Local officials hang a public service announcement banner discouraging people from taking part in online gambling on June 30, 2024, outside a government building in Bogor, West Java.`

Police raid Cambodian online gambling den in Medan, detain 19

The illegal business had been running for two years with a turnover of Rp 7 billion (US$411,798) in three rented rooms in an apartment building.

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KPK names two more suspects in haj quota graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named two more suspects in its investigation into the alleged misallocation of the 2024 haj quota, a case that has implicated former Religious Affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

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Independent probe finds intelligence operation behind Andrie's attack

An independent probe from a civil society coalition found that at least 16 people were involved in the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, while suggesting the existence of "intellectual actors" from "a certain big institution" were behind the assault.

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Some Komodo dragons play on March 29, 2018, on Rinca Island, Labuan Bajo, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara.

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Indonesia to loan two Komodo dragons to Japan

Ahmad Munawir, a conservation official at the Forestry Ministry, said the dragons will be sent to iZoo in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan’s largest reptile and amphibian-focused zoo, which houses over 400 species and 2,000 animals.

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Child protection: Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid (center), accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya (right) and Home Minister Tito Karnavian, speaks to reporters after a meeting at the Communications and Digital Ministry in Jakarta, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The meeting discussed the implementation of Government Regulation No. 17/2025 on the electronic system governance for child protection.

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Indonesia summons Meta and Google over non-compliance with child social media curbs

In a video posted on Instagram late Monday, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said "the government is sending summons letters" to Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, as well as to Google, which oversees YouTube, adding they "violated Indonesian law".

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Videographer demands justice as he faces graft trial over project pricing

The videographer, Amsal Christy Sitepu, was named a suspect in November last year after authorities accused him of inflating production costs, allegedly causing state losses of Rp 202 million.

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Passengers disembark on March 24, 2026, from an intercity coach at the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal in East Jakarta, amid the post-Idul Fitri 'balik' (return) travel surge after the Islamic holiday.

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Jakarta still attracts newcomers despite rising costs, shrinking jobs

Some people opt to move into the capital city due to limited job opportunities in their hometown, despite realizing Jakarta may not provide as many options as it did in the past.

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Good optics: People crowd around President Prabowo Subianto (center, in tan cap) at Pasar Senen Station on March 26, 2026, during an impromptu visit to an informal railside settlement in Senen, Central Jakarta.

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Senen shantytown residents in limbo over promised homes

People who were living along the railway tracks in Senen were forcibly uprooted on Friday when heavy equipment allegedly rolled in to tear down their makeshift dwellings, before authorities had arranged temporary housing and the groundbreaking for a new Rusun project still weeks away.

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