Former communications and information ministry director general of informatics applications Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan attends his verdict hearing on March 10 at the Jakarta Corruption Court. The judges found him guilty in a corruption case pertaining to the temporary national data center (PDSN) project and sentenced him to six years in prison.`

Ex-communications ministry officials jailed in data center graft case

Judges found former communications and information ministry officials to have rigged the tender process for a temporary data centers project to benefit a company that did not meet the international safety standards required to build and manage such sites.

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Mass stranding kills 21 protected pilot whales in East Nusa Tenggara

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Indonesia records high rate of depression, anxiety among children

The Health Ministry has reported a high prevalence of depression and anxiety among Indonesian children, affecting around 10 percent of them, about five times the rate recorded among adults and elderly, with bullying and academic pressure among the key risk factors.

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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

Handling nearly 8,000 tonnes of waste generated daily in Jakarta, the Bantar Gebang landfill now holds 80 million tonnes of waste, some 30 million tonnes more than its maximum capacity.

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Excavators are seen at an illegal gold mine being raided by North Sumatra Police in an unidentified location in North Sumatra issued on March 3, 2026. The police raided six illegal gold mines in South Tapanuli and Mandailing Natal regencies on March 2 and March 3, 2026.

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Riau teen dies in landslide at abandoned illegal gold mine

According to authorities, the 15-year-old, identified only by his initials JA, visited the abandoned mine in Petapahan Village, Kuantan Singingi Regency, with a friend on Saturday to search for leftover gold.

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Australian national Darcy Francesco Jenson (second from right) is escorted by officers on March 9 after a verdict hearing at Denpasar District Court in Bali. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in the premeditated killing of fellow Australian Zivan Radmanovic and the wounding of Sanar Ghanim on June 14, 2025.

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Three Australians sentenced 12–16 years in Bali over deadly shooting

The Denpasar District Court on Monday found Mevlut Coskun, 22, Paea-I-Middlemore Tupou, 26 and Darcy Francesco Jenson, 27, guilty of premeditated murder and illegal possession of firearms.

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Residents prepare meals for iftar at the Simarpinggan temporary housing complex in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on Feb. 19, 2026. A total of 186 households displaced by landslides in Tandihat village broke their fast at the complex.

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Post-flood reconstruction ramps up in Sumatra as Idul Fitri approaches

The government is accelerating post-disaster recovery across northern Sumatra after months of slow progress, prioritizing the construction of temporary housing to relocate thousands of evacuees ahead of the Idul Fitri holiday.

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