Former education minister and graft defendant Nadiem Makarim looks on the camera during a hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court in Jakarta on May 11, 2026. The former minister, who is also known as a co-founder of ride-hailing app Gojek, is standing trial on corruption charges pertaining to the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schoolchildren during his tenure in the education ministry.`

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Central Jakarta fire destroys more than 300 homes

No casualties were recorded during the incident, while three people were taken to hospital for minor injuries and respiratory problems from the blaze that displaced more than 600 people.

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Cabinet secretary Teddy defends Prabowo’s frequent overseas travel

In a video posted on social media, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said the number of people in the presidential entourage in each international trip has been reduced following the government’s austerity measures.

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Dadan Hindayana, then head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), reacts as ministers, agency representatives, and stakeholders attend a coordination meeting on the implementation of the Free Nutritious Meal Program (MBG) at the Coordinating Ministry for Food in Jakarta on March 3, 2025.

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Prabowo fires free meal agency chief after suggesting Saudi rollout

Just days before his removal, former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana had proposed expanding the free meal program to Saudi Arabia, following his recent visit to the country.

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The Indonesian Military (TNI) chief of general staff Lt. Gen. Richard Taruli H. Tampubolon (second right) holds a sack of mineral black sand on May 26, 2026, while the Republic of Indonesia Fleet Command (Koarmada RI) Vice Adm. Denih Hendrata (second left) looks on at the Indonesian Navy’s Naval Command (Kodaeral) IV/Batam headquarters’ pier in Batam, Riau Islands. The Indonesian Navy intercepted a tugboat and a barge carrying 25 containers of some 390 tonnes of raw minerals containing illegal rare earth metals and radioactive elements in Riau Islands waters on May 17, 2026.

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TNI foils smuggling of rare earth metals, radioactive elements in Riau Islands

The Indonesian Navy intercepted a tugboat and a barge carrying 25 containers of some 390 tonnes of raw minerals containing illegal rare earth metals and radioactive elements in Riau Islands waters, on May 17

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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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Free meals program heads overseas despite mounting concerns at home

The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) is considering expanding President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program to Saudi Arabia following a recent visit to the country, despite ongoing implementation challenges at home.

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Two men die in separate North Sumatra crocodile attacks

One man was attacked by a crocodile on May 27 in Central Tapanuli regency while another was pounced on separately on April 27 in North Nias regency.

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Five dead, three missing in Papua after WWII bomb explodes

The island, located just off the northwest coast of mainland Papua, was a key WWII battleground between United States and Japanese forces, though police have yet to uncover how the bomb ended up in the coastal fisheries settlement in Yanures village, Kota Biak district.

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