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Academic fraud clouds free meals Nobel bid

A paper promoting President Prabowo Subianto’s free nutritious meals program for a Nobel Peace Prize nomination has become embroiled in an academic integrity scandal after its lead author allegedly fabricated her professorship and listed researchers as coauthors without their consent.

1 hour ago
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MUI warns against men in dresses for Independence festivities

Amid a rising tide of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Indonesia, the council said in a statement such behavior was "haram" or forbidden. ...

5 hours ago
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Indonesia makes history by starting construction of Scorpene submarines

Indonesia ordered two Scorpene Evolved submarines from French shipbuilder Naval Group which are being constructed domestically in Surabaya.  ...

15 hours ago

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Arrests over posts on Prabowo’s Iran remark raise free speech alarm

The two men were arrested over online comments about the President's controversial remark on Iran’s nuclear capability, which the police allege breach certain provisions on provocation and incitement in the ITE Law.

15 hours ago
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Bromo forest fire spreads further as strong winds intensify

Authorities closed all four entrance gates to the iconic volcano in East Java as fires have ravaged 196 hectares of land.

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Eyes on education bill as free meals may seek funding lifeline

The revision to the education system law could pave the way for the multitrillion-rupiah free nutritious meal program to once again be financed through the education budget, teachers groups have warned, potentially reversing a court decision ruling out free meals as an education expense.

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Students arrested, expelled for sexual harassment

A student is being held at the Central Java Police's detention center while a student in Medan has been stripped of his academic and nonacademic privileges.  

15 hours ago
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Authorities foil effort to smuggle hundreds of birds out of Bali

The birds were found in the luggage compartment of a bus at Gilimanuk Ferry Port in Jembrana regency, in the western part of the island. The birds were allegedly intended to be transported to Central Java.

16 hours ago
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Patient death, doctors' mockery expose healthcare cracks

The death of a National Health Insurance (JKN) patient after waiting hours for a hospital bed, coupled with insensitive social media remarks by healthcare workers responding to his earlier complaint, has intensified scrutiny of Indonesia's strained healthcare system and professional ethics.

2 days ago
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KPK investigates discrepancies in Forestry Minister bribe money return

The antigraft body also suspected Kuantan Singingi officials for bribing their Forestry Ministry counterparts S$12,500 pertaining to forest area conversion in the regency.

2 days ago
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US, Indonesian first responders share expertise in Pacific Partnership

The activities included exchanging expertise, refining response procedures, subject matter expert engagements and disaster management workshops in Sibolga and Central Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on July 21-31.

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Indonesia’s energy transition leaves coal communities struggling to adapt

In Muara Enim regency, the heart of South Sumatra's coal industry, the closure of mines has left local residents scrambling to find new livelihoods, while others continue to live with the economic hardship and environmental scars left behind by decades of mining.

2 days ago
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Nearly 1,000 weapons found at South Jakarta school

The Jakarta Police confirmed that only one piece was confirmed as a live firearm, while the other 995 weapons were air guns.

2 days ago
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Indonesia battles Mount Bromo wildfire as El Nino takes root

The fire started Monday near Mount Bromo in East Java, one of Indonesia's most visited tourist destinations but now closed until further notice.

3 days ago
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Food waste issue looms over free meals rollout

An assessment issued in April by Jakarta-based think-tank Center for Economic and Law Studies (Celious) estimated that between 62 million and 120 million packages of meals prepared and disbursed under the program were wasted each week. 

3 days ago
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US Consulate construction in Medan halted as US plans withdrawal

The United States plan to close one embassy, three consulates and one "embassy branch office" to align more with Trump's administration "America First" agenda. 

3 days ago
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Independence Day logo becomes protest canvas

Ahead of Indonesia’s 81st Independence Day, social media users have turned this year’s official celebration logo into a canvas for political satire, criticizing President Prabowo Subianto’s administration amid growing discontent over the country’s political and economic direction.

3 days ago
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Prabowo’s push for binding state policy guidelines causes alarm

President Prabowo Subianto has called for the revival of the now-defunct state policy guidelines to be made binding on all institutions, a move experts warn is incompatible with the country’s post-Reform constitutional system.

3 days ago
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17 injured in Riau after wild monkey attacks in residential areas

Victims were attacked on roads, outside their homes and, in some cases, inside their houses. Several people suffered wounds that required up to 14 stitches.

3 days ago
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Child vape livestream sparks exploitation concerns

A YouTube livestream showing children promoting vape products has drawn condemnation from child protection advocates, who say the incident exposes weak enforcement against online nicotine advertising and the growing exploitation of children in digital marketing.

4 days ago
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Scientific paper promoting free meals for Nobel Prize raises eyebrows

The paper, which features President Prabowo Subianto as its coauthor, upholds the free nutritious meal program as a means of strengthening the country’s food security that also stimulates economic growth.

4 days ago
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Surabaya hosts first steel cutting for Scorpene Evolved submarine

The submarine’s ability to evade detection, innovative sensors and weapon systems make the submarines a key strategic asset for the Indonesian Navy.

4 days ago
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TNI successfully holds integrated exercise in Dabo Singkep

The TNI used sophisticated tactics to increase combat readiness and combined arms warfare capabilities to face modern threats during the integrated exercise.

4 days ago
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Another doctor suicide highlights mental health concerns in Indonesia’s healthcare

Forensic experts concluded that the doctor died from the effects of a lethal dose of Rocuronium, which caused paralysis of the respiratory muscles and resulted in asphyxia.

4 days ago
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Police investigate hoax bomb threat at Bali airport

Authorities said the airport received the threat through a messaging application at 9:58 p.m. on Sunday. The message claimed that a woman carrying a bomb planned to hijack a flight departing from the airport.

4 days ago
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Jantho Nature Reserve welcomes another baby orangutan

The female orangutan baby is the offspring of rehabilitated orangutan Wenda, who has lived in the natural habitat since 2014.

4 days ago
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Jakarta tightens crackdown on polluters as illegal dumpsites grow larger

The Jakarta administration is tightening its crackdown on polluters transporting garbage to illegal dumpsites, as tonnes of trash have been piling up in multiple corners of the capital amid an expanding waste management crisis.

4 days ago
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Free health screening to shift focus to treatment

The Health Ministry is prioritizing treating hypertension, hyperglycemia and high cholesterol as the conditions may lead to noncommunicable diseases such as stroke, kidney failure and other cardiovascular diseases that can be fatal.

4 days ago
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Security minister brushes off unrest concerns ahead of Independence Day

Coordinating Politics and Security Minister Djamari Chaniago has given reassurance that the domestic security situation remains stable and under control ahead of the country’s 81st Independence Day celebration, urging the public not to be influenced by “disinformation” about possible unrest in August.

4 days ago
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Rumor of National Police chief dismissal resurfaces amid AGO-Police tension

President Prabowo Subianto’s aides and National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo himself denied the speculations, saying his dismissal and replacement remain the President’s prerogative rights.

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Mon, August 10, 2026

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