Aerial photo shows solar-powered water pumps irrigating rice fields in Lumajang, East Java, on April 6, 2026. The Agriculture Ministry is maximizing the use of 80,158 water pumps distributed to farmer groups as part of efforts to anticipate potential El Niño-driven drought starting April 2026, aimed at securing water supply and maintaining national agricultural productivity.`

Indonesia on alert for prolonged dry season as El Niño nears

Authorities across the country have rolled out measures to tackle land and forest fires and safeguard food supplies as the warming El Niño climate pattern is expected to return in the second half of the year, raising the risk of a prolonged dry season.

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Riau Police arrest five over illicit trade of subsidized biodiesel

Authorities said the investigation into the alleged misuse and resale of subsidized biodiesel in Riau began after local fishermen reported difficulties accessing fuel.

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Three dead, five missing as fishing boat catches fire in Malacca Strait

Three fishermen died in the accident while 13 others were picked up by the KM Mandiri, which was fishing nearby when the fire broke out.

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Protecting the youth: This photo taken on Oct. 30, 2025, shows 10-year- old Bianca Navarro lying on the floor as she watches a show on YouTube at her home in western Sydney, Australia. Australia’s un- der-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology’s impact on young people, experts say.

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Government flags sanctions as Google resists under-16 ban

The government has issued a warning to tech giant Google for failing to comply with a newly enacted social media ban for children, while Meta has moved to meet the regulation by raising the minimum user age to 16 across Instagram, Facebook and Threads.

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President Prabowo Subianto gestures on Friday while delivering a speech in front of stacks of rupiah banknotes representing fines paid by companies found to have operated illegally in forest areas during a ceremony at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) building in Jakarta. During the ceremony, the President also expressed his appreciation the work of the Forest Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH) in reclaiming forest areas that are used by plantation and mining companies.

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Prabowo directs seized money toward school repairs

Assets recovered and transferred to the state since President Prabowo Subianto took office one and a half years ago totaled Rp 31.3 trillion, which the President said could be used to repair 34,000 damaged schools or 500,000 houses for low-income families.

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A becak (pedicab) driver delivers fish packed in plastic bags on Oct. 9, 2025, at a traditional fish market in Surabaya, East Java.

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Small businesses feel the pinch of rising plastic costs

Yayat Ruchyat, a tofu and tempeh producer in Parepare, South Sulawesi, said the surge in plastic prices has placed him in a difficult position: raising prices could weaken consumers’ purchasing power and hurt sales, while keeping prices unchanged would further erode his already thin margins.

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Constitutional Court Justice Liliek Prisbawono Adi (center) poses with former justice Anwar Usman (right) after the former's inauguration ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta. Liliek replace former justice Anwar Usman who, retired after serving 15 years on the Constitutional Court.

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Prabowo swears in Anwar Usman’s replacement in Constitutional Court

Before his appointment as the new Constitutional Court justice, Liliek Prisbawono Adi held the chief justice position in several district courts as well as the Medan High Court in North Sumatra.

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Two tug boats pull a cargo ship on Jan. 20, 2026, carrying four containers holding hazardous e-waste to the United States, at Batu Ampar Port in Batam, Riau Islands. The port previously held 914 containers holding hazardous and toxic containers that must be re-exported to its country of origin, the US.

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Five killed after landslides strike North Sumatra’s Deli Serdang

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Navy probes torpedo-like object found in West Nusa Tenggara

The 3.7-metre-long and 65-centimetre-wide object was fished from the ocean on Monday about 10 kilometres from the popular tourist island of Gili Trawangan, West Nusa Tenggara, the navy said.

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