Balinese Hindu women return from the beach during a ritual on March 12, 2024, a day after Nyepi, the day of silence that marks the New Year in the Balinese Hindu calendar, in Jimbaran, Bali.`

Bali tightens security after violent crimes linked to international groups

A series of violent crimes has prompted South Korea to issue a travel warning for Bali. In a “Notice on Preventing Serious Crime” issued on April 1, South Korean authorities urged citizens to “pay closer attention to their personal safety” when visiting the island.

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Cabinet secretary under fire for attacking analysts

Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya is facing criticism after warning of an “inflation of observers,” with rights activists and analysts saying the remark seeks to attack critical voices and signals shrinking tolerance of dissent.

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Jusuf Kalla reported to police over alleged blasphemy

Although no longer in public office, Kalla has in recent weeks increasingly become a reference figure for groups and individuals seeking input or expressing concerns about policies under President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

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BNN seeks tighter vape controls under narcotics bill amid drug concerns

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has proposed regulating a ban on vaporizers under the narcotics and psychotropics bill, citing the discovery of illegal substances in several vape liquid samples, a move that has drawn pushback from industry players and vaping communities.

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Tulungagung Regent Gatut Sunu Wibowo (second left), in a detainee vest, is escorted by Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officers on April 12, 2026, after he was interrogated in relation to extortion charges at the KPK headquarters in Setiabudi, South Jakarta.

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KPK nabs Tulungagung regent for alleged extortion with threat of dismissal

Gatut Sunu Wibowo has become the latest regional leader in East Java to be arrested for corruption, after he allegedly threatened local officials with dismissal in an attempt to extort up to Rp 2.8 billion (US$163,000) for personal use.

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Student demands justice after being named suspect for intervening in father’s assault

According to police, the incident occurred in October last year when a relative and neighbor, Indra Putra Bangun, visited LB’s family home and accused her father, identified only as JIB, of purchasing palm oil allegedly stolen from his plantation. The confrontation escalated into a physical altercation, during which LB allegedly intervened by scratching and biting Indra.

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Home Minister Tito Karnavian (left) uses a binocular to observe the beacon tower project site on Karang Singa, a small coral reef on the eastern edge of the Singapore Strait, from aboard a boat sailing in the Riau Islands’ Bintan regency during a visit on Jan. 14, 2022.

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Construction continues on Karang Singa beacon tower off Bintan: Official

A provincial official has underlined the urgency of the national strategic project, initiated in 2021 and funded by the Defense Ministry, as both a navigational aid a symbol of state sovereignty in the maritime zone off the Singapore Strait.

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Medical personnel take some rest after conducting COVID-19 swab tests in Depok, West Java on April 8, 2020.

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Intern doctor fatalities fuel concerns over heavy workload, low welfare

Although Health Ministry regulations stipulate that intern doctors should work a maximum of 48 hours per week, or eight hours a day over six working days, Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) chairman Slamet Budiarto said practices in the field often fall short of these standards.

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