Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai delivers a speech during the Human Rights Development Planning Meeting (Musrenbang) in Jakarta on Dec. 8, 2025.`

Minister’s UN human rights ambition rings hollow for activists

Chairing the United Nations Human Rights Council would help Indonesia to initiate new international conventions linking human rights with issues such as corruption, the environment and electoral rights, said Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai.

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Six cops named suspects in fatal assault on debt collectors in Kalibata

Six police officers have been named suspects for assaulting two debt collectors to death in Kalibata area in South Jakarta last week, a fatal incident that reportedly triggered retaliatory mob violence on a nearby small market, inflicting financial losses on vendors.

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Police arrest recruiter of illegal migrant workers sent to Malaysia

The recruiter promised the workers they would get 110 ringgit (US$26.85) per day for renovating two houses but the wages have never been paid.

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People stand atop vehicles damaged by flooding from the overflowing Meureudu River on Dec. 13 at the yard of Dayah Tgk Chik Pante Geulima Mosque in Pidie Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia. According to preliminary data from the emergency response services, flooding since the river overflowed on Nov. 26 damaged or inundated 122 places of worship and 10,530 homes, forcing 5,729 families, or 20,114 people, to evacuate.

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Sumatra flood deaths exceed 1,000 as regions extend emergency status

The death toll in the Sumatra floods and landslides has reached over 1,000 people over the weekend, as regional governments in the northwestern part of the island extend their emergency status and evacuees demand the central government to do more to help.

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A Muslim man washes his face before attending Friday prayers at Al Ihsan Mosque, which was partially damaged by flooding, in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh on Dec. 12, 2025. Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummelled Southeast and South Asia this month, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Sumatra to highland plantations in Sri Lanka, with more rains are predicted.

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Nowhere to pray as logs choke flood-hit Indonesian mosque

Authorities have blamed the scale of devastation in northern Sumatra partly on uncontrolled logging.

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British adult content creator Tia Billinger, known as “Bonnie Blue“, arrives at Denpasar District Court for her trial in Denpasar, Bali on Dec. 12, 2025. A controversial British adult film star faces deportation from Bali for violating immigration laws after she was arrested on suspicion of making pornographic online content, police said on Dec. 11.

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British porn star to be deported from Bali after small fine

During a raid on Dec. 4, police seized a dark blue pickup truck labeled "Bang Bus" that reportedly had been untaxed since 2023 and had allegedly been illegally repainted from white to blue without re-registration.

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Hidden hazard: Members of the cesium-137 (Cs-137) task force wear hazmat suits on Oct. 2, 2025, as they carry out a cleanup operation at the Modern Cikande Industrial Estate (MCIE) in Serang, Banten. The government has designated the MCIE as a special radiation incident area after two weeks of intensive investigation and decontamination. All activities at the industrial estate have now been placed under the task force’s control to ensure thorough, measured and safe handling to protect the environment and public health.

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Four arrested for allegedly stealing radioactive scrap metal in Cikande

More than 1,130 tonnes of contaminated scrap metal were stored at the steel melting plant PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT) after the government detected widespread radioactive pollution in the area and carried out decontamination measures.

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Masripah Batu Bara, 42, sits outside her heavily damaged house Dec. 7, 2025, following a deadly flash flood in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

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Police officers stand guard on Dec. 11, 2025, near the free-meals delivery vehicle that struck students and a teacher at SDN Kalibaru 01 Pagi state elementary school in Cilincing, North Jakarta. The incident left 20 students and one teacher injured and requiring treatment at nearby hospitals.

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Free meals under renewed scrutiny after van injures 21 at Jakarta school

Line of cracks: A man walks with his fishing rod on Dec. 6, 2025, on top of a giant seawall built to prevent flooding, in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. Several sections of the seawall appear to have cracked, allowing seawater to overflow into residential areas.

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Leaking Jakarta seawall raises concern over rising sea level, maintenance

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21 injured as car plows into students, teacher at North Jakarta elementary school

A vehicle reportedly belonging to the government’s free nutritious meals program lost control and rammed through the school’s gate, despite the gate being closed, before entering the school yard where dozens of students and staff were assembled for a literacy activity.

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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

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Building fire kills 20 in Jakarta: Police

A fire tore through a seven-story office building in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday, leaving at least 20 people dead and several others feared trapped inside.

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