Hundreds of padlocks to symbolize everlasting love, known as “love locks”, hang from a fence on Makartsteg Bridge over the Salzach River in Salzburg, Austria, in this undated photo.`

Jakarta’s planned 'love lock' bridge sparks debate over infrastructure priorities

The governor's idea to build a "love lock" bridge linking Jl. Rasuna Said and Jl. Kuningan Persada has gotten the side-eye from residents and experts over its apparent mismatch between location and purpose as well as more urgent infrastructure needs that could help urban mobility.

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Langkat residents grateful after KPK arrests regent

The Langkat regent’s office on Jl. Proklamasi in Stabat district, the regency administrative seat, received dozens of flower boards on Monday sent by various groups of residents. Many played on the regent’s nickname Ondim, referring to him as ongkos dimuka (payment upfront).

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Probe launched as more Papuans killed in Intan Jaya

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) is investigating eight separate violent incidents in Intan Jaya regency, Central Papua, with the latest being a pregnant woman killed during a shootout allegedly between the Indonesian Military (TNI) and a separatist group.

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Residents repair the Bireuen-Central Aceh national highway in the Tajuk Enang-Enang area of Pintu Rime Gayo district, Bener Meriah regency, Aceh, on June 12, 2026. Community members raised funds and contributed labor to repair the heavily damaged highway and a bridge whose structure collapsed and was buried by debris following severe flooding in late November 2025.

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Community rebuilds flood-damaged bridge in Aceh amid govt sluggish reconstruction

Public criticism has also intensified on social media, where users have questioned government spending priorities amid reports of flagship infrastructure projects in Aceh, such as president Prabowo Subianto’s red and white cooperative, while disaster-damaged facilities remain unrepaired.

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A water-bombing helicopter drops water on a fire on Wednesday at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten. On the second day of firefighting efforts, Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) deployed two water-bombing helicopters to help contain the blaze, which had spread across about 15 hectares of the landfill's 33-ha site. Authorities said the fire was caused by a combination of extreme heat and methane gas generated by decomposing waste.

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Arson probe deepens Tangerang landfill crisis

As toxic fumes from the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang, Banten, continued to blanket nearby communities a week after a massive fire broke out, investigators began probing possible arson, further exposing Indonesia’s deepening landfill crisis.

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A prison official assists an inmate to gather eggs from chickens on June 15 at the Pekalongan penitentiary in Central Java. The penitentiary provides various training for inmates, including food processing and farming, to support the government's food security program.

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Pardoned convicts trained for food security jobs, minister says

The government previously mulled over allowing former inmates who received presidential pardon to join the Defense Ministry’s reserve component (Komcad) program, but it was scrapped due to legal issues pertaining to existing regulations.

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Participants of the Bachelor of Development Mobilizer Program (SPPI) march during a session of the nationalism and managerial training program for Red and White Cooperative manager candidates on June 30 at the Indonesian Army's Health Center in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta.

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‘Izin’ and ‘Siap!’: Military lingo creeps into civilian life

The use of military-related language such as ‘siap!’ (ready) among civilians in formal and casual settings has been common at a time when the military is expanding its role into civilian affairs across the country.

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