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Good food, on us: Workers arrange meal boxes containing free nutritious meals on May 6 at a nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) at the Ternate Police headquarters in Ternate, North Maluku. — Good food, on us: Workers arrange meal boxes containing free nutritious meals on May 6 at a nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) at the Ternate Police headquarters in Ternate, North Maluku.`

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Free meal cost cuts spark backlash from kitchen workers, operators

BGN officials have recently introduced several cost-cutting measures to rein in spending and improve budget management, aiming to save Rp 44 trillion from the program's total budget of Rp 268 trillion this year.

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Latest PPPK plan leaves contract teachers in limbo

The latest agreement for PPPK left unanswered concerns of thousands of contract teachers, many of whom missed the government’s 2024 nationwide recruitment drive to absorb them into state apparatus through the PPPK scheme.

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Gibran offers to resign

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has offered to resign as lawmakers step up to launch a motion of opinion over controversies surrounding his eligibility for office, potentially opening the way for his impeachment.

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A motorcyclist rides along a road in Supiturang village in Lumajang, East Java, with Mount Semeru in the background, on Feb. 25, 2026.

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Authorities step up search for two climbers missing on Mt. Semeru

The two climbers, identified as Beryliyant Kusuma Wiraditama, 19, from Sedati, Sidoarjo, and Mochamad Wahyu Febriansyah, 19, from Rungkut, Surabaya, both in East Java, set out for Mount Semeru on Nov. 2 despite a ban on climbing the mountain.

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Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka arrives for the second day of the Group of 20 Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on Nov. 23.

BREAKING: VP Gibran intends to resign, says state secretary

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka expressed his intention to resign during a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto on Tuesday, a senior government official has said.

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A police tape is seen in this undated illustration of a crime scene.

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Three injured in knife attack at East Jakarta mosque

Preliminary findings suggest the suspect may have a mental illness, but police are investigating whether the attack was premeditated and involved an ideological motive or links to any particular network.

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Former president Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (left) and President Prabowo Subianto (right) greet attendants of the presidential inauguration ceremony at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Oct. 20, 2024.

What's behind the schism between President Prabowo and his predecessor Jokowi

Prabowo, a former general with a checkered past, shares a long and complex history with the former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

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A helicopter from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) drops water bombs on Sept. 26, 2025, to combat a wildfire in the peatlands of Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra.

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Firefighter safety in spotlight after deadly water bombing missions

Calls are growing for the government to ensure the safety of firefighters battling the ravaging forest and peatland fires after deadly aerial water bombing accidents killed four crew in two separate locations in Kalimantan last week.

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What's behind the schism between President Prabowo and his predecessor Jokowi

Prabowo, a former general with a checkered past, shares a long and complex history with the former president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.

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Ministers leave Jokowi-affiliated party as House sets to decide on Gibran

President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech during a ceremony on June 1, 2026, at the Foreign Ministry’s Pancasila building in Jakarta to celebrate the birth of Pancasila 81 years previously.

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Prabowo’s grandfather nominated for national hero title

A woman participating in the 2026 Women’s March Jakarta holds a placard reading “Already bleeding, now being exploited” on Nov. 7 to protest the government’s policy of imposing taxes on sanitary pads, a menstrual health essential, during a rally along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta. Protesters highlighted concerns that the tax policy would place an additional financial burden on women in meeting their menstrual health needs.

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Women take everyday battles to Jakarta streets

President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech on Oct. 21 during a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta, where over 100 officials from his Red and White cabinet gathered to mark the second anniversary of his presidency.

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Wiretap scandal could trigger shake-up in ruling coalition

Protesters hold placards that read 'Stop destroying democracy' (left) and 'Stop revoking our votes' (right) during a protest in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Aug. 22, 2024 against the House of Representative's plan to reverse the Constitutional Court ruling on eligibility rules for regional election candidates.

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Young Indonesians take fight for justice to Constitutional Court

Former Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo smiles as he arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2026. President Prabowo Subianto on Oct. 1 replaced his foreign minister in his seventh cabinet reshuffle in two years, as he also changed the police chief.

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Listyo’s dramatic fall shakes security establishment

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Residents wade through floodwaters in the Kebon Pala neighborhood, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, on Jan. 23, 2026. Flooding from the Ciliwung River and Katulampa Dam in Bogor submerged the area, with water reaching up to 130 centimeters.

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Jakarta's flood problem runs deeper than rivers

People with disabilities try out recently built pedestrian facilities on Dec. 3, 20218 along Jl. Sudirman, Jakarta. The activity was organized by the Institute for Transportation and Development (ITDP) to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls every Dec. 3.

