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Police officers stand guard near seized evidence during a search conducted in a café in Cipete, South Jakarta on July 8, 2026. Investigators of the National Police's Corruption Eradication Corps and Jakarta Police seized evidence as part of an investigation of an alleged corruption pertaining to coal supply.
Police officers stand guard near seized evidence during a search conducted in a café in Cipete, South Jakarta on July 8, 2026. Investigators of the National Police's Corruption Eradication Corps and Jakarta Police seized evidence as part of an investigation of an alleged corruption pertaining to coal supply.`
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The new fragmentation: From Cabinet politics to institutional rivalries

As institutional rivalries and overlapping intelligence mandates intensify, President Prabowo faces a critical test: preventing the fragmentation of the Indonesian state itself.

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The dangerous labeling of LGBTQ as a threat to national defense

By branding LGBTQ culture as a national security threat, Indonesia's new defense regulation triggers a dangerous constitutional contradiction that undermines the very human rights the state is sworn to protect.

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Red and White Cooperatives and the road to social peace

To truly revitalize rural Indonesia, the government's ambitious 249-trillion-rupiah village cooperative program must move away from top-down bureaucracy and return to its democratic, community-owned roots.

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‘Atatbon’: Protecting forests beyond the harvest

Beyond the headlines of environmental conflict, Papua’s ancient pig feasts offer modern climate policymakers a profound lesson in generational forest stewardship.

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Why Malaysia must join Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain

If Malaysia continues to focus on domestic platforms and generalized talent cultivation without forging deep, structural links with Taiwan's market leaders, its economic spillovers will remain limited.

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Boredom is the new luxury

As the distraction economy steals our ability to think and focus, the most radical thing we can do could be nothing at all.

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Hindu epics in a Muslim majority nation

Nothing captures Indonesia's pluralism better than wayang kulit. This essay explains how the Ramayana and Mahabharata continue to shape the country’s society, politics, and everyday life.

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Video game makers shift releases to avoid 'GTA VI' juggernaut

Publishers are steering clear of the final months of 2026, traditionally a peak sales period, to avoid competing with what is expected to be the year's dominant product, and potentially the biggest entertainment launch of all time.

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New species of ghost shark may have been found in Costa Rica

Three species of ghost shark, a type of fish that is related to sharks, have been discovered elsewhere, in waters off South Africa, Taiwan, Australia, Japan and in the Atlantic between Greenland and Brazil.

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Meta lashes Australia's bid to make tech giants pay for news

Traditional media companies around the world are in a battle for survival as readers increasingly consume their news on social media.

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New York Times publisher slams AI companies' 'brazen theft' from news outlets

AI companies' "hijacking of the public square is made possible by the original sin that animates their A.I. products -- a brazen theft of intellectual property that has occurred at an unprecedented scale," said A.G. Sulzberger, according to his published remarks.

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Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT

The fireball broke up over northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire at 2:06 pm (1806 GMT), the US space agency's deputy news chief Jennifer Dooren told AFP in a statement.

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Florida investigating ChatGPT role in mass shooting

The decision to launch an investigation came after prosecutors reviewed exchanges between OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT and the suspected gunman, who opened fire at Florida State University last year, according to state Attorney General James Uthmeier.

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Humans far behind as robot breaks record at Beijing half marathon

Spectators lined the roads in Yizhuang in the capital's south to watch the machines and their human rivals race, each group in a separate lane to avoid accidents or collisions.

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China humanoid robot half-marathon to showcase technical leaps

Almost 40 percent of the robot participants will navigate the course autonomously in a high-profile demonstration of the industry's growing capabilities, according to the race organizers.

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Sonny Rollins, last jazz 'colossus,' dead at 95

A constantly evolving creative force, Rollins found in jazz a means of social and spiritual commentary, with his tenor sax expressing the hopes of African Americans in the civil rights movement.

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Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle dies aged 92

Two-time Grammy nominee Bhosle breathed her last at the Breach Candy hospital where she was admitted with complaints of "extreme exhaustion" and chest infection.

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German philosopher Jurgen Habermas dies age 96

He died at the age of 96 in Starnberg, in southern Germany, she said, citing information from the family of the politically engaged theorist.

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Women in conflict zones turn pain into leadership, study finds

KUTA, Bali — At the 4th Global Women’s Empowerment & Leadership Summit, Dr. Leena Khaled Al-Mujahed of ALFA University College (Malaysia) presented new research arguing that women in conflict zones are not merely victims but agents of change, often converting hardship into leadership.

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Actor Jonathan Bailey named 'sexiest man alive' by People magazine

The 37-year-old Bailey said it was a "huge honor" to receive the pop culture accolade previously awarded to stars including Chris Hemsworth and George Clooney.

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WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk'

The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Dutch port of Rotterdam between 10:00 am (0800 GMT) and midday on Monday, according to officials, before disembarking the 27 remaining people on board: 25 crew and two medical staff.

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WHO approves first malaria treatment for infants

Up to now, infants have been treated with formulations intended for older children, carrying a greater risk of dosage errors, side effects and toxicity.

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In the online 'maxxing' era, what's the deal with fiber and protein?

According to London's GlobalData, 40 percent of Gen Z and 45 percent of Millennials reported they're trying to improve their gut health.

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Shaping future health leaders: inside NUS’s career-ready public health master’s programs

As global health systems adapt to shifting demographics, rising costs and the lasting impacts of COVID-19, the demand for professionals who can navigate both policy and practice has never been clearer. At the National University of Singapore (NUS), two graduate programs, one long-established and one brand new, are preparing students to meet that demand head-on.

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Alcohol lobby takes on WHO in battle over health impacts

The previously unreported efforts reflect how the $1 trillion global drinks industry is taking on the World Health Organization over its hardening stance that there is no risk-free level of drinking.

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As world burns, Amitav Ghosh writes for the future

But his recent work focuses on what he considers the most urgent concern: the accelerating unravelling of the natural world and the moral legacy left for the future.

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books

Tokyo event brings Gaza's lost kitchens to life through food

A hands-on session in the Japan’s capital invites people to taste Gaza’s heritage through recipes like fogaiyya, its chard substituted with Japanese komatsuna, blending culinary discovery with reflection on a culture facing erasure.

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environment

Brazil deforestation hits new low in Amazon

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is seeking re-election in October elections, has promised to eradicate illegal deforestation by 2030.

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Trap, neuter, release: Jakarta battles cat-astrophic stray numbers

Numbering as many as 1.5 million by some counts -- about one for every ten human inhabitants of the sprawling Indonesian capital -- street cats are ubiquitous and, for the most part, doted on.

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Deadly Sumatra floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says

The cyclone-induced floods and landslides killed at least 1,200 people and damaged around 300,000 homes, with environmental groups blaming the extent of the damage on the rapid deforestation of Sumatra island.

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