Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar reveals over 100,000 Indonesians work in Cambodia and warns citizens against illegal job offers lacking legal protection. Read more here.
Indonesian government seizes Rp239 billion worth of illegal timber from Mentawai forests, exposing a major corporate-backed logging ring. Read the full investigation here.
President Prabowo Subianto orders closure of 1,000 illegal tin mines in Bangka Belitung, targeting massive smuggling losses and rare earth potential. Read the full story.
At least 60 unregulated oil wells have appeared in Central Java’s Blora Regency, with deadly consequences after a recent fire killed three residents. Read the full report here.
Blora Police to raid illegal oil wells after a fatal explosion killed three residents. Authorities urge compliance with new regulation on community oil wells.
Indonesian police uncover illegal coal mining in IKN causing $350M in losses. Read more about forged documents and Singapore-linked shipments investigation.
Makassar Customs and Excise Office has intercepted 505,162 illegal cigarettes during Operation Gurita across five South Sulawesi districts between April and June 2025. Learn more.
The Muara Bungo Sub-regional Police destroyed seven illegal gold mining rafts in Sungai Buluh and Tanjung Menanti, Rimbo Tengah District, Bungo Regency, Jambi Province.
A fire accompanied by several explosions broke out at a suspected illegal fuel hoarding warehouse in Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. Learn more.
Saudi Arabian authorities arrested two Indonesian citizens for suspected involvement in organizing unauthorized Hajj pilgrimages. Read more.
The Indonesian National Police (INP)’s Directorate of Special Crimes has raided two illegal storage facilities for hazardous chemicals containing cyanide in Surabaya and Pasuruan, East Java.
Soekarno Hatta Airport Sub-regional Police in Tangerang, Banteng, have again foiled the departure of 36 would-be Hajj pilgrims attempting to travel illegally using non-Hajj visas.
