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A train conductor (left) gives the sign to the train machinist (not pictured) to depart while the train dispatcher (right) lifts the green light baton at Medan train station. — A train conductor (left) gives the sign to the train machinist (not pictured) to depart while the train dispatcher (right) lifts the green light baton at Medan train station. `

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Throwing stones at passing trains punishable crime, N. Sumatra KAI warns

Throwing stones not only damage train facilities but also a direct risk for passengers’ lives.

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Pelita Air fuel aircraft crashes in N. Kalimantan, pilot dies

Pelita Air Service uses Air Tractor AT-802 fuel tanker aircraft to distribute fuel to border areas under One Price Fuel program.

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KPK scrutinizes religious affairs minister’s use of private jet owned by Hanura chair

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is looking into reports that Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar had accepted an improper benefit after traveling on a private jet owned by businessman and politician Oesman Sapta Odang.

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Office of the Coordinating Social Empowerment Minister Muhaimin Iskandar (left) shakes hands on Feb. 20, 2026, with newly-inaugurated Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) president director Maj. Gen. (ret) Prihati Pujowaskito during a ceremony in Jakarta. Prihati, a retired military cardiologist, will lead the healthcare agency from 2026 to 2031, replacing Ali Ghufron Mukti who held the position since 2021.

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Concerns loom over retired military doctor appointment in BPJS Kesehatan

Appointing a retired military doctor may disrupt meritocracy within civilian institutions and hindering the resolve of persistent issues faced by the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) and the national health insurance (JKN), observers have said.

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Fandi Ramadan's father Sulaiman (sitting left) and mother (sitting center) listen on Friday as top lawyer Hotman Paris talks during a meeting in Jakarta. Fandi, a ship crew member who had just worked for three days, faces the death penalty in a drug smuggling case.

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Parents of Medan youth facing death penalty in drug case seek Hotman’s aid

Prosecutors demanded the death penalty for six defendants in a smuggling case of nearly two tonnes of methamphetamine in a trial at the Batam District Court, Riau Islands.

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West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi (third left) talks with students on May 5, 2025, while inspecting a character and discipline training program at a military facility in West Bandung regency, West Java. Hundreds of students from various regions across West Java who were involved in street brawls, motorbike gangs and addicted to online games underwent an intensive training led by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel for at least 14 days.

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W. Java continues free program for delinquent students in military barracks

Students enrolled in this program are those who have repeatedly violated reguations during their school terms.

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Gold and silver bars are piled up in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, on Jan. 10, 2025.

Police probe Rp 25 trillion money laundering linked to illegal gold mining

The funds were traced through gold shops and refining companies using raw materials from the illegal mine, as well as through gold exporters.

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Two children from Gampong Gunci village stand in a temporary housing complex in Sawang, North Aceh, Aceh, on Feb. 16, 2026. A total of 326 residents from 85 families have been living in the emergency shelters for three months after flash floods and landslides struck their village in late November 2025. They are scheduled to relocate to temporary housing at the start of Ramadan.

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Sumatra flood survivors observe Ramadan with quiet resilience

Putri said observing the fast from an emergency tent is far from ideal. The shelter becomes stiflingly hot in the afternoon and uncomfortably cold at night. She also worries about the risk of wild animals entering her tent.

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Demonstrators set fires amid clashes outside the House of Representatives building in Jakarta on Aug. 22, 2024 during a protest against a move to reverse the Constitutional Court's decision altering eligibility rules for electoral candidates.

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Crackdown on August unrest biggest state suppression since 1998: Report

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi smiles on Feb. 20, 2025, after the inauguration ceremony for 961 governors, mayors, regents and their deputies presided over by President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace complex in Central Jakarta.

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Survey shows West Java governor enjoys rare 95.5% approval

Graft defendant Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza, son of oil tycoon Riza Chalid and beneficial owner of fuel terminal company PT Orbit Terminal Merak, sits in the courtroom of the Jakarta Corruption Court in Jakarta on Feb. 13, 2026 ahead of his sentence demand hearing. Prosecutors demanded Kerry be sentenced to 18 years in prison for his alleged role in a corruption case pertaining to crude oil procurement at state energy company Pertamina.

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Riza Chalid’s son faces 18 years in Pertamina graft case

Italian Navy light aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi is seen in this undated photo at an unknown location. The National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) has approved a foreign loan limit of US$450 million for the Indonesian Navy to acquire the carrier.

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Indonesia expects first ever aircraft carrier in October

President Prabowo Subianto delivers his remarks at the Indonesia Economic Outlook 2026 forum in Jakarta on Friday, when he also defended the free nutritious meal program while acknowledging some problems in its implementation.

