Workers at a dangerous and toxic waste disposal site operated by PT Prasadha Pamunah Limbah Industri (PPLi) prepare cardboard boxes of shrimp to be incinerated on Nov. 15 at the firm's facility in Nambo village, Klapanunggal district, Bogor regency, West Java. A total of 494 cardboard boxes, or 5.7 tonnes, of contaminated shrimp were destroyed.`

Some 5.7 tonnes of shrimp contaminated with Cesium 137 disposed

A total of 494 cardboard boxes, weighing 5.7 tonnes, of shrimp contaminated by Cesium 137 radioactive were destroyed.

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Five Chinese tourists die in Bali car accident

A Toyota HiAce van carrying a group of 13 visitors from China plunged into a ravine in Buleleng, a northern coastal regency known for its winding roads, killing five and injuring eight, with the local driver escaping with only scratches, police have confirmed.

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Landslide kills 11 in Central Java, official says 12 missing

The landslide in the city of Cilacap on Thursday buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village, Antara previously reported the agency as saying, adding that the rescue was challenging as people were buried 3 to 8 meters deep.

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Rescue personnel stand in front of a destroyed home in Cibeunying village, Majenang district, Cilacap regency, Central Java, on Nov. 14, 2025. A landslide hit the village the previous day, burying 16 houses and leaving three people dead with 20 others still missing.

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20 missing after landslide hits village in Central Java

BNPB head Lt. Gen. Suharyanto said a joint team of around 200 personnel, comprising the local search and rescue agency, the Cilacap Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), the Indonesian Red Cross, the military, police and local residents, had been working around the clock to search for survivors believed to be buried under the debris.

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Systemic breakdown?: An employee looks for salvageable items on Nov. 4, 2025, in a collapsed classroom at SMKN 1 Gunung Putri in Bogor regency, West Java, the day after heavy rain and strong winds damaged five buildings and injured 42 students at the vocational senior high school.

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School collapses raise concerns over misplaced priorities in education budget

While the Rp 757.8 trillion (US$46.82 billion) budgeted for education next year has been hailed as the largest in modern history, experts have pointed out that deducting the free meals allocation would leave just Rp 422.8 trillion, the smallest in recent years.

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Densed neighborhoods is seen by a riverbank of Angke River in Pejagalan, Penjaringan North Jakarta on May 28, 2025. Insufficient spaces and improper sanitation facilities force some low-income families living in such slums across Jakarta to practice open defecation.

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New database aims to strengthen Jakarta’s fight against slums

The administration is also working with Statistics Indonesia (BPS) to continue mapping community unit (RW) areas that fall into the slum category, as Jakarta targets to upgrade all of its slums by 2027 to improve overall quality of life.

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New police officers perform during a commissioning ceremony on July 23, 2025, for around 2,000 graduates from military and police academies at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta.

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Court ruling bolsters calls for police reform

In a 7-2 ruling, the Constitutional Court reasserts the requirement for active police officers to resign or retire from the force before taking jobs in civilian posts, a phenomenon that has been rampant since the administration of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo according to activists.

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Rescue workers carry the body of Pendy, a passenger of a sunken Ferry, on Wednesday, after it was found some 10.7 kilometers from the accident site. The overloaded ferry sank on Monday evening amid a strong river current, killing eight passengers while 20 others were rescued.

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PAM Jaya to almost double water subsidy from Rp 66b to Rp 111b

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Police probes student after nearly 100 hurt in school blasts

Twenty-nine victims remain hospitalized including at least two in intensive care, as of Saturday.

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Eight die after ferry sinks on Mahakam River

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Five Chinese tourists killed in minibus accident in Bali

The thirteen Chinese nationals were heading to the region of Buleleng in the northern part of Bali from the city of Denpasar when the accident happened, local police head Adj. Sr. Comr. Widwan Sutadi told Reuters.

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