Bradley Rowen Liu, an 11-year-old boy learning Python, a programming language, watches a video on social media on his smartphone as he leaves the coding academy with his father Handri Liu in Jakarta on March 25, 2026. `

Indonesian children brace themselves for social media ban

The primary schooler is one of about 70 million children the government is hoping to shield from the threats of cyberbullying, pornography and internet addiction.

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Prabowo takes crack at ‘blusukan’ in Central Jakarta

During an impromptu visit to Senen, Central Jakarta, Prabowo reportedly promised poor residents living along the railway track proper housing and sanitary facilities.

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Report links social media to unhappiness among youths

The more hours spent on social media, the lower well-being and life satisfaction among 15-years-olds, particularly girls, the 2026 World Happiness Report has suggested.

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Police guard bags of seized methamphetamine on April 28, 2021, during a press conference in Jakarta, as police said they smashed a smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tonnes of methamphetamine from Afghanistan into the country, a haul worth about US$82 million.

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North Sumatra police foil attempt to smuggle 50 kilograms of meth from Malaysia

Officials estimate that around 1.5 tonnes of illegal drugs circulate in the province each month, with a total market value of approximately Rp 1.5 trillion.

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Critical absence: Former Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan leaves on April 24, 2024, after the plenary meeting of the General Elections Commission (KPU) at the commission's office in Jakarta.

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Anies’ visit to Yudhoyono’s Idul Fitri event sparks rapprochement speculations

Former presidential candidate Anies Baswedan’s surprise visit to the Idul Fitri gathering hosted by former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Democratic Party's founding leader, has sparked speculation over a possible thaw in ties following their fallout in the last election two years ago.

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Smoke is seen billowing in the background while grass dries out at a forest and land fire location in Berakit village in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands, on March 23, 2026. Bintan regency administration declared a forest and land fire emergency response on March 23 because of increasing fire spots and drought in almost all of Bintan territory.

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Bintan declares forest fire emergency, Dumai blanketed in smoke

Efforts to extinguish fires have been hampered by a scarcity of water because of a drought caused by the long dry season in both provinces.

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An activist light up a candle during a prayer gathering on March 17 for Andrie Yunus, a Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras) activist targeted in an acid attack, in front of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) in Jakarta.

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TNI intelligence chief’s resignation ‘not enough’, civil groups say

Lt. Gen. Yudi Abrimantyo, the chief of the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS), has ‘handed over’ his position amid investigations into alleged involvement of military intelligence officers in the acid attack against Kontras activist Andrie Yunus.

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Two tiger cubs die at Bandung Zoo amid management uncertainty

Since March of last year, seven animals at the zoo, including a pelican and a binturong, have reportedly died amid the ongoing management conflicts.

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TNI intelligence chief’s resignation ‘not enough’, civil groups say

Former religious affairs minister and graft suspect Yaqut Cholil Qoumas walks on March 25, 2026, toward the interrogation room at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta. KPK investigators questioned Yaqut a day after he returned to the detention center following a transfer to house arrest on March 19, ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.

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Ethics probe urged on KPK after Yaqut’s house arrest

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Military intelligence chief steps down following acid attack on activist

Military spokesperson Brig. Gen. Aulia Dwi Nasrullah confirmed to Reuters that there had been a "handing over of position" by Lt. Gen. Yudi Abrimantyo, the military's intelligence unit chief, as a form of responsibility for the attack.

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