Prospective Indonesian haj pilgrims practice circumambulation rituals on April 5, 2026, around a replica of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Al Mahmudah Manasik Training Center (AMTC), a haj training facility featuring the replica, in South Tangerang.`

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Last year, Indonesian immigration authorities prevented the departure of approximately 1,250 Indonesians who attempted to perform the pilgrimage through unauthorized channels.

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Fury as court dismisses 1998 mass rape lawsuit

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Former vice president Jusuf Kalla (center) shakes hands with Christian delegate from the Malino I peace talks, Rinaldi Damanik (right) on Tuesday during a meeting with figures involved in the Malino I peace process for Poso and Malino II for Maluku in Jakarta. The meeting was held in an effort to ease tensions following a viral video clip of Kalla’s lecture at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), which was accused of blasphemy and led to police reports.

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Peace figures reject blasphemy accusations against Jusuf Kalla

Figures behind the Malino I and Malino II Declaration have defended former vice president Jusuf Kalla, asserting that his recent lecture reflects historical realities of the Poso and Ambon conflicts and does not amount to blasphemy.

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Desperate search: A rescue team uses heavy machinery to search for people on March 9 following a landslide at Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java. A landslide at the country’s biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said on March 9 as they searched for at least five more reported missing.

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Ex-Jakarta agency head faces charges in deadly landfill collapse

The Environment Ministry has named former Jakarta Environment Agency head Asep Kuswanto a suspect in a case pertaining to alleged waste management violations at Bantar Gebang landfill, which triggered a deadly landslide that killed seven people last month.

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Aceh journalist prosecuted in alleged media spending graft case

Kadri Amin, a journalist that leads online media Gumpalannews, was named a suspect in February after he was accused of securing a media advertising project from the Simelue administration without proper procurement procedures, allegedly causing state losses of Rp 697.5 million (US$40,658).

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President Prabowo Subianto (third left), accompanied by North Sumatra Governor Bonny Nasution (second left), meets evacuees at a shelter for victims of flash floods at MAN 1 Islamic senior high school in Tanjung Pura, Langkat regency, North Sumatra, on Dec. 13, 2025.

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Hundreds of disaster victims in North Sumatra demand aid

The protesters claimed they had not received assistance in the five months since the floods and landslides, while other victims had received aid from the Social Affairs Ministry.

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