Jakarta Green Line to 12 Cars: KAI Tests Longer Trains
KAI will run 12-car trains on Jakarta's Green Line to Rangkasbitung after a 4 Sep trial: 36 sets planned as the corridor hits 22.5 percent o...
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Sinabung Evacuation: 650 Moved as Ash Clouds Karo
BNPB ordered Karo residents to evacuate after Sinabung hit Level III: 208 families and 650 people moved after a 3,500m eruption on 31 Aug, n...
ASEAN Haze Alert Level 3: Indonesia Flights at Risk
Indonesia triggered ASEAN Level 3 haze alert on 26 Aug 2026 as West Kalimantan hotspots jumped to 859 and haze drifted to Malaysia, Singapor...
Batam Singapore push stronger economic and tourism ties
Batam and Singapore pledged stronger ties on 3-4 September 2026, with Rp10.89 trillion in Singapore FDI into Batam in H1 2026 and Singapore...
Sade Village reconstruction plan unveiled after fire
Indonesia's Tourism Ministry unveiled a holistic reconstruction blueprint for fire-hit Sade Traditional Village in Lombok on 4 September 202...
Ijen Crater closed as forest fire nears hiking trail
Ijen Crater Nature Tourism Park in East Java has been closed until further notice from 4 September 2026 after a wildfire spread near the Pal...
Jambi helicopters battle 6-hectare forest park fire
Jambi has sent two water-bombing helicopters to a 6-hectare fire in Sultan Thaha forest park after Governor Al Haris inspected the blaze on...
Indonesia Caracal Wildfire Fight Near Nusantara Capital
Indonesia's Air Force flew an Airbus H225M Caracal on 3 Sept 2026 to water-bomb a 5-hectare fire 44 km from Nusantara in East Kalimantan, as...
