Women carry kitchen utensils and display posters, one of which reads “Life is already hard, taxes are used as they please,“ during a protest demanding the government review the free meal program, lower fuel prices, and open more job opportunities for women, in Jakarta on June 18, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)`

Free meals operators protest BGN moratorium on new kitchens

The government was considering a potential budget cut of more than $2 billion with reductions in the number of beneficiaries and kitchen operators.

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North Sumatra University investigates student over alleged sexual harassment

Following the widely publicized sexual harassment case at UI in June, USU has opened a probe into a business student who allegedly harassed around 60 female students, asking all victims to report to its sexual harassment task force.

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Central Java Police fire South Tegal officer for torture, drug abuse

In addition to the ethics hearing and his subsequent dismissal, the former officer of the South Tegal Police criminal investigation unit is under investigation by the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) over an alleged acid attack on his mistress that occurred in September 2025.

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Kuantan Singingi Regent Suhardiman Amby (center) walks after questioning on July 1 at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta. The KPK named Suhardiman and Kuantan Singingi Secretary Zulkarnain as suspects in an alleged bribery case.

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KPK arrests in regions raise alarm over systemic corruption

The arrest of 10 regional heads by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during the first seven months of 2026, including three over the past month, has renewed concerns over systemic corruption stemming from lack of integrity in regional bureaucracy.

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Visitors read, study and work on their laptops at the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library in Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on July 10, 2026. The library, which reopened on July 8, provides free access to thousands of books, workstations, reading areas and meeting rooms.

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Jakarta library reopens to packed rooms, long queues

The line outside the Nyi Ageng Serang Public Library showed little sign of shrinking on Friday afternoon. Just two days after reopening on July 8, the South Jakarta library had already reached capacity, leaving dozens of visitors waiting patiently for their turn to enter.

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An aerial view shows heavy equipment reinforcing and raising the Lapindo mudflow embankment in Siring subdistrict, Porong district, Sidoarjo regency, East Java, on July 10, 2026. The work is intended to strengthen the embankment after a leak developed due to land subsidence and increased pressure from mud in the containment pond.

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Lapindo mudflow embankment leaks, triggering fresh safety concerns

PPLS planning official Arif Firmanto said the breach was largely caused by land subsidence around the northern and western sections of the containment embankment. The subsidence has caused the mudflow to shift predominantly toward those areas, increasing pressure on the embankment.

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Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah walks out of the Attorney General's Office (AGO) special crimes division building in South Jakarta ahead of a press briefing on July 10, 2026. During the press conference, Febrie denied allegations of his involvement in a corruption case pertaining to coal supply to PLN.

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Mystery over ex-prosecutor’s whereabouts adds to scrutiny of AGO probe

The whereabouts of former assistant attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah remain a mystery, which has increased scrutiny of the handling of the graft case in which he has been implicated, particularly following the controversial handover of the investigation from the National Police to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).

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