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Riau police foil illegal departure of 26 migrant workers to Malaysia

Police in Dumai City, Riau Province, thwarted the attempted departure of 26 undocumented Indonesian migrant workers ...

Ministry probes alleged misuse of Grok AI for immoral content

The Communication and Digital Ministry is investigating allegations that Grok AI on X was misused to create and spread ...

Indonesia's Navy boosts PNG border patrols to curb drug smuggling

Indonesia’s navy has intensified patrols along its maritime border with Papua New Guinea, deploying warships and ...

Indonesia enacts new criminal codes to reform justice system

Indonesia has officially enacted its new National Criminal Code (KUHP) and Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP), marking the ...

Illegal mining in Lebak, Banten threatens environmental sustainability

Illegal mining activities in Lebak District, Banten, are considered to pose a serious threat to environmental ...

Indonesia transfers nearly 1,900 high-risk inmates to Nusakambangan

The Indonesian authorities announced that by the end of 2025, as many as 1,882 high‑risk inmates had been relocated ...

Nusakambangan: From maximum security to hub of hope

The year 2025 marks a new historical milestone for the correctional system on Nusakambangan Island, which has now ...

Indonesia grants special Christmas remission to over 16,000 inmates

The Indonesian government has granted special remissions and sentence reductions to over 16 thousand Catholic and ...

Indonesian police foil drug networks ahead of Bali music festival

Indonesian police have dismantled multiple drug trafficking networks and seized large quantities of narcotics that were ...

Jakarta MBG driver named suspect after school crash injures 21

The police have named driver AI (34) a suspect in the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program delivery car crash that ...

Indonesian academic urges tough action on illegal forest mining

An Indonesian academic urged law-enforcement agencies to intensify crackdowns on illegal mining, warning that forest ...

Indonesia releases elderly Dutch drug convict for repatriation

An elderly drug convict from the Netherlands, Ali Tokman bin Muharram, has been released from his prison in Surabaya, ...

Indonesian police charge factory director over Cs-137 contamination

Indonesian police have charged the director of a metal-processing firm with causing radioactive cesium-137 ...

Prison head dismissed over forcing Muslim inmates to eat dog meat

Indonesia's Immigration and Corrections Minister Agus Andrianto confirmed the dismissal of the head of the ...

ASDP corruption acquittal process awaits presidential order: minister

Law and Human Rights Minister Supratman Andi Agtas said on Wednesday that the acquittal process for three defendants in ...