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Jakarta
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Jakarta extends use of overflowing Bantar Gebang landfill
The Jakarta city administration has extended its use of the overcapacity Bantar Gebang landfill in neighboring Bekasi, West Java, for another five years, as the capital still struggles to contain its mounting waste crisis amid uncertainty over planned waste-to-energy (WtE) projects.
53 minutes ago
Archipelago
Central Kalimantan residents struggle as island burns
More than 300,000 people in seven provinces were laid low by respiratory tract infections from August to October, according to Indonesia's health ministry.
5 hours ago
Archipelago
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Navy thwarts departure of 12 Vietnamese from Batam to Malaysia
Officers from Naval Regional Command (Kodaeral) IV/Batam and BAIS’ foreigner surveillance task force conducted the enforcement operation on Lumba Island, Kasu subdistrict, Belakang Padang district, Batam city on Tuesday.
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Archipelago
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Tanker uses ship-to-ship transfer to smuggle ketamine: Police chief
The Mongolian-flagged tanker MT Global 168 departed from Pasir Gudang in Johor state, Malaysia, to a ship-to-ship transfer location in the Andaman Sea, off Trang province, Thailand.
10 hours ago
Archipelago
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Joint firefighting team evacuates 162 climbers from Mt. Sumbing
Based on data from Wonosobo Police, the total area affected by fire reached some 306 hectares, with firefighters managed to extinguish fires on 104 hectares of affected land.
11 hours ago
Politics
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Delays in forming selection panel for election body draw scrutiny
The government missed the deadline to form a committee that will vet new election organizers and supervisors, raising concerns over compliance with the law and the transparency of the selection process.
13 hours ago
Politics
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Millions seized in Hercules case spotlights informal power in land deals
The Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) seizure of hundreds of millions of rupiah linked to property developer Summarecon and gang leader Rosario “Hercules” de Marshal has renewed concerns over mass organizations’ role in land disputes and the corruption risks posed by informal power networks.
13 hours ago
Jakarta
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Kota Tua vendors back revamp but fear being sidelined
Jakarta’s plan to give its historic Kota Tua district a European-inspired makeover has won cautious support from longtime vendors, who welcome more tourists but want assurances that they will still have a place in the district’s future.
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politics
Prabowo's allies distance themselves from flagship free meals program
Until now, Prabowo — who marks two years in office this week — has faced little or no pushback. There have been no dissenting votes on any bills the government has proposed, not even by Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), one party that is not formally part of the ruling bloc.
4 days ago
archipelago
Students protest Central Kalimantan haze
The students, many wearing surgical masks, gathered under an eerily orange sky with severely reduced visibility and waved banners urging authorities to declare a national emergency to free up more aid.
2 days ago
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The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires
Near the Maros-Pangkep cave, firefighters worked to put out fires as smoke drifted over the dramatic karst landscape that is a defining feature of the national park and UNESCO Global Geopark surrounding the cave.
3 days ago
