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Safety first: A worker and three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers take a rest on Monday while installing stairs at Pelawangan Sembalun leading to Segara Anak Lake on the slope of Mount Rinjani in Sembalun, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The Mount Rinjani National Park is repairing the tracks and will close the volcano from Aug. 1-10. — Safety first: A worker and three Indonesian Military (TNI) soldiers take a rest on Monday while installing stairs at Pelawangan Sembalun leading to Segara Anak Lake on the slope of Mount Rinjani in Sembalun, East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The Mount Rinjani National Park is repairing the tracks and will close the volcano from Aug. 1-10.`

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Mt. Rinjani management installs stairs on dangerous trail after accidents

The national park management is repairing the tracks and will close the volcano from Aug. 1-10 to add more infrastructure for climbers' safety and comfort.

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Severe fuel shortage hits Jember following closure of vital road for renovation

Long lines of motorcycles and cars stretching up to two kilometers have become a common sight at 41 gas stations across the regency in recent days, with residents reporting wait times of up to 10 hours just to fill their tanks.

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Riau Islands seek answers as Hong Kong abruptly halts live fish imports

According to local authorities, since March 2025, Hong Kong vessels have stopped purchasing live fish from fishermen in Natuna and Anambas regencies, Indonesia’s outermost islands, without providing any official explanation.

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Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) executive Puan Maharani, who is also House of Representatives speaker, delivers her speech on July 30 during a two-day technical briefing for party-affiliated legislators in Denpasar, Bali.

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Puan calls for unity, support for Megawati leadership ahead of congress

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) senior politician Puan Maharani has called on party members to maintain unity and loyalty under the leadership of chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri ahead of its congress, which had been delayed several times this year.

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A resident watches the ocean on July 30 in South Leato beach in Gorontalo city, Gorontalo, as the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issues a tsunami advisory for the city after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia.

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Indonesia on tsunami alert after Russia earthquake

Weather agency have issued tsunami warnings across six provinces in eastern Indonesia after one of the largest earthquakes in history struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia on Wednesday morning.

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Joint security officers stand at the ready on July 29 during a briefing ahead of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final match between Indonesia and Vietnam at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium in Jakarta. Vietnam won the championship after defeating Indonesia 1-0.

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Police arrest 22 after post-ASEAN U-23 soccer match brawl

Vietnam’s 1-0 victory in the final match of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship match with Indonesia marks its third consecutive title in the competition, making it the most successful team in the tournament.

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Muzahidin, who runs “horeg” sound system Brewog Studio in Blitar, says the popularity of “horeg” has been boosted by social media and that it also serves as a way for villagers to entertain themselves.

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MUI urges government to regulate horeg sound systems after haram fatwa

Videos circulating on social media show residents complaining of shattered windows and damaged roofs, caused by the intense vibrations from horeg parades passing near their homes.

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Local residents observe the tabulation of votes at Petamburan Polling Station (TPS) 5 in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, after the polls closed for the simultaneous regional head elections on Nov. 27, 2024.

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Speculation surrounds parties’ election simulations

Amid recent calls to undo the direct regional head elections that have been in place for 20 years, law experts have warned political parties and the House against undermining the authority of the Constitutional Court.

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Local residents observe the tabulation of votes at Petamburan Polling Station (TPS) 5 in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, after the polls closed for the simultaneous regional head elections on Nov. 27, 2024.

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Speculation surrounds parties’ election simulations

A worker walks in front of the State Palace on Nov. 10, 2024, at the government offices complex in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan. President Prabowo Subianto has said that within the next five years, he will make the new capital city the center of government political activities, where most of his administration’s executive, legislative and judicial activities will take place

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Government reaffirms commitment to Nusantara project amid moratorium calls

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Jakarta police reveal new evidence in diplomat’s death

Project under fire: Culture Minister Fadli Zon (center), accompanied by his deputy Giring Ganesha (top), delivers a presentation on May 26 during a working meeting with House of Representatives Commission X in Senayan, Jakarta. The meeting was centered on the ministry’s plan to rewrite the nation's history.

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Minister kicks off public discussion on controversial new history books

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary-general Hasto Kristiyanto exits the courtroom on Friday after his trial at the Jakarta Corruption Court. The panel of judges found him guilty of bribery and sentenced him to three-and-a-half years in prison.

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Hasto’s bribery conviction to influence PDI-P stance on government

Eye on graft: The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building (left) is pictured on June 27, 2023, in South Jakarta.

