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A prison official assists an inmate to gather eggs from chickens on June 15 at the Pekalongan penitentiary in Central Java. The penitentiary provides various training for inmates, including food processing and farming, to support the government's food security program. — A prison official assists an inmate to gather eggs from chickens on June 15 at the Pekalongan penitentiary in Central Java. The penitentiary provides various training for inmates, including food processing and farming, to support the government's food security program.`

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Pardoned convicts trained for food security jobs, minister says

The government previously mulled over allowing former inmates who received presidential pardon to join the Defense Ministry’s reserve component (Komcad) program, but it was scrapped due to legal issues pertaining to existing regulations.

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‘Izin’ and ‘Siap!’: Military lingo creeps into civilian life

The use of military-related language such as ‘siap!’ (ready) among civilians in formal and casual settings has been common at a time when the military is expanding its role into civilian affairs across the country.

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Indonesia, France discuss expansion of submarine cooperation

PT PAL Indonesia is not only focused on the Scorpene Evolved-class, but also looking ahead to more advanced platforms in terms of weapon systems and capabilities

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Students collect metal food trays used to distribute free nutritious meal program at the SDN Banjarsari 5 state elementary school in Serang, Banten on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Graft probe draws scrutiny over police, military roles in free meals program

The widening corruption probe into President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meal program has implicated a police brigadier general and a military officer, intensifying scrutiny over active-duty personnel in government welfare programs.

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Two diplomats from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru (third left and third right) are flanked by four fishermen from Bintan regency, Riau Islands, prior to the fishermen's repatriation on July 2, 2026, at the consulate general in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The fishermen were cleared of criminal charges of trespassing into Malaysian waters without proper documents.

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Malaysia deports more Indonesians as part of Program M

The deportations were part of Malaysia’s Program M, a two-year collaboration between the Malaysian Immigration Department and Indonesian diplomatic missions in Peninsular Malaysia to facilitate the repatriation of 7,200 Indonesian illegal migrant workers.

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A water-bombing helicopter operated by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) drops water on a landfill fire on July 4 at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia.

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Jatiwaringin landfill emergency status in force until July 14

Forestry Ministry deploys the Manggala Agni team of forest firemen to reach hotspots below the landfill surface.

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Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat (second right) looks at a bamboo plant on June 14 during a bamboo planting ceremony in Bogor regency, West Java.

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Plan for a new climate body met with opposition

After a meeting with the United Kingdom Climate Change Committee (UK CCC), Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat raised a plan to form a similar independent body in Indonesia to strengthen the country’s climate actions.

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Langkat Regent Syah Afandin gives a speech on May 19, 2025, during an event in the regency administrative seat of Stabat, North Sumatra. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Syah Afandin on Thursday for allegedly taking bribes from private companies awarded projects in the regency.

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KPK nabs Langkat regent for alleged project bribes

Regent Syah Afandin is suspected of receiving fees from private companies awarded projects in the regency.

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Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat (second right) looks at a bamboo plant on June 14 during a bamboo planting ceremony in Bogor regency, West Java.

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Plan for a new climate body met with opposition

Former education minister and cofounder of tech firm Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, poses on Tuesday ahead of his sentencing at the Jakarta Corruption Court in Central Jakarta. The judges sentenced him to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing his authority in the procurement of Chromebook laptops for schools nationwide between 2020 and 2022.

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Nadiem, prosecutors appeal Chromebook graft verdict

A voter casts his ballot into a ballot box at a polling station during a revote on Dec. 3, 2024, for the 2024 simultaneous regional elections in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

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Political parties respect court ruling upholding direct regional elections

House of Representatives Commission I deputy chair Sukamta (second right) hands the list of issues for deliberation of the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill to Deputy Law Minister Edward “Eddy“ O.S. Hiariej (second left) during a working meeting on June 29 at the House complex in Senayan, Jakarta.

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Transparency concerns cloud cybersecurity bill deliberations

Health practitioner Tifauzia “Tifa” Tyassuma (right) arrives for the opening hearing of her defamation trial at the East Jakarta District Court on July 2, 2026. Prosecutors read the indictment accusing her of defaming former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo by alleging that his university diploma was not authentic.

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Jokowi diploma challenger faces defamation trial

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Controversial commissioner appointments revive patronage concerns at SOEs

President Prabowo Subianto (center), accompanied by National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (right), conducts an inspection during a ceremony commemorating the 80th National Police Day on July 1 at a police training facility in Cikeas, Bogor, West Java.

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Prabowo lauds police amid concerns over stalled reforms

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People wait in line to enter an MRT station after attending the peak celebration of Jakarta's 499th anniversary near the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on June 27, 2026. The Jakarta administration marked the city's 499th anniversary under the theme “Toward Five Centuries of Jakarta,“ featuring a variety of entertainment and cultural performances.

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New underground concourse to expand MRT access

Illustration of a police tape sealing a crime scene.

