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Archipelago
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Sumatra schools in disaster-hit regions prepare to reopen for semester 2
As recovery efforts continue, the government has prepared a special disaster education curriculum to be implemented in three phases over the next four years, as well as services to aid in the psychological recovery of affected residents, including students and teachers.
5 hours ago
Politics
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Freedom of expression under threat as more activists face intimidation
Authorities are looking the other way amid increasing intimidation targeting activists and social media influencers who criticized the government and how it handles the devastating floods in northern Sumatra.
5 hours ago
Society
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Health Ministry says ‘super flu’ cases under control
As of the end of December 2025, Indonesia had recorded 62 confirmed cases of the “super flu” virus A (H3N2) subclade K across eight provinces, including East Java, South Kalimantan and West Java.
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Archipelago
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Body of Valencia B women’s coach Carreras found in Labuan Bajo
Search and rescue workers earlier found the body of one of Carrera's daughters and are still looking for his two sons, while his wife and another daughter survived the accident.
6 hours ago
Politics
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Pro-Prabowo parties close ranks to scrap direct regional elections
Political party leaders of the ruling coalition have begun solidifying support for President Prabowo Subianto’s proposal to scrap direct elections for regional heads, a major change that analysts and critics say could help the President centralize power in a way that risks reversing hard-won democratic reforms.
6 hours ago
Archipelago
Rescuers find Spanish tourist's body, one week after boat accident
Fathur Rahman, head of the local search and rescue agency, said a body was found floating in waters near Rinca island, around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from site of the accident on December 26.
17 hours ago
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Land, forest fire cases in Riau jumped by 205 percent in 2025
Increase in enforcement did not mean that forest and land fires were getting out of hand but showed the seriousness of law enforcement in against land and forest fire perpetrators, Riau Police chief Insp. Gen. Herry Heryawan said.
1 day ago
Society
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Do-or-die year for Prabowo’s free meals rollout
With a budget nearing one-tenth of this year’s state spending, President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free nutritious meal program faces mounting pressure to justify its cost, amid criticism over food safety incidents, weak oversight and competing policy priorities.
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politics
New criminal code requires public oversight, minister says
"It's our own legal system [...] different from other countries," said Law Minister Supratman Andi Agtas.
4 days ago
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Govt's free meal scheme to reach 80 million recipients by April, behind target
Since its launch in January, more than 11,000 children nationwide have been affected by food poisoning, according to data from the agency overseeing the free nutritious meals program.
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Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered
From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.
5 days ago
archipelago
Rescuers find Spanish tourist's body, one week after boat accident
Fathur Rahman, head of the local search and rescue agency, said a body was found floating in waters near Rinca island, around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) from site of the accident on December 26.
17 hours ago
society
'Starting anew': Christians in disaster-struck Sumatra hold Christmas mass
Many in the congregation of churches in regions affected by cyclone-induced floods and landslides are still sheltering at evacuation sites after the disasters wreaked havoc on the regions a month ago.
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- The wild, wild waste
- Authoritarian fears loom as new criminal code takes effect
- China calls on US to 'immediately release' Maduro
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