People watched a Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma firefighting helicopter on the banks of the Barito River on Nov. 8 after it crashed while scooping up water to extinguish forest and land fires in Barito Kuala regency, South Kalimantan. `

One dead as a second helicopter crashes during water bombing in Kalimantan

The civilian Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma helicopter lost altitude while scooping water, in a similar manner as the Indonesian Army Aviation Center's (Puspenerbad) Mi-17V5 which crashed on Wednesday, killing three.

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Batam Church highlights human trafficking as more Indonesians deported

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Police nab man for selling 45.8 tonnes of adulterated fertilizer

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A woman participating in the 2026 Women’s March Jakarta holds a placard reading “Already bleeding, now being exploited” on Nov. 7 to protest the government’s policy of imposing taxes on sanitary pads, a menstrual health essential, during a rally along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta. Protesters highlighted concerns that the tax policy would place an additional financial burden on women in meeting their menstrual health needs.

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Women take everyday battles to Jakarta streets

From expensive books and menstrual products to unpaid care work, protesters brought everyday grievances to Jakarta’s streets, demanding an end to inequality, discrimination and systemic injustice.

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Volunteers spray water to extinguish a land fire on Nov. 7 at Terantang in Barito Kuala regency, South Kalimantan, following months of forest and land fires.

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Wildfire haze sickens more children as respiratory cases hit 400,000

More than 400,000 people have suffered from acute respiratory illnesses across numerous haze-hit regions, with children accounting for the largest share, as fire risks persist in parts of Kalimantan and Papua amid a delayed onset of the rainy season.

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President Prabowo Subianto delivers a speech on Oct. 21 during a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace Complex in Central Jakarta, where over 100 officials from his Red and White cabinet gathered to mark the second anniversary of his presidency.

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Wiretap scandal could trigger shake-up in ruling coalition

The wiretapping scandal targeting President Prabowo Subianto could feed distrust within the ruling coalition, as more political parties call for investigators to get to the bottom of what could amount to a treason attempt, testing political loyalties amid the growing possibility of a cabinet reshuffle.

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Residents wade through floodwaters in the Kebon Pala neighborhood, Jatinegara, East Jakarta, on Jan. 23, 2026. Flooding from the Ciliwung River and Katulampa Dam in Bogor submerged the area, with water reaching up to 130 centimeters.

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Jakarta's flood problem runs deeper than rivers

Jakarta no longer had sufficient capacity to absorb heavy rainfall, pointing to shrinking green spaces and unfinished flood-control infrastructure, including drainage wells, reservoirs and river improvements.

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Three PNG nationals among seven inmates on the run after Papua jailbreak

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Wiretap scandal could trigger shake-up in ruling coalition

Protesters hold placards that read 'Stop destroying democracy' (left) and 'Stop revoking our votes' (right) during a protest in front of the Senayan legislative complex in Jakarta on Aug. 22, 2024 against the House of Representative's plan to reverse the Constitutional Court ruling on eligibility rules for regional election candidates.

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Young Indonesians take fight for justice to Constitutional Court

Former Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo smiles as he arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2026. President Prabowo Subianto on Oct. 1 replaced his foreign minister in his seventh cabinet reshuffle in two years, as he also changed the police chief.

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Police chief says wiretapping probe a matter for law enforcement

The wiretapping involved Listyo Sigit Prabowo, a Jokowi loyalist who had served as national police chief and presidential chief of staff, and a spokesperson for President Prabowo Subianto said intercepting the president's communications could amount to treason.

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