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Body found among wreckage of missing chartered airplane

A body has been found in the wreckage of a small chartered airplane that lost contact mid-flight over South Sulawesi with 10 people on board, as search and rescue teams continue efforts to locate remaining passengers and crew amid adverse weather conditions.

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An illustration of a dictionary entry of “disinformation“

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Planned bill on anti-disinformation, foreign propaganda draws criticism

The draft bill, which the government asserts is still in the planning stage, focuses on governing platforms and mitigating organized actors such as ‘influencers’, rather than targeting individuals, while carrying administrative and criminal punishments for any violators.

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A general view of Mount Slamet in Central Java.

Missing hiker found dead on Mt. Slamet

The missing hiker was separated from his friend who had a cramped leg and had to stay on the slopes of the mountain to rest.

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Ukrainian defendant Kateryna Vakarova (right) is escorted by an official from the Bali Prosecutor's Office into the courtroom at Denpasar District Court in Denpasar on Jan. 13, 2026.

Prosecutors seek prison terms for Ukrainian, Brazilian over drugs

Prosecutors demanded prison terms and fines in two separate cases where foreigners tried to smuggle narcotics into Bali.

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Two juvenile Javan langurs (Trachypithecus auratus) sit on a tree branch on the slope of Mount Arjuna in Batu, East Java, in this undated picture. The protected species continues to decline sharply due to forest conversion.

Forest conversion threatens endemic Javan langur population

Monitoring conducted by Profauna Indonesia throughout 2025 recorded only nine groups with a total of 54 individuals.

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Joint search and rescue teams climb toward the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane that lost contact a day earlier while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi on January 18, 2026.

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Authorities find wreckage of missing surveillance plane

Authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province near a fog-covered mountain, but were still searching for the 10 people on board.

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A protester holds a banner calling for the passage of the asset forfeiture bill during a protest on Sept. 1, 2025, at the Lampung Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) in Bandar Lampung, Lampung. During the protest, rallygoers urged the government to pass the long-awaited asset bill and improve welfare for teachers and lecturers in the country, as well as for the legislature to cut lavish allowances for lawmakers.

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House kicks off process for asset forfeiture bill

Diplomatic dispatch: Foreign Minister Sugiono delivers his 2026 annual press statement on Jan. 14 at the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta.

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Uncertainty lingers over Indonesia’s foreign policy direction

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.

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Rights groups decry guilty verdict, probation for online critic

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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Protest articles in penal code stir unease among activists

Defendant Laras Faizati Khairunnisa (center) cries after a verdict hearing against her on Jan. 15 at the South Jakarta District Court in Jakarta. 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.

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Online critic found guilty in August riots but walks free from prison

A local poll administrator (KPPS) shows the ballot during vote counting for the Jakarta gubernatorial election at a polling station in Jakarta on Nov. 27, 2024.

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Interfaith group comes out against abolishing direct regional elections

A helicopter carrying President Prabowo Subianto lands on Jan. 12, 2026, in front of the Presidential Palace in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN).

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Prabowo makes first presidential visit to Nusantara

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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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Prosecutors seek prison terms for Ukrainian, Brazilian over drugs

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Forest conversion threatens endemic Javan langur population

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Authorities find wreckage of missing surveillance plane

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Chartered airplane missing en route to Makassar with 11 on board

The turboprop airplane operated by PT Indonesia Air Transport last made contact over Maros regency, South Sulawesi, at around 1 p.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA).

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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

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

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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