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Calls grow for probe into alleged luxury Cibinong cells

The Immigration and Corrections Ministry said the cluster was designated as an official residential complex for prison officials but might have been converted into luxurious cells.

4 hours ago
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'Struggling to eat': Survivors suffer after NTT quake

Sitting outside her damaged house in Flores's Sikka district, Maria Onselia said she has struggled since the disaster to find buyers for the fabric she weaves. ...

7 hours ago
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Ferry death toll hits 66 as search enters 16th day

The current death toll stands at 66 people, with 108 survivors and 69 still missing, Basarnas figures show. ...

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New agrarian law expected to curb farmer criminalization

Farmers urge the government to swiftly implement the law by, among other measures, forming an agrarian reform agency as mandated by the new legislation, while law enforcement agencies are also urged to adopt an agrarian justice perspective in looking at land dispute cases.

12 hours ago
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Prabowo turns to experts to tackle peatland fires after swipe at researchers

President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires, after his recent tirade against some experts critical of his administration drew public backlash.

12 hours ago
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KRI Sriwijaya joins Navy fleet, ready for operations

The commissioning of Indonesia's first aircraft carrier marks a strategic milestone, one best understood through the lens of defense diplomacy and naval modernization.

13 hours ago
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Indonesian wildfires threaten critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

Fires are currently burning within habitats containing 52 percent of Borneo's orangutan population, including 13 of the 20 largest remaining populations, according to the conservation body.

1 day ago
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Death toll from Java Sea ferry sinking jumps to 64

The search operation would be extended a further seven days but will be evaluated every three days as dozens are still missing.

1 day ago
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Indonesians still have low awareness against pneumonia: Survey

Only 15 percent of Indonesians have heard about pneumococcal pneumonia and understand what it means, according to a survey by YouGov of 1,000 respondents in Indonesia.

2 days ago
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Riau Police foil effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal to Malaysia

Detectives found 400 sacks of mangrove charcoal onboard a ship and another 1,967 sacks nearby amounting to a total of 65 tonnes of mangrove charcoal. 

2 days ago
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Extending Jakarta’s CFD may raise awareness but not dent pollution

While the city administration has cited emissions reduction as a potential benefit of extending CFD to Saturdays, Walhi says it would do little to help improve air quality, though it could provide a foundational base for a wide-ranging public awareness campaign.

2 days ago
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Govt kicks off Rp 150 billion revamp of historic Surakarta Palace

The renovation comes amid a leadership dispute within the palace following the death of Sultan Pakubuwono XIII on Nov. 2 last year, with two of his sons from different marriages each claiming the throne. The rival claims have divided the royal household and complicated efforts to manage and restore the palace complex.

2 days ago
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Veteran Aceh journalist and Serambi Indonesia founder Sjamsul Kahar dies at 80

Born on Oct. 9, 1945, Sjamsul began his journalism career as a reporter for national daily Kompas in Aceh. After gaining experience in the profession, he and his colleague M. Nourhalidyn founded Serambi Indonesia on Feb. 9, 1989.

3 days ago
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Discharged policeman sentenced to death penalty for killing sister-in-law

The death penalty verdict against the dishonorably discharged police officer was tougher than the life sentence demanded by the prosecution.

3 days ago
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East Java prepares for long dry season

The province faces double ecological crisis in 2026, consisting of floods and landslides during rainy season and forest and land fires as well as expanding extreme drought during dry season.

3 days ago
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Tangerang church disruption rekindles fears among minorities

Kinari, a Protestant from South Tangerang, feared that allowing intimidation to end with an apology could encourage more serious acts in the future. She also pointed to what she saw as a double standard in the treatment of religious minorities.

3 days ago
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Court cuts Nadiem’s sentence but he seeks another appeal

An appeals court in Jakarta has reduced the sentence of former education minister Nadiem Makarim convicted of corruption in the procurement of Chromebook laptops for school nationwide during his term in office.

3 days ago
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Prabowo’s universal free education plan raises feasibility questions

Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara said there would be no additional allocation for free state schools, with the government instead reviewing how the existing education budget is distributed among the central and regional governments, ministries and agencies.

3 days ago
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Calls grow for tighter food safety in free meal program after child’s death

A nine-year-old boy in Lampung recently died after choking on a longan fruit distributed as part of the initiative, marking the first reported death linked to the program.

3 days ago
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Dozens of homesick students leave North Sumatra community schools

Presidential chief of staff Dudung Abdurrahman said 30 students from Integrated Community School 1 in Serdang Bedagai regency returned to their homes because they were unable to settle in the boarding school.

4 days ago
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167 psychiatric patients evacuated as haze worsens in South Kalimantan

Authorities are preparing to move patients to an off-site facility if smoke from the wildfires around the hospital could not be brought under control.

4 days ago
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Respiratory problems climb past 170,000 cases in Indonesia

Blazes in Kalimantan, Sumatra and Papua have blanketed parts of the country, as well as neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore, sending air quality indices plummeting.

4 days ago
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RSPO integrity tested as wildfires hit orangutan habitat

Independent monitoring and analyses found thousands of land inside oil palm concessions operated by companies certified by the global certifier group have been burned, with some fires threatening habitats of local biodiversity such as the Bornean orangutan.

4 days ago
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Gibran faces fresh challenge over eligibility as VP

The Constitutional Court began hearing this week a petition challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s educational qualifications when he ran for office in 2024, with petitioners asking the court to disqualify him two years after the election.

4 days ago
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Crew member from missing Anak Krakatau boat identified

The crew member’s body from the missing boat of journalists covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau on Sept. 7 was initially found on Enggano Island in Bengkulu, around 350 kilometers west of the volcano in the Sunda Strait.

4 days ago
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Batam residents protest data centers amid water crisis

Residential areas have their clean water supplies cutoff completely while data centers in Nongsa Special Economic Zone enjoy sufficient water.

4 days ago
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Prosecutors demand 8.5-year prison sentence for suspended Pati regent Sudewo

Sudewo is accused of extorting officials appointed to various positions in 401 village administrations across 21 districts in Pati, Central Java. He is also charged with accepting bribes linked to railway track projects at the Transportation Ministry’s Railway Directorate General in 2022, when he was serving as a member of the House of Representatives (DPR).

4 days ago
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Inconsistencies mar Indonesia-centric history books

Upon closer reading of the released volumes, historians have identified problems ranging from questionable historical claims to gaps in chronology and concerns over how Indonesia’s history is framed.

5 days ago
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One killed, another missing after flash floods hit West Sumatra

The floods struck at about 7:30 p.m. after hours of torrential rain, sending logs, mud and rocks into residential areas and government buildings.

5 days ago
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Agrarian reform bill gets mixed reaction

The bill’s passage served as a gift for farmers ahead of National Farmers Day, which is commemorated every Sept. 24, said Baleg deputy chair Ahmad Iman Sukri.

5 days ago

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