Today's Top 3 News: Nadiem Makarim's Sentencing, Rolling Blackouts in Indonesia

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Defendant in the Chromebook procurement corruption case, Nadiem Makarim, arrives to attend the verdict hearing at the Jakarta Corruption Court, in Jakarta, June 30, 2026. Tempo/Muhammad Zaki Fauzi

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Here are the highlights: Interesting Facts in Nadiem Makarim's Verdict Hearing; Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack on Moscow, Pressuring Kremlin; and Are Rolling Blackouts Behind Indonesia's Industrial Confidence Drop?.

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

1. Interesting Facts in Nadiem Makarim's Verdict Hearing

The hearing with the agenda for reading the verdict on the case of procuring Chromebook laptops and Chrome Device Management (CDM) against Indonesia's former Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Nadiem Makarim, was held at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. There were several interesting facts in the trial.

Starting from the trial attended by online motorcycle taxi drivers who showed their support for Nadiem Makarim, to tears shed after Nadiem Makarim was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the panel of judges. Read more here.

2. Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack on Moscow, Pressuring Kremlin

Ukraine launched another large-scale drone attack on Moscow and several other Russian regions on Tuesday, escalating pressure on the Kremlin as Kyiv intensifies long-range strikes aimed at disrupting Russia's military infrastructure and forcing an end to the war.

Russian authorities said air defense systems intercepted or destroyed 419 drones across the country, including more than 60 drones approaching Moscow, making it one of the largest Ukrainian drone assaults on Russian territory in recent weeks.

Did the attack result in any fatality? Click here to read more about it.

3. Are Rolling Blackouts Behind Indonesia's Industrial Confidence Drop?

Indonesia's Industrial Confidence Index (IKI) is down 0.60 points month-to-month to 52.9 in June, lower than the 53.6 in May 2026, according to the country's Ministry of Industry. Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said on Tuesday that the challenges this month "not only related to production but also demand."

Industry challenges this month move beyond global price hikes and rupiah depreciation, but now include rolling blackouts that have been suffered across several regions in the country. What else affect the idex decline? Read here.

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