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President Prabowo Subianto stands with an Air Force officer next to a Rafale fighter jet during a handover ceremony on May 18 for six Rafale fighter jets, one Airbus A400M military aircraft and four Dassault Falcon 8X military aircraft at Halim Perdanakusuma air base, in East Jakarta. — President Prabowo Subianto stands with an Air Force officer next to a Rafale fighter jet during a handover ceremony on May 18 for six Rafale fighter jets, one Airbus A400M military aircraft and four Dassault Falcon 8X military aircraft at Halim Perdanakusuma air base, in East Jakarta.`

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New armaments aim to defend sovereignty, says Prabowo

President Prabowo Subianto symbolically handed on Monday replica keys to new armaments over to the military as a means to defend Indonesian sovereignty amid shifting geopolitical realities.

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Nadiem case deters young Indonesians overseas from returning

The prosecution of former education minister Nadiem Makarim, an Ivy League graduate who left Indonesia’s first unicorn start-up Gojek, which he cofounded, to serve in government, is fueling unease among young Indonesians overseas who now question whether returning home is worth the risk.

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Prabowo says Indonesia to build up defense capabilities with new aircrafts

Jakarta signed an $8.1 billion deal in 2022 under then-defense minister Prabowo to purchase 42 French-made Rafale fighters.

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Preventive sting: A health worker prepares a measles-rubella vaccine on April 6 at an integrated health services post (Posyandu) amid a measles outbreak due to low vaccination coverage in Cikukuk, West Java.

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N. Sumatra running out of measles vaccines amid increasing cases

The province recorded 748 cases as of April 30, with 51 cases having tested positive after laboratory tests, compared to March 5 data with only 387 cases.

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Two tug boats pull a cargo ship carrying four containers holding hazardous e-waste to the United States on Jan. 20 at Batu Ampar Port in Batam, Riau Islands. The port previously held 914 containers holding hazardous and toxic containers that must be reexported to its country of origin, the United States.

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BP Batam reveals reason for canceled reexport of US-origin waste

Inspection found that there was less than 5 percent of hazardous and toxic goods in one e-waste container.

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Treasurer at St. Fransiscus Asisi Catholic church parish in Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, Sr. Natalia Situmorang (second right), speaks during a press conference on April 10 at the Medan Diocese Cathedral's hall in Medan, North Sumatra, while accompanied by parish chairman Father Yonas Sandra Mallisa (center) and Father Amandus Rejino Santosa. The parish demanded state-owned lender Bank BNI to return the parish credit union funds of Rp 28 billion (US$1.63 million) being embezzled by a then-employee of BNI.

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Wife of N. Sumatra church fund embezzler named suspect in money laundering case

The two are suspected to have used some Rp 7 billion (US$397,660) from the total Rp 28 billion embezzled from the Catholic Church parish' credit union in Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency.

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A woman takes a picture on May 16 next to an exhibition at the Marsinah Museum in Nglundo village, Nganjuk regency, East Java. The museum, inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto on May 16, features artifacts tracing labor activist Marsinah's life from her childhood to her work and activism as a factory laborer before her murder in 1993.

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Labor activist, national hero Marsinah honored in new memorial site

At the museum’s inauguration, President Prabowo Subianto said the site reflects the government’s commitment to labor movements, while calling Marsinah’s murder ‘a brutal act’ that should not happen in the country.

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Nourishing program: Kindergarten students eat meals on April 23 supplied by the government’s free nutritious meal program in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Prabowo vows to fix problems in free meals program amid governance concerns

President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to address various problems surrounding his administration’s flagship free nutritious meal program, while defending the multibillion-rupiah initiative as essential for students and farmers nationwide amid mounting concerns over its governance.

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A woman takes a picture on May 16 next to an exhibition at the Marsinah Museum in Nglundo village, Nganjuk regency, East Java. The museum, inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto on May 16, features artifacts tracing labor activist Marsinah's life from her childhood to her work and activism as a factory laborer before her murder in 1993.

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Labor activist, national hero Marsinah honored in new memorial site

An ice cream vendor stops to look at posters of the three presidential and vice-presidential candidates, the list of participating parties and the list of candidates for members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) from East Java on Feb. 3, 2024, in Surabaya, East Java, ahead of the 2024 presidential and legislative polls.

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Small political parties warn against last-minute elections law revision

Prabowo recognizes 'problems' with free meal scheme

The scheme, which is said to have provided meals to more than 61 million people by March, was among the first to be cut back as Jakarta seeks to counter the economic impact of the Middle East war.

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Coordinating Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Services Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra speaks to the media on Feb. 24, 2025, upon arriving at the Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, to participate as a speaker in a regional leaders’ retreat.

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Govt denies ordering shutdowns of Papua documentary screenings

Clouds float above the Presidential Palace building on Aug. 17, 2025, before a ceremony marking Indonesia's 80th Independence Day at the Ceremonial Plaza in future capital Nusantara, East Kalimantan.

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Court ruling raises further questions over Nusantara’s future

Nadiem Makarim, former education minister and co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, arrives for a hearing on May 13 over alleged corruption related to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

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Outcry as prosecutors seek 18-year sentence for Nadiem

Indonesia to review visa waivers after foreign scammers' arrests

Authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids on an online gambling ring in the capital Jakarta and a scamming syndicate in Batam.

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Going green: A resident deposits recyclable plastic and paper waste into a waste-bank collection box in the Samtama Village in East Cempaka Putih subdistrict, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta, on May 12, 2026. Recyclable materials collected through the neighborhood’s waste banks are sold monthly, with the proceeds used to fund community activities and social assistance programs.

