President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech during a national coordination with cabinet members, governors, mayors and regents in Bogor, West Java, on Feb. 2, 2026.`

Prabowo hints at harsh world politics challenging Indonesia’s non-alignment policy

Amid intensifying regional conflicts across the globe, President Prabowo Subianto has maintained Indonesia’s non-bloc, non-alignment foreign policy but hinted at the harsh realities of global politics, which might have compelled him to take sides on some international political issues.

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Government to tighten land-use rules after deadly West Java landslide

Following a deadly landslide in West Java, the government is tightening land conversion rules, citing weak watershed oversight, unchecked development and extreme rainfall as compounding risks.

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Interpol issues red notice for 'gasoline godfather' Riza Chalid

Mohammad Riza Chalid, 66, nicknamed the "gasoline godfather", is wanted in Indonesia for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina between 2018 and 2023, including for money laundering and manipulating a lease agreement.

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Then environment and forestry minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar attends a hearing at House of Representatives’ Commission VII overseeing environment and forestry on July 19, 2017, in Jakarta.

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AGO searches house of ex-environment minister Siti Nurbaya in palm oil graft probe

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has searched the house of former environment minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar as part of its investigation into corruption in the palm oil sector and now plans to summon her for questioning.

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Students eat meals provided under the free nutritious meal program at SMAN 1 Wamena senior high school in Jayawijaya regency, on Jan. 14, 2026, when Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka inspected program rollout in Wamena district, Highland Papua.

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Education fund allocation for free meal faces legal challenge

Plaintiffs argued reallocating education spending from the state budget for the free nutritious meal rollout will reduce space for more urgent education needs, such as teachers’ wage and school renovation.

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An infant siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) is held by an unidentified officer in Pekanbaru in this undated picture issued by the Pekanbaru City Police Jan. 26, 2026. The police rescued the infant siamang from illegal wildlife traders.

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Two traders of protected primates arrested in Riau

An infant owa ungko or agile gibbon (Hylobates agilis) and a siamang (Symphalangus syndactylus) have been handed over to the Riau Natural Resource Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) for medical treatment and rehabilitation.

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Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf delivers his address on Jan. 31, 2026, at the 100th anniversary of the Islamic group according to the Gregorian calendar in Jakarta.

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NU celebrates 100 years after internal reconciliation

Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding on Saturday, with chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf expressing gratitude that months of internal disputes in the country’s largest Muslim organization have now subsided.

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