Members of the Nafas Kalbar Alliance hold a banner that reads “haze is not a natural disaster, haze is a crime“ outside the Pontianak District Court in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on October 7, 2026. The government was accused of “gross negligence“ October 7 in a court case brought by residents against the president and others over a toxic haze from wildfires blanketing parts of Borneo island.`

Pontianak court hears 'negligence' complaint against state over fires, haze

Four plaintiffs, including a local chapter of Indigenous NGO AMAN, filed the class action lawsuit last month at a court in Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

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Court doubles suspended Riau governor's sentence to four years

Prosecutors alleged that Wahid demanded money from officials at the Riau Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land agency (PUPR-PKPP), threatening those who refused to contribute with removal or reassignment.

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Top court quashes petition to disqualify Gibran

The Constitutional Court dismissed on Tuesday evening a petition challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s election win over a lack of educational qualifications when he ran for office two years ago, saying the petitioners had no legal standing to pursue the case.

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Gowa Regent Sitti Husniah Talenrang (center) walks to an examination room on Oct. 1 after arriving at the National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) headquarters in Jakarta. Husniah was questioned as a suspect in four separate cases involving alleged corruption, extortion and money laundering.

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Supreme Court grants impeachment petition against Gowa regent

All seven factions of the Gowa DPRD, including Husniah’s own National Mandate Party (PAN), backed an impeachment motion against her on Aug. 12, following a months-long investigation into alleged misconduct by the regent.

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House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (right) receives the final opinion document on the Satu Data Indonesia bill from National Development Planning Minister Rachmat Pambudy (left) on Tuesday during the House’s ninth plenary session of the 2026–2027 sitting year at the Senayan Legislative Complex. The House approved the bill to become law.

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House passes Satu Data law to unify government data

House Legislative Body (Baleg) deputy chairman Sturman Panjaitan said the Satu Data Law would help integrate data from various government agencies, including ministries and regional administrations, into an interoperable national system.

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The Singapore Flyer and commercial buildings are shrouded in haze at the Marina Bay area in Singapore, on Sept. 15, 2026.

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Breathing gets harder as haze blankets Southeast Asia

More than two months into haze crisis, worsening air quality and mounting health concerns are fueling frustration among residents and renewed calls for authorities to hold those responsible for the fires accountable.

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An illustration of security CCTV camera or surveillance system within a prison compound.

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Medan to install 10,000 CCTV cameras to curb rising thefts

Majda El Muhtaj of the Human Rights Study Center at Medan State University said the recent rise in theft and robbery in Medan coincided with an increase in drug-related cases.

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Officers from the Bali Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Agency (BBKHIT) show 284 birds from various types after thwarting a smuggling effort at Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana, Bali, on Aug. 3, 2026. The smuggling interception operation involved officers from Bali BBKHIT, Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Gilimanuk Port Police.

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Two Vietnamese arrested in East Java over smuggling of 3,400 songbirds

Rosek Nursahid, founder of the wildlife conservation organization ProFauna Indonesia said that illegal imports of songbirds from neighboring nations like Vietnam and Malaysia are directly driven by the depletion of Indonesia’s own wild populations after decades of overhunting.

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