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Indonesia plans highways as emergency runways for military jets

Indonesia’s Defense Ministry is preparing a roadmap to enable selected toll roads and national highways to meet technical specifications for emergency aircraft landings, enhancing military ...

Indonesia's waste management rate rises to 24.95 percent

Indonesia’s waste management rate reached 24.95 percent as of January 2026, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said Wednesday, a significant rise from 10 percent recorded in early 2025, ...

Indonesia trials toll roads as fighter jet runways for first time

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) has successfully carried out a landmark trial by landing fighter aircraft on a section of the Trans-Sumatra Toll Road in Lampung Province, marking the ...

A resilient press on Indonesia's long road to 2045

National Press Day (HPN), marked every February 9 in Indonesia, sends a wave of reflection through editorial rooms across the country, reminding them of the historic roots from which they were ...

Indonesia revitalizes 152 cultural heritage sites, museums in 2025

The Ministry of Culture reported the revitalization of 152 cultural heritage sites and museums across Indonesia in 2025. Restu Gunawan, Director General of Cultural and Tradition Protection at ...

National Press Day 2026 : Journalism tested in a world on edge

National Press Day 2026 is observed on Monday, February 9, amid a global climate marked by uncertainty, as Indonesia confronts mounting domestic pressures in the second year of President Prabowo ...

Customs stop shipment of monitor lizard skins bound for Malaysia

Customs and quarantine authorities intercepted 1,984 monitor lizard skins suspected of being smuggled to Malaysia through Teluk Nibung Port in North Sumatra, an official said on Monday.Teluk Nibung ...

Indonesia names new conservation villages to protect Mahakam dolphins

Indonesia’s Environment Ministry has designated two villages in East Kalimantan as official Conservation Villages to safeguard the critically endangered Mahakam Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella ...

Prabowo warns of resistance as Indonesia presses anti-graft drive

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said on Saturday that every push to eradicate corruption is met with resistance from groups whose interests are threatened, warning that efforts to clean up ...

Indonesia pushes stronger, cheaper roof tiles with new technology

Indonesia’s cooperatives minister said village-based producers could use new technology to make lighter and stronger roof tiles, backing President Prabowo Subianto’s push to replace zinc ...