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Workers wipe down a Citilink Airbus A320 aircraft parked on the apron of the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Banten, on September 7, 2026, after flight operations were suspended following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
Workers wipe down a Citilink Airbus A320 aircraft parked on the apron of the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Banten, on September 7, 2026, after flight operations were suspended following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. `
Society

Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis

Airlines now face the daunting task of getting all the stranded passengers onto planes and to their intended destinations after days of chaos at the airports.

34 minutes ago
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Jakarta presses ahead with municipal bonds despite pushback

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung presses ahead with his plan to issue municipal bonds to fund transportation and healthcare projects amid a slashed budget and despite pushback from a reluctant finance minister.

36 minutes ago
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Travelers scramble as Anak Krakatau ash exposes gaps in contingency plans

Transportation Ministry data showed that more than 2,300 flights had been disrupted since Sunday, affecting 270,337 passengers. That was a sharp increase from a day earlier, when more than 450 flights affecting 170,000 passengers were disrupted.

43 minutes ago

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Anak Krakatau eruption won’t cause tsunami, Geology Agency says

After the 2018 eruption, Mount Anak Krakatau has a series of small-scale eruptions as the construction phase of the volcano’s regeneration until Dec. 16, 2023.

1 hour ago
Archipelago premium

Man named suspect for destroying 111 hectares of mangrove forest in Riau

The suspect is charged with converting protected forest land into a palm oil plantation without a permit.

1 hour ago
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Military court slammed for reducing penalties in activist acid attack case

More than a dozen activist groups have condemned the Jakarta military appeals court for reducing the prison sentences and overturning the dismissals of two soldiers involved in an acid attack targeting human rights defender Andrie Yunus.

12 hours ago
Jakarta

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.

13 hours ago
Archipelago

Fire in Papua kills 11, including 6 children

The fire was first spotted in the town of Paniai shortly after midnight, and it quickly spread to several shophouses, local police spokesman Comr. Henry J. Manurung said.

13 hours ago
jakarta

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.

13 hours ago
jakarta

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.

20 hours ago
jakarta

Jakarta fines waste firms over illegal dumping

Jakarta has seen a surge of makeshift dumpsites as the gradual closure of Bantar Gebang, the capital’s largest landfill in neighboring Bekasi, has put further pressure on the city’s waste management system.

1 week ago
archipelago

Fire in Papua kills 11, including 6 children

The fire was first spotted in the town of Paniai shortly after midnight, and it quickly spread to several shophouses, local police spokesman Comr. Henry J. Manurung said.

13 hours ago
archipelago

Eight airports remain shut on Monday due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau

Ash from Anak Krakatau, which sits halfway between Java and Sumatra islands, has blanketed Jakarta and several surrounding areas since it erupted late on Friday, leading to the closure of the airports for safety reasons. 

22 hours ago
archipelago

Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing

Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted since late on Friday, with volcanic ash disrupting hundreds of flights as Indonesia faces a string of natural disasters across the archipelago.

2 days ago

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Tue, September 8, 2026

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