Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Dharma Pongrekun (left) and his running mate Kun Wardana (right) poses during the first debate between candidates at JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta on Oct. 6, 2024.`

Dharma Pongrekun unrepentant over unfounded claims

From a Dajjal-affiliated school system to a group of globalists controlling the population, the 58-year-old retired three-rank police general, has differentiated himself from rivals by peddling groundless claims about government policies that often leave rivals and viewers scratching their heads.

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Missing US citizen found inside shark's stomach in Timor-Leste

The remains of United States citizen Carol Colleen Monfore were found in a shark’s stomach in Timor-Leste, 10 days after she had gone missing while diving in Southwest Maluku.

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City administration defends free lunch trial at SMA 70

The Jakarta Education Agency has defended the decision to hold a free nutritious meals program trial at SMA 70 public senior high school on Wednesday, dismissing public criticism that the school was “elite”.

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A shack stands next to a forest in Lhoong, Aceh on March 21, 2023.

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Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests, report says

Producing the wood pellets and chips used for "co-fire" coal plants risks driving deforestation, with natural forests cut down and replaced by quick-growing monocultures.

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) gestures as United States President Joe Biden (front left), German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (back left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (back center) and other leaders walk together during a tree-planting event at the Taman Hutan Raya Ngurah Rai Mangrove Forest, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Nov. 16, 2022.

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RI diplomacy influential despite Jokowi’s focus on domestic issues

Indonesian diplomacy under Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi has done much to expand the country’s influence on the global stage, analysts have said, even though President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has focused more on domestic affairs during his decade in power.

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Lawmakers attend a House of Representatives plenary session on July 9, 2024, at the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta.

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Housing allowance for new lawmakers causes stir

The House of Representatives secretariat general has decided to stop directly providing housing for the body’s 580 incoming lawmakers and will offer them a monthly accommodation allowance instead.

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Two security guards pat down a visitor before he enters the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detention center in Jakarta on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Former prisoners testify on extortion at KPK detention center

Detainees at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detention center had to pay up to Rp 20 million a month or were forced to spend time in solitary confinement, according to court testimony from former prisoners.

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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo walks to his chair ahead of the final cabinet meeting at the Garuda Palace in Nusantara, North Penajam Paser regency, East Kalimantan, on Sept. 13, 2024.

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Another suspect arrested in Jakarta civil society raid case

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Police probe 11 officers after disruption of diaspora discussion in Kemang

The Jakarta Police’s Internal Affairs Division (Propam) has questioned 11 officers regarding the disruption of a diaspora discussion in Kemang on Saturday.

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Jokowi to inaugurate new palace in Nusantara this week

A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire on Aug. 23, 2023, at the Sarimukti landfill in West Bandung regency, West Java.

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Bandung landfill on the verge of overcapacity

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Andika-Hendi preps for first C. Java gubernatorial debate

PDI-P ticket Andika says he and his running mate Hendi are looking at the first Jakarta gubernatorial debate on Oct. 6 to prepare for their first debate against rival pair Luthfi-Taj in vying for the Central Java governorship, slated to be held on Oct. 26 in Semarang.

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