An animal caregiver carries a Bengal tiger cub on Thursday in the Bandung Zoo in Bandung, West Java. Bandung Mayor Oded M. Danial named the female tiger cub, born on Aug. 22, 2025, Donggalah.`

Bandung Zoo permit revoked as internal dispute sparks animal welfare concerns

More than 700 animals at Bandung Zoo are at risk of starvation because of the prolonged closure and uncertainty over management.

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Jakarta accelerates air quality roadmap as pollution worsens

The Jakarta administration has committed to finalizing a 20-year air quality control and protection road map this year, aimed at establishing a regulatory framework to curb pollution and support the city’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Surakarta landfill crisis highlights Indonesia’s growing waste problem

Andri Priyatno, head of a local neighborhood unit, said landfill operators have spent the past two months dumping waste in the eastern section of the facility, dangerously close to residential areas. At its nearest point, the dumping site is only about 20 meters from homes.

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Residents walk past the former British Embassy building on Feb. 10, 2026, near the Hotel Indonesia (Bundaran HI) traffic circle in Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto previously announced the allocation of a 4,000-square-meter plot at the site for the construction of a 40-story Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) skyscraper, dubbed the “Umat Building”, which will house various Islamic groups.

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New Islamic groups’ office plan raises heritage concerns

The former British Embassy compound near the Hotel Indonesia (Bundaran HI) traffic circle, which has been left vacant since its relocation to South Jakarta in 2013, is a cultural heritage building, which by regulation cannot be demolished.

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An employee serves a customer at the Jakarta branch of the Social Security Administrative Body for Health (BPJS Kesehatan).

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Government pledges better JKN governance after millions lose subsidized coverage

Over the past few days, many recipients of contribution assistance (PBI), whose premiums are fully covered by the state, were denied medical treatment at hospitals after their subsidized status was revoked without prior notice.

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Bank damage: An aerial image of Pasir Putih village on Jan. 31, 2026, by a river whose banks were heavily eroded after flooding in Gayo Lues regency, Aceh. The village, home to 157 families, was cut off after a bridge collapsed and electricity has yet to be restored following November 2025 flash floods and landslides.

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Aceh still suffers from blackouts, evacuees lack clean water supplies

Difficult terrains make it more difficult for PT PLN workers to resume electritiy supply to several villages because they cannot reach those villeages due to collapsed roads and damaged bridges.

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