A teacher (center right, top) leads students in a classroom lesson on Jan. 5, 2026, at a reopened school in Kejuruan Muda district, Aceh Tamiang regency, Aceh, one of three provinces in northern Sumatra that were struck by flooding and landslides in late November. `

Child beggars in post-disaster Aceh raises concern over long-term mental harm

Displaced children are turning to begging on the streets amid limited aid, often with their parents' permission, potentially leading to their long-term mental and developmental harm.

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PDI-P sole opponent of indirect polls

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has become the only party to formally oppose scrapping direct regional elections, pushing back against the ruling coalition’s plan while acknowledging the need to curb soaring election costs by other effective means.

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Flooding disrupts traffic, public transit in Greater Jakarta

Morning commuters faced flooded roads and transit disruptions in and around the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall.

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Soldiers from the Yogyakarta-based Infantry Battalion (Yonif) 403/Wirasada Pratista work together with villagers to install a solar-powered lighting pole in Asiki village, Jair district, Boven Digoel regency, South Papua, in this undated picture released on Friday, Jan. 9, by the Defense Ministry. Yonif 403 is currently conducting border security duties under the Border Security Operations Command (Koops Pamtas) Swasembada in South Papua.

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TNI builds solar-powered lighting in South Papua village

The installation of solar cells is a realistic solution for lighting in South Papua, which is still dependent on diesel generators due to a limited electricity network in the province.

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Acute pollution: A resident covers his nose on Dec. 16, 2025, while walking past piles of garbage covered with tarps in Serpong, South Tangerang, Banten. The South Tangerang city administration covered the trash with tarps as a temporary measure to reduce odors during reorganization at the Cipeucang landfill, which has led to a temporary halt in waste transportation activities.

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Waste crisis haunts Greater Jakarta

Greater Jakarta continues to grapple with a waste crisis, with Jakarta and neighboring Depok becoming the latest to report landfill leaks and collapses or overflowing of trash from disposal sites, prompting complaints from people living near the facilities over unmanaged waste.

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A person opens the homepage of Grok on the social media platform X on April 16 , 2025, on a computer in Jakarta.

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Indonesia temporarily bans Grok amid efforts to bolster child protection

The Communications and Digital Ministry has temporarily blocked access to X’s chatbot Grok over concerns about artificial intelligence-generated pornographic content, amid the government’s attempt to bolster child protection in the digital space through a new regulation.

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Fatal flooding: Joint rescue workers, assisted by local residents, search for victims of flash floods on Jan. 5, 2026, in East Siau district, Siau-Tagulandang-Biaro (Sitaro) Islands regency, North Sulawesi. According to the Sitaro Islands regency administration, the flash floods killed 17 people and left two others missing.

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Sitaro regency applies recovery scheme, relocation plans after flash floods

Siau-Tagulandang-Biaro (Sitaro) Islands regency administration is not only focusing on disaster emergency response but also applying sustainable solutions for public safety.

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Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen smiling in this undated photo.

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A motorist passes by piles of garbage on Jl. Raya Otista in Cimanggis, South Tangerang, Banten, on Jan. 6, 2026. The South Tangerang city administration has struggled to manage the accumulating waste, which has persisted for the past month.

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South Tangerang reroutes garbage to Bogor after Serang protests

Provocative charges: Prominent Indonesian comic Pandji Pragiwaksono is seen waving in this undated photograph.

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Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono faces police report over ‘provocative’ show

Lost investment: A view of the remaining monorail project pillars on Oct. 20, on Jl. Rasuna Said, South Jakarta. Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said the Jakarta provincial administration would dismantle the pillars of the unfinished project to improve the city’s spatial planning.

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Jakarta to remove abandoned monorail pillars in South Jakarta

Fatal accident: A building on Jl. Letjen Soeprapto is seen on Dec.9, 2025, after a fire in Cempaka Baru, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta. The fire, which took place in a building housing a company providing unmanned aircraft for industrial use, left 22 people dead. There has been no immediate report on the cause.

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Overcrowded settlements, weak safety fuel Jakarta’s fire crisis

Vehicles pass by piles of garbage in Ciputat, South Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 26, 2025. The city administration has declared a waste management emergency, in effect from Dec. 23, 2025, to Jan. 5, 2026, to accelerate cleanup efforts and mitigate the impact on residents’ health.

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South Tangerang waste emergency highlights national problem

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Yearender: Jakarta’s public space grow, but unevenly delivered

From 24-hour city parks to libraries extending their evening hours, Jakarta closed the year with a series of public space initiatives. Yet these expansions remain concentrated around economic hubs, reinforcing the spatial inequality that has long shaped the capital.

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Visitors watch a sky simulation show at the Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory on Dec. 25, 2025. The facility reopens after years of closure for renovations, now featuring upgraded facilities and technology to enhance astronomy education for the public.

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Yogyakarta City Police raid international scam group's local base

An official from Indonesia Safari Park (left) presents a video on Jan. 6, 2026, regarding the health and conditions of the 40-day panda cub at the safari park in Cisarua, Bogor regency, West Java.

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China praises Indonesia on first ever panda cub’s birth

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Indonesia temporarily bans Grok amid efforts to bolster child protection

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Govt temporarily blocks access to Grok over sexualized images

The Communications and Digital Ministry has summoned X officials to discuss the matter.

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Indonesia records first death linked to super flu

Subclade K, representing a significant evolution in the H3N2 virus, was first identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in August 2025 and has since been reported in more than 80 countries.

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