Motorists wait to buy Pertalite gasoline at a gas station in Medan, North Sumatra, on July 16, 2026. PT Pertamina Patra Niaga is seeking to normalize long queues by extending operating hours to 24 hours and deploying 30 additional fuel tanker trucks to distribute fuel to gas stations across North Sumatra. `

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The crackdown on the misuse and hoarding of subsidized fuel comes as several regions across Indonesia have reported fuel shortages in recent months, including Aceh, North Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sumatra, East Kalimantan and South Sulawesi.

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Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right), sits with coordinating ministers and cabinet ministers on Monday during a plenary cabinet meeting at the State Palace in Jakarta.

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Three children walk past a Red and White Cooperative outlet on July 11 that has yet to begin operations in Ternate, North Maluku. The Indonesian government aims to have 40,000 cooperatives operating by the end of 2026 as part of efforts to strengthen rural economies, complete cooperative facilities and prepare professional staff to manage the program.

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Two Riau Islands cooperatives halt operations over financial struggles

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A female Tapanuli orangutan calls as it perches in a tree with its infant in the Batang Toru Forest in North Sumatra, in this undated handout photograph released by the Medan-based Orangutan Information Centre on June 10, 2026.

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Sumatran, Tapanuli orangutan populations down nearly 20%, Forestry Ministry says

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State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi announces that President Prabowo Subianto has appointed senior prosecutor Kuntadi as the new assistant attorney general for special crimes to replace Febrie Adriansyah, who currently is being investigated for corruption by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in a press conference at the State Palace complex in Central Jakarta on July 22, 2026.

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Prabowo names new top prosecutor for special crimes after graft scandal

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Prabowo names new top prosecutor for special crimes after graft scandal

West Lombok Regent Lalu Ahmad Zaini (center) walks toward a detention vehicle after questioning at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on July 21, 2026. The KPK has detained Zaini, PT Air Minum Giri Menang president director Sudirman and PT Meconel Sistim Instrument president director Alvonsus Gani following a sting operation the previous day over alleged corruption involving conflicts of interest in government procurement, procurement bribery and gratuities in the West Lombok administration.

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Wave of graft cases tests regional retreat program

President Prabowo Subianto inspects the implementation of the free nutritious meals program on June 2, 2026, at State Junior High School (SMPN) 111, Jakarta.

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Sudaryono appointed free meals agency chief as program faces fresh turbulence

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Prabowo cuts more than $2 billion in free meal budget

The budget for the program for this year has been cut from Rp 268 trillion ($14.9 billion) to Rp 229 trillion, the National Nutrition Agency secretary Lili Khamiliyah told a news conference on Tuesday.

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In this file photo, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, head of National Nutrition Agency (BGN), wipes her tears during her inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 8, 2026.

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Chief of troubled free meals agency resigns on health grounds

The chief of the agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program said on Wednesday she had resigned, citing health reasons, the second leadership change at the beleaguered government body in just over a month.

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