Riau Customs Office Foil Attempt to Smuggle Mangrove Logs to Malaysia
Indonesian Customs in Dumai, Riau seize two vessels smuggling mangrove wood bound for Malaysia, detain crew and migrant workers. Read the full story now.
Tag 'Malaysia'
Criminal
National
Indonesia, Malaysia Agree to Resolve Ambalat Dispute Peacefully
Indonesia and Malaysia commit to peacefully resolving the Ambalat maritime border dispute, but talks remain complex after 43 rounds since 2005. Learn more.
National
Indonesia Repatriates 3,585 Migrant Workers from Malaysia by July 2025
Indonesia repatriates 3,585 undocumented migrant workers from Malaysia by July 2025 through KJRI Johor Bahru. Read the full report here.
International
President Prabowo Welcomes PM Anwar for Annual Consultation After 7-Year Pause
President Prabowo Subianto hosted Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Jakarta to resume the 13th Indonesia-Malaysia Annual Consultation. Read the full news update.
Criminal
Riza Chalid Allegedly Resides in Malaysia, Married Sultan’s Relative: MAKI
Corruption suspect and entrepreneur Muhammad Riza Chalid allegedly married a Malaysian royal relative. MAKI calls for red notice; trial in absentia possible. Read the full report.
International
Malaysia, Indonesia to Resume Sulawesi Sea Maritime Border Talks Next Week
Malaysia and Indonesia will restart Sulawesi Sea maritime boundary talks on 29 July. PM Anwar emphasizes friendship, but Malaysia holds firm to 1979 map. Read the full update.
National
Indonesian Consulate in Johor Bahru Repatriates 100 Detained Migrant Workers
100 Indonesian migrant workers repatriated from Malaysia under bilateral plan. Learn about the process and why legal migration matters.
Criminal
Police Arrest Two Human Traffickers to Malaysia from Surabaya
Surabaya Sub-regional City Police have named two women with the initials P alias I and S alias L as suspects in a case of alleged human trafficking (TPPO) in a house on Kedung Anyar street, Sawahan Village, Sawahan District, Surabaya City.
Criminal
NTT Regional Police Thwarted the Sending of Nine Illegal Migrants to Malaysia
The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Regional Police arrested TN, a recruiter and supplier of illegal migrant workers from Kupang Regency. TN was said to send the nine illegal immigrant workers to Malaysia before getting thwarted by the authorities.
Economy
Indonesia to Export 2,000 Tons of Rice Monthly to Malaysia
Indonesia will begin exporting 2,000 tons of rice per month to Malaysia under a business-to-business agreement. Learn more.
Criminal
East Java Regional Police Bust 9 Kg Meth Smuggling From Malaysia
The East Java Regional Police uncovered the circulation of crystal methamphetamine from a Malaysian network by confiscating evidence of 9,463.342 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 5,814 ecstasy pills, and arrested four suspected couriers of the network.
International
National
Puan Seeks Further Cooperation Malaysia On the Sidelines of 19th PUIC Conference
Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani held a bilateral meeting with the Speaker of the Malaysian Parliament's Tan Sri Dato' Johari bin Abdul and invited the Malaysian parliament together with the DPR to become the driving force in the solidarity of Muslim countries.
