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The KN SAR Arjuna 229 search and rescue boat sails in the Bali Strait on July 9 during a joint search and rescue mission to rescue victims and locate the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank on July 2, as seen from Boom Beach in Banyuwangi, East Java. — The KN SAR Arjuna 229 search and rescue boat sails in the Bali Strait on July 9 during a joint search and rescue mission to rescue victims and locate the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank on July 2, as seen from Boom Beach in Banyuwangi, East Java.`

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Rescuers to recover wreckage of sunken ferry near Bali

The plan to recover the KNP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry that sank in the Bali Strait was announced after joint search and rescue team confirmed the location of the wreck of the sunken vessel over the weekend.

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Haj season concludes as law revision moves ahead

Indonesia officially wrapped up this year’s haj season late last week with the departure of the final group of pilgrims from Medina, Saudi Arabia, coinciding with a recent legislative push in Jakarta to revise the 2019 haj law.

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Rewriting the past: Indonesia's new history books spook scholars

A summary of the rule of Soeharto, who is also Prabowo's former father-in-law, only mentions how "student demonstrations... became a factor" in his resignation.

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Second Deputy Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Stella Christie (right) receives a traditional Dayak headband from a student on June 18 during a visit to the Garuda Transformation School at SMAN 10 in Samarinda, East Kalimantan.

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Concerns mount over deputy ministers’ concurrent positions in SOEs

Public criticism is intensifying over President Prabowo Subianto's decision to appoint deputy ministers as commissioners in state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a practice critics warn threatens good governance and undermines anti-corruption efforts.

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Visitors look at a mock-up of a 14-square-meter subsidized house in Jakarta on June 12. The Public Housing and Settlements Ministry in collaboration with the property developer Lippo Group introduced mock-ups of 14 sq m and 23.4 sq m subsidized houses, which are planned to be sold starting at Rp 105 million (US$6,422).

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Housing minister cancels 18-square-meter subsidized house plan

The minister said the high price of land in big cities inspired his plan to build 18-square-meter subsidized houses on 26 sq m of land to help young people become homeowners.

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Ongoing KUHAP revision slammed for lacking public participation

Civic groups have accused the House of Representatives Commission III overseeing legal affairs of not listening to their input for the revision of the Criminal Law Procedure Code (KUHAP) that is expected to pass by year-end.

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Blank slate: Workers set a whiteboard in a classroom on Friday at a Sekolah Rakyat (community school) site in Medan, North Sumatra. The Social Affairs Ministry, which spearheads President Prabowo Subianto's flagship education program, will launch Sekolah Rakyat on Monday with 63 sites accommodating more than 6,000 students nationwide.

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Govt set to kick off Sekolah Rakyat despite tepid reception

Relatively short preparation time for the program as well as a discrepancy about potential recipients' data have been blamed for the slow uptake of the Sekolah Rakyat (community school) program that will be launched on July 14.

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Rescuers search for missing victims of a ferry accident in the waters off the Bali Strait near Jembrana, Bali Island, on July 5. Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people on July 4, after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.

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Wreck of Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry found upside down in Bali Strait

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has finally located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, following its sinking just before midnight on July 2.

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Ongoing KUHAP revision slammed for lacking public participation

Human Rights Minister Natalius Pigai delivers his presentation during a meeting with House of Representatives Commission XIII overseeing human rights affairs at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Feb. 5. Among the issues discussed during the meeting were plans to grant amnesty for around 44,000 prisoners and plans to protect Indonesian citizens and migrant workers abroad.

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Government launches Human Rights Law overhaul to empower Komnas HAM

A fuel terminal owned by state energy firm Pertamina in Ternate, North Maluku, is seen in this aerial photo taken on July 11, 2025.

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Oil tycoon Riza Chalid named suspect in Pertamina corruption case

Workers carry rice sacks at the State Logistics Agency (Bulog) warehouse in Cimahi, West Java, on July 10.

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Rights groups decry another military appointee for Bulog

Former coordinating maritime affairs minister Indroyono Soesilo (center), who is touted to be the next Indonesian ambassador to the United States, leave the House of Representatives Commission I meeting room at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta after attending a confirmation hearing for ambassadorial candidates nominated by President Prabowo Subianto on July 5.

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House approves 24 ambassadorial candidates after closed-door hearings

President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka attend a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of National Police at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta, on July 1.

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Gibran prepares for Papua role as pressure grows for peace talks

Police robots perform during the National Police's 79th anniversary at the National Monument (Monas) complex in Jakarta on July 1, 2025.

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Police push for major budget hike rings alarm bells

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A number of dancers perform a Betawi dance during a large-scale cultural show on Car-Free Day at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Central Jakarta, on July 6, 2025. The cultural performance, themed Jakarta in Color, featured thousands of traditional dancers and martial artists, held to promote and preserve Betawi cultural heritage.

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Calls grow for more Betawi lessons in Jakarta schools

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Police probe death of diplomat in Central Jakarta

A man checks on his flooded house in Cililitan, East Jakarta, on July 8, 2025. The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded 62 neighborhood units (RT) across the city flooded as of July 8.

