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Top cop, Jokowi aide out as Prabowo consolidates power

President Prabowo Subianto has replaced National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo as well a senior minister linked to former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in a cabinet shake-up keen observers consider an attempt to further consolidate control among his loyalists.

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Career diplomat Arrmanatha takes helm of Foreign Ministry

Speaking to reporters after his inauguration, Arrmanatha said he would build on the government’s existing foreign policy while ensuring that Indonesia’s diplomacy remains consistent with its established priorities amid what he described as a “complicated” global landscape.

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Residents watch on Wednesday as flames engulf piles of garbage at Jatibarang Landfill in Semarang, Central Java. The Semarang Fire and Rescue Agency deployed 50 firefighters and seven fire trucks to tackle the blaze.

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Massive fires hit three landfills across the country as dry season intensifies

At least 43 landfills across Indonesia have been hit by major fires this year, highlighting the environmental and safety risks associated with the country’s continued reliance on open dumping.

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Second Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir attends an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries on Aug. 5, 2026, in Amman. The meeting was hosted by Jordan to reaffirm the kingdom’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites amid escalating Israeli incursions in occupied East Jerusalem.

BREAKING: Arrmanatha takes over as foreign minister in latest reshuffle

Arrmanatha, better known as Tata, previously served as Sugino’s foreign minister. He was among three deputy foreign ministers appointed by Prabowo in October 2024.

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President Prabowo Subianto prepares to address an inauguration ceremony for new ministers and deputy ministers on Sept. 8, 2025, at the State Palace in Central Jakarta, following the first reshuffle of his administration.

BREAKING: Prabowo reshuffles cabinet, replaces police chief

Comr. Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto, who previously headed the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), has been appointed to replace Listyo as the new police chief. Listyo, meanwhile, has been named the presidential chief of staff, replacing retired general Dudung Abdurachman.

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An aerial view of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry that capsized in the Java sea, September 13, 2026, in this still image taken from video.

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Police arrest captain of capsized ferry for violating shipping law

The Virgo Transport 8 ferry was carrying 243 people when it capsized in bad weather in the Java Sea on September 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. Authorities said 108 people survived.

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A port worker (right) gestures to a van at the Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Dec. 27, 2020. According to government data, the Ketapang-Gilimanuk ports saw 31,932 travelers and 6,854 vehicles in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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E. Java earmarks Rp 6 billion to improve ferry pier in Banyuwangi

The East Java provincial administration is pushing ahead to connect Bulusan pier with the landing craft machine (LCM) main piers in Ketapang ferry crossing.

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BREAKING: Prabowo reshuffles cabinet, replaces police chief

Former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana walks toward a prisoner van on Tuesday after an interrogation at the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office in Jakarta. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) suspects Dadan and former deputies of the agency of being involved in corruption pertaining to the free nutritious meal program.

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AGO wraps up probe against ex-free meals chief

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Whisky, big-screen TV seized from prison 'villas' in West Java

Inmates allegedly paid rent for the accommodation complete with couches, large beds, TVs, fridges -- even dining tables.

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A General Elections Commission (KPU) official checks a presidential election ballot on Feb. 5, 2024, at logistics warehouse at the Cempaka Putih Sports Hall in Central Jakarta.

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Presidential candidacy proposals raise alarm over potential court ruling violations

President Prabowo Subianto (right) listens to former president and Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri during a private meeting between the two politicians at the latter's residence in Central Jakarta on Sept. 28, 2026. During the meeting, the President offered condolences on the passing of Megawati's brother and artist, Guruh Soekarnoputra.

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Prabowo meets Megawati, offers condolences over Guruh’s death

Civil servant participants in the first wave of the 2026 Reserve Component (Komcad) basic military training program chant slogans after a graduation ceremony at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on June 5, 2026. A total of 1,758 participants completed the training and were inducted into the national reserve force.

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Civil servant death renews scrutiny of military reserve program

Democracy in action: An inmate has his finger inked after casting his ballot for the 2024 presidential and legislative elections on Feb. 14, 2024, at a polling station in a prison in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Law revision must prioritize competitive elections, forum says

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Police charge train driver over crash that killed 16 women in Bekasi

A long-distance train smashed on April 28 into a women-only car at the back of a stationary commuter train near Bekasi Timur station in West Java.

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A group of people take advantage of Car Free Day on Dec. 4, 2022, exercising along a Jakarta thoroughfare closed to motor vehicles between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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Extending Jakarta’s CFD may raise awareness but not dent pollution

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (left) poses with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a bilateral meeting at Civic Hall in New York in the United States on Sept. 20, 2026, on the sidelines of the Urban 20 Mayors Summit.

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New York offers Jakarta assistance on municipal bond plan

South Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) personnel fill residents’ buckets with water on Sept. 16 in West Cilandak, South Jakarta. BPBD South Jakarta, in collaboration with city-owned water company PAM Jaya, distributed free clean water to residents affected by water shortages caused by drought, which has left water supplies cloudy and reduced availability.

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Jakarta water shortages worsen as dry season drags on

President Prabowo Subianto (second left) and Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (second
right) test the Jakarta light rapid transit (LRT)’s extension from North Jakarta to Manggarai,
South Jakarta, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026.

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Prabowo opens new LRT link, backs Jakarta’s expansion push

Extra lesson: Children in fourth to sixth grade do coloring activities with volunteers during the noon session at Rumah Belajar Senen in Senen, Central Jakarta, on July 18, 2026.

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Jakarta’s makeshift classrooms under sweltering threat

Director of the Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation Department, Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin,(left) and spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (right) show face sketches of alleged perpetrators of unrest that led to the killing of 60-year-old mirror vendor Bambang Setiyawan in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, during a press briefing at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2026. The police also named 47 suspects allegedly involved in the damaging of public facilities and other violent acts during the unrest.

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