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Police probe doctor's alleged suicide amid claims of intimidation by DPRD members

Victor said the incident had a severe impact on Eliza’s mental health, after which she became withdrawn, quiet and increasingly fearful. According to the family, she was later diagnosed with severe depression by a psychiatrist and admitted to Leona Hospital for intensive psychiatric care on June 15.

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Critics slam Prabowo’s praise for TNI, police role in food drive

President Prabowo Subianto’s crediting of military and police for roles in the food sector may undermine food sufficiency goals and civilian authority, critics say.

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Jakarta aims for cinematic growth with new film body

The Jakarta administration has launched a new film commission tasked with promoting local shooting spots and streamlining permits, an initiative expected to draw more domestic and global productions to the capital.

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University students take part in a protest on June 12 against government policies, including state budget spending, fuel price hikes, the free nutritious meal program and expanded military roles in civilian affairs, in Jakarta.

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Academics rally behind student protests, reject politicization

A coalition of professors, academics, rights advocates and public figures has thrown its support behind recent student protests, warning that growing attempts to intimidate and politicize the movement threaten Indonesia’s democracy and civil liberties.

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Lone woman's 'drug raid' reveals lax enforcement in N. Sumatra

A woman has gone viral on social media for her video documentation of an alleged drug den and meth factory in North Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, which has prompted a leading member of the provincial legislature to demand that the local police step up their game against drug dealers and traffickers.

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Participants in basic military training for prospective managers of the Red and White Cooperatives program chant slogans at the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade in Cilandak, Jakarta on June 25, 2026.

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Pressure mounts for probe into five deaths in military-run cooperative training

Just 10 days after the nationwide training began on June 14, five participants had died across multiple regions. The military said they died following various medical emergencies, including heatstroke, cardiac arrest and pneumonia.

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Motorists queue on April 1 to refuel their bike at a gas station in South Jakarta.

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Motorists switch fuels, queue longer amid fuel price hike

Motorists’ massive shift from nonsubsidized to subsidized fuels is inevitable after the recent significant price hike.

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Former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second left) greets Indonesian Solidarity Party’s (PSI) supporters and members on Saturday at the party's regional meeting in Bandar Lampung, Lampung.

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Jokowi sets sights on PSI rise in 2029 elections

Former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has thrown his weight behind his youngest son’s Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) during his first nationwide political tour since leaving office, in what analysts see as early groundwork for the party in the 2029 legislative and presidential elections.

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Jokowi sets sights on PSI rise in 2029 elections

Participants in basic military training for prospective managers of the Red and White rural cooperatives chant slogans at the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade in Cilandak, Jakarta on June 25, 2026.

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Calls grow for end of military training in rural cooperative programs

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Komnas HAM urges end to military training in Prabowo cooperative project

Launched in July last year, the "Red and White Cooperatives" programme aims to establish around 80,000 village cooperatives across Indonesia to create jobs and meet the government's target of 8 percent economic growth in 2029. They are intended to sell basic goods, subsidised cooking gas and fertiliser.

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President Prabowo Subianto (left), who also chairs the Gerindra Party, and former president Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo pose on stage during the party's 17th anniversary celebration in Bogor, West Java, on Feb. 15, 2025.

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Prabowo-Jokowi strains surface amid public discontent

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Military drill for Prabowo’s programs costs more lives

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators hold up cash seized in the arrest of Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman, at a press briefing on March 14 at the antigraft body headquarters in Jakarta.

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Shrinking civic space, militarization could drag down Indonesia’s corruption index: TII

President Prabowo Subianto (center) operates a rice plowing machine on Nov. 3, 2024, at a field cultivated as part of a national scheme to achieve food self-sufficiency, during his visit to Telaga Sari village, Merauke, South Papua.

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Prabowo shrugs off criticism for key policies

Around 100 people gathered near a government building in Surabaya on Friday, AFP journalists estimated, to protest a fuel price hike and Prabowo's flagship free meals scheme.

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The Balikpapan refinery complex, the site of Pertamina’s Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) expansion project is pictured in this undated handout photo. (Courtesy of Pertamina)

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Dust fallout chokes Balikpapan residents after Pertamina's new refinery launch

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Medan court sentences girl to five months of counseling for matricide

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An epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium freycineti) is captured in its coral habitat in Arborek Island in Raja Ampat regency, Southwest Papua in April 2026. The shark, which has developed an ability to "walk" on the seabed and land using an undulating crawling motion, relies on coral reefs as its nursery habitat.

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Tourism, climate puts Raja Ampat's ‘walking shark’ under pressure

A migrating wild goose spreads its wings on Oct. 29, 2025, in wetlands near Linum, eastern Germany. The eastern federal state of Brandenburg and other federal states, authorities have recorded the largest outbreak of bird flu in wild birds to date. The epidemic, which is unprecedented in its scale, mainly affects cranes, whose autumn migration is currently at its peak. A significant increase in deaths and rapid spread in Central Europe and along the migration route to Spain is therefore to be expected.

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Indonesia on alert after Australia bird flu detection

Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim (center) walks wearing a detainee vest on June 4 after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta.

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Graft probe offers hope for better immigration system, mixed-marriage families say

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Indonesia can offer experience in growth, environment: Senior UN official

Indonesia’s experience offers important lessons on the value of partnership, innovation and long-term investment, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Development Program (UNDP) Kanni Wignaraja said.

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