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Two women walk across the Garuda Perintis Bridge after its inauguration on Aug. 13 in Malang, East Java. The 1.2-meter bridge above the Brantas River was built by the Malang District Military Command and local communities to ease pedestrian and small vehicle mobility. — Two women walk across the Garuda Perintis Bridge after its inauguration on Aug. 13 in Malang, East Java. The 1.2-meter bridge above the Brantas River was built by the Malang District Military Command and local communities to ease pedestrian and small vehicle mobility.`

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Militarism concern raised after Prabowo inaugurates bridges built by TNI, police

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated nearly 3,400 bridges built by the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police in villages across the nation amid a target to construct a total of 5,000 bridges by the end of 2026.

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Five dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Flores, governor says

Indonesian geophysics agency BMKG recorded the first quake at 4:58 a.m. (2158 GMT) at a depth of 15 kilometers, followed by several aftershocks.

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Police exhume body of top prosecutor’s housekeeper after mysterious death

News of Sutrimo’s death emerged shortly after the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) detained his employer, the former assistant attorney general for special crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah, over a money laundering case.

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People walk near the DayOne data center on July 20 at Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) in Batam city, Riau Islands. Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited clean water and electricity infrastructure.

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Batam data center expansion threatens water, electricity supplies

Batam has attracted at least 16 new data centers in various stages, despite limited clean water and electricity infrastructure.

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A damaged building is seen following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Ruteng, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on Aug. 15, 2026. A strong 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Flores island in NTT that triggered a brief tsunami warning and prompting hundreds to evacuate.

At least two dead in magnitude 7.7 quake in NTT

The first tremor was recorded at 4:58 a.m. local time, with an epicenter located off the northern coast of Flores Island, about 68 kilometers northwest of the coastal town of Ende.

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President Prabowo Subianto, along with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, gesture as he shouts 'Merdeka’ or 'Freedom’, during his annual state of the nation address before the members of the Parliament, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day, on Aug. 14 in Jakarta.

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Prabowo touts self-sufficiency amid global uncertainty

President Prabowo Subianto offered a triumphant assessment of his administration’s first two years on Friday, touting food self-sufficiency and flagship programs despite mounting public discontent and skepticism over whether their benefits have been widely felt.

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The carcass of Indro, a 45-year-old male Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is pictured after it was declared dead at 3:45 a.m. on June 29 in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Indro was a member of Flying Squad team who helped guard the national park area and prevent conflicts between humans with wild elephants.

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Three Sumatran elephants die in two weeks in Aceh, Riau

At least 12 Sumatran elephants have been reported dead in Indonesia since the start of the year, including seven in the wild and five in captivity.

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President Prabowo Subianto (center) and House of Representatives speaker Puan Maharani (left) wave, as they arrive on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary, in Central Jakarta.

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Prabowo invokes PDI-P’s Marhaenism ideology to court support for new mineral exchange

President Prabowo Subianto has invoked the economic philosophy of Marhaenism, associated with the quasi-opposition Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), as he seeks broad political support for his new plan to establish a mineral exchange.

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President Prabowo Subianto, along with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, gesture as he shouts 'Merdeka’ or 'Freedom’, during his annual state of the nation address before the members of the Parliament, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day, on Aug. 14 in Jakarta.

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Prabowo touts self-sufficiency amid global uncertainty

President Prabowo Subianto (center) and House of Representatives speaker Puan Maharani (left) wave, as they arrive on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex, ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary, in Central Jakarta.

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Prabowo invokes PDI-P’s Marhaenism ideology to court support for new mineral exchange

People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) members and cabinet ministers stand for the national anthem as they attend the annual State of the Nation address by President Prabowo Subianto, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on August 14, 2026.

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Proposal on New Order-style policy guidelines needs more research, says MPR

President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation address, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2026.

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Rank meaningless if state apparatus can’t curb illegal mining: Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto (right) arrives to deliver his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day celebrations, in Jakarta on August 14, 2026.

Ex-presidents Yudhoyono, Megawati skip Prabowo’s second state address

Former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Megawati Soekarnoputri were notably absent from the annual People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting on Friday, to hear President Prabowo Subianto deliver his second State of the Nation address as the country’s president.

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Female workers plant shallot bulbs on Aug. 8, 2024, at a farm in Kawatuna village, Palu, Central Sulawesi. The regional administration is encouraging farmers to plant shallots, as the food commodity commands high prices in the domestic market.

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Women’s groups challenge jobs law over discriminatory provisions

Student protestors hold banners, including one reading "Indonesia in Emergency", during a rally against a rise of non-subsidized fuel prices and the free nutritious meal program on June 15 in Surabaya, East Java.

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Calls for reform grow ahead of Prabowo’s state address

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This screengrab, with no time or location provided, shows the atmosphere during The Sounds Project music festival held Aug. 7-9, 2026, at Ecovention & Ecopark Ancol in North Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Quran challenge for alcohol draws outrage, police probe

Commuter train passengers wait for the wagons to stop during the morning rush hour on November 8, 2024, at Manggarai Station in Jakarta.

