Officials show a room raided by the Indonesian Ombudsman at the Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. West Java Corrections directorate head Yudi Suseno said the 11 official residences were provided for several prison officials, including the Cibinong penitentiary head. `

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This handout photo by Jonathan Irish for Conservation International taken on March 19, 2023, and released on April 29, 2026, shows a whale shark in the waters off Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua. A decade-long study tracking dozens of whale sharks off Indonesia's coast has revealed the secrets of their migrations and two hot spots where they gather year-round.

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Five whales, whale sharks die in separate strandings across Indonesia

A 2025 study by the Elasmobranch Institute Indonesia and Konservasi Indonesia found a sharp increase in reported whale shark strandings in Indonesia, from about four cases a year before 2020 to 22 a year afterward.

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A General Elections Commission (KPU) official checks a presidential election ballot on Feb. 5, 2024, at logistics warehouse at the Cempaka Putih Sports Hall in Central Jakarta.

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Presidential candidacy proposals raise alarm over potential court ruling violations

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Members of ground staff escort a woman upon her arrival at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Blang Bintang, Aceh on July 10, 2024, after performing the annual haj.

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Govt to audit haj fund management to curb frauds

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An official from the national health insurance provider BPJS Kesehatan helps a customer on May 14, 2024, at a South Jakarta office.

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Government shores up BPJS Kesehatan as gaps persist

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Police charge train driver over crash that killed 16 women in Bekasi

A long-distance train smashed on April 28 into a women-only car at the back of a stationary commuter train near Bekasi Timur station in West Java.

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House of Representatives lawmaker Yoyok Riyo Sudibyo (top, left) of the NasDem Party and Batang regent Faiz Kurniawan (bottom, left) visit a patient on Thursday at the Kalisari Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Batang regency, Central Java who was hospitalized after suffering from food poisoning from eating a meal package distributed under the free nutritious meal program.

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Central Java seeks more power over free meals program after string of mass poisonings

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Gowa regent named graft suspect amid impeachment motion

A resident walks past a house destroyed by flooding in Bundar Village, Karang Baru, Aceh Tamiang Regency, Aceh, on Dec. 9, 2025.

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Aceh, North Sumatra hit by floods despite prolonged dry spell across the country

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Sitting outside her damaged house in Flores's Sikka district, Maria Onselia said she has struggled since the disaster to find buyers for the fabric she weaves.

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