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Lake Toba Indigenous groups march to demand closure of pulp giant TPL

According to the Association for the Study and Development of Community Initiatives (KSPPM), 23 Indigenous communities across five districts surrounding Lake Toba are currently locked in disputes with TPL, which is owned by lumber tycoon Sukanto Tanoto.

4 hours ago
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Measles outbreaks kill one in Pekanbaru, 20 in Sumenep

Parents should not take measles for granted because it is very contagious and has already killed children in Pekanbaru, Riau and Sumenep regency, East Java. ...

14 hours ago
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Batam authorities arrest 25 over alleged illegal import of used clothes

As demand persists, used clothing continues to enter the country through illegal channels, driven by weak oversight and a lack of clear sanctions for violators. ...

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Bandung claims reduced waste with ‘no sorting, no pickup’

Starting on Oct. 28 this year, the Bandung city administration implemented its “no sorting, no pickup” policy, with sanitation workers no longer picking up unsorted collected waste.

11 months ago
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Garbage piles cause unrest among residents in Babelan, Bekasi

The Bekasi regency administration is committed to solving the problem by collecting information from residents to find the perpetrators, as well as earmarking funds to expand an existing final garbage disposal site.  

11 months ago
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Environment minister slams Yogyakarta city’s mounting waste problem

Back in April, the Yogyakarta provincial administration permanently closed the Piyungan final disposal site (TPA), stating that the 2.5-hectare site was already at maximum capacity.

11 months ago
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Special polling stations to be available for Mt. Lewotobi eruption victims

Listyo urged residents who evacuated to the neighboring Sikka regency to return to East Flores regency to cast their votes for the Nov. 27 regional election. 

11 months ago
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Police arrest one in campaign volunteer murder in Madura

The campaign team of the Sampang regent candidate pair whose volunteer was killed said the assault was politically motivated, but the police have said it is too early to make such a conclusion.

11 months ago
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Disaster agency warns of flooding, landslides

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned of potential flooding and landslides in November and December, as many parts of the country are entering a wetter rainy season caused by the La Niña weather phenomenon.

11 months ago
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Police arrest BP Batam employee for alleged human trafficking

The police received a tip that two women were about to depart from Batam to Singapore as illegal migrant workers.

11 months ago
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Agency warns of Lewotobi lahar flow

BMKG has issued a warning about the potential for lahar flow from Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

11 months ago
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Minister urges regional heads to improve disposal site management

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has encouraged regional heads to enhance the management of final disposal sites (TPA), particularly those with open dumping systems.

11 months ago
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VP Gibran visits baby Gibran at Lewotobi eruption evacuation camp

The infant, named Agustinus Gibran Raka Tapung, was born to Katarina Kwuta, 25, at the Lewolaga community health center (puskesmas) on Wednesday morning, one day before the Vice President made his visit to Kobasoma.

11 months ago
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Indonesia to return ART units to China

Trials conducted by the IKN Authority found that the system's autonomous mode was not performing as expected because manual intervention from the driver was still required in emergency situations.

11 months ago
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Flights to Bali resume following volcanic eruption

Eighty-three international routes were cancelled on Wednesday, the general manager of Bali's international airport said in a statement, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a nine-kilometer tower of ash into the sky.

11 months ago
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Domestic, international flights canceled over Lewotobi ash cloud

Dozens of international and domestic flights to and from the popular tourist destinations of Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo were canceled on Wednesday after the nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki spewed an ash tower into the sky a day before.

11 months ago
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Truck plunges into 20-meter ravine in Blitar, 2 dead

A truck plunged into a ravine in Blitar on Monday, leaving two people dead and three others injured.

11 months ago
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Flights cancelled to and from Bali due to volcanic ash

Jetstar and Qantas said they had stopped flights to Bali on Wednesday for safety reasons because of volcanic ash, while plane tracking website Flightradar24 showed flights to the island by AirAsia and Virgin were also cancelled. 

11 months ago
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Australian airlines cancel Bali flights after volcano erupts

Several Australian airlines on Wednesday canceled their flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali, after a nearby volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky.

11 months ago
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Government to build 1,100 new houses for Lewotobi displaced

Authorities are preparing to build houses in safer locations for people affected by continuous eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

1 year ago
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IKN airport officially turns commercial

Nusantara International Airport has received ICAO registration code WALK and received public operational status.

1 year ago
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Pileup on Cipularang toll road kills 1

A massive 17-vehicle collision that occurred on the Cipularang toll road in Purwakarta, West Java, left one dead and 29 others injured on Monday afternoon. State-owned accident insurance firm PT Jasa Raharja promised compensation to the victims.

1 year ago
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UGM investigates alleged plagiarism involving history lecturers

Alleged plagiarism involves two books written by UGM history lecturers on the history of Madiun regency in East Java and Raden Rangga Prawiradirdja III, who was appointed as Madiun regent in the transition from the 18th to the 19th century. 

1 year ago
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IKN flying taxi to operate commercially in 2029

The Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority is working to commercialize flying taxis or sky taxis by 2029 as part of the smart air mobility initiative in the future capital.

1 year ago
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Lewotobi exclusion zone widened

Authorities widen the exclusion zone as Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki continues to erupt at a high level in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

1 year ago
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One dead, several injured after soldiers attack N. Sumatra village

One man has died and several others have been injured after dozens of Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel stormed Selamat village in Biru-biru district, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, late on Friday.

1 year ago
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Lewotobi volcano spews huge ash tower, exclusion zone widened

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday.

1 year ago
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Edy takes offensive in N. Sumatra debate, round 2

The province's gubernatorial candidates maintained their heated exchange during the second election debate on Wednesday, with Edy taking the offensive this time against his opponent Bobby, whom a recent survey shows has a strong lead.

1 year ago
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Mt. Semeru eruptions trigger local advisories

While authorities have maintained Mt. Semeru's status at Level II (advisory), they have advised people to remain vigilant and to avoid activities in the designated exclusion zone to the volano's southeast.

1 year ago
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Union calls for swift govt action to aid workers of bankrupt Sritex

The KSPI has called for immediate government measures to help the thousands of workers potentially at risk of layoffs by the textile giant's bankruptcy declaration, adding that the union is ready to provide them with legal support in the worst-case scenario.

1 year ago
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Lewotobi volcano belches colossal ash tower

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Monday and Tuesday, killing nine people and forcing the relocation of residents from a 7-kilometre (4.3-mile) exclusion zone.

1 year ago
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Floods, landslides as heavy rain and strong winds lash West Java

Videos of the flooding in West Java have also circulated on social media, with some residents saying the floodwater reached a depth of up to 2 meters in Bandung regency.

1 year ago
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Bobby leads in North Sumatra gubernatorial race

Medan, North Sumatra Mayor Bobby Nasution, the son-in-law of former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, has a strong lead in the province’s upcoming gubernatorial election with 44.9 percent of respondents saying they support his ticket, a survey by Litbang Kompas has found.

1 year ago
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