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Yearender: Climate extremes expose Indonesia’s disaster vulnerabilities
Weak disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts as well as environmental degradation mainly caused by business activities have exposed Indonesia to hazards of extreme climate events, including tropical cyclones that are not usually forming in areas close to the equator.
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‘Rafflesia’ or ‘padma’? Debate renewed over flower renaming
The recent rediscovery of a rare plant was met by renewed debate among researchers and public alike about academic colonialism. The concerns hinged on whether the Rafflesia, which was named after a European colonial figure, should be renamed to better represent its Southeast Asian origin and remove its colonial legacy.
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Riau Islands launches AI-based Pantunesia to strengthen Malay culture conservation
In the app, artificial intelligence functions as an assessor to ensure a pantun created is in accordance with the structure, meaning and philosophy of Malay cultural heritage.
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Discontent grows in Aceh over flood response
Discontent grows in Aceh over how the administration of President Prabowo Subianto handles disaster relief, as the crisis driven by deadly floods and landslides has dragged on for nearly a month.
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Politics
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KRI Balaputradewa launched, the first of two red and white frigates
Balaputradewa is taken from the name of the 11th king of Sriwijaya Kingdom, which came from the House of Syailendra.
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Bakamla deploys patrol vessels to distribute disaster relief to Aceh
Bakamla has deployed two patrol vessels carrying a total of 160 tonnes of aid for natural disaster victims in Aceh.
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N. Sumatra prosecutor detains two Inalum execs for alleged graft
The two executives of the state-owned aluminum smelting company are suspects in graft case involving the sales of aluminium alloy in 2019, estimated to have caused $8 million in losses to the state.
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Riau court sentences drug courier to death for smuggling meth from Malaysia
The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has previously reported that the Indonesia-Malaysia border has thousands of informal crossing points, making it difficult for authorities to effectively monitor illicit activities.
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- Thailand on top at SEA Games clouded by border conflict
- Democracy’s slippery slope
- Palm oil expansion in Papua raises eyebrow
- Outrage as govt blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra
- Businesses project 2026 growth at no more than 5.4%
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Jakarta braces for floods, landslides over holiday season
- Cyclone warning prompts Bali to step up flood mitigation efforts
- An unhistorical history book
- Indonesia eyes to clinch US tariff deal in a fortnight
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- Thailand on top at SEA Games clouded by border conflict
- Democracy’s slippery slope
- Palm oil expansion in Papua raises eyebrow
- Outrage as govt blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra
- Businesses project 2026 growth at no more than 5.4%
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Jakarta braces for floods, landslides over holiday season
- Cyclone warning prompts Bali to step up flood mitigation efforts
- An unhistorical history book
- Indonesia eyes to clinch US tariff deal in a fortnight