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Jakarta’s accessibility gap limits mobility for the disabled

Garbage trucks line up near mounds of waste covered with protective sheeting on Aug. 2 at the Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Management Site in Bekasi, West Java. The Jakarta administration began gradually implementing a controlled landfill system at the facility on Aug. 1 as part of its plan to phase out open dumping, aiming to improve waste management while reducing the risk of fires and foul odors.

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Jakarta extends use of overflowing Bantar Gebang landfill

Musicians perform during the 10th Colours of Culture Festival 2026 in Jakarta’s Kota Tua district on Friday, Oct. 16. The annual cultural festival celebrates Indonesia’s diversity through art, traditional textiles, music and culinary offerings under the theme “Tanda Mata Indonesia” (A Gift from Indonesia). The festival runs through Oct. 18.

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Kota Tua vendors back revamp but fear being sidelined

Greenpeace Indonesia activists unfurled two giant banners from the top of the Tugu Selamat Datang monumnet at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, on Oct. 20, 2026.

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Greenpeace activists released after banner protest at Jakarta landmark

Greenpeace Indonesia activists unfurl a protest banner on Oct. 20 atop the Welcome Statue (Patung Selamat Datang) at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Menteng, Central Jakarta.

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Greenpeace protests disaster response at Jakarta landmark

Haze shrouds Jakarta on September 17, 2026.

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Smoke from Kalimantan fires reaches Jakarta skies

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A police tape is seen in this undated illustration of a crime scene.

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Three injured in knife attack at East Jakarta mosque

Residents of Pintu Rime kampung cross a wooden suspension bridge on Oct. 10, 2026, above an overflowing river in Pining district, Gayo Lues regency, Aceh. Built by the local community after the original concrete bridge was damaged by floods and landslides on Nov. 25, 2025, the makeshift structure still serves as the main link connecting Pintu Rime and Pepelah, Uring and Gajah villages.

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Aceh flash floods damage more than 100 homes in Gayo Lues regency

People watched a Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma firefighting helicopter on the banks of the Barito River on Nov. 8 after it crashed while scooping up water to extinguish forest and land fires in Barito Kuala regency, South Kalimantan.

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One dead as a second helicopter crashes during water bombing in Kalimantan

Acting Batam Mayor Li Claudia Chandra (center) cuts a ribbon on May 29, flanked by representatives of the Catholic Church, to officiate the headquarters of Caritas Sentrum in Batam city, Riau Islands. Caritas Sentrum, a center under the Indonesian Catholic Church, provides vocational training and assistance for migrant workers and human trafficking victims.

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Batam Church highlights human trafficking as more Indonesians deported

Two excavators knock down oil palms on Dec. 20, 2025, in Bagan Limau village, Ukui district, Pelalawan regency, Riau. The destruction of the oil palms marked the relocation of 228 families owning some 600 hectares of land out of the national park.

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Police nab man for selling 45.8 tonnes of adulterated fertilizer

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Three PNG nationals among seven inmates on the run after Papua jailbreak

Lightning flashes during heavy rain in Karangsong, Indramayu, West Java, in this file photo.

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Lightning strike kills two fishermen in North Sumatra

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A helicopter from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) drops water bombs on Sept. 26, 2025, to combat a wildfire in the peatlands of Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra.

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Firefighter safety in spotlight after deadly water bombing missions

A prospective buyer browses a shelf displaying sanitary pads from various brands on Nov. 7 at a supermarket in a mall along Jl. Jenderal Basuki Rachmat, East Jakarta.

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From rags to rejected pads, period poverty persists in Indonesia

Volunteers spray water to extinguish a land fire on Nov. 7 at Terantang in Barito Kuala regency, South Kalimantan, following months of forest and land fires.

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Wildfire haze sickens more children as respiratory cases hit 400,000

Protesters raise their hands in the three-finger salute, with their index, middle and ring fingers extended, symbolizing freedom, solidarity, equality and resistance to injustice and government policies, during a demonstration against economic hardship, corruption and the government’s handling of devastating wildfires that have blanketed the area in toxic haze and sickened thousands of people, along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026.

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Pop culture fuels youth-led protests against govt

Firefighters work on cointaining a wildfire in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on October 13, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.

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Indonesia defends climate goals as fire emissions soar

A firefighter sprays water to extinguish a wildfire burning organic-rich peatland on Oct. 4, which smolders underground and releases dense smoke in Pulang Pisau regency, in Central Kalimantan..

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Ministry orders firms to rewet peatlands as fires persist

Dragged into drugs: Internal Affairs officers from the West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Police escort Bima Police narcotics unit chief Adj. Comr. Malaungi (second right) to a detention room on Feb. 9, 2026, after he attended a police ethics hearing over a drug trafficking case at the NTB Police headquarters in Mataram, NTB.

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Extortion fears threaten govt’s drug rehabilitation drive

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