A street performer in an ‘ondel-ondel’ costume pushes a makeshift cart fitted with a megaphone on June 2, 2025, as youths mingle in a roadside parking area on Jl. Matraman Raya in East Jakarta. Governor Pramono Anung has proposed banning the use of the giant effigies in street performances in a new regulation to preserve ‘ondel-ondel’ as a symbol of Betawi heritage. `

Uncertain future hangs over ‘ondel-ondel’ buskers

Buskers might soon find themselves left on the streets without a means of earning an income if Jakarta's proposed ban on ondel-ondel comes to pass, though an expert has pointed out that the giant Betawi effigy is the very embodiment of "street art".

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Another foreign tourist falls on Mt. Rinjani amid growing safety concerns

Nazli’s fall happened just days after a fatal accident involving Brazilian tourist Juliana De Souza Pereira Marins, who died after falling into a ravine near the same area.

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Raja Ampat's nickel mining may threaten endangered Papuan Blue orchid

Agus Hikmat, a plant conservation expert at IPB, warned that although there is no nickel mining occurring directly on Waigeo Island, the environmental impacts from mining activities elsewhere in Raja Ampat could eventually reach the island, posing a threat to the already vulnerable blue orchid.

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New civil servants take their oath on March 22, 2024, during an induction ceremony at Bogor City Hall in Bogor, West Java.

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House to summon minister over civil servants’ flexible work policy

Aria noted that the work-from-anywhere policy for civil servants has drawn public criticism, with concerns that it could lead to a decline in public service performance.

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Setyo Budiyanto, chairperson of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), prepares to address a press conference on March 16, 2025, at KPK headquarters in Kuningan, South Jakarta, where the agency presented six suspects in a graft case involving the Ogan Komering Ulu Public Works And Housing Agency of South Sumatra.

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Police say KPK chief’s reassignment won’t affect antigraft agency

The National Police have emphasized that three-star general Setyo Budiyanto will continue to lead the antigraft agency, attributing his recent rotation within the force to a technicality due to his impending retirement.

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Constitutional Court Chief Justice Suhartoyo (center) accompanied by constitutional judges (from left to right) Arsul Sani, Daniel Yusmic Pancastaki Foekh, Enny Nurbaningsih, Saldi Isra, Anwar Usman, Arief Hidayat, M. Guntur Hamzah and Ridwan Mansyur take a group photo in front of the constitutional pillars after attending the commemoration ceremony of the 21st Anniversary of the Constitutional Court at the Constitutional Court Building, Jakarta, on Tuesday, June 13, 2024. Chairman of the Constitutional Court Suhartoyo in his mandate said the level of public trust and the image of his institution was getting better, especially after deciding the dispute over the results of the 2024 presidential and legislative elections.

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Parties cautious of court’s split elections ruling

Political parties have responded cautiously to the Constitutional Court’s recent decision to split national and regional elections starting in 2029, citing rising campaign costs and potential disruption to governance as major concerns.

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People lounge atop the stairs leading the new building at Tanah Abang Station in Central Jakarta on June 29, 2025, the day it opened.

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Revamped Tanah Abang Station still faces bottlenecks, safety issues

Tanah Abang Station opened on Sunday with a new building developed as part of a three-phase overhaul to expand capacity and ease flow, but a lack of direct access routes to platforms and safety issues like pickpockets still persist.

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Military way: North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution (center), also son-in-law of former president Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo, walks on Feb. 21 as regional heads begin a weeklong retreat at the Military Academy (Akmil) in Magelang, Central Java.

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KPK may question North Sumatra’s Bobby Nasution in road graft case

North Sumatra Public Works and Housing Agency head Topan Obaja Putra Ginting, who has been named a suspect by the KPK in an alleged corruption case pertaining to road projects in the province, is reportedly close to North Sumatra Governor and former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s son-in-law Bobby Nasution.

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Parties cautious of court’s split elections ruling

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KPK may question North Sumatra’s Bobby Nasution in road graft case

Exercising their right: People check candidates on Nov. 27, 2024, before casting their ballots during the 2024 regional head elections in Banda Aceh, Aceh. That day, Indonesians voted to elect local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election.

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Separate national, local elections starting 2029: Constitutional Court

Celebrating the city: Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung delivers a speech during a flag ceremony on June 22 to commemorate the 498th anniversary of Jakarta at the National Monument (Monas) Square in Central Jakarta.

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Pramono off to strong start, but not enough for 2029 presidential bid

Wrapping up: Bali Governor I Wayan Koster (left) and Bangka Belitung Governor Hidayat Arsani (right) ride a sisingaan (traditional lion effigy) on Thursday during the closing ceremony of the second wave of the regional leaders’ retreat at the Institute of Public Administration (IPDN) in Jatinangor, Sumedang Regency, West Java. The second wave of the retreat, which was attended by 86 regional heads, officially concluded after four days of sessions on national identity strengthening, fiscal policy, economic growth, national strategic programs and healthcare services.

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Home Ministry weighs retreat for regional secretaries

The Home Ministry is planning to organize a retreat for regional secretaries nationwide, potentially combining it with the upcoming third regional leaders’ retreat in a bid to enhance coordination and accelerate the implementation of national development programs at the local level.

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AGO signs wiretapping pacts with telco operators to support crime probes

The agreement, signed on Tuesday, would allow prosecutors to access telecommunication recordings and enable data exchange for law enforcement purposes.

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President Prabowo Subianto adjusts his peci on March 24, 2025, prior to inaugurating 31 ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary at the State Palace in Jakarta.

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Rescuers recover body of Brazilian tourist who fell off Rinjani cliff

Juliana Marins, 27, was hiking with five friends on Mount Rinjani on Saturday when she slipped and fell off a cliff on the side of the 3,726-metre (12,224 feet) mountain.

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