Farmers wearing hats reading “True agrarian reform“ protest against what they described as the government's failure to implement agrarian reforms as they commemorate National Farmers Day in front of the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta on Sept. 24, 2024.`

New agrarian law expected to curb farmer criminalization

Farmers urge the government to swiftly implement the law by, among other measures, forming an agrarian reform agency as mandated by the new legislation, while law enforcement agencies are also urged to adopt an agrarian justice perspective in looking at land dispute cases.

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Prabowo turns to experts to tackle peatland fires after swipe at researchers

President Prabowo Subianto has turned to experts for solutions to prevent recurring forest and peatland fires, after his recent tirade against some experts critical of his administration drew public backlash.

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The commissioning of Indonesia's first aircraft carrier marks a strategic milestone, one best understood through the lens of defense diplomacy and naval modernization.

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Indonesian wildfires threaten critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN

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Death toll from Java Sea ferry sinking jumps to 64

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Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Herry Heryawan (third right) listens to an explanation from Special Crimes Investigation (Reskrimsus) Directorate chief Sr. Comr. Ade Kuncoro (second right) on Wednesday at a mangrove charcoal production center on Rupat Island in Bengkalis regency, Riau. Detectives from the Reskrimsus Directorate thwarted on Sept. 14 an effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal from Rupat Island to Batu Pahat in Johor, Malaysia.

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Riau Police foil effort to smuggle mangrove charcoal to Malaysia

Detectives found 400 sacks of mangrove charcoal onboard a ship and another 1,967 sacks nearby amounting to a total of 65 tonnes of mangrove charcoal.

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Extending Jakarta’s CFD may raise awareness but not dent pollution

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