A drone view of Anak Krakatau volcano documented by a team from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation at Indonesia’s Geological Agency on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. `

New islands appear after Anak Krakatau volcano erupts

One of the islands was located about 760 meters northwest of Mount Anak Krakatau, the other about 495 meters southwest.

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Government to investigate post-quake death toll among NTT evacuees

By late September, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported at least 108 people had died while taking shelter after the 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Flores Island in NTT on Aug. 15. The number of people who were killed directly by the disaster was 48, according to official records.

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Elephant cub born at Riau’s Tesso Nilo national park

The male calf is the sixth delivery for the 45-year-old Lisa, a tamed elephant.

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Gold bullion bars are stacked upon one another at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 5, 2020. Gold prices have continued to soar to record highs in 2026.

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Eight Chinese nationals detained in Batam over 11 kg gold smuggling

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Customs and Excise has foiled attempts to smuggle a total of 330 kg of gold since the beginning of the year through Sept. 14, with initial investigations indicating that the gold came from illegal mines in various parts of the country.

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BPOM chief Taruna Ikrar (left) and Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin (second right) look at an example of a Nutri-Level label on April 14 during the launch event in Jakarta.

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Court ruling on nutrition label welcomed to promote consumer health

Health and consumer rights groups have welcomed a recent Constitutional Court ruling that called for a regulation of sugar, salt and fat labelings on food and beverage products in order to strengthen consumer health protection.

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto attaches a rank insignia to the uniform of newly appointed National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto on Thursday during his inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta.

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Top cop, Jokowi aide out as Prabowo consolidates power

President Prabowo Subianto has replaced National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo as well a senior minister linked to former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, in a cabinet shake-up keen observers consider an attempt to further consolidate control among his loyalists.

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Foreign Minister Sugiono (left) gestures on Thursday as he and his deputy Arrmanatha Nasir arrive at the presidential palace for the inauguration in Jakarta.

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Career diplomat Arrmanatha takes helm of Foreign Ministry

Speaking to reporters after his inauguration, Arrmanatha said he would build on the government’s existing foreign policy while ensuring that Indonesia’s diplomacy remains consistent with its established priorities amid what he described as a “complicated” global landscape.

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Residents watch on Wednesday as flames engulf piles of garbage at Jatibarang Landfill in Semarang, Central Java. The Semarang Fire and Rescue Agency deployed 50 firefighters and seven fire trucks to tackle the blaze.

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Massive fires hit three landfills across the country as dry season intensifies

At least 43 landfills across Indonesia have been hit by major fires this year, highlighting the environmental and safety risks associated with the country’s continued reliance on open dumping.

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Career diplomat Arrmanatha takes helm of Foreign Ministry

Second Deputy Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir attends an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim countries on Aug. 5, 2026, in Amman. The meeting was hosted by Jordan to reaffirm the kingdom’s custodianship of Jerusalem’s holy sites amid escalating Israeli incursions in occupied East Jerusalem.

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BREAKING: Arrmanatha takes over as foreign minister in latest reshuffle

President Prabowo Subianto prepares to address an inauguration ceremony for new ministers and deputy ministers on Sept. 8, 2025, at the State Palace in Central Jakarta, following the first reshuffle of his administration.

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BREAKING: Prabowo reshuffles cabinet, replaces police chief

Former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana walks toward a prisoner van on Tuesday after an interrogation at the Central Jakarta Prosecutor's Office in Jakarta. The Attorney General's Office (AGO) suspects Dadan and former deputies of the agency of being involved in corruption pertaining to the free nutritious meal program.

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AGO wraps up probe against ex-free meals chief

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Whisky, big-screen TV seized from prison 'villas' in West Java

Inmates allegedly paid rent for the accommodation complete with couches, large beds, TVs, fridges -- even dining tables.

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A General Elections Commission (KPU) official checks a presidential election ballot on Feb. 5, 2024, at logistics warehouse at the Cempaka Putih Sports Hall in Central Jakarta.

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Presidential candidacy proposals raise alarm over potential court ruling violations

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Police charge train driver over crash that killed 16 women in Bekasi

A long-distance train smashed on April 28 into a women-only car at the back of a stationary commuter train near Bekasi Timur station in West Java.

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A group of people take advantage of Car Free Day on Dec. 4, 2022, exercising along a Jakarta thoroughfare closed to motor vehicles between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m.

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Extending Jakarta’s CFD may raise awareness but not dent pollution

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (left) poses with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a bilateral meeting at Civic Hall in New York in the United States on Sept. 20, 2026, on the sidelines of the Urban 20 Mayors Summit.

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New York offers Jakarta assistance on municipal bond plan

South Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) personnel fill residents’ buckets with water on Sept. 16 in West Cilandak, South Jakarta. BPBD South Jakarta, in collaboration with city-owned water company PAM Jaya, distributed free clean water to residents affected by water shortages caused by drought, which has left water supplies cloudy and reduced availability.

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Jakarta water shortages worsen as dry season drags on

President Prabowo Subianto (second left) and Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung (second
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Prabowo opens new LRT link, backs Jakarta’s expansion push

Extra lesson: Children in fourth to sixth grade do coloring activities with volunteers during the noon session at Rumah Belajar Senen in Senen, Central Jakarta, on July 18, 2026.

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Jakarta’s makeshift classrooms under sweltering threat

Director of the Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation Department, Sr. Comr. Iman Imanuddin,(left) and spokesperson Sr. Comr. Budi Hermanto (right) show face sketches of alleged perpetrators of unrest that led to the killing of 60-year-old mirror vendor Bambang Setiyawan in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta, during a press briefing at the Jakarta Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Sept. 2, 2026. The police also named 47 suspects allegedly involved in the damaging of public facilities and other violent acts during the unrest.

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Calls mount for police to hunt down mastermind behind deadly Jakarta unrest

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Massive fires hit three landfills across the country as dry season intensifies

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Police arrest captain of capsized ferry for violating shipping law

The Virgo Transport 8 ferry was carrying 243 people when it capsized in bad weather in the Java Sea on September 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. Authorities said 108 people survived.

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A port worker (right) gestures to a van at the Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Dec. 27, 2020. According to government data, the Ketapang-Gilimanuk ports saw 31,932 travelers and 6,854 vehicles in the run-up to the Christmas and New Year holidays.

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E. Java earmarks Rp 6 billion to improve ferry pier in Banyuwangi

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Investigation finds animal welfare concerns at Bali wildlife attractions

The investigations found that nocturnal species, including owls and bats, were displayed during daylight hours and repeatedly handled by visitors, according to the report.

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