Indonesia's newly appointed Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara reacts as outgoing Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa signs a document, during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry in Jakarta, September 15, 2026.`

Purbaya ousted after clash with Prabowo's ex-army colleague, sources say

The episode is another example of Prabowo's personal style of governance, with the former special forces commander making decisions based on feedback more from his trusted inner circle and loyalists than professionals and experts, analysts say.

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Batam land dispute ends in two deaths, 10 injured after clash

The clash was believed to be precipitated by a conflict over a 77-hectare plot of land.

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Ferry accident revives Indonesia’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ myth

The waters around the Masalembu Islands between Java and Borneo Islands are known for their powerful currents, which may disrupt sailing vessels when combined with strong seasonal winds and high waves.

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Thick mud covers homes and roads in a residential area of Meurah Dua in Pidie Jaya regency, Aceh, on Feb. 22, 2026, months after the 2025 Sumatra floods and landslides struck three provinces in the island’s north.

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Floods and landslides hit parts of Aceh, killing one, injuring 13

Parts of Aceh have been hit by flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall, claiming the life of at least one child, even as wildfires scorch other regions in the country amid an intensifying El Nino.

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Extra lesson: Children in fourth to sixth grade do coloring activities with volunteers during the noon session at Rumah Belajar Senen in Senen, Central Jakarta, on July 18, 2026.

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Jakarta’s makeshift classrooms under sweltering threat

Often situated in semipermanent buildings with inadequate cooling facilities, informal learning spaces often suffer more than conventional classrooms during hot weather, hindering the learning process of poor children who need them the most.

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Members of the All-Indonesia Village Administration Association (Apdesi) hold a protest on Dec. 5, 2023, in front of the legislative complex in Jakarta. They demanded the House of Representatives revise the 2014 Village Law, urging lawmakers to increase the maximum village head term from six to nine years.

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Push to postpone village head elections draws democratic concerns

A fresh proposal to extend the tenure of village heads and abolish village elections to save money for President Prabowo Subianto’s costly signature programs has drawn flak from critics over the risk of undermining democracy and weakening accountability at the local level.

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A mahout rides a Sumatra elephant on July 18 at the Conservation Response Unit in Bener Meriah in the highlands of Aceh province.

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Sumatran elephants run out of room as fires spread

A new report by environmental group Geopix found that about 382,778 hectares of elephant habitat were affected by fires throughout August. Further fires affected 147,550 ha between Sept. 1 and 8 across 21 population pockets on Sumatra, which accounted for around 7.06 percent of the total elephant habitat.

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Rescuers board a rubber boat on Sept. 15 as search-and-rescue operations continue for missing journalists and boat crew members who lost contact while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait last week, in Carita, Pandeglang regency, Banten.

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Calls mount for police to hunt down mastermind behind deadly Jakarta unrest

Firefighters spray water along Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta on Sept. 9, 2026 to clear volcanic ash spewed from Mount Anak Krakatau's eruption.

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Jakarta quick fixes become rare bright spot amid disasters, government shortcomings

Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) personnel sit in the agency's patrol car on Jan. 10, 2024, in Jakarta.

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Jakarta to expand Satpol PP amid staffing gaps

Tap and go: Passengers tap electronic fare cards after disembarking from an LRT train on June 22 at Velodrome Station in East Jakarta.

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Jakarta presses ahead with municipal bonds despite pushback

Stranded passengers queue at a customer service area at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after the airport closed its operations due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2026.

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Soekarno-Hatta airport extends closure after Anak Krakatau eruption

Mount Anak Krakatau, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Jakarta, erupted on Saturday, spewing a fountain of lava and a plume of volcanic ash.

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Jakarta international airport extends closure after Anak Krakatau eruption

Eight airports halted operations over the weekend after ash was detected in their airspace, disrupting hundreds of flights and leaving more than 170,000 passengers stranded, according to the transport ministry.

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A Transjakarta bus leaves the Flavor Bliss shelter in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten after the launching of Transjabodetabek bus service's new route between Alam Sutera township and Blok M, South Jakarta on April 24, 2025. The Jakarta administration worked with the Banten administration to open the Alam Sutera-Blok M route for Transjabodetabek in a bid to tackle the city's perennial traffic problem.

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Jakarta transit grows, but Greater Jakarta stays disconnected

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Parenting time: A 2.5-month-old proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) plays on April 14 under the watch of its mother at Batu Secret Zoo, Jatim Park 2, in Batu, East Java. The zoo has increased the population of the endangered Kalimantan-endemic primate from five to 10 individuals through a conservation breeding program carried out over the past two years.

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12 endangered proboscis monkeys killed as wildfires ravage Kalimantan

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Bad weather hampers Virgo Transport ferry rescue

Dozens of people remain unaccounted for three days after the Virgo Transport 8, which carried 213 passengers and 30 crew, went down early Sunday.

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A police tape reads “Crime scene [...]“ in this undated illustration of a crime scene.

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One hostage escapes, another dies a month after OPM abducted nine in Central Papua

Rescuers help to evacuate the body of 29-year-old Australian tourist Brianna Lani Cronin after she fell from an 80-meter cliff at Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, on Sept. 12, 2026. Cronin was later found dead at the beach.

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Australian woman dies after falling from cliff at Bali’s Kelingking Beach

Wildfire flames and smoke rise above a forest on Aug. 10 in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java.

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Wildfire breaks out again at Mount Bromo

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Rescuers battle turbulent seas in search for 129 people after ferry sinks off Java

Choppy waters with high waves and strong winds were impeding the search on Monday, said Mohammad Syafii, head of the National Rescue Agency (Basarnas).

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