A participant takes the 2025 Computer-Based Written Exam for the National Selection Based on Test (UTBK-SNBT) at Diponegoro University (UNDIP), Tembalang, Semarang, Central Java, on April 30, 2025`

State university entrance exam organizers vow to stamp out mass cheating

This year’s UTBK was marred by reports of widespread organized and systemic cheating. Investigations have uncovered a range of tactics, including the use of so-called academic joki, paid test-takers hired to impersonate actual students.

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Court orders govt to provide free basic education in all schools

While not restricting certain private schools from charging their students for tuition, the Constitutional Court orders the government to provide a financing policy to ensure inclusive access for elementary education.

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Multiple eruptions rock Mount Semeru, ash columns reach 1,200 meters

Mount Semeru remains at alert Level II, with authorities urging the public to stay at least 8 kilometers from the southeast sector along Besuk Kobokan, the primary drainage area for lava and pyroclastic flows.

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Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar leaves his chair after a press briefing to announce the start of the Dzulhijja month in the Hijriah Islamic calendar at the Religious Affairs Ministry's office in Jakarta on May 27, 2025. The government declared the start of Dzulhijja falls on May 28 and the Idul Adha holiday on June 6.

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Govt declares Idul Adha falls on June 6

The Idul Adha (Day fo Sacrifice) Islamic holiday for 2025 will fall on June 6, as announced by Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar following an isbat (moon sighting confirmation) hearing on Tuesday.

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A fisherman unloads his belongings after returning from a fishing trip at the traditional Muara Angke harbor in Jakarta on November 21, 2024.

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Pollution, climate change hit Jakarta’s fishers hard

Data from the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry shows a 20 percent drop in Jakarta’s marine fisheries production in 2023 compared with the year before, while data for 2024 has yet to be released.

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Sacred ceremony: Various religious leaders, along with Buddhist priests and monks, walk around the Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, during a pradakshina ritual on Aug. 17, 2024, to commemorate the 79th Independence Day.

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Plan to install stairlifts in Borobudur to welcome Macron draws controversy

Many have taken to social media to express worries that the installation of the stairlift, which is typically used in homes to help people navigate stairs, could harm the structure of Borobudur, especially considering the damage to the ancient temple caused by overtourism in recent years.

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Indonesian Navy personnel inspect packages of methamphetamine at Batam Customs Port, Riau Islands, on May 26. A joint task force from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the National Police and the Indonesian Military seized the illicit drugs aboard the vessel Sea Dragon Tarawa in the waters off the Riau Islands on May 21, marking the largest drug seizure in the nation’s history.

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BNN, Police foil largest drug smuggling attempt in Indonesian history

During the raid, authorities uncovered 67 boxes containing 2,000 packages of methamphetamine disguised as tea. The drugs were hidden in secret compartments throughout the vessel, including within its fuel tank.

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French President Emmanuel Macron gestures upon his arrival at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base in Jakarta on May 27, 2025.

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Macron, Prabowo to discuss strategic partnerships

Indonesia's foreign ministry said the two sides would discuss "existing strategic partnerships," without giving specific details about the areas of discussion.

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Macron, Prabowo to discuss strategic partnerships

Indonesia's foreign ministry said the two sides would discuss "existing strategic partnerships," without giving specific details about the areas of discussion.

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A motorbike rides past a mural of slain labor activist Marsinah at Babakan Pocis, South Tangerang, Banten, on Monday. Marsinah, then a worker at a watch factory in Sidoarjo, East Java, was killed on May 8, 1993, as she led a strike demanding better wages and working conditions.

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Activists reject Marsinah hero title without justice for her murder

In step: Army personnel march on Oct. 5, 2024, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, during an event marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian Military (TNI).

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TNI protection details for prosecutors spark overreach fears

New recruits take their civil service oath on March 22, 2024, during an induction ceremony at Bogor City Hall in Bogor, West Java.

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Push to raise civil service retirement age faces scrutiny

Culture Minister Fadli Zon (center), accompanied by his deputy Giring Ganesha (top), delivers a presentation during a working meeting with the House of Representatives Commission X in Senayan, Jakarta, on May 26, 2025. The meeting discusses the ministry’s plan to rewrite the nation's history.

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New history book to highlight past presidents’ achievements: Culture minister

Several journalists hold banners during a protest to commemorate World Press Freedom Day in Surabaya, East Java, on May 2.

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Critical op-ed retraction tests freedom of expression

Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan announces his resignation as director general of informatics applications on July 4, 2024, at the Communications and Information Ministry in Gambir, Central Jakarta, following a ransomware attack on June 20 that crippled a temporary national data center in East Java capital Surabaya and disrupted hundreds of public services.

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Jakarta prosecutor arrests ex-communications official in data center graft case

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Blok M to become Jakarta’s economic hub that ‘never sleeps’

Activists hold flowers on May 17, 2025, during a prayer and vigil for four Trisakti University students who were shot dead during a protest in 1998 at the university's courtyard in Jakarta.

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Trisakti students named suspects for Reform protest escalations

A bus serving the Transjabodetabek intercity bus service route between Blok M, South Jakarta and Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2 in Tangerang regency, Banten arrives on Thursday at the PIK 2 bus shelter during the route's launch ceremony.

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Jakarta expands intercity bus service to PIK 2

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Banten wants Transjabodetabek to open Serang route

Banten Deputy Governor Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah urged Transjabodetabek to extend its bus service to Serang, as the province is one of the key satellite areas supporting Jakarta.

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