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Indonesia wildfire and haze crisis intensifies

79 clusters · 260 sources · last updated about 19 hours ago

Latest: Indonesia forest fire hotspots increase to 338 points

The 2026 Indonesia wildfire season, intensified by El Niño, has reached catastrophic levels. By late September, approximately 1.92 million hectares had burned since January, devastating over half of the habitats for crit

Indonesia fuel subsidy and food price updates

83 clusters · 139 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: Indonesia faces food inflation pressure driven by chili prices

Indonesia’s fuel subsidy and food-price dynamics continued to shift through late 2026. In the energy sector, the government maintained that subsidized fuel prices, including Pertalite at Rp10,000 per liter and Biosolar a

Indonesia MBG program faces mass poisoning and reform

181 clusters · 224 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: National Nutrition Agency adjusts MBG program funding and oversight

The food safety crisis and corruption investigations surrounding Indonesia’s free nutritious-meal (MBG) program have intensified. Suspected poisoning cases have surged, with reports in early September 2026 indicating nea

Indonesia waste technology and research initiatives

2 clusters · 15 sources · last updated 10 days ago

Latest: Indonesia targets palm oil waste for 3.9 GW electricity potential

The Indonesian Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) are collaborating on waste management technology trials. These initiatives aim

Indonesia drug policy and research initiatives

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 10 days ago

Latest: BRIN develops 19 herbal medicine candidates to boost national drug independence

Under directives from President Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has initiated several programs focused on narcotics control and pharmaceutical independence. In late September

Turkey-Indonesia bilateral relations

2 clusters · 11 sources · last updated 13 days ago

Latest: President Prabowo Subianto reviews leadership programs and research innovations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held a telephone conversation to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. The leaders emphasized increasing cooperation in the defe

Southeast Asian higher education cooperation

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 16 days ago

Latest: Indonesia and Malaysia discuss educational cooperation and academic mobility

Indonesia is actively expanding bilateral educational and research partnerships with neighboring and European nations. In early October 2026, Indonesia and the Netherlands utilized the Week of Indonesia–Netherlands Educa

Indonesian parties debate 2029 election law revisions

12 clusters · 52 sources · last updated 23 days ago

Latest: Indonesia's DPR begins revision of General Election Law

Indonesian political parties and the government are preparing for the 2029 election cycle through proposed revisions to the Election Law (RUU Pemilu). Central to the debate are the parliamentary and presidential threshol