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Police crack down on land burning in Kalimantan

Police have named 72 suspects in their crackdown on deliberate land burning after President Prabowo Subianto over the weekend ordered a rapid response to land fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.

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The total affected area reached 1,121 hectares, with hot spots successfully controlled through ground sweeping and aerial water bombing using helicopters.

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A diplomat from the Indonesian Consulate General in Johor Bahru (center) oversees 307 Indonesians who are about to be repatriated from Stulang Laut and Pasir Gudang ferry terminals on Aug. 18 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. This year, the consulate general has repatriated 3,920 Indonesians as of July.

KJRI Johor Bahru repatriates 307 Indonesians from Malaysia

This year, the consulate general has repatriated 3,920 Indonesians as of July while Program M has deported 3,558 Indonesians through the scheme as of mid-August.

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A teacher is seen in front of her class on Aug. 6 at SMPN 12 Sungai Raya state junior high school in Kubu Raya regency, West Kalimantan. Teaching and learning activities at the school resumed despite a fire burning a swath of peatland behind the school in the past two weeks.

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Teacher hiring plan draws regional autonomy concerns

Top government officials in Jakarta have called the plan to transfer nonpermanent teachers' contracts under regional administrations to the central government a solution to regional fiscal pressure and underpaid contract teachers.

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Former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers a keynote speech in a video recording on Thursday during the opening of the 5th Biennial International Conference on International Relations (ICON-IR) dan the 20th Congress of the Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA) at Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung. Yudhoyono called on all countries to actively involve in creating and realizing international order and world peace, which currently appears to be decided only by “strong” countries.

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Power must match responsibility, Yudhoyono tells conference

Yudhoyono told the conference that no nation should be too powerful to respect the rules and no nation should be too small to shape the future.

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Motorists drive with headlights ong Aug. 20 along a haze-shrouded road in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, as smoke originating from widespread forest and land fires has significantly reduced visibility and degraded air quality across the province. Indonesia's government says over 100,000 hectares burned in the first half of the year.

Kalimantan fires rage as response lags

Forest and land fires continue to spread across Kalimantan amid a prolonged dry season, with extensive land clearing through burning adding to the threat as the government’s weather modification efforts struggle to contain the intensifying blazes.

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Earthquake victims are treated on Aug. 15 in a temporary medical tent because of fears of aftershocks, in front of the Ruteng hospital in Ruteng, Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Aug.15 after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according to disaster officials.

NTT earthquake death toll rises to 83 as aftershocks hamper recovery

Wijayanto, director of BMKG’s Earthquake and Tsunami Center, said that the agency had recorded 4,258 aftershocks in the region as of Friday morning, with 31 having a magnitude of 5.0 or higher.

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Officials arrange stacks of money collected from forestry administrative fines and recovered state assets from corruption cases on Dec. 24, 2025, at the Attorney General’s Office complex in Jakarta.

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House eyes passage of asset forfeiture bill by December

President Prabowo Subianto looks on as he arrives on Aug. 14 at the Senayan legislative complex in Central Jakarata for the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary meeting, in which he delivered the State of the Nation address and the 2027 state budget proposal.

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Prabowo’s data claims draw public scrutiny

President Prabowo Subianto is displayed on screens as he delivers his annual State of the Nation address ahead of the country's 81st Independence Day anniversary in front of the members of the legislative bodies during the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) plenary session on Aug. 14 at the Senayan Legislative Complex in Central Jakarta.

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Constitutional experts oppose revival of New Order-era policy guidelines

President Prabowo Subianto (center) talks with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka (right) and former President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Monday before the ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of Indonesia’s independence at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.

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Prabowo, Jokowi display unity amid strained ties speculation

University of Indonesia (UI) students take part in a protest against wasteful state budget spending, President Prabowo Subianto's flagship programs and expanded military roles in civilian affairs in Central Jakarta, on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Students rally against ‘decaying freedom' as Indonesia turns 81

Angry protesters shout at soldiers as they remove a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) flag on Aug. 15, 2026, displayed alongside the Indonesian national flag during a rally at the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, Aceh. Thousands of people gathered to mark the 21st anniversary of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) peace agreement, which ended nearly three decades of conflict. The raising of the separatist-linked flag, although not explicitly banned by the 2005 peace deal, remains a highly controversial issue, with central government authorities often prohibiting its display.

