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Market inspection: Officials from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina’s subsidiary, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN), inspect fuel quality on October 29 at the Kayoon gas station in Surabaya, East Java. — Market inspection: Officials from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry and state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina’s subsidiary, PT Pertamina Patra Niaga (PPN), inspect fuel quality on October 29 at the Kayoon gas station in Surabaya, East Java.`

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Ombudsman calls for independent probe into reports of Pertalite-linked engine problems

As of Friday, nearly 300 reports of vehicle breakdowns potentially connected to Pertalite had been recorded across at least seven regencies and cities in East Java, 99 percent of which involved motorcycles.

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Fifteen people, mostly children, missing after floods in Papua

Thirteen of the victims were children aged between eight and 17 years old, Adj. Sr. Comr. Alfredo Agustinus Rumbiak, the police chief of the remote Nduga region, told Reuters.

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Indonesia may buy four more Airbus A400M military planes, president says

The purchase of military equipment has picked up since Prabowo became defense minister in 2019 and then president last year, with multiple deals struck for new fighter jets as well as submarines.

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Indonesia's first Airbus A400M receives a customary water salute upon arrival at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta on Monday.

Indonesia's first A400 arrives at Halim airfield

The Indonesian Air Force's first Airbus A400M heavy transport aircraft arrived at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta on Monday.

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Budi Arie Setiadi ('center') speaks at the office of the ProJo supporter group in Jakarta on Thursday.

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ProJo’s Budi Arie says he intends to join Gerindra

ProJo leader Budi Arie Setiadi has said he intends to join President Prabowo Subianto's Gerindra Party, in a move that cements one of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s biggest supporter groups with the Prabowo administration.

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Lawmakers attend a House of Representatives plenary session on July 1 at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta.

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Constitutional Court wins praise for ruling on gender quota in House bodies

Activists and female lawmakers have lauded a ruling from the Constitutional Court that requires the House of Representatives to have at least 30 percent female representation across all of its internal bodies, in hopes the decision will help improve the gender balance in the legislative structure.

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A user looks on advertisements for online gambling websites through his smartphone on June 19, 2024, in Jakarta.

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Online gambling among N. Sumatra provincial employees reaches Rp 2.1 billion

Average transactions in online gambling sites among North Sumatra provincial administration employees is less than Rp 10 million (US$600).

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A shope attendant arranges a pullover on Oct. 24, 2025, at Senen Market in Central Jakarta.

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Thrift sellers, shoppers lament planned crackdown on secondhand imports

If the government fully enforces the ban, the move may hurt the income of hundreds of sellers of imported used clothes across Jakarta and prevent customers from buying affordable attire, according to thrift sellers and customers at Senen Market.

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Lawmakers attend a House of Representatives plenary session on July 1 at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta.

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Constitutional Court wins praise for ruling on gender quota in House bodies

Activists of the Thursdays (kamisan) silent protest stand with banners reading 'Reject the Hero Title for Suharto' as they protest to demand justice for activists who were killed in the 1998 Semanggi tragedy in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on July 3, 2025. In the late 1990s, deadly riots preceded Indonesian dictator Suharto's fall, but the government says the racialy-motivated bloodbaths that mostly targeted ethnically Chinese Indonesians will be skipped in a forthcoming revision of its official history books, slated to be launched in December.

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Opposition grows over national hero title for Soeharto

Air Force pilots pose in front of an Airbus A400M with tail number A-4001 in Seville, Spain, in this undated picture released on Oct. 27, 2025. The aircraft is the first of two aircraft ordered by Indonesia.

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Indonesia’s first A400M to arrive on Monday

President Prabowo Subianto prepares to address an inauguration ceremony for new ministers and deputy ministers on Sept. 8, 2025, at the State Palace in Central Jakarta, following the first reshuffle of his administration.

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Prabowo rejects authoritarian label

Activists stage a rally at the South Jakarta District Court on Oct. 27, 2025 after the court rejected a pretrial motion filed by fellow activist Delpedro Marhaen, who claimed the police had acted without due process when they named him a suspect for inciting riots during August's nationwide protests.

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Court's rejection of activists’ pretrial motions sparks outcry

The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train named 'Whoosh' is seen after the inauguration on Oct. 2, 2023, at Padalarang station in Padalarang, West Java.

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KPK opens graft probe into Whoosh high speed railway

Culture Minister Fadli Zon (second right) talks with Bogor Mayor Dedie A. Rachim (right) during a visit on Oct. 25 to Bumi Ageung Batutulis Museum in Bogor, West Java. Fadli visited the museum amid a plan to build a museum focused on telling the history of the ancient Sundanese kingdom Pajajaran.

