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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces customary tribunal over stand-up remarks
Pandji drew complaints from the indigenous Toraja community after he criticized the Rambu Solo burial ritual during a stand-up performance in 2013.
7 hours ago
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Lapindo task force focuses on mudflow pond's stability amid extreme weather
Water and mud are discharged periodically into the Porong River to maintain the retention pond's capacity.
8 hours ago
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Indonesia slips in corruption index in Prabowo’s first year
Indonesia seemingly followed a global pattern of more restrictions on freedom of expression through political interference against civil society that contributed to a three-point drop in this year’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by Transparency International.
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Electoral considerations slow early backing for Prabowo’s reelection
Nearly a year and a half into his presidency, President Prabowo Subianto enjoys strong approval ratings, but hesitation from some coalition members underscores the difficulty of keeping the alliance united for a potential reelection bid.
11 hours ago
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Bandung Zoo permit revoked as internal dispute sparks animal welfare concerns
More than 700 animals at Bandung Zoo are at risk of starvation because of the prolonged closure and uncertainty over management.
22 hours ago
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Jakarta accelerates air quality roadmap as pollution worsens
The Jakarta administration has committed to finalizing a 20-year air quality control and protection road map this year, aimed at establishing a regulatory framework to curb pollution and support the city’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
1 day ago
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Surakarta landfill crisis highlights Indonesia’s growing waste problem
Andri Priyatno, head of a local neighborhood unit, said landfill operators have spent the past two months dumping waste in the eastern section of the facility, dangerously close to residential areas. At its nearest point, the dumping site is only about 20 meters from homes.
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New Islamic groups’ office plan raises heritage concerns
The former British Embassy compound near the Hotel Indonesia (Bundaran HI) traffic circle, which has been left vacant since its relocation to South Jakarta in 2013, is a cultural heritage building, which by regulation cannot be demolished.
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- When credibility becomes the real fiscal constraint
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- Budget cuts cast shadow over disaster readiness
- Analysis: Food estate dream in South Papua grows bigger, more destructive
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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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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 74
The search for missing victims would continue in West Bandung regency, but with adjustments as it had now entered the recovery phase, authorities have said.
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Popular
- Markets don’t lie
- Poverty at record low as govt seeks to redefine threshold
- Probe ongoing into Singapore accident that killed six-year-old Indonesian
- Aceh still suffers from blackouts, evacuees lack clean water supplies
- When credibility becomes the real fiscal constraint
- Indonesia readies troops for Gaza deployment
- Budget cuts cast shadow over disaster readiness
- Analysis: Food estate dream in South Papua grows bigger, more destructive
- Witnesses in 1998 mass rape lawsuit tell court of attempt to erase history
- Will democracy govern capitalism, or be consumed by it?
