Support the truth: Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa (left) and Chief Editors Forum chair Retno Pinasti (second left) flag off participants of the 2025 Run for Good Journalism event on Sunday, in Jakarta. Organized by the Chief Editors Forum, the event aimed to strengthen the ecosystem of quality journalism and support the sustainability of the media industry amid the challenges of the digital era.`

Purbaya calls on journalists to step up scrutiny of government

Speaking at an event hosted by the Chief Editors Forum on Sunday, Purbaya said the press had grown “increasingly muted” in recent years, leaving poor public policies insufficiently challenged and weakening policy outcomes.

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Death toll from Central Java landslide rises to 18

A landslide in the city of Cilacap last week buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village, the disaster mitigation agency said. Search and rescue efforts were challenging as people were buried 3 to 8 metres (10 to 25 feet) deep, it said.

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Govt mulls over expanding Wolbachia-based dengue control

One of the main challenges hindering the expansion of the program to spread Wolbachia-infected mosquitos in dozens of other cities in Indonesia is limited funding, with the government aiming to work with international partners to overcome the hindrance.

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Officials from Rokan Hilir regency administration pose on Nov. 14 with 10 fishermen who were repatriated from Malaysia. The fishermen were arrested on Nov. 5 by the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for unintentionally crossing into Malaysian waters.

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Malaysia returns 10 fishermen from Riau, four from Riau Islands

Malaysia has repatriated a total of 14 fishermen from the Indonesian provinces of Riau and Riau Islands for unintentionally crossing into its waters in the past two months.

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Culture Minister Fadli Zon (center) listens to statements from lawmakers on July 2 during a meeting with House Commission X at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Jakarta.

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Indonesia to receive repatriated artifacts from US

Indonesia is set to receive a number of cultural artifacts repatriated from the United States, including a historical bronze statue that has been kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art since the early 1990s.

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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.

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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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Traffic officers from the Buleleng Police monitor search and rescue efforts on Nov. 14, 2025, involving a Toyota HiAce van that fell into a ravine near Padang Bulia village in Sukasada district, Buleleng regency, northern Bali, killing five of 13 Chinese tourists who were traveling to Lovina Beach.

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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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