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Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) head Sahat M. Panggabean (center) is flanked by Denpasar Naval Base commander Col. Cokorda GP Pemayun (left) and Karangasem Naval Post commander First Lt. I Ketut Yasa, while carrying a basket of birds during a press conference on Jan. 21 in Padangbai, Karangasem, Bali. The birds were smuggled onboard a truck crossing from neighboring Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, without proper documents. — Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin) head Sahat M. Panggabean (center) is flanked by Denpasar Naval Base commander Col. Cokorda GP Pemayun (left) and Karangasem Naval Post commander First Lt. I Ketut Yasa, while carrying a basket of birds during a press conference on Jan. 21 in Padangbai, Karangasem, Bali. The birds were smuggled onboard a truck crossing from neighboring Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, without proper documents. `

Attempt to smuggle thousands of birds into Bali thwarted

The birds were smuggled onboard a truck crossing from neighboring Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, without proper documents.

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23 soldiers trapped in West Java landslide, navy chief says

The officers were involved in border patrol training at the time of the landslide, Navy Chief Admiral Muhammad Ali said, adding that heavy equipment was not able to reach the disaster zone due to bad weather.

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Free health screening to include disease treatment

The Health Ministry plans to add treatment to its free health screening program after reaching 70 percent of its target, shifting focus from detection to early intervention and long-term cost savings.

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An aerial picture shows a landslide at Pasirlangu village, West Bandung, West Java on January 25, 2026, after the disaster killed 16 people and left around 80 missing.

West Bandung landslide death toll rises to 17

Rescuers said they were treading carefully, fearing another landslide due to the unstable ground and bad weather.

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Members of civil groups and labor unions march with flags and signs on Sept. 4, 2025 during a protest against police repression, during nationwide demonstrations, in Jakarta.

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Deputy human rights minister slammed for proposing state funding for NGOs

Civil groups have slammed a suggestion by the deputy rights minister to do away with foreign intervention by having NGOs get state funding, amid the government’s plan to codify anti-foreign propaganda drives.

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Two tug boats pull a cargo ship carrying four containers holding hazardous e-waste to the United States at Batu Ampar Port in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 20, 2026.

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Batam begins returning hazardous e-waste to US

Four containers of electronic waste have finally been re-exported from Batu Amprt Port in Batam, Riau Islands, to their country of origin, the United States.

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Police officers march during a ceremony on July 1, 2024, to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the National Police at the National Monument (Monas) Square in Central Jakarta.

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Reform team weighs placing police under ministry

As President Prabowo Subianto’s police reform commission reviews changes to the force, discussions on placing the National Police under a ministry have reemerged, reviving fresh debate on how best to improve accountability and prevent the politicization of law enforcement.

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Residents clear debris on Jan. 24, 2026, while searching for victims of a landslide in Pasirlangu village, Cisarua, West Bandung regency, West Java.

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Death toll climbs in West Bandung as disasters grip Java

Flooding and landslides that were triggered by torrential rains have continued to paralyze parts of Java and disrupt traffic and public service, with the worst single disaster killing at least nine people and leaving more than 80 missing in West Java.

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Police officers march during a ceremony on July 1, 2024, to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the National Police at the National Monument (Monas) Square in Central Jakarta.

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Reform team weighs placing police under ministry

A police officer stands guard in front of the Constitutional Court building on Feb. 4, 2025, in Jakarta.

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Government pushes police civilian posts rule despite court ruling

Chairman of the Gerakan Rakyat (People's Movement) Party Sahrin Hamid (second left), honorary member Anies Baswedan (center), head of the advisory council Sulfikar Amir (left), secretary-general M. Ridwan (second right) and treasurer Prita Subono (right) symbolically open the party's first national working meeting for 2026 in Jakarta on Jan. 17, 2026.

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New political parties face long road to 2029 elections

Poll workers count ballots at a polling station on Nov. 27, 2024, in Banda Aceh, Aceh, after voters cast their votes to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election. More than 200 million people were eligible to vote to choose dozens of governors and mayors and 415 regents.

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House postpones plan to scrap direct regional elections

Pati Regent Sudewo (center) is escorted by security officers upon arriving at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in Jakarta on Jan. 20, 2026. Sudewo is among several people arrested by KPK investigators in a raid in Pati, Central Java, in a corruption case pertaining to the appointment of village officials in the regency.

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Controversial Pati regent named graft suspect

Government targets illegal mining on 190,000 hectares of forest land

Indonesia's unprecedented crackdown, which has seen military-led teams take over palm plantations and mines, has unnerved the industry, pushing up global palm oil prices over concerns it will hit output, and more recently, powering rallies in the prices of metals like tin.

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The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building is pictured on Jan. 22, 2025, under overcast skies in Jakarta.

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KPK probes possible involvement of NU executives in haj quota graft case

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Children wade through floodwaters on Jan. 23, 2026 in the Kebon Pala neighborhood, Jatinegara, East Jakarta. Flooding from the Ciliwung River and Katulampa Dam in Bogor had submerged the area, with water reaching up to 130 centimeters.

