Indonesian migrant workers deported from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, arrive at the Batam Center International Ferry Terminal in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 8, 2026. The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia facilitated the repatriation of 163 Indonesians, including two children.`

Batam receives 163 deportees from Malaysia, including two children, the first of 2026

The deportees consisted of two children, an 8-month baby girl and a 6-year-old boy, 111 men and 50 women

11 hours ago

Society

Govt temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

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

11 hours ago

Society

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.

1 day ago

The Latest

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.

Jakarta premium

South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

South Tangerang’s waste emergency has worsened following protests in neighboring Serang against receiving the city’s garbage, forcing authorities to reroute waste to West Java’s Cileungsi landfill and extend emergency measures until Jan. 19.

1 day ago

Rescue workers retrieve the body of Spanish citizen Fernando Martin Carreras on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2025, in the waters off Padar Strait in Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara. Carreras and his family were on board KM Sinar Sakinah, which sank on Dec. 26 due to bad weather.

Archipelago premium

Police name two suspects in boat accident that killed three Spanish tourists

Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Henry Novika Chandra said the suspects are the boat’s captain, identified only as L, and a crew member, identified as M, whose alleged negligence was believed to have caused the fatal accident.

1 day ago

Former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (center, in white shirt) leaves the South Jakarta headquarters of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Sept. 1, 2025, following his second interrogation as a witness in an ongoing probe into alleged misallocation of the haj quota in 2024 when he was a minister.

Politics premium

Former minister Yaqut named suspect in haj quota graft scandal

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators have questioned former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas three times since kicking off in June 2025 an investigation into alleged graft pertaining to the 2024 haj quota allocation.

1 day ago

Exit blocked: Personnel from a joint team (background) speak with five migrant workers at the Wisma Amira hotel in Dumai, Riau, on Dec. 12, 2025, to prevent illegal departures. A human trafficking syndicate had planned to send the workers to Cambodia via Malaysia.

Archipelago premium

Riau authorities rescue 729 migrant workers from trafficking syndicate

The preventive strategy proved effective in cutting nonprocedural migrant worker networks at exit points along Riau’s coastal areas.

1 day ago

A photo shows a general view on the opening day of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on June 13, 2022.

Politics premium

Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

Indonesia’s assumption of the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is unlikely to significantly boost its influence over global human rights issues, analysts say, even as the government hails the role as a diplomatic achievement despite mounting criticism of Jakarta’s own human rights record

1 day ago

politics

premium

politics premium

Former minister Yaqut named suspect in haj quota graft scandal

premium

politics premium

Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

A voter casts his ballot into a ballot box at a polling station during a revote on Dec. 3, 2024, for the 2024 simultaneous regional elections in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

premium

politics premium

Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls

Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel attend a Christmas security briefing at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta on Dec. 24, 2025.

premium

politics premium

Plan to expand military role in counterterrorism draws flak

Indigenous rights: Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo ( center ) and Deputy Chief Justice Saldi Isra ( left ) conduct a ruling hearing on Thursday, October 16, at the Constitutional Court in Jakarta. The court ruled on 17 judicial review requests, including one requesting that indigenous communities should not need permits to farm in forests for noncommercial purposes.

premium

politics premium

TNI, police laws faced most legal challenges at Constitutional Court in 2025

Jakarta Corruption Court judges hear the testimonies of graft case defendants in this undated file photo.

premium

politics premium

Prabowo administration promises pay raise for ad hoc judges after planned strike

Women holds cloths that read “Makin Ditekan Makin Dilawan“ (The more pressure, the more the fight) ahead of the indictment hearing on Dec. 16, 2025, against Delpedro Marhein, executive director of rights group Lokataru Foundation, at the Central Jakarta District Court. Prosecutors indicted Delpedro for allegedly inciting hostility toward the government and encouraging students, including minors, to take part in riots.

premium

politics premium

Indonesia may face rising instability in 2026: CSIS

jakarta

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

premium

jakarta premium

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.

premium

jakarta premium

Jakarta to remove abandoned monorail pillars in South Jakarta

Fatal accident: A building on Jl. Letjen Soeprapto is seen on Dec.9, 2025, after a fire in Cempaka Baru, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The fire, which took place in a building housing a company providing unmanned aircraft for industrial use, left 22 people dead. There has been no immediate report on the cause.

premium

jakarta premium

Overcrowded settlements, weak safety fuel Jakarta’s fire crisis

Vehicles pass by piles of garbage in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 26, 2025. The city administration has declared a waste management emergency, in effect from Dec. 23, 2025, to Jan. 5, 2026, to accelerate cleanup efforts and mitigate the impact on residents’ health.

premium

jakarta premium

South Tangerang waste emergency highlights national problem

jakarta

Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered

From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.

1 week ago