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Papua tightens border checks ahead of 2026 new year to stop drugs

Jayapura, Dec. 30 -- Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN) in Papua has stepped up surveillance and inspections along border areas ahead of the 2026 New Year celebrations, seeking to curb mariju... Read More


Report places Indonesia among world's safest nations: Polri Chief

Jakarta, Dec. 30 -- Indonesia has been recognized among the world's safer countries in Gallup's 2025 Global Safety Report, ranking 19th in the Law and Order Index and 25th globally for the share of ci... Read More


VP Gibran inspects ongoing development of Nusantara capital city

Jakarta, Dec. 30 -- Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, accompanied by Second Lady Selvi Ananda, visited the country's future capital Nusantara (IKN) in East Kalimantan Province to inspe... Read More


Soetta Airport foils 137 illegal migrant worker departures

Tangerang, Banten, Dec. 30 -- The Immigration Office at Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration Checkpoint (TPI) in Tangerang, Banten, thwarted the departure of 137 prospective migrant workers suspected of... Read More


Manado retirement home fire kills 16, victims' identification ongoing

Indonesia, Dec. 30 -- A fire at a retirement home in Manado City, North Sulawesi, on Sunday (December 28) killed 16 occupants, and local police said the identification process was still ongoing as of ... Read More


RI Govt mandates music royalty payments in commercial spaces

Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- The Indonesian government has issued a circular mandating the payment of song and music royalties in commercial public spaces. The Law Ministry's Director General of Intellectual ... Read More


Indonesia reissues 63,000 IDs for flood, landslide victims in Sumatra

Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian stated that the government has so far facilitated the reissuance of around 63,000 civil registry documents for residents affected by floods and... Read More


Indonesia releases two orangutans at Central Kalimantan national park

Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- Indonesia's Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni released two orangutans at Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan, reaffirming the government's steadfast commitment t... Read More


Indonesia steps up disaster mitigation ahead of New Year

Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged regional governments to ensure disaster mitigation preparedness, including equipment, personnel, and budget readiness, ahea... Read More


Indonesia keeps free meals program running in disaster-hit regions

Jakarta, Dec. 29 -- The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has ensured that the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) program continues to operate in flood- and landslide-affected regions of Aceh, North Sumatra, a... Read More