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President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meal program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111 Jakarta. — President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meal program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111 Jakarta. `

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Academic fraud clouds free meals Nobel bid

A paper promoting President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meals program for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination has become embroiled in an academic integrity scandal after its lead author allegedly fabricated her professorship and listed researchers as coauthors without their consent.

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MUI warns against men in dresses for Independence festivities

Amid a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Indonesia, the council said in a statement such behavior was "haram" or forbidden.

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Indonesia ordered two Scorpene Evolved submarines from French shipbuilder Naval Group which are being constructed domestically in Surabaya.

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Arrests over posts on Prabowo’s Iran remark raise free speech alarm

The two men were arrested over online comments about the President's controversial remark on Iran’s nuclear capability, which the police allege breach certain provisions on provocation and incitement in the ITE Law.

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Students eat lunch as part of the free nutritious meal program on Jan. 6, 2025, at a school in Jakarta.

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Eyes on education bill as free meals may seek funding lifeline

The revision to the education system law could pave the way for the multitrillion-rupiah free nutritious meal program to once again be financed through the education budget, teachers groups have warned, potentially reversing a court decision ruling out free meals as an education expense.

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Students arrested, expelled for sexual harassment

A student is being held at the Central Java Police's detention center while a student in Medan has been stripped of his academic and nonacademic privileges.

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Officers from the Bali Animal, Fish and Plant Quarantine Agency (BBKHIT) display 284 birds on Aug. 3 after thwarting a smuggling effort at Gilimanuk Port in Jembrana regency, Bali. The smuggling interception operation involved officers from the Bali BBKHIT, the Bali Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and the Gilimanuk Port Police.

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Authorities foil effort to smuggle hundreds of birds out of Bali

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Students eat lunch as part of the free nutritious meal program on Jan. 6, 2025, at a school in Jakarta.

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Independence Day logo becomes protest canvas

President Prabowo Subianto makes a gesture of greeting to members of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) on Aug. 15, 2025, as he mounts the stage to delivers his first State of the Nation Address at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta.

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Prabowo’s push for binding state policy guidelines causes alarm

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Surabaya hosts first steel cutting for Scorpene Evolved submarine

Indonesian military (TNI) troops prepare at the National Monument (Monas) complex for deployment on Aug. 31, 2025, amid widespread anti-government protests and rioting over issues such as extra pay for lawmakers, in Jakarta.

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Security minister brushes off unrest concerns ahead of Independence Day

National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (left) shakes hands with Attorney General ST Burhanuddin (right) on Wednesday during a press briefing at the Office of the Coordinating Politics and Security Minister in Central Jakarta.

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Rumor of National Police chief dismissal resurfaces amid AGO-Police tension

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A no weapons sign is seen on the window inside a Transjakarta bus in this undated photo.

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Nearly 1,000 weapons found at South Jakarta school

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Jakarta tightens crackdown on polluters as illegal dumpsites grow larger

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Jakarta steps up efforts to reduce school dropout rates

Morning commute: Passengers wait for a Jakarta MRT train on July 3, 2026, at Blok M Station in South Jakarta.

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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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Firefighter dies battling blaze at illegal Jakarta dumpsite

High metal fences are seen on Aug. 31 around Kota Kasablanka shopping mall in South Jakarta.

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Pramono urges calm as fear of August riot repeat unnerves shopping malls

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Students arrested, expelled for sexual harassment

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Authorities foil effort to smuggle hundreds of birds out of Bali

Guardsmen from the Hawaii Army National Guard's 7th Engineer Battalion observe as Indonesian first responders scale down a giant wall to simulate vertical rescue during the Pacific Partnership 2026 exercise at the Sibolga Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) office in Pandan, Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on July 24, 2026. The disaster mitigation exercise also included water rescue and a table-top exercise on disaster response.

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US, Indonesian first responders share expertise in Pacific Partnership

Asnili, a resident of Pulau Panggung village, Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra, searches for gravel in the Enim River to earn a living on July 21, 2026.

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Officials from the East Java Provincial Disaster Management Agency fill a drone’s water tank to battle a wildfire in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java, on August 6, 2026.

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United States Ambassador to Jakarta Sung Yong Kim (right) signs a plaque marking the beginning of construction for the US Consulate in Medan on Nov. 17, 2021. The US has had a consulate in Medan since 1949 serving all 10 provinces on Sumatra Island.

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US Consulate construction in Medan halted as US plans withdrawal

A long-tailed monkey (macaca fascicularis) is seen at the Bama Beach in Baluran, Situbondo, East Java, on Aug. 3, 2017. Monkeys in the area look for food at the beach during low tide.

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A young dengue patient undergoes treatment at Loekmono Hadi Regional General Hospital (RSUD) in Kudus, Central Java on Feb. 5, 2024. Health authorities in the regency records a 25 percent increase of dengue fever patients in January to 55 cases compared to the previous month.

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Patient death, doctors' mockery expose healthcare cracks

West Aceh Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Agus Sulistianto (right) inpects the food preparation for the free nutritious meal program at a kitchen managed by the West Aceh Police in West Aceh regency, Aceh on Aug. 6, 2026. The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) requires all free meal kitchen to have hygiene and sanitation certificates (SLHS) by Aug. 10 to avoid permanent closure.

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Food waste issue looms over free meals rollout

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Students eat meal packages disbursed under the free nutritious meal program on Tuesday at SDN 106162 state elementary school in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra.

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Scientific paper promoting free meals for Nobel Prize raises eyebrows

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A health worker examines a female patient's blood pressure on July 17 during the free health screening at the Mandonga subdistrict office in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. More than 73 million people nationwide received free screenings in the first seven months of 2026, according to the Health Ministry.

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Free health screening to shift focus to treatment

Protesters from the Islamic Unity Students Association (PP HIMA PERSIS) stage a demonstration outside the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta on August 4, 2026. The students demand the AGO to transfer its money laundering investigation into former prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) and urge policymakers to pass an asset forfeiture law.

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