Police officers disperse demonstrators protesting the controversial revision of the Indonesian Military (TNI) Law in Surabaya, East Java, on March 24, 2025.`

Prabowo’s first year shows steep human rights decline

While the President has touted short-term economic achievements, Amnesty said the administration has caused a “massive erosion of human rights” through populist policies that exclude public participation.

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Enthusiasm greets Ragunan night zoo

Offering a rare chance to witness nocturnal wildlife, the Ragunan Zoo in South Jakarta has drawn thousands of visitors eager to secure limited seats for the second trial run of night tours.

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Four Medan cops detained after arresting politician in mistaken identity case

The four policemen wrongfully detained North Sumatra NasDem Party chairman Iskandar at Kualanamu International Airport in Deli Serdang regency, during an investigation into online scams and gambling.

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Cars crawl past unfinished support columns of the monorail project, which was canceled in 2008, along Jl. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta on Oct. 18, 2010.

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Jakarta to remove long-abandoned monorail columns by 2026

The governor is ready to roll up his sleeves to remove the unsightly columns of the defunct monorail project, eyeing an early 2026 start to their demolition, followed by a beautification and renovation project targeting the long-afflicted thoroughfares.

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This aerial photo taken on April 14, 2025 shows a general view of a transport road of a nickel mining site, constructed after forests were cleared, next to a river residents say has been contaminated by mining operations in Central Halmahera, North Maluku. The home of the Hongana Manyawa indigenous tribe in central Halmahera was once a breathtaking kaleidoscope of nature that provided sanctuary and sustenance. But it is being eaten away by one of the world's largest nickel mining projects, as Indonesia exploits vast reserves of the metal used in everything from electric vehicles to stainless steel.

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Forest under threat as corporations, military gain power under Prabowo

One year into President Prabowo Subianto’s administration, environmental watchdogs warn of a deepening ecological crisis fueled by elite business interests and an expanding military role in natural resource management.

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Hands up: Students make handprints on Nov. 12, 2018, to create a mural as part of an anti-bullying campaign in Medan, North Sumatra.

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Bali’s Udayana University probes bullying allegation following student’s death

In the aftermath of his death, screenshots of group chats surfaced online showing students at the university making cruel and dehumanizing remarks about Timothy’s passing, with one comparing his body to a gorilla and joking about the difficulty of moving it, while another wrote, “I’m trying so hard not to laugh.”

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Riau Islands police probe Germany-bound 'Ferienjob' trafficking case

Police in the Riau Islands are coordinating with the Indonesian Embassy in Berlin to uncover an alleged case of human trafficking that has left several people stranded in Germany after they were lured by promises of training and certification.

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Demonstrators try to break the police barricade during a protest on the first anniversary of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's administration, criticizing government policies, including the free meals program, in Jakarta, October 20, 2025.

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Students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office

About 300 students clad in yellow and blue jackets gathered near the presidential palace while Prabowo's cabinet met, far fewer than the numbers in August's student-led protests against government policies and lawmaker perks that spread countrywide.

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Students stage protest as Prabowo marks a year in office

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Pile it high: President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech during the handover of funds seized from companies involved in a crude palm oil (CPO) corruption case at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Oct. 20, 2025. The AGO returned around Rp 13.2 trillion (US$825 million) to the state, recovered from illegal CPO export permits.

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Prabowo takes over Rp 13 trillion seized from palm oil firms

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Students to protest as Prabowo marks one year in office

Protesters will gather near the presidential palace to protest against government policies, a coalition of student bodies known locally as BEM SI said on Instagram, accompanied by hashtags #1YearIsEnough and #1YearOfContinuousProblems.

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President Prabowo Subianto (right) takes the oath during the presidential inauguration ceremony on Oct. 20, 2024, at the House of Representatives building in the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta.

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In first year, Prabowo tightens grip, redraws political map

An Indonesian Military (TNI) soldier carries meal packages on April 14 to be distributed to students at SMAN 20 Bandung state senior high school in Bandung, West Java.