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Teen’s death on commuter train track stirs calls for transit safety

A motorboat carries ballot boxes for the 2024 general elections arrives on Feb. 9, 2024, at Pramuka Island in Thousand Islands regency, Jakarta.

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Transjakarta’s water transit plan raises connectivity hope for Thousand Islands

A no weapons sign is seen on the window inside a Transjakarta bus in this undated photo.

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Nearly 1,000 weapons found at South Jakarta school

Trash troubles: A scavenger collects items from piles of garbage on Jan.9 at the Kramat Jati Wholesale Market in Jakarta.

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Jakarta tightens crackdown on polluters as illegal dumpsites grow larger

A woman lies on a wooden frame above a floor piled with green mussel shells on Sept. 20, 2025, in Cilincing, North Jakarta. Green mussels are widely harvested in Jakarta Bay, but there are concerns that pollution from factories and households may accumulate in them, including heavy metals and other contaminants.

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Jakarta steps up efforts to reduce school dropout rates

Morning commute: Passengers wait for a Jakarta MRT train on July 3, 2026, at Blok M Station in South Jakarta.

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Jakarta commuters trade time for savings as fuel prices remain high

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The carcass of Indro, a 45-year-old male Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is pictured after it was declared dead at 3:45 a.m. on June 29 in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Indro was a member of Flying Squad team who helped guard the national park area and prevent conflicts between humans with wild elephants.

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Three Sumatran elephants die in two weeks in Aceh, Riau

Gowa regent Sitti Husniah Talenrang

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Gowa DPRD moves to impeach regent over alleged graft, extramarital affair

Workers of the Dumai Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) strive to put out fires that engulfed plantations in Tanjung Sari village in East Dumai district, Dumai, Riau, on March 19, 2024.

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Riau struggles to tackle forest fires amid budget cuts

Members of the Solo Raya People’s Livestock Farmers Association deliver speeches during a protest on Aug. 5 in Solo, Central Java. The farmers protested high poultry feed prices and plumetting egg prices.

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Poultry farmers take to the streets as egg prices plunge

A distressed woman is supported by a rescue team member upon arriving at Lembar port in West Lombok on August 12, 2026. A navy vessel and other ships rushed in on August 12 to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days.

Rescuers comb waters near Bali for 5 missing after ferry blaze

Rescuers combed the Lombok Strait off Bali island on Thursday for five people declared missing after a ferry fire that killed one and sent dozens of passengers scrambling overboard, officials said.

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Passengers alight from Putri Deli train on June 6, 2025, at Medan station in Medan, North Sumatra. The train plies the Medan-Tanjungbalai route with a distance of some 175 kilometers in 4 hours and 45 minutes.

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Two motorcyclists killed by train at unguarded N. Sumatra railway crossing

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Protesters torch government buildings in Central Papua over village funding cuts

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Free meals drive leaves remote kitchen investors deep in debt

Mounting debts are the latest blow for an initiative that has struggled with governance issues, supply chains problems, mass food poisoning cases and financial cutbacks since it was launched last year, leaving kitchens idle, children unfed and investors owing tens of millions of dollars.

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A boy sits on Aug. 5 at the Dago residential area in Bandung, West Java. The West Java office of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded a decrease in the urban poor population from 2.83 million people in September 2025 to 2.7 million in March.

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Inequality worsens as wealth gap widens

Workers transport meal containers of the free nutritious meal program by cart on Tuesday to schools in Sangkurio, Mamuju, West Sulawesi. The West Sulawesi Regional Office of the Directorate General of Treasury (DJPb) said the province had allocated Rp220 trillion (US$13.7 million) in state funds for the program by mid-2026, reaching 375,922 beneficiaries and supported by 169 Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs) out of a target of 189.

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Free meal expiry labels criticized as inadequate

Firefighters and military personnel spray water on Aug. 9, 2026, in an attempt to extinguish a forest fire in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra.

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Indonesia ramps up efforts to fight forest fires

Pedestrians walk past a billboard that reads “Firmly reject LGBT“ on July 27 in Banda Aceh, Aceh. Anti-LGBTQ sentiment is rising in Indonesia, with claims that food, vaccines and drugs can affect one's sexual orientation circulating online.

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MUI warns against men in dresses for Independence festivities

A young dengue patient undergoes treatment at Loekmono Hadi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Kudus, Central Java on Feb. 5, 2024. Health authorities in the regency records a 25 percent increase of dengue fever patients in January to 55 cases compared to the previous month.

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Patient death, doctors' mockery expose healthcare cracks

West Aceh Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sulistianto (right) inpects the food preparation for the free nutritious meal program at a kitchen managed by the West Aceh Police in West Aceh regency, Aceh on Aug. 6, 2026. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) requires all free meal kitchen to have hygiene and sanitation certificates (SLHS) by Aug. 10 to avoid permanent closure.

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Food waste issue looms over free meals rollout

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