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Pressure mounts for probe into five deaths in military-run cooperative training

Just 10 days after the nationwide training began on June 14, five participants had died across multiple regions. The military said they died following various medical emergencies, including heatstroke, cardiac arrest and pneumonia.

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Motorists switch fuels, queue longer amid fuel price hike

Motorists’ massive shift from nonsubsidized to subsidized fuels is inevitable after the recent significant price hike.

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Former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (second left) greets Indonesian Solidarity Party’s (PSI) supporters and members on Saturday at the party's regional meeting in Bandar Lampung, Lampung.

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Jokowi sets sights on PSI rise in 2029 elections

Former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has thrown his weight behind his youngest son’s Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) during his first nationwide political tour since leaving office, in what analysts see as early groundwork for the party in the 2029 legislative and presidential elections.

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CSOs demand civilian trial for soldier killing of resident in N. Sumatra

North Sumatra civil society organizations said the murder of a resident in North Labuhanbatu regency by a solder was a premeditated murder, demanding a thorough investigation.

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Pieces of evidence are confiscated by the police from a Portuguese woman who carried 50 .22 Long Rifle bullets in her backpack as shown in this composite picture released on June 20, 2026, by the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Police. The Portuguese woman was arrested at 11:28 p.m. local time on the same day when she was going to fly to Abu Dhabi.

Portuguse woman nabbed for smuggling ammunition

The suspect was arrested on June 20 at 11:28 p.m. Central Indonesian Time after Aviation Security (Avsec) personnel found 50 .22 caliber Long Rifle bullets in her backpack when she was about to fly to Abu Dhabi.

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Participants in basic military training for prospective managers of the Red and White rural cooperatives chant slogans at the 1st Marine Infantry Brigade in Cilandak, Jakarta on June 25, 2026.

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Calls grow for end of military training in rural cooperative programs

The deaths of prospective managers of President Prabowo Subianto’s rural cooperatives and fishing village programs in military training has prompted rights groups and the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) to call for an end to the training.

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A Kalimantan orangutan (Pongo Pygmaeus) is released from its cage on June 23 at the at Gunung Batu Mesangat protected forest in Busang district, East Kutai regency, East Kalimantan. The East Kalimantan Natural Resources Agency (BKSDA) cooperated with Kelinjau Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP) and the Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) released three Kalimantan orangutan individuals.

Three Kalimantan orangutans released into wild

The three orangutans underwent a rehabilitation program at Borneo Orangutan Rescue Alliance (BORA) to learn basic skills, such as the ability to climb trees, look for food and make nests.

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Calls grow for end of military training in rural cooperative programs

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Komnas HAM urges end to military training in Prabowo cooperative project

Launched in July last year, the "Red and White Cooperatives" programme aims to establish around 80,000 village cooperatives across Indonesia to create jobs and meet the government's target of 8 percent economic growth in 2029. They are intended to sell basic goods, subsidised cooking gas and fertiliser.

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President Prabowo Subianto (left), who also chairs the Gerindra Party, and former president Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo pose on stage during the party's 17th anniversary celebration in Bogor, West Java, on Feb. 15, 2025.

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Prabowo-Jokowi strains surface amid public discontent

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Military drill for Prabowo’s programs costs more lives

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

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

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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

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

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Portuguse woman nabbed for smuggling ammunition

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Three Kalimantan orangutans released into wild

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Police arrest dozens in anti-government protest in Surabaya

Around 100 people gathered near a government building in Surabaya on Friday, AFP journalists estimated, to protest a fuel price hike and Prabowo's flagship free meals scheme.

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The Balikpapan refinery complex, the site of Pertamina’s Refinery Development Master Plan (RDMP) expansion project is pictured in this undated handout photo. (Courtesy of Pertamina)

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Dust fallout chokes Balikpapan residents after Pertamina's new refinery launch

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Medan court sentences girl to five months of counseling for matricide

Elementary school students participate in a coloring contest at a literacy festival and book on Feb. 18. 2026, fair held in Padalarang, West Bandung regency..

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Lack of early screening leaves color-blind children behind

A sun bear is pictured in a cage at Indonesia's Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) facility after being captured by villagers on July 24, 2018, in Pekanbaru, Riau.

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