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Jakarta links with satellite cities as flooding continues

Market migration: A vendor passes by a number of birds for sale on July 2 at Barito Market in South Jakarta. The Jakarta administration will relocate the market to make way for the “unification“ of three parks, namely Ayodya Park, Langsat Park and Leuser Park, to support a larger ASEAN-themed park in the area.

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ASEAN Park plan faces pushback over Barito Market relocation

This photo, taken on July 2, shows Susana Somali playing with rescued dogs at the Pejaten Shelter in South Jakarta. Founded by Susana in August 2009, the shelter now houses around 600 dogs.

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Boar escape sparks scrutiny of crowded South Jakarta animal shelter

Few vehicles are seen on the usually busy Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta on March 31, 2020, as the government called on people to stay home amid COVID-19.

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Jakarta cancels Car Free Night trial

A street performer in an ‘ondel-ondel’ costume pushes a makeshift cart fitted with a megaphone on June 2, 2025, as youths mingle in a roadside parking area on Jl. Matraman Raya in East Jakarta. Governor Pramono Anung has proposed banning the use of the giant effigies in street performances in a new regulation to preserve ‘ondel-ondel’ as a symbol of Betawi heritage.

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Uncertain future hangs over ‘ondel-ondel’ buskers

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Rescuers search for missing victims of a ferry accident in the waters off the Bali Strait near Jembrana, Bali Island, on July 5. Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers widened their search for dozens of missing people on July 4, after a ferry sank in rough seas on the way to the resort island of Bali, with six bodies recovered.

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Wreck of Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry found upside down in Bali Strait

Volunteers collect plastic waste during a beach cleanup activity on April 13 at Kuta Beach in Badung regency, Bali.

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Bali villages to get grants of up to Rp 1 billion to effectively manage waste

A worker walks in front of the State Palace on Nov. 10, 2024, at the government offices complex in the future capital Nusantara in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan.

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IKN Authority downplays report of rampant prostitution in new capital

Vice president-elect Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left) speaks with Khofifah Indar Parawansa, the chair of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) women's wing Muslimat NU and former East Java governor, during a visit to her residence in Surabaya, East Java, on June 6, 2024. During their meeting, Gibran expressed his support for Khofifah, who is seeking reelection in the upcoming East Java gubernatorial election.

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KPK questions East Java governor in grant fund corruption case

Tidal froth gathers in the shallows off Batu Belig Beach on April 1, 2020, a popular tourist destination west of Bali’s provincial capital Denpasar that was temporarily closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Search underway in Bali waters for missing Saudi tourist

Boats carrying stacks of sound system, commonly known as 'horeg' sound system, is seen during a sound system battle event during a pre-Ramadan Javanese festival of Nyadran in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Feb. 15.

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Ulemas declare East Java’s Horeg sound system haram amid growing controversy

The statue of Jesus Christ the Savior at Sibeabea Hill, Samosir regency, North Sumatra, is pictured on Sept. 19, 2024.

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Samosir to build 22 km beach tourism area on Lake Toba

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Blank slate: Workers set a whiteboard in a classroom on Friday at a Sekolah Rakyat (community school) site in Medan, North Sumatra. The Social Affairs Ministry, which spearheads President Prabowo Subianto's flagship education program, will launch Sekolah Rakyat on Monday with 63 sites accommodating more than 6,000 students nationwide.

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Govt set to kick off Sekolah Rakyat despite tepid reception

People look at online gambling websites on a smartphone in Bogor, West Java, on May 30, 2024.

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Social aid recipients fall into online gambling addiction

Skipper Marsel Talla stands near the twin outboard motors at the stern of his boat on June 19, 2025, as tour guide Marthen Bertabuy, a native of Raja Ampat regency, keeps an eye out to help navigate the journey to Gag Island in Southwest Papua.

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The long, suspenseful journey to Indonesia's nickel 'paradise'

A view of Hemiscyllium freycineti, also known as epaulette shark or speckled-carpet shark, is captured in its Raja Ampat coral habitat, Southwest Papua, in May 2024. The shark has developed the ability to walk on the seabed, and even on land, using an undulating, crawling motion thanks to the evolutionary adaptation in their pectoral and pelvic fins. This behavior earned them the moniker “walking shark“.

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Environmental losses outweigh economic gains of mining in Raja Ampat

PT Gag Nikel’s barge and tug boats have been moored for weeks at the company’s port at Gag island, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, on June 19.

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‘Slitting open earth’s skin’: Mining divides, damages Raja Ampat

Deforestation is seen from above at an area on Kawe Island in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua province, in a picture taken on December 21, 2024, and released on January 31 by Auriga Nusantara.

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Tension and grievances in Raja Ampat

A crowd fills a sidewalk on Feb. 3, 2025, as they wait to exchange empty 3-kilogram canisters liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at a distributor in Cibodas, Tangerang, Banten, following the government’s new policy banning retailers from selling the subsidized cooking gas.

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Government still working on draft scheme for single-price LPG

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