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Wreck of Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry found upside down in Bali Strait

The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has finally located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, following its sinking just before midnight on July 2.

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Bali villages to get grants of up to Rp 1 billion to effectively manage waste

Bali has been grappling with a growing waste crisis in recent years, with unmanaged garbage frequently contributing to environmental problems such as flooding, including in popular tourist areas. ...

1 day ago
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IKN Authority downplays report of rampant prostitution in new capital

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority said there were no prostitution practices in the new capital's core area although there were some online prostitution practices outside the core area. ...

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KPK questions East Java governor in grant fund corruption case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has been investigating the alleged misuse of East Java provincial grant funds since 2022 and has named dozens of individuals as suspects.

1 day ago
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Search underway in Bali waters for missing Saudi tourist

A search is underway for a 29-year-old Saudi man who went missing on Tuesday while swimming off Bali’s Batu Belig Beach, the province’s fourth incident of a foreign tourist missing at sea in as many months.

2 days ago
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Ulemas declare East Java’s Horeg sound system haram amid growing controversy

Videos circulating on social media show residents complaining of shattered windows and damaged roofs, caused by the intense vibrations from horeg parades passing near their homes.

2 days ago
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Samosir to build 22 km beach tourism area on Lake Toba

The long beach project is expected to help Toba Caldera Geopark to regain its green card from UNESCO, after receiving a yellow card in 2023.

2 days ago
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Investigators assure transparency in case of officer’s alleged murder by superiors

Nurhadi, an officer with the West Nusa Tenggara Police’s Internal Affairs Division (Propam), was found dead with suspicious injuries in a swimming pool at a rented villa on the popular tourist island of Gili Trawangan on April 16.

2 days ago
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Govt starts rolling out free health screening for schoolchildren

The program offers 15 different types of health screenings, including nutritional status assessments, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, as well as screenings for tuberculosis, anemia and thalassemia. 

3 days ago
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Ongoing KNKT probe suggests human error in Tunu Pratama Jaya's sinking

During a legislative hearing on Wednesday, the KNKT's acting head of maritime safety said its ongoing investigation had pointed to human error as a possible cause of the ferry's sinking in the Bali Strait on Friday.

3 days ago
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Foreign Ministry diplomat found dead at rooming house

Police are investigating the death of a Foreign Ministry diplomat who was found dead at his rooming house in Gondangdia, Central Jakarta.

3 days ago
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Uncertainty looms over northern Bali airport project

While many locals welcome the potential economic benefits, others have voiced concerns about the airport’s impact on Bali’s environment and culture, especially as the holiday island is already grappling with overtourism and overdevelopment.

4 days ago
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Eruptions at Mt. Lewotobi Laki-laki cause air travel disruption

Although no official evacuation orders have been issued, dozens of residents have temporarily relocated to relatives’ homes in neighboring regencies to protect themselves and their families from the harmful effects of the ash.

4 days ago
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Ferry accident in Bali strait sparks calls to improve Indonesia’s maritime safety

Irine Yusiana Roba Putri, a member of the House of Representatives Commission V overseeing transportation and infrastructure, said the recent accident highlights systemic issues in Indonesia’s maritime safety.

5 days ago
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Australian airlines cancel flights to Bali after volcanic eruption

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Monday morning, spewing out an ash cloud reaching as high as 18 kilometres (11.18 miles).

6 days ago
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Susi Air flies to Karimunjawa from Semarang, Yogyakarta

Pioneer airline Susi Air opened new routes linking tourism spot Karimunjawa in Jepara regency, Central Java, with Semarang and Yogyakarta starting on Friday.

6 days ago
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Lewotobi volcano spews 18-kilometre ash tower

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre-high twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted at 11:05 am local time (0305 GMT), the volcanology agency said in a statement.

6 days ago
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Rescuers race to find missing passengers of sunken ferry near Bali

The search for the missing passengers of the ill-fated Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry, which sank last week in the Bali Strait, has continued to its fifth day after rescuers found wreckage of the vessel a day before.

6 days ago
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Indonesian schools win Asia-Pacific school competition

An elementary school in East Nusa Tenggara launched an initiative to encourage garbage recycling and turn waste into school equipment while a junior high school in Bandung developed an application to overcome bullying and mental health issues. 

6 days ago
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KPK finds guns, Rp 2.8 billion in the house of an aide close to Bobby Nasution

Topan's private residence in a luxurious housing complex is the third location raided by the KPK in two days.

1 week ago
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Forest fire threatens Lake Toba’s UNESCO Global Geopark status

UNESCO granted Global Geopark status to the Toba Caldera in 2020, following a nine-year effort by the Indonesian government. However, just three years after receiving the designation, the Toba Caldera was issued a "yellow card" warning by UNESCO.

1 week ago
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Lenient sentences given to soldiers who attacked North Sumatra village

The assault occurred on Nov. 8 last year, when dozens of soldiers from the Army’s Field Artillery Battalion 2/Kilap Sumagan stormed Selamat village in Sibiru-biru district, Deli Serdang regency. The troops reportedly broke into homes and physically assaulted residents.

1 week ago
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Brazil plans to take a legal action in the death of Juliana Marins

The Indonesian authorities have done their best to rescue Brazilian climber Juliana Marins who fell to her death while climbing Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara.

1 week ago
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South Sumatra court dismisses peatland fires lawsuit

Eleven plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Palembang, demanding damages from three plantation companies.

1 week ago
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Rescuers widen search for missing after ferry sinks near Bali

The ferry carrying at least 65 people, including passengers and crew, was making a five-kilometre (3.2-mile) crossing from eastern Java island to Bali when it tilted and sank in bad weather late Wednesday, witnesses and officials said.

1 week ago
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‘Why we choose to stay’: The volunteers building a future in Asmat

Three people share their experiences of choosing to do volunteer work in Agats, Asmat Regency, South Papua, leaving behind their former lives to start anew in one of the country’s most remote and underdeveloped regions.

1 week ago
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Children of the mangroves: Keeping education, health accessible in Asmat

With one of the lowest road densities and highest school dropout rates in the country, Asmat’s youth struggle to access basic care and education in a swamp-filled, disconnected regency that is 37-time the size of Jakarta.

1 week ago
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Swamps, speedboats and survival: Life in remote Asmat

A 2024 government report paints a bleak picture: only 14.8 percent of children in Asmat stay in school through primary education. Nearly a third have never attended at all.

1 week ago
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Suspect linked to robbery of Ukrainian in Bali added to Interpol Red List

The Bali Police are hunting a new suspect in connection with the December 2024 abduction and robbery of a Ukrainian national in Kuta by a group of foreigners.

1 week ago
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Six dead, dozens missing in ferry accident in Bali Strait

According to authorities, the Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry departed Ketapang Port at 10:56 p.m. carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members. Just 24 minutes into its journey, however, the vessel sent a distress call to Ketapang port officials, reporting there was a leak in its engine room. 

1 week ago

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Sat, July 12, 2025

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