Heroic effort: Workers dressed as superheroes deliver meals under the free nutritious meal program on Nov. 26, 2025, at SD Depok Baru 08 state elementary school in Depok, West Java. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) had recommended the use of potatoes and fish in school meals to avoid adverse implications.`

BGN to refocus free meals program for undernourished children

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is conducting surveys through a special team to refine the distribution of the free meals program, citing President Prabowo Subianto’s directive to prioritize undernourished children and low-income families as the primary beneficiaries of his flagship initiative.

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Police dishonorably discharged over separate torture, rape cases

Four police noncommissioned officers have been dishonorably discharged in Riau Islands for torturing a junior to his death while two NCOs were fired in Jambi for raping a policewoman candidate.

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Govt proposes criminal charges for waste violations in Bali

Hanif said Bali is ready for stricter enforcement, citing that an estimated 60–70 percent of residents have adopted waste-sorting practices.

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St. Fransiscus Asisi Catholic church parish Treasurer Sr. Natalia Situmorang (second right) from Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, speaks during a press conference at the Medan Diocese Cathedral's hall in Medan on April 10 while being accompanied by parish chairman Father Yonas Sandra Mallisa (center) and Father Amandus Rejino Santosa. The parish demanded state-owned lender Bank BNI to return the parish credit union funds of Rp 28 billion (US$1.63 million) being embezzled by a then-employee of BNI.

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BNI pledges full refunds in North Sumatra parish embezzlement case

State-owned lender Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) has pledged to return the money of a Catholic parish in North Sumatra stolen by the bank's branch head, following demands from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) for the bank to ensure full refunds.

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Vasectomy debate highlights gender gap in family planning

While some see vasectomy as a way to ease the disproportionate contraceptive burden on women, others remain cautious, partly due to misconceptions equating it with castration, removal of testicular function, which is often associated with reduced hormones, libido and “loss of masculinity”.

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Troops of the Sriwijaya Military Command infantry battalion march past on July 21, 2024 after a ceremony at Boom Baru Port in Palembang, South Sumatra, to mark the deployment of soldiers to Papua.

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Rights body suspects soldiers behind killing of civilians in Papua

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) said on Monday it had strong suspicions that soldiers might have been responsible for the deaths of 12 civilians during a military operation against a separatist group in Kembru village, Central Papua, last week.

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Golkar Party official Nus Kei murdered in Southeast Maluku

Speculation has surfaced that the killing may be linked to a long-running feud between Nus and his nephew-turned-rival, notorious gang leader John Refra Kei.

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A law graduate poses on April 16, 2026, for a photo with the statue of noted legal scholar Djokosoetono, the founding dean of the University of Indonesia’s (UI) Faculty of Law in the faculty’s campus in Depok, West Java, after receiving her graduation certificate. UI has suspended 16 law students after a sexually explicit group chat about their female peers went viral, sparking a debate about gender violence.

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Lawmakers press universities over handling of sexual harassment

Lawmakers on Monday pressed the government and university leaders to strengthen campus sexual harassment safeguards, following public outrage over recent cases involving dozens of University of Indonesia (UI) students and a Padjadjaran University professor.

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A document that reads "Freedom of Speech" is seen on a desk under a gavel in this undated illustration.

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Law expert reported over food self-sufficiency remarks as clampdown against critics grows

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla speaks to the press on April 18 in his residence in Jakarta. Kalla denies allegations of blasphemy over remarks he made during a public lecture in March and says his comments were taken out of context in a way that defames him.

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Under blackout threat, Wikimedia to hold talks with Indonesia

A meeting will take place next week to discuss Indonesia's demands for Wikimedia to register as an "electronic system provider" (PSE), the Wikipedia parent company said in a statement sent to AFP.

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