Seawater counterflow: A motorist passes on Dec. 6 along the side of a giant seawall that appears to have cracked in several sections, allowing seawater to overflow into residential areas in Muara Baru, North Jakarta.`

Jakarta tightens groundwater rule to curb subsidence

The city administration has tightened its ban on groundwater extraction in industrial zones and from beneath public roads to curb worsening land subsidence, but environmental groups warn the move may fall short without consistent enforcement and stricter oversight.

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Former Lemhannas governor Agus Widjojo, champion of military reform, dies at 78

Indonesians on Monday bid farewell to former National Resilience Institute (Lemhannas) governor Agus Widjojo, who died on Sunday night at the age of 78. The retired army general, later a diplomat, was widely influential in redefining civil-military relations as Indonesia transitioned to democracy in the late 90s.

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Indonesia set to boost air power with Italian trainer jets, aggressor squadron

Indonesia will aqcuire Russian-made MiG 29 C/UB for aggressor squadron roles, despite of CAATSA threats.

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Bali Police chief Insp. Gen. Daniel Adityajaya (center) and other officers show evidence from an online gambling network run by Indians on Feb. 7, 2026, during a press conference at Bali Police heaquarters in Denpasar. Police have named 35 suspects and four witnesses in the case.

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Bali Police arrest dozens of Indians in online gambling crackdown

Indians used tourist visas to operate online gambling centers in two separate locations since November.

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Disaster survivors walk along a road covered by thick mud on Jan. 31, 2026, in Pining village, Pining district, Gayo Lues, Aceh. Aceh Governor Muzakir Manaf has officially shifted the province’s disaster response from emergency status to a 90-day emergency transition toward recovery, effective from Jan. 29 to April 29, prioritizing cross-sector coordination of relief efforts, fulfillment of basic needs and protection for vulnerable groups and displaced residents in affected areas.

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Recovery in North Aceh, Central Aceh criticized as many villages still isolated

Eight villages in Central Aceh regency as still isolated while several villages in North Aceh still lack transportation access, especially those in mountainous areas.

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Joint search and rescue personnel search for victims on Jan. 27, 2026, at the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasir Langu village, Cisarua district West Bandung regency, West Java.

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Budget cuts cast shadow over disaster readiness

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) saw its budget for 2026 slashed to Rp 491 billion (US$29.1 million) from Rp 2 trillion in 2025, while the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) only got Rp 1.4 trillion for this year.

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Depok District Court head I Wayan Eka Mariarta walks into a prisoner van on Feb. 7, 2026, after undergoing an interrogation at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta. The antigraft body arrested several judges from the court and representatives from a property company under the Finance Ministry in the bribery case pertaining to a land dispute in Depok.

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KPK nabs judges for bribery on land dispute

Judges with the Depok District Court in West Java allegedly asked for a Rp 1 billion (US$59,266) fee in exchange of expediting the execution of a land dispute ruling made in 2023 in favor of a property company under the Finance Ministry.

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Rescue members carry a body bag containing the remains of a victim from the site of a landslide following heavy rains in Pasirlangu village, Cisarua district, West Bandung regency, West Java, on Jan. 27, 2026.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono summoned by police over Netflix show

Police said he had been summoned but did not name him as a suspect in any offenses or mention any formal charges.

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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 74

The search for missing victims would continue in West Bandung regency, but with adjustments as it had now entered the recovery phase, authorities have said.

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An aerial view of logs on Dec. 2, 2025, which were swept away by a flash flood, stranded in Batang Toru, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

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Cyclone Senyar triggered 330 landslides in South Tapanuli, survey finds

Jumbo solution: A mahout feeds a Sumatran elephant on Jan. 23, 2026, at the Elephant Conservation Information Center operated by the Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency in Bukit Tigapuluh, Muara Sekalo, Jambi. The center, which officially began operating in 2022 with five Sumatran elephants, serves to prevent human-wild elephant conflict in the Bukit Tigapuluh area and also functions as a nature tourism and conservation education site.

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Riau Police probe death of critically endangered Sumatran elephant

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Marines send off body of fourth corpsman recovered from Cisarua landslide

The body of the fourth "Black Bear" rifleman recovered from the Cisarua landslide has been flown home after a send-off ceremony on Wednesday at the Pondok Cabe air base in Banten, while the search continues for the remaining nine out of 23 Marine corpsmen who are still missing.

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Police and military personnel inspect buildings damaged by the earthquake on Feb. 6, 2026, in Suruh Village, Trenggalek Regency, East Java. Authorities reported that seven homes and one village office in the regency were damaged after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the area at around 1 a.m.

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6.2-magnitude quake rattles southern Java

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Prabowo criticism sparks major beach cleanup drive in Bali

Bali has been grappling with a growing waste crisis in recent years, with unmanaged garbage frequently contributing to environmental problems such as flooding, even in popular tourist areas.

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