A Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) official helps a patient on May 14, 2024, at the agency's South Jakarta office in Jakarta.`

BPJS Kesehatan warns it may fail to pay claims next year as deficits persist

BPJS Kesehatan President Director Priharti Pujowaskito said the agency is currently paying out significantly more in healthcare claims than it collects in premium contributions, resulting in a persistent funding gap.

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Hundreds of kitchens halt services due to 'pause' in free meals funds

The new BGN head has dismissed reports on an alleged pause in operational funds as a "hoax", saying that disbursements were made in stages on June 5 and 8, though the sudden change has left hundreds of SPPG unable to prepare nutritious meals for the nationwide feeding program.

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Labor movement’s future in question after Said Iqbal joins Prabowo administration

The appointment of labor leader Said Iqbal as special presidential advisor on employment and workers’ welfare has sparked concerns over possible state cooptation of labor movement in the country, prompting questions about the future of labor groups’ independence.

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Second Sgt. Edi Sudarko (from left), First Lt. Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, Capt. Nandala Dwi Prasetya and First Lt. Sami Lakka stand in the courtroom on June 10, 2026, for their sentences at the Jakarta Military Court in the case of the acid attack on rights activist Andrie Yunus.

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Rights groups decry light sentences in activist acid attack case

The Jakarta Military Court on Wednesday sentenced four soldiers up to three years in prison for their roles in acid attack targeting anti-militarism activist Andrie Yunus.

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Nadiem Makarim, former education minister and cofounder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, arrives for a hearing on May 13 over alleged corruption related to the procurement of Google Chromebook laptops at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

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Prosecutors reject Nadiem’s defense plea in Chromebook corruption case

Prosecutors rejected former education minister Nadiem Makarim’s defense plea at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday, maintaining that he had abused his authority and professional expertise for personal gain, as the defense prepared a final counterargument.

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A ground crew gives a signal to a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 upon arrival at Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Riau Islands, on Oct. 18, 2024. The flight marked its first scheduled commercial flight since operating chartered since May 20, 2023.

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Jeju Air suspends Batam-Incheon route in summer schedule

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Col. Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto, who leads the panel of judges in the trial over the acid attack on human rights activist Andrie Yunus, reads the verdicts for the military personnel Sami Lakka, Nandala Dwi Prasetya, Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, and Edi Sudarko--the defendants in the case--at the military court in Jakarta, June 10, 2026.

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Military court jails four officers involved in acid attack on rights activist

The court found the attack was not influenced by any "chain of command."

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A store in Padangsidimpuan city, North Sumatra, is seen with the lights on as it uses a generator on May 22 while others are blanketed in darkness after the Sumatra blackout. The blackout affected almost all provinces in Sumatra. State-owned electricity company PLN said the power supply had returned to normal on Sunday.

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PLN estimates North Sumatra blackout to end on Wednesday

State-owned electricity company PLN is working hard to restore electricity to affected regions in North Sumatra and expects electricity supply to resume on Wednesday or Thursday.

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