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Students protest Central Kalimantan haze

The students, many wearing surgical masks, gathered under an eerily orange sky with severely reduced visibility and waved banners urging authorities to declare a national emergency to free up more aid.

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Two men nabbed for transporting 30 tonnes of timber in Riau

The case started with a report from the public on Oct. 13 about timber products being transported using motorized boats along the Dedap River. ...

2 days ago
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Police raid gambling operations in N. Sumatra, C. Java

Police in Medan arrested five cashiers, who previously worked at an online gambling syndicate in Cambodia. ...

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The world's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

Near the Maros-Pangkep cave, firefighters worked to put out fires as smoke drifted over the dramatic karst landscape that is a defining feature of the national park and UNESCO Global Geopark surrounding the cave.

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BGN dismisses SPPG head in Cirebon after food poisoning hit 395 students

Most of the victims are kindergarten students who felt unwell after consuming quail egg soup. 

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Suspended Pati regent Sudewo gets 8.5 years in prison

Judges did not order the revocation of Sudewo's political rights for five years after he completed the prison term as demanded by the prosecution.

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Suspected man-eating tiger captured in Riau

The tiger was captured after two people were killed in July in an area bordering the tiger’s natural habitat in Semenanjung Kampar.

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Riau Islands, US Embassy meet to fight human trafficking, transnational crimes

Most Indonesians trapped in online scam syndicates abroad are victims of human trafficking who were lured by promises of high wages before being exploited.

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Police bust Vietnam-bound lobster larvae ring in Batam

The bust came a week after Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono formally enacted a permanent ban on exporting the marine resource, backed by Presidential Regulation No. 69/2026, which established a national task force to dismantle smuggling networks.

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Trafficked orangutan repatriated from India

Named Heera, the male orangutan is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the Sumatran Rescue Alliance (SRA) in Bukit Mas district, Langkat regency.

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Bareskrim names five suspects in Batam blackout, losses reach Rp 57.3b

Detectives from the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) have cooperated with PLN engineers in investigating what caused the Oct. 12 total blackout.

5 days ago
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Australia detains 22 fishermen from East Java harvesting sea cucumbers

Two groups were arrested over a period of two weeks. The first arrests took place on Sept. 22 when nine fishermen from Tonduk village on Raas Island were arrested by Australian authorities. The second group was arrested was on Oct. 8 with 13 fishermen detained, all from the same village.

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New N. Sumatra Police chief acts swiftly against drug dens

Various police forces in North Sumatra raided drugs dens in their own jurisdictions, arresting scores of drugs users and dealers as well as confiscating pieces of evidence.

5 days ago
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Indonesia probes crash of suspected Chinese rocket fragment

The debris was found on Monday morning by a plantation worker in Indonesian Borneo, after residents reported hearing a loud bang the previous evening over a remote area of Central Kalimantan province.

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Helicopter requested to extinguish forest fires on Mount Lawu

Police have requested helicopters for water bombing because of steep terrain and cliffs, making it difficult for the joint firefighter team to reach by land.

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KPK arrests Klaten regent for graft, fifth from Central Java

Cases involving Hamenang were divided into five clusters, including alleged corruption in goods and services procurement, licensing and collection fees.

1 week ago
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Ministry probes alleged wildlife violation in burned oil palm concession

A skull of Bornean orangutan was recovered within an oil palm concession controlled by a subsidiary of Singaporean agricultural giant First Resources Ltd. in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan after wildfire broke out in the firm’s plantation in the past months.

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Soldiers, policemen operate fuel stations to reduce queues in Bali

Fuel distribution has run more smoothly since Saturday, following the introduction of an odd-even policy for vehicles buying subsidized Pertalite gasoline.

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More blackouts in Batam as local media face intimidation

Residents in several Batam neighborhoods were hit with additional blackouts on Saturday evening.

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Haze from forest fires still blankets Sumatra, Batam Islands

North Sumatra ordered distance learning for all school levels to start on Friday because haze has blanketed all regions in the province

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Firefighters, villagers unite as wildfires threaten Sumatran elephant habitat

Wildfires have been burning inside the Padang Sugihan Wildlife Reserve since August. By early September, approximately 2,300 hectares of the reserve’s 88,148 ha had been burned, accounting for about 2.61 percent of its total area.

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Four killed fighting wildfire in Mount Bromo National Park

Wildfire-fighting operations have claimed at least eight lives nationwide this year amid a severe fire season.

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Kilometer-long queues, traffic jams as fuel shortages hit Bali

Komang Juli Astawa, 28, a resident of Pendem village in Jembrana, was forced to spend the night sleeping on his motorcycle while waiting in line for fuel at a local gas station.

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Orange skies, ash-covered homes as wildfire smoke engulfs Palangka Raya

Air pollution in Palangka Raya remained at hazardous levels for 37 consecutive days as of Wednesday, with PM2.5 concentrations reaching 2,512 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).

1 week ago
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Batam blackout caused by wild animal costs at least Rp 233.9 billion

The number of losses was calculated conservatively based on Batam’s gross domestic production of Rp 200 trillion per year or some Rp 548 billion per day.

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Geopolitical uncertainty leads to mass layoffs in East Java

The most affected industries were timber and furniture, textiles, footwear, automotive components, and pulp and paper.

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Flores quake victims demand govt accountability over slow disaster response

Civil society groups have renewed concerns over the slow post-disaster response in earthquake-hit Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), as residents issue a legal notice accusing President Prabowo Subianto’s administration of negligence.

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Protests erupt across Sumatra as frustration grows over persistent wildfires

The fires have disrupted transportation and education across Indonesia, forcing airlines to delay or divert dozens of flights as haze reduces visibility. Authorities in several regions have also closed schools or shifted classes online to limit students’ exposure to smoke.

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Serious bullying cases in Central Java raise questions over student safety

At least three bullying incidents have been reported at schools across the province since September, leaving two students seriously injured and another dead.

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Fresh floods hit North, West Sumatra amid damage from last year’s disaster

Padang Mayor Fadly Amran said the latest flooding had hit areas devastated by major floods last year, where sediment buildup had made rivers shallower and more prone to overflowing.

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Mon, October 26, 2026

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