Ferry Disaster in Bali-Lombok: A passenger ferry caught fire in the Lombok Strait, with rescue teams evacuating more than 100 people and reports of at least one death as SAR operations continue. Wildfire Crisis: Indonesia is battling fast-moving blazes around Mount Bromo Tengger Semeru, with park closures and intensified firefighting as smoke disrupts schools and threatens nearby areas. Free Meals Program Fallout: Reuters reports investors who built remote kitchens under Prabowo’s free meals plan are stuck with delayed reimbursements and mounting debt, after the payment rules were changed multiple times. EV Push: Prabowo says Indonesia aims for mass production of home-grown electric cars by 2028, alongside a national electric motorcycle ecosystem. Nickel Policy: The nickel miners’ association says additional ore quotas will be granted selectively to smelters with low raw-material stocks, keeping overall quotas near 260–270 million tons. Social Aid Digitalization: Komdigi pilots digital systems to better target welfare recipients and cut fraud, using integrated population data.