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KPK probes into education ministry’s Google procurement

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) secretary general Hasto Kristiyanto (center) waves to crowds after hearing the verdict for his trial at the Corruption Court, Jakarta, on July 25. The panel of judges found him guilty of bribery and sentenced him to three years and six months in prison and a fine of Rp 250 million.

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PDI-P’s Hasto sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for bribery

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Joint security officers stand at the ready on July 29 during a briefing ahead of the 2025 ASEAN U-23 Championship final match between Indonesia and Vietnam at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Main Stadium in Jakarta. Vietnam won the championship after defeating Indonesia 1-0.

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Police arrest 22 after post-ASEAN U-23 soccer match brawl

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Police find no crime in diplomat’s death

Devastating loss: Fire rages through Taman Puring Market on Monday evening in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

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Fire engulfs Taman Puring Market, razes over 550 stalls

Passengers hop on a Transjakarta electric bus on Sept. 9, 2024, at the Bundaran Senayan bus stop in South Jakarta.

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‘Greener’ bus service links Blok M to Ancol

Pedal power: Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (third left, front row) cycles on April 19 with members of a cycling community on Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Gambir, Central Jakarta.

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High obesity rate among Jakarta civil servants highlights poor lifestyle

People in Kapuk Muara subdistrict in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, line up with buckets to collect clean water on July 20 from a water truck they rented through pooled funds.

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Jakarta’s coastal neighborhoods struggle as clean water access dwindles

Fatal flaw: A group of people gathers on July 19, 2025, 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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Deadly Bukit Duri fire exposes Jakarta’s ongoing electrical hazards

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Muzahidin, who runs “horeg” sound system Brewog Studio in Blitar, says the popularity of “horeg” has been boosted by social media and that it also serves as a way for villagers to entertain themselves.

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MUI urges government to regulate horeg sound systems after haram fatwa

Serene moment: A fisherman floats by on Lake Toba in North Sumatra.

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Authorities probe mass fish die-off, murky water in Lake Toba

The picture shows the aerial view of Benowo landfill in Surabaya, East Java, with Gelora Bung Tomo (GBT) stadium in the background.

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Benowo waste-to-energy plant blamed for severe air pollution in Surabaya

Online motorcycle taxi (ojek) drivers gather in front of the Ulasan.co office in Tanjungpinang (left) and the Batamnews office in Batam on Sunday, July 27, in this montaged picture. The drivers fell victim to mass fictitious orders against both media companies in Riau Islands province.

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Two media companies in Riau Islands fall victim to fictitious ‘ojol’ orders

A resident stands near a forest fire on Aug. 7, 2022, in Simulop village, Panguruan district, Samosir regency, North Sumatra.

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North Sumatra declares state of emergency in seven regencies as forest fires spread

Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab arrives at the Jakarta Police headquarters in Jakarta on Dec. 12. Rizieq was summoned by the police for allegedly breaching health protocols by holding crowded events at his house and at the group’s headquarters in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, last month. JP/Seto Wardhana.

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Clash during controversial cleric Rizieq Shihab’s sermon leaves 15 injured

Students of the SRMP 9 Sekolah Rakyat junior high school at the Wyata Guna center in Bandung, West Java try out their bunk beds on July 14 after attending the opening of an orientation program.

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Govt expands Sekolah Rakyat rollout despite challenges with existing schools

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The world needs moral leadership based on wisdom, not strength, to solve various crises.

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A police officer stands guard on July 28 in front of a Christian prayer house following a violent disruption of religious activities in Padang Sarai, Padang, West Sumatra. A group of residents vandalized the property belonging to the Indonesian Faithful Christian Church (GKSI) Anugerah Padang on July 27, leading to the arrest of nine individuals.

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Attack on prayer house injures children, sparks outrage over state inaction

Members of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) work at the scene of a fire at a peatland forest converted into palm oil plantations in Meulaboh, Aceh on Feb. 15, 2025.

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Call grows for bolder climate action at Indonesia Net-Zero Summit

Staff prepare lunch plates on Jan. 6, 2025, the first day of the free nutritious meal program, at a kitchen in Bogor, West Java. The government aims to feed around 83 million schoolchildren and pregnant women through the free meals program, which was one of President Prabowo Subianto's key promises during the 2024 presidential election.

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Vehicles crawl in bumper-to-bumper traffic along a major thoroughfare in Jakarta during the evening rush hour on Nov. 13, 2024.

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New IESR study suggests policies to curb individual carbon footprints

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