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NU’s Israel debacle intensifies as Yahya, supporters push back
The dispute over Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf’s invitation of an Israel-supporting scholar has reached new heights, with more senior clerics coming out in support of Yahya and plans for further meetings underway.
13 hours ago
Politics
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Asset bill pushed to 2026 as House focus on other bills
The asset forfeiture bill is one of the draft regulations included in the 2026 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), although its deliberation depends on when the legislature completes the derivative regulations of the new KUHAP.
22 hours ago
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Batam requests emergency status over garbage crisis
A sanction from the Environment ministry has forced Batam city administration to only use smaller section of its Telaga Pungkur final dumping site.
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Govt to close some 1,400 illegal gold mines in Halimun Salak National Park
The Forest Ministry closed 88 illegal gold mines last week as well as another 200 mines on Oct. 29 and Nov. 7, in Mount Halimun Salak National Park in Sukabumi regency, West Java.
23 hours ago
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NU supreme leader tells Yahya to resign over pro-Israel speaker
An internal conflict has erupted in the country’s biggest Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), with the group’s supreme council calling chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf to resign for inviting a US scholar known for his support of Israel during the war in Gaza to an internal event in August.
23 hours ago
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Medan Police arrest four suspects in robbery, arson of judge’s house
The main suspect was allegedly "offended" by judge Khamazaro Waruwu, then stole his jewelry and burned parts of his house. The judge's house caught fire after he demanded the Corruption Eradication Commission summon North Sumatra Governor Bobby Nasution.
23 hours ago
Politics
NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker
The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday.
1 day ago
Society
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Skepticism persists as Indonesia joins global deal on indigenous land
Indonesia pledges to grant 1.4 million hectares of forest to indigenous communities by 2029, endorsing a global agreement aiming to recognize 160 million ha of customary lands in the next five years.
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NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker
The leadership of NU, which is also the world's biggest Islamic organisation with around 100 million members and affiliates, has given Chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf three days to offer his resignation or be removed from his post, according to the minutes from a meeting on Thursday.
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Purbaya calls on journalists to step up scrutiny of government
Speaking at an event hosted by the Chief Editors Forum on Sunday, Purbaya said the press had grown “increasingly muted” in recent years, leaving poor public policies insufficiently challenged and weakening policy outcomes.
1 week ago
archipelago
Death toll from Central Java landslides rises to 30
Some 21 people remain missing after landslides triggered by torrential rain struck the city of Cilacap last week and the Banjarnegara region over the weekend, the agency said.
3 days ago
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Thousands protest against state takeover of palm oil plantations in Riau
Around 3.7 million hectares of plantations have been seized by the government's forestry task force, with nearly half transferred to the nascent state-run firm Agrinas Palma Nusantara, transforming it into the world's largest palm oil company by land size.
3 days ago
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Hundreds flee homes after Semeru volcano erupts
Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java erupted on Wednesday afternoon, throwing ash and gas more than 13 kilometres (eight miles) away and forcing officials to raise the alert status to its highest level.
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- Vivo secures Pertamina fuel deal as Shell talks hang in the balance
- Govt to impose export tax on gold to pursue revenue, industry growth
- Microplastics detected in air across 18 major cities in Indonesia: Study
- Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons in trials
- GoTo nominates Hans Patuwo as new CEO after Patrick Walujo resigns
- Gibran steps in for Prabowo at G20 summit under US boycott
- The stakes of Danantara’s investment in GoTo-Grab
- NU asks Yahya Staquf to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker
