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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A woman lies on a wooden frame above a floor piled with green mussel shells on Sept. 20, 2025, in Cilincing, North Jakarta. Green mussels are widely harvested in Jakarta Bay, but there are concerns that pollution from factories and households may accumulate in them, including heavy metals and other contaminants.

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Former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah (right) arrives on Friday at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detention center in Jakarta. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) transferred Febrie, a money laundering suspect, to the KPK detention facility.

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Agency reviews protection request from witness in ex-prosecutor money laundering case

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Agency reviews protection request from witness in ex-prosecutor money laundering case

President Prabowo Subianto wipes his face moments before delivering his annual State of the Nation Address on Aug. 15, 2025, ahead of Indonesia’s Independence Day in Jakarta.

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Discontent over policies, leadership erodes Prabowo’s footing

Police officers stand guard during a rally organized by university students on Aug. 19, 2025, in front of the East Java Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) in Surabaya, East Java. During the rally, protesters called for the government to scrap its controversial national history book project and push for protection of freedom of expression.

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Manager candidates of the Red and White Cooperatives march in full camo outfits on July 31, 2026, prior to attending the closing ceremony for the Defense Ministry’s Bachelor of Indonesian Development Drivers (SPPI) degree program at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in East Jakarta.

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Civil groups launch petition against TNI's expanding role in civilian affairs

Workers prepare meal packages to be distributed to pregnant women, nursing mothers and toddlers under the free nutritious meal program on July 30 in Batam, Riau Islands.

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Court ruling on free meals funding gets cautious welcome

Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) chair Kaesang Pangarep (right) puts a party jacket on former Nasdem Party politician Rusdi Masse (left) on Jan. 29 during the opening of the PSI's national working meeting in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

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This photo taken on Feb. 11 shows native forest trees (left) and land cleared and prepared for industrial planting (right) in Lahei Mangkutup, Kapuas Regency in Central Kalimantan Province. Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of “carbon-neutral“ packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.

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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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An elementary school pupil walks past the Wangi Cempedak integrated child-friendly public space (RPTRA) in East Jakarta on July 24, 2026.

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Police officers stand guard outside Jami Matraman Mosque on Matraman Dalam Street in Central Jakarta, on July 27, 2026.

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Police name seven suspects over deadly clash in Central Jakarta

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Sudaryono, head of the National Nutrition Agency (BGN), speaks to the press at the agency building in Jakarta on July 22, 2026.

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BGN suspends Semarang SPPG after 707 people hit by food poisoning

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (left) walks with Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi (right) ahead of the groundbreaking of mass rapid transit station as part of bus rapid transit infrastructure connecting the Greater Bandung area on July 22 at the Leuwipanjang bus terminal in Bandung, West Java.

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West Java prepares 18 routes for Greater Bandung BRT system

Law enforcement officers gather around a table full of pieces of evidence confiscated from a Malaysian-led drugs syndicate during a joint press conference on July 31 in Sakura Garden, Batu Ampar area in Batam, Riau Islands. A joint operation consisting of officers from the National Narcotics Agency and the Customs and Excise Directorate General raided four locations in Batam and arrested six Indonesians.

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A worker pours crude oil using traditiona equipment on May 31, 20215, in Telaga Said village, Sei Lepan in Langkat regency, North Sumatra. The village has about 100 old oil wells previously operated by state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina.

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Police investigate oil well fire at historic North Sumatra oil field

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Five dead, 41 missing after ferry catches fire off East Java

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At least 25 missing after series of boat accidents in East Java

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Two people walk past a billboard that reads “Firmly reject LGBT” on July 27, 2026, in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Critics lambaste anti-LGBTQ syllabus plan for religious schools

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Mixed-marriage families seek priority in dual citizenship plan

Pupils carry free nutritious meal packages past a classroom with a collapsed roof at SD Tanggirejo state elementary school in Tegowanu, Grobogan, Central Java, on July 21, 2026. According to the school, the classroom roof first collapsed in January and sustained further damage in April, forcing classes to rotate between the remaining usable classrooms, partitioned learning spaces and a prayer room converted into a temporary classroom to ensure pupils' safety.

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Court ruling shift focus back to schools, teacher welfare

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Consulate delivers aid to Indonesians in Malaysian prisons ahead of Independence Day

Flood aftermath: A man takes pictures on December 13, 2025, as he stands on piles of uprooted trees swept away by a flash flood at Darul Mukhlisin Islamic boarding school in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh. Floods and landslides triggered by extreme weather linked to Cyclone Senyar struck three northern Sumatran provinces in late November 2025.

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Sumatra flood survivors still seek justice eight months after disaster

This photo released by the Sukabumi administration on July 28 shows the aftermath of a fire in Kasepuhan Ciptamulya, an Indigenous customary village, in Sukabumi, West Java.

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Village fire underscores climate vulnerability of indigenous communities

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Weather agency warns El Niño in Indonesia to last through early 2027

More than 5,000 hotspots were detected as of July 29, a sharp increase compared to previous El Niño years in 2015, 2019 and 2023, BMKG official Ardhasena Sopaheluwakan said in an online briefing. The provinces of West Kalimantan, South Papua and Riau recorded the most hotspots.

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