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Jakarta battles floods with river cleanup, normalization plan

Low-income housing is seen on Nov. 13, 2025, on the banks of the Ciliwung River in Matraman, East Jakarta. The explosion of janitor fish (Pterygoplichthys sp.) shows the failure of the river's self-recovery capacity.

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Explosion of janitor fish is a sign Ciliwung River heavily polluted, BRIN says

Children play in the water, using bamboo pieces as floats on September 20, 2025, next to a seawall in Cilincing, North Jakarta.

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Jakarta to break ground on giant sea wall in September

Motorists pass a pile of household waste on Jan. 6 in South Tangerang, Banten. The municipality administration has declared a waste emergency due to unmanaged waste generated across the city in the past month.

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South Tangerang temporarily stops sending waste to Bogor

Indonesian policemen escort one of two terror suspects link to Central Jakarta's Sarinah bomb on March 2, 2016, in Malang, East Java. The 2016 bomb-and-gun assault on Central Jakarta's Sarinah area killed eight people, including four attackers.

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Ten years after Sarinah attack, Indonesia’s fight against terror moves online

Road users pass through tidal flooding in Muara Angke, Jakarta, on Dec. 3, 2025. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast potential tidal flooding in several parts of Jakarta’s northern coast until Dec. 10, 2025, caused by maximum sea tide conditions coinciding with the full moon phase, which could significantly increase sea levels.

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

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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Two tug boats pull a cargo ship carrying four containers holding hazardous e-waste to the United States at Batu Ampar Port in Batam, Riau Islands, on Jan. 20, 2026.

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Batam begins returning hazardous e-waste to US

Residents clear debris on Jan. 24, 2026, while searching for victims of a landslide in Pasirlangu village, Cisarua, West Bandung regency, West Java.

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Death toll climbs in West Bandung as disasters grip Java

West Bandung landslide kills eight, more than 80 missing

Environmentalists, experts and the government have pointed to the role forest loss played in the flooding and landslides across islands in Indonesia.

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Crisis water: A woman waits for clean water on Dec. 28, 2025, in Lubuk Sidup village in Aceh Tamiang, Aceh. Flash floods caused by the overflow of the Tamiang River, meant access to clean water and sanitation continued to be an urgent problem for residents and evacuees in Aceh Tamiang regency, despite ongoing efforts by the government and nonprofits to respond to needs.

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Tens of thousands of survivors remain in tents two months after Sumatra floods

Pati Regent Sudewo (second left) walks by after an examination on Jan. 20, 2026 at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) headquarters in South Jakarta. The KPK named Sudewo a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving extortion in the appointment of village officials, seizing evidence worth 2.6 billion rupiah (US$168,000).

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KPK raids Pati regent’s residence, office following arrest

Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in ATR plane crash

The ATR 42-500 turboprop owned by aviation group Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. local time (0530 GMT) around the Maros region in South Sulawesi.

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Rescuers recover bodies of 10 passengers in Sulawesi plane crash

There were seven crew members and three passengers on board the plane, which was chartered by the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry to conduct air surveillance on its fisheries. The passengers were ministry staff members.

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Class struggle: Teacher Armani checks his students’ work on Nov. 20, 2025, in their damaged classroom at SDN 2 state elementary school in Cibaliung village, Pandeglang regency, Banten.

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Civil servant status for free meals staff sidelines honorary teachers

A faded hand stencil that is dated at least 67,800 years old is highlighted by a color palette chart held by an archaeologist during an expedition at the Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi, in May 2019.

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Govt to protect world’s oldest rock art site in Sulawesi

Shut it down: Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq (right) oversees the installation of a warning sign by the Environment Ministry during an inspection at a company site in the Batang Toru watershed, North Sumatra, on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Controversial power plant project's permit revoked after Sumatra floods

A faded hand stencil, located between the painting of a human riding a horse and a chicken, dated at least 67,800 years old at the Liang Metanduno cave on Muna Island, Southeast Sulawesi is seen in this photo taken in May 2019.

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World’s ‘oldest’ rock art discovered in Southeast Sulawesi

Students pray on Oct. 30, 2025, before eating lunches supplied by the government's free nutritious meal program at an elementary school in Banda Aceh, Aceh.

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Lab tests reveal E. coli contamination in free meals that sickened 800 students

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah “Gus Ipul“ Yusuf delivers remarks during a joint prayer to mark the beginning of 2026 at the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jakarta on Jan. 9, 2026.

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Concerns mount over Prabowo’s plan to expand Sekolah Rakyat to 500 schools

Health workers evacuate students suspected of food poisoning on Oct. 14, 2025, after eating free nutritious meals at SMP 1 Cisarua state junior high school in West Bandung regency, West Java. According to school officials, 54 students reportedly fell ill after consuming the meals served that morning.

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