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House kicks off process for asset forfeiture bill

The draft bill recognizes two types of asset forfeiture, namely conviction-based that depends on a court ruling in a criminal case and non conviction-based that permits asset confiscation without any ruling, but under limited circumstances.

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Uncertainty lingers over Indonesia’s foreign policy direction

Indonesia has entered 2026 with a clearer vision of its foreign policy following Foreign Minister Sugiono’s annual address, analysts say, but questions remain over how Jakarta plans to turn its stated ambitions for resilience into concrete policy.

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Defendant Laras Faizati Khairunnisa attends a verdict hearing against her on Jan. 15 at the South Jakarta District Court. Judges found Laras guilty of inciting mass violence through her social media post during the nationwide unrest in August 2025, but ordered her to walk free from prison.

Rights groups decry guilty verdict, probation for online critic

The South Jakarta District Court’s decision to convict Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, 26, of incitement while placing her under a year of probation has drawn strong criticism from rights groups, who denounced the ruling as a form of “prison without bars” that undermines freedom of expression.

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Police officers stand outside the nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) Kuwaron 1 in Gubug district, Grobogan regency, Central Java, following a food poisoning incident on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Police have taped off the SPPG, suspending its operational activities.

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Grobogan regency covers health costs after students poisoned by free meals

As many as 803 students in Grobogan regency, Central Java, suffered from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals on Tuesday morning.

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Gold and copper producer PT Freeport Indonesia workers take a rest after being rescued by soldiers from the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Operation Comand (Koops) Habema at Tower Post 270 in Timika regency, Central Papua, this pictured issued on Jan. 12, 2026, by TNI headquarters. The workers were trapped for three days due to security threats by the Free Papua Organization (OPM) armed group before being rescued on Jan. 10, 2026.

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TNI rescues Freeport workers from OPM’s threats

TNI personnel under the Operation Command (Koops) Habema carried out the rescue in difficult terrain with a high level of threat and a limited time frame as crucial factors.

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A PT Indonesian Aluminium (Inalum) employee prepares aluminum bars after molding at the factory. PT Inalum can produce 225,000 tonnes of aluminum bars every year.

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N. Sumatra prosecutors name firm president suspect in Inalum graft case

The president director of a private firm was the fourth suspect in a corruption case allegedly causing a state loss of some US$8 million.

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A woman in pink hijab strikes a police officer with a bamboo stick tied to an Indonesian flag as police push back during a protest on Aug. 28, 2025, outside the House of Representatives building against lawmakers' demands for higher allowances in Jakarta.

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Motorists pass a pile of household waste on Jan. 6 in South Tangerang, Banten. The municipality administration has declared a waste emergency due to unmanaged waste generated across the city in the past month.

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South Tangerang temporarily stops sending waste to Bogor

Indonesian policemen escort one of two terror suspects link to Central Jakarta's Sarinah bomb on March 2, 2016, in Malang, East Java. The 2016 bomb-and-gun assault on Central Jakarta's Sarinah area killed eight people, including four attackers.

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Ten years after Sarinah attack, Indonesia’s fight against terror moves online

Road users pass through tidal flooding in Muara Angke, Jakarta, on Dec. 3, 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast potential tidal flooding in several parts of Jakarta’s northern coast until Dec. 10, 2025, caused by maximum sea tide conditions coinciding with the full moon phase, which could significantly increase sea levels.

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

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Flooding disrupts traffic, public transit in Greater Jakarta

Morning commuters faced flooded roads and transit disruptions in and around the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall.

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Acute pollution: A resident covers his nose on Dec. 16, 2025, while walking past piles of garbage covered with tarps in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang city administration covered the trash with tarps as a temporary measure to reduce odors during reorganization at the Cipeucang landfill, which has led to a temporary halt in waste transportation activities.

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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta

A motorist passes by piles of garbage on Jl. Raya Otista in Cimanggis, South Tangerang, Banten, on Jan. 6, 2026. The South Tangerang city administration has struggled to manage the accumulating waste, which has persisted for the past month.

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South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

Provocative charges: Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen waving in this undated photograph.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

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TNI rescues Freeport workers from OPM’s threats

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N. Sumatra prosecutors name firm president suspect in Inalum graft case

A customs officer’s uniform features sleeve patches for the Finance Ministry (top) and its Customs and Excise Directorate General, in this stock photo taken on March 13, 2023.

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Batam sidelines speed for compliance in e-waste reexport case

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Indonesian military rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

The military used drones to deliver food and medicine to the stranded workers, before evacuating them to safety after three days, a spokesman said.

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A teller holds US$100 banknotes atop bundles of Rp 100,000 banknotes in this file photo taken on May 15, 2025 at a money changer in Jakarta.

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Riau Islands urges forex traders to sustain transactional stability

Fishing boats are anchored along a bank of the Belawan River in Medan, North Sumatra, on Oct. 18, 2014.

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2 shrimpers die in rough seas off North Sumatra

Consular diplomat at the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Johor state, Malaysia, Leny Marliani (right) flanks an Indonesian migrant worker identified as MRI (center) on Jan. 5, 2026, from South Sulawesi, after he was acquitted of murder at the Temerloh High Court in Temerloh, Pahang state, Malaysia.

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