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Medan court acquits videographer of marking up prices for village videos

Prosecutors charged Amsal Christy Sitepu for allegedly putting marked-up budgets on his proposal to make profile videos for 20 villages in Karo regency, North Sumatra, from 2020 to 2022.

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Witnesses, activists in Andrie case subject to threats

At least 12 people have made reports to the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) about the online abuse they received on social media and other online communication platforms and requested the commission’s protection.

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Journalists take picture of a church in Ternate, North Maluku, on April 3, 2026 that was damaged during an earthquake in the Maluku Sea the previous day.

Govt urges vigilance after deadly quake in North Sulawesi

At least one person was killed after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the Maluku Sea rocked North Sulawesi and North Maluku and triggered tsunami waves that reached up to 0.75 meters in height.

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North Sumatran student dies by suicide over inability to afford school supply

Investigators found that the victim had repeatedly asked his parents for school supplies, but the requests could not be fulfilled due to financial constraints.

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Police officers look at a building of the North Sulawesi's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026.

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7.4-magnitude quake off North Sulawesi kills one

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Maluku Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups in the early morning.

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Head of Riau Islands regional office of the Immigration Directorate General, Ujo Sujoto (center), speaks, while flanked by Batam Immigration Office head Hajar Aswad (right) and an official from the Internal Compliance Directorate, Washington Napitupulu, during a press conference at Batu Ampar Immigration checkpoint in Batam, Riau Islands, on March 29, 2026.

Batam Immigration admits extortion, officer sent to Nusakambangan

The Riau Islands regional office of the Immigration Directorate General has acknowledged there are indications of illegal fees being levied by officers and brokers and alleged extortion of foreign tourists at the Batam Center ferry terminal.

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An alarming global surge in measles cases poses a serious threat to children and more efforts are needed to improve vaccine coverage, according to the United Nations Children's Fund

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Indonesia reports first health professional death amid measles outbreak

According to Health Ministry data, as of March 22, the country had recorded 16,355 confirmed measles cases since the start of the year, resulting in 10 deaths.

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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building is pictured under overcast skies on Jan. 22, 2025, in Jakarta.

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KPK names two more suspects in haj quota graft case

Bold support: An activist holds a poster on March 14 during a demonstration in Yogyakarta in support of Andrie Yunus, a staff member of Indonesian human rights NGO Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras), who was recently attacked with acid by an unidentified person.

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Independent probe finds intelligence operation behind Andrie's attack

Soldiers carry the body of former defense minister Juwono Sudarsono for burial on March 29 at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta. Juwono died at the age of 84 at Pondok Indah Hospital in Jakarta on March 28.

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First civilian defense minister Juwono Sudarsono dies at 84

Face the justice: Samin Tan, owner of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup, sits inside a detainee vehicle after questioning at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in Jakarta on March 28, 2026. The AGO has named him a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving irregularities in coal mining management in Murung Raya regency, for continuing mining and selling coal despite his permit being revoked in 2017.

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AGO arrests coal tycoon Samin Tan in mining permit graft case

Navy personnel welcome the arrival of Indonesia's newest warship the KRI Prabu Siliwangi at Pier 107 of Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on March 26, 2026.

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Military top brass welcome the arrival of KRI Prabu Siliwangi

President Prabowo Subianto (center) greets a child on Thursday during his impromptu visit to an impoverished community in Senen, Central Jakarta. The President, accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya (left) and a small security detail, reportedly promised to build proper housing and sanitary facilities for residents in the area.

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Prabowo takes crack at ‘blusukan’ in Central Jakarta

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

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Jakarta still attracts newcomers despite rising costs, shrinking jobs

Good optics: People crowd around President Prabowo Subianto (center, in tan cap) at Pasar Senen Station on March 26, 2026, during an impromptu visit to an informal railside settlement in Senen, Central Jakarta.

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Senen shantytown residents in limbo over promised homes

A Commuter Line train passes next to the under-construction Jatake Station in Tangerang regency, Banten, on July 16, 2025.

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KCI Announces new plan to raise Greater Jakarta commuter line fares

Slow move: Logos of ride-hailing service providers “Grab” is seen on helmets worn by an online motorcycle taxi passenger in Jakarta on Feb. 4.

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‘Ojol’ shortage in Jakarta exposes gaps in ride-hailing sector

This aerial picture shows a rescue team using heavy machinery to search for people following a landslide at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 9, 2026. 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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Jakarta mulls expanding Bantar Gebang landfill despite deadly landslide

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Deadly Bantar Gebang collapse exposes Jakarta’s decades-long waste mismanagement

A motorcyclist uses a pedicab service on March 8, 2026, to cross floodwaters on Jl. Ciledug Raya in Ulujami, South Jakarta. The flooding had been caused by overflow of the Pesanggrahan and Keuangan rivers after heavy rains hit the Greater Jakarta area.

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Relentless rain floods Greater Jakarta, kills motorcyclist

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7.4-magnitude quake off North Sulawesi kills one

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the tremor hit at a shallow depth of 35 kilometres in the Maluku Sea between the Sulawesi and Maluku island groups in the early morning.

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Batam Immigration admits extortion, officer sent to Nusakambangan

Illustration of police tape sealing a crime scene.

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Two Brazilians named suspects in fatal stabbing of Dutch tourist in Bali

Local officials hang a public service announcement banner discouraging people from taking part in online gambling on June 30, 2024, outside a government building in Bogor, West Java.

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Police raid Cambodian online gambling den in Medan, detain 19

Some Komodo dragons play on March 29, 2018, on Rinca Island, Labuan Bajo, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.

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Indonesia to loan two Komodo dragons to Japan

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Videographer demands justice as he faces graft trial over project pricing

Blaze fighting: Firefighters work to extinguish a peatland fire on March 25, 2026, in Bintan regency, Riau Islands.

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