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An aerial photo shows a palm oil plantation (right) and a peatland forest in Bangsal village, Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra on June 10, 2025. Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem, which experts deem of exacerbating the global heating and climate crisis
An aerial photo shows a palm oil plantation (right) and a peatland forest in Bangsal village, Ogan Komering Ilir regency, South Sumatra on June 10, 2025. Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem, which experts deem of exacerbating the global heating and climate crisis`
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Government targets illegal mining on 190,000 hectares of forest land

Indonesia's unprecedented crackdown, which has seen military-led teams take over palm plantations and mines, has unnerved the industry, pushing up global palm oil prices over concerns it will hit output, and more recently, powering rallies in the prices of metals like tin. 

13 hours ago
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Authorities break up suspected subsidized fertilizer fraud ring in Riau

Pelawawan chief prosecutor Siswanto said the alleged subsidized fertilizer irregularities took place in the districts of Bandar Petalangan, Bunut and Pangkalan Kuras.

17 hours ago
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Nine arrested in North Sumatra over alleged baby trafficking

Authorities said the babies were trafficked when they were only days old, with younger infants commanding higher prices.

18 hours ago

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Transportation ministry says crashed surveillance plane airworthy

The Transportation Ministry said on Monday a fisheries surveillance airplane that lost contact mid-flight in South Sulawesi was airworthy before it crashed into a slope of Mount Bulusaraung, killing two persons and leaving the other eight on board missing.

20 hours ago
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Persistent floods kill 5, paralyze transport across Java

Flooding across Java has left at least five people dead, displaced thousands of residents, and disrupted public transportation networks, with authorities warning the situation could persist through February.

20 hours ago
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At least five killed in toxic gas leak at PT Antam gold mine

All victims were residents of Urug village in Sukajaya district, approximately nine kilometers from the mine. They were allegedly engaged in illegal mining activities on Mount Pongkor, just outside Antam’s official concession area.

21 hours ago
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Batam prepares market operation to reduce price volatility ahead of Ramadan

Controlling prices of food basic commodities (sembako) is important to keep inflation low ahead of the Ramadan fasting month and Idul Fitri holiday season.

1 day ago
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KPK probes possible involvement of NU executives in haj quota graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the possible involvement of two executives of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) in an alleged corruption case centered on the misallocation of the 2024 haj quota and has implicated former religious affairs minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.

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Wed, January 21, 2026

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