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TNI smuggling crackdown in Riau raises military overreach concerns

The Indonesian Military (TNI) has foiled an attempt to smuggle food commodities from the Netherlands into Riau in an operation that has sparked concerns over potential military overreach into civilian affairs.

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Riau Islands Police chief Insp. Gen. Asep Safrudin (center, front) addresses a press conference related to three solved cases involving the theft of municipal equipment on April 2, 2026, at the Batam-Rempang-Galang (Barelang) Police station in Batam, accompanied by (from left, front row) Riau Islands Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Nona Pricilla Ohei, Batam Mayor Amsakar Achmad, Batam Deputy Mayor Li Claudia Chandra and Barelang Police chief Sr. Comr. Anggoro Wicaksono.

Police solve three Batam theft cases targeting public equipment

Acting on tips from the public, the Riau Islands Police have solved three separate cases of theft targeting municipal equipment, netting six suspects and two fences, with one suspect still at large, who face maximum sentences of between four and seven years if convicted.

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Communications ministry’s video game ratings draw backlash for erratic age labels

The Communications and Digital Ministry’s newly implemented content rating system for video games has come in for criticism for its arbitrary age classification, prompting concerns among players and developers about the availability of games in Indonesia.

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AGO investigates Karo prosecutors following controversial videographer case

Amsal’s case attracted widespread public attention, with critics arguing that authorities were criminalizing the videographer over the pricing of his work.

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Homes damaged by flash floods in an aerial shot on April 4, 2026, after the Tuntang River embankment collapsed in Trimulyo village, Demak regency, Central Java. Official data reported thousands of displaced residents and collapsed homes in at least four districts of the regency.

Seasonal transition sparks widespread floods, landslides

Floods and landslides have struck multiple regions across Indonesia following days of heavy rain, leaving at least one person dead and forcing hundreds to flee, as authorities warn of more extreme weather during the seasonal transition.

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A schoolchild is treated in a hospital in Jakarta on April 4, 2026, after consuming a packaged meal prepared under the government’s free nutritious meal program.

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Dozens of children hospitalized in East Jakarta after eating free school meals

At least 72 children from four different schools in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta have shown symptoms of food poisoning after consuming school lunches prepared under the government's free meals program last week, prompting the shutdown of the participating kitchen due to failure to meet food safety standards.

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Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

Peacekeeper Corp. Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war.

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Human rights activists with the Justice for Victims Solidarity Network hold posters during the 902nd “Kamisan” protest outside the State Palace in Jakarta on April 2, 2026. The demonstrators called for a thorough investigation into the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus, urging the formation of an independent fact-finding team and demanding that those responsible be tried in a civilian court.

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Witnesses, activists in Andrie case subject to threats

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building is pictured under overcast skies on Jan. 22, 2025, in Jakarta.

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KPK names two more suspects in haj quota graft case

Bold support: An activist holds a poster on March 14 during a demonstration in Yogyakarta in support of Andrie Yunus, a staff member of Indonesian human rights NGO Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), who was recently attacked with acid by an unidentified person.

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Independent probe finds intelligence operation behind Andrie's attack

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

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

Navy personnel welcome the arrival of Indonesia's newest warship the KRI Prabu Siliwangi at Pier 107 of Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on March 26, 2026.

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Military top brass welcome the arrival of KRI Prabu Siliwangi

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Dozens of children hospitalized in East Jakarta after eating free school meals

Workers walk past piles of garbage on Wednesday at Kramat Jati market in East Jakarta.

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East Jakartans bemoan trash pileup at Kramat Jati market

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.

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Jakarta still attracts newcomers despite rising costs, shrinking jobs

Good optics: People crowd around President Prabowo Subianto (center, in tan cap) at Pasar Senen Station on March 26, 2026, during an impromptu visit to an informal railside settlement in Senen, Central Jakarta.

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Senen shantytown residents in limbo over promised homes

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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AGO investigates Karo prosecutors following controversial videographer case

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Seasonal transition sparks widespread floods, landslides

Members of the Riau Islands Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) bomb disposal unit inspect and sterilize the Batak Christian Protestant Association (HKBP) church on Friday in Lubuk Baja subdistrict, Batam Kota district, Batam, Riau Islands, ahead of the Good Friday prayer session. The unit inspected six major churches in Batam for a conducive Good Friday ceremonies.

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Worshippers celebrate Easter in solemn, joyous atmosphere

A police tape reads "Police line do not cross" in this undated illustration of a police crime scene.

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North Sumatra church fraud fugitive detained after fleeing abroad

Immigration Directorate General Riau Islands Regional Office Head Ujo Sujoto (center) speaks while flanked by Batam Immigration Office Hajar Aswad (right) and an official from Internal Compliance Directorate Washington Napitupulu (left) on March 29, 2026, during a press conference at Batu Ampar Immigration checkpoint in Batam, Riau Islands. Ujo admitted there had been illegal levies and extortion practices at the Batam Center ferry terminal and promised severe punishment for those involved.

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Five Batam immigration officials reassigned after extortion cases

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Medan court acquits videographer of marking up prices for village videos

Journalists take picture of a church in Ternate, North Maluku, on April 3, 2026 that was damaged during an earthquake in the Maluku Sea the previous day.

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Govt urges vigilance after deadly quake in North Sulawesi

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A hut stands amid a handful of trees on Jan. 18, 2026, after heavy equipment cleared a swath of land for an oil palm expansion project in Lamno, Aceh Jaya regency, Aceh.

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State-led projects drive soaring forest loss in Indonesia, watchdog finds

Homepage of Wikipedia, a free internet encyclopedia, is seen on the computer screen under magnifying glass.

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Wikimedia restriction sparks digital rights, free knowledge concerns

An alarming global surge in measles cases poses a serious threat to children and more efforts are needed to improve vaccine coverage, according to the United Nations Children's Fund

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Indonesia reports first health professional death amid measles outbreak

Motorists commute during rush hour on Aug. 29, 2023, in Jakarta.

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