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

The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) has said that more research is needed before pushing for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines, a controversial proposal critics fear can snowball into wider constitutional changes.

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

President Prabowo Subianto has called on law enforcement officers to make use of their positions and powers to crack down on illegal mining, during his State of the Nation address on Friday.

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

On May 25, all seven factions in the Gowa DPDR agreed to establish a special inquiry committee to investigate three main allegations against Husniah: suspected corruption, an alleged extramarital affair and alleged abuse of authority.

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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

The air temperature in Riau is currently very hot with very little rain, increasing the risk of forest and land fires.

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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.

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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.

Women’s groups challenge jobs law over discriminatory provisions

A women’s rights group and a number of individual petitioners have filed a legal challenge to the Job Creation Law, saying the law contains discriminatory provisions that impoverish women and undermine their rights.

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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.

Calls for reform grow ahead of Prabowo’s state address

Intellectuals call for the government to restore the independence of key state institutions to support the rule of law and end misallocation of state funds for initiatives including President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programs.

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

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Women’s groups challenge jobs law over discriminatory provisions

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Calls for reform grow ahead of Prabowo’s state address

Golden Indonesia Community Forum (Formas) board of trustees chairman Hashim Djojohadikusumo (right), Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar (center) and Formas chief expert Serian Wijatno attend the inauguration of 20 mass organizations as Formas new members in Jakarta on Aug. 7, 2026.

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Critical space narrows as Prabowo's brother embraces mass orgs

The front gate of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) building in Jakarta is seen on Sept. 9, 2023.

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AGO replaces special crimes investigation chief

Graft defendant Yaqut Cholil Qoumas (center) is handcuffed on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, after a court hearing to read the indictment in a Haj quota corruption case at the Jakarta Corruption Court. Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors accused the former religious affairs minister of causing Rp 622 billion (US$38.6 million) in state losses.

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Trial begins for ex-minister Yaqut in haj corruption case

Activists display posters reading “Criminalizing Protesters = Evidence of Silencing“ and “Stop Silencing the People's Voice“ on March 6 at the Central Jakarta District Court when the court acquitted activists Delpedro Marhaen Rismansyah, Khariq Anhar, Muzaffar Salim and Syahdan Husein in their trial for incitement in relation to the anti-government protests in August-September 2025.

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Prison term sought for Riau student activist over edited protest post

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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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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

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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

This screen grab picture from a handout video taken and released on Aug. 12, 2026, by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) shows the KMP Putri Yasmin ferry, which serves the Padangbai-Bali- to Lembar-West Nusa Tenggara route, on fire in the waters of Bali.

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Woman killed in Lombok ferry fire

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Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia -- an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that relies heavily on boat connections.

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Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) head Vice Adm. Irvansyah (center) is flanked by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director general Adm. Mohd. Rosli bin Abdullah (left) and Singapore Police Coast Guard commander Sr. Asst. Comr. Ang Eng Seng during the opening ceremony of the inaugural INSIMA trilateral exercise on Aug. 11 in Batam, Riau Islands. The trilateral exercise involved 60 personnel and three patrol vessels from the three participating countries.

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