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A Batubara Traffic Police Unit officer inspects a vehicle on March 6, 2026, at Km. 134 of the Kisaran-Indrapura toll road heading to Indrapura in Batubara regency, North Sumatra, following an accident that killed four passengers and seriously injured three others. — A Batubara Traffic Police Unit officer inspects a vehicle on March 6, 2026, at Km. 134 of the Kisaran-Indrapura toll road heading to Indrapura in Batubara regency, North Sumatra, following an accident that killed four passengers and seriously injured three others.`

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4 dead, three injured in toll road accident in North Sumatra

The accident occurred when a Toyota Kijang Innova minivan hit a box truck at Km. 134 while traveling from Kisaran to Indrapura.

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Relentless rain floods Greater Jakarta, kills motorcyclist

Relentless rain and strong winds battered Greater Jakarta over the weekend, flooding dozens of neighborhoods, paralyzing roads, and killing a motorcyclist crushed by a fallen tree in South Jakarta.

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Landfill collapse at Bantargebang, Indonesia's biggest, kills four

The collapse took place at the Bantargebang landfill on Sunday, located in the outskirts of Jakarta, said Desiana Kartika Bahari, head of the local rescue agency.

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Lokataru Foundation director Delpedro Marhaen celebrates with supporters on March 6, 2026 after he and other activists were acquitted from charges of inciting nationwide riots in August 2025 at the Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta.

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Activists’ acquittal of riot incitement hailed as democratic win

Human rights activists call the ruling to acquit four activists of incitement charges surrounding the nationwide riots in August 2025 to become a precedent for hundreds of other activists and protesters who are still facing prosecution.

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President Prabowo Subianto greets journalists when preparing to welcome former presidents during a high-level briefing on March 3 with top political and business figures on latest geopolitical development at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta.

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From late condolences to no condemnation: Prabowo walks ‘diplomatic tightrope’ on Iran war

A late letter of condolences on the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the lack of condemnation on the United States-Israel strike may influence how Iran sees Indonesia’s position on the conflict, analysts say.

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Four moths from the new species 'Chabulina celebesensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026' are seen in a diagram issued by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) on March 3. Two BRIN researchers found two new moth species, which they named after themselves.

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BRIN researchers identify two new endemic moths in Papua, Sulawesi

Both new species have unique morphology characteristics, especially in wing pattern and genitalia structure, the main markers in moth identification.

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Children huddle together on April 2, 2024, as they play with a mobile device ahead of the breaking of the fast during Ramadan in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Indonesia to start banning social media for children under 16 this month

The social media ban for children under 16 will take effect on March 28, but details about the ban remain scarce.

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Fandi Ramadhan (second left) is escorted on March 5, 2026, with his hands handcuffed by a guard after receiving a five-year jail term for smuggling drugs, in Batam, Riau Islands. Fandi's case went viral after prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Fandi and five other defendants.

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Sailor gets 5 years behind bars, escapes death penalty in drug case

The case became viral after prosecutors demanded death penalty for Fandi and five other defendants.

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(From left to right) Activists Delpedro Marhaen, Muzaffar Salim, Syahdan Husein and Khariq Anhar pose on March 6, 2026, at the hearing prior to their verdict at Central Jakarta District Court in Jakarta. The judges acquitted the defendants of all incitement charges related to nationwide anti-government protests in August 2025 that later turned into riots.

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Court finds activists not guilty of inciting August riot

Police officers wearing white religious attire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan stand guard during a labour union protest on March 4 in Jakarta.

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Police reform team to submit recommendations to President before Idul Fitri

Former Golkar Party politician and House of Representatives deputy speaker Adies Kadir attends a House plenary session on Jan. 27 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. The House appointed Adies as its appointee for the Constitutional Court justice seat to replace incumbent Justice Arief Hidayat, who is due to retire.

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Ethics council dismisses complaints against Constitutional Court justice Adies

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri (center) delivers a speech on Aug. 17, 2025, at an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Independence Day at the party's headquarters in Jakarta.

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PDI-P steps up criticism of Prabowo's silence on US-Israel war against Iran

Marcella Santoso (second left) and Ariyanto Bakri (second right), defendants in a bribery case linked to the acquittal of companies in a crude palm oil (CPO) export corruption case, enter the Jakarta Corruption Court on March 3, 2026.

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Wilmar executive, lawyers found guilty in $4 million palm oil bribery case

Paulus Tannos (on monitor), president director of PT Sandipala Arthaputra, testifies on May 18, 2017, during a hearing of the e-ID graft trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

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Court rejects graft suspect Paulus Tannos’ second pretrial

Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (center), together with his deputy Saldi Isra (second left) and three other Constitutional Court justices, Ridwan Mansyur (left), Anwar Usman (second right) and Enny Nurbaningsih, prepare to preside over a ruling hearing at the Constitutional Court building in Jakarta on Jan. 19, 2026.

