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.`

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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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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House kicks off process for asset forfeiture bill

The draft bill recognizes two types of asset forfeiture, namely conviction-based that depends on a court ruling in a criminal case and non conviction-based that permits asset confiscation without any ruling, but under limited circumstances.

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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

Indonesia has entered 2026 with a clearer vision of its foreign policy following Foreign Minister Sugiono’s annual address, analysts say, but questions remain over how Jakarta plans to turn its stated ambitions for resilience into concrete policy.

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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

The South Jakarta District Court’s decision to convict Laras Faizati Khairunnisa, 26, of incitement while placing her under a year of probation has drawn strong criticism from rights groups, who denounced the ruling as a form of “prison without bars” that undermines freedom of expression.

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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

As many as 803 students in Grobogan regency, Central Java, suffered from food poisoning after consuming free nutritious meals on Tuesday morning.

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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

TNI personnel under the Operation Command (Koops) Habema carried out the rescue in difficult terrain with a high level of threat and a limited time frame as crucial factors.

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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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N. Sumatra prosecutors name firm president suspect in Inalum graft case

The president director of a private firm was the fourth suspect in a corruption case allegedly causing a state loss of some US$8 million.

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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

Foreign Minister Sugiono delivers his speech during the Foreign Minister's Annual Press Statement (PPTM) in Jakarta on Jan. 14, 2026.

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Indonesia makes turn toward defense diplomacy

President Prabowo Subianto (right) talks to his ministers on June 23, 2025 during a limited cabinet meeting at his private residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java.

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Prabowo turns lush Hambalang sanctuary into command outpost

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Indonesia takes hard line against Musk over deepfakes

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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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Grobogan regency covers health costs after students poisoned by free meals

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TNI rescues Freeport workers from OPM’s threats

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N. Sumatra prosecutors name firm president suspect in Inalum graft case

A customs officer’s uniform features sleeve patches for the Finance Ministry (top) and its Customs and Excise Directorate General, in this stock photo taken on March 13, 2023.

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Batam sidelines speed for compliance in e-waste reexport case

Workers at a mining site of PT Freeport Indonesia look at the Carstensz Pyramid in this undated photograph.

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Indonesian military rescue 18 Freeport workers from rebel siege in Papua

The military used drones to deliver food and medicine to the stranded workers, before evacuating them to safety after three days, a spokesman said.

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A teller holds US$100 banknotes atop bundles of Rp 100,000 banknotes in this file photo taken on May 15, 2025 at a money changer in Jakarta.

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Riau Islands urges forex traders to sustain transactional stability

Fishing boats are anchored along a bank of the Belawan River in Medan, North Sumatra, on Oct. 18, 2014.

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2 shrimpers die in rough seas off North Sumatra

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Social Affairs Minister Saifullah “Gus Ipul“ Yusuf delivers remarks during a joint prayer to mark the beginning of 2026 at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jakarta on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Concerns mount over Prabowo’s plan to expand Sekolah Rakyat to 500 schools

Health workers evacuate students suspected of food poisoning on Oct. 14, 2025, after eating free nutritious meals at SMP 1 Cisarua state junior high school in West Bandung regency, West Java. According to school officials, 54 students reportedly fell ill after consuming the meals served that morning.

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1,000 students fall ill after consuming free meals

A person opens the homepage of Grok on the social media platform X on April 16 , 2025, on a computer in Jakarta.

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Indonesia temporarily bans Grok amid efforts to bolster child protection

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Govt temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

The Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned X officials to discuss the matter.

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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.

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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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