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Recent deaths expose Jakarta’s infrastructure safety failures

View of the 'Now Showing’ movie list as seen in front of Cinema XXI inside a shopping mall on Jl. Basuki Rachmat, East Jakarta, on Nov. 13, 2025.

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Jakarta aims for cinematic growth with new film body

Motorists queue on April 1 to refuel their bike at a gas station in South Jakarta.

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Motorists switch fuels, queue longer amid fuel price hike

Afternoon gridlock: Motorcyclists weave through traffic as commuters queue to enter an LRT station during the afternoon rush hour in Jakarta on June 10, 2026.

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Jakarta, one ‘angkot’ at a time

This aerial picture taken from a helicopter shows a general view of the sport facilities at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium (center) and other fields and venues for the upcoming 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on March 29, 2018.

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GBK set for major revamp after takeover of hotel

A commuter train passes through the newly inaugurated Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) station in North Jakarta on June 23, a day after its opening during Jakarta’s 499th anniversary celebrations. The station sits adjacent to JIS, Indonesia’s largest stadium.

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New JIS station brings hope for smoother event access

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A water-bombing helicopter operated by Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) drops water on a landfill fire on July 4 at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia.

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Jatiwaringin landfill emergency status in force until July 14

Langkat Regent Syah Afandin gives a speech on May 19, 2025, during an event in the regency administrative seat of Stabat, North Sumatra. The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Syah Afandin on Thursday for allegedly taking bribes from private companies awarded projects in the regency.

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KPK nabs Langkat regent for alleged project bribes

Illustration of a police tape sealing a crime scene.

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TNI investigates soldier's alleged involvement in N. Sumatra cow theft

Personnel from the Indonesian Military's (TNI) Habema Joint Operations Command evacuate the body of PT AMA pilot Nicholas F. Goselin, 29, on Thursday in Balinggama, Sobaham district, Yahukimo regency, Highland Papua. Authorities said Goselin was allegedly shot by members of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB).

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Probe underway after US pilot killed in Papua

A water-bombing helicopter drops water on a fire on Wednesday at the Jatiwaringin landfill in Tangerang Regency, Banten. On the second day of firefighting efforts, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) deployed two water-bombing helicopters to help contain the blaze, which had spread across about 15 hectares of the landfill's 33-ha site. Authorities said the fire was caused by a combination of extreme heat and methane gas generated by decomposing waste.

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Jatiwaringin landfill blaze enters third day, sickening more than a hundred

TNI recovers body of American pilot killed by rebels in Papua

The attack was a message to the Indonesian and US governments for "failing" to address the root causes of the conflict in Papua between the Indonesian military and the West Papua National Liberation Army, says a separatist group spokesman.

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A school boy squats while holding his head in his hands in this undated illustration of childhood bullying.

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Alleged bullying death of 16-year-old renews fears of school violence

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Residents carry buckets of water collected from a natural spring on June 20 in Gunung Putri village, Situbondo regency, East Java. Villagers say they have struggled to access clean water for drinking and daily needs over the past month, forcing them to walk about one kilometer to the spring.

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Drought tightens grip across Indonesia

Rows of young oil palm trees are seen on April 28 on the border of Sebangau National Park area in Central Kalimantan. Around 2,000 hectares of forests in the national park and its buffer zone were cleared to make way for oil palm plantations in 2024, according to NGO Auriga Nusantara.

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Deforestation still haunts Indonesia’s national parks

Forests, people sacrificed in Sebangau

How a national park in Central Kalimantan vanishes in plain sight

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Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers hold harvested rice during a grand harvest event with TNI commander Gen. Agus Subiyanto on July 10, 2025, in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra. The harvesting event on a 80-hectare paddy field owned by the Bukit Barisan military command in the province produced 520 tonnes of rice to be used for the government's free nutritious meal program.

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Critics slam Prabowo’s praise for TNI, police role in food drive

An epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium freycineti) is captured in its coral habitat in Arborek Island in Raja Ampat regency, Southwest Papua in April 2026. The shark, which has developed an ability to "walk" on the seabed and land using an undulating crawling motion, relies on coral reefs as its nursery habitat.

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Tourism, climate puts Raja Ampat's ‘walking shark’ under pressure

A migrating wild goose spreads its wings on Oct. 29, 2025, in wetlands near Linum, eastern Germany. The eastern federal state of Brandenburg and other federal states, authorities have recorded the largest outbreak of bird flu in wild birds to date. The epidemic, which is unprecedented in its scale, mainly affects cranes, whose autumn migration is currently at its peak. A significant increase in deaths and rapid spread in Central Europe and along the migration route to Spain is therefore to be expected.

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Indonesia on alert after Australia bird flu detection

Deputy Immigration and Corrections Minister Silmy Karim (center) walks wearing a detainee vest on June 4 after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta.

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Graft probe offers hope for better immigration system, mixed-marriage families say

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