Students rest Sept. 2 while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Sidoarjo, East Java. `

Mass food poisoning strikes again as opposition to free meals program grows

Calls by parents, rights groups and students to halt the government's free nutritious meals program have intensified following the series of food-poisoning incidents. Some schools have also suspended or declined to participate in the program over food-safety concerns.

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Govt prepares fines in digital child safety rules

Several tech platforms deemed to pose high risks to minor users, such as Meta apps, YouTube and TikTok, are given until the end of the year to complete their self-assessment on their apps’ potential hazards to children, as mandated by PP Tunas.

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Agrarian ministry in spotlight for corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is probing a bribery case in the issuance of right-to-build (HGB) permits at the Agrarian and Spatial Planning Ministry, which allegedly involved a Golkar Party politician the investigators described as a “right-hand man” to minister Nusron Wahid.

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Febrie Adriansyah (center), a former senior prosecutor who is now a suspect in a corruption and money laundering case, arrives at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) headquarters in Jakarta on Aug. 7 for an interrogation by a team of nine senior investigators.

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AGO moves closer to Febrie prosecution

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is wrapping up corruption and money laundering investigations into former senior prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah and two other suspects, moving closer to bringing the case to court after two months of investigation.

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A Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) crew walks towards a CH-47 Chinook helicopter ahead of Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin's visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) ship JS Kunisaki at Kijing port in Mempawah regency, West Kalimantan on Sept. 15, 2026. In his visit, Sjafrie held a limited meeting with the Japanese officers on the joint waterbombing missions to extinguish forest and land fire in the province.

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Worsening haze delays Japan firefighting mission in West Kalimantan

Observations by various monitoring agencies showed that haze from forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan has reached as far as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, while still affecting air quality in Malaysia and Singapore.

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Illustration of a police tape sealing a crime scene.

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Malaysian files report against senior policeman over N. Sulawesi gold mine deal

Malaysian national alleges the police officer did not provide sufficient returns for his investment at a gold mine in North Sulawesi.

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A forensic officer writes on a notepad in this undated illustration of a crime scene.

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Bali authorities investigate deaths of three Australians in suspected murder-suicide

Leonardo said the three Australians were identified as 57-year-old SJD, his 6-year-old son ADS and his 4-year-old daughter LKS.

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President Prabowo Subianto (second left) and Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (second
right) test the Jakarta light rapid transit (LRT)’s extension from North Jakarta to Manggarai,
South Jakarta, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

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Prabowo opens new LRT link, backs Jakarta’s expansion push

Expanding public transport connectivity has been one of Governor Pramono’s main priorities since he took office in February 2025, but his efforts have been hampered by cuts to central government transfers to Jakarta to fund President Prabowo’s costly initiatives.

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Purbaya ousted after clash with Prabowo's ex-army colleague, sources say

The episode is another example of Prabowo's personal style of governance, with the former special forces commander making decisions based on feedback more from his trusted inner circle and loyalists than professionals and experts, analysts say.

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