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October 7, 2025

Jakarta Post - October 7, 2025

Agencies, Jakarta – The search for victims of last week's East Java school collapse ended on Tuesday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said.

Tempo - October 7, 2025

Hanaa Septiana, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Public Works Dody Hanggodo visited the location of the collapse of Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School (pesantren) in Buduran, Sidoarjo,

October 6, 2025

Jakarta Globe - October 6, 2025

Olena Wibisana, Rizky Pradita Ananda, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has ordered safety inspections across all Islamic boarding schools in the country after an East Javan school c

October 4, 2025

Jakarta Globe - October 4, 2025

Slamet Wibowo, Putu Ayu Pratama Sugiyo, Jakarta – Trapped for three days beneath the rubble of an Islamic boarding school, 14-year-old Al Fatih Cakra Buana survived with nothing but pra

Tempo - October 4, 2025

Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta – The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag) acknowledges that several traditional Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia were built without following forma

October 3, 2025

Reuters - October 3, 2025

Johan Purnomo and Prasto Wardoyo, Sidoarjo, East Java – The anxiety gripped Jayanti Mandasari as soon as she got off the phone with her son M. Muhfi Alfian on Monday.

October 2, 2025

The Guardian - October 2, 2025

As the call to prayer rang out over the boarding school in Indonesia's East Java on Monday afternoon, the floor beneath more than 100 students gathered in prostration suddenly gave way.

Jakarta Post - October 2, 2025

Sidoarjo – Rescuers detected "no more signs of life" at a collapsed boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official sai

October 1, 2025

Reuters - October 1, 2025

Sidoarjo, East Java – Parents were desperately searching for scores of missing teenage boys feared trapped under huge piles of concrete on Tuesday, after an Islamic boarding school coll

September 30, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 30, 2025

Achmad Supriyadi, Sidoarjo, E – Java.

September 25, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 25, 2025

Sahrudin Nurdin, North Maluku – The Raja Ampat Regency Government and the North Maluku Provincial Government are in dispute over three islands: Sain Island, Piay Island, and Kiyas Islan

September 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 19, 2025

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa confirmed on Thursday that Siti Hardijanti Rukmana, better known as Tutut, has withdrawn her lawsuit challenging a g

September 12, 2025

Jakarta Globe - September 12, 2025

Ahmad Baihaqi, Jakarta – An early morning explosion tore through a residential neighborhood in South Tangerang, just south of the Indonesian capital, destroying homes and injuring sever

September 8, 2025

Agence France-Presse - September 8, 2025

Jakarta – At least three people were killed and dozens were injured when a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, a disaster official said.

August 25, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 25, 2025

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday conferred Indonesia's highest civilian honor – the Star of the Republic of Indonesia, First Class (Bintang Repub

August 20, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 20, 2025

Muhammad Aulia, Jakarta – The National Police said Wednesday that DNA testing has ruled out any biological link between former West Java governor Ridwan Kamil and a 3.5-year-old girl at

August 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 19, 2025

Associated Press, Jakarta – Two men held rubber bands at chest height while a woman hopped over them from side to side, earning cheers and applause from onlookers impressed by her leaps

August 12, 2025

Jakarta Globe - August 12, 2025

Julianus Palermo, Surabaya – East Java has introduced new restrictions on the use of high-powered "sound horeg" systems, a form of mobile street entertainment often criticized for blast

August 6, 2025

Tempo - August 6, 2025

The lawsuit filed by a lawyer from Makassar, Komardin, against several officials of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) regarding the alleged fake diploma of former President Joko Widodo (Joko

Tempo - August 6, 2025

The Secretary General of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Amirsyah Sanusi Tambunan, stated that the use of "sound horeg," an excessively loud music system, could be considered haram,

July 30, 2025

South China Morning Post - July 30, 2025

A man has died after being fatally struck by a rooster's blade at a cockfight in Bali, marking the second deadly incident linked to such events on the Indonesian island in recent weeks

July 26, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 26, 2025

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Yogyakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo poked fun at long-running rumors questioning the authenticity of his university diploma during a warm and laughter-fill

July 25, 2025

Jakarta Post Editorial - July 25, 2025

Jakarta – Last week, a wedding in Garut regency, West Java, sadly resulted in the deaths of a young girl, a grandmother and a police officer.

July 18, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 18, 2025

Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Antara, Garut, West Java – Three people, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed in a stampede during a public celebration in Garut, West Java, marking the we

July 10, 2025

Indonesia at Melbourne - July 10, 2025

Nadirsyah Hosen – In Indonesia's villages and small towns, a growing phenomenon is reshaping the public soundscape.

July 8, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 8, 2025

Dwi Haryadi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of Blitar Regency has raised concerns over the rising trend of "sound horeg," a type of street entertainment characterized by e

July 7, 2025

Jakarta Globe - July 7, 2025

Muhammad Miftakul Falakh, Ngawi, East Java – A massive fire engulfed a warehouse belonging to footwear manufacturer Dwi Prima Sentosa late Sunday night, destroying hundreds of thousands

June 30, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 30, 2025

Chairul Fikri, AP, Jakarta – Merince Kogoya, Miss Papua Pegunungan 2025, has been disqualified from the Miss Indonesia 2025 pageant following the circulation of a video on social media

June 25, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 25, 2025

Febry Andrean Amoga, Batam – A crude palm oil (CPO) tanker named Federal II exploded and caught fire while undergoing repairs at the ASL Shipyard in Tanjung Ucang, Batam City, Riau Isla

June 22, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 22, 2025

Heru Andriyanto, Wahroni, Tangerang – The Indonesian government has strongly condemned a Canadian-based website for listing several islands within Indonesia's territory for sale, declar

June 9, 2025

Jakarta Globe - June 9, 2025

Slamet Wibowo, Sidoarjo – Kusnadi, the former speaker of the East Java Legislative Council, was found early Monday in Madura, five days after being abducted by unidentified men in Sidoa

June 7, 2025

Tempo - June 7, 2025

Jihan Ristiyanti, Jakarta – The acrid scent of charred remains hung heavy in the air as Tempo visited the site of the fire at Jalan Gang Damai No.

May 27, 2025

Tempo - May 27, 2025

Pribadi Wicaksono (Kontributor), Yogyakarta – A Public Fuel Filling Station (SPBU) in Gedongtengen, Yogyakarta, caught fire with an explosion on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, around 1:11 PM WI

April 27, 2025

Jakarta Globe - April 27, 2025

Stefani Wijaya, Jakarta – A Jakarta councilor from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) collapsed while delivering a speech on Sunday and was later confirmed dead at the

April 26, 2025

Jakarta Globe - April 26, 2025

Fahri Ali, Depok – West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi has proposed a military-style discipline program for troubled youth in Depok, West Java, citing growing concern among parents over a r

April 23, 2025

Jakarta Globe - April 23, 2025

Roy Adriansyah, Jakarta – Indramayu Regent Lucky Hakim has been placed on administrative duty after traveling to Japan without official approval during the extended public holidays arou

April 15, 2025

CNN Indonesia - April 15, 2025

Jakarta – The general chairperson of the United Indonesian People's Movement (GRIB) Greater Jakarta Central Leadership Board (DPP), Rosario de Marshal alias Hercules, has visited the ho

April 10, 2025

Tempo - April 10, 2025

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Aufaa Luqmana Re A, a 20-year-old citizen, filed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract against former President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, and former Vice Presiden

March 31, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 31, 2025

Pemalang, Central Java – At least two people were killed and two others critically injured when a tree collapsed onto a crowd preparing for Eid al-Fitr prayers at a public square in Pem

Tempo - March 31, 2025

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta - A ship caught fire at Larantuka Sea Port, Larantuka Subdistrict, East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

March 30, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 30, 2025

Hisyam Nugroho, Jember, East Java – A house in Jember was completely destroyed on Saturday by a powerful explosion caused by explosive materials used to make homemade firecrackers, poli

March 27, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 27, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto hosted his predecessor, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, for an iftar – the Ramadan evening meal to break the fast – at the State Palace on Wednesday.

Jakarta Globe - March 27, 2025

Salman Mardira, Johnny Johan Sompotan, Jakarta – Former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil has dismissed allegations of an affair with adult magazine model Lisa Mariana, calling them "mali

March 17, 2025

Jakarta Post - March 17, 2025

Jakarta – At least two people were killed and more than a dozen others injured following a violent clash between two youth groups in Southeast Maluku early Sunday morning.

March 7, 2025

Jakarta Post - March 7, 2025

Surakarta – Former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Friday morning held a closed-door meeting with the brother of incumbent President Prabowo Subianto, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, at the f

March 1, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 1, 2025

Wahroni, Tangerang – The Indonesian government has repatriated 84 of its citizens who were victims of an alleged online scam operation in Myanmar.

February 20, 2025

Agence France-Presse - February 20, 2025

Jakarta – A boy is missing West Kalimantan island after he was attacked by a crocodile, police said on Thursday, the second such attack in the area in two weeks.

January 27, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 27, 2025

Eka Jaya Saputra, Bekasi – A concrete pillar supporting a telecommunication tower collapsed during a construction project in Bekasi Regency, West Java, on Monday, killing one worker and

January 20, 2025

Fulcrum - January 20, 2025

Haula Noor, Nur Syafiqah Mohd Taufek – The swift fall from grace of an unconventional Islamic preacher in Indonesia holds object lessons for the rich and famous, in the world's most pop

January 16, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 16, 2025

Theressia Sunday Silalahi, Jakarta – Firefighters recovered four bodies from Glodok Plaza shopping center in West Jakarta on Thursday after a massive fire engulfed the upper floors of t