Military drill for Prabowo’s programs costs more lives

The mandatory military-style training for managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s Red and White Rural Cooperatives and fishing villages initiatives has claimed two more lives, intensifying calls from lawmakers and civil society groups to review the program.

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Indonesia on alert after Australia bird flu detection

The detection of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus in wild birds on mainland Australia has raised concerns across the Asia-Pacific, with experts urging Indonesia to strengthen surveillance and biosecurity to prevent cross-border transmission.

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Sun bear captured after roaming near Riau village for a month

Sun bears, also known as honey bears, are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and are threatened by habitat loss and hunting for traditional medicine.

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Officers from the Nongsa Police sub-precinct in Batam city, Riau Islands, hold a meeting with scrap and used goods businesses on June 18, 2026, to prevent the theft of public infrastructure goods. Known as 'iron termites', the syndicates target any public infrastructure goods made of metal.

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Wave of public facility theft raises concerns over investment in Riau Islands

Police are collaborating with various parties to prevent the theft of public infrastructure goods made of metal by syndicates known as "iron termites".

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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

Jakarta's expanding transportation network has made getting around easier, but accessibility, neighborhood connectivity and car-centric streets continue to keep many commuters from leaving their private vehicles behind.

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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

As investigations continue into an alleged extortion case involving former deputy immigration minister Silmy Karim, mixed-marriage families expressed hopes for real improvement in Indonesia’s immigration system.

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Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators hold up cash seized in the arrest of Cilacap Regent Syamsul Auliya Rachman, at a press briefing on March 14 at the antigraft body headquarters in Jakarta.

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Shrinking civic space, militarization could drag down Indonesia’s corruption index: TII

Indonesia may risk seeing its corruption perception index decline further this year as concerns over shrinking civic space, growing militarization and attacks on press freedom continue to worsen under the administration of Prabowo Subianto, according to Transparency International Indonesia (TII).

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A worker at the Surabaya Police’s nutrition fulfillment service unit (SPPG) shows a tray of food to be distributed under the free nutritious meal program on Oct. 29, 2025, in the East Java capital.

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Probe finds 100 allegedly fictitious free meal kitchens in Cilacap

Amalia said some of the allegedly fictitious SPPGs were registered at locations clearly unfit to operate free meal kitchens, including in forests, rice fields and even cemeteries.

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Shrinking civic space, militarization could drag down Indonesia’s corruption index: TII

President Prabowo Subianto (center) operates a rice plowing machine on Nov. 3, 2024, at a field cultivated as part of a national scheme to achieve food self-sufficiency, during his visit to Telaga Sari village, Merauke, South Papua.

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Prabowo shrugs off criticism for key policies

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

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Trainee deaths in Prabowo programs raise questions over training relevance

President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech while attending the closing ceremony of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) National Conference of Religious Scholars and Grand Conference at the Syaichona Mohammad Cholil Islamic Institute (IAI) in Bangkalan, East Java, on June 23, 2026.

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Prabowo urges unity at NU conference amid growing public discontent

Safeguarding local media: Several journalists show banners demanding fair pay and that media companies protect sexual violence victims on May 1, 2025, during a march to commemorate International Labor Day in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.

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Copyright Law amendment threatens press freedom

Students take part in a protest against a rise in non-subsidised fuel prices, inefficient government spending, free meals program and military involvement in civilian affairs, on June 22 in Surabaya.

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Elite maneuvers put student movements at risk

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri (center) delivers a speech on Aug. 17, 2025, at an event to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Indonesian independence at the party's headquarters in Jakarta.

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Pro-government parties hit out at PDI-P over student protests

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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

Skyscrapers are seen from the observation deck of the National Monument (Monas), a 132-meter landmark commemorating Indonesia's independence, in Jakarta on June 7, 2026.

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Jakartans look for space to breathe in concrete city

The city skyline is enveloped in pollution haze in Jakarta on May 7, 2026.

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Dry season brings out the worst in Jakarta's air quality

A Transjakarta bus approaches a pedestrian crossing near the Tosari bus stop in the MH Thamrin area of Central Jakarta, on June 14, 2026.

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Jakarta's birthday gift to all, free public transportation, tourism spots

Commuter train passengers from satellite cities leave the station on Nov. 8, 2024, upon arriving in Jakarta during the morning rush hour.

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As the capital approaches 500 years, Jakartans long for a seamless transit city

A man runs carrying a boy on his back on Aug. 24, 2025, on a street during Car Free Day in Jakarta.

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Fatality at Jakarta marathon raises concerns on safety, readiness

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Probe finds 100 allegedly fictitious free meal kitchens in Cilacap

A vendor prepares drinks for customers on May 23, 2026, during a power outage in Nagari Kasang, Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra. Rolling blackouts continued to affect several areas in West Sumatra, with scheduled outages taking place in different regions.

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PLN to launch major grid expansion after widespread Sumatra blackouts

Bali Police Water and Air Police (Polairud) Directorate's Law Enforcement Sub-directorate chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Nanang Pri Hasmoko inspects 21 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) on June 19 at the Polairud Directorate in Denpasar. The green sea turtles were seized from a smuggling suspect in Buleleng regency.

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Police probe illegal green sea turtle trade in northern Bali

Damaged: Residents clean up debris on Feb.26 after a whirlwind hit their houses in Siboras village, Sumbul district, Dairi regency, North Sumatra.

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Ministry secures logs from suspected illegal logging at N. Sumatra sawmills

Detectives from the Riau Police’s Special Criminal Investigation unit seize sacks of mangrove charcoal during a raid on an illegal kiln in Meranti Islands regency, in this photograph released on May 6, 2026.

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Police name businessman as suspect in Riau mangrove encroachment case

Tails of hope: Officers capture stray dogs on Thursday to be evacuated to a shelter at the Shiva Temple in Pujungan village in Tabanan, Bali. The Tabanan Agriculture Agency evacuated nine dogs abandoned by their owners to the shelter after a rabies infected dog bit 15 climbers of Mount Batukaru on Sept. 21. The agency also vaccinated 493 dogs owned by residents in the village to prevent rabies.

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Bali’s rabies crisis in spotlight following Jembrana dog attack

University students hold placards during a protest on June 19 outside the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarta against government policies, including state budget spending, fuel price hikes, the free nutritious meal program and expanded military roles in civilian affairs.

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Pro- and anti-free meal program protests intensify across the country

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

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Indonesia can offer experience in growth, environment: Senior UN official

Indonesia’s experience offers important lessons on the value of partnership, innovation and long-term investment, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the UN Development Program (UNDP) Kanni Wignaraja said.

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