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Police investigate explosion in South Tangerang that injured seven

According to Victor, the explosion occurred at around 5 a.m., nearly leveling four houses and causing significant damage to four others. While no fatalities were reported, seven residents including a toddler, were injured in the incident.

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Yusril Koto, 61, a social activist on trial for defamation at the Batam District Court in the Riau Islands, is escorted to a detention car after a hearing on Sept. 9, 2025.

Batam prosecutors seek one year for activist in Satpol PP defamation case

A 61-year-old social activist in Batam is facing a one-year sentence in a defamation trial for controversial charges under the ITE Law, over social media posts he published last year that allegedly targeted the Batam Satpol PP.

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A security guard passes by a banner on Aug. 15, 2024, reading “Zero Bullying Movement in Diponegoro University's Medical School“ at the Dr. Kariadi General Hospital in Semarang, Central Java.

Prosecutors seek 18 months to 3 years in prison for medical residency bullying case

Aulia’s death has sent shockwaves across the country and brought national attention to the widespread, systemic bullying within Indonesia’s medical residency programs.

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Residents wade through floodwaters in their neighbourhood following heavy rainfall in Denpasar, Bali, on September 10, 2025.

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Death toll from Bali, East Nusa Tenggara floods rises to 19

Torrential rain since late Tuesday triggered floods and landslides in seven districts across Bali, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said in a statement.

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Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) listens as Siti Hedijati “Titiek“ Soeharto, chair of House of Representatives Commission IV overseeing agriculture and fisheries, speaks during a media briefing on Sept. 10, 2025, during their work visit to Batam, Riau Islands.

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Vice President Gibran, Titiek tout govt synergy with Batam work visit

In their second joint work visit to date, the Vice President and fisheries commission chair Titiek, the President's ex-wife, traveled to Batam in a show of executive-legislative synergy.

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The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) parades five suspects namely Indonesian OF (left), Palestinian MH (second left), United Kingdom citizen KG (center), UK citizen PE (second right) and Ukrainian KT at the BNN Bali headquarters in Denpasar on Sept. 9, 2025.

Foreign drug smuggling suspects face death penalty in Bali

The suspects allegedly smuggled more than 3 kilograms of illicit substances, consisting of 1.3 kg of cocaine and 1.99 kg of 4-CMC, a synthetic stimulant.

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Vice President Gibran, Titiek tout govt synergy with Batam work visit

A female student holds a poster listing demands during a protest on Sept. 9 in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta. The action was carried out to advocate for the 17+8 People’s Demands reform framework.

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Explainer: Social media as town square, battleground in Indonesia’s protests

Demonstrators hold portraits of Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old ojol (online motorcycle transportation) driver who was run over by a police armored vehicle, on Aug. 30, 2025, during a protest in front of the Surabaya Police headquarters in East Java. Indonesia was rocked by protests in major cities on Aug. 29 after footage spread of Affan being run over by a police tactical vehicle in earlier rallies against low wages and financial perks for lawmakers.

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President vows to investigate violence during protests: Interfaith group

Comr. Cosmas Kaju Gae (center), commander of the National Police Mobile Brigade's (Brimob) Fourth Pelopor Regiment Battalion A, is escorted out of the National Police's Transnational Crime Center building on Sept. 3 in Jakarta. An ethics hearing dishonorably discharged Cosmas after finding him guilty of committing serious ethical violations that caused the killing of 21-year-old ojol (online motorcycle transportation) driver Affan Kurniawan during a violent protest in Jakarta on Aug. 28.

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Brimob officers appeal sanctions over ‘ojol’ driver’s death

The Supreme Court in Central Jakarta is pictured on July 22, 2024.

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Integrity takes center stage in Supreme Court justices screening

Gerindra Party lawmaker Rahayu Saraswati Djojohadikusumo.

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Prabowo’s niece resigns from House

Online influencers and activists from the “17+8 People's Demands“ collective campaign hold posters on Sept. 4 after giving a document of short- and long-term demands to lawmakers at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta.

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TNI move against critic stirs debate over shrinking civic space

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Blok M’s rise as hip hub leaves small traders behind

University students from the Indonesian Student Executive Board Alliance scatter flower petals during a demonstration to reiterate the “17+8 People’s Demands”, a platform of short-term and long-term reform demands raised during recent protests to lawmakers in front of the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta on Sept. 4, 2025. (AFP/Tyo Pribadi).
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Jakarta council housing perks triggers another uproar

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Jakarta streets quiet on weekend after mass protests

Crowds, led by students, workers and rights groups, took to the streets of Jakarta last week to protest against MPs' housing allowances. Unrest spread across the country after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver at one rally.

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Pramono cancels WFH for civil servants as Jakarta stabilizes

The WFH directive had been in effect since Friday, following a surge in demonstrations triggered by the death of 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan. He was fatally struck on Thursday by a tactical police vehicle near the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta when dispersing unruly crowds.

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Motorists brave bumper-to-bumper traffic on Jl. KH Guru Amin in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on Aug. 28, 2025.

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Councillor, urban experts urge road map to resolve Jakarta traffic

Nearly 1,900 suspected measles cases have been recorded from Jan. to Aug. 31, primarily in western and northern parts of the capital.

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Jakarta scales up vaccination as measles cases surge

A crowd of people gather on Aug. 30, 2025, at the private residence of Ahmad Sahroni in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. The home of the House of Representatives lawmaker from the NasDem Party was reportedly broken into and looted as violence escalates in the ongoing protests against legislators’ perks and police brutality.

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