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Military, police role in free meals under scrutiny

Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (left) and NasDem Party chair Surya Paloh (right) greet journalists upon walking to a meeting room at the Defense Ministry's office in Jakarta on Oct. 15, 2025. The minister hosted the politician-cum-businessman to talk about matters pertaining to the nation's stability and sovereignty, he said after the meeting.

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Defense Minister Sjafrie hosts NasDem chair Paloh, plans to meet PKS leader

Poll workers count ballots at a polling station in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on Nov. 27, 2024, after voters cast their votes to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election. More than 200 million people were eligible to vote to choose dozens of governors and mayors and 415 regents.

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Business community split over direct, indirect regional polls

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Jakarta to ban dog, cat meat trade to curb rabies risks

Jakarta Environmental Agency workers collect bulky household waste on Oct. 15, 2025, under the city’s newly launched free pickup service aimed at preventing environmental pollution. Residents can register online to schedule a pickup, with city-owned trucks collecting unused furniture and bicycles.

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Jakarta rolls out free bulky waste pickup to encourage recycling

Visitors observe a Bengal tiger at Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta, on Aug. 14. The city administration is currently evaluating the trial of the "Night at the Ragunan Zoo" program.

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City to improve facilities at Ragunan zoo after successful night trial

Fatal flaw: A group of people gathers on July 19, at the site of a house destroyed by fire on Jl. Kutilang in Bukit Duri, Tebet, South Jakarta. Four children were killed and four other people were injured in the fire that engulfed three rented houses, according to data from the South Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency.

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Jakarta enhances fire protection in dense neighborhoods

In this aerial picture taken on Feb. 23, 2023, mangrove trees planted by the community in an attempt to slow erosion caused by rising sea levels are seen on Pari Island in Thousand Islands regency, Jakarta.

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Reclamation threatens Pari Island, residents call for action

Several Gegana bomb squad personnel from the Jakarta Police stand guard on Thursday in front of the destroyed building of pharmaceutical company PT Nucleus Farma in South Tangerang, Banten. An explosion occurred at the site at around 8:30 p.m.

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Police investigate mysterious blast at South Tangerang pharma company

Foreign visitors stop by Gudang Timur (Eastern Warehouse) in Ancol, North Jakarta, during a tour on Oct. 1, 2025. The 17th-century heritage building was one of four spice warehouses that were part of Kasteel Batavia (Batavia Castle), the administrative center of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), but has fallen into disrepair and is at risk of losing its historical value.

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Lost to modernity: Urban expansion squeezes Batavia-era warehouse

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Riau Islands police probe Germany-bound 'Ferienjob' trafficking case

Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar delivers a speech on Oct. 14 during the signing ceremony of an agreement between three ministries to strengthen oversight of pesantren (Islamic boarding school) building safety in Jakarta. The Office of Coordinating Social Empowerment Ministry oversaw the signing of the agreement between Public Works Ministry, Religious Affairs Ministry and Home Ministry following a deadly collapse of the Al Khoziny boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java.

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Minister Nasaruddin downplays sexual abuse cases in ‘pesantren’

Farmers plant rice in a field on June 28, 2024, in Lambaro, Aceh Besar regency, Aceh. Currently, 23 provinces in Indonesia suffer from a rice field deficit while only 14 provinces enjoy a surplus.

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Lack of protection for rice fields leads to deficit in 23 provinces

Prosecutors from the North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office detained former National Land Agency (BPN) North Sumatra regional office head Askani and BPN Deli Serdang office head Rahim Lubis on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a corruption case in Medan. Both suspects allegedly misused their authority by approving the conversion of rights-to-use (HGU) certificates to rights-to-build (HGB) certificates for PT Nusa Dua Propertindo (NDP), a subsidiary of state-owned plantation PT Perkebunan Nusantara I.

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N. Sumatra prosecutors detain two BPN officials for selling land to Ciputra Land

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Authorities have not found durian smuggled from Malaysia entering Batam

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TNI says 14 Papuan separatists killed in village battle

The Free Papua Movement has fought for independence since the area was brought underIndonesian control following Dutch rule, in a vote overseen by the United Nations in 1969. Papua is one of Indonesia's poorest regions, despite being rich in resources including natural gas, copper and gold.

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