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Aceh flag clash exposes frustration over central govt’s slow flood recovery

Gerindra Party secretary-general Sugiono (second row, third left) poses for a group photo with high ranking officials of pro-government political parties after a meeting in Jakarta on Aug. 13, 2026. During the meeting, the party officials discussed various political issues, including the revisions of election-related regulations at the House of Representatives.

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Gerindra rallies coalition partners amid Prabowo’s waning public support

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Jakarta police plan to limit protest sites draws backlash

Skyscrapers in Jakarta are shrouded in haze on July 20 in East Jakarta. Jakarta's Air Quality Index (AQI) averaged between 120 and 168 in mid-July 2026, placing the city's air quality in the unhealthy category.

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Rainless days exacerbate air pollution in Jakarta

This screengrab, with no time or location provided, shows the atmosphere during The Sounds Project music festival held Aug. 7-9, 2026, at Ecovention & Ecopark Ancol in North Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Quran challenge for alcohol draws outrage, police probe

Commuter train passengers wait for the wagons to stop during the morning rush hour on November 8, 2024, at Manggarai Station in Jakarta.

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Teen’s death on commuter train track stirs calls for transit safety

A motorboat carries ballot boxes for the 2024 general elections arrives on Feb. 9, 2024, at Pramuka Island in Thousand Islands regency, Jakarta.

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Transjakarta’s water transit plan raises connectivity hope for Thousand Islands

A no weapons sign is seen on the window inside a Transjakarta bus in this undated photo.

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Nearly 1,000 weapons found at South Jakarta school

Trash troubles: A scavenger collects items from piles of garbage on Jan.9 at the Kramat Jati Wholesale Market in Jakarta.

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Jakarta tightens crackdown on polluters as illegal dumpsites grow larger

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Kalimantan fires rage as response lags

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NTT earthquake death toll rises to 83 as aftershocks hamper recovery

Damaged: Residents clean up debris after a whirlwind hit their houses on Feb, 26 in Siboras village, Sumbul district, Dairi regency, North Sumatra.

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Whirlwind damages dozens of houses, injures one in North Sumatra

Officers from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), the Customs and Excise Directorate General and the Riau Islands Police pose with 10 Myanmar nationals, the crew of the Tanzanian-flagged MV Ocean Porter (previously the MV Rain Maker) on Monday at the Customs Operational Base in Tanjung Balai Karimun in Karimun regency, Riau Islands. A joint operation involving the agencies intercepted the MV Ocean Porter, which was carrying 2.6 tonnes of liquid sabu (methamphetamine).

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Joint team foils effort to smuggle 2.6 tonnes of liquid ‘sabu’ off Bengkalis

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Nine women, children allegedly held hostage by OPM in Central Papua

Patients receive treatment inside emergency tents at Komodo Regional Hospital in Labuan
Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, on Thursday. The hospital has set up the tents in
its courtyard as a precaution against aftershocks following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake that
struck the region on Saturday.

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Aid gaps persist as NTT quake displaces over 90,000

A silhouette of participants attempting to reach the top of a greased pole on Monday during an annual traditional pole-climbing competition held to mark Indonesia’s Independence Day in the Cilincing area of North Jakarta.

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Festivities and restraint as Indonesia marks 81 years of independence

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Power must match responsibility, Yudhoyono tells conference

Doctors perform a free cataract eye surgery on a patient under a charity program funded by the Ministry of Health at Meuraxa Hospital in Banda Aceh, Aceh, on June 14, 2026.

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Behind the white coat: The human cost of being an intern doctor in Indonesia

Children walk past a damaged school on Aug. 19 in Sukka regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). A 7.7-magnitude earthquake off the northern coast of Flores Island damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings in the region.

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Govt urged to expedite NTT earthquake recovery

A helicopter drops water on burning forests and land in the Petuk Katimpun area, Palangka Raya, in Central Kalimantan, on Aug. 13, 2026.

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Wildfire smoke drives surge in respiratory infections

Student Rudiansyah (right) dressed in a Superman costume helps to extinguish a forest and land fire at Petuk Katimpun in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, on August 17, 2026.

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Make it rain: Indonesia chases clouds to stem El Nino fires

Indonesia believes cloud seeding can help it tackle a wildfire season that experts say is on track to be among the worst in years, driven by a strong El Nino.

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This handout photo taken and released on Monday by the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a rescuer conducting operations near a collapsed mosque following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Satar Kampas village, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The 7.7-magnitude quake early on Saturday killed 54 people and injured more than 100. Rescue officials have said there were no reports of people missing.

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