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Medan Police charge girl with domestic violence over mother's homicide
Police have charged the juvenile suspect under the domestic violence law, as the evidence collected during the investigation indicated the crime was likely spontaneous.
3 hours ago
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Regions scale back New Year’s festivities in solidarity with Sumatra flood victims
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi praised the regional administrations’ decisions, emphasizing the importance of national solidarity.
3 hours ago
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Indonesia's poor maritime safety in spotlight following Labuan Bajo boat accident
Siswanto Rusdi, director of the National Maritime Institute, said the recurring accidents involving tourist boats point to weak enforcement and poor oversight by maritime authorities.
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Jakarta
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South Tangerang waste emergency highlights national problem
Piles of plastic bags and household waste have been reported across South Tangerang since the Environment Ministry ordered a temporary shutdown of the city’s final trash disposal site, Cipeucang, on Dec. 10, citing failure to properly process waste.
5 hours ago
Politics
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Yearender: Rising militarism marks civil-military shift in 2025
Analysts argue President Prabowo Subianto and his administration have been using the Indonesian Military (TNI) as a tool to push for not only political consolidation and flagship programs, but long-term political and electoral interests.
5 hours ago
Jakarta
Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered
From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.
6 hours ago
Politics
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Power consolidated, governance left wanting in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, Indonesia faces the outcomes of President Prabowo Subianto’s first year in office, marked by rapid political consolidation that delivered stability for the elites but exposed weaknesses in the government’s coordination and policy execution.
6 hours ago
Politics
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NU declares end to internal leadership feud
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chair Yahya Cholil Staquf asserted there are no changes to the organizational structure, while asserting that the group’s upcoming congress (Muktamar) in 2026 will become a forum to settle all differences between the conflicting parties.
18 hours agoPopular
- Analysis: Prabowo targets electoral reforms to consolidate power
- Jakarta's minimum wage bump faces disappointed laborers
- Profound budget policy changes failed to lift growth in 2025
- Govt's free meal scheme to reach 80 million recipients by April, behind target
- Trust is the currency of fiscal policy
- Yearender: A year of leadership leaving home
- Who will benefit from a Grab-GoTo merger?
- Challenges of home learning during a pandemic through the eyes of a student
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Year-end travel remains risky amid heavy traffic, extreme weather
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Govt's free meal scheme to reach 80 million recipients by April, behind target
Since its launch in January, more than 11,000 children nationwide have been affected by food poisoning, according to data from the agency overseeing the free nutritious meals program.
1 day ago
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Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered
From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.
6 hours ago
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archipelago
Valencia coach Fernando Martin dies in Labuan Bajo boat accident
Valencia said they were "deeply saddened by the passing of Fernando Martin, coach of Valencia CF Femenino B, and three of his children, in the tragic boat accident in Indonesia, as confirmed by local authorities".
2 days ago
archipelago
Manado fire kills 16 people in retirement home
A fire at the Werdha Damai retirement home was extinguished late Sunday and authorities are still investigating its cause, police official Alamsyah P. Hasibuan told Antara.
2 days ago
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archipelago
Kudus village gets first-in-country solar-powered water well
The program combining solar cells and water pumps is claimed as the first in Indonesia to provide clean water in rural areas.
2 days ago
society
'Starting anew': Christians in disaster-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass
Many in the congregation of churches in regions affected by cyclone-induced floods and landslides are still sheltering at evacuation sites after the disasters wreaked havoc on the regions a month ago.
5 days ago
society
Swiss court admits North Jakarta islanders climate case against Holcim
Four residents of the low-lying island of Pari, which has been repeatedly flooded as warmer temperatures push up sea levels, submitted a legal complaint in January 2023 to the cantonal court in Zug, Switzerland.
1 week ago
society
Indonesia bans British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years
The 26-year-old, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was deported this month after police raided a studio in Badung, a popular tourist district near provincial capital of Denpasar.
1 week agoPopular
- Analysis: Prabowo targets electoral reforms to consolidate power
- Jakarta's minimum wage bump faces disappointed laborers
- Profound budget policy changes failed to lift growth in 2025
- Govt's free meal scheme to reach 80 million recipients by April, behind target
- Trust is the currency of fiscal policy
- Yearender: A year of leadership leaving home
- Who will benefit from a Grab-GoTo merger?
- Challenges of home learning during a pandemic through the eyes of a student
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Year-end travel remains risky amid heavy traffic, extreme weather
