A man observes the wreckage of a tour bus that crashed in Lumbang, East Java, on Sept. 14, 2025. The accident, reportedly caused by brake failure, left eight passengers dead.`

Bus crash leaves eight people dead near Mt. Bromo

Authorities said the bus suffered a brake failure while descending a winding section of the road, causing it to hit a guardrail and collide with a passing motorcycle.

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Rights minister proposes designated protest zone at House complex

Pigai said that he made the proposal in a bid to improve what he deemed as "substantive democratic practices."

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Rights bodies form fact-finding team on violent protests, riots

State independent rights bodies, including National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) and National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), form a fact-finding team to review casualties and damages from recent nationwide riots and look into who masterminded them.

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Ternate Police arrest a university student on Sept. 1 during a protest in front of the Ternate Legislative Council (DPRD) building in North Maluku. Police dispersed protestors after a protest against House of Representatives members' lavish allowances and the killing of a ride-hailing driver by a police vehicle.

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Listyo on thin ice as calls for police reform intensify

Questions over the future of National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo have resurfaced following President Prabowo Subianto’s recent pledge to overhaul the force amid intensifying calls for meaningful change in the wake of last month’s deadly protests sparked by economic inequality and police brutality.

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Former youth and sports minister Dito Ariotedjo (left) walks alongside Deputy Minister Taufik Hidayat (right) on Sept. 8 leaving the ministry's office in Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto dismissed Dito from his ministerial post during a cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 8.

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Golkar in spotlight over vacant sports minister seat

President Prabowo Subianto dismissed Golkar Party politician Dito Ariotedjo from his position as the youth and sports minister, but has not named his successor, raising speculations over potential ministerial candidates.

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Riding the surge: Passengers wait for the arrival of a mass rapid transit (MRT) train on Sept. 4 at Blok M Station, South Jakarta.

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Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line

There will be 11 stations in the Greater Tangerang region of Tangerang city and Tangerang regency in the East-West line, while the North-South line will be extended to South Tangerang city.

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Gotcha!: Illegal logging convict Adelin Lis appears in a press conference at the Attorney General’s Office on June 19. State prosecutors repatriated the fugitive from Singapore after fleeing Indonesia in 2008.

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Illegal logging convict Adelin released on parole after paying restitution

Adelin paid the restitution fee on Sept. 3 through his family in multiple denominations, transferring Rp 105,85 billion as well as over US$2.93 million to the North Sumatra High Prosecutor’s Office, allowing for his parole.

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President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya walk through narrow alleys on Sept. 13 in the Gerenceng area in Denpasar, Bali, to meet residents affected by severe floods.

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Tangerang regency to build six MRT stations as part of East-West line

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (front) fills a cup with purified drinking water on Sept. 9, 2025, at the Pesanggrahan Water Treatment Plant (IPA) in Lebak Bulus, South Jakarta, as Banten Governor Andra Soni (left), Deputy Public Works Minister Diana Kusumastuti (second right) and PAM Jaya president director Arief Nasrudin look on. The Pesanggrahan plant has the capacity to supply drinking water at a rate of 750 liters per second via 75,000 new pipeline connections in 10 subdistricts in Jakarta, as well as fulfill water needs in South Tangerang, Banten.

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Privatization fears cast shadow over Jakarta’s clean water future

Priced out: A newspaper vendor sells in front of a closed stall at District Blok M, South Jakarta, on Sept. 3, 2025. Several renters have left the location due to rent increases reaching Rp 15 million (US$907) per month.

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Blok M’s rise as hip hub leaves small traders behind

University students from the Indonesian Student Executive Board Alliance scatter flower petals during a demonstration to reiterate the “17+8 People’s Demands”, a platform of short-term and long-term reform demands raised during recent protests to lawmakers in front of the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2025. (AFP/Tyo Pribadi).
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Jakarta council housing perks triggers another uproar

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Jakarta streets quiet on weekend after mass protests

Crowds, led by students, workers and rights groups, took to the streets of Jakarta last week to protest against MPs' housing allowances. Unrest spread across the country after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver at one rally.

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Pramono cancels WFH for civil servants as Jakarta stabilizes

The WFH directive had been in effect since Friday, following a surge in demonstrations triggered by the death of 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan. He was fatally struck on Thursday by a tactical police vehicle near the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta when dispersing unruly crowds.

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Motorists brave bumper-to-bumper traffic on Jl. KH Guru Amin in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on Aug. 28, 2025.

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Indonesia faces greater flood risk this wet season: Weather agency

The wet season in the archipelago starts this month and ends in April 2026, with peaks expected between November and February in most parts of the country.

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