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An activist takes part in a hunger strike outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2023, as part of a protest demanding lawmakers pass the long-awaited domestic workers protection bill. — An activist takes part in a hunger strike outside the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2023, as part of a protest demanding lawmakers pass the long-awaited domestic workers protection bill.`

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Civil groups renew calls for domestic workers bill passage

President Prabowo Subianto promised during the International Workers’ Day, or May Day, rally in 2025 to push the House of Representatives to pass the domestic workers protection bill within three months.

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Fresh floods devastate Central Tapanuli two months after deadly cyclone

The flooding damaged two emergency river levees in Tukka and Barus districts and washed away two temporary bridges in Sibabangun and Tapian Nauli, cutting off access to at least four villages.

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Brazilian sentenced to 18 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali

Da Costa was arrested on July 13 last year upon arriving at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport from Brazil. Customs officers discovered two packages in his luggage containing a total of 3.2 kilograms of cocaine.

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Personnel from a joint team (background) talk to five prospective migrant workers at Wisma Amira hotel in Dumai, Riau, on Dec. 12, 2025. A human trafficking syndicate was going to send the migrant workers to work in Cambodia through Malaysia.

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Riau couple held for facilitating human trafficking

Bengkalis Police have uncovered two illegal migrant workers syndicates in the past two weeks.

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A general view of a Constitutional Court ruling hearing on a petition to remove the presidential nomination threshold on Jan. 2, 2025, in Central Jakarta. The court justices ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, four students from Sunan Kalijaga Islamic State University in Yogyakarta, to remove the nomination threshold for future presidential elections.

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Constitutional Court examines free meals budget

The Constitutional Court has opened preliminary hearings on challenges to the allocation of nearly one-third of the education budget for President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meals program, with petitioners also seeking the recusal of a newly appointed justice over potential conflicts of interest.

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President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech at the inauguration of 1,072 police-run Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) across Indonesia at Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Feb. 13. The event also marked the opening of 18 police food warehouses and the groundbreaking of 107 new SPPG units, supporting the free meals program.

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Prabowo unveils nationwide police-backed rollout of free meals

President Prabowo Subianto inaugurated on Friday more than 1,000 kitchens and 18 food warehouses operated by the National Police nationwide, underscoring the force’s strong backing for his flagship free nutritious meal program.

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Former religious affairs minister and graft suspect Yaqut Cholil Qoumas leaves the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 30, 2026, following an interrogation session. The antigraft body named Yaqut a suspect for allegedly enriching himself as well as other officials and travel agencies pertaining to the distribution of the haj quota in 2024. Fakhri Hermansyah

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Former minister Yaqut files pretrial in haj quota graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) move to name former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas was not supported with adequate evidence, the complainant has argued in his pretrial motion.

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A local resident rescues a wounded Irrawaddy dolphin from the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan in this undated photo.

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Two firms sealed for allegedly contributing to degradation of Irrawaddy dolphin habitat

“We have taken firm action by temporarily halting the operations of both companies,” Environment Minister Hanif Faisal Nurofiq said.

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President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech at the inauguration of 1,072 police-run Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPG) across Indonesia at Palmerah, West Jakarta, on Feb. 13. The event also marked the opening of 18 police food warehouses and the groundbreaking of 107 new SPPG units, supporting the free meals program.

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Prabowo unveils nationwide police-backed rollout of free meals

Former religious affairs minister and graft suspect Yaqut Cholil Qoumas leaves the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 30, 2026, following an interrogation session. The antigraft body named Yaqut a suspect for allegedly enriching himself as well as other officials and travel agencies pertaining to the distribution of the haj quota in 2024. Fakhri Hermansyah

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Former minister Yaqut files pretrial in haj quota graft case

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators hold up cash and gold bars seized during the arrest of Finance Ministry's customs and excise directorate general officials at a press briefing at the antigraft body headquarters in Jakarta on Feb. 5, 2026. The KPK name six suspects in a bribery case pertaining to import duties involving several officials from the customs and excise office.

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KPK intensifies raids amid calls for independence

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (far right) delivers a presentation on Oct. 14, 2025, during a monthly press briefing on the state budget at the Finance Ministry in Central Jakarta.

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Public spat between two ministers raises questions about weak coordination

Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigators hold up cash and gold bars on Feb. 5, 2026, seized during the arrest of Finance Ministry's customs and excise directorate general officials at a press briefing at the antigraft body headquarters in Jakarta. The KPK named six suspects in a bribery case pertaining to import duties involving several officials from the customs and excise office.

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Indonesia slips in corruption index in Prabowo’s first year

President Prabowo Subianto, along with his coalition members, gestures as he delivers a speech on March 20, 2024, in Jakarta, after the general election commission announced the 2024 presidential election results.

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Electoral considerations slow early backing for Prabowo’s reelection

Visitors walk past skulls made from resin and grave markers recreated for an art installation in Jakarta on May 21, 2024, to commemorate "26 years of the reform movement" and since the May 1998 Indonesia riots, in which hundreds of protesters were killed or disappeared in unrest that brought an end to the rule of former president Soeharto.