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'Samtama Village' shows Jakarta potential of waste sorting

Foreign nationals, who police said were mainly from Vietnam, walk on May 10, 2026, ahead of being transported after their arrest in Jakarta. The detainees have been suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building

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Jakarta raid on foreign nationals raises questions over gambling ring financiers

A man cleans up a communal bathroom on May 8 in Tomang subdistrict, Grogol Petamburan district, West Jakarta. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded the number of community units (RW) classified as slum neighborhoods in Jakarta has decreased from 445 in 2017 to 211 this year.

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Slums in Jakarta reduced by half in past decade

Cultural pride: Participants take part in the “Parade Inspirasi Diri” on April 26 during the Car Free Day (CFD) event at Jakarta’s Hotel Indonesia traffic circle. The parade, showcasing a cross-disciplinary arts collaboration featuring 143 dancers, musicians and choir members, is part
of the Road to Pagelaran Sabang Merauke 2026, which will be held Aug. 21-23 at Indonesia Arena in Senayan, Jakarta.

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Pramono opens CFD in Rasuna Said area, launches waste sorting movement

Children play on May 5, 2026, in floodwaters in Bojong Kavling, Rawa Buaya, West Jakarta. The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency reported that as of 2 p.m., 18 neighborhood units and one road remained inundated, with water levels ranging from 15 to 95 centimeters following heavy rainfall that caused rivers to overflow.

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Dry season nears but heavy rain still expected across Jakarta

A search and rescue team uses heavy machinery on March 9, 2026, the day after a landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, the country’s biggest, buried garbage trucks, food stalls and 13 people, killing seven.

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Jakarta mandates household sorting to tackle chronic waste crisis

A number of students take part in automotive training at a private vocational school in Jakarta on April 4, 2026. The Jakarta administration expanded its free private school program in 2026 covering 103 schools across various education levels, aiming to expand access to education for Jakarta residents.

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Jakarta expands free schooling scheme as out-of-school rate remains high

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Treasurer at St. Fransiscus Asisi Catholic church parish in Aek Nabara, Labuhanbatu regency, North Sumatra, Sr. Natalia Situmorang (second right), speaks during a press conference on April 10 at the Medan Diocese Cathedral's hall in Medan, North Sumatra, while accompanied by parish chairman Father Yonas Sandra Mallisa (center) and Father Amandus Rejino Santosa. The parish demanded state-owned lender Bank BNI to return the parish credit union funds of Rp 28 billion (US$1.63 million) being embezzled by a then-employee of BNI.

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Wife of N. Sumatra church fund embezzler named suspect in money laundering case

This file photo taken on December 10, 2019, shows the first female flogger preparing to whip a woman in public, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, after she was caught in close proximity with a man who was not her husband in a hotel. With more women being charged for morality crimes in recent years, Aceh says it's trying to follow Islamic law that calls for women to whip female perpetrators, which is the case in neighboring Malaysia.

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Prosecutor carries out 202 strokes of flogging for adulterer, 14 gamblers

Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni (center) talks during the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF21) on May 11 at the UN headquarters in New York City, the United States. Raja Juli said Indonesia managed to reduce forest and land fires by 86 percent in the past decade.

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Indonesia reduced forest, land fires by 86%, minister claims at UN event

Motorists ride past the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital in Jakarta on May 12, 2026, where a male British national was quarantined due to suspected exposure to hantavirus, although he was eventually declared uninfected.

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Bali increases surveillance for hantavirus

East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa (center) talks with a student while inspecting the free nutritious meals program on Jan. 8, 2025, at the SMPN 1 Candi state junior high school in Sidoarjo, East Java.

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Hundreds of Surabaya students fall ill after consuming free meals

Indonesia's first giant panda is set to charm the public

Satrio Wiratama, the 170-day-old panda cub, was born in November last year in Taman Safari Indonesia zoo in Cisarua, Bogor regency, West Java, to a pair of pandas loaned by China to Indonesia.

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A diplomat from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, signs a handover letter while surrounded by officials from various Indonesian agencies and observed by a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officer (left, sitting) during a rendezvous on May 7 on the sea border between the countries. The consulate general repatriated two fishermen and their fishing boat (background) who drifted away into Malaysian waters after their boat ran out of fuel.

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Indonesian consulate general in Johor Bahru repatriates two Batam fishermen

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Nourishing program: Kindergarten students eat meals on April 23 supplied by the government’s free nutritious meal program in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Prabowo vows to fix problems in free meals program amid governance concerns

Foreign nationals, who police said were mainly from Vietnam, suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building, are led to transportation after being arrested on May 10 in Jakarta..

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Govt raises chance to review visa waiver policy

Police officers visit a drug store to inspect syrup formulas for children following numerous child deaths from kidney injuries attributed to harmful substances in medicinal syrups in Banda Aceh, Aceh on Oct. 24, 2022.

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BPOM tightens OTC drug sales in modern retail outlets

Motorcyclists ride past the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Diseases Hospital in Jakarta on May 12, 2026, where a male British national was quarantined due to suspected hantavirus exposure, although he was eventually declared uninfected.

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Indonesia boosts vigilance after man found to be close contact of hantavirus patient

This photo taken on May 6, 2026 shows a child receiving a measles-rubella vaccine as part of the governments health program to combat childhood diseases in Surabaya.

Vitamins over vaccines: Misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge

Misinformation circulating on social media about vaccines causing disease paralysis, behavioral problems, or worse has become an issue as the number of measles cases in Indonesia has soared, becoming the second-highest in the world behind only war-torn Yemen, according to the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI).

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Prisons, inmates assigned to cook free meals for schoolchildren

Healthcare workers examine elementary school students during the launch of a free health check programme for children, in Jakarta on August 4, 2025.

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Nationwide screenings uncover early signs of hypertension in children

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