President Prabowo Subianto (center), accompanied by National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo (right), inspects seized narcotics amounting to 214.84 tonnes worth US$ 1.77 billion seized over the past year, before they were incinerated during a ceremony in Jakarta on October 29, 2025. `

Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of meth in major bust

The National Narcotics Agency said it had received intelligence that a vessel sailing from Sarawak, Malaysia through the Andaman Sea may be carrying narcotics to Indonesia.

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Mt. Anak Krakatau erupts more than two dozen times, blankets nearby island in ash

Mount Anak Krakatau has recorded a significant increase in volcanic activity since June 10, following a prolonged period of relative inactivity.

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NTT quake survivors await aid as tremors continue

Four days after a powerful earthquake struck East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), residents in remote parts of East Manggarai were still waiting for assistance on Tuesday, with many sleeping in makeshift tents as continuing aftershocks kept them away from their damaged homes.

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A group of rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army-Papua Freedom Organization (TPNPB-OPM) gather behind a couple, identified as Kumis Kogoya and Seli Wenda, before their execution-style killing along the trans-Papua highway in Seradala district, Yahukimo regency, Papua Highlands, on July 21, 2026. The rebels killed a total of three civilians in execution-style shootings accusing the victims of being intelligence agents for the Indonesian government.

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Papuan rebels shoot one soldier dead, injure two on Independence Day

TPNPB-OPM launched several attacks on Sunday and Monday but suffered three fatalities when an Indonesian Military (TNI) task force located their hideout in Central Papua.

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University of Indonesia (UI) students take part in a protest against wasteful state budget spending, President Prabowo Subianto's flagship programs and expanded military roles in civilian affairs in Central Jakarta, on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Students rally against ‘decaying freedom' as Indonesia turns 81

Despite the barricades, students remained defiant, with a protester on the front line shouting that Prabowo and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka had failed, followed by echoes from the crowd in the back.

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A helicopter drops water on burning forests and land in the Petuk Katimpun area, Palangka Raya, in Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Wildfire smoke drives surge in respiratory infections

Indonesia is seeing a sharp increase in respiratory illnesses as a prolonged dry season fuels widespread land and forest fires, with health facilities in parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra reporting thousands of additional cases in recent weeks amid worsening air quality.

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Student Rudiansyah (right) dressed in a Superman costume helps to extinguish a forest and land fire at Petuk Katimpun in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on August 17, 2026.

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Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires

Indonesia believes cloud seeding can help it tackle a wildfire season that experts say is on track to be among the worst in years, driven by a strong El Nino.

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Female Javan hawk-eagle Riska (left) feeds her newly hatched hatchling Garuda in this undated picture take from a video at Indonesian Safari Park (TSI) in Cisarua, Bogor regency, West Java. Garuda was born on June 16, 2026, as the ninth offspring hatched by Riska and her male partner Hanum at Bogor TSI.

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Jakarta tightens crackdown on polluters as illegal dumpsites grow larger

A woman lies on a wooden frame above a floor piled with green mussel shells on Sept. 20, 2025, in Cilincing, North Jakarta. Green mussels are widely harvested in Jakarta Bay, but there are concerns that pollution from factories and households may accumulate in them, including heavy metals and other contaminants.

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Jakarta steps up efforts to reduce school dropout rates

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Javan hawk-eagle Garuda hatches before Independence Day celebrations

A schoolchild is treated in a hospital in Jakarta on April 4, 2026, after consuming a packaged meal prepared under the free nutritious meal program.

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Negligence blamed for free meal poisoning that sickened 350 students

This handout photo taken and released on Monday by the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a rescuer conducting operations near a collapsed mosque following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Satar Kampas village, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 54 people and injured more than 100. Rescue officials have said there were no reports of people missing.

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Powerful aftershocks rattle NTT as earthquake death toll climbs to 68

Two small bags of white powder lay next to an undated illustration of drugs wrapped in plastic packets.

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Returning migrant worker arrested for smuggling drugs from Malaysia

People in a makeshift hospital tent outside a damaged hospital, in the aftermath of an earthquake in Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on August 17, 2026.

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Search for quake victims underway on Independence Day

Residents of villages in Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least 54 people were awaiting aid on Monday as rescuers prepared to comb through collapsed buildings in search of people trapped beneath the rubble.

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Thousands await aid after deadly Indonesian quake

Thousands of evacuees waited for help Sunday on Flores island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.

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Rescuers search for survivors as NTT quake death toll rises to 47

Nearly 160 houses, dozens of educational and health facilities and other public buildings were damaged when the earthquake struck, according to the BNPB.

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Wildfire smoke drives surge in respiratory infections

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Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires

Indonesia believes cloud seeding can help it tackle a wildfire season that experts say is on track to be among the worst in years, driven by a strong El Nino.

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Economic woes, disasters dim Independence Day celebrations

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Free meals drive leaves remote kitchen investors deep in debt

Mounting debts are the latest blow for an initiative that has struggled with governance issues, supply chains problems, mass food poisoning cases and financial cutbacks since it was launched last year, leaving kitchens idle, children unfed and investors owing tens of millions of dollars.

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