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A healthcare worker performs a swab test on a patient during influenza symptom screening at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.
A healthcare worker performs a swab test on a patient during influenza symptom screening at a community health center (Puskesmas) in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. `
Society

Indonesia records first death linked to super flu

Subclade K, representing a significant evolution in the H3N2 virus, was first identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2025 and has since been reported in more than 80 countries.

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Riau authorities rescue 729 migrant workers from trafficking syndicate

The preventive strategy proved effective in cutting nonprocedural migrant worker networks at exit points along Riau’s coastal areas.

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Indonesia assumes UN Human Rights Council presidency amid domestic criticism

Indonesia’s assumption of the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is unlikely to significantly boost its influence over global human rights issues, analysts say, even as the government hails the role as a diplomatic achievement despite mounting criticism of Jakarta’s own human rights record

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Indonesians oppose indirect regional polls

Six of 10 Indonesians surveyed by the Indonesian Survey Circle disapprove of a proposal to scrap direct regional elections, with rejections consistent across regions, income levels and age groups.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono ​​faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

Prominent stand-up comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono has been reported to the Jakarta Police by groups identifying themselves as youth wings of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organizations, over material in his comedy show that they claim is defamatory and potentially divisive.

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Yogyakarta City Police raid international scam group's local base

A raid mounted by the Yogyakarta City Police on Monday has netted an unknown number of suspects linked to an alleged cyber scam center operating out of a shop-house in Sleman regency.

20 hours ago
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BMKG warns of extreme weather after Cyclone Jenna forms

BMKG has previously noted that Indonesia is increasingly exposed to tropical cyclones forming in both the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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China praises Indonesia on first ever panda cub’s birth

President Prabowo Subianto named the panda cub, a child of Cai To (male) and Hu Chun (female), Satria Wiratama, which means Virtuous Knight.

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