An aerial view shows heavy equipment reinforcing and raising the Lapindo mudflow embankment in Siring subdistrict, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, on July 10, 2026. The work is intended to strengthen the embankment after a leak developed due to land subsidence and increased pressure from mud in the containment pond.`

Lapindo mudflow embankment leaks, triggering fresh safety concerns

PPLS planning official Arif Firmanto said the breach was largely caused by land subsidence around the northern and western sections of the containment embankment. The subsidence has caused the mudflow to shift predominantly toward those areas, increasing pressure on the embankment.

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Police arrest suspect over bomb threat at South Jakarta elementary school

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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri inaugurates several party executives for the 2025-2030 term on Aug. 14, 2025, at the party's headquarters in Jakarta.

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Illustration of a Criminal Code (KUHP) book next to a gavel and a Lady Justice statue.

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Medan courts acquit defendants from all charges

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Tiger suspected of mauling 12-year-old girl in Riau

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Acting Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Rudi Margono (left) shakes hands with National Police Anti-Corruption Corps chief Insp. Gen. Totok Suharyanto after a news conference at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta on July 11, 2026.

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Eyes on AGO after takeover of probe into ex-top prosecutor

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Two Indonesian fishing vessels skippers (fourth left and center) are flanked by Malaysian officers (left) and diplomats from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru on July 6, 2026, in front of the Kota Tinggi Magistrate Court in Kota Tinggi, Johor. The court seized KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) to each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing Malaysian waters.

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Malaysia seizes two boats, slaps 20,000 ringgit fine for border trespassing

The court seized the KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) on each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing in Malaysian waters.

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