A long-distance train passes beside a damaged Green SM electric taxi following a collision between a Commuter Line train and the Argo Bromo Anggrek train at East Bekasi Station in Bekasi, West Java, on April 28, 2026. `

Taxi driver named suspect in Bekasi rail tragedy as KNKT points to signaling flaws

Police have named a taxi driver a suspect in last month’s deadly rail accident in Bekasi, West Java, while transportation investigators have revealed new findings pointing to possible signaling and operational failures that caused the disaster.

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Central Sulawesi farmers seek legal certainty to manage forest

An NGO has called for social forestry permits for communities who cultivate protected forest areas while also working to protect the environment to protect them from alleged encroachment in state forest.

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Regions tighten livestock monitoring ahead of Idul Adha amid disease risks

This year’s Idul Adha is expected to fall on May 27, with around 2.3 million animals projected to be slaughtered nationwide, according to the Agriculture Ministry.

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Volunteers give a meal package under the free nutritious meal program to a mother and her baby on May 5, 2026, in Surakarta, Central Java.

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Formula milk inclusion in free meals program draws opposition

Baby formula, a processed food designed to supplement or substitute breast milk under certain conditions, can only be provided based on medical indications and doctors’ recommendations, according to the country’s pediatricians’ association.

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Human rights activists grouped under the Solidarity Network of Victims for Justice scatter flower petals on May 21, 2026, during the 908th Kamisan (Thursdays) protest across from the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta. The rally called for the resolution of unresolved human rights abuse cases while commemorating the 28th anniversary of the May 1998 Reform Era movement that toppled the New Order regime.

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Prabowo's rare address raises political concerns

President Prabowo Subianto’s unprecedented speech before lawmakers underscored mounting pressure on his administration to restore market confidence amid growing concerns over economic instability and signs of democratic backsliding reminiscent of the late New Order era.

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The Iranian-flagged Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), MT Arman 114, and the Cameroon-flagged MT S Tinos, are seen July 7, 2023, as they were spotted conducting a ship-to-ship oil transfer without a permit, according to the Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla), near the North Natuna Sea.

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AGO sells Iranian oil for Rp 900b as super tanker still has no buyer

The Attorney General's Office (AGO) decided to separate the auction of the MT Arman 114 super tanker and its load of some 1.2 million barrels of crude oil, after three failures to auction them as a package.

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Jakarta Military Court Judge Col. Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto (second left) presides over the indictment hearing against four defendants on April 29, 2026, in the acid attack against human rights activist Andrie Yunus at the Jakarta Military Court building in East jakarta.

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Military judges in activist acid attack trial face ethics complaint

The Advocacy Team for Democracy (TAUD) filed a complaint with the Supreme Court against presiding judge Col. Fredy Ferdian Isnartanto and panel judges Lt. Col. Irwan Tasri and Maj. Zainal Abidin over remarks it deemed improper during the proceedings.

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