Second Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir attends an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries on Aug. 5, 2026, in Amman. The meeting was hosted by Jordan to reaffirm the kingdom’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites amid escalating Israeli incursions in occupied East Jerusalem.`

BREAKING: Arrmanatha takes over as foreign minister in latest reshuffle

Arrmanatha, better known as Tata, previously served as Sugino’s foreign minister. He was among three deputy foreign ministers appointed by Prabowo in October 2024.

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BREAKING: Prabowo reshuffles cabinet, replaces police chief

Comr. Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto, who previously headed the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), has been appointed to replace Listyo as the new police chief. Listyo, meanwhile, has been named the presidential chief of staff, replacing retired general Dudung Abdurachman.

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Police arrest captain of capsized ferry for violating shipping law

The Virgo Transport 8 ferry was carrying 243 people when it capsized in bad weather in the Java Sea on September 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. Authorities said 108 people survived.

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A port worker (right) gestures to a van at the Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Dec. 27, 2020. According to government data, the Ketapang-Gilimanuk ports saw 31,932 travelers and 6,854 vehicles in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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E. Java earmarks Rp 6 billion to improve ferry pier in Banyuwangi

The East Java provincial administration is pushing ahead to connect Bulusan pier with the landing craft machine (LCM) main piers in Ketapang ferry crossing.

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A visitor feeds a Bengal tiger at Bali Zoo in Gianyar, Bali, in this file photograph.

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Investigation finds animal welfare concerns at Bali wildlife attractions

The investigations found that nocturnal species, including owls and bats, were displayed during daylight hours and repeatedly handled by visitors, according to the report.

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Former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana walks toward a prisoner van on Tuesday after an interrogation at the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office in Jakarta. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) suspects Dadan and former deputies of the agency of being involved in corruption pertaining to the free nutritious meal program.

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AGO wraps up probe against ex-free meals chief

Former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana will soon face prosecution at court as investigators finish looking into the corruption case pertaining to the free nutritious meal program, with him facing a maximum punishment of 20 years in prison.

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Workers clear debris on April 28 at the train collision site after the locomotive of a passenger train pierced through the rear car of a commuter train at Bekasi Timur Station in Bekasi, West Java.

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Police name train driver suspect amid wider systemic factors

The National Police have named the driver of the Argo Bromo Anggrek long-distance train a suspect over a fatal collision in Bekasi, West Java, prompting questions among experts over other factors found by the transportation safety committee that pointed to more systemic failures.

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Rendi Apriyanto, 30, an Indonesian national who was fighting for Russia in the war in Ukraine, poses in a military uniform with a man at an undisclosed location, in this undated photo. Rendi was reportedly killed in September in a drone attack.

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Death of Indonesian recruited by Russian military leaves family bereft

Indonesia’s ambassador to Russia and Belarus, Jose Antonio Morato Tavares, said the Indonesian Embassy in Moscow had received dozens of reports from families about Indonesian citizens who were allegedly recruited to fight for Russia after being promised high salaries.

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