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Malaysia detains three Indonesians for allegedly smuggling tin sand

Despite regulations banning the export of tin ore unless it is refined to 99.99 percent, there have been still many attempts to smuggle raw tin abroad.

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Govt to protect world’s oldest rock art site in Sulawesi

Following the publication of a study on the world’s oldest-dated rock art in Southeast Sulawesi, Culture Minister Fadli Zon said the government would balance the preservation and utilization of the caves where the ancient artwork was found.

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A police officer stands guard in front of the Constitutional Court building on Feb. 4, 2025, in Jakarta.

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Government pushes police civilian posts rule despite court ruling

The government is preparing a legal framework to allow police officers to serve in certain civilian ministries and state agencies, a move that analysts say runs counter to Constitutional Court rulings barring such appointments unless they are directly related to policing and stipulated by law.

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Shut it down: Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq (right) oversees the installation of a warning sign by the Environment Ministry during an inspection at a company site in the Batang Toru watershed, North Sumatra, on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Controversial power plant project's permit revoked after Sumatra floods

PT North Sumatera Hydro Energy, the developer of Batang Toru hydropower plant in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, has had its business permit repealed as the government takes action against companies allegedly linked to deforestation that exacerbated northern Sumatra's floods and landslides.

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Controversial power plant project's permit revoked after Sumatra floods

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Sign on the Facade of the Interpol headquarter in Lyon, France, as shown in this file photo from Sep. 21, 2015.

Romanian, US fugitives wanted by Interpol arrested in Bali

Bali police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ariasandy said the arrest underscored Indonesia’s strong commitment to international law enforcement cooperation.

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The ATR 42-500 turboprop airplane operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport that crashed on Saturday is seen at Soroako Airport in East Luwu regency, South Sulawesi in this undated photo.

Authorities recover black box of crashed surveillance plane

The tail section of the aircraft itself, however, was located in a remote and difficult-to-access area, requiring three days to reach, Dody added.

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Chairman of the Gerakan Rakyat (People's Movement) Party Sahrin Hamid (second left), honorary member Anies Baswedan (center), head of the advisory council Sulfikar Amir (left), secretary-general M. Ridwan (second right) and treasurer Prita Subono (right) symbolically open the party's first national working meeting for 2026 in Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2026.

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New political parties face long road to 2029 elections

Poll workers count ballots at a polling station on Nov. 27, 2024, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, after voters cast their votes to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election. More than 200 million people were eligible to vote to choose dozens of governors and mayors and 415 regents.

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House postpones plan to scrap direct regional elections

Pati Regent Sudewo (center) is escorted by security officers upon arriving at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 20, 2026. Sudewo is among several people arrested by KPK investigators in a raid in Pati, Central Java, in a corruption case pertaining to the appointment of village officials in the regency.

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Controversial Pati regent named graft suspect

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Government targets illegal mining on 190,000 hectares of forest land

Indonesia's unprecedented crackdown, which has seen military-led teams take over palm plantations and mines, has unnerved the industry, pushing up global palm oil prices over concerns it will hit output, and more recently, powering rallies in the prices of metals like tin.

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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building is pictured on Jan. 22, 2025, under overcast skies in Jakarta.

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KPK probes possible involvement of NU executives in haj quota graft case

Journalists hold banners during a protest on May 2, 2025, to commemorate World Press Freedom Day in Surabaya, East Java. The protest, organized by the Surabaya chapter of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI Surabaya) and other civic groups, condemned intimidation and violence against journalists.

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Press freedom under strain as journalists face more threats

An illustration of a dictionary entry of “disinformation“

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Planned bill on anti-disinformation, foreign propaganda draws criticism

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Explosion of janitor fish is a sign Ciliwung River heavily polluted, BRIN says

Children play in the water, using bamboo pieces as floats on September 20, 2025, next to a seawall in Cilincing, North Jakarta.

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Jakarta to break ground on giant sea wall in September

Motorists pass a pile of household waste on Jan. 6 in South Tangerang, Banten. The municipality administration has declared a waste emergency due to unmanaged waste generated across the city in the past month.

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South Tangerang temporarily stops sending waste to Bogor

Indonesian policemen escort one of two terror suspects link to Central Jakarta's Sarinah bomb on March 2, 2016, in Malang, East Java. The 2016 bomb-and-gun assault on Central Jakarta's Sarinah area killed eight people, including four attackers.

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Ten years after Sarinah attack, Indonesia’s fight against terror moves online

Road users pass through tidal flooding in Muara Angke, Jakarta, on Dec. 3, 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast potential tidal flooding in several parts of Jakarta’s northern coast until Dec. 10, 2025, caused by maximum sea tide conditions coinciding with the full moon phase, which could significantly increase sea levels.

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

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Flooding disrupts traffic, public transit in Greater Jakarta

Morning commuters faced flooded roads and transit disruptions in and around the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall.

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Acute pollution: A resident covers his nose on Dec. 16, 2025, while walking past piles of garbage covered with tarps in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang city administration covered the trash with tarps as a temporary measure to reduce odors during reorganization at the Cipeucang landfill, which has led to a temporary halt in waste transportation activities.

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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta

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Controversial power plant project's permit revoked after Sumatra floods

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Romanian, US fugitives wanted by Interpol arrested in Bali

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Authorities recover black box of crashed surveillance plane

Forest rangers close an illegal gold mining tunnel on Nov. 20, 2025, during an operation in Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Sukabumi regency, West Java. The ministry has identified some 1,400 illegal gold mines and closed 88 of them.

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Riau to legalize thousands of hectares of small-scale illegal gold mines

Rice reserves: A worker inspects sacks of rice on Dec. 29, 2025, at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) warehouse in Lambaro, Aceh. Bulog said rice supplies in Sumatra remained sufficient to meet the needs of communities affected by natural disasters, with stocks of about 97,000 tonnes in Aceh, 25,000 tonnes in North Sumatra and 9,000 tonnes in West Sumatra.

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Minister suspects anomaly in rice distribution in Riau Islands as sign of smuggling

A firefighter battles a peatland wildfire on July 10, 2025, as forest and land fires returned amid extreme heat, in Rimba Panjang, Riau.

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Forest fires break out in Sumatra, Kalimantan despite ongoing rainy season

Villagers cut logs on December 4, 2025, that were washed away by a flash flood, intending to use them as material to rebuild their damaged homes in Garoga, North Sumatra.

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Government sues firms over environmental damage linked to Sumatra floods

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A faded hand stencil, located between the painting of a human riding a horse and a chicken, dated at least 67,800 years old at the Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi is seen in this photo taken in May 2019.

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World’s ‘oldest’ rock art discovered in Southeast Sulawesi

Students pray on Oct. 30, 2025, before eating lunches supplied by the government's free nutritious meal program at an elementary school in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Lab tests reveal E. coli contamination in free meals that sickened 800 students

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah “Gus Ipul“ Yusuf delivers remarks during a joint prayer to mark the beginning of 2026 at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jakarta on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Concerns mount over Prabowo’s plan to expand Sekolah Rakyat to 500 schools

Health workers evacuate students suspected of food poisoning on Oct. 14, 2025, after eating free nutritious meals at SMP 1 Cisarua state junior high school in West Bandung regency, West Java. According to school officials, 54 students reportedly fell ill after consuming the meals served that morning.

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1,000 students fall ill after consuming free meals

A person opens the homepage of Grok on the social media platform X on April 16 , 2025, on a computer in Jakarta.

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