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Police officers stand guard in front of the Aceh Provincial Legislative Council (DPRA) building on Sept. 1, 2025, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, during a protest by students demanding police reform and the dissolution of the House of Representatives. — Police officers stand guard in front of the Aceh Provincial Legislative Council (DPRA) building on Sept. 1, 2025, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, during a protest by students demanding police reform and the dissolution of the House of Representatives.`

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Concern grows over planned expansion of police roles in free meals agency, drug regulator

Proposed amendment to the Police Law has alarmed critics over new provisions that could allow active-duty officers to serve at two agencies in charge of rolling out free meals and regulating food and drugs, stoking fresh fear of police encroachment into civic spaces.

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OPM requests government to open humanitarian access for evacuees

The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) said it is ready to provide guarantees for humanitarian organizations who are neutral, independent and impartial.

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Corruption scandals, rupiah fall revive reshuffle talks

President Prabowo Subianto’s plan to swear in new appointees to his government following corruption-related dismissals feeds speculation about a possible broader cabinet reshuffle amid growing concerns over the economy.

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A container (right) is seen ashore on June 6, 2026, on Sambu Kecil Island, northwest of Batam Island, Riau Islands, after falling from a container vessel which sunk in Singapore Strait. The Tanzanian-flagged MV Golden Star I sunk after reporting severe leakage on the evening of June 5, 2026, and the 107 containers it carried were thrown into the open sea.

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Crew rescued as container vessel sinks in Singapore Strait, 107 containers drifted

Tanzanian-flagged MV Golden Star I sunk after reporting severe leakage on the evening of June 5, 2026, and the 107 containers it carried drifted into the open sea.

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Adult female orangutan Bulan rests on a tree while her newborn male orangutan Badar clings to her in Jantho Natural Reserve in Aceh Besar regency, Aceh, in this undated picture released by the Forestry Ministry on June 3, 2026. A local monitoring team saw Bulan actively moving in treetops while carrying her baby on May 22, 2026.

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New hope for baby orangutan born at Jantho Nature Reserve in Aceh

A local monitoring team saw Bulan actively moving in treetops while carrying her baby and show protective behavior on May 22, 2026.

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Vendors prepare pork for sale on Jan. 15, 2022 at a market in the southern Thailand province of Narathiwat

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Police arrest man for insulting Malays, Batam council slaps customary sanctions

Barelang City Police detectives allege a hate crime took place on Facebook.

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Defendants in a murder case of a bank branch head in Jakarta, Chief Sgt. Frengky Yaru (second left), Second Cpl. Feri Heriyanto (center) and Chief Sgt. Mochamad Nasir, are escorted out of the courtroom after their verdict hearing at the Jakarta Military Court in Jakarta on June 3, 2026. The judges sentenced Nasir to 13 years in prison, Feri to seven years and Frengky to a year after finding them guilty in the murder case.

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Light sentences still mar military justice system: Kontras

Indonesia’s military justice system still reflects a broader pattern of impunity for handing down mild sentences, especially in cases of violence committed by personnel against civilians, according to rights group the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (Kontras).

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Acting Batam Mayor Li Claudia Chandra (center) cuts the ribbon while flanked by representatives of the Catholic Church on May 29, 2026, to officiate Caritas Sentrum in Batam city, Riau Islands. Caritas Sentrum, a center under the Indonesian Catholic Church, provides vocational training and assistance for migrant workers and human trafficking victims.

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Sentrum Caritas in Batam strengthens protection for migrant workers

Batam’s very strategic position as an international gateway brings huge challenges, especially related to illegal migrant workers and violence against women and children.

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Defendants in a murder case of a bank branch head in Jakarta, Chief Sgt. Frengky Yaru (second left), Second Cpl. Feri Heriyanto (center) and Chief Sgt. Mochamad Nasir, are escorted out of the courtroom after their verdict hearing at the Jakarta Military Court in Jakarta on June 3, 2026. The judges sentenced Nasir to 13 years in prison, Feri to seven years and Frengky to a year after finding them guilty in the murder case.

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Light sentences still mar military justice system: Kontras

The Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta is seen in this picture taken on May 1, 2026.

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House reaffirms control of Election Law revision amid govt takeover proposal

University of Melbourne Asia Institute's Asian Studies professor Vedi Hadiz (second left) speaks as Atma Jaya Catholic University lecturer Stefani Haning Swarati (left), University of Indonesia sociology professor Francisia Saveria Sika Ery Seda (second right) and Murdoch University emeritus professor Richard Robison look on at a discussion in Jakarta on June 4, 2026.

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Oligarchic consolidation pushes ‘end of Reform’ in Indonesia

Pupils eat meals provided under the free nutritious meal program on May 21, 2026, at SD 2 state elementary school in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.

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Leadership change 'falls short' without reform in free meals program

Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim (center) walks wearing a detainee vest after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on June 4, 2026. After more than 10 hours of questioning, the antigraft body named Silmy a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving the processing of stay permits for foreign nationals.

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Deputy immigration minister suspected of extorting foreigners overstay permit

KPK arrests deputy immigration minister on graft charges

The alleged corruption took place in 2023 to 2024, Budi said. Silmy served as director general for immigration affairs under Prabowo's predecessor Joko Widodo during the period.

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A massive crowd of protestors gather beyond graffiti that reads “police are killers” on Sept. 1, 2025, during a demonstration in South Sulawesi capital Makassar to demand an end to police brutality.

