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Indonesian freed from death penalty by Johor Bahru consulate general

The case started in 2020 when an Indonesian was charged with murdering a friend of his as charged with Article 302 of the Malaysian Penal Code.

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Former Sritex workers demand new liquidator over unpaid severance

Laid off in October 2024, workers did not receive their rights after the company ceased operations in March.

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Indonesian policemen escort one of two terror suspects link to Central Jakarta's Sarinah bomb on March 2, 2016, in Malang, East Java. The 2016 bomb-and-gun assault on Central Jakarta's Sarinah area killed eight people, including four attackers.

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Ten years after Sarinah attack, Indonesia’s fight against terror moves online

A decade after the deadly Sarinah attack that shook the nation, Indonesia has seen a gradual decline in conventional terrorist incidents, though authorities warn that extremist threats are shifting to cyberspace.

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Students attend a flag-raising ceremony on Jan. 5, 2026, the first day of school at elementary school SD 05 Batang Anai in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra.

Families ask BNPB to continue search for missing victims in N. Sumatra, W. Sumatra

Joint SAR teams remain on standby at disaster sites and will be deployed if new information emerges on the whereabouts of missing persons.

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Residents inspect a taxi stranded by floodwaters on Jan. 12 in the Duta Bandara Permai housing complex, Kosambi, Tangerang Regency, Banten. According to the Tangerang Regency Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), floods affected six sub-districts with water levels ranging from 30 to 140 centimeters, impacting approximately 1,014 households.

Heavy rain, coastal erosion compound flooding threats in Java

Persistent heavy rainfall across West and Central Java has triggered flooding and landslides with coastal areas bearing the greatest impact due to ongoing erosion. The situation is expected to continue in the coming days.

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A helicopter carrying President Prabowo Subianto lands in front of the Presidential Palace in Nusantara Capital City (IKN) on Jan. 12, 2026.

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Prabowo affirms commitment to new capital city in first visit as president

Questions about the fate of the Nusantara capital city project have lingered since Prabowo took office in October 2024.

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Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman (center) leaves the site after inspecting seized illegal onions at a warehouse complex on Jan 10, 2026, in Semarang, Central Java. Authorities confiscated 133.5 tonnes of onions suspected to have been smuggled into the country.

Govt to destroy 130 tonnes of illegally imported onions over disease concerns

Amran said illegal imports of agricultural produce not only cause financial losses to the state through unpaid taxes and duties, but also pose a serious threat to the environment and national agriculture by potentially introducing plant diseases.

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Prabowo affirms commitment to new capital city in first visit as president

Questions about the fate of the Nusantara capital city project have lingered since Prabowo took office in October 2024.

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Drowning in scandal: Former education minister Nadiem Makarim, also a cofounder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, arrives on Jan. 5 for his trial in an alleged corruption case on his involvement in the procurement of Google’s Chromebook laptops for use at his ministry and by students, at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

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Google denies role in Nadiem’s Chromebook corruption case

A woman dips her finger in ink after casting her vote on Nov. 27, 2024, during the simultaneous regional elections, at a polling station in Surabaya, East Java.

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PDI-P stands with voters against indirect polls

Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen smiling in this undated photo.

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Support mounts for comedian after Netflix special reported to police

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

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Community sentences introduced in new penal code

Former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (center, in white shirt) leaves the South Jakarta headquarters of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Sept. 1, 2025, following his second interrogation as a witness in an ongoing probe into alleged misallocation of the haj quota in 2024 when he was a minister.

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Former minister Yaqut named suspect in haj quota graft scandal

A photo shows a general view on the opening day of the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on June 13, 2022.

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Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

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Flooding disrupts traffic, public transit in Greater Jakarta

Morning commuters faced flooded roads and transit disruptions in and around the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall.

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Acute pollution: A resident covers his nose on Dec. 16, 2025, while walking past piles of garbage covered with tarps in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang city administration covered the trash with tarps as a temporary measure to reduce odors during reorganization at the Cipeucang landfill, which has led to a temporary halt in waste transportation activities.

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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta

A motorist passes by piles of garbage on Jl. Raya Otista in Cimanggis, South Tangerang, Banten, on Jan. 6, 2026. The South Tangerang city administration has struggled to manage the accumulating waste, which has persisted for the past month.

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South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

Provocative charges: Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen waving in this undated photograph.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

Lost investment: A view of the remaining monorail project pillars on Oct. 20, on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the Jakarta provincial administration would dismantle the pillars of the unfinished project to improve the city’s spatial planning.

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Jakarta to remove abandoned monorail pillars in South Jakarta

Fatal accident: A building on Jl. Letjen Soeprapto is seen on Dec.9, 2025, after a fire in Cempaka Baru, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The fire, which took place in a building housing a company providing unmanned aircraft for industrial use, left 22 people dead. There has been no immediate report on the cause.

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Overcrowded settlements, weak safety fuel Jakarta’s fire crisis

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Heavy rain, coastal erosion compound flooding threats in Java

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Govt to destroy 130 tonnes of illegally imported onions over disease concerns

A teacher (center right, top) leads students in a classroom lesson on Jan. 5, 2026, at a reopened school in Kejuruan Muda district, Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh, one of three provinces in northern Sumatra that were struck by flooding and landslides in late November.

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Child beggars in post-disaster Aceh raises concern over long-term mental harm

Soldiers from the Yogyakarta-based Infantry Battalion (Yonif) 403/Wirasada Pratista work together with villagers to install a solar-powered lighting pole in Asiki village, Jair district, Boven Digoel regency, South Papua, in this undated picture released on Friday, Jan. 9, by the Defense Ministry. Yonif 403 is currently conducting border security duties under the Border Security Operations Command (Koops Pamtas) Swasembada in South Papua.

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TNI builds solar-powered lighting in South Papua village

Fatal flooding: Joint rescue workers, assisted by local residents, search for victims of flash floods on Jan. 5, 2026, in East Siau district, Siau-Tagulandang-Biaro (Sitaro) Islands regency, North Sulawesi. According to the Sitaro Islands regency administration, the flash floods killed 17 people and left two others missing.

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Sitaro regency applies recovery scheme, relocation plans after flash floods

President Prabowo Subianto (center) speaks to Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (left), State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Regulatory Agency head Dony Oskaria (second left) and state asset fund Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani (second right) and Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf during an inspection of a temporary housing site for residents affected by floods and landslides in Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh on Jan. 1, 2026.

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Aceh disaster victims move into temporary housing

Indonesian migrant workers deported from Johor Bahru, Malaysia, arrive at the Batam Center International Ferry Terminal in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 8, 2026. The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia facilitated the repatriation of 163 Indonesians, including two children.

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