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Archipelago
Coordinating economy minister office sends food aid, medical supplies to Sumatra
The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister has dispatched around 40 tonnes of food and medical supplies to flood-ravaged Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, as the government pressed on with search and rescue missions for a disaster that has claimed nearly 800 lives.
9 hours ago
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Sumatra flood victims scrounge for supplies after disaster
She was one of the lucky ones on Wednesday, when soldiers in military fatigues oversaw the distribution of rice to flood survivors.
10 hours ago
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NU faces money laundering allegations amid internal rift
Political tensions continue to rise within the country’s most influential Islamic organization, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), after a leaked internal audit alleged millions of dollars were funneled into the organization's central board under chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf in a suspected money laundering scheme.
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Environmental degradation in spotlight in Sumatra floods
About 1.4 million hectares of forest cover have been cleared across Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra between 2016 and 2025 to make way for plantations and mining, according to the environmental group Walhi. The areas hardest-hit by floods and landslides last week were degraded watersheds.
16 hours ago
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BMKG flags cyclone risk, extreme weather during year-end holidays
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said tropical cyclone seeds could emerge across several regions in southern Indonesia between the second week of December and early January, which may dissipate or intensify into a full-fledged cyclone.
17 hours ago
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Brimob officer finds mother's remains during N. Sumatra flood rescue
Sibolga city is among the regions worst affected by flash floods and landslides in North Sumatra.
17 hours ago
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Six arrested for illegal logging in two Riau regencies
The six illegal workers worked as a team and each had a specific role, such as team leader, cutter or transporter.
17 hours ago
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Court ruling raises KPK's hope for Paulus Tannos' extradition
The KPK has welcomed a district court's decision to throw out the corruption fugitive's legal challenge related to his arrest in Singapore on jurisdictional grounds, saying it hopes the ruling will pave the way for Paulus' extradition under a bilateral treaty.
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- The early warning that Sumatra never received
- How deforestation turbocharged Sumatra's deadly floods
- Rights violations continue unabated in Papua: Komnas HAM
- Frustration in flood-stricken Sumatra as survivors await aid
- Death toll from Sumatra floods and landslides passes 700
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
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Indonesia, Netherlands sign deal to repatriate two convicts, one on death row
Siegfried Mets, 73, was sentenced to death in 2008 for distributing drugs, while Ali Tokman, 64, was serving life imprisonment for smuggling more than 6 kg of the synthetic drug MDMA.
1 day ago
archipelago
Death toll from Sumatra floods and landslides passes 700
The agency in a press conference late on Tuesday said 708 people had been killed since last week, a figure lower than the 753 reported on its website earlier in the day. It did not give a reason for the discrepancy.
1 day ago
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Sumatra flood survivors battle mud, trauma
The rains have moved on and the floodwaters have largely receded, but the disaster has left a trail of devastation and trauma for those who survived.
2 days ago
society
Frustration in flood-stricken Sumatra as survivors await aid
In affected regions, there is growing frustration among survivors of catastrophic flooding and landslides over the pace of the rescue effort and aid delivery.
1 day ago
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Sumatra flood toll hits 631, one million in shelters
Government agencies and aid groups are rushing to get aid to those affected, while rescuers search for 472 people still listed as missing.
2 days ago
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POGI launches SPRIN movement to improve women’s health
Indonesian women still face four health problems of high maternal mortality ratio, varied quality continuity of health service, regional gaps and limited access to health service, and uneven literacy and public trust.
3 days ago
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Death toll from Sumatra floods rises to 442
The death toll surged 435 on Sunday, up from 303 on Saturday, official data uploaded on a government website showed, as officials compiled reports of casualties and damage pouring in from the western island of Sumatra, where three provinces had been devastated by landslides and floods after the rains.
4 days agoPopular
- HSBC’s The Redefining Treasury Asia Pacific reveals shift toward real-time treasury
- Citizenship without certainty
- Plan for new Jakarta-Bandung fast train raises questions over Whoosh
- Northern Sumatra leaders raise white flag amid deadly floods
- The early warning that Sumatra never received
- How deforestation turbocharged Sumatra's deadly floods
- Rights violations continue unabated in Papua: Komnas HAM
- Frustration in flood-stricken Sumatra as survivors await aid
- Death toll from Sumatra floods and landslides passes 700
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
