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DISASTER6h agoIndonesia faces reckoning over maritime safety after deadly ferry disasterIndonesia’s latest ferry disaster has exposed persistent weaknesses in maritime safety oversight, experts have said, with poor enforcement and inadequate supervision continuing to leave passengers vulnerable across the sprawling archipelago. The capsizing of the Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea on Sunday has intensified scrutiny of a system that analysts say too often comes under pressure only after deadly accidents, rather than preventing them. Six people have been confirmed dead and 129...South China Morning Post
POLITICS10h agoNetherlands asks Indonesian police for help in corruption investigation into cardiologistsHet Nederlandse strafrechtelijke onderzoek naar corruptie door (voormalig) cardiologen van het Isala-ziekenhuis in Zwolle heeft zich uitgebreid naar Indonesië. Dat bevestigen het Openbaar Ministerie (OM), de FIOD en het Isala-ziekenhuis aan Nieuwsuur en Investico. Op verzoek van Justitie in Nederland voerde de Indonesische politie eind vorig jaar onderzoek uit bij een ziekenhuis in Jakarta, het Diagram hartziekenhuis. Het hartziekenhuis in Jakarta werd in 2006 opgezet door een gerenommeerd Nederlands-Indonesisch cardioloog. Sinds 2022 verdenkt Justitie hem en vier andere Zwolse artsen ervan beNOS Buitenland
DISASTER10h agoIndonesia’s Prabowo mulls labelling wildfires as ‘ecological terrorism’South China Morning Post
POLITICS15h agoJapan’s Natuna port proposal highlights Indonesia’s balancing act on ChinaJapan’s proposed port upgrades in Indonesia’s Natuna Islands reflect Tokyo’s push to bolster South China Sea security without building an overt military footprint. However, analysts stress that the move does not mean Jakarta is siding with Japan in its efforts to contain Beijing. Japan, which earlier this year eased its restrictions on lethal weapons exports, is ramping up security cooperation with Indonesia – a crucial bellwether for Southeast Asia. The expanding partnership includes joint...South China Morning Post
DISASTER16h agoHealth crisis grips Indonesians enduring haze: ‘my eyes sting, my head hurts’South China Morning Post
DISASTER1d agoIndonesia seals 50 companies over forest, land fire hotspotsJAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesia has sealed off about 50 companies across eight provinces after forest and land fire hotspots were identified within their operational areas.thestar_my · malaysia
BUSINESS2d agoWho will shoulder the debts behind Indonesia’s China-backed Whoosh railway?Indonesia’s finance ministry is preparing to absorb debt payments for Whoosh, the China-funded high-speed railway connecting Jakarta and Bandung, in a move officials say will ease financial pressure on the state-owned enterprises that built and operate the line. The government has argued that the burden is manageable after the debt was restructured over 80 years, requiring annual instalments of about 1 trillion rupiah (US$56.5 million). But the plan has also raised concerns that taxpayers are...South China Morning Post
POLITICS2d agoIndonesian finance minister found out about his firing in mid-meeting phone callPurbaya ⁠Yudhi Sadewa, who was sacked as Indonesia’s finance minister this week, said on Tuesday he was upset to be removed from his job, but was half expecting the decision. President Prabowo Subianto abruptly removed Purbaya as finance minister on Monday and named his deputy, Suahasil Nazara, to the top finance job, in a move that surprised markets but was ‌also seen as an attempt to restore trust in financial policies. After a terse handover ceremony at the finance ministry, Purbaya told...South China Morning Post
DISASTER2d agoAir quality across Singapore reaches unhealthy levels from Indonesian wildfiresSingapore was shrouded in haze on Tuesday, with smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia raising island-wide pollution to levels that pose a health risk. All five regions of the city state recorded unhealthy air quality levels, the first time that has happened since September 2019, according to the National Environment Agency. Singapore’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir data, with the capitals of Malaysia and Indonesia also among the...South China Morning Post
DISASTER3d ago'Keeping them alive': Three more orangutans rescued after wildfires in Indonesia force them out of their habitatThree more orangutans were rescued after forest and land fires forced them from their habitat in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, bringing the total number rescued due to the fires to 18.thestar_my · malaysia
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea - AP NewsAP News
POLITICS3d agoIndonesia’s Prabowo replaces finance minister with deputyIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has sacked the finance minister and appointed the deputy ‌finance minister as his replacement, the president’s office said on Monday. Deputy Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara was among the senior ⁠officials who arrived at the state ‌palace for a swearing-in ceremony. Earlier on Monday, Finance Minister Purbaya ‌Yudhi Sadewa had left in ⁠the ⁠middle of a parliamentary hearing. Suahasil Nazara ‌had been deputy finance minister since 2019. He said ‌on Monday...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsizedFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizesAfricanews [en]
DISASTER3d agoIndonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizesIndonesia intensified its search operation on 14 September for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea the previous day. By then, 108 survivors had been rescued and six bodies recovered.EuroNews [en]
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizesNPR News
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia intensifies search for more than 120 missing after ferry capsizes in Java SeaFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoIndonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizesAl Jazeera [en]
BUSINESS3d agoIndonesia issues new halal rulesThe Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) is urging businesses to prepare for Indonesia's new halal regulations, set to take effect on Oct 18.bangkokpost · thailand
DISASTERBREAKING3d agoSearch continues as some survivors brought ashore after Indonesia ferry overturningwatoday · australia
DISASTERBREAKING4d agoSix killed, 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizesAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERBREAKING4d agoA ferry capsized in Indonesia due to a storm with 3-meter waves: there are at least 6 dead and 130 passengers missingClarín
DISASTERBREAKING4d agoIndonesia: Second ferry disaster in five daysFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING4d agoSix dead, over 100 missing after Indonesian passenger ship hits bad weather in Java Sea - Sun, 13 Sep 2026 PSTspokesman · united states of america