Concertgoers dance during punk band Dongker's performance at Plaza Kalibaru in Cilincing, North Jakarta on Oct. 10, 2026. For the performance, the band charged attendants 2 kilograms of rice and a book.`

'Rhizomatic' movements help youth voice political messages

Alternative movements based in cultural spaces, among other places, may help young people to express their political stance and understand more about today’s politics, although experts argue more work is necessary to push for changes in the system.

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China, Indonesia arrest 18 in international drug trafficking crackdown

National Police chief Suyudi Ario Seto said Indonesia would strengthen cooperation with international law enforcement agencies to dismantle transnational drug trafficking networks, including by targeting those who finance and coordinate their operations.

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Election panel delay sparks interference fears

A push to delay the selection of new election commissioners is gaining traction among pro-government parties in the House of Representatives, raising concerns over potential political interference as lawmakers also propose expanding the bodies responsible for organizing and overseeing elections.

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The Little Aresha daycare center is seen sealed by police on April 27 after allegations of child abuse, in Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta. Police arrested 13 people after shocking images of alleged abuse against small children at a daycare center went viral, sparking outrage across the nation, officials said on April 27.

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11 Yogyakarta daycare workers jailed for 2-3 years for child abuse

Parents of children abused at the Little Aresha daycare center expressed disappointment over the court’s ruling, saying the sentences handed down to 11 caregivers failed to reflect the harm suffered by their children.

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Interpol representative Carlos Lienert (left) receives a memento from Riau Islands Police chief Insp. Gen. Suhendri during a meeting at Riau Islands Police headquarters in Batam, Riau Islands, on Oct. 26, 2026. Both law enforcement agencies discussed various efforts to strengthen supervision of dangerous chemicals in the border area and conduct Operation Chemical anti-Smuggling Enforcement (CHASE).

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Interpol, Riau Islands Police to up supervision on dangerous chemicals

Interpol and Riau Islands Police discussed efforts to strengthen the supervision of dangerous chemicals in the border area and conduct Operation Chemical anti-Smuggling Enforcement (CHASE).

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A soldier sweeps the entrance to a Red and White Cooperatives facility on July 22 in Suka Damai village, Muaro Jambi regency, Jambi.

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Prabowo’s cooperatives program faces legal challenge

A village chief, an independent cooperative and a civil organization have turned to the Constitutional Court to challenge the Red and White cooperatives program, President Prabowo Subianto’s second flagship program to face legal pushback after the free nutritious meal program.

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A painting created at least 51,200 years ago in the limestone cave of Leang Karampuang in the Maros-Pangkep region in Sulawesi portrays three human-like figures interacting with a wild pig, in this undated handout image.

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Wildfires threaten cave art, burn indigenous burials in Sulawesi

Heat and smoke from the burning forest and land near caves where the rock arts are located may gradually damage the physical features of the painting and accelerate their decay, while soot from the blaze may also obscure the rock structures.

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Haze caused by fires in Indonesia blankets the Kuala Lumpur skyline on Oct. 16, 2026.

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Nationalist rhetoric clouds Indonesia’s haze accountability

Indonesia’s recent row with neighboring countries over transboundary haze caused by local fires is fueling concerns that the government is wielding nationalist sentiment to deflect criticism of its response to the crisis.

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Prabowo’s cooperatives program faces legal challenge

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Nationalist rhetoric clouds Indonesia’s haze accountability

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building is pictured under overcast skies in Jakarta on Jan. 22, 2025.

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KPK searches Djarum's office in excise graft probe

Protesters holding posters shout slogans during a protest against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies, and his government's handling of forest fires, at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta, on Oct. 28, 2026.

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Students return to streets as anger swells over wildfires, shrinking civic space

Protesters hold a large red banner reading “If we burn, you burn with us“ during a protest against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires causing toxic haze that has sickened thousands in Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026.

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Students protest against President Prabowo policies, wildfires

Worsened by the El Niño weather pattern that leaves peatland vulnerable to fires, Indonesia has been faced with its worst forest fires and resulting haze in 11 years, increasing respiratory illnesses and polluting the air of neighbouring countries Malaysia and Singapore.

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