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Bakamla patrol vessel arrives in North Aceh with 92.2 tonnes of aid
The KN Pulau Dana is Bakamla's second patrol boat deployed to North Aceh carrying disaster relief aid for people affected by natural disasters.
43 minutes ago
Politics
NU leaders agree to hold early congress to end leadership dispute
Nahdlatul Ulama, the country’s largest Islamic organization, has taken a key step toward ending a weeks-long leadership dispute, with rival factions agreeing to convene an early congress next year.
2 hours ago
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Jakarta reopens planetarium after years of hurdles
According to Ismail Marzuki Park’s official Instagram account (@tim.cikini), tickets for Friday’s four planetarium shows at the Bintang Theater sold out within minutes of going on sale on Thursday.
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Politics
Jakarta archbishop urges ecological repentance in Christmas reflection
Jakarta Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo urges reflection on human responsibility in the devastating flood and landslides that hit three Sumatra provinces.
4 hours ago
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Police sub-precinct chief in N. Sumatra relieved of duty after mob burned police station
The removal of the Muara Batang Gadis Police sub-precinct station in Mandailing Natal regency, North Sumatra, is part of the National Police's internal evaluation process to respond to various dynamics in the field,
5 hours ago
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Bus driver named suspect in fatal Central Java accident
The police found that the 22-year-old driver who had only driven a bus twice in the past two months was driving the bus at high speed when entering a downhill curve on a highway in Semarang, Central Java.
8 hours ago
Politics
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Indonesia pushes for international legal framework on digital royalties
An estimated $55.5 billion in music and audiovisual royalties go uncollected worldwide each year, according to UNESCO and the World Bank.
10 hours ago
Politics
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One year sentence sought for international organization worker for inciting August riot
In their sentence demand, prosecutors demanded that Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, who worked at an organization affiliated with the ASEAN secretariat, be found guilty of inciting hate and mass violence against the National Police related to the nationwide protests and unrest in late August through her Instagram Story posts.
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- Malaysia set to revive cross-strait bridge project with feasibility study in 2026
- Another year lost in the energy transition
- Challenges of home learning during a pandemic through the eyes of a student
- Let hope overcome fear
- Yearender: Civil movements take center stage in 2025
- Indonesia bans British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years
- One year sentence sought for international organization worker for inciting August riot
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Day of the Dead 'skeleton' Barbie splits opinion in Mexico
- Jakarta sets 2026’s minimum wage at Rp 5.7 million
politics
Jakarta archbishop urges ecological repentance in Christmas reflection
Jakarta Archbishop Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo urges reflection on human responsibility in the devastating flood and landslides that hit three Sumatra provinces.
4 hours ago
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politics
Indonesia lodges complaint over 'flag desecration' at London embassy
The Foreign Ministry has urged calm over an action by a recently deported British porn star at the Indonesian Embassy in London that was deemed to have desecrated the national flag.
2 days ago
politics
Asia-Pacific members nominate Indonesia to lead UN rights body
Asia-Pacific member states' nomination of Indonesia as the 2026 HRC president showed “strong support” for the country's capacity to lead in advancing global human rights, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.
2 days ago
society
'Starting anew': Christians in disaster-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass
Many in the congregation of churches in regions affected by cyclone-induced floods and landslides are still sheltering at evacuation sites after the disasters wreaked havoc on the regions a month ago.
13 hours ago
society
Swiss court admits North Jakarta islanders climate case against Holcim
Four residents of the low-lying island of Pari, which has been repeatedly flooded as warmer temperatures push up sea levels, submitted a legal complaint in January 2023 to the cantonal court in Zug, Switzerland.
3 days ago
society
Indonesia bans British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years
The 26-year-old, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was deported this month after police raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near provincial capital of Denpasar.
3 days ago
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- Malaysia set to revive cross-strait bridge project with feasibility study in 2026
- Another year lost in the energy transition
- Challenges of home learning during a pandemic through the eyes of a student
- Let hope overcome fear
- Yearender: Civil movements take center stage in 2025
- Indonesia bans British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years
- One year sentence sought for international organization worker for inciting August riot
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Day of the Dead 'skeleton' Barbie splits opinion in Mexico
- Jakarta sets 2026’s minimum wage at Rp 5.7 million