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History rewrite project to launch in December: Fadli Zon

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Passengers hop on a Transjakarta electric bus on Sept. 9, 2024, at the Bundaran Senayan bus stop in South Jakarta.

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Transjakarta fare hike plan stirs debate

A groundskeeper tidies a grave on Oct. 21, 2025, at the South Grogol Public Cemetery (TPU) in South Jakarta. Nine TPU in the municipality are at full capacity and have started turning to stacked burials to accommodate demand.

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Accommodating the dead: Jakarta faces grave shortage crisis

Thick, dark clouds fill the sky above high-rises in Central Jakarta on July 8, 2024, after several days of heavy rain.

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Insidious pollutants: Microplastics floating in Jakarta’s air, water

Children play at a playground in Jakarta in this photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024.

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Jakarta to turn idle spaces into child-friendly parks

Nighttime safari: Visitors take photos of a Sunda porcupine (Hystrix javanica) with their smartphones on Oct. 11 during a night tour at Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta. The management of Ragunan Zoo has officially launched “Night at the Ragunan Zoo”, a night tour event to expand access to animal themed education, especially for students and the local community. The event also aims to give families alternative entertainment sources during the evening.

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Enthusiasm greets Ragunan night zoo

Cars crawl past unfinished support columns of the monorail project, which was canceled in 2008, along Jl. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta on Oct. 18, 2010.

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Jakarta to remove long-abandoned monorail columns by 2026

Activists and animal lovers protest on Nov. 21, 2024, in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta against the rejection of a bill banning dog meat consumption.

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Jakarta to ban dog, cat meat trade to curb rabies risks

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A user looks on advertisements for online gambling websites through his smartphone on June 19, 2024, in Jakarta.

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Online gambling among N. Sumatra provincial employees reaches Rp 2.1 billion

Pati Regent Sudewo is seen on a screen behind the Pati Regency Legislative Council (DPRD) speakers during a plenary session on Friday, to impeach him in Pati, Central Java. Sudewo survived the impeachment, with only the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) agreeing to the motion.

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Pati regent survives impeachment, only PDI-P supports motion

This aerial photo taken on Aug. 15, 2025 shows civil servant apartments under construction in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) project in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan.

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13,000 ha of Nusantara forest damaged by illegal mining, farming

First Lt. Ahmad Faisal (left) listens to the testimony of a witness on Oct. 27 during the trial against soldiers accused of torturing to death Second Pvt. Lucky Chepril Saputral Namo at the Kupang Military Court in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Faisal was charged with complicity by allowing his subordinates to torture Lucky and another soldier.

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Soldiers tortured, forced to admit LGBT involvement, killing one

Students prays before eating their food supplied by the government's free nutritious meal program at an elementary school in Banda Aceh, Aceh on Oct. 30, 2025.

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More than 1,000 students fall ill after eating free meals

Rescue operation closed: A National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) worker prays for victims of the mosque building collapse on Tuesday, October 7, at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school, known locally as pesantren, in Buduran district, Sidoarjo, East Java. Basarnas head Air Marshal Mohammad Syafii declared the search and rescue operation closed on Tuesday, October 7, after a nine-day operation. As many as 104 people survived and 67 died because of the accident.

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Another fatal building collapse raises alarm over ‘pesantren’ safety standards

Several heavy equipment owned by PT Berau Coal are conducting coal mining activities at the East Kalimantan mine operation Binungan site, Friday (03/04). The increase in world oil prices due to political conflict in Libya caused the coal price index to rise.

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Rights groups demand fair legal process for activist accused of murder

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A shope attendant arranges a pullover on Oct. 24, 2025, at Senen Market in Central Jakarta.

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Thrift sellers, shoppers lament planned crackdown on secondhand imports

Removing the threat: Goats graze in a field on Monday near a Cesium-137 (Cs-137) decontamination site around the Cikande Modern Industrial Estate in Serang regency, Banten. Local authorities are ready to cull livestock if they test positive for Cs-137. Hundreds of Cikande residents also have been evacuated as the decontamination process continues.

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Irradiated neighborhood: Banten residents in limbo amid ongoing radioactive cleanup

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K-pop concert promoter Mecima Pro director arrested in fraud case

Activists hold a banner condemning violence against women during a street protest on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Jakarta on Nov. 25, 2024.

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Women's protection at stake amid shrinking budget, weak focus

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Academics push for making schools safer in education bill

A worker at the Surabaya Police’s nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) shows a tray of food to be distributed under the free nutritious meal program on Oct. 29, 2025, in the East Java capital.

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BGN issues new free meals guidelines to keep food fresh

Muslims pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2025.

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Travel providers split over independent ‘umrah’ scheme

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