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

One resident, Dewi, said she had limited outdoor activities and kept her doors and windows shut over the past few days to prevent the dust from entering her home.

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Medan court sentences girl to five months of counseling for matricide

The verdict is more lenient than what the prosecutor sought, and both the prosecutor and the defendant’s lawyer said they are considering the verdict before deciding on the next legal step.

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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

Fresh signs of strain have emerged in the relationship between President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, as the administration faces mounting public discontent over rising fuel prices and Prabowo’s policies.

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Elementary school students participate in a coloring contest at a literacy festival and book on Feb. 18. 2026, fair held in Padalarang, West Bandung regency..

Lack of early screening leaves color-blind children behind

Experts said early detection of color blindness would help children adapt more effectively, develop their potential and better anticipate future challenges.

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Military drill for Prabowo’s programs costs more lives

The mandatory military-style training for managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s Red and White Rural Cooperatives and fishing villages initiatives has claimed two more lives, intensifying calls from lawmakers and civil society groups to review the program.

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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

The detection of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in wild birds on mainland Australia has raised concerns across the Asia-Pacific, with experts urging Indonesia to strengthen surveillance and biosecurity to prevent cross-border transmission.

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A sun bear is pictured in a cage at Indonesia's Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) facility after being captured by villagers on July 24, 2018, in Pekanbaru, Riau.

Sun bear captured after roaming near Riau village for a month

Sun bears, also known as honey bears, are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and are threatened by habitat loss and hunting for traditional medicine.

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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

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

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Trainee deaths in Prabowo programs raise questions over training relevance

President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech while attending the closing ceremony of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Conference of Religious Scholars and Grand Conference at the Syaichona Mohammad Cholil Islamic Institute (IAI) in Bangkalan, East Java, on June 23, 2026.

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Prabowo urges unity at NU conference amid growing public discontent

Safeguarding local media: Several journalists show banners demanding fair pay and that media companies protect sexual violence victims on May 1, 2025, during a march to commemorate International Labor Day in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.

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Copyright Law amendment threatens press freedom

Students take part in a protest against a rise in non-subsidised fuel prices, inefficient government spending, free meals program and military involvement in civilian affairs, on June 22 in Surabaya.

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Elite maneuvers put student movements at risk

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Jakarta, one ‘angkot’ at a time

This aerial picture taken from a helicopter shows a general view of the sport facilities at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium (center) and other fields and venues for the upcoming 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on March 29, 2018.

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GBK set for major revamp after takeover of hotel

A commuter train passes through the newly inaugurated Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) station in North Jakarta on June 23, a day after its opening during Jakarta’s 499th anniversary celebrations. The station sits adjacent to JIS, Indonesia’s largest stadium.

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New JIS station brings hope for smoother event access

Skyscrapers are seen from the observation deck of the National Monument (Monas), a 132-meter landmark commemorating Indonesia's independence, in Jakarta on June 7, 2026.

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Jakartans look for space to breathe in concrete city

The city skyline is enveloped in pollution haze in Jakarta on May 7, 2026.

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Dry season brings out the worst in Jakarta's air quality

A Transjakarta bus approaches a pedestrian crossing near the Tosari bus stop in the MH Thamrin area of Central Jakarta, on June 14, 2026.

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Jakarta's birthday gift to all, free public transportation, tourism spots

Commuter train passengers from satellite cities leave the station on Nov. 8, 2024, upon arriving in Jakarta during the morning rush hour.

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As the capital approaches 500 years, Jakartans long for a seamless transit city

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Sun bear captured after roaming near Riau village for a month

Officers from the Nongsa Police sub-precinct in Batam city, Riau Islands, hold a meeting with scrap and used goods businesses on June 18, 2026, to prevent the theft of public infrastructure goods. Known as 'iron termites', the syndicates target any public infrastructure goods made of metal.

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Wave of public facility theft raises concerns over investment in Riau Islands

A worker at the Surabaya Police’s nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) shows a tray of food to be distributed under the free nutritious meal program on Oct. 29, 2025, in the East Java capital.

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Probe finds 100 allegedly fictitious free meal kitchens in Cilacap

A vendor prepares drinks for customers on May 23, 2026, during a power outage in Nagari Kasang, Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra. Rolling blackouts continued to affect several areas in West Sumatra, with scheduled outages taking place in different regions.

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PLN to launch major grid expansion after widespread Sumatra blackouts

Bali Police Water and Air Police (Polairud) Directorate's Law Enforcement Sub-directorate chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Nanang Pri Hasmoko inspects 21 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on June 19 at the Polairud Directorate in Denpasar. The green sea turtles were seized from a smuggling suspect in Buleleng regency.

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Police probe illegal green sea turtle trade in northern Bali

Damaged: Residents clean up debris on Feb.26 after a whirlwind hit their houses in Siboras village, Sumbul district, Dairi regency, North Sumatra.

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Ministry secures logs from suspected illegal logging at N. Sumatra sawmills

Detectives from the Riau Police’s Special Criminal Investigation unit seize sacks of mangrove charcoal during a raid on an illegal kiln in Meranti Islands regency, in this photograph released on May 6, 2026.

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