Fallen heroes: The ceremony to release and honor the remains of three Indonesian peacekeepers serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is held on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at the Lebanese Air Force hangar in Beirut, Lebanon. UNIFIL held a memorial service as a final tribute to the three soldiers who were killed during a peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon before their repatriation to Indonesia.`

Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

Peacekeeper Corp. Farizal Rhomadhon, 28, died when a projectile exploded on March 29 in southern Lebanon, where Israel and Hezbollah have been fighting since Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war.

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Wikimedia restriction sparks digital rights, free knowledge concerns

The government’s temporary restriction on platforms operated by nonprofit organization Wikimedia Foundation has raised concerns among digital rights advocates, who warn that arbitrary controls risk undermining citizens’ access to free knowledge and freedom of expression.

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Medan court acquits videographer of marking up prices for village videos

Prosecutors charged Amsal Christy Sitepu for allegedly putting marked-up budgets on his proposal to make profile videos for 20 villages in Karo regency, North Sumatra, from 2020 to 2022.

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Human rights activists with the Justice for Victims Solidarity Network hold posters during the 902nd “Kamisan” protest outside the State Palace in Jakarta on April 2, 2026. The demonstrators called for a thorough investigation into the acid attack against human rights defender Andrie Yunus, urging the formation of an independent fact-finding team and demanding that those responsible be tried in a civilian court.

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Witnesses, activists in Andrie case subject to threats

At least 12 people have made reports to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) about the online abuse they received on social media and other online communication platforms and requested the commission’s protection.

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Journalists take picture of a church in Ternate, North Maluku, on April 3, 2026 that was damaged during an earthquake in the Maluku Sea the previous day.

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Govt urges vigilance after deadly quake in North Sulawesi

At least one person was killed after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Maluku Sea rocked North Sulawesi and North Maluku and triggered tsunami waves that reached up to 0.75 meters in height.

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North Sumatran student dies by suicide over inability to afford school supply

Investigators found that the victim had repeatedly asked his parents for school supplies, but the requests could not be fulfilled due to financial constraints.

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Police officers look at a building of the North Sulawesi's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026.

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7.4-magnitude quake off North Sulawesi kills one

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Maluku Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups in the early morning.

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Head of Riau Islands regional office of the Immigration Directorate General, Ujo Sujoto (center), speaks, while flanked by Batam Immigration Office head Hajar Aswad (right) and an official from the Internal Compliance Directorate, Washington Napitupulu, during a press conference at Batu Ampar Immigration checkpoint in Batam, Riau Islands, on March 29, 2026.

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Deadly Bantar Gebang collapse exposes Jakarta’s decades-long waste mismanagement

A motorcyclist uses a pedicab service on March 8, 2026, to cross floodwaters on Jl. Ciledug Raya in Ulujami, South Jakarta. The flooding had been caused by overflow of the Pesanggrahan and Keuangan rivers after heavy rains hit the Greater Jakarta area.

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North Sumatran student dies by suicide over inability to afford school supply

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7.4-magnitude quake off North Sulawesi kills one

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Maluku Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups in the early morning.

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Batam Immigration admits extortion, officer sent to Nusakambangan

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Two Brazilians named suspects in fatal stabbing of Dutch tourist in Bali

Local officials hang a public service announcement banner discouraging people from taking part in online gambling on June 30, 2024, outside a government building in Bogor, West Java.

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Police raid Cambodian online gambling den in Medan, detain 19

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Indonesia to loan two Komodo dragons to Japan

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Videographer demands justice as he faces graft trial over project pricing

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An alarming global surge in measles cases poses a serious threat to children and more efforts are needed to improve vaccine coverage, according to the United Nations Children's Fund

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Indonesia reports first health professional death amid measles outbreak

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Indonesia rolls out one-day remote work in push for energy efficiency

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Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs

In a video posted on Instagram late Monday, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said "the government is sending summons letters" to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, as well as to Google, which oversees YouTube, adding they "violated Indonesian law".

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