Today's Top 3 News: Academics Warn of Remilitarization in Indonesia Under Prabowo

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Here are the highlights: Academics Warn of Remilitarization in Indonesia Under Prabowo; Judge Rules Trump Name Must Be Removed from Kennedy Center; and Macron: Rafale Jet Arrival Highlights Strong France-Indonesia Ties.

The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:

1. Academics Warn of Remilitarization in Indonesia Under Prabowo

Hundreds of academics, activists, civil society organization activists, and communities consolidated at the University Club of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Saturday, May 30, 2026. The forum took place to respond to the strengthening of the military as part of the decline of the democracy of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka's government.

Remilitarization became one of the topics discussed in the consolidation titled Republic Conference Strengthening Civil Society Pillar of the Republic. In addition to the strengthening of militarism, they discussed various crucial issues including economic inequality, crisis of representation and democracy, weakening of social base, and legal and institutional crises.

Why do academics warn of remilitarization? Read the full explanation here.

2. Judge Rules Trump Name Must Be Removed from Kennedy Center

A US federal judge ruled on Friday that only Congress can alter the name of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts or make renovations, rebuking the Trump administration, which had planned to close the venue for renovations and had added Trump's name to it.

The ruling was the latest legal setback for Trump's efforts to leave his personal mark on Washington's landscape and landmarks.

How does Trump fare with this decision? Read here for the US president's response.

3. Macron: Rafale Jet Arrival Highlights Strong France-Indonesia Ties

President Prabowo Subianto paid a state visit to the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday, May 28, 2026, where French President Emmanuel Macron described Indonesia as an important strategic partner for France in the Indo-Pacific region.

During a joint statement, Macron highlighted the growing cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the defense sector, marked by the arrival of the first Rafale fighter jet in Indonesia. Read the full President Macron statement here.

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Today's Top 3 News: Trump Name Removal from Kennedy Center

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