In addition to the ethics hearing and his subsequent dismissal, the former officer of the South Tegal Police criminal investigation unit is under investigation by the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) over an alleged acid attack on his mistress that occurred in September 2025.

The arrest of 10 regional heads by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during the first seven months of 2026, including three over the past month, has renewed concerns over systemic corruption stemming from lack of integrity in regional bureaucracy.

The line outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library showed little sign of shrinking on Friday afternoon. Just two days after reopening on July 8, the South Jakarta library had already reached capacity, leaving dozens of visitors waiting patiently for their turn to enter.

PPLS planning official Arif Firmanto said the breach was largely caused by land subsidence around the northern and western sections of the containment embankment. The subsidence has caused the mudflow to shift predominantly toward those areas, increasing pressure on the embankment.

The whereabouts of former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah remain a mystery, which has increased scrutiny of the handling of the graft case in which he has been implicated, particularly following the controversial handover of the investigation from the National Police to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

Police have arrested a 34-year-old man, identified only by the initials MY, for allegedly sending a bomb threat that disrupted the first day of school at SD Srengseng Sawah 15 Pagi state elementary school in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, on Monday.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri has reaffirmed her party’s role as a “balancing force” amid scrutiny from pro-government political parties over what they described as an ambiguous stance toward President Prabowo Subianto’s administration.

Medan District Court acquitted man buying subsidized fuel using jerrycan to help treat his late father's blood cancer while Medan Corruption Court sentenced a businessman free after corruption charges were not proven in the lease and control of land owning to state-run plantation firm.

The attack took place inside the Semenanjung Kampar landscape, a natural habitat for the Sumatran tiger, near an HTI (industrial forest plantation) concession in Pelalawan regency.

Concerns over due process and accountability grew after the National Police handed over an investigation into corruption cases implicating the former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah to the Attorney General's Office (AGO).

The court seized the KM Hai Yang 3 and KM Baruna Jaya and imposed a fine of 10,000 ringgit (US$2,457) on each of the skippers, or a five-month jail term, for trespassing in Malaysian waters.  

The Home Ministry has instructed regional administrations not to furlough government contract employees (PPPK) despite mounting fiscal pressure, urging them instead to slash nonessential spending and reprioritize budgets before seeking central government assistance.

Just hours after the AGO announced Febrie Adriansyah's resignation, the National Police declared the former assistant attorney general for special crimes a suspect in connection with three ongoing graft cases into as many state-owned enterprises.

Despite supporting United Nations’ resolutions pertaining to state responsibility on climate change, Indonesia  has shown a weak commitment to protecting vulnerable communities in its existing and upcoming climate legislations, according to environmental groups.

Wahid is a defendant in a case relating to alleged corruption and extortion at Riau Public Works, Spatial Planning, Housing, Settlement and Land (PUPR-PKPP) Agency with two other defendants, agency head M Arif Setiawan and gubernatorial expert staff, Dani M Nursalam.

The Chinese deportees are the latest to be netted in a string of raids against online scam operations involving foreign actors, with at least three such raids in various regions in May, as the government moves to tighten immigration policies to avoid Indonesia becoming a hotbed of cross-border cybercriminal activities.

A high-profile prosecutor with a name for uncovering major graft cases, Febrie Adriansyah came under the spotlight when the police began an investigation into suspected corruption involving coal supplies to state utility PLN.

Etik is the fourth regional head in Central Java and the 10th nationwide to be arrested by the KPK on corruption allegations this year.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) would expedite the investigation of several priority cases, including ones pertaining to President Prabowo Subianto’s free meals program, said Jampidsus Febrie Ardiansyah while dismissing allegations of corruption.

SMP Il Kapten Fatubaa in Fatubaa village, Belu regency, East Nusa Tenggara, was awarded the grand prize of US$40,000 for transforming banana peel into ice cream, compost fertilizer and liquid fertilizer.

Originally a businessman, Rachmat served as trade minister during the first term of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives. 

The Jatiwaringin landfill in the Tangerang district caught fire on June 30, prompting the local government to declare a two-week emergency.

The Jakarta administration plans to build new low-cost apartment complexes (rusuns) comprising nearly 12,000 units to help ease the capital’s worsening housing shortage, though urban planners warn the projects must be better connected to jobs and public transport to avoid repeating past shortcomings.

The Pedungan waste-to-energy (WTE) plant is estimated to be able to provide electricity for 100,000 households once it is operational. 

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) has sought a greater role in providing input to the Constitutional Court on constitutional interpretation before the court issues rulings in relevant cases, prompting experts to warn against political interference in judicial independence.

The accident happened while a traditional pompong wooden boat was carrying workers to conduct a draft survey on a vessel during a strong current.

Observers point to competition among the Attorney General’s Office, the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) that, if left unchecked, could leave a bad impression on the administration of President Prabowo Subianto.