Passengers disembark on March 24, 2026, from an intercity coach at the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta, amid the post-Idul Fitri 'balik' (return) travel surge after the Islamic holiday.`

Jakarta still attract newcomers despite rising costs, shrinking jobs

Some people opt to move into the capital city due to limited job opportunities in their hometown, despite realizing Jakarta may not provide as many options as it did in the past.

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Senen shantytown residents in limbo over promised homes

People who were living along the railway tracks in Senen were forcibly uprooted on Friday when heavy equipment allegedly rolled in to tear down their makeshift dwellings, before authorities had arranged temporary housing and the groundbreaking for a new Rusun project still weeks away.

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Govt urges apps to comply as social media ban comes into force

Bigo Live and X are the only two deemed ‘fully complying’ with the government’s restrictions on social media use for minors, according to Communication and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid.

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Choked up: Heavy rush hour traffic crawls along Jl. Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta.

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Govt to soon announce one-day remote work policy to cut fuel use

The government will soon introduce a policy allowing civil servants to work from home one day per week as part of efforts to reduce national fuel consumption amid rising global oil prices caused by the ongoing war in the Middle East.

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Soldiers carry the body of former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono for burial on March 29 at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta. Juwono died at the age of 84 at Pondok Indah Hospital in Jakarta on March 28.

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First civilian defense minister Juwono Sudarsono dies at 84

Juwono Sudarsono, a prominent scholar who became the first non-military figure to hold the defense minister post in Indonesian history, died on Saturday at the age of 84 and left behind a ministerial career in three different portfolios that spanned four presidencies.

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Face the justice: Samin Tan, owner of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup, sits inside a detainee vehicle after questioning at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in Jakarta on March 28, 2026. The AGO has named him a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving irregularities in coal mining management in Murung Raya regency, for continuing mining and selling coal despite his permit being revoked in 2017.

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AGO arrests coal tycoon Samin Tan in mining permit graft case

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) named on Saturday billionaire coal magnate Samin Tan a corruption suspect in a probe into alleged mining permit violations after the forestry task force seized the company's land earlier this year.

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