Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right), sits with coordinating ministers and cabinet ministers on Monday during a plenary cabinet meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta. `

Cabinet seating change fuels questions over Prabowo-Gibran dynamics

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka sitting next to senior ministers and not President Prabowo Subianto during a recent cabinet meeting has become the focus of public attention, fueling speculation of a shifting dynamic between the country’s top two leaders.

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Two Riau Islands cooperatives halt operations over financial struggles

Earlier this month, a Red and White Cooperative in Melawai, South Jakarta, drew public attention after reports showed it had generated only Rp 78,000 (US$4.34) in profit after six months of operations, despite receiving capital of Rp 3 billion.

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MRT Jakarta to reach Monas next year as stations near completion

The Jakarta MRT network is on track to reach the National Monument (Monas) by late next year, with construction of the underground station now about 93 percent complete, according to city-owned operator PT MRT Jakarta.

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A female Tapanuli orangutan calls as it perches in a tree with its infant in the Batang Toru Forest in North Sumatra, in this undated handout photograph released by the Medan-based Orangutan Information Centre on June 10, 2026.

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Sumatran, Tapanuli orangutan populations down nearly 20%, Forestry Ministry says

The deputy forestry minister cited fragmented habitats and catastrophic natural disasters, such as the floods and landslides late last year, as key causes of the decline in Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutan populations.

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State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi announces that President Prabowo Subianto has appointed senior prosecutor Kuntadi as the new assistant attorney general for special crimes to replace Febrie Adriansyah, who currently is being investigated for corruption by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in a press conference at the State Palace complex in Central Jakarta on July 22, 2026.

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Prabowo names new top prosecutor for special crimes after graft scandal

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed senior prosecutor Kuntadi as the new assistant attorney general for special crimes, replacing Febrie Ardriansyah, who was named a suspect in a corruption case that has put the country’s law enforcement institutions under intense scrutiny.

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West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini (center) walks toward a detention vehicle after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on July 21, 2026. The KPK has detained Zaini, PT Air Minum Giri Menang president director Sudirman and PT Meconel Sistim Instrument president director Alvonsus Gani following a sting operation the previous day over alleged corruption involving conflicts of interest in government procurement, procurement bribery and gratuities in the West Lombok administration.

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Wave of graft cases tests regional retreat program

A string of corruption cases involving regional heads this year has renewed questions over whether the government's leadership retreat for local readers has done enough to instill integrity, after another active regent was named a graft suspect this week.

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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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Sudaryono appointed free meals agency chief as program faces fresh turbulence

President Prabowo Subianto has appointed his close aide Sudaryono as National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head after Nanik Sudaryati Deyang resigned from her post. The Gerindra party politician previously served as deputy agriculture minister.

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This photo taken on June 27, 2022, shows Four-month-old juvenile Komodo dragons, hatched in captivity as part of a breeding programme for the endangered lizard, in their enclosure at the Surabaya Zoo in East Java.

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Former Surabaya Zoo director arrested over alleged corruption

Authorities said that the alleged embezzlement not only caused state losses but also affected animal welfare, with some animals becoming emaciated and, in some cases, dying due to inadequate care.

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Sudaryono appointed free meals agency chief as program faces fresh turbulence

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Prabowo cuts more than $2 billion in free meal budget

The budget for the program for this year has been cut from Rp 268 trillion ($14.9 billion) to Rp 229 trillion, the National Nutrition Agency secretary Lili Khamiliyah told a news conference on Tuesday.

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Chief of troubled free meals agency resigns on health grounds

The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership change at the beleaguered government body in just over a month.

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