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Foreign policy will support domestic agenda: Minister

A local poll administrator shows an invalid ballot on Nov. 27, 2024, during the tabulation of votes cast in the 2024 Central Java gubernatorial election at a polling station in Semarang, Central Java.

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PDI-P might 'need rethink' on projected poll losses

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Komnas HAM launches probe into fatal Semarang shooting

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) has sent an investigation team to probe the fatal shooting by a police officer of a teenage student in Semarang, Central Java.

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France requests transfer of death row convict held in Indonesia: Senior minister

Indonesia is in discussion with three countries, including France, over the return of several high-profile detainees and aims to transfer the prisoners by the end of December.

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President Prabowo Subianto (second right) talks with his predecessor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo after sharing a dinner in Surakarta, Central Java, on Nov. 3, 2024.

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Ruling coalition outclasses opposition

A voter dips her finger in an ink bottle after casting her vote at a polling station at the Kendari Women's Penitentiary in Southeast Sulawesi on Nov. 27, 2024, the day of the simultaneous regional elections in 37 provinces and more than 500 cities and regencies across the archipelago.

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Jakarta, regions see historically low voter turnout in local polls

People watch the vote counting process at polling station 5 in Petamburan, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Nov. 27, 2024. The Jakarta office of the General Elections Commission (KPUD) recorded 8.2 million people on the final voter list for the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election. Most voters were between the ages of 40 and 55 years old.

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Six poll workers die in Wednesday's elections, KPU says

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East Jakarta poll workers fired for tampering with ballots

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Housing Ministry plans housing development around Manggarai Station

The program optimizes the use of state-owned land in urban areas as the locations for people’s housing in support of the 3 million houses program.

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Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung (left) and his running mate Rano Karno (right) pose after a press briefing in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Nov. 28, 2024. The pair declared a single-round victory in the Jakarta election, claiming to have received 2.18 million valid votes, or 50.07 percent of the total, in Wednesday's election, citing an ongoing real count by the Jakarta office of the General Elections Commission (KPU).

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Pramono claims victory in Jakarta, but rivals still hope for runoff

Claiming victory: Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Pramono Anung (left) talks to his running mate Rano Karno (right) during a press briefing in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Nov. 28. The Pramono-Rano pair declared victory in a single round of the Jakarta election after claiming to have received 2.18 million or 50.07 percent of total valid votes during Wednesday's election, according to the real count by the Jakarta Elections Commission (KPU).

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Pramono claims victory, Ridwan waits for final tally in Jakarta race

Vehicles that were involved in consecutive collisions at kilometer 92 of the Cipularang Toll Road are gathered at the Jatiluhur Toll PJR Office in Purwakarta regency, West Java, on Nov. 11, 2024.

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Two motorists die in West Jakarta in another fatal truck accident

Two motorists died in a multi-vehicle accident in Slipi, West Jakarta, on Tuesday morning at around 7 a.m., adding to a long list of such fatal pileups in the country in the past month.

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Voters line up to cast their votes in the simultaneous regional elections on Nov. 27, 2024, at a polling station in Jakarta. Voters in 37 provinces and more than 500 cities and regencies are choosing regional leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election.

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All three Jakarta governor candidates cast their votes

Voters wait to cast their votes in the 2024 simultaneous regional elections on Nov. 27, 2024, at a polling station in Cipinang Melayu subdistrict, East Jakarta. Jakarta is one of 37 provinces holding simultaneous regional head elections.

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Anies, Ridwan exchange jabs in heated Jakarta race

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Voting in disaster-stricken regions begins following delay

Seeking justice: Protesters hold a demonstration in front of Central Java Police headquarters in Semarang, Central Java, on Nov. 28. They demanded a complete and transparent investigation into the case of a shooting allegedly perpetrated by a police officer that killed a 17-year-old high school student in the city on Nov. 24.

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Cop arrested in fatal Semarang shooting case

More than 100 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia: UN

The flimsy wooden boat carrying the Rohingyas was found half-submerged not far from the beach off the coast of northeastern Sumatra island after it was first spotted entering East Aceh waters on Saturday morning, a few hours before it nearly sank.

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BMKG warns of high waves off Bali over weekend

The Denpasar office of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued a warning for high waves in the waters around Bali over the weekend, of up to 2.5 meters in some areas.

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The Tubarani royal guards escort the coffin of the late 38th Gowa king, Andi Kumala Idjo Daeng Sila Karaeng Lembang Parang Sultan Malikussaid II Batara Gowa III, on its way to the Katangka Mosque for a special prayer before burial on Nov. 29, 2024, in Somba Opu, Gowa regency, South Sulawesi. Andi Kumala Idjo passed away on Nov. 28, 2024, in Makassar.

Gowa king laid to rest in royal cemetery

Andi Muhammad Imam, the eldest son of the late 38th Gowa king, has been named as the successor of Andi Kumala Idjo Karaeng Lembang Parang Sultan Malikussaid II Batara Gowa III.

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North Sumatra landslide death toll climbs to 27

Extreme weather is expected in Indonesia towards the end of 2024, as the La Nina phenomenon increases rainfalls across the tropical archipelago, the country's weather agency has warned.

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