Saltwater break: Visitors play along the shore at Lagoon Beach in Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta, on Feb. 21, 2026. As screens dominate daily routines, many Indonesians are rediscovering simple pleasures away from the glow of their phones. Antara/Darryl Ramadhan`

12 dead in separate drowning incidents during Idul Fitri holiday

Each year, millions of visitors flock to the country’s coastline, one of the longest in the world. Many beaches, however, still lack adequate safety measures, including lifeguards and warning signs, leaving swimmers vulnerable to accidents and fatalities.

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Planned salary cuts for public officials welcomed

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Former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas walks toward an interview room at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)'s building in Jakarta, on Aug. 7, 2025.

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Yaqut returns to KPK detention

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has returned high-profile graft suspect Yaqut Cholil Quomas back to its detention facility after briefly placing him under house arrest for Idul Fitri, following public criticism of favoritism.

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Hindu worshippers perform the Rejang Dewa dance during the Tawur Agung Kesanga ceremony at Adhitya Jaya Temple in Rawamangun, East Jakarta, on March 18, 2026. The ritual, attended by about 1,000 Hindus from across Greater Jakarta, was held to purify the environment and the human spirit from past wrongdoing. The ceremony takes place a day before Nyepi, marking the Saka New Year 1948.

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Swiss national arrested for Nyepi hate speech

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Bengkalis Police officers and detectives pose with two drugs 'mules' (center, squatting) and their contraband after arresting them at Air Putih ferry port in Air Putih village, Bengkalis district, Riau, on March 21, 2026.

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Police thwart shipments of drugs in Riau, Central Java

Police have foiled the shipment of more than 20 kilograms of drugs and arrested five people in two separate operations in Riau and Central Java amid the busy Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season.

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Congested vehicles line up on a road in Palimanan in Cirebon, West Java on March 23, 2026, as people head back to Greater Jakarta following the Idul Fitri holiday.

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Disasters disrupt ‘mudik’ as authorities issue weather alerts

As the Idul Fitri extended holiday draws to a close, Indonesia has been hit by a series of disasters across several regions, with authorities warning travelers returning home of increasing risks of floods and landslides as well as extreme weather along their way.

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Haze of despair: Manggala Agni firefighters in this photo released by Antara on March 16, 2026, attempt to extinguish a forest fire in Pelalawan regency, Riau.

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Forest fires sweep Batam, threatening electrical supply, flights

The BMKG has urged regions across Indonesia to remain vigilant against forest fires amid forecasts of drier-than-normal weather this year.

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Advocacy for Democracy Team (TAUD) members hold posters in solidarity with Andrie Yunus, an activist and deputy coordinator with rights group Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS), who suffered burns to 24 percent of his face and arms from acid thrown by two unidentified assailants on a motorcycle on March 12, after a press conference in Jakarta on March 16, 2026.

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Pressure for military accountability, reform grows after acid attack on activist

President Prabowo Subianto (right, rear), accompanied by his son Ragowo “Didit” Hediprasetyo (left, seated), speaks with former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (center) on Saturday, during a private meeting on the sidelines of the Idul Fitri open house at the Merdeka Palace in Central Jakarta.

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Palace projects unity on Idul Fitri over global fragmentation

Former religious affairs minister and graft suspect Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (center) is escorted on March 12, 2026, out of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta. The antigraft body arrested the former minister one day after a court rejected his pretrial motion challenging his suspect status.

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Prabowo says no to $1bn fee for Trump's 'Board of Peace' seat

The Indonesian president said he would withdraw from the Board of Peace if it does not bring benefits to Palestinians or align with Indonesian national interests.

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Graft suspect Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (in orange vest), a former religious affairs minister under the Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration, is escorted on March 12, 2026, after his arrest and questioning in connection with mismanagement of Indonesia’s 2024 haj quota at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Setiabudi, South Jakarta.

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KPK moves ex-minister Yaqut to house arrest for Idul Fitri on family's request

President Prabowo Subianto (second right, in white shirt) and his son, fashion designer Didit Hediprasetyo (right, in light blue shirt), greet a crowd of well-wishers March 21, 2026, at an Idul Fitri gathering at the Presidential Palace complex in Central Jakarta.

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Prabowo, other leaders showcase unity at annual Idul Fitri event

Activists hold posters during a demonstration on March 14, 2026, in Yogyakarta, in support of Andrie Yunus, a staff member of the nonprofit the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), who had been attacked with acid in Jakarta by an unidentified person.

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Prabowo calls acid attack against activist a ‘terror act’

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A Commuter Line train passes next to the under-construction Jatake Station in Tangerang regency, Banten, on July 16, 2025.

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KCI Announces new plan to raise Greater Jakarta commuter line fares

Slow move: Logos of ride-hailing service providers “Grab” is seen on helmets worn by an online motorcycle taxi passenger in Jakarta on Feb. 4.

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‘Ojol’ shortage in Jakarta exposes gaps in ride-hailing sector

This aerial picture shows a rescue team using heavy machinery to search for people following a landslide at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 9, 2026. A landslide at the country's biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said on March 9 as they searched for at least five more reported missing.

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Jakarta mulls expanding Bantar Gebang landfill despite deadly landslide

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Deadly Bantar Gebang collapse exposes Jakarta’s decades-long waste mismanagement

A motorcyclist uses a pedicab service on March 8, 2026, to cross floodwaters on Jl. Ciledug Raya in Ulujami, South Jakarta. The flooding had been caused by overflow of the Pesanggrahan and Keuangan rivers after heavy rains hit the Greater Jakarta area.

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Relentless rain floods Greater Jakarta, kills motorcyclist

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Landfill collapse at Bantargebang, Indonesia's biggest, kills four

The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on Sunday, located in the outskirts of Jakarta, said Desiana Kartika Bahari, head of the local rescue agency.

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