Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (center), together with his deputy Saldi Isra (second left) and three other Constitutional Court justices, Ridwan Mansyur (left), Anwar Usman (second right) and Enny Nurbaningsih, prepare to preside over a ruling hearing at the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta on Jan. 19, 2026.`

Top court narrows obstruction of justice provision

The Constitutional Court has closed a loophole in the Corruption Law’s provision on obstruction of justice, which could have been misused by law enforcement to target lawyers, journalists and activists.

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Another 153 Indonesians deported from Malaysia to Batam

Indonesia has seen a large wave of repatriations over immigration violations in Malaysia since the start of the year .

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Abortion limits in KUHP ignite women’s rights debate

Women’s rights groups have criticized the country’s new Criminal Code (KUHP) for continuing to criminalize abortion except in cases of rape or medical necessity, calling the law a setback for women’s reproductive rights and bodily autonomy.

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This image from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows a tremblor gauged on a seismograph 22 December 2003, described as a major earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which shook central and southern California.

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Magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes off Aceh

The quake originated offshore from Sumatra's northeastern tip, authorities said, prompting people to flee outdoors in a region that frequently experiences devastating tremors.

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Thousands of tonnes of wood and mud cover the grounds of Pondok Pesantren Darul Mukhlisin, an integrated Islamic boarding school in Tanjung Karang, a village in Karang Baru district, Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh, following the November 2025 disaster in northern Sumatra.

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Homes in Aceh remain buried under thick, hardened mud three months after Sumatra floods

Firman Banurea, 40, who has been living in a makeshift shelter in Aceh Tamiang regency with his wife and three children, said that, in addition to the mud still covering residents’ homes, logs and other debris left by the November disaster continue to accumulate along the roadside, creating a serious hazard.

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Garbage heaps: A man sorts through waste on Oct. 23, 2025, at the Segawe landfill in Tulungagung, East Java. The Environment Ministry has encouraged regional administrations to make landfills more environmentally friendly.

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Bali reopens overloaded Suwung landfill after massive garbage truck queues

Operating since 1984, the Suwung landfill is Bali’s largest waste disposal site, receiving between 1,100 and 1,200 tonnes of garbage daily, mainly from Denpasar and Badung regency, the island’s busiest tourism hub.

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Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers carry the coffin of former vice president and retired Army general Try Sutrisno after a prayer service at the Sunda Kelapa Grand Mosque in Central Jakarta and before his funeral at the Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta on March 2, 2026.

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Indonesia bids farewell to former vice president Try Sutrisno

Indonesia bade farewell to the country's sixth vice president and retired Army general Try Sutrisno, who died in Jakarta on Monday at the age of 90, leaving behind a decades-long record of service in the military and in state office.

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