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Acting Batam Mayor Li Claudia Chandra (center) cuts the ribbon while flanked by representatives of the Catholic Church on May 29, 2026, to officiate Caritas Sentrum in Batam city, Riau Islands. Caritas Sentrum, a center under the Indonesian Catholic Church, provides vocational training and assistance for migrant workers and human trafficking victims. — Acting Batam Mayor Li Claudia Chandra (center) cuts the ribbon while flanked by representatives of the Catholic Church on May 29, 2026, to officiate Caritas Sentrum in Batam city, Riau Islands. Caritas Sentrum, a center under the Indonesian Catholic Church, provides vocational training and assistance for migrant workers and human trafficking victims. `

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Sentrum Caritas in Batam strengthens protection for migrant workers

Batam’s very strategic position as an international gateway brings huge challenges, especially related to illegal migrant workers and violence against women and children.

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Medan Corruption Court acquits all four suspects in land sales case

Medan Corruption Court in North Sumatra has acquitted four defendants of all charges in a case involving the sale of assets of state plantation firm PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) II to private developer PT Ciputra Land.

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House reaffirms control of Election Law revision amid govt takeover proposal

The revision to the Elections Law has been included in the list of priority bills to be completed by the end of the year, but lawmakers have not started formal deliberation of the amendment.

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Unstoppable tide: Residents push their motorbikes on Friday through floodwaters that inundated Jl. Kaligawe Raya in Semarang, Central Java, a section of the Java Northern Coast (Pantura) Highway, located between Semarang and Surabaya, East Java.

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Java needs seawall, mangrove restoration to protect northern coast

Mangrove forest can reduce wave height by 13 to 66 percent in 100 meters while at the same time restoring fish habitat and coastal community economy.

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Protesters hold posters, one of which reads “Oligarchic families should be eradicated', during a rally in front of the General Election Commission (KPU) building in Jakarta on Aug. 23, 2024.

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Oligarchic consolidation pushes ‘end of Reform’ in Indonesia

The oligarchs have been reconsolidating economic and political power after being fragmented for more than two decades since the democratic reform in the country, as their system of alliances and relationships was never dismantled, political experts have noted.

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The main gate of Jakarta State Polytechnic (PNJ) in Depok, West Java is seen in this photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025.

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Jakarta university weighs punishment after two men caught kissing

Jakarta State Polytechnic (PNJ) officials are considering punishments including expulsion for a student caught kissing on the campus grounds, depending on the university’s disciplinary commission’s review of applicable regulations.

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Prosecutors demand counseling for girl accused of killing her mother

Head of the intelligence section at Medan Prosecutor’s Office, Valentino Harry Manurung, said the demand for eight months of counseling was submitted by prosecutors to the panel of judges during a closed trial on May 26.

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A search and rescue team uses heavy machinery on March 9, 2026, the day after a landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, the country’s biggest, buried garbage trucks, food stalls and 13 people, killing seven.

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Semarang waste banks handle 1,700 tonnes of garbage, reap Rp 1.99 billion per year

Semarang aims to increase the number of waste banks from 857 waste banks managing some 1,707.7 tonnes to 1,486 banks managing 2,823.4 tonnes per year.

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Pupils eat meals provided under the free nutritious meal program on May 21, 2026, at SD 2 state elementary school in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.

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Leadership change 'falls short' without reform in free meals program

Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim (center) walks wearing a detainee vest after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on June 4, 2026. After more than 10 hours of questioning, the antigraft body named Silmy a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving the processing of stay permits for foreign nationals.

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Deputy immigration minister suspected of extorting foreigners overstay permit

KPK arrests deputy immigration minister on graft charges

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A massive crowd of protestors gather beyond graffiti that reads “police are killers” on Sept. 1, 2025, during a demonstration in South Sulawesi capital Makassar to demand an end to police brutality.

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Media probe reveals disinformation behind ‘foreign-backed’ 2025 protests

Dadan Hindayana (center), former head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN) that oversees the free nutritious meal program, is escorted by Attorney General's Office (AGO) officers and Indonesian Military personnel on June 3 as he leaves the AGO building in Jakarta. The AGO named Dadan and two former BGN deputies as graft suspects pertaining to the procurement and partnering foundation appointment for the program, a day after they were removed over concerns including food quality.

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Indonesia opens corruption probe into large-scale free meals program

Show of solidarity: Human rights activists grouped under the Justice for Victims Solidarity Network gather during the 902nd Kamisan (Thursday) protest across from the Presidential Palace complex in Central Jakarta on April 2, 2026 to call for a thorough investigation into the acid attack against rights activist Andrie Yunus.

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The main gate of Jakarta State Polytechnic (PNJ) in Depok, West Java is seen in this photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025.

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Jakarta university weighs punishment after two men caught kissing

A large fire takes hold of a densely populated neighborhood in Jl. Kemayoran Gempol in Kebon Kosong subdistrict, Kemayoran district, Central Jakarta engulfed in fire on June 1, 2026. The Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency deployed 33 fire trucks and more than 150 personnel to extinguish the fire.

