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Two people walk past a billboard that reads “Firmly reject LGBT” on July 27, 2026, in Banda Aceh, Aceh. — Two people walk past a billboard that reads “Firmly reject LGBT” on July 27, 2026, in Banda Aceh, Aceh.`

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Critics lambaste anti-LGBTQ syllabus plan for religious schools

The government's plan to introduce a syllabus that aims to prevent "the spread of LGBTQ culture” has garnered broad criticism from education and rights observers for its antidemocratic stance and its potential to not only reinforce but also legitimize systemic discrimination against a minority group.

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Pramono urges calm as fear of August riot repeat unnerves shopping malls

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has urged the public to remain calm and ordered shopping malls and office buildings to remove newly built high perimeter fences from around their premises, ensuring that the capital remains safe amid fears of last year’s August riots recurring.

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Award puts spotlight on opinion polls’ role in democracy

Public opinion surveys have grown alongside Indonesia’s democratic transition, as public sentiment has become increasingly important in shaping elections and evaluating policies, according to experts.

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West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (left) walks with Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi (right) ahead of the groundbreaking of mass rapid transit station as part of bus rapid transit infrastructure connecting the Greater Bandung area on July 22 at the Leuwipanjang bus terminal in Bandung, West Java.

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West Java prepares 18 routes for Greater Bandung BRT system

Greater Bandung BRT is an integrated bus-based public transportation system to serve the cities of Bandung and Cimahi as well as regencies of Bandung and West Bandung as well as part of Sumedang regency.

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Law enforcement officers gather around a table full of pieces of evidence confiscated from a Malaysian-led drugs syndicate during a joint press conference on July 31 in Sakura Garden, Batu Ampar area in Batam, Riau Islands. A joint operation consisting of officers from the National Narcotics Agency and the Customs and Excise Directorate General raided four locations in Batam and arrested six Indonesians.

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BNN, Customs dismantle Malaysian drug network in Batam

Officers from the National Narcotics Agency and Customs and Excise Directorate General arrested six suspects and are still hunting two Malaysians who are believed to be the suppliers for the syndicate.

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A worker pours crude oil using traditiona equipment on May 31, 20215, in Telaga Said village, Sei Lepan in Langkat regency, North Sumatra. The village has about 100 old oil wells previously operated by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina.

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Police investigate oil well fire at historic North Sumatra oil field

The fire happened at the Telaga Said oil field in Langkat regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia's first producing oil field from the Dutch colonial era.

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This screen grab from a handout video taken and released on August 2, 2026, by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), shows the passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 catching fire in the waters off Madura island, East Java.

Five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off East Java

A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.

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Mixed-marriage families seek priority in dual citizenship plan

The government's proposal to grant dual citizenship only to adults with expertise needed by the state has drawn criticism from mixed-marriage advocates, who say it lacks clear eligibility criteria and unfairly overlooks children with stronger legal claims under Indonesia's citizenship law.

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Manager candidates of the Red and White Cooperatives march in full camo outfits on July 31, 2026, prior to attending the closing ceremony for the Defense Ministry’s Bachelor of Indonesian Development Drivers (SPPI) degree program at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta.

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Civil groups launch petition against TNI's expanding role in civilian affairs

Workers prepare meal packages to be distributed to pregnant women, nursing mothers and toddlers under the free nutritious meal program on July 30 in Batam, Riau Islands.

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Court ruling on free meals funding gets cautious welcome

Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chair Kaesang Pangarep (right) puts a party jacket on former Nasdem Party politician Rusdi Masse (left) on Jan. 29 during the opening of the PSI's national working meeting in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

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Major political parties unfazed by Kaesang’s bid for House seat

This photo taken on Feb. 11 shows native forest trees (left) and land cleared and prepared for industrial planting (right) in Lahei Mangkutup, Kapuas Regency in Central Kalimantan Province. Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of “carbon-neutral“ packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.

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Battalion expansion raises deforestation fears

A police officer patrols the grounds of the Constitutional Court in Central Jakarta on Feb. 4, 2025.

BREAKING: Court orders free meals financing removed from education budget

The court held that the program does not qualify as an educational expense, and that using education budget funds violates the Constitution, which mandates that at least 20 percent of the national budget be allocated to education.

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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri stands next to his son and party executive Muhammad Prananda Prabowo (right) on Monday during the inauguration of the Kudatali monument at the party's headquarters in Central Jakarta.

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Indonesia must safeguard democracy despite challenges, Megawati says

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Probe launched after death of man linked to ex-top prosecutor

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Pramono rejects ethnic rumors after deadly Menteng clash

An elementary school pupil walks past the Wangi Cempedak integrated child-friendly public space (RPTRA) in East Jakarta on July 24, 2026.

