Defendant Laras Faizati Khairunnisa (center) cries after a verdict hearing against her on Jan. 15 at the South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta. Judges found Laras guilty of inciting mass violence through her social media post during the nationwide unrest in August 2025, but ordered her to walk free from prison.`

Online critic found guilty in August riots but walks free from prison

Judges found the defendant guilty of inciting public anger against the government and state officials through her Instagram Story telling people to burn down the National Police headquarters that was ‘deliberately’ posted when ‘the public was angry’.

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Social Affairs Minister Saifullah “Gus Ipul“ Yusuf delivers remarks during a joint prayer to mark the beginning of 2026 at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jakarta on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Concerns mount over Prabowo’s plan to expand Sekolah Rakyat to 500 schools

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to significantly expand his flagship Sekolah Rakyat (community school) program in the coming years has drawn scrutiny from observers, who caution that rapid growth could come at the expense of measurable learning outcomes.

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Riau Islands urges forex traders to sustain transactional stability

The governor has called on local businesses engaged in foreign exchange trading to exercise integrity so as to maintain investment and tourism flows into the strategic border region.

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A local poll administrator (KPPS) shows the ballot during vote counting for the Jakarta gubernatorial election at a polling station in Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2024.

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Interfaith group comes out against abolishing direct regional elections

People must be given as much space as possible to elect their governors, mayors or regents, says interfaith and pro-democracy group Gerakan Nurani Bangsa (GNB).

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A helicopter carrying President Prabowo Subianto lands on Jan. 12, 2026, in front of the Presidential Palace in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

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Prabowo makes first presidential visit to Nusantara

President Prabowo Subianto made his first visit to the country’s future capital city Nusantara in East Kalimantan, in what analysts deemed as an attempt to dispel doubts over his commitment to completing his predecessor's project.

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Foreign Minister Sugiono delivers his speech during the Foreign Minister's Annual Press Statement (PPTM) in Jakarta on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Indonesia makes turn toward defense diplomacy

Diplomacy and defense are ‘inseparable’, says Foreign Minister Sugiono in his annual address, highlighting the government’s foreign policy priority in expanding defense cooperation with key partners.

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President Prabowo Subianto (right) talks to his ministers on June 23, 2025 during a limited cabinet meeting at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java.

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Prabowo turns lush Hambalang sanctuary into command outpost

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A helicopter carrying President Prabowo Subianto lands in front of the Presidential Palace in Nusantara Capital City (IKN) on Jan. 12, 2026.

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Prabowo affirms commitment to new capital city in first visit as president

Questions about the fate of the Nusantara capital city project have lingered since Prabowo took office in October 2024.

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Drowning in scandal: Former education minister Nadiem Makarim, also a cofounder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, arrives on Jan. 5 for his trial in an alleged corruption case on his involvement in the procurement of Google’s Chromebook laptops for use at his ministry and by students, at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

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Google denies role in Nadiem’s Chromebook corruption case

A woman dips her finger in ink after casting her vote on Nov. 27, 2024, during the simultaneous regional elections, at a polling station in Surabaya, East Java.

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PDI-P stands with voters against indirect polls

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Ten years after Sarinah attack, Indonesia’s fight against terror moves online

Road users pass through tidal flooding in Muara Angke, Jakarta, on Dec. 3, 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast potential tidal flooding in several parts of Jakarta’s northern coast until Dec. 10, 2025, caused by maximum sea tide conditions coinciding with the full moon phase, which could significantly increase sea levels.

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

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Flooding disrupts traffic, public transit in Greater Jakarta

Morning commuters faced flooded roads and transit disruptions in and around the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall.

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Acute pollution: A resident covers his nose on Dec. 16, 2025, while walking past piles of garbage covered with tarps in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang city administration covered the trash with tarps as a temporary measure to reduce odors during reorganization at the Cipeucang landfill, which has led to a temporary halt in waste transportation activities.

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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta

A motorist passes by piles of garbage on Jl. Raya Otista in Cimanggis, South Tangerang, Banten, on Jan. 6, 2026. The South Tangerang city administration has struggled to manage the accumulating waste, which has persisted for the past month.

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South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

Provocative charges: Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen waving in this undated photograph.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

Lost investment: A view of the remaining monorail project pillars on Oct. 20, on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the Jakarta provincial administration would dismantle the pillars of the unfinished project to improve the city’s spatial planning.

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Jakarta to remove abandoned monorail pillars in South Jakarta

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Riau Islands urges forex traders to sustain transactional stability

Fishing boats are anchored along a bank of the Belawan River in Medan, North Sumatra, on Oct. 18, 2014.

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2 shrimpers die in rough seas off North Sumatra

Consular diplomat at the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Johor state, Malaysia, Leny Marliani (right) flanks an Indonesian migrant worker identified as MRI (center) on Jan. 5, 2026, from South Sulawesi, after he was acquitted of murder at the Temerloh High Court in Temerloh, Pahang state, Malaysia.

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Indonesian freed from death penalty by Johor Bahru consulate general

Workers wave to the camera on Feb. 28, 2025, as they leave the factory of textile giant PT Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) in Sukoharjo, Central Java. Sritex ceased operations on March 1, 2025, after being declared insolvent by the Semarang Commercial Court.

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Former Sritex workers demand new liquidator over unpaid severance

Students attend a flag-raising ceremony on Jan. 5, 2026, the first day of school at elementary school SD 05 Batang Anai in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra.

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Families ask BNPB to continue search for missing victims in N. Sumatra, W. Sumatra

Residents inspect a taxi stranded by floodwaters on Jan. 12 in the Duta Bandara Permai housing complex, Kosambi, Tangerang Regency, Banten. According to the Tangerang Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), floods affected six sub-districts with water levels ranging from 30 to 140 centimeters, impacting approximately 1,014 households.

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Heavy rain, coastal erosion compound flooding threats in Java

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman (center) leaves the site after inspecting seized illegal onions at a warehouse complex on Jan 10, 2026, in Semarang, Central Java. Authorities confiscated 133.5 tonnes of onions suspected to have been smuggled into the country.

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Govt to destroy 130 tonnes of illegally imported onions over disease concerns

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Health workers evacuate students suspected of food poisoning on Oct. 14, 2025, after eating free nutritious meals at SMP 1 Cisarua state junior high school in West Bandung regency, West Java. According to school officials, 54 students reportedly fell ill after consuming the meals served that morning.

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1,000 students fall ill after consuming free meals

A person opens the homepage of Grok on the social media platform X on April 16 , 2025, on a computer in Jakarta.

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Indonesia temporarily bans Grok amid efforts to bolster child protection

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Govt temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

The Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned X officials to discuss the matter.

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Indonesia records first death linked to super flu

Subclade K, representing a significant evolution in the H3N2 virus, was first identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2025 and has since been reported in more than 80 countries.

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