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Central Jakarta fire destroys more than 300 homes

Metro Jaya Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (center), accompanied by Metro Jaya Police General Crimes Director Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin (second left), Metro Jaya Police Patrol Directorate chief Sr. Comr. Wahyu Dwi Ariwibowo (right), National Police Commission commissioner retired Insp. Gen. Ida Utari Purnamasasi (left) and Jakarta Military Command information chief Lt. Col. Noor Ishak, delivers a statement on May 22 during the disclosure of street crime cases involving aggravated theft, motor vehicle theft and violent theft at Metro Jaya Police headquarters in Jakarta. Metro Jaya Police and precinct police units uncovered 127 police reports related to street crimes between May 1 and May 22, and named 173 suspects.

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TNI defends role in anti-robbery raids amid rights concern

Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (center), accompanied by director for general crimes Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin (second left) and Jakarta Military Command (Kodam Jaya) spokesperson Lt. Col. Noor Ishak (second right), speaks during a press briefing about street crimes and violent robbery cases, at the Jakarta Police headquarters on May 22, 2026.

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Joint police, military crackdown on street robbers raises fear of extrajudicial killings

A Greater Jakarta Commuter train passes through the under-construction Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) railway station on Oct. 14, 2025, in North Jakarta. The station, located next to the stadium, will be directly connected with the 82,000-seat JIS.

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Jakarta to open railway station connected to Jakarta International Stadium

Going green: A resident deposits recyclable plastic and paper waste into a waste-bank collection box in the Samtama Village in East Cempaka Putih subdistrict, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, on May 12, 2026. Recyclable materials collected through the neighborhood’s waste banks are sold monthly, with the proceeds used to fund community activities and social assistance programs.

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'Samtama Village' shows Jakarta potential of waste sorting

Foreign nationals, who police said were mainly from Vietnam, walk on May 10, 2026, ahead of being transported after their arrest in Jakarta. The detainees have been suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building

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Jakarta raid on foreign nationals raises questions over gambling ring financiers

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Illustration of a police tape sealing a crime scene.

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Prosecutors demand counseling for girl accused of killing her mother

A search and rescue team uses heavy machinery on March 9, 2026, the day after a landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, the country’s biggest, buried garbage trucks, food stalls and 13 people, killing seven.

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Semarang waste banks handle 1,700 tonnes of garbage, reap Rp 1.99 billion per year

Haj pilgrims crowd specially designated corridors on May 27, 2026, as they perform the first day of the Rami al-Jamarat, or the stoning of the devil ritual, in Mina, Saudi Arabia.

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Batam welcomes home 885 haj pilgrims in first two of 25 groups

Muslims perform the evening prayer around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, on May 24, 2026, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the annual haj.

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Indonesia records significant drop in haj-related fatalities

Central Java Police Cybercrime Investigation (Ressiber) Direcorate head Sr. Comr. Himawan Sutanto Saragih (front left) talks during a press conference on an online scam syndicate at the Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang on June 1, 2026. Detectives from Ressiber Directorate arrested 39 suspects in Sukoharjo and Surakarta on May 20.

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Police bust international online scam syndicate in Central Java

The Transportation Ministry's land transportation director general Aan Suhanan (right) splashes water to officiate 19 new buses for Trans Batam operations at Engku Putri Field in Batam Center in Batam City, Riau Islands, on May 26, 2026. The new buses will be used to serve Hang Nadim International Airport and other busy Trans Batam corridors.

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Trans Batam bus route extended to Hang Nadim airport

The Indonesian Military (TNI) chief of general staff Lt. Gen. Richard Taruli H. Tampubolon (second right) holds a sack of mineral black sand on May 26, 2026, while the Republic of Indonesia Fleet Command (Koarmada RI) Vice Adm. Denih Hendrata (second left) looks on at the Indonesian Navy’s Naval Command (Kodaeral) IV/Batam headquarters’ pier in Batam, Riau Islands. The Indonesian Navy intercepted a tugboat and a barge carrying 25 containers of some 390 tonnes of raw minerals containing illegal rare earth metals and radioactive elements in Riau Islands waters on May 17, 2026.

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Holding on: Iti cleans kitchen utensils at the home of her employer, Vita Oktarina, in Depok, West Java, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on May 17, 2026. She began working as a domestic worker after her husband died in 2010.

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After landmark law, domestic workers in Indonesia wait for wages to catch up

A banner reading “Stop sexual violence and other violence” hangs along a roadside on April 16 at the University of Indonesia’s campus in Depok, West Java.

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UI punishes 15 law students over lewd group chat scandal

Dadan Hindayana, then head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), reacts as ministers, agency representatives, and stakeholders attend a coordination meeting on the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) at the Coordinating Ministry for Food in Jakarta on March 3, 2025.

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Prabowo fires free meal agency chief after suggesting Saudi rollout

President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meals program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111 Jakarta.

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Free meals program heads overseas despite mounting concerns at home

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Communications ministry warns of children's exposure to pornography on social media

Students take a final exam using their devices on May 4, 2026, at SD 16 state elementary school in Blang Beurandang village, West Aceh, Aceh. A total of 44 out of 156 elementary schools across 12 districts in West Aceh have implemented computer-based testing.

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Low scores in school exams renew calls for education reform

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