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Jakartans welcome plan for more child-friendly spaces

Police officers stand guard outside Jami Matraman Mosque on Matraman Dalam Street in Central Jakarta, on July 27, 2026.

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Police name seven suspects over deadly clash in Central Jakarta

The National Monument (Monas) is framed beyond the silhouette of a construction worker inside the underground tunnel of the Jakarta MRT Phase 2A Contract Package 201 project in Jakarta on July 22, 2026.

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MRT Jakarta to reach Monas next year as stations near completion

Heavy machinery is used to remove a section of road surface on the Jakarta-Tangerang toll road in Tangerang, Banten, in this undated handout photo.

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‘Endless’ works infuriate commuters on Jakarta-Tangerang toll road

Hundreds of soccer fans watch the World Cup 2026 semifinal between England and Argentina on July 16 during a free public screening at the headquarters of state-owned broadcaster TVRI in Senayan, Central Jakarta. TVRI is the official broadcaster for the quadrennial soccer tournament in Indonesia.

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Soccer fans sacrifice sleep, assemble for World Cup

People exercise on a main thoroughfare during Car Free Day in Jakarta on December 4, 2022, where select roads in the capital are closed to motorized vehicles from 6-11 am Sundays and opened to pedestrians and bicyclists.

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Exercise meets anxiety as harassment shadows women joggers

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A worker pours crude oil using traditiona equipment on May 31, 20215, in Telaga Said village, Sei Lepan in Langkat regency, North Sumatra. The village has about 100 old oil wells previously operated by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina.

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Police investigate oil well fire at historic North Sumatra oil field

Five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off East Java

A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.

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Fishing fleet: A worker walks past a row of fishing boats on Dec. 22, 2025, at the shipyard of boat maker PT Siagan Boats in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The South Sulawesi provincial administration, through its Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency, provided over 20 fishing boats with 5 tonnes capacity as part of efforts to boost fishing yields and fishermen’s incomes in the province.

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At least 25 missing after series of boat accidents in East Java

Cleaning house: Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) deputy chair Johanis Tanak (front right) and the commission’s acting deputy for enforcement and execution, Asep Guntur Rahayu (front left), give a statement on the detention of Riau Governor Abdul Wahid (back, center) and two other graft suspects on Nov. 5, 2025, in a press briefing at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta.

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Riau Governor Abdul Wahid sentenced to two years in prison for graft

Residents affected by flash floods and landslides walk on Dec. 23, 2025, in the area of HKBP Ressort Tuka Church in Hutanabolon, Tukka District, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Despite the recent disasters, the church continued to hold services ahead of Christmas.

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Floods strike North Sumatra despite intensifying dry season across the country

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North Sumatra policeman named suspect in aid graft case

Food-poisoned plates: A student receives medical treatment on April 4 at a hospital in Jakarta, after a suspected case of food poisoning. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has said it will cover all medical expenses for students affected after consuming food packages from the free nutritious meal program and will tighten supervision at Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) to prevent similar incidents.

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Hundreds fall ill after consuming govt’s free meals despite BGN overhaul

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Mixed-marriage families seek priority in dual citizenship plan

Pupils carry free nutritious meal packages past a classroom with a collapsed roof at SD Tanggirejo state elementary school in Tegowanu, Grobogan, Central Java, on July 21, 2026. According to the school, the classroom roof first collapsed in January and sustained further damage in April, forcing classes to rotate between the remaining usable classrooms, partitioned learning spaces and a prayer room converted into a temporary classroom to ensure pupils' safety.

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Court ruling shift focus back to schools, teacher welfare

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Consulate delivers aid to Indonesians in Malaysian prisons ahead of Independence Day

Flood aftermath: A man takes pictures on December 13, 2025, as he stands on piles of uprooted trees swept away by a flash flood at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic boarding school in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh. Floods and landslides triggered by extreme weather linked to Cyclone Senyar struck three northern Sumatran provinces in late November 2025.

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Sumatra flood survivors still seek justice eight months after disaster

This photo released by the Sukabumi administration on July 28 shows the aftermath of a fire in Kasepuhan Ciptamulya, an Indigenous customary village, in Sukabumi, West Java.

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Village fire underscores climate vulnerability of indigenous communities

Weather agency warns El Niño in Indonesia to last through early 2027

More than 5,000 hotspots were detected as of July 29, a sharp increase compared to previous El Niño years in 2015, 2019 and 2023, BMKG official Ardhasena Sopaheluwakan said in an online briefing. The provinces of West Kalimantan, South Papua and Riau recorded the most hotspots.

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Wave of vigilante killings sparks calls for stronger law enforcement

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