti-Corruption Corps chief Insp. Gen. Totok Suharyanto after a news conference at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta on July 11, 2026.

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Eyes on AGO after takeover of probe into ex-top prosecutor

Concerns over due process and accountability grew after the National Police handed over an investigation into corruption cases implicating the former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah to the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

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Two Indonesian fishing vessels skippers (fourth left and center) are flanked by Malaysian officers (left) and diplomats from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru on July 6, 2026, in front of the Kota Tinggi Magistrate Court in Kota Tinggi, Johor. The court seized KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) to each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing Malaysian waters.

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Malaysia seizes two boats, slaps 20,000 ringgit fine for border trespassing

The court seized the KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) on each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing in Malaysian waters.

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Home Minister Tito Karnavian (left), who also chairs the task force for post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction in Sumatra, leads a coordination and evaluation meeting on recovery efforts on June 9 following hydrometeorological disasters in Banda Aceh. Attended by 23 regents and mayors from across Aceh, the meeting focused on accelerating recovery, strengthening coordination and improving regional disaster preparedness and resilience.

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Home Minister urges budget cuts, not layoffs

The Home Ministry has instructed regional administrations not to furlough government contract employees (PPPK) despite mounting fiscal pressure, urging them instead to slash nonessential spending and reprioritize budgets before seeking central government assistance.

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Febrie Adriansyah (center), the then-assistant attorney general for special crimes (Jampidsus), talks to journalists during a press briefing on July 10, 2026, at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

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Ex-AGO top prosecutor suspected of graft, money laundering

Just hours after the AGO announced Febrie Adriansyah's resignation, the National Police declared the former assistant attorney general for special crimes a suspect in connection with three ongoing graft cases into as many state-owned enterprises.

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Participants hold placards on April 21, 2024, as they march on a street ahead of Earth Day on April 22, annual environmental awareness day, in Jakarta.

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Stronger protection for vulnerable communities urged in climate policies

Despite supporting United Nations’ resolutions pertaining to state responsibility on climate change, Indonesia has shown a weak commitment to protecting vulnerable communities in its existing and upcoming climate legislations, according to environmental groups.

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