Women forest defenders from Puan Rimba explain the forest-sourced ingredients featured in a lunch they served to guests on Sept. 30 in South Jakarta. `

Women turn forest foods into new livelihoods

What grows wild in Indonesia’s forests is finding a new place on the table, as women from forest communities turn overlooked ingredients into food products, delicacies and new sources of income.

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Mercenary recruitment becomes new threat for Riau Islands migrant workers

The Riau Islands office of the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Service Agency (BP3MI) holds various education and training sessions to equip prospective workers with skills and certifications.

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N. Sumatra Police seize 244 kg of 'sabu' from Malaysian drug syndicate

Narcotics detectives also detained nine suspects from three cases involving Malaysian syndicates controlling the smuggling and distribution of sabu (crystal methamphetamine).

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A Semarang city firefighter walks next to two water tankers and a fire truck on Thursday at Jatibarang landfill in Semarang. The fire started on Wednesday and affects some 10 hectares of the 46.18-ha landfill.

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Fire razes Semarang’s Jatibarang landfill

Firefighters were still trying to extinguish fires and locate hot spots underneath the piles of garbage using thermal drones.

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Two women stand on the receded bank of the Kahayan River on Sept. 15 in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan.

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Public health measures urged amid El Niño's extreme heat

In a study aiming at quantifying the relationship between temperature and excess mortality, researchers projected that Indonesia may see almost 20,000 extra heat-related deaths during this El Niño season.

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The skyline of downtown Jakarta appears in the distance on Nov. 1, 2022, beyond the lush greenery of Tebet Eco Park in Tebet, South Jakarta.

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Residents flock to Greater Jakarta's growing green spaces

Residents living in and outside the capital are converging on the capital amid an expansion in green open spaces, though questions linger on the ease of access to such public facilities so people can fulfill their daily need for sports and recreation.

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Newly appointed National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto (center) takes the oath on Oct. 1, 2026, during his inauguration at the State Palace in Central Jakarta.

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New police chief orders major shake-up

The new National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto has begun reshaping the police force, moving more than a dozen senior officers who previously held key posts under his predecessor Listyo Sigit Prabowo over the weekend.

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