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Witnesses in 1998 mass rape lawsuit tell court of attempt to erase history

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A teacher distributes free meals to students while schools remain closed following a building collapse at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Miftahul Falah in Gunungputri, Bogor regency, West Java, on Feb. 2, 2026. The government has confirmed that the program will continue during Ramadan, with menus and distribution times adjusted for students observing the fast.

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Ramadan free meals draw ire over cost, safety

Dead fish lie on a rock by the Cisadane river on July 28, 2023, in Tangerang, Banten, as the water level decreased due to prolonged hot weather.

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Fire at Tangerang pesticide warehouse triggers toxic spill into rivers

Congested traffic is seen on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, during the afternoon rush on Jl. Jend. Sudirman, South Jakarta. Jakarta plans to finalize a 25-year roadmap on air quality control and protection by the end of this year.

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Jakarta accelerates air quality roadmap as pollution worsens

Residents walk past the former British Embassy building on Feb. 10, 2026, near the Hotel Indonesia (Bundaran HI) traffic circle in Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto previously announced the allocation of a 4,000-square-meter plot at the site for the construction of a 40-story Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) skyscraper, dubbed the “Umat Building”, which will house various Islamic groups.

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New Islamic groups’ office plan raises heritage concerns

Seawater counterflow: A motorist passes on Dec. 6 along the side of a giant seawall that appears to have cracked in several sections, allowing seawater to overflow into residential areas in Muara Baru, North Jakarta.

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Jakarta tightens groundwater rule to curb subsidence

Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono summoned by police over Netflix show

Police said he had been summoned but did not name him as a suspect in any offenses or mention any formal charges.

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Boosting local industry: Deputy Governor Rano Karno explains the importance of establishing the Jakarta Film Commission as a strategic step to make Jakarta a national and international film industry hub on June 15, 2025, at the Jakarta Future Festival in Central Jakarta.

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Jakarta pledges to push filmmaking hub vision

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A local resident rescues a wounded Irrawaddy dolphin from the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan in this undated photo.

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Two firms sealed for allegedly contributing to degradation of Irrawaddy dolphin habitat

Members of the Indonesian military (TNI) and police evacuate students on Jan. 29, 2026 that are suspected to have suffered from food poisoning from the free meals program at a senior high school in Kudus regency, Central Java.

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200 students in North Sumatra fall ill after consuming govt provided lunch

Mount Lawu in this undated file photo.

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Missing Mt. Lawu hiker found dead after 24-day search

Punchlines and power: An official poster for Mens Rea, a stand-up special by Indonesian comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono, who uses satire to poke fun at those in power and has drawn a large audience on global streaming platform Netflix.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces customary tribunal over stand-up remarks

An aerial photo shows a containment pond at the center of the Lapindo mudflow eruption site in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java, on Feb. 8, 2026. The Environment Ministry says it will soon prepare a Strategic Environmental Assessment as part of its efforts to manage the Lapindo mud disaster, which continues to spew hot mud from underground.

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Lapindo task force focuses on mudflow pond's stability amid extreme weather

An animal caregiver carries a Bengal tiger cub on Thursday in the Bandung Zoo in Bandung, West Java. Bandung Mayor Oded M. Danial named the female tiger cub, born on Aug. 22, 2025, Donggalah.

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Bandung Zoo permit revoked as internal dispute sparks animal welfare concerns

Overloaded: Scavengers collect trash at the Putri Cempo final dump site (TPA) in Mojosongo, Surakarta, Central Java. The Surakarta administration has planned to use TPA Putri Cempo as an electricity producing waste processing plant.

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Surakarta landfill crisis highlights Indonesia’s growing waste problem

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The Jaletreng River flows through South Tangerang, Banten, in this undated picture. The river is one of the tributaries of the Cisadane River that runs from Bogor regency in West Java to South Tangerang, as well as Tangerang city and regency in Banten, before emptying into the Java Sea.

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Tangerang toxic spill disrupts clean water supply

An employee serves a customer at the Jakarta branch of the Social Security Administrative Body for Health (BPJS Kesehatan).

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Government pledges better JKN governance after millions lose subsidized coverage

Lunch break: A student shows his free nutritious meal on Jan. 28, 2026, at SDN 18 state elementary school in Tukka, Central Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra. The program has resumed after floods hit the regency in November last year.

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Public satisfied with free meal program despite food safety, budget concerns

Joint search and rescue personnel search for victims on Jan. 27, 2026, at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village, Cisarua district West Bandung regency, West Java.

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Budget cuts cast shadow over disaster readiness

Stock illustration of children's mental health.

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Child suicides reveal failures in psychological protection

An illustration of the Indonesia Health Card, with medication and rupiah banknotes in the foreground (Courtesy of BPJS Kesehatan)

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Patients lose access to lifesaving care due to JKN subsidy cuts

A farmer harvests rice on Jan. 28, 2026, in in Tolang Jae village, Sayur Matinggi district, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. As climate change disrupts their daily life, women are stepping forward and becoming key drivers in environmental conservation and energy transition in communities.

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Women take lead in community climate action

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