Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar called on the House of Representatives (DPR) to immediately finalize and pass the Indigenous Peoples Bill. ^[1] Abdul Hakim Mahfudz, known as Gus Kikin, was officially elected as the Chair of the General Board of Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) for the 2026-2031 period. ^[2] Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, the Coordinating Minister for Empowerment in Indonesia, requested that the government stop repeating the same failure patterns in handling forest and land fires annually. ^[3] Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar stated on Tuesday that policymakers have failed to fully utilize the experience of communities living closest to vulnerable forest areas in annual mitigation efforts. ^[4] HRM Khalilur R Abdullah Sahlawiy, a village kiai from Situbondo, stated on August 31 that the election of KH Miftachul Akhyar as Rais Aam and KH Abdul Hakim Mahfudz as PBNU Chairman was not a victory of ideas but a result of unfair competition and rule changes. ^[5] Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar argued that the enactment of the bill is a necessary step to empower indigenous groups to actively shape development policies in Indonesia. ^[6] Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar asserted that there is no longer any justification for delaying a regulation crucial to the recognition and protection of indigenous communities. ^[7] The election of Abdul Hakim Mahfudz as PBNU Chair occurred during the 35th NU Congress in Jombang, East Java, on August 31, 2024. ^[8]