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Cooperatives, religious groups to keep receiving mining concessions

Energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia insists that cooperatives and religious will remain eligible for priority mining licenses after the Constitutional Court struck down direct appointments, pledging to introduce new implementing regulations accordingly to ensure transparent vetting.

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Indonesia repatriates 90 citizens held in Malaysia over immigration violations

The Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru facilitated the repatriation of 90 Indonesians who were previously detained in Malaysia for various immigration violations.

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No party members in free meals program: PDI-P

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has prohibited its members from managing kitchens under President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meal program, saying government welfare initiatives should not become vehicles for political or commercial interests.

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Police officers move a vehicle involved in a pileup on Friday on Jl. Jamin Ginting Km 45-44 in Suka Makmur village, Sibolangit district in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra. The accident happened after a truck carrying 5-gallon water jugs lost its braking system, hitting eight other vehicles, killing four people and injuring eight.

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Truck driver named suspect in North Sumatra pileup killing four

The accident happened after a truck carrying 5-gallon water jugs experienced a brake system failure hit eight vehicles, killed four people and injured eight.

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A defendant speaks to her lawyers during a trial in a baby trafficking case at the Bandung District Court in Bandung, West Java, on July 21, 2026. A woman who led a baby trafficking ring in Indonesia was sentenced July 21 to seven years in prison, a judge said.

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Court sentences leader of baby trafficking ring to 7 years jail

A woman who led a baby trafficking ring in West Java, Indonesia was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison, a judge said.

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Civil servant participants in the first wave of the 2026 Reserve Component (Komcad) basic military training program chant slogans after a graduation ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on June 5, 2026. A total of 1,758 participants completed the training and were inducted into the national reserve force.

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Tax office denies military role in monitoring taxpayers

The Directorate General of Taxes (DJP) has dismissed speculation that village supervisory officers (Babinsa) from the Indonesian Military (TNI) will be involved in collecting taxpayer data, after a draft internal circular sparked criticism over what many viewed as another example of the military’s expanding role in civilian affairs.

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The collapsed roof of a classroom at SDN 1 Anturan is seen on Monday in Anturan village, Buleleng district, Buleleng regency, Bali.

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Bali school collapse renews concerns of government education spending

The collapse is the latest in a string of incidents involving deteriorating school buildings across Indonesia over the past year, some of which resulted in injuries and deaths, intensifying scrutiny of the government's commitment to repairing aging education infrastructure and ensuring safe learning environments.

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Residents sign a white banner during an anti-LGBT rally on June 21 in Padang, West Sumatra. The event, organized by the West Sumatra administration, the West Sumatra Police and the Minangkabau Traditional Council (LKAAM), invited participants to sign a one-kilometer-long white banner as part of a declaration opposing the LGBT community. Organizers also pledged to take action against LGBT individuals through customary law and called for them to be “eradicated“ or expelled from Minangkabau land.

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Outrage as trans women targeted in mob violence

A string of mob attacks targeting transgender women in Bogor, West Java, has sparked outrage among civil society groups, which blame a presidential regulation classifying LGBTQ culture as a national threat for justifying harassment and violence against the queer community.

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Tax office denies military role in monitoring taxpayers

Lawyer Hotman Paris gestures while speaking at a press conference on a corruption case implicating his client, former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah, at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) headquarters in Jakarta on July 17, 2026.

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Press Council criticizes celebrity lawyer for jibes at journalists

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Indonesia's planned copyright law puts Google, AI platforms on notice

If passed, Indonesia could become the first country in Southeast Asia to incorporate AI in its copyright law, as governments globally grapple with the impact of the technology on copyright rules, including the use of work created by humans to train AI models.

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