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More than 360 hit by food poisoning after eating free school meal in Central Java

Since its launch in January, the free school meals program has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the country, affecting over 1,000 people.

2 months ago
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Discontent over tax hikes spreads following massive protest in Pati

Some experts say that President Prabowo Subianto’s administration’s recent austerity measures have placed significant financial strain on many regions, prompting them to sharply increase property taxes. ...

2 months ago
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Ex-presidents Yudhoyono, Jokowi attend Prabowo’s first state address

Former presidents Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Joko "Jokowi" Widodo as well as former vice presidents Try Sutrisno, Jusuf Kalla and Ma'ruf Amin attended the annual People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting to hear President Prabowo Subianto's first State of the Nation address. ...

2 months ago

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Hearings on alleged accomplices continue despite Tom Lembong's pardon

Legal proceedings against alleged accomplices in a sugar import corruption case continue despite a presidential pardon having been granted to former trade minister Thomas Lembong, the main suspect in the case.

2 months ago
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Rewriting the past, reviving authoritarianism?

In 1971, about three years after Soeharto took office, military historian Nugroho Notosusanto led a project to write the national history book that emphasized the military’s role in “crushing rebellions” while downplaying civilian contributions to safeguarding the state.

2 months ago
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Indonesia’s nationalism project ‘unfinished’

While withstanding multiple political and economic disruptions throughout its 80 years of existence, Indonesia continues searching for its definition of nationalism, with observers saying the country may have veered off course from the direction set by the nation’s founders.

2 months ago
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Indonesia pushed to reject plastic treaty latest draft

The latest draft for the global plastic pollution treaty shown on Wednesday did not display ‘strong ambition’ to cut the polymer production that is believed would be effective in reducing the waste generated each year, environmentalists said.

2 months ago
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Govt denies austerity measures behind tax hike in Pati

The administration of Prabowo Subianto has denied reports that budget shortfalls from the austerity measures prompted a now-scrapped tax hike in Central Java’s Pati, as it called for dialogue to resolve public unrest in the regency that culminated in massive protests on Wednesday.

2 months ago
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Aceh urges Massachusetts to preserve Salem city seal depicting Acehnese

Some Acehnese and local historians believe that the figure depicted on the Salem city seal is Po Adam, a prominent local leader from Kuala Batu, an area now part of present-day Southwest Aceh Regency.

2 months ago
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KPK bars ex-minister Yaqut from leaving country in probe into haj quota scandal

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has imposed a travel ban on former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, as part of its investigation into alleged misallocation of last year’s haj quota.

2 months ago
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Ancient stone tools could contain clues to early Sulawesi hominins

A recent study led by a team of BRIN archaeologists suggests that the artifacts found at the Calio site in South Sulawesi's Soppeng regency could actually be stone tools, meaning that prehistoric humans lived in the Wallacea region around 500,000 years earlier than previously known.

2 months ago
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Jokowi in precarious position months after leaving presidency

Once a dominant force in the nation’s politics, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo now appears to be facing an increasingly precarious position, with key allies under pressure, family members’ influence faltering and his successor President Prabowo Subianto making moves that suggest he is asserting independence from the former president’s shadow.

2 months ago
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Massive protest erupts in Pati demanding regent’s resignation

The protest triggers local councilors to open an inquiry to investigate alleged misconduct of Regent Sudewo that could lead to his impeachment.

2 months ago
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House Speaker Puan calls for data verification of social aid recipients

PPATK reveals that thousands of SOEs employees and even doctors were included as social aid recipients.

2 months ago
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Lampung farmer killed by tiger in national park

The victim’s body was found inside the South Bukit Barisan National Park, which is a conservation forest and wild animal habitat.

2 months ago
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Military court sentences soldier to death for killing three policemen

Bazarsah’s death sentence marks one of the few instances in recent years where a military court has imposed the death penalty on a soldier for committing an unlawful killing.

2 months ago
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Consulate in Johor Bahru repatriates 77 Indonesians to Batam

The consulate general in Johor Bahru has helped facilitate the return of over 300 Indonesians, mostly migrant workers, in three batches this year, with the latest group touching home soil on Aug. 9, almost exactly a week before Independence Day.

2 months ago
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Poor-quality nationalistic animation greeted with derision

The upcoming animated movie Merah Putih: One for All, themed around nationalism and timed ahead of Indonesia’s Independence Day, which falls on Aug. 17, has sparked widespread criticism over the poor quality demonstrated in its recently released trailer.

2 months ago
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Renewed plan to reinstate New Order-style state guidelines draws flak

The return of state policy guidelines, a practice during the authoritarian New Order era, could trigger a constitutional amendment that could snowball into wider changes, including reinstating the status of People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) as the nation’s highest authority and its long-removed power to appoint the president.

2 months ago
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Indonesia proposes international initiative for royalty transparency

Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas promoted an international mechanism that would balance the rights of creators with global platforms that represent consumers using their works.

2 months ago
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Magnitude 6.3 quake hits Papua

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT), was around 193 kilometres northwest of the town of Abepura in Papua, USGS said. 

2 months ago
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East Java moves to regulate controversial horeg sound systems amid backlash

Doctors in Lumajang, East Java, have reported a rise in patients experiencing hearing problems after attending events featuring horeg sound systems.

2 months ago
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Family of Chinese tourist killed in capsized boat takes legal action

The victim's family accused the fast boat operator of negligence by running the boat too fast and not taking the appropriate route.

2 months ago
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Parents back Roblox ban plan over child safety concerns

Parents are voicing strong support for the government’s proposed ban on Roblox, citing growing fears that the popular gaming platform exposes children to inappropriate content and risky online interactions.

2 months ago
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20 soldiers named suspects for allegedly torturing their junior to death

The Military Police have named twenty members of the Army suspects for allegedly torturing junior soldier Lucky Chepril Saputra Namo to death in a barracks in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara.

2 months ago
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Delay triggers fresh demands to scrap history rewrite

​​Human rights activists and historians are urging the government to scrap its controversial national history book project after the Aug. 17 launch was postponed amid accusations that it seeks to rewrite and sanitize the nation’s past.

2 months ago
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Riau Islands fully supports plan to treat injured Gazans in Galang Island

“This is a central government program, and of course we must support it. We hope that through this effort, we can strengthen ties between Indonesia and Palestine,” Riau Islands Deputy Governor Nyanyang Haris Pratamura said.

2 months ago
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Semarang cop gets 15 years in prison for fatally shooting teen

A Semarang court has sentenced a narcotics officer to 15 years for fatally shooting one vocational school student and injuring two others last November, in line with the prosecution's demand.

2 months ago
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East Kolaka regent arrested for graft when attending NasDem meeting

The arrest of East Kolaka regent Abdul Azis when he attended a NasDem Party meeting triggered strong reaction from party chair Surya Paloh, who urged law enforcement bodies to follow proper procedures in investigations.

2 months ago
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Massive TNI restructuring prompts militarization, budget concerns

A massive restructuring of the Indonesian Military (TNI) has raised concerns among observers over its inefficient use of the defense budget and further militarization efforts across the country, warning of the growing military presence in civic spaces.

2 months ago
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