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Top court narrows obstruction of justice provision

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A man pays his respects to the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left, in framed picture) on March 5, 2026, during a prayer service at the Iranian ambassador's residence in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

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Tears and prayers in Jakarta as mourners bid farewell to Khamenei

Motorists drive along a road while in the background buildings are shrouded by polluted air in Jakarta on Oct. 8, 2024.

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Policy disparities hamper Greater Jakarta’s fight for clean air

Fireworks explode over Jakarta on Jan. 1, 2024, to usher in the New Year, as revelers gather around the illuminated National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta.

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Jakarta woos Idul Fitri holidaymakers with transit, shopping deals

Residents line up with a variety of containers to buy clean water on March 14, 2025, amid a days-long water outage in a Jakarta neighborhood.

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Blocked pipe leaves West Jakarta neighborhood dry for weeks

Game off: A cyclist rides on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 past a banner opposing the construction of a padel court in Pulomas, Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta. Residents say they put up the banner in protest because they were never consulted about the construction by the management and fear noise and disruption in their neighborhood.

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Jakarta padel boom rattles residential areas

Green space expansion: Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung speaks to journalists on the sidelines of a meeting on Saturday in East Jakarta. The city administration will utilize land under toll roads to expand green spaces in the city.

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Pramono touts ‘top global city’ ambition in first year leading Jakarta

Vendors serve iftar dishes (takjil) to customers at the Ramadan Takjil Market in Ternate, North Maluku, on Feb. 19, 2026. Seasonal sellers offer a variety of traditional foods, with portions priced between Rp10,000 (59 US cents) and Rp20,000.

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Jakarta bans restaurant raids during Ramadan to promote tolerance

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Four moths from the new species 'Chabulina celebesensis Sutrisno & Ubaidillah, 2026' are seen in a diagram issued by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) on March 3. Two BRIN researchers found two new moth species, which they named after themselves.

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BRIN researchers identify two new endemic moths in Papua, Sulawesi

Fandi Ramadhan (second left) is escorted on March 5, 2026, with his hands handcuffed by a guard after receiving a five-year jail term for smuggling drugs, in Batam, Riau Islands. Fandi's case went viral after prosecutors demanded the death penalty for Fandi and five other defendants.

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Sailor gets 5 years behind bars, escapes death penalty in drug case

A fuel terminal owned by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina functions normally on Dec. 8, 2025, in Masohi, Central Maluku regency, Maluku. The government will build more fuel storage to extend national fuel stock from 21 days to three months.

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Residents in N. Sumatra, Aceh go on fuel panic buying spree after Bahlil’s statement

Forensic and medical teams wait behind a 'police line do not cross' in this undated illustration of crime scene.

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Police probe kidnapping, murder of Ukrainian tourist in Bali

Forest rangers and policemen pose on June 10, 2025, in front of a demolished illegal structure inside the Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. The personnel were part of the Garuda Task Force for Forest Enforcement to rehabilitate forest areas in Indonesia.

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Govt begins reforestation of Tesso Nilo national park

Balinese Hindus take part in a purification ritual known as Melasti on March 8, 2024, before Nyepi, the day of silence that marks the new year in the Balinese Hindu calendar, at Masceti beach in Gianyar, Bali.

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Bali residents embrace Nyepi, ‘takbiran’ overlap in spirit of tolerance

A group of Batak people takes part in a protest in front of the North Sumatra governor’s office in Medan on Nov. 10, 2025, demanding that Governor Bobby Nasution shut down PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) over alleged land grabs and ecological damage around Lake Toba, a Batak stronghold.

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A placard against femicide, claiming 2023 statistics of some 180 reported cases across 38 provinces, is seen as activists take part in a street protest on Nov. 25, 2024, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Jakarta.

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Discarded and empty nitrous oxide canisters are found on the street in Stockholm on May 1, 2025.

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Pupils carry food distributed by the free nutritious meal program on Feb. 4, 2026, at state Islamic elementary school Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Negeri Medan in North Sumatra.

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The noun "abortion" in a dictionary in this undated picture. Existing 2014 government regulation legalizes abortion for rape victims and as a life-saving measure.

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Abortion limits in KUHP ignite women’s rights debate

Indonesian women dressed in Japanese kimono style clothes pose under artificial cherry blossoms during the Japanese Summer Festival at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a cultural park, in Jakarta on July 7, 2024.

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