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Smoke from Kalimantan fires reaches Jakarta skies

Satellite imagery from Himawari-9 captured on Friday showed smoke spreading across parts of Banten, Jakarta and West Java. The smoke was detected at an altitude of around 2 to 3 kilometers above the ground, according to the BMKG.

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Dissatisfaction with democracy hits record low under Prabowo

Public satisfaction has fallen sharply since Prabowo won the presidential election in February 2024, when 74 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with the state of democracy. By March 2026, the figure had dropped to 62 percent, before falling further below 40 percent in the latest survey.

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Kilometer-long queues, traffic jams as fuel shortages hit Bali

Komang Juli Astawa, 28, a resident of Pendem village in Jembrana, was forced to spend the night sleeping on his motorcycle while waiting in line for fuel at a local gas station.

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Haze blankets Tjilik Riwut Airport in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on Oct. 14, 2026. Airport authorities temporarily suspended flights as smoke from wildfires reduced visibility.

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Orange skies, ash-covered homes as wildfire smoke engulfs Palangka Raya

Air pollution in Palangka Raya remained at hazardous levels for 37 consecutive days as of Wednesday, with PM2.5 concentrations reaching 2,512 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).

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Former vice president Jusuf Kalla presents his public lecture at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, Illinois, the United States, on Oct. 13, 2026.

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Public office requires more than just popularity, Kalla says in lecture in Illinois

Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has said in his public lecture in Illinois, United States that holding public office requires leadership skills and competence rather than just relying on popularity, as he highlighted challenges to decentralization and democracy that Indonesia is facing.

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A technician from state electricity company PLN stands atop a transmission tower during regular maintenance work on Dec. 27, 2023, in Palu, Central Sulawesi.

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Batam blackout caused by wild animal costs at least Rp 233.9 billion

The number of losses was calculated conservatively based on Batam’s gross domestic production of Rp 200 trillion per year or some Rp 548 billion per day.

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Motorcyclists ride in the morning in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 2026. Thick haze has turned the skies in the city into apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange on Thursday, reducing visibility to a few dozen meters as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis.

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Government accused of limiting access to forestry data amid raging wildfires

The Forestry Ministry is accused of restricting data amid widespread wildfires raging the country, as it threatens criminal charges against unauthorized copy and use of geospatial data crucial for tracking deforestation and fire hot spots.

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Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak (left) and Gen. Tandyo Budi Revita are sworn in on Thursday as Indonesian Military (TNI) deputy commander and Army chief of staff, respectively, in a ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta.

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Prabowo swaps army chief, TNI deputy commander in latest reshuffle

President Prabowo Subianto swapped the posts of the Indonesian Military (TNI) deputy commander and the Army chief of staff on Thursday, a move analysts say could signal broader changes in the military’s leadership amid the President’s effort to strengthen his grip on the security forces.

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