Govt plan for drug rehab risks replicating prison overcrowding

A planned revision to the 2009 Narcotics Law has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts and rights groups, who warn the government’s current proposals will merely shift Indonesia's severe overcrowding crisis from prisons to state-run rehabilitation centers.

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Papua blazes defy rainfall relief

Recent rainfall has eased conditions in some of Indonesia’s worst fire-hit areas in Sumatra and Kalimantan, but continuing blazes elsewhere, particularly in Papua, show that the country’s wildfire season remains far from over and requires sustained prevention and control efforts.

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Blazes engulf two landfills in Central and East Java

The continued reliance on open dumping has been linked to a series of environmental and safety incidents in recent years. At least 43 landfills across Indonesia experienced major fires between January and early October.

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Tough going: Workers construct a Red and White Cooperatives (KDMP) outlet on Jan. 27 in Wae Kelambu, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Several villages say they are struggling to establish the new cooperatives, citing limited land and insufficient funding as major obstacles.

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Criticism mounts over plan to turn Red and White Cooperatives clinics into BPJS providers

Critics argued that utilizing the cooperatives' clinics as BPJS Kesehatan's primary facilities would require a large fiscal expenditure and divert funds from more pressing healthcare needs.

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Local empowerment: A man walks past a Red and White cooperative outlet on Feb. 23 in the Blok M area of Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta.

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Plan to turn Red and White cooperative clinics into BPJS providers draws scrutiny

Under the plan, clinics at Red and White cooperatives will also provide basic medical services for members of the national health insurance scheme.

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A child looks out of a classroom window on Wednesday before students at the elementary school were sent home early because of thick smoke from a land fire behind their school at Alalak village in Barito Kuala, South Kalimantan.

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Two more companies named suspects in wildfire probes

More local and foreign companies have been named suspects in wildfire investigations launched across Kalimantan and Sumatra over the past week, as calls to hold haze-causing polluters accountable grow louder.

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Students stage a protest against economic hardship, graft and the government's handling of devastating wildfires causing toxic haze that has sickened thousands on Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026.

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Student protests gain momentum amid little response from govt

Student protests have gained momentum across the country, as they vowed to sustain their protests and rally broader public support into the movement amid growing frustration over the government’s lack of meaningful follow-through on their demands.

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