Rescuers work during a search operation after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry sank while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, in the Java Sea, September 13, 2026.`

Rescuers battle turbulent seas in search for 129 people after ferry sinks off Java

Choppy waters with high waves and strong winds were impeding the search on Monday, said Mohammad Syafii, head of the National Rescue Agency (Basarnas).

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Rescuers searching for 129 people still missing after Java sea accident

The Virgo Transport 8 ship carrying 243 people went missing in bad weather early on Sunday, the rescue agency said. Authorities have rescued 108 people from the ship, which was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.

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Jakarta to expand Satpol PP amid staffing gaps

Tasked to enforce local regulations, the city’s public order agenc currently has only 5,000 personnel, less than the 12,000 needed to launch round-the-clock patrols across the capital city.

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Rescue teams prepare to evacuate victims of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized while carrying 243 people on its route to Banjarmasin from Surabaya, at the port hall before heading to a hospital in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan on September 13, 2026.

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Six killed, 129 missing after ferry capsizes off Java

The Virgo Transport 8 -- which authorities said carried 213 passengers and 30 crew -- lost contact with its shipping company early Sunday after departing from Surabaya in East Java.

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A Manggala Agni forest firefighter struggles to extinguish a forest and peatland fire on Saturday in Rambutan village, Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra.

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Wildfire emissions may cause Indonesia to miss climate target

Greenhouse gas emitted from forest and peatland fires across Indonesia has reached the same amount of 74 coal-fired power plants, potentially hurting the country’s “net sink” aim in the forestry sector by 2030.

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Participants in a protest by a civil society coalition known as MBG Watch display a poster reading “Free Nutritious Meals and Red-and-White Village Cooperatives = Vampires of the State Budget” on Aug. 14 outside the National Nutrition Agency, or BGN, office in Central Jakarta. The protest was held to voice public concerns and criticize government budget policies, particularly the free nutritious meal program, amid continuing reports of food poisoning in several regions.

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Two free meal poisoning victims from N. Sumatra treated in Jakarta

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has become the highest state official to apologize for mass food poisoning caused by the free nutritious meal program in Karo regency, North Sumatra.

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A noncommissioned police officer (left) sprays the X Fire solution over a peatland area on Friday while an officer observes the spraying in Sering village, Pangkalan Kerinci district in Pelalawan regency, Riau. Made by the National Police's Logistics Staff and the Mobile Brigade (Brimob), the solution is made from a mixture of crude palm oil (CPO) and tapioca flour and is expected to contain forest fires by cutting oxygen supply.

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Police tests X Fire to fight forest fires at peatland in Riau

Fires on peatlands have unique characteristics because extinguished fires can continue to burn underneath the surface.

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Relatives of affected passengers look on as a National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) officer writes updates on a whiteboard amid ongoing rescue operations on the stricken Virgo Transport 8 ferry, at Trisakti Bandarmasih Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 13, 2026.

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Soekarno-Hatta airport extends closure after Anak Krakatau eruption

Mount Anak Krakatau, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Jakarta, erupted on Saturday, spewing a fountain of lava and a plume of volcanic ash.

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Jakarta international airport extends closure after Anak Krakatau eruption

Eight airports halted operations over the weekend after ash was detected in their airspace, disrupting hundreds of flights and leaving more than 170,000 passengers stranded, according to the transport ministry.

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A Transjakarta bus leaves the Flavor Bliss shelter in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten after the launching of Transjabodetabek bus service's new route between Alam Sutera township and Blok M, South Jakarta on April 24, 2025. The Jakarta administration worked with the Banten administration to open the Alam Sutera-Blok M route for Transjabodetabek in a bid to tackle the city's perennial traffic problem.

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Jakarta transit grows, but Greater Jakarta stays disconnected

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Jakarta fines waste firms over illegal dumping

Jakarta has seen a surge of makeshift dumpsites as the gradual closure of Bantar Gebang, the capital’s largest landfill in neighboring Bekasi, has put further pressure on the city’s waste management system.

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