Officials show a room previously raided by the Indonesian Ombudsman at the Cibinong Penitentiary in Bogor, West Java, on Sept. 24, 2026. West Java Corrections directorate head Yudi Suseno said the residences were designated for several prison officials, including the Cibinong penitentiary head. The authorities are still investigating the Ombudsman’s findings and will take action in accordance with procedures if the premises are found to have been misused. `

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New agrarian law expected to curb farmer criminalization

Farmers urge the government to swiftly implement the law by, among other measures, forming an agrarian reform agency as mandated by the new legislation, while law enforcement agencies are also urged to adopt an agrarian justice perspective in looking at land dispute cases.

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Firefighters from the specialized peatland wildfire tactical unit (Manggala Agni) direct a high-pressure water stream at a burning area in a field of tall dry grass in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra on Sept. 25, 2026. Low visibility caused by persistent forest fires has hampered both commercial air travel and aerial firefighting operations across the province.

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Prabowo turns to experts to tackle peatland fires after swipe at researchers

President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires, after his recent tirade against some experts critical of his administration drew public backlash.

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The newly acquired aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi (left), now KRI Sriwijaya, is accompanied by KRI Brawijaya (center) and KRI Prabu Siliwangi as they sail through the Bangka waters on Sept. 17, 2026.

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KRI Sriwijaya joins Navy fleet, ready for operations

The commissioning of Indonesia's first aircraft carrier marks a strategic milestone, one best understood through the lens of defense diplomacy and naval modernization.

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An orangutan, named Sampurna, receives emergency treatments after being rescued, at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, August 30, 2026.

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Indonesian Navy personnel maneuver their boats on Sept. 17, 2026 directly above the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ship which capsized in the Java Sea waters. The Virgo Transport 8 carried 213 passengers and 30 crew when it lost contact with its shipping company after departing from Surabaya, East Java to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on Sept. 13.

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Former education minister and cofounder of tech firm Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, poses ahead of the verdict hearing against him at the Jakarta Corruption Court in Central Jakarta on June 30, 2026. The judges sentenced him to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing his authority in the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools nationwide between 2020 and 2022.

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Court cuts Nadiem’s sentence but he seeks another appeal

Students attend a class on Sept. 23 beside a collapsed wall at SDN 3 Sukajadi
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Prabowo’s universal free education plan raises feasibility questions

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka gestures before President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation address during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting on Aug. 15, 2025, at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Jakarta ahead of the country's 80th Independence Day.

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Gibran faces fresh challenge over eligibility as VP

Culture Minister Fadli Zon speaks during a media briefing on the launch of Sejarah Indonesia: Dinamika Kebangsaan dalam Arus Global (Indonesian History: National Dynamics in Global Currents) in Jakarta on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. The Culture Ministry launched the first five volumes of the 10-volume series, which are available for free download through its digital platform, pustakabudaya.id.

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Inconsistencies mar Indonesia-centric history books

President Prabowo Subianto (fourth right) walks along Darussalam Gontor Modern Islamic boarding school leader Hasan Abdullah Sahal (fifth right) after a speech at Gontor’s centennial celebration on Sept. 19 in Ponorogo, East Java.

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Gontor leader’s blunt remarks highlight ‘pesantren’ political independence

Badui tribe members play traditional Sundanese angklung during the annual Ngaseuk ceremony on Oct. 5, 2025, in Lebak, Banten, to celebrate the planting of rice on dry land to fulfill their daily needs.

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Indigenous peoples bill in limbo as House rushes agrarian reform

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Extending Jakarta’s CFD may raise awareness but not dent pollution

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (left) poses with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a bilateral meeting at Civic Hall in New York in the United States on Sept. 20, 2026, on the sidelines of the Urban 20 Mayors Summit.

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New York offers Jakarta assistance on municipal bond plan

South Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) personnel fill residents’ buckets with water on Sept. 16 in West Cilandak, South Jakarta. BPBD South Jakarta, in collaboration with city-owned water company PAM Jaya, distributed free clean water to residents affected by water shortages caused by drought, which has left water supplies cloudy and reduced availability.

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Jakarta water shortages worsen as dry season drags on

President Prabowo Subianto (second left) and Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (second
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South Jakarta, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

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Prabowo opens new LRT link, backs Jakarta’s expansion push

Extra lesson: Children in fourth to sixth grade do coloring activities with volunteers during the noon session at Rumah Belajar Senen in Senen, Central Jakarta, on July 18, 2026.

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Director of the Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation Department, Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin,(left) and spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (right) show face sketches of alleged perpetrators of unrest that led to the killing of 60-year-old mirror vendor Bambang Setiyawan in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, during a press briefing at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2026. The police also named 47 suspects allegedly involved in the damaging of public facilities and other violent acts during the unrest.

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Calls mount for police to hunt down mastermind behind deadly Jakarta unrest

Firefighters spray water along Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta on Sept. 9, 2026 to clear volcanic ash spewed from Mount Anak Krakatau's eruption.

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Death toll from Java Sea ferry sinking jumps to 64

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Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Herry Heryawan (third right) listens to an explanation from Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate chief Sr. Comr. Ade Kuncoro (second right) on Wednesday at a mangrove charcoal production center on Rupat Island in Bengkalis regency, Riau. Detectives from the Reskrimsus Directorate thwarted on Sept. 14 an effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal from Rupat Island to Batu Pahat in Johor, Malaysia.

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Riau Police foil effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal to Malaysia

Courtiers dressed in traditional Javanese costumes enter the Surakarta Palace complex. JP/Maksum Nur Fauzan

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Govt kicks off Rp 150 billion revamp of historic Surakarta Palace

Sjamsul Kahar, veteran Aceh journalist, founder and former editor-in-chief of Serambi Indonesia, gestures in this undated photo. Kahar died on Sept. 24, 2026, at the age of 80.

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Veteran Aceh journalist and Serambi Indonesia founder Sjamsul Kahar dies at 80

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Discharged policeman sentenced to death penalty for killing sister-in-law

Two children play with a kite at the dried-up Sumberkepuh Reservoir in Nganjuk, East Java, on Sept. 6, 2026. The 20.9-hectare reservoir, which provides irrigation for about 400 hectares of farmland, has been dry for the past two months amid the prolonged dry season.

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East Java prepares for long dry season

Students eat meal packages distributed under the free nutritious meal program on Aug. 4 at SDN 106162 state elementary school in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra.

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