An Indonesian Military (TNI) medic checks the blood pressure of a villager in Soanggama village, Hitadipa district, Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua, in this undated picture issued on Nov. 23. The soldiers are part of the Operation Command (Koops) Habema, a TNI task force to maintain security in Papua and quell the Free Papua Organization (OPM) rebels. `

TNI recovers body of American pilot killed by rebels in Papua

The attack was a message to the Indonesian and US governments for "failing" to address the root causes of the conflict in Papua between the Indonesian military and the West Papua National Liberation Army, says a separatist group spokesman.

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Alleged bullying death of 16-year-old renews fears of school violence

Suprapto said the victim identified only as MI was then instructed to sit on a chair near the classroom wall. Shortly afterward, a classmate identified only as S allegedly punched the victim three times.

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Political parties respect court ruling upholding direct regional elections

Several political parties have welcomed the Constitutional Court's recent ruling reaffirming that regional heads must continue to be elected directly by voters, a decision observers say effectively closes the door on renewed proposals to scrap direct regional elections.

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House of Representatives Commission I deputy chair Sukamta (second right) hands the list of issues for deliberation of the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill to Deputy Law Minister Edward “Eddy“ O.S. Hiariej (second left) during a working meeting on June 29 at the House complex in Senayan, Jakarta.

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Transparency concerns cloud cybersecurity bill deliberations

As lawmakers begin deliberating the long-awaited Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Bill, rights advocates and experts are urging greater public participation, warning that several vaguely worded provisions could threaten privacy, freedom of expression and legal certainty.

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Kuantan Singingi Regent Suhardiman Amby (center) walks after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta on July 1, 2026. The KPK named Suhardiman and Kuantan Singingi Secretary Zulkarnain as suspects in an alleged bribery case.

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KPK names Kuantan Singingi regent in Riau as suspect for bribery

KPK acting investigations director Ahmad Taufik Husein said Suhardiman allegedly received luxury vehicles in exchange for approving the appointment of a senior official in the regency administration.

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Health practitioner Tifauzia “Tifa” Tyassuma (right) arrives for the opening hearing of her defamation trial at the East Jakarta District Court on July 2, 2026. Prosecutors read the indictment accusing her of defaming former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo by alleging that his university diploma was not authentic.

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Jokowi diploma challenger faces defamation trial

Health practitioner Tifauzia “Tifa” Tyassuma faced her first court hearing on Thursday in a defamation case stemming from allegations that former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo's university diploma was fake, while former youth and sports minister Roy Suryo continued separate pretrial proceedings over the same controversy.

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People wait in line to enter an MRT station after attending the peak celebration of Jakarta's 499th anniversary near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on June 27, 2026. The Jakarta administration marked the city's 499th anniversary under the theme “Toward Five Centuries of Jakarta,“ featuring a variety of entertainment and cultural performances.

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New underground concourse to expand MRT access

Commuters have welcomed plans for an extended underground concourse beneath the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle (Bundaran HI), hoping it will make getting around on foot more convenient by linking the MRT station directly to nearby offices, hotels and shopping malls.

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The carcass of Indro, a 45-year-old male Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus) is seen on Monday after he was declared dead at 3:45 a.m. in Tesso Nilo National Park in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Indro was a member of the Flying Squad team, which helped guard the national park area and prevent conflicts between humans and wild elephants.

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GBK set for major revamp after takeover of hotel

A commuter train passes through the newly inaugurated Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) station in North Jakarta on June 23, a day after its opening during Jakarta’s 499th anniversary celebrations. The station sits adjacent to JIS, Indonesia’s largest stadium.

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New JIS station brings hope for smoother event access

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Tesso Nilo National Park loses 45-year-old guardian male elephant

Muted voices: Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura (sixth right) and Jumaga Nadeak (center), chair of the Riau Islands committee for the Ecclesiastical Choir Festival (Pesparawi), pose with members of a local women's choir on June 16, 2026, during a send-off at a restaurant in Batam. The choir was unable to participate in the 14th national choral festival, which ran from June 18 to 28 in Manokwari, West Papua, because the travel agency it used reportedly did not procure tickets for a June 25 connecting flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Banten.

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Pesparawi committee reports travel fraud as Riau Islands choir left stranded

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang regency, Banten, on June 30, 2026.

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Massive fire breaks out in Tangerang’s Jatiwaringin landfill

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Ten remain in detention after violent anti-government protest in Surabaya

As tensions escalated, some demonstrators threw bottles, stones and firecrackers, while others dismantled a metal barricade on the eastern side of the Grahadi State Building and hurled it into the government compound, according to police.

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Police probe doctor's alleged suicide amid claims of intimidation by DPRD members

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Lone woman's 'drug raid' reveals lax enforcement in N. Sumatra

Participants in basic military training for prospective managers of the Red and White Cooperatives program chant slogans at the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade in Cilandak, Jakarta on June 25, 2026.

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Pressure mounts for probe into five deaths in military-run cooperative training

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Rows of young oil palm trees are seen on April 28 on the border of Sebangau National Park area in Central Kalimantan. Around 2,000 hectares of forests in the national park and its buffer zone were cleared to make way for oil palm plantations in 2024, according to NGO Auriga Nusantara.

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Deforestation still haunts Indonesia’s national parks

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Forests, people sacrificed in Sebangau

How a national park in Central Kalimantan vanishes in plain sight

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Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers hold harvested rice during a grand harvest event with TNI commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto on July 10, 2025, in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra. The harvesting event on a 80-hectare paddy field owned by the Bukit Barisan military command in the province produced 520 tonnes of rice to be used for the government's free nutritious meal program.

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Critics slam Prabowo’s praise for TNI, police role in food drive

An epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium freycineti) is captured in its coral habitat in Arborek Island in Raja Ampat regency, Southwest Papua in April 2026. The shark, which has developed an ability to "walk" on the seabed and land using an undulating crawling motion, relies on coral reefs as its nursery habitat.

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Tourism, climate puts Raja Ampat's ‘walking shark’ under pressure

A migrating wild goose spreads its wings on Oct. 29, 2025, in wetlands near Linum, eastern Germany. The eastern federal state of Brandenburg and other federal states, authorities have recorded the largest outbreak of bird flu in wild birds to date. The epidemic, which is unprecedented in its scale, mainly affects cranes, whose autumn migration is currently at its peak. A significant increase in deaths and rapid spread in Central Europe and along the migration route to Spain is therefore to be expected.

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Indonesia on alert after Australia bird flu detection

Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim (center) walks wearing a detainee vest on June 4 after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta.

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Graft probe offers hope for better immigration system, mixed-marriage families say

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Indonesia can offer experience in growth, environment: Senior UN official

Indonesia’s experience offers important lessons on the value of partnership, innovation and long-term investment, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Development Program (UNDP) Kanni Wignaraja said.

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