Police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Aug. 29, 2025, during a protest against the Jakarta Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) in front of the East Java gubernatorial residence in Surabaya, East Java, after 21-year-old ojol (online motorcycle transportation) driver Affan Kurniawan was killed after being struck by a police tactical vehicle amid a protest against lavish allowances for lawmakers in Jakarta on Aug. 28.`

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Authorities are struggling to restore power in northern Sumatra, particularly in Aceh, after widespread floods and landslides last month, triggered by a rare cyclone and exacerbated by environmental destruction, with felled trees sweeping away villages, causing massive damage and hampering recovery.

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Local residents walk across logs used as a temporary bridge on Dec. 7, 2025, following flash floods in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra.

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Govt suspends four firms suspected of contributing to deadly North Sumatra flooding

The government assessed that there were relations between activities of the three companies with natural disasters affecting several regions in North Sumatra.

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Officers from the National Police’s Forensic Laboratory (Puslabfor Bareskrim) inspect the Terra Drone Indonesia building damaged by fire, in Central Jakarta, on Dec. 9, 2025.

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Kemayoran blaze kills 22, renews citywide fire safety concerns

According to preliminary police information, the fire is suspected to have been triggered by a drone battery that exploded on the ground floor, although investigators from the National Police’s Forensic Laboratory (Puslabfor Bareskrim) are still working to determine the definitive cause.

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Floods, extreme weather, drive up grocery prices in various regions

Supply disruptions of various types of chilies and vegetables have increased the prices in Batam following the flooding in the northern part of Sumatra.

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Indonesia welcomes first panda born in the country

Reproducing giant pandas is considered one of the greatest challenges in wildlife conservation. Female pandas are fertile only once a year, and their receptive window lasts just two to three days. The egg remains viable for only a few hours, making natural breeding success rates extremely low.

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Former Central Jakarta District Court deputy head and graft defendant Muhammad Arif Nuryanta attends the verdict hearing against him on Dec. 3 at the Jakarta Corruption Court in Jakarta. The judges sentenced Arif to a 12.5-year imprisonment and a Rp 500 million fine for accepting bribes to influence the verdict against three companies in a corruption case pertaining to crude palm oil exports.

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‘Light’ sentencing stunts Indonesia’s corruption fight

Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) recently found that graft convicts only get a prison sentence of three years and three months on average and only 4 percent of total estimated state loss incurred from corruption cases can be recovered throughout 2024.

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Yahya Cholil Staquf, chairman of Nahdlatul Ulama's (NU) central board, delivers a speech on Sept. 4, 2023, during the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit in Jakarta.

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NU in deadlock over Yahya chairmanship

A poll administrator counts votes for the Denpasar mayoral election on Nov. 27, 2024, at a polling station in Denpasar, Bali.

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Military steps up relief efforts for flood-hit Sumatra; death toll above 860

The military has erected at least 10 portable bridges, called "Bailey bridges", in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces to help with the distribution of food and aid supplies to isolated residents, Major General Freddy Ardianzah told reporters on Friday.

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