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Media probe reveals disinformation behind ‘foreign-backed’ 2025 protests

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The main gate of Jakarta State Polytechnic (PNJ) in Depok, West Java is seen in this photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025.

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Jakarta university weighs punishment after two men caught kissing

A large fire takes hold of a densely populated neighborhood in Jl. Kemayoran Gempol in Kebon Kosong subdistrict, Kemayoran district, Central Jakarta engulfed in fire on June 1, 2026. The Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency deployed 33 fire trucks and more than 150 personnel to extinguish the fire.

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Central Jakarta fire destroys more than 300 homes

Metro Jaya Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (center), accompanied by Metro Jaya Police General Crimes Director Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin (second left), Metro Jaya Police Patrol Directorate chief Sr. Comr. Wahyu Dwi Ariwibowo (right), National Police Commission commissioner retired Insp. Gen. Ida Utari Purnamasasi (left) and Jakarta Military Command information chief Lt. Col. Noor Ishak, delivers a statement on May 22 during the disclosure of street crime cases involving aggravated theft, motor vehicle theft and violent theft at Metro Jaya Police headquarters in Jakarta. Metro Jaya Police and precinct police units uncovered 127 police reports related to street crimes between May 1 and May 22, and named 173 suspects.

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TNI defends role in anti-robbery raids amid rights concern

Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (center), accompanied by director for general crimes Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin (second left) and Jakarta Military Command (Kodam Jaya) spokesperson Lt. Col. Noor Ishak (second right), speaks during a press briefing about street crimes and violent robbery cases, at the Jakarta Police headquarters on May 22, 2026.

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Joint police, military crackdown on street robbers raises fear of extrajudicial killings

A Greater Jakarta Commuter train passes through the under-construction Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) railway station on Oct. 14, 2025, in North Jakarta. The station, located next to the stadium, will be directly connected with the 82,000-seat JIS.

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Jakarta to open railway station connected to Jakarta International Stadium

Going green: A resident deposits recyclable plastic and paper waste into a waste-bank collection box in the Samtama Village in East Cempaka Putih subdistrict, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, on May 12, 2026. Recyclable materials collected through the neighborhood’s waste banks are sold monthly, with the proceeds used to fund community activities and social assistance programs.

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'Samtama Village' shows Jakarta potential of waste sorting

Foreign nationals, who police said were mainly from Vietnam, walk on May 10, 2026, ahead of being transported after their arrest in Jakarta. The detainees have been suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building

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Jakarta raid on foreign nationals raises questions over gambling ring financiers

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Vendors prepare pork for sale on Jan. 15, 2022 at a market in the southern Thailand province of Narathiwat

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Police arrest man for insulting Malays, Batam council slaps customary sanctions

Acting Batam Mayor Li Claudia Chandra (center) cuts the ribbon while flanked by representatives of the Catholic Church on May 29, 2026, to officiate Caritas Sentrum in Batam city, Riau Islands. Caritas Sentrum, a center under the Indonesian Catholic Church, provides vocational training and assistance for migrant workers and human trafficking victims.

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Sentrum Caritas in Batam strengthens protection for migrant workers

Prosecutors from the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office detain Askani, head of the National Land Agency's (BPN) North Sumatra regional office in 2022-2024, and Rahim Lubis, head of the BPN Deli Serdang office in 2023-2025, on Oct. 14, 2025, for their alleged involvement in a corruption case in Medan, North Sumatra. The suspects were later acquitted by Medan Corruption Court.

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Medan Corruption Court acquits all four suspects in land sales case

Unstoppable tide: Residents push their motorbikes on Friday through floodwaters that inundated Jl. Kaligawe Raya in Semarang, Central Java, a section of the Java Northern Coast (Pantura) Highway, located between Semarang and Surabaya, East Java.

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Java needs seawall, mangrove restoration to protect northern coast

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Prosecutors demand counseling for girl accused of killing her mother

A search and rescue team uses heavy machinery on March 9, 2026, the day after a landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, the country’s biggest, buried garbage trucks, food stalls and 13 people, killing seven.

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Semarang waste banks handle 1,700 tonnes of garbage, reap Rp 1.99 billion per year

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Batam welcomes home 885 haj pilgrims in first two of 25 groups

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Holding on: Iti cleans kitchen utensils at the home of her employer, Vita Oktarina, in Depok, West Java, on the outskirts of Jakarta, on May 17, 2026. She began working as a domestic worker after her husband died in 2010.

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After landmark law, domestic workers in Indonesia wait for wages to catch up

A banner reading “Stop sexual violence and other violence” hangs along a roadside on April 16 at the University of Indonesia’s campus in Depok, West Java.

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UI punishes 15 law students over lewd group chat scandal

Dadan Hindayana, then head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), reacts as ministers, agency representatives, and stakeholders attend a coordination meeting on the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) at the Coordinating Ministry for Food in Jakarta on March 3, 2025.

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Prabowo fires free meal agency chief after suggesting Saudi rollout

President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meals program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111 Jakarta.

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Free meals program heads overseas despite mounting concerns at home

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Communications ministry warns of children's exposure to pornography on social media

Students take a final exam using their devices on May 4, 2026, at SD 16 state elementary school in Blang Beurandang village, West Aceh, Aceh. A total of 44 out of 156 elementary schools across 12 districts in West Aceh have implemented computer-based testing.

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Low scores in school exams renew calls for education reform

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Alleged fabricated research tarnishes Indonesian academic reputation

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