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Society
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Religious Affairs Ministry hosts first Christmas celebration
The move comes amid continued concerns about religious intolerance in Indonesia, where issues surrounding Christmas greetings and joint celebrations with Muslims remain sensitive in the country’s Muslim-majority context.
3 hours ago
Society
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Indonesia’s climate commitment lags behind as COP30 ends
Environment groups have decried Indonesia’s lack of bold commitments to cutting emissions and phasing out fossil fuels at the United Nations climate summit, with national energy plans still reliant on coal and the carbon market.
4 hours ago
Society
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JKN revamp seeks to streamline hospital referrals
The government has unveiled a new hospital referral system for the National Health Insurance (JKN) program with the aim of reducing costs and shortening treatment times.
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Lively libraries, bookshops defy ‘myth’ of low reading interest
Offline reading spaces across the capital are abuzz with activity, presenting a counterpoint to the country's oft-cited poor reading interest, though increasing access to literary materials in remote regions remains a challenge.
4 hours ago
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NU’s Israel debacle intensifies as Yahya, supporters push back
The dispute over Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf’s invitation of an Israel-supporting scholar has reached new heights, with more senior clerics coming out in support of Yahya and plans for further meetings underway.
19 hours ago
Politics
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Asset bill pushed to 2026 as House focus on other bills
The asset forfeiture bill is one of the draft regulations included in the 2026 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), although its deliberation depends on when the legislature completes the derivative regulations of the new KUHAP.
1 day ago
Archipelago
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Batam requests emergency status over garbage crisis
A sanction from the Environment ministry has forced Batam city administration to only use smaller section of its Telaga Pungkur final dumping site.
1 day ago
Archipelago
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Govt to close some 1,400 illegal gold mines in Halimun Salak National Park
The Forest Ministry closed 88 illegal gold mines last week as well as another 200 mines on Oct. 29 and Nov. 7, in Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Sukabumi regency, West Java.
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- Microplastics detected in air across 18 major cities in Indonesia: Study
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politics
NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker
The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday.
2 days ago
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Purbaya calls on journalists to step up scrutiny of government
Speaking at an event hosted by the Chief Editors Forum on Sunday, Purbaya said the press had grown “increasingly muted” in recent years, leaving poor public policies insufficiently challenged and weakening policy outcomes.
1 week ago
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archipelago
Death toll from Central Java landslides rises to 30
Some 21 people remain missing after landslides triggered by torrential rain struck the city of Cilacap last week and the Banjarnegara region over the weekend, the agency said.
3 days ago
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- Sukarno, Soeharto and authoritarian failures in Indonesia
- Vivo secures Pertamina fuel deal as Shell talks hang in the balance
- Govt to impose export tax on gold to pursue revenue, industry growth
- GoTo nominates Hans Patuwo as new CEO after Patrick Walujo resigns
- Microplastics detected in air across 18 major cities in Indonesia: Study
- The stakes of Danantara’s investment in GoTo-Grab
- When a queen returns: Finance, inclusion and the colonial echoes of advice
- NU supreme leader tells Yahya to resign over pro-Israel speaker
- RI looks to partner with Malaysia, Singapore for cross-border data center
- Gibran steps in for Prabowo at G20 summit under US boycott
