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KPK Sting Operation: 14 Detained at Indonesia's Disaster Agency
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation at the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) in Greater Jakarta on the night of Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Two KPU Letters and the Alleged Smuggled Article in Election Rules
DPR Commission II member Ahmad Doli Kurnia claims Article 18 paragraph (3) of KPU Regulation No. 19 of 2023 was allegedly smuggled in, as it was never openly discussed and did not appear in the consulted draft.
Indonesia's Mandatory Halal Rule: From Cosmetics to Stationery
Mandatory halal certification (Wajib Halal) takes effect on 18 October 2026 with no postponement, confirmed by BPJPH chief Ahmad Haikal Hasan.
Navy Seizes 4,364 Drug-Laced Vape Cartridges Worth Rp34.9B
A joint Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) team intercepted an intercity bus (plate BK 7571 UA) on the Medan-Tangerang route at Bakauheni ferry port, South Lampung, in the early hours of Monday (5/10/2026) at 2:50 a.m. local time.
Bekasi Sickle Duel: 15-Year-Old Killed Over a Lighter Dispute
A dispute allegedly sparked by a lighter escalated into a duel with sickle-shaped blades (celurit) in Kampung Srengseng, Sukamulya Village, Sukatani District, Bekasi Regency, on Tuesday (13/10/2026) at around 2:00 a.m.
Police Bust Etomidate Drug Lab in PIK 2, Chinese National Held
The West Jakarta Metropolitan Police narcotics unit busted an alleged clandestine etomidate laboratory in a house at Cluster Hawai Cove 6, PIK 2, Tangerang Regency, Banten.
Court Rejects Gibran Diploma Challenge on Legal Standing Grounds
Indonesia's Constitutional Court (MK) ruled the 2024 presidential election dispute (PHPU) challenging Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's education qualifications inadmissible.
Ex-Prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah Faces Rp346B Laundering Charges
Former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah stood trial for the first time at the Corruption Court of the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday (7/10/2026), presided over by Chief Judge Akhmad Fijiarsyah Joko Sutrisno.
What Is Etomidate? The Anesthetic Behind Shaking-Pod Vapes
Etomidate is, by design, an intravenous anesthetic drug administered by injection into the bloodstream for medical purposes such as surgery and intubation.