Indonesia mulls palace bug sweeps after presidential wiretaps

South China Morning Post - Nov 9, 2026

Indonesia will tighten controls on state ⁠surveillance equipment and consider ⁠sweeps of its presidential palace for bugging ⁠devices, a minister said on Monday, following last week’s discovery of illegal wiretaps on the president, top officials and more. The wiretapping scandal led to the arrest of four senior police officers accused of unauthorised monitoring of phones, among them a former national police chief ‌who had recently been appointed President Prabowo Subianto’s chief of staff. The...

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N Sembilan legislature won't be dissolved, budget to be tabled soon: MB

Nov 8, 2026

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Pà Thẻn fire dancing ritual highlights ethnic cultural heritage in Tuyên Quang

Nov 8, 2026

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Nov 8, 2026

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Amanah seeks to contest Putrajaya, Titiwangsa, Labuan in GE16

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COMMENT | Five problems that Malaysian liberals should recognise (Part 1)

Nov 8, 2026

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Nov 8, 2026

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Nov 8, 2026

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