Stacked odds: A worker arranges covered trays filled with freshly cooked food on May 6 at a nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) based in the Ternate Police headquarters in North Maluku.`

Prabowo orders reviews of flagship programs, signals possible shift

President Prabowo Subianto is reassessing two of his flagship programs, signaling a possible shift in the rollout of the free nutritious meals and the Red and White cooperatives program, amid persistent controversies and growing public scrutiny surrounding his costly initiatives.

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Jakarta premium

Exercise meets anxiety as harassment shadows women joggers

Reports of sexual harassment targeting women while jogging in Jakarta have reignited concerns over the safety of the public spaces, after a South Jakarta resident alleged she was groped by a passing motorcyclist and some other women shared similar experiences online.

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Politics premium

Legal mire increases doubts about Febrie's graft probe

Observers caution that the unclear status of corruption investigations involving Febrie Adriansyah, a former top graft buster at the Attorney General's Office, may indicate that the cases have been politically compromised.

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Motorists queue to buy Pertalite gasoline at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra, Thursday, July 16, 2026. PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is working to ease long queues by extending operating hours to 24 hours and deploying 30 additional fuel tanker trucks to distribute fuel to several gas stations across North Sumatra.

Archipelago premium

Worsening fuel shortages lead to kilometers-long lines at North Sumatra gas stations

In Langkat regency, lines stretched about 13 kilometers from a gas station in Wampu to another in Tanjung Pura, trapping thousands of private cars, intercity buses and logistics trucks for hours. Some vehicles broke down after running out of fuel while waiting in line.

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This aerial picture taken on June 10, 2026 shows traditional fishing boats moored at the traditional port in Bungko Lor hamlet in Cirebon, West Java. Indonesia is one of the top contributors of labor for the global fishing industry with several hundred thousand migrant workers, according to government figures. Many are recruited online and assigned to foreign-flagged ships without being properly informed about their rights, leaving them vulnerable to abuse, experts say.

Archipelago

'No rest': Indonesians overworked, abused on foreign fishing vessels

Indonesia is one of the top contributors of labor for the global fishing industry with several hundred thousand migrant workers.

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Two eighth-century Buddhist bronze statues depicting the four-armed Avalokiteshvara that were looted from Indonesia and trafficked to the United States by antiquity dealer Douglas Latchford. The US repatriated the sculptures to Indonesia in July 2026 after a US collector voluntarily surrendered 34 Cambodian and Southeast Asian items.

Archipelago premium

US returns two 8th-century Buddhist statues looted from Indonesia

According to US authorities, the sculptures were looted from archaeological sites in Indonesia decades ago before being sold to Latchford who was based in Bangkok.

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West Sumatra student detonates homemade bomb at school after alleged bullying

Padang Police chief Sr. Comr. Apri Wibowo said investigators believe the 17-year-old had assembled the explosives to target classmates he claimed had bullied him for years.

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A woman and her children are tested for tuberculosis (TB) at a community health center (Puskesmas) on May 14, 2025, in Bandung, West Java.

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Climate crisis may pose challenges to TB elimination

Poor environmental and social conditions may drive up TB transmission in high-burden Asian countries, while climate change-driven disasters can also potentially disrupt testing and treatment, health experts said.

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