Rescue teams work in a search and rescueoperation in an area hit by deadly landslides following heavy rains in Sibalanga, North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on Nov. 29, 2025.`

Sumatra flood death toll climbs to 303 amid cyclone devastation: BNPB

At least 279 people are still missing even as about 80,000 people have been evacuated and hundreds are still stranded in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra.

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Thailand, Indonesia begin clean-up after massive floods kill hundreds

Rescuers in Indonesia were struggling to reach the worst-affected areas of Sumatra island, where more than 100 people were still missing.

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Male javan rhino dies shortly after translocation to sanctuary for breeding program

Musofa was the first Javan rhino ever translocated from Ujung Kulon’s forest. His move to the conservation area was intended as a crucial step to stabilize the population, strengthen genetic diversity and enable more structured habitat management.

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Struggle for life: Two women carry pasture grass for cattle on Oct. 3 in Parangbatu village, Tuban, East Java. Residents in the village still depend on forests for their livelihoods.

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Plan to slash village funds to finance Red and White cooperatives draws scrutiny

The proposed 2026 allocation would mark the lowest level of village funding since the program was launched by former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2015.

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Students kiss their teachers' hands during a Teacher's Day celebration at an elementary school in Semarang, Central Java, on Nov. 25, 2025. The event, held under the theme “Great Teachers, Strong Indonesia” and attended by hundreds of students, aimed to help them gain a closer understanding of the teaching profession so they may be inspired to follow in their teachers’ footsteps.

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'Unsung heroes', teachers face rising burdens amid low pay

Over the years, teachers have absorbed increased administrative duties, beyond teaching. The most notable one recently being the distribution of the free nutritious meal program introduced in January by the administration of President Prabowo Subianto.

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North Sumatra Police internal affairs officers relieved of duty for alleged extortions

Two internal affairs officers were questioned separately in Jakarta and Medan to uphold professionalism and transparency in the investigation.

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A set of the Commuter Line urban train passes next to the under-construction Jatake Station in Tangerang regency, Banten on July 16, 2025.

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KAI reshuffles KCI leadership amid viral missing tumbler uproar

State-owned railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has replaced the president director of its commuter rail subsidiary, PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI), amid public scrutiny over how it handled a viral incident involving a missing tumbler on a commuter train.

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A woman washes dishes on Wednesday in a crowded neighborhood in the Tanah Tinggi subdistrict of Jakarta. The 2025 edition of World Urbanization Prospects issued by the United Nations on Nov. 18 names Jakarta and its surrounding areas the world's most populous city with 42 million people, followed by Dhaka, Bangladesh (37 million) and long-time title holder Tokyo, Japan (33 million).

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Greater Jakarta becomes world’s most populous megacity

Higher urban sprawl from surrounding areas may put a heavier burden on Jakarta to accommodate the public needs particularly because of the soaring cost of living and increasingly competitive job market, experts have warned.

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Takes the stage: Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (front, right) and German Finance Minister and Vice Chan- cellor Lars Klingbeil (center, right) arrive on Saturday, Nov. 22, to attend a G20 Leaders’ Summit plenary session at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Gibran’s G20 debut tests diplomacy, signals growing role

Then-state-owned ferry operator ASDP Indonesia Ferry CEO Ira Puspadewi speaks to the press on Feb. 6, 2020.

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Conviction of ex-executives of state ferry operator stir debate

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NU internal rift deepens as Yahya rejects dismissal

Former State-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Ferry Indonesia president director Ira Puspadewi (second right), planning and development director Harry Muhammad Adhi Caksono (third left) and commercial and service director Muhammad Yusuf Hadi (left) walk into the Jakarta Corruption Court on Nov. 20 ahead of their verdict hearing. The three defendants, who were indicted for corruption that caused Rp 1.25 trillion (US$75 million) in state losses in the acquisition of PT Jembatan Nusantara, were found guilty by the court.

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Presidential pardons put KPK’s credibility in question

Papuans who fled their villages due to fighting near the Grasberg gold and copper mine on March 9, 2020, gather at a makeshift shelter in Timika. An Indonesian soldier was killed on March 9 in a shootout with rebels in Papua, prompting more than a thousand civilians to flee fighting near the world's biggest gold mine.

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Papua conflict uproots thousands while state assistance lags

A father takes his child, who is hospitalized for diarrhea, for a walk around the children's ward of the Dr. Muhammad Zein Painan regional general hospital on May 9, 2024, in South Pesisir regency, West Sumatra.

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KPK probes into potential corruption in dozens of regional general hospitals

Indonesian military (TNI) troops prepare at the National Monument (Monas) complex for deployment on Aug. 31, amid the widespread anti-government protests and rioting over issues such as extra pay for lawmakers, in Jakarta.

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TNI expansion plan raises fear of overreach

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KAI reshuffles KCI leadership amid viral missing tumbler uproar

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Tasty treat: Food left by a passerby sits in front of a ginger cat, which has gone viral online, at the FX Sudirman shopping mall in Central Jakarta on Nov. 24, 2025.

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Paws for reflection: Jakartans tag strays as city mini-destinations

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Missing South Jakarta boy found dead after viral outcry

A woman removes boiled green mussels from their shells beside her daughter in a fishing community in North Jakarta on March 19, 2024.

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Shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

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Purbaya calls on journalists to step up scrutiny of government

Speaking at an event hosted by the Chief Editors Forum on Sunday, Purbaya said the press had grown “increasingly muted” in recent years, leaving poor public policies insufficiently challenged and weakening policy outcomes.

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Densed neighborhoods is seen by a riverbank of Angke River in Pejagalan, Penjaringan North Jakarta on May 28, 2025. Insufficient spaces and improper sanitation facilities force some low-income families living in such slums across Jakarta to practice open defecation.

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New database aims to strengthen Jakarta’s fight against slums

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North Sumatra Police internal affairs officers relieved of duty for alleged extortions

Indonesian Navy hospital ship KRI dr. Soeharso-990 is seen navigating in this undated picture released on Friday, Nov. 28,2025. The hospital ship is among several naval ships deployed to assist victims of floods and landslides in the northern part of Sumatra.

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Navy, Air Force deploy assets, personnel for Sumatra natural disaster response

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Authorities races to evacuate stranded residents in Northern Sumatra

The cyclone blew across the Indonesian archipelago's western-most area, inundating the nearby Malacca Strait and causing floods and landslides that have killed at least 61 people, authorities said. They fear the toll could go up with rain continuing and 100 residents still missing.

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Northern Sumatra floods death toll rises to 84

Indonesia, along with neighbouring Malaysia and Thailand have been hit by severe rains that have caused dozens of deaths across the region in recent days.

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