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Prabowo says Indonesia may need an authoritarian touch to fight corruption

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

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

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Green space expansion: Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung speaks to journalists on the sidelines of a meeting on Saturday in East Jakarta. The city administration will utilize land under toll roads to expand green spaces in the city.

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Pramono touts ‘top global city’ ambition in first year leading Jakarta

Vendors serve iftar dishes (takjil) to customers at the Ramadan Takjil Market in Ternate, North Maluku, on Feb. 19, 2026. Seasonal sellers offer a variety of traditional foods, with portions priced between Rp10,000 (59 US cents) and Rp20,000.

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Jakarta bans restaurant raids during Ramadan to promote tolerance

Collateral damage: A fisherman pulls in a net beyond a pile of fish carcasses on Thursday along a bank of the Cisadane River in Tangerang, Banten. The Environment Ministry said liquid pesticide pollution flowed from the Jaletreng River into the Cisadane River for about 22.5 kilometers, causing the deaths of various aquatic species.

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Tangerang river cleanup begins after toxic spill

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

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West Java governor Dedi Mulyadi (third left) talks with students on May 5, 2025, while inspecting a character and discipline training program at a military facility in West Bandung regency, West Java. Hundreds of students from various regions across West Java who were involved in street brawls, motorbike gangs and addicted to online games underwent an intensive training led by Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel for at least 14 days.

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W. Java continues free program for delinquent students in military barracks

Police probe Rp 25 trillion money laundering linked to illegal gold mining

The funds were traced through gold shops and refining companies using raw materials from the illegal mine, as well as through gold exporters.

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Two children from Gampong Gunci village stand in a temporary housing complex in Sawang, North Aceh, Aceh, on Feb. 16, 2026. A total of 326 residents from 85 families have been living in the emergency shelters for three months after flash floods and landslides struck their village in late November 2025. They are scheduled to relocate to temporary housing at the start of Ramadan.

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Sumatra flood survivors observe Ramadan with quiet resilience

A firefighter battles a peatland fire on July 10, 2025, amid extreme heat in Rimba Panjang, Riau.

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Cloud seeding helps induce rain as Riau continues to battle wildfires

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

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Man given 2-year prison term in Medan for selling protected sun bear

Herd immunity: A veterinarian vaccinates a cow against foot- and-mouth disease (FMD) on Feb. 2 in Sukowetan village, Karangan, Trenggalek, East Java. The vaccination campaign has been intensified as an emergency measure to curb the spread of an FMD outbreak following the discovery of dozens of new cases over the past month.

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Riau intensifies livestock vaccination amid FMD outbreak

A worker sets up vegetable seeds on July 21, 2025, at the Hutadaa Red and White Cooperative in Gorontalo regency, Gorontalo. The cooperative is one of 80,000 sites opened under the Red and White Cooperative initiative launched by President Prabowo Subianto on July 21.

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Villages struggle to secure land for red and white cooperatives

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A man uses a vape, or e-cigarette, on June 10, 2024, in Jakarta.

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BNN calls for full vape ban over drug abuse risk

Children use portable digital devices in Jakarta on May 4, 2025.

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Underage accounts may be removed from digital platforms, minister says

Interrupted childhood: Two children from Gampong Gunci village stand in a temporary housing complex on Feb. 16 in Sawang, North Aceh, Aceh. A total of 326 residents from 85 families have been living in the emergency shelters for three months after flash floods and landslides struck their village in late November 2025. They are scheduled to relocate to temporary housing at the start of Ramadan.

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Humility in a time of disaster: Listening to the displaced

A teacher demonstrates the use of a microscope to students on Oct. 8, 2025, at SMAN Unggulan MH Thamrin in Cipayung, East Jakarta. The school is one of 12 schools selected for transformation under the Sekolah Garuda (Garuda School) program, one of President Prabowo Subianto's education initiatives.

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Garuda Schools perks draw backlash amid teacher welfare concerns

A patient files a request on Feb. 13, 2026, to reactivate his subsidized national health insurance (JKN) policy at the Bekasi Municipality Social Affairs Agency in Bekasi, West Java.

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Thousands regain JKN subsidized coverage, social minister says

Muslim boys gather to watch the position of the moon to determine the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, on the roof of Al-Musyari'in mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 17, 2026.

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Ramadan starts Thursday, says government

Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel and local residents pick up trash on Feb. 15 from Kenjeran Beach in Surabaya, East Java, during a community beach cleanup. The activity was launched following President Prabowo Subianto's order for regular cleanups by regional administrations and local communities.

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