Four Malaysians arrested over alleged abuse of Indonesian domestic workers

YY's complaint was followed by the emergence of a video that allegedly documented the abuse. Malaysian police said the footage, recorded on July 26 last year, showed a man and a woman repeatedly punching and slapping a domestic worker while another man and a woman verbally abused her.

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Fatality at Jakarta marathon raises concerns on safety, readiness

The death of a runner during a marathon event in Jakarta last week has raised concerns about participant preparedness and emergency medical response, as long-distance running continues to gain popularity in the capital.

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Six settlers in Tesso Nilo National Park sentenced to six months in prison

The defendants allegedly dismantled posts and destroyed equipment and other property belonging to the Forest Enforcement Task Force (PKH) causing estimated state losses of around Rp 50 million.

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Yellow wave: Students wear jackets in their school colors on June 12, 2026, as they take part in a massive street protest in Central Jakarta against government policies including fuel price hikes, the free nutritious meal program and the Indonesian Military’s expanded role in civilian affairs.

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Students rally to urge restoring civilian supremacy, stopping 'wasteful' spending

Topping the demands made by students across the archipelago are to stop the free meals and rural cooperatives programs, restore the TNI to its original defense function and to stabilize the national currency.

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House of Representatives deputy speakers Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (center) of the Gerindra Party and Saan Mustopa (right) of the NasDem Party address studnt protesters in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta during a protest on June 19, 2026 against government policies, including state budget spending, fuel price hike, the free nutritious meal program and expanded military roles in civilian affairs.

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House leaders meet student protesters in rally against fuel prices, free meals

House of Representatives Deputy Speakers Sufmi Dasco Ahmad and Saan Mustopa promised to facilitate dialogues between student protesters and the government about their concerns, including rising fuel prices and a re-evaluation of the free nutritious meal program.

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Echa Wa’ode (center), an activist from LGBTQ rights organization Arus Pelangi, marches with other participants on March 8, 2025, during a protest organized by the Indonesian Women's Alliance (API) on the 50th International Women's Day demanding labor rights, gender equality and protections in Jakarta.

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Rights groups oppose calls to criminalize LGBTQ people

Civil society groups have condemned growing calls from religious leaders and lawmakers to criminalize LGBTQ people and advocacy, warning that such proposals would violate fundamental rights and further marginalize an already vulnerable minority.

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Closed up: A free nutritious meals service unit (SPPG) is shuttered in Mimbaan 03 subdistrict, Panji district, Situbondo, East Java, on Friday, June 5, 2026. Many SPPG have been forced to suspend their operational activities due to delayed government funding, contract renewals and graft investigations involving the National Nutrition Agency (BGN).

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Government to halt free meal scheme during holidays

The multi-billion dollar meal scheme is one of President Prabowo Subianto's signature policies, but has been widely criticised for its high costs, with hundreds demonstrating in Jakarta last week to call for it to be scrapped.

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Indonesian Military (TNI) chief of general staff Lt. Gen. Richard Taruli H. Tampubolon (second right) holds a sack of mineral black sand while Republic of Indonesia Fleet Command (Koarmada RI) Vice Adm. Denih Hendrata (second left) observes on May 26 at the Indonesian Navy’s Naval Command (Kodaeral) IV/Batam headquarters’ pier in Batam, Riau Islands. The Indonesian Navy intercepted on May 17 a tugboat and a barge carrying 25 containers of some 390 tonnes of raw minerals containing illegal rare earth metals and radioactive elements in Riau Islands waters.

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KSP summons all parties in alleged ilmenite, rare earth minerals smuggling

Private tin mining company PT Putraprima Mineral Mandiri (PMM) said the export of 390 tonnes of ilmenite was worth some US$195,000 and not in the trillions of rupiah, or millions of US dollars, as estimated by the Indonesian Navy and Forest Enforcement